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• The Government Code refers to site improvements as a potential or actual governmental constraint that
• quote, residential window replacement project, and require window compliance with all applicable state codes
• The bill streamlines the permitting process for energy-code-compliant windows for residential window
• concern along the way in terms of, I know you mentioned aesthetics, but in terms of maintaining uniformity
• telecoms, especially satellite dishes and stuff like that, where people didn't want to do that in a uniform

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• request that the Legislature meet the commitment set forth in the California Military and Veterans Code
• My point there is the fact that even though these National Guard and reserves are in uniform, they still
• Military and Veterans Code allows California's counties to appoint and establish a county veteran service
• needs medically, VA eligibility, you know, in question, the level of discharge rendered, what's the coding
• we adapt and stay vigilant and reflect compassion and acceptance of all those who wore a nation's uniform

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the role of County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs), CalVet’s support for them, and the growing problem of for-profit, unaccredited claims companies. Committee leaders and witnesses emphasized that CVSOs are often the first point of contact for veterans and their families, helping with disability claims, education benefits, survivor benefits, housing, health care, and other wraparound services. Testimony highlighted the return on investment from CVSO work, with witnesses citing hundreds of millions in new federal benefits secured for California veterans and arguing that current state funding is too low relative to the workload and need. County representatives from Nevada, Los Angeles, and San Luis Obispo described local models of service. Los Angeles County highlighted a “no wrong door” approach, peer navigators, suicide review work, justice-involved veteran services, and homelessness coordination, while San Luis Obispo described rural outreach, mental health partnerships, and high suicide rates in its county. Nevada County stressed that smaller counties can be disadvantaged by workload-based formulas and that additional funding would expand access, especially in rural areas. Several witnesses said veterans often need more than claims help and should be connected to mental health, employment, food, and family supports. Much of the discussion centered on predatory claims consultants, which witnesses said charge veterans for services that accredited CVSOs provide free. Members and witnesses described cases involving requests for VA and banking logins, misleading advertising, and contracts that can take a percentage of veterans’ benefits. Committee members expressed support for legislation to curb these practices and for increased funding for CVSOs, including the Legislature’s intent to fund 50% of county veterans’ services operations. A CalVet deputy secretary also testified that California’s accreditation and training system improves claim quality and appeal outcomes, and that CalVet works with CVSOs through training, district offices, and appeals representation.

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• to the floor that repeal wasteful programs that I believe, certainly in the case of the zero energy code
• to the floor that repeal wasteful programs that I believe, certainly in the case of the zero energy code
• section would end up increasing the code section would end up increasing the final<02:23:44.720><c>
• So let's be clear about what is at stake: Americans in uniform, American families, a region that could
• </c> as certain commercial equipment. as certain commercial equipment.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• SB 14 is very similar to requirements in Texas Local Government Code 143.089, which allows municipal
• SB 14 is very similar to requirements in Texas Local Government Code 143.089, which allows municipal
• Our contract can only supersede Chapter 143 of the Local Government Code.
• Many of you have been looking at these pieces of code for much longer, but I've spent about four years
• really studying these parts of the code most recently.

Bills: SB7 , SB14

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs took up Senate Bill 14, which would create a confidential department file for law enforcement officers and jailers and limit public access to records involving unsubstantiated misconduct, while preserving access for hiring agencies, TCOLE, and certain criminal justice uses. TCOLE’s Gretchen Grigsby explained the current rollout of law enforcement recordkeeping reforms, including the distinction between the public personnel file and the confidential G-file, and answered questions about when TCOLE would request files during investigations. Senator Perry and other members focused on how the bill would interact with existing personnel-file rules, public transparency, and criminal discovery obligations. Public testimony was largely opposed. Critics argued the bill was drafted too broadly, could sweep in records beyond misconduct files, and would reduce transparency for the public, journalists, oversight bodies, and families seeking answers in cases such as Uvalde and jail deaths in Tarrant County. Several witnesses said the bill could allow small or single-officer agencies, including elected constables, to shield their own records, and some warned it could chill reporting and oversight. Supporters, including law enforcement representatives, said the bill would protect officers from false or unsubstantiated allegations, align agencies without civil-service protections with those that already have G-files, and preserve confidentiality for records that should not be public. Dallas County prosecutors and Harris County deputies supported the general policy but asked for clarifying amendments, especially to separate language they said could affect the Michael Morton Act and to preserve existing protections through in-camera review or protective orders. Committee members spent significant time questioning witnesses about how substantiated versus unsubstantiated allegations would be handled, whether body camera footage and case files would remain public, and how the bill would affect discovery in criminal cases. After hearing all registered witnesses, the chair closed public testimony. Senate Bill 14 was left pending, and the committee recessed.

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• seen an increase in violence and harassment of public officials, and this bill aims at getting... a uniform
• Chair: Representative, there is amendment bar code 883543.
• consideration and interesting to Representative Young: know if there are any administrative positions for code
• McFarland: if this tax goes, there's no more building safety code enforcement inspections.
• Representative, you may explain the amendment bar code 407389. Rep.

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• you to present House Bill 403, which modernizes our Limited Liability Company Act to put in place uniform
• the bill, and when you look at the bill, what the insurance was billed compared to what those CPT codes
• Bill 385 provides technical clarifications and changes to several provisions of the Florida Trust Code
• to eliminate areas of uncertainty among practitioners and provide consistency in application of the code
• I see bar code number 750357, and Rep. Oliver, you are recognized to explain the amendment.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered a large agenda of bills, mostly in the criminal justice, courts, civil procedure, and family/consumer protection areas. Early measures included CS/HB 1161 on removing altered sexual depictions posted without consent, HB 403 modernizing LLC law to allow protected series LLCs, CS/HB 97 on service of process in protection proceedings for vulnerable adults, and HB 813 as the state courts package addressing duty judges, arbitrator compensation, and notarization by judges. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 403 and HB 813 amended. The committee also heard and advanced CS/HB 947 on evidence of medical damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases, which drew substantial opposition from insurers, business groups, and defense-oriented witnesses, while the sponsor argued it would let juries hear all relevant evidence; it passed 19-3. Members also approved CS/CS/HB 615 allowing electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices by email, after an amendment requiring opt-in language and written notice to update an email address; tenant advocates still raised concerns about eviction-related notices and receipt verification. HB 663 increased penalties for using tracking devices or apps to commit dangerous crimes and passed unanimously. CS/HB 385 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code and passed unanimously after a conforming amendment. CS/HB 255, known as Dexter’s Law, increased penalties for aggravated animal cruelty and was supported by law enforcement and animal welfare groups; it passed unanimously. Later in the meeting, the committee approved HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders after the sponsor withdrew an amendment that would have changed the deadline from six hours to six business hours, following concerns that the delay could be too long for urgent orders. CS/HB 1099 gave law enforcement discretion in arrests involving individuals with significant medical conditions in facilities and passed unanimously. HB 653 added aggravating factors for capital felonies involving assassinations or attempted assassinations of heads of state; it drew opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops and passed 20-2. CS/HB 59 expanded wrongful incarceration compensation by extending the filing deadline, removing the clean-hands bar, and allowing exonerees to choose between civil suit and the state claims process; it passed unanimously. PCS/HB 777 increased penalties for in-person luring or enticing of children and barred certain age-based defenses, passing unanimously. Finally, CS/HB 437 increased penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices; two amendments softened the bill by clarifying juvenile treatment and giving judges limited discretion to avoid automatic revocation of pretrial release, and the bill passed 21-1 before the meeting adjourned.

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• There's a line of case law that commercial speech with respect to drugs is protected, and that commercial
• We hear disclaimers at the end of general pharmaceutical commercials, sometimes all the potential side
• In regard to Florida's public utility code, the bill creates In regard to Florida's public utility code
• infrastructure investments to ensure robust and reliable energy access for nearby communities while paying commercial

Bills: S0408 , S0986 , S0678 , S0800 , S1050 , S0484 , S1118

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Keywords: vaccine advertisement, manufacturer liability, harmful vaccine, healthcare, court action, smoking regulation, public health, vaping, marijuana, public places, Florida Statutes, alcohol distribution, tax deductions, extraordinary losses, warehouse breakage, regulatory compliance, veterinary, prescription, pharmacy, client rights

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• </c><00:27:12.480><c> in</c> made changes to their zoning codes in made changes to their zoning codes
• ><c> valuable</c> Commercial properties are less valuable Commercial properties are less valuable when
• Um, this about a strong tax code.
• Thank you. for a fair tax code that funds the for a fair tax code that funds the public<01:23:52.960>
• </c><01:27:02.120><c> to</c> precedent by using the tax code to precedent by using the tax code to enforce

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I didn't have time to do code red, I shouldn't have done a code red, so I want to give you the chance
• No, there was a code red issued.
• But who issues the code red?
• The code red went out at 5.
• So going forward, under the Helping Him Search Code I believe it is safety codes.

Committee: House Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Senate Bill 1328 makes necessary technical corrections to align Idaho Code with the Department of Lands
• These sections are already covered in Idaho Code.
• The board has the authority to set the actual fees under Idaho Code 67-42-23.
• And then down to the commercial motor vehicle entrance fee, that's from $50 to $100 a day.
• So that's really commercial activities.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Keywords: 989, all

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• ENSURES THAT THE BUILDING CODE IS CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL CODE AS IT RELATES TO IT.
• IT CLARIFIES THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR CURRENT COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL POOL AND SPA CONTRACTORS.
• WE ARE EXEMPTING SPACE X FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE? SENATOR GRALL.
• FROM THE BUILDING CODES? SENATOR GRALL.
• THIS ALIGNS FLORIDA BUILDING CODE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS AND MAKES RULES PREDICTABLE FOR DEVELOPERS,

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• "Definitions in this chapter, and define that term as a commercial construction project for which the
• In addition to a commercial construction project for which the project value is $500 million or more,
• “And then a commercial pops up, stuff that pops up.
• Basically, this is a bill asking commercial owners to help us, cities and municipalities, to help them
• Vacant buildings just as a part of their code?

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Summary: The committee first deferred House Bill 1102 without hearing it. It then took up House Concurrent Resolution 66, which urges Louisiana Economic Development and other state agencies to continue studying rural parishes’ economic assets, infrastructure, workforce, and development opportunities. Representative Weible and Secretary Bougoir described the resolution as part of a broader effort to align state rural programs and create a strategic framework for rural development. Members emphasized infrastructure, workforce training, local coordination, and retaining young people in rural communities. An amendment requiring LED to report to the legislature by January 1, 2027 was adopted, and HCR 66 was reported favorably as amended. The committee next considered Senate Bill 102, which would allow qualified trade associations for motor vehicle dealers to bring declaratory and injunctive actions against manufacturers on behalf of dealers. Senator Presley and the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association said the bill would consolidate similar disputes into one action, reduce costs, and help smaller dealers avoid retaliation or uneven litigation. Questions focused on standing, the limited remedies, and whether the bill would affect nontraditional sales models. Technical amendments were adopted, and SB 102 was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 521, concerning banks’ continued use of a non-surviving bank’s name after mergers or consolidations, drew the most debate. Senator Boudreau and former Senator Fred Mills said the bill would preserve community-bank identity while following FDIC guidance on clear disclosure and consumer notice. Several members raised concerns about codifying federal guidance, future changes to federal rules, and whether the bill should instead set a fixed transition period; an amendment to limit use of the old name to 24 months was adopted after discussion. Another proposed amendment tying the bill to 1998 FDIC branch-name guidance failed on a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, was then reported favorably. The committee also advanced House Bill 387, which narrows the scope of incidental engineering work by architects and clarifies the state fire marshal’s authority to review plans under both architecture and engineering laws, and House Bill 1228, which updates hearing-aid dealer licensing and consumer-protection rules, including testing periods, cooling-off rights, and refund/cancellation procedures. Both bills were reported favorably with technical amendments. The transcript then shifted to additional measures, including House Bill 975 on Public Service Commission reconstitution and several Senate bills by Senator Abraham on self-storage facilities and contractor licensing, but the provided text cuts off before those items are fully concluded.

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• It protects their rates from being increased due to commercial activity.
• If they violate health code, they can be shut down. Absolutely, Mr. President.
• But can you tell me where commercial geothermal production is made?
• If they want to commercialize that, that's up to them.
• Madam President and Senator, can you get a CDL license, a commercial driver's license?

Keywords: 996, all

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• An industrial land bank must be suitable for manufacturing, industrial, or commercial businesses, and
• And it’s just not causing delays for commercial development.
• It's important we capture the options there to build market-rate homes, affordable homes, commercial
• We're in support of retaining commercial ag lands of long-term commercial significance.
• We have 289,000 acres of commercial lands designated.

Bills: HB2103 , HB2388 , HB2316 , HB2006 , HB2224

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: renewable energy, nonemitting generation, public entities, contracting, electric generation, distributed energy, agricultural land, energy generation, renewable resources, siting regulations, land use, urban development, vegetation management, shrubsteppe, environmental regulation, economic development, sales tax, rural counties, industrial land banks, growth management

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• 26:29.279><c> hemp</c> bill is about commercializing hemp bill is about commercializing hemp products
• </c> would set up a framework for commercial would set up a framework for commercial legalization<01:
• </c> it's an even chance that commercial it's an even chance that commercial legalization<01:09:35.600
• </c> Revised Statutes and the Penal Code. Revised Statutes and the Penal Code.
• </c> happening now before commercialization. happening now before commercialization.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 888, which would bar operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law enforcement unless the user consents or police obtain a warrant. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection offered comments and Judiciary submitted written support. Several individuals also submitted written support. The committee recommended passage with amendments clarifying that the Office of Consumer Protection may enforce violations and adopting Judiciary’s recommended changes, while also deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among members present, with one senator excused. The committee then took up SB 2777 on insurance disclosures. The bill would require authorized insurers to disclose claim-handling data to consumers, including claims open at the start of a period, closed with payment, closed without payment, and open at the end of the period. The committee described amendments to clarify the bill, remove a requirement for the DCCA insurance division to handle publication, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. The measure was passed with amendments and the recommendation was adopted, with one member voting no and another excused. In a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Judiciary hearing on SP2738 relating to tax haven abuse, the Department of Taxation offered comments and the Tax Foundation testified in opposition, arguing the state should rely on IRS audits and existing worldwide reporting rules rather than create a separate state approach. Other written testimony was noted in both support and opposition. The committees recommended passage with amendments adopting Taxation’s technical changes and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted, with one senator noting reservations. The joint hearing then moved to health-related bills, including SB 2690 on primary care spending, SB 3103 on energy assistance, SB 3137 on Department of Health authority over food, drugs, and cosmetics, SB 3164 on child welfare service organizations, and SB 3206 on cannabinoids. SB 2690 drew strong support from physicians and advocates who said it would address primary care shortages, especially on neighbor islands, while HMSA and others warned a fixed spending percentage could raise costs and suggested a working group. SB 3164 drew support from child welfare providers and opposition from the Attorney General over indemnification language, and SB 3206 drew mixed testimony: state agencies raised federal-law and vagueness concerns, while hemp and cannabis advocates and some farmers supported the measure and urged broader legalization or amendments.

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• Members, this bill prohibits a municipality from adopting parking minimums for commercial buildings.
• Remember, this bill removes regulatory barriers to the installation of HUD code manufactured homes.
• Springs and is currently proposed to be primarily residential, but with approximately 10 acres of commercial
• municipal utility districts are an important financing mechanism to support new residential and commercial
• Districts that can be created in the water code.

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:

• now that we figure out how individuals can do it, does your bill called for both individual and commercial
• Yes, the intent is for both individual and commercial disposal in the study. Thank you.
• We'll take amendment one which is bar Code 5, 2, 1, 7, 9, 6, by Senator Berman.
• We've also had 0 affected commercial flocks, but we have had 3 backyard. >> Bird bird areas for 160 birds
• The tax code is cap to 2.5 million each fiscal year.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• HB 2443, commercial driver licensing English proficiency — Appropriations, Transportation and Technology
• HB 2279, commercial rubber outfitters limited liability.
• This will cause confusion for commercial drivers that are already scarce, as well as confusion for law
• This bill is strictly about the law governing commercial driver's license, particularly non-domiciled
• . ...and potentially could place a lien on somebody's property under the Arizona Civil Code.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• coming forward and asking for authority to raise fees for any activities within an entire division of code
• Part of that regulatory development process, we have requirements under the Health and Safety Code that
• The other regulation that we have where we have some fees is the commercial harbor craft regulation.
• For conducting the community protection rulemaking per the code.
• This includes things like zero-emission locomotives, commercial harbor craft, and others.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So many places in state code, it would be ridiculous for that to be the case.
• , CalPERS, and commercial markets.
• , CalPERS, and commercial markets.
• Medi-Cal, Medicare, CalPERS, and commercial markets.
• And in Mexican statutes and codes, it's a bit ambiguous.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.