Transcript Highlights:

• And then the code of administrative rules prohibits use of drones for fishing and hunting activities
• And then the code of administrative rules prohibits use of drones for fishing and hunting activities
• Didn't see you. 11 cities in the state of New Hampshire 11 cities in the state of New Hampshire and<00
• </c><00:49:45.040><c> of</c> The experience here in the city of The experience here in the city of conquered
• </c><00:51:55.200><c> because</c> tree on the railroad on cities because tree on the railroad on cities

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In Alabama, under code sections County.
• I'm councilman for District 5 in the city of Fela. The entire council and the mayor is here today.
• The entire council in the city of Fela.
• I am a city council member for District 1.
• >> Unless it's the city of Florala, I do not think so. >> Unless it's the city of Florala, I do not think

Bills: HB61 , HB176 , SB12

Committee: House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He's new from the City Council of New York.
• Jackson [member_7056], the committee director will read the title: An act to amend the Administrative Code
• of the City of New York in relation to granting members of the city police force eligibility for retirement

Committee: Senate Civil Service And Pensions

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The State Senate Civil Service and Pensions Committee met on February 10, 2026, with a quorum present and several members attending in person or by voting sheet. Chair Robert Jackson opened the meeting, welcomed a new committee member and visiting members of the Uzbekistan parliament, and noted that the committee would consider 11 bills. The discussion was procedural and focused on moving each bill through committee. The committee advanced a series of civil service, retirement, and benefits measures, including bills on compensation for employees with foreign language skills, health insurance and dental coverage for state employees, mental health care access for emergency dispatchers and correction officers, and several retirement-related proposals affecting correction officers, sheriffs, Nassau County members, and service credit transfers. Jackson also advanced his own bills on health disease presumptions for certain law enforcement and correction titles, retirement benefits, accidental disability retirement for sheriffs, and eligibility for city police retirement based on prior traffic enforcement service. Each bill was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously, with reported votes of 7 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions/without recommendation. All 11 bills were ordered reported to the Finance Committee. The meeting concluded without further discussion or additional actions.

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you could just, is everyone seeing the QR code? Fabulous.
• and website. to the screen that I told you would present a QR code and website.
• So if you could just, is everyone seeing the QR code? Fabulous.
• , M-E-N-T-I dot com, and to enter that code.
• So you'll be invited to scan the QR code or enter the code in a browser, and it will invite you to put

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Aging opened its March quarterly meeting by welcoming Alison Bauer as its first full-time director, effective March 30. Bauer briefly introduced her background in law, social work, public health, state government, philanthropy, and teaching, and said she planned to meet one-on-one with each commissioner. The commission then approved the December quarterly meeting minutes by motion and vote. The main portion of the meeting was a workshop led by Adriana Boulin on diversity, equity, inclusion, power, belonging, and intersectionality. Boulin defined key terms, guided participants through reflection exercises on personal values and conditions that support or undermine power, and discussed the history of intersectionality. Commissioners and guests shared examples of DEI work, including listening sessions, inclusive trainings, equitable hiring, LGBTQ+ aging advocacy, and community programs. Participants also reflected on how the commission has felt powerful, citing the strategic plan, the hiring of an executive director, the website, listening sessions, and passage of the LGBTQI+ and HIV long-term care bill of rights. The group then focused on how to apply an equity lens to the commission’s strategic priorities, especially improving representation and inclusion. Commissioners discussed the need for more racial, ethnic, trans, immigrant, and other marginalized representation, as well as barriers such as recruitment challenges, the size of the commission, and CORI/background-check concerns for some governor-appointed seats. They also explored whether an advisory board or expanded outreach to community organizations could help broaden participation. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes, but the meeting ended with agreement to continue the equity work and with the next quarterly meeting scheduled for June.

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• What it might cost households, you know, sort of from smallest to largest cities.
• There is no reference to a town or a city in New Mexico.
• I was looking at all the codes.
• Speaker, gentlemen, the city of Jowell is interested in increasing affordable housing in the city that
• Conservation code.

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• It also includes our academy cities, which are the larger cities or The cities that run their own academy
• We're in negotiation with Elk City. We've talked to Ood Wetherford.
• And so, but Wetherford doesn't do it, then we're talking to Elk City.
• Luckily, with Oklahoma City, but they're in dangerous situations.
• I'm operating out of four buildings in Oklahoma City.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Then you need to pay the city 200 bucks.
• I think that allowing the city to have certain behavioral options that would all be in city bylaws, we
• </c><01:45:18.040><c> 200</c> need to pay the city 200 need to pay the city 200 bucks<01:45:20.280><c
• </c><01:45:26.239><c> to</c> allowing this so allowing the city to allowing this so allowing the city
• Um, and is that a city-by-city thing? That's a city thing? Oh, I didn't even know that.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through a draft bill amending animal cruelty and protective custody provisions, focusing on how animals may be seized, cared for, and returned, and on what rights owners have when animals are taken. Members discussed adding language requiring officers to inform a charged person in writing of the right to petition for a veterinarian of their choice, clarifying that any documents presented for signature must be fully and honestly explained, and revising language so confiscated animals cannot be altered without notarized owner authorization. They also considered a new prohibition on using confiscated animals for fundraising or donations, ultimately preferring the term “financial gain” over “profiteering.” The discussion also covered protective custody procedures, including adding “municipal animal control officer” to the list of officers involved, allowing return of animals to the owner or caretaker if no charges have been filed or no warrant establishing probable cause has been sought or issued, and clarifying the distinction between criminal seizure and temporary protective custody. The commissioner’s comments led to several proposed deletions or revisions, including removing language viewed as redundant or inconsistent with protective custody, and striking references to live racing provisions that are no longer relevant. Members further addressed lactating animals, agreeing to add language that confiscated lactating animals should not be separated from their nonweaned offspring. They also discussed a proposed confidentiality provision requiring people assisting in investigations or taking possession of seized animals to sign a binding nondisclosure agreement, though members noted similar protections may need to be duplicated in the temporary custody section as well. The conversation was largely about drafting and legal clarity, with no final vote or formal action recorded in the excerpt.

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• Um, also it is against the code of conduct for licenses to, um, to do, to have that.
• </c> the the person that was handling uh code the the person that was handling uh code enforcement enforcement
• Um, also it is against the code<01:25:04.960><c> of</c><01:25:05.199><c> conduct</c><01:25:05.600><c>
• </c><02:03:44.080><c> of</c> brought forward from the city of brought forward from the city of Manchester
• </c> So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:14:07.120><c> From</c><00:14:07.440><c> city</c> our youth safe and supported.
• From city our youth safe and supported.
• </c><02:37:46.080><c> This</c> knowledge of the tax code. This knowledge of the tax code.
• Just like the city they represent, this team was all about grit and determination.
• Just like the city York State champions.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• the state, the southeastern part of the state, everywhere with the metropolitan areas of Oklahoma City
• What we look at for issues of misconduct, we apply the rules of the code of judicial conduct and other
• because the very first day that they take the bench, they take an oath and they are subject to the code
• And there's not a caveat in the code of judicial conduct That says, 'Oh, you're brand new, you get to
• of the state, so they're at least you Know, 9 other judicial officers that are called to Oklahoma City

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a massage therapist in Marin County and have worked with the City of San Rafael for many years. and
• officer of CAMTC cannot make more than the salary alone of those individuals mentioned in government code
• Under this framework, randomized audits ensure compliance with health and safety standards. codes, and
• Major American cities like New York, Washington, D.C., and Chicago have already seen success with similar
• Often we are one of the first calls from cities by mayors and others to help restore the community and

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well US foreign assistance paid for the units in Ukraine that provide air defense to civilian cities
• of the counterterrorism division was involved in disrupting the ISIS attacks planned for Oklahoma City
• So that protester was a code-pink lunatic saying the greatest threat to world peace is funding Israel
• I will observe for the benefit of the audience here on television that code-pink is funded by Communist
• As I was saying, the fact that Communist China funds Code Pink, which interrupts a hearing like this

Committee: Senate Intelligence (Select) Committee

Keywords: national security, cyber threats, civil liberties, transnational crime, FISA Section 702, public-private partnership, intelligence community, Annual Threats Hearing

Summary: The Senate Intelligence Committee convened for a significant meeting focused on the Annual Worldwide Threats Hearing. Prominent officials from various intelligence agencies presented their insights on emerging national security threats, including concerns over increasing cyber threats, particularly from China and non-state actors. A major discussion point included the balance between national security and civil liberties, as evidenced by conversations surrounding Section 702 of FISA and its implications for privacy protection. The challenges posed by cartels and transnational criminal organizations, especially related to narcotics trafficking, were emphasized as pressing issues necessitating coordinated responses from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. This meeting underscored the necessity of public-private partnerships to tackle these multifaceted threats effectively.

Transcript Highlights:

• line 14, and then through sections six to ten, it's pretty much reformatting the way that this tax code
• Like, if I go to Silver City, they have extractive industries out there.
• So, I don't think that, you know, I'm looking for the cities of gold.
• Finally, the National Electric Code has been. provided for safety measures to address risks of fire.
• Bullington, and I'm here speaking to you today on behalf of the City of Santa Fe, which I represent,

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• Is it on line 18 where it says he's employed or contracted by city parish or the local school system?
• Is it on line 18 where it says he's employed or contracted by city parish or the local school system?
• "It says they have to be employed, contracted by the city, parish, or other local school system.
• Even And the attendance system codes her absent because it's not correct.
• Even though it's in her IEP, it'll code her absent.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In the city of Hanford, the King's Community Action Organization partnered with several public and private
• In the city of Hanford, the King's Community Action Organization partnered with several public and private
• In addition, our CSBG providers, LA City, and the County Department of Public Social Services, and our
• Currently, it appears that CAAs can pick and choose which California code they would like to follow and
• that I can't read this whole thing, because I'm really counting on you guys to correct California Code

Summary: The Senate and Assembly Human Services Committees held a special oversight hearing on California’s 2026-27 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state plan, a federal anti-poverty funding stream. Committee members opened by citing statewide poverty and homelessness data and said the hearing was meant to review how CSBG dollars are used, how local agencies respond to community needs, and how the state is preparing for possible federal funding cuts. Jason Wimbley of the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) explained that California’s CSBG network works through 60 organizations in 58 counties, serving about 1.5 million low-income Californians in 2023, and that the state received $68.4 million in federal CSBG funds in fiscal year 2025. He described the program as flexible funding used for housing, employment, education, food, health, transportation, and emergency response, and noted that the federal administration had proposed eliminating CSBG, though the Senate Appropriations Committee had voted to fully fund it for the coming year. Representatives from the California Community Action Partnership Association and several CSBG-funded agencies described how the program supports local anti-poverty work and leverages other funding. CalCAPA emphasized local flexibility, workforce development, partnerships, and data systems such as ROMA, while also warning that agencies are preparing for possible reductions by tightening budgets, planning staffing contingencies, and seeking private foundation support. Agency witnesses from Contra Costa County, Northern California Indian Development Council, Proteus, and Sacred Heart Community Service described services including housing assistance, food distribution, utility help, employment training, youth programs, and culturally specific services for Native communities and migrant farmworkers. They repeatedly said CSBG is essential because it funds staffing and infrastructure that allow them to braid other grants and serve people who do not qualify for standard safety-net programs. Members also asked about the impact of federal staffing changes and the Los Angeles fires. Wimbley said federal layoffs had affected some CSD programs but not CSBG administration, and that the department coordinated disaster response with state agencies and used CSBG-funded supply distribution, food, water, clothing, and documentation support during the fires. Witnesses said they were preparing for possible future cuts by diversifying funding, reducing expenses, and considering service changes, while county officials warned that state and federal reductions could not be backfilled locally. During public comment, one speaker urged stronger oversight of community action agencies and raised concerns about transparency and compliance with state law. The chair then thanked the witnesses, emphasized the importance of CSBG for low-income seniors, youth, and people with disabilities, and adjourned the hearing without any votes or formal action taken.

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• So it's above and beyond the city and the state's, um, funding sources, and so, um, I think this can
• </c><00:38:07.720><c> and</c> funding mechanism beyond the city and funding mechanism beyond the city
• </c> right so it's above and beyond the city right so it's above and beyond the city and<00:38:15.640
• </c><00:38:38.200><c> and</c> lessening the burden of the city and lessening the burden of the city and
• um which is the California code um which is the California government government government code<04:

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are we talking town, city? Are we talking a coastline? >> Right.
• Are we talking town,<01:18:10.640><c> city?
• </c> town, city? Are we talking a coastline? town, city? Are we talking a coastline?
• The code section's be able to have that.
• They are all technically split by district, but they'll be housed in South City.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 210; 21 January, 2026: 1:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We did not see the state or the city come to our savior.
• We did not see the state or the city come to our savior.
• , to the city, to the city, to the CB. shifting from the federal government to the state, to the state
• , to the city, to the city, to the CBOs, to the CBOs, to the patients is really what we're seeing happening
• I'm also a transgender resident of the city.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on access to gender-affirming care in California, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s legal protections, the importance of decorum, and the impact of federal actions on transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex Californians. The Department of Justice, Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), and Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) described current state protections, including nondiscrimination rules, privacy and shield laws, Medi-Cal and commercial coverage requirements for medically necessary care, and ongoing litigation challenging federal executive orders, proposed rules, and HHS actions that could restrict care or threaten provider participation in Medicare and Medicaid. Officials also noted that California continues to oppose federal proposals through lawsuits and public comments, and that the state is preparing strategies if those proposals are finalized. Members asked about hospital closures or pauses in care, continuity of care, provider network adequacy, whether additional legislation or funding is needed, and how the state can better track access and enforce existing protections. DMHC said it monitors complaints and independent medical reviews, but does not have a specific provider category for gender-affirming care and does not collect utilization data by service type; DHCS said Medi-Cal covers medically necessary gender-affirming care and that federal proposals are not yet final. Finance staff said the previously approved $15 million allocation is still being implemented through Covered California. The second panel heard from a physician, clinic leaders, parents, and a transgender youth about how families and providers navigate access to care. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy described the history of transgender medical care, the role of puberty blockers and hormones, and said minors need parental consent for medical interventions, while emphasizing that care should be individualized and that supportive parents improve outcomes. She also described the closure of the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles youth program and the difficulty of rebuilding care in private practice, including insurance contracting barriers and inadequate reimbursement. J.M. Jaffe of Lyon Martin Community Health Services said the clinic has expanded to serve minors after hospital programs closed, but that the shift has created major financial strain and increased demand, and asked for a $26 million state investment to stabilize transgender health services. Parents and youth described delays, cancellations, and uncertainty at Kaiser, Stanford, UCSF, and Rady Children’s, along with the emotional and medical consequences of interrupted care. One parent said TRICARE stopped covering her son’s care after federal changes and that Rady later closed its clinic; her family urged California to backfill lost access and funding. A 16-year-old trans student and other witnesses argued that California should remain a reliable source of care and that current protections are not enough without funding, provider support, and stronger enforcement.

Transcript Highlights:

• Code, thank you. Thank you, Mr. President, yes. Senator Bracey Davis. Code, thank you, Mr.
• A couple of my cities, the City of Hollywood, lose $20 million a year because the tourist development
• Dixie, Levy, Lafayette, Florida League of Cities spoke.
• I'm not a city manager. I'm not. Because that's not something I do. I'm not a city manager.
• I've heard from my city council.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• 46th Legislative District, and I live about a half a mile from the Fred Meyer that closed on Lake City
• The Lake City Fred Meyer was more than a place to buy groceries.
• collaboration with grocery operators, large, small, independent, local, with labor partners, with cities
• Not far from the Lake City neighborhood, where last fall Kroger shamefully decided to close the Fred
• This bill doesn't force cities to open grocery stores, and it doesn't replace private businesses.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The meeting focused on Washington state food insecurity and a broad legislative response to strengthen food access. Food Lifeline’s CEO described rising hunger across western Washington, citing that about one in eight residents and one in six children are food insecure, with concerns that federal SNAP changes and higher costs could worsen the situation. He emphasized food access as a basic determinant of community health and economic stability, and called for coordinated action among nonprofits, farmers, retailers, and government. Representative Lisa Reeves said the state must lead in feeding Washingtonians amid federal cuts and a government shutdown, and outlined a larger House and Senate food security agenda. She highlighted several bills and policy areas, including a Washington-style farm bill (HB 2616), a ban on force-feeding birds (HB 1735), local food infrastructure grants, a statewide food security strategy (HB 2238), dynamic grocery pricing (HB 2481), farm-to-schools efforts, medically tailored meals (HB 2211), a farm-to-food-banks bill (HB 2463), food donation reporting, and a PFAS-related pesticide bill (HB 2279). She also noted concerns about cuts to small farm and marketing assistance funding and the potential loss of millions of meals from federal policy changes. Representative Darya Farivar and grocery worker Dan House focused on grocery access as infrastructure and supported HB 2313, which would let local governments step in when private grocery options disappear. Farivar also described her related package: HB 2294 to remove anti-competitive covenants blocking grocery reuse, HB 2297 to give local governments tools to support stores in underserved areas, and HB 2313 to allow municipal or partnered grocery operations as a backstop. House testified that store closures, including the Lake City Fred Meyer, harmed families, seniors, and workers, and said UFCW 3,000 supports HB 2313. No votes were taken; the session ended with an invitation for questions and a general call for continued collaboration and support for the proposed bills.