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• My daughter is a student athlete. She suffered an injury.
• Walk through my high school or talk to students from almost any high school in California, and you'll
• Students are vaping in bathrooms and locker rooms.
• Students are vaping in bathrooms and locker rooms.
• That means that undocumented patients won't go there to pick up their medications.

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.

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• Solace a for Always speaking up on behalf of all students including Our lgbtq students.
• students in ways.
• With an address, with student name, with student medical information on accident.
• And so our students deserve more.
• , undocumented students who shared with me that we were following the presidential debate and we're following

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• You have seen them serve on the college campuses of the state of Florida, preserving the safety of students
• which we've discussed already, we manned Jewish day schools and college campuses to make sure our students
• They do it with honor in support of the state of Florida and the Governor's mission. 153,000 undocumented
• which we've discussed already, we manned Jewish day schools and college campuses to make sure our students
• and they do it with honor in support of the state of Florida and the governor's mission 153,000 undocumented

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met to organize for the session, take roll, and hear introductory remarks from members and agency heads. Members briefly introduced themselves and their districts, with several noting transportation, economic development, emergency response, military, and hurricane recovery issues in their areas. Chair Shove then outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction and current-year budget, noting a total of about $20.3 billion, with most funding coming from trust funds and only a small share from general revenue. The committee also heard that upcoming meetings would include presentations from major agencies in the subcommittee’s purview. The first agency presentation was from the Department of Military Affairs and the Florida National Guard. Major General John Haas described the Guard’s three missions—supporting national security, responding to state emergencies, and adding value to the state—and highlighted deployments for hurricanes, border security support, and ongoing support to the Department of Corrections. He emphasized that the Guard is understrength relative to Florida’s size and demand, said recruiting is strong, and identified force structure growth as the main challenge. Members asked about aircraft, funding sources, and recruiting; Haas explained the Guard’s helicopter and fixed-wing fleet, said aircraft purchases are funded through legislative appropriations, and reported strong interest in the Florida State Guard’s recruiting pipeline. Executive Director Mark Thieme then described the Florida State Guard’s expansion into air, ground, and maritime capabilities, including Black Hawks, boats, drones, canine search-and-rescue teams, and ground support units. He said the agency supported immigration enforcement and hurricane response, and asked for continued legislative support to expand aviation, maritime, and medical capabilities. Members praised the Guard’s disaster response work and asked about aircraft, funding, and staffing. Secretary Cord Byrd of the Department of State followed, focusing on election administration, election security, the SunBiz and voter registration IT systems, arts and culture, corporations, libraries, and historical resources. He said Florida’s election system remains a national model, reported two prosecutions for non-citizen voting, and discussed modernization needs for legacy IT systems. The committee also asked about voter lookup tools, password privacy for SunBiz, and arts funding vetoes. Secretary Alex Kelly of the Department of Commerce described the agency’s broad portfolio, including workforce, economic, community, and international commerce functions, plus housing recovery, broadband, small business support, rural infrastructure, defense-community grants, and law enforcement recruitment bonuses. He said access to capital is the biggest barrier for small businesses and noted ongoing work with CareerSource, the Department of Corrections, and other partners on workforce and reentry. Secretary Jared Perdue of the Department of Transportation then outlined FDOT’s record budget and five-year work program, emphasizing emergency response, preservation and maintenance, safety, and major investments in roads, ports, airports, transit, and spaceport infrastructure. He said the department has removed millions of cubic yards of storm debris, is ahead of schedule on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, and faces a large unfunded project backlog. Members asked about supply chain issues, project priorities, and workforce needs, and Perdue said FDOT is open to collaboration on recruitment and retention.

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• Because I'm not—I know that being here undocumented in Alabama is not an Alabama offense.
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• in Alabama is not an al undocumented in Alabama is not an al it's<00:52:29.440> not<00:52:29.599
• <00:59:59.359> status<00:59:59.760> and<01:00:00.079> nationality the undocumented
• status and nationality the undocumented status and nationality of<01:00:01.040> those<01:00:01.359

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• So in the event—hypothetical—you have an undocumented individual in California who is...
• You have an undocumented individual in California who is trying to get a driver's license, say, moves
• I note that there are 18 states that allow undocumented people to do this, and most of those states are
• And I mean, a failing student in business school would even say you don't fund ongoing expenditures with
• And I mean, a failing student in business school would even say you don't fund ongoing expenditures with

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Connection, as well as Charlie Wynn, an intern at National Center for Youth Law and a UC Berkeley student
• I share your commitment to protecting our undocumented communities.
• Thank you for your tireless work in defending our communities of color and our undocumented residents
• I'm a youth intern with Hoots for Justice, a student at Cal State Northridge, and I will be graduating
• I've just gotten into that because students... ...since manual of the rule to disparage anybody else.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Our undocumented residents and family members both here and across the United States live in unrelenting
• I share your commitment to protecting our undocumented communities.
• Thank you for your tireless work in defending our communities of color and our undocumented residents
• I'm a youth intern with Hoots for Justice, a student at Cal State Northridge, and I will be graduating
• I've just gotten into that because students... ...I think that is not accurate.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several public safety bills, with most of the discussion focused on AB 1650, AB 2014, AB 1886, AB 2126, AB 2624, and AB 2257. AB 1650 would require clearer identification on privately owned vehicles rented or leased to government agencies for enforcement operations; supporters framed it as a transparency and safety measure in response to ICE activity, while no opposition testified. AB 2014 would allow post-conviction habeas relief where gender bias or stereotypes were used at trial and may have affected the outcome; supporters described cases involving sexist and anti-LGBTQ stereotypes, while the California District Attorneys Association opposed the bill as overbroad and likely to restrict relevant evidence, though the author said recent amendments removed the evidence-code provisions and left only the habeas remedy. AB 1886 would extend a 12-month probation presumption to youth in out-of-home placements and those discharged from secure youth treatment facilities; youth advocates supported it as a fairness and rehabilitation measure, while judges, probation officials, and district attorneys opposed it as undoing a recent compromise and limiting individualized decisions. AB 2126 would speed hiring of peer partners in child welfare by creating a narrow exemption process for certain foster-youth-related offenses; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home address-confidentiality program to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters cited threats, doxing, and harassment, while one journalist opposed it over possible effects on reporting, and the author and committee members said the bill preserves press protections and is narrowly aimed at threats and harassment. AB 2257 would restore county authority to create a separate corrections department to run jails instead of the sheriff; supporters argued it would improve accountability and address jail deaths and fiscal problems, while sheriffs opposed it as unnecessary and said sheriffs are already subject to oversight. The committee also noted several bills pulled by their authors and adopted a consent calendar of unrelated measures. Votes were not always taken immediately because the committee was waiting for a quorum, but AB 2624 was moved on a do-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and left on call, and the chair indicated support or favorable recommendations on several of the other measures.

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• I appreciate you coming, but as educators, as folks who oftentimes grade progress of students, we can
• I appreciate you coming, but as educators, as folks who oftentimes grade progress of students, we can
• UC campuses continue to find previously undocumented collections since our audit in 2022.
• Until 2022, our repository was managed by a faculty member and graduate student with only 10 to 20 hours
• I ask that because, as a parent, we need to make sure our children are taken care of, our students are

Summary: The joint hearing of the Select Committee on Native American Affairs and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee focused on the University of California’s compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA and the return of Native American human remains and cultural items. Senators and Assembly Members opened by emphasizing the sacredness of repatriation, the ongoing trauma caused by delayed returns, and the need for stronger systemwide accountability. The State Auditor presented the third audit of UC’s repatriation efforts, concluding that UC still lacks the urgency, oversight, and clear timelines needed to promptly return remains and belongings. The audit found thousands of remains and hundreds of thousands of cultural items still in UC custody, new undisclosed collections at several campuses, weak budgeting and underspending, and repatriation plans that often lacked concrete deadlines. The auditor recommended stronger UCOP oversight, performance metrics, proactive searches for undiscovered items, and possible legislative action to tie funding to measurable progress. UC officials responded that the system is committed to full compliance and has accelerated its work since adopting a new policy in 2022. UC Provost Catherine Newman said the system repatriated more than 2,800 ancestors and nearly 80,000 funerary belongings in the past year, and that UC now says 80.3% of Native American remains are either repatriated or available for repatriation. UC announced a new systemwide plan to complete repatriation of human remains by the end of 2028, to finish high-risk campus reviews by June 2026, to recall all loans by January 2026, and to require quarterly reporting to UCOP. UC also said it will spend an additional $8.8 million over three years, expand staffing, improve databases, support tribal consultation costs, and identify potential reburial sites on UC land. Berkeley and San Diego described increased staffing, consultations, and repatriation activity, while Santa Barbara said it had corrected earlier omissions, notified tribes about previously unreported ancestors, and was working toward completing repatriations and updated inventories. Committee members pressed UC on why progress has been so slow, why the audit’s timelines differed from UC’s public reporting, and whether the 2028 goal applies only to human remains rather than all cultural items. UC said the 2028 target is for human remains, while cultural items will take longer, and acknowledged that more work remains. Members also asked about the technical expertise needed for repatriation, the role of tribal experts, and whether repatriation should be embedded more permanently in UC governance or statute. Tribal leaders and representatives then testified that remains and belongings were taken without consent and must be returned with tribal consent and leadership. They criticized the repeated delays, stressed that tribes are the experts on their ancestors and cultural heritage, and urged UC to treat repatriation as a top priority and to return all associated items, not just human remains, so ancestors can truly rest.

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• Hi, I'm a local student. I'm in letter. Hi, I'm a local student.
• we need to do to truly protect students. we need to do to truly protect students.
• <00:37:16.800> Veterans Cal State Fullerton's Student Veterans Cal State Fullerton's Student
• advocates for veteran students advocates for veteran students struggling<00:37:23.599> with
• vegetable consumption among students. vegetable consumption among students.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Nearly 20% of construction workers are undocumented immigrants.
• The administration has made hundreds of thousands of legally present immigrants undocumented.
• immigrants thousands of legally present immigrants thousands of legally present immigrants undocumented
• . undocumented. undocumented.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They were essentially, in modern terms, undocumented.
• They were essentially, in modern terms, undocumented.
• 16 million illegal undocumented 16 million illegal undocumented immigrants<01:02:05.280> in
• of people who the word undocumented of people who the word undocumented which<01:02:51.839> was
• But we can't just have millions and millions of illegal undocumented people in the United States.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Reverend Dr. Patrick Claybourne of Bethl AM Church in Baltimore, introduced by the senator from the 40th district, who highlighted the church’s long history, community work, scholarships, food pantry, school partnerships, and a planned rise center. The Senate journalized the invocation and then recognized several guests, including the Bethesda Roosters U16 rugby team, which was congratulated for winning the Maryland state title and the 2025 National U16 Championship, and members of the Joint Veterans Committee of Maryland. The chamber also welcomed a Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board appointment letter, which was referred to the Executive Nominations Committee, and later a delegation from the Ghana Parliament legislative staff visiting with the Department of Legislative Services and NCSL representatives. The main floor business centered on Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings. The minority whip argued against the bill, saying it was unenforceable, an improper use of legislative time amid other state crises, and could create a system where local officers detain federal officers for a civil violation; he also said officers mask themselves because of threats and doxxing. Senators in support argued the bill was needed to address masked ICE agents, protect public safety, and respond to concerns about civil rights abuses and intimidation. After debate and vote explanations from senators, including one emphasizing immigrant heritage and another supporting the bill as a protection measure, SB 1 passed with 31 affirmative votes. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 17, an emergency bill on alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, by unanimous affirmative vote. It next took up Senate Bill 245, an emergency bill prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements. The minority leader questioned whether the bill would eliminate formalized 287(g) agreements and replace them with county-by-county policies, arguing that this could reduce uniformity, weaken safety, and create a patchwork of local practices. The bill’s sponsor responded that counties would still be bound by constitutional and legal limits, that the agreements provide minimal training and resources, and that the state should stop formally cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. The sponsor also said the bill would not increase profiling and that public safety would remain intact. The debate continued with concerns about Montgomery County’s evolving policy and the impact on smaller counties, but the transcript ends before final action on SB 245.

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• <00:02:41.000> as<00:02:41.160> opposed<00:02:41.440> to<00:02:41.560> undocumented
• criminals as opposed to undocumented criminals as opposed to undocumented neighbors. neighbors.
• <00:29:42.040> So<00:29:42.120> I um our undocumented neighbors.
• So I um our undocumented neighbors.
• unlawful immigrant uh folks undocumented unlawful immigrant uh folks who<00:30:25.240> are<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have Dean Taylor, an 11th-grade student who resides in Gallup.
• Coach Crutch and student-athletes are having a curriculum GPA of 3.44 while holding 80% of student leadership
• By meeting with students with supports instead of judgment.
• Right now, nearly 250 students are participating in this program with the students.
• Bill 582, which allowed undocumented students' access to the lottery scholarship.

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• citizens in the state of Oklahoma have access to the exact same educational tuition as somebody who's undocumented
• For those families with students who are working towards citizenship and are working through the proper

Bills: HB4421, HB4426, HB4432, HB4329, HB3551, HB3763, HB1411, HB2730, HB3465, HB3649, HB3650, HB3674, HB3941, HB3970, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, SB1074

Keywords: child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority

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• And this is very important, members, that if you're conscious and a medical student is in the room, they
• <00:13:34.000> cannot anesthetized, medical students cannot anesthetized, medical students
• that we if you're conscious and a that we if you're conscious and a medical<00:13:48.320> student
• is in the room they ask medical student is in the room they ask your<00:13:50.519> consent<00
• <00:14:05.279> to intention is for um medical students to intention is for um medical students

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• city inspectors, social workers, service providers, police departments, and high school and college students
• Students were contracted by the Department of Revenue to advise folks and inform them about the changes
• Students were contracted by the Department of Revenue to advise folks and inform them about the changes
• or any member is undocumented, and these families have children and spouses who have legal status, could
• She said that in mixed-status households and families, where at least one member is undocumented and

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• The fact that student performance must improve.
• Student outcomes have remained stagnant.
• Proficiency rates on the state assessment dropped to 20% for Black students and 26% for Hispanic students
• State assessment dropped to 20% for Black students and 26% for Hispanic students compared to other subgroups
• Students, our schools, and our communities.

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• We have up here in the gallery, at the top, some students here from the Israeli-American Council.
• We have up here in the gallery, at the top, some students here from the Israeli-American Council.
• We have up here in the gallery, at the top, some students here from the Israeli-American Council.
• We have up here in the gallery, at the top, some students here from the Israeli-American Council.
• exploitable and expendable undocumented exploitable and expendable undocumented status<01:54:21.080

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• Second, our law students and legal system benefits when we fund access to justice.
• We don't know if they're a citizen or they're undocumented. So can they be represented or not?
• Clinics help teach students how to practice law.
• In immigration clinics, students learn how to build a case, develop supporting documentation.
• This bill would destroy this learning opportunity for the students.

Bills: HB 256, HB 1308, HB 1554, HB 1743, HB 2308, HB 2351, HB 2858, HB 3676, HB 3784, HB 4312, HB 4552, HB 4823, HB 4852, HB 5007, HB 5010, HB 5520, HB 5524, HCR 19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• Second, our law students and the legal system benefit when we fund access to justice.
• Clinics help teach students how to practice law.
• Immigration, as you've heard, is a very interesting field for students.
• But it is also intellectually challenging for students.
• This bill would destroy this learning opportunity for the students.

Bills: HB256, HCR19, HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19

Keywords: severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags