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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • I live in St.
  • My child was born female and they actually transitioned to male in middle school and high school.
  • 01:57.280><c> I</c> and doing really well and thriving um I and doing really well and thriving um I live
  • in St Louis Park Minnesota and uh live in St Louis Park Minnesota and uh my<00:02:00.479><c> child</
  • and then they really felt to transition and then they really felt peace<00:02:52.959><c> and</c><00:
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/08/26

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • We actually provide service to our area.
  • We actually provide service to that<00:29:33.919><c> city</c><00:29:34.520><c> and</c><00:29:34.640><
  • Also for our public transit, bring that.
  • But property taxes are a very serious matter where I live. People don't have a lot of money.
  • People don't have a matter where I live.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Jun 24th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • illnesses live full and rewarding lives.
  • I live in Berkeley District 14.
  • I live in Berkeley District 14.
  • I live here in Sacramento.
  • I live and work in Assembly District 14.
Keywords: 988, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome, committee members, staff presenters, and all who are watching live from TVW, to the Senate Environment
  • utility with an emerging large energy use facility, which I'll be referring to as a data center, in its service
  • appointed by the governor must have expertise with Bonneville Power Administration transmission services
  • I live in a district that is rich in cultural resources and heritage, and we're proud of that.
  • I think we need to keep... ...clean energy transition, and this is unacceptable to me.
Summary: The Senate Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee took executive action on 11 bills. It advanced SB 624 on an Appliance Affordability Index study with an amendment excluding consumer electronics, and SB 6284 on artificial intelligence systems with a proposed substitute adding definitions, developer requirements, exemptions for some entities, and clarifying enforcement. The committee also moved forward SB 5609 on cultural resource protection under SEPA after rejecting an amendment to the proposed substitute, and SB 6172 on coal plant treatment under cap-and-invest after adopting an amendment related to emergency federal orders. Several energy and climate bills were also approved, including SB 6246 on emissions-intensive trade-exposed facilities, SB 5932 on alternative jet fuel production, SB 6269 on the definition of motor fuel, and SB 6223 on community-scaled weatherization projects. On SB 5975 concerning lead in cookware, the committee rejected one proposed substitute and adopted another that bans intentionally added lead in cookware beginning in 2027 and directs future regulation through the Safer Products program. The committee then considered SB 5466 on electric transmission reliability and capacity, taking up multiple amendments to a proposed second substitute. Amendments addressing wildfire risk, corridor identification, landowner consultation, eminent domain, and wildfire liability were all rejected, and the bill was advanced on a due pass recommendation. In each case, the committee’s final action was to pass the bills or substitutes subject to signatures, with several measures referred onward to Ways and Means or Rules as noted.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:21:21.159><c> for</c> services for services for Kian<00:21:23.000><c> another</c><00:21:23.400><c
  • The program went live in the Attorney General's office this past July, and since that time has... of
  • </c><00:31:48.279><c> are</c> office as you know public services are office as you know public services
  • Finally, we were tasked with the office of data privacy that will go live in January 2026.
  • </c><00:36:17.680><c> set</c> the cabinet for a smooth transition set the cabinet for a smooth transition
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met for its first meeting and heard budget-related presentations from the Auditor of Public Accounts and the Secretary of State, with the Treasurer beginning a presentation at the end of the transcript. Auditor Allison Ball reviewed her office’s 2024 and early 2025 work, including hundreds of county and state audits, several special examinations, and ongoing reviews such as the kinship care funding issue, the Kentucky Department of Education audit, and the Jefferson County Public Schools audit. She said her office is focused on waste, fraud, abuse, and legal compliance, and asked the committee to consider future budget changes, including aligning her appropriation with restricted funding and restoring a stronger performance-audit function. She also highlighted audits that exposed serious problems, including the Department of Juvenile Justice review, and said those reports are intended to serve as models for other entities to avoid similar failures. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office is self-sustaining through fees and does not need tax dollars, but asked for greater access to its own revenues and more flexibility in using them. He highlighted the Safe at Home address confidentiality program, saying recent changes expanded protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, and that the program has grown rapidly while remaining funded by offender fines. Adams also urged lawmakers to again adjust county election funding for inflation, noting the current per-voter and per-precinct amounts were set decades ago. In questioning, Representative Hart asked whether the Safe at Home program was self-funding; Adams replied that it covers only about 10% of its operating cost and said the best solution would be to let the office use more of the revenue it already collects rather than rely on tax dollars. Treasurer Martin Medcafe, introduced with staff member Russell Weber, praised the General Assembly’s fiscal discipline and described the Treasury’s work in managing state funds. He reported strong results from the Unclaimed Property Fund, saying the office returned $35.5 million to Kentuckians in its first year and $3.8 million in the first month of the current year, and said the State Investments Commission generated $682 million in returns last year. He also highlighted financial literacy efforts through the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission and said the Treasury is helping manage opioid settlement funds, which are now earning up to $200,000 per month through investment. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • May employ persons without regard to the person's licensure status, to provide the services, and then
  • under the general supervision of a licensee who regularly provides services.'
  • To provide the services under the general supervision of a licensee who regularly provides the services
  • So, to provide services under the general supervision of a licensee who provides services.
  • Everyone that I've represented in the industry and individuals that live in West Virginia that asked
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Mar 9th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • legal services contracts.
  • Some weren't, and their staff got no cost-of-living adjustments.
  • With our Families in Need of Services, which y'all know as FINS, the component in the court, we service
  • We were able to service about 4,900 kids through the FINS program.
  • And so that's going to be a transition in the interim about, you know, So that's going to be a transition
Keywords: 965, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Info Briefing - Thu Jan 29, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> live stream. live stream.
  • The intake service centers and the statewide intake service centers and intake service centers and she'll
  • Do they live with their brother or home? Do they live with their brother or sister?
  • </c> order to take part in the service. order to take part in the service.
  • ><c> case</c> services, career services, housing, case services, career services, housing, case management
Keywords: 910, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/24/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • behavior health clinic services, children’s therapeutic services and supports, and crisis response services
  • behavior health clinic services, children’s therapeutic services and supports, and crisis response services
  • behavior health clinic services, children’s therapeutic services and supports, and crisis response services
  • behavior health clinic services, children’s therapeutic services and supports, and crisis response services
  • behavior health clinic services, children’s therapeutic services and supports, and crisis response services
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Eighteen - Tuesday, February 10 -Morning Session-

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They train service dogs for veterans and children with autism.
  • And we also have service dog Ford with them today.
  • And we also have service dog Ford with them today.
  • However, I feel my father was a Vietnam vet and his death was service-connected.
  • and their service to our armed forces being able to serve at home after they return.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 114-1. Members spent a large portion of the morning introducing guests and recognizing visitors, including career and technical education students, FFA and FCCLA groups, school leaders, interns, a physician of the day, and a Black History Month personal privilege honoring inventor Alice H. Parker and her early central heating design. The chamber then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 1847, the Missouri Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact, was presented as a workforce and access-to-care measure; members cited dental shortages and broad professional support, and it was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1866, dealing with peace officer licensure, was presented as allowing the Department of Public Safety to deny applicants whose licenses were revoked or suspended elsewhere and to require U.S. citizenship; an amendment to allow lawful permanent residents who honorably served in the military to qualify was debated at length but failed 95-52, and the bill was then ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1908, with a companion bill, was described by its sponsor as ending a Missouri rule that delays divorce when a spouse is pregnant; supporters framed it as a due process and safety issue, especially for abuse survivors, and it was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1961, creating temporary licensure and a compact for dietitians, and House Bill 2180, changing Department of Revenue notice delivery options for blind pension recipients and taxpayers to include first-class mail and electronic delivery, both drew support as workforce or accessibility measures and were ordered perfected and printed after amendments. House Bill 2591, which would let speech-language pathologists count clinical fellowship experience completed in any state toward Missouri licensure, also passed perfection and printing. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, December 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sarah embodied selfless service.
  • Sarah will indeed be missed, but her legacy will live on. Sarah embodied selfless service.
  • </c> their selfless service to our country. their selfless service to our country.
  • I reserve as well. lives at risk. HR 3176 is a lives at risk.
  • I yield back. lives she touched. Her legacy of lives she touched.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 1st, 2025

Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They come in and they need services right then.
  • We provide services based upon that.
  • We have to buy services from physicians and others who provide service to ultrasonographers.
  • services.
  • So that’s a new service.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • When Americans live healthier lives, healthcare costs come down.
  • We live longer, but not healthier.
  • How can we use it to actually help people live healthier, longer lives?
  • Advancing research on healthy aging is key to helping seniors live longer lives and Congress must ensure
  • Imagine as part of that, you'd want some kind of mass transit or some kind of public transit so an older
Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And how does that hurt service stations in Minnesota itself?
  • And when you live in the Metro, it's different, but when you live in the bordering cities, it makes a
  • </c> providing field to 20 25 service providing field to 20 25 service stations<00:47:43.760><c> with
  • </c> River and so this qualifying service River and so this qualifying service station<00:48:14.160><
  • </c><00:48:31.960><c> in</c> pictures and you know when you live in pictures and you know when you live
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Natural Resources and Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • When you live in that area, you wake up to things like this.
  • I know we're in transition time, and it gets a little noisy, but we appreciate it.
  • Research in California has directly saved millions of lives around the world.
  • In California, this investment enabled the growth of improves lives.
  • Looking at a house that, say, my parents live in, or a house that my neighbors lived in growing up in
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1135, which would reestablish the California Wildlife Coexistence Program to promote nonlethal human-wildlife conflict reduction and support coexistence efforts for species such as wolves, bears, and mountain lions. Supporters, including wildlife groups and local government representatives, said the prior program was effective and that proactive tools like fladry, guardian animals, deterrents, reporting, and outreach reduce conflicts and costs. Ranching and agricultural groups were opposed unless amended, saying they supported the concept but wanted changes to the wolf-livestock compensation program, including clearer practicability standards, protection of compensation funds, and more flexibility on nonlethal requirements. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote, with the measure left on call. The committee then took up SB 1085, which would preserve water supply assessments for large development projects even when those projects are exempt from CEQA, so local agencies still receive information about whether sufficient water exists for the project. The author and sponsor argued the bill would keep water planning and land use planning linked and prevent “paper water” problems, while the California Building Industry Association opposed it, warning it could add delay, uncertainty, and litigation risk for housing projects already subject to other water-supply safeguards. Members discussed how the bill would affect different local structures, especially cities that also operate their own water systems, and whether the assessment adds value in those cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Local Government and was left on call. SB 1270 was next, expanding the California wildfire mitigation home-hardening pilot beyond the original six counties to include four additional high-risk counties identified by Cal OES and Cal Fire, and directing future funding toward those areas. Supporters said the recent Los Angeles fires showed the need to broaden access to home-hardening assistance, while members discussed whether the program should remain geographically targeted or be made available statewide based on need. The bill was amended in committee and passed 5-0 to Emergency Management, left on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 895, a major proposal to place a $23 billion bond on the ballot to create a California Foundation for Science and Health Research and stabilize scientific research funding in the state. The author, UC, UAW, and many research, labor, health, and university groups supported the measure, arguing that federal cuts and instability threaten California’s research workforce, innovation, and economy. Some members raised concerns about the size of the bond and about political issues involving one sponsor, but the author said the foundation would operate under California law and the bill is intended to keep science funding open and collaborative. The bill was moved out of committee on a 5-0 vote and left on call.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's about restoring communities and giving people the chance to reclaim their lives.
  • their homes and the lives that they had before the devastating wildfires.
  • For formerly incarcerated firefighters to transition into full-time firefighting careers.
  • I respectfully ask for to continue their service in full-time professional roles.
  • Good afternoon, Michael Caprio on behalf of Republic Services here in strong support.
Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of natural resources and related bills, with several measures taken up as the committee reached quorum and many others moving on consent or with due-pass recommendations. Early items included AB 80 on carpet recycling, AB 452 creating a local process for state surf reserves, and AB 823 restricting microplastics in personal care and cleaning products. AB 80 drew broad support from recycling, labor, and environmental groups and was described as a follow-up to earlier carpet recycling reforms. AB 452 was backed by surf, tourism, environmental, and local government interests as a voluntary, community-driven way to recognize and protect surf breaks. AB 823 generated the most extensive debate, with supporters citing public health and environmental harms from microplastics and opponents warning the bill’s language could sweep in products such as sunscreens, cosmetics, and fragrance-encapsulation materials; the committee discussed possible ambiguity and EU comparisons before voting the bill out on a due-pass-as-amended basis to Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. The committee also advanced AB 1046, which would create a narrow exemption from SB 1383 organic-waste requirements for certain crop preparers and tree nut processors that do not send organic waste to landfills. Agricultural witnesses said the bill would clarify that their operations already reuse byproducts and should not face duplicative reporting, and the measure passed with support from agricultural and rural county representatives. AB 252, the “Stop Laying Off Firefighters Act,” proposed year-round Cal Fire staffing; the author and Cal Fire supporters argued that wildfire conditions are now year-round and that maintaining trained crews would improve response and prevention, and the bill was sent to Appropriations. AB 571, a targeted CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Anaheim, drew strong bipartisan and veterans’ support and also passed out. Later, the committee approved AB 1455, which would authorize emergency rulemaking and streamline future updates for ember-resistant building regulations after recent wildfire emergencies, and AB 687, which would let public agencies use forest-practice rules and timber-harvest plans for certain publicly funded fuel-reduction projects; AB 687 drew some opposition over scope and enforceability concerns but was still advanced. The committee also moved AB 652, allowing alternate members on the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District board to prevent quorum problems, and AB 317, a first-time homebuyer housing bill that would exempt certain small, lower-cost homes from CEQA and defer some property taxes; AB 317 prompted discussion about guardrails to avoid unintended use on larger subdivisions. Finally, AB 900, requiring the Natural Resources Agency to develop a stewardship plan for 30-by-30 lands, was heard with broad support from land trusts and conservation groups and advanced on a due-pass recommendation, and AB 738, a wildfire-rebuild bill easing solar requirements for certain disaster survivors, was introduced and discussed with questions about its narrow scope and the number of homes affected.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 25th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We cannot ignore the lives already lost.
  • I live in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
  • I can live a life I thought I had lost forever.
  • Today, I live a normal, functioning life because of it.
  • During his service, he suffered multiple back injuries.
Summary: The committee first recognized a departing page, Jonathan, thanked him for his service, and approved the March 2, 2026 minutes. Members then reviewed committee procedure and took up Senate Bill 1419, the Idaho Child Care Program. Representative Jordan Redman presented the bill as a policy measure to tighten eligibility, require work or training, lower the asset cap, add anti-fraud measures, require provider registration, and sunset the program in 2028. Department of Health and Welfare Director Juliet Sharon said the department already had authority to audit and take administrative action, but the bill would add stronger tools, including clearer provider requirements and concurrent jurisdiction for the Attorney General to pursue criminal fraud cases. She also clarified the program’s federal funding structure and said the department could potentially address the foster-care eligibility concern through temporary rules. Testimony was split: Idaho Voices for Children, foster-care advocates, and several providers argued the bill was not a clean transfer from rule to statute, could create gaps in eligibility and new audit costs, and might reduce access for foster families and low-income parents; supporters, including the Foundation for Government Accountability and some legislators, emphasized program integrity, fraud prevention, and legislative oversight. After debate over whether the bill should be held or advanced, the committee voted 6-4 to send SB 1419 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then began Senate Bill 1418, a kratom regulation bill, and the sponsor, Senator Tammy Nichols, said she would request it be sent to the 14th order for amendments, including clarifications for Idaho State Police and additional labeling changes requested by the Idaho Association of Physicians. Nichols described the bill as a regulatory framework that distinguishes natural kratom leaf from adulterated or synthetic products, sets age limits, testing and labeling requirements, and enforcement tools aimed at high-potency 7-hydroxymitragynine products. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including a toxicologist, a consumer, and an addiction medicine specialist, argued that kratom should be regulated rather than banned, that the bill targets dangerous adulterated products, and that a full ban could drive use underground or toward more dangerous opioids. Opponents, including an ER physician, a bereaved parent, and the Idaho Chiefs of Police, argued kratom is addictive and harmful, that the bill does not go far enough to protect the public, and that enforcement would impose significant costs on Idaho State Police without meaningful authority. Committee members raised concerns about fiscal impacts, local control, and whether the bill effectively bans or regulates the product, and the sponsor and witnesses continued responding as testimony proceeded.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • There's also staff transitioning happening at almost every office.
  • The fourth tenet was around lactation support and infant nutrition services.
  • The sixth tenet focused on doula services.
  • The eighth tenet focused on regulation of pregnancy-related services.
  • You can't get anywhere to live in six or nine months, never mind in 30 days.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Ellen Story Commission for Postpartum Depression held its spring meeting with a large turnout, beginning with roll call and a review of the agenda. Co-chairs Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid and Senator Liz Miranda highlighted progress from the recently enacted maternal health omnibus law and the Moms Matter Act, including creation of a midwifery board, expansion of out-of-hospital birth options, doula services, lactation support, MassHealth coverage changes, and a trust fund for community-based behavioral health and substance use grants. Members also discussed implementation of the new law, the commission’s annual report, and the need to continue supporting birth centers and perinatal mental health services. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on commission membership and vacancies. Commissioners discussed whether to remain on the body, the need to fill several open seats, and whether the commission’s statutory composition should be updated to better reflect current practice and expertise. Members suggested adding more clinicians working directly with perinatal families, infant mental health experts, and a representative from PSI of Massachusetts, while also noting the value of having regulators and professional society representatives at the table. Several participants said any changes to membership would likely require legislation, and the co-chairs said they would explore options and possibly circulate a flyer or other invitation process for nominations. The commission also discussed meeting structure and future planning. Members generally supported moving to quarterly virtual meetings, with a preference for a 4 p.m. start time, and some suggested one annual in-person gathering. The group agreed to postpone the usual May Advocacy Day because the Great Hall was unavailable and instead aim for a fall event, with volunteers stepping forward to help plan it. Commissioners raised top-of-mind issues including postpartum depression screening reimbursement, care for people after miscarriage or abortion, access for undocumented pregnant people, and the impact of federal cuts. The meeting ended with agreement to crowdsource legislative priorities for the next quarter, consider future presentations from outside organizations, and send updates between meetings, followed by a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:03 am

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • They want to transition...
  • But when does the general service required to do these unexpected emergencies?
  • For economic growth and related services, it's not a very restrictive BAR.
  • of guardianship services.
  • Aging and Long-Term Services has been trying to work with the Health Care...
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • AB 1756, Arreguín, Medi-Cal vision services, do pass on an A roll call.
  • AB 2470, Arambula, domestic violence services, held in committee.
  • AB 2366, Anamarie Farías, cost-of-living impacts, held in committee.
  • AB 1638, Tawa, county veterans service officers, held in committee.
  • AB 1671, Tangipa, rural medical services grants, held in committee.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.