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• I mean, what self-respecting appropriator would want a... ...appropriator?
• I mean, what self-respecting appropriator would want a department to not have to seek appropriations?
• , the amount of appropriations.
• The amount appropriations, It on, and that's what was happening with a lot of these appropriations, the
• There were several appropriations, the legal expense fund, the refund appropriation.

Summary: The committee first heard the State Auditor’s fiscal year 2027 budget request. Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick described rebuilding the office after staffing had fallen to a historic low, explaining that the office has grown from 92.5 to 119 FTE but still needs several years to reach full staffing, especially at the manager level. He said most of the budget is payroll, noted the office’s use of lapsing general revenue while staffing is rebuilt, and outlined requests including core operating funds, a small sports betting audit NDI, and a $290,000 increase to the CPA stipend to address recruitment and retention problems. Members also discussed the auditor’s authority to audit state agencies and subrecipients, the office’s role in performance audits, and the meaning of “E” appropriations and the auditor’s recent general revenue conditions report. The committee then moved to public testimony on House Bill 10, focusing on Department of Health and Senior Services and Department of Mental Health issues. One witness from the American Heart Association supported continued funding for cardiac emergency response planning in schools, citing AEDs, CPR training, and about 480 schools served. Another witness from the Alzheimer’s Association urged rejection of a proposed $1 million reduction to the Missouri caregiver program, arguing it supports families caring for people with dementia and helps avoid more expensive institutional care. Most of the testimony concerned proposed cuts to developmental disability services, especially day habilitation and self-directed supports (SDS). Providers, family members, and workers said the proposed reductions would force service cuts, reduce wages, and threaten community-based care that keeps people at home and out of more costly facilities. They argued the cuts would shift costs to emergency, residential, or institutional settings and asked the committee to preserve current funding levels. Several members asked questions about provider rates, the share of services delivered by private providers, and the cost difference between SDS and institutional care. The hearing ended with the chair apologizing for earlier tension, explaining the schedule, and recessing the committee to return later because of House floor obligations.

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• rate requests rate utility request rate requests rate changes,<00:07:23.360><c> trade</c><00:07:23.680
• </c> legislation.
• It's not at our request. Uh helpful. It's not at our request.
• legislatively accepted in legislative legislatively accepted in practice.<04:14:38.399><c> It</c><04
• </c> introducing this legislation. introducing this legislation.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• to the Committee on Appropriations.
• Roll call has been requested, and when the vote is taken, it shall be by roll.
• You withdrew the request. Thank you.
• </c> &gt;&gt; request. Thank you. &gt;&gt; request. Thank you.
• </c> Appropriations will also meet at 1:30. Appropriations will also meet at 1:30.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• </c><00:10:54.079><c> party</c> sign cost falls to the requesting party sign cost falls to the requesting
• </c> for considering this request. for considering this request.
• </c><00:29:36.000><c> I</c> to enforce what's appropriate. I to enforce what's appropriate.
• . to vote against this legislation.
• As vice chair of the Suburban Transit Association, I respectfully request you oppose this legislation

Bills: HF3676, HF3593, HF3785, HF3774, HF4111, HF3513

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• Unless the Legislature appropriates funds during a legislative session. That is the bill, Mr.
• The Legislative Budget Commission.
• Let's make this legislation that we're voting on today unanimous and bipartisan by putting on appropriate
• legislation and vote it up or down.
• appropriates into the trust fund.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Last week in committee, we also amended the bill to appropriate or to include the appropriation that's
• Um so, today I bring to appropriation.
• Um, I before I hand it over to my testifier, I want you to know that I have requested that in the request
• We're going to go through a request.
• </c><00:35:47.200><c> from</c> simple compared to past requests from simple compared to past requests

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There was a, we'll be taken in appropriation. Okay, thank you. Appropriations, thank you.
• The motion is do pass and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.
• complete rate filings in support of the request.
• In addition, thank you for the budget request approval.
• In addition, thank you for the budget request approval.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 597, a bill to strengthen consumer protections for disaster survivors who use public adjusters. The author and the Department of Insurance said the measure would cap public adjuster fees at 15% for claims tied to declared disasters, require clearer contracts, prohibit solicitation during emergency conditions, and allow consumers to rescind contracts that were solicited during prohibited periods. Insurance industry groups supported the bill, while public adjuster representatives opposed it as written but said they were willing to work on revisions. The committee approved the bill and re-referred it to Appropriations; the roll call was ultimately recorded as 16-0. The committee then held its fourth oversight hearing on the Department of Insurance’s Sustainable Insurance Strategy, with Commissioner Ricardo Lara giving an extensive update on wildfire-related market reforms and consumer protections. He said the recent Southern California wildfires had not derailed the strategy and described actions including advance claim payments, a one-year moratorium on residential non-renewals in affected areas, a new fraud strike team, smoke-damage claim guidance, additional living expense protections, and a consumer claims tracker. He reported more than $12.1 billion in claims paid, over 37,000 claims filed, and more than 7,000 survivors assisted directly. He also discussed related bills and reforms, including AB 597, SB 495, SB 547, SB 429, SB 616, AB 888, and AB 2026. Members questioned the commissioner about the Fair Plan’s growing exposure, the $1 billion assessment, rate increases, non-renewals, underinsurance, and whether the reforms would actually stabilize the market. Lara said the assessment was already approved, that policyholders would not be hit with one large bill because insurers have two years to recover costs, and that the department was pushing insurers to use catastrophe modeling and reinsurance tools in exchange for commitments to write more policies in wildfire-distressed areas. He said the department expects to see market stabilization by 2026, though he emphasized the timeline depends on insurer participation, implementation of the new regulations, and future disaster activity. Members generally expressed support for the goals of the strategy while pressing for clearer expectations for consumers and faster action on mitigation and market reform.

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• It does they believe are appropriate.
• :14:04.959><c> burden</c> legislation puts a transparency burden legislation puts a transparency burden
• With the co-sponsorship request.
• I have the appropriate Senate Bill 153. I have the appropriate paperwork. paperwork. paperwork.
• </c> name them, but I do have the appropriate name them, but I do have the appropriate paperwork. paperwork

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> with legislation just like this. with legislation just like this.
• </c> of the legislation. Representative Flag. of the legislation. Representative Flag.
• </c> would request that hearing immediately. would request that hearing immediately.
• Uh I we certainly legislation?
• I'm not a legislator. respond to that. I'm not a legislator.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Do pass to appropriations with a recommendation to consent.
• Lindsay Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel with the FPPC.
• or future legislation fair. and on the child To, you know, make this legislation or future legislation
• Lindsay Nakano, Senior Legislative Counsel with the FPPC.
• The motion is do pass to Appropriations. Pellerin, aye. The motion is do pass to Appropriations.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met as a subcommittee until quorum was established, then heard a series of election- and public-trust-related bills. Early items included AB 2592, which would move lobbyist training from legislative ethics committees to the FPPC starting in 2029 and make it available online on demand; it drew support from the FPPC and an oppose-unless-amended request to make the training public and ensure lobbyists pay fees. AB 2573 would refine California’s confidential voter registration protections for candidates and elected officials, with support from the Secretary of State and county election officials after amendments narrowed some family-member coverage. AB 2753 would bar registered sex offenders from running for or holding local or state office; it prompted extended debate about public trust, second chances, and where to draw the line, but was ultimately advanced on a 5-0 vote with one member not voting. AB 2691 similarly would expand disqualifying felony convictions to include sexual assault and human trafficking, and it also passed 5-0 after testimony from victim advocates and discussion about survivors, restorative justice, and the power dynamics involved in public office. The committee also advanced AB 2413, which would prohibit public funds from being used for large-format ads featuring elected officials, and AB 2281, which would direct the Office of Election Cybersecurity to assess replacement resources after federal cybersecurity support cuts and allow consultation with academic researchers. AB 1664 would require local election officials to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General within one business day of warrants, subpoenas, or investigations involving election records or voting systems; supporters said it would help the state respond quickly to improper seizure of election materials, and it passed 5-0. AB 2484, concerning San Diego MTS, would let voters authorize a local sales tax initiative for transit funding and exempt it from an existing cap; it drew support from transit leaders and labor, opposition from the Realtors, and a lengthy exchange over Prop. 13, Prop. 218, and whether the measure created a special deal, before passing 6-1. The committee then heard AB 2230, which would create buffer zones around voting centers and child care facilities to keep immigration enforcement away from those locations. The author said the bill was meant to reduce fear and intimidation for voters and families, while the opposition argued it was unenforceable, lacked evidence of a problem, and would interfere with federal officers doing their jobs. Members supporting the bill cited reported ICE profiling and intimidation in California communities, while others raised jurisdictional and practical concerns. The transcript ends during this debate, with no final vote shown for AB 2230.

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• funds during a legislative... ...unless the Legislature appropriates funds during a legislative session
• This does not weaken this legislation at all.
• Let's make this legislation that we're voting on today unanimous and bipartisan by putting on appropriate
• legislation and vote it up or down.
• appropriates into the trust fund.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• They requested it and it was denied. It stayed on the consent agenda.
• And that's why we have a need for legislation like this.
• I just don't know if that's the appropriate role for a school...
• And that's why we have a need for legislation like this.
• I just don't know if that's the appropriate role for a school.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I respectfully request your aye vote today. Thank you. Great. Thank you so much.
• We respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you.
• Well, I mean, your legislation is making it more complex to operate in the space.
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation, California, in support. Thank you.
• I respectfully request an aye vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so I had a meeting with the legislative auditor a couple weeks ago to see if there's any legislative
• And so I had a meeting with the legislative auditor a couple weeks ago to see if there's any legislative
• That would be nice with that request.
• We did it earlier this week and appropriately.
• We did it earlier this week and appropriately.

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• </c> legislature. the last legislative legislature. the last legislative session.<00:27:19.440><c> Um
• </c> and no statutory changes or legislative and no statutory changes or legislative action<00:36:47.920
• Um and highway fund are appropriated.
• </c><01:08:58.319><c> last</c> happen through the legislation last happen through the legislation last
• </c> hear bills that that hearing requests hear bills that that hearing requests aren't<01:13:02.239>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• occurred, which was a request from one of the operators.
• Well, I mean, it's an urgent request.
• Just at the appropriate time, Mr. Chairman, I wanted to move favorable.
• So about 100 hours would be appropriate to... okay, we can maybe discuss that, Mr.
• Walker would provide information if requested. Senator, closing your bill.

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on May 11, 2026, with a quorum present and took up a series of Senate bills, a resolution, and one House bill. The committee reported favorably Senate Bill 79 to recreate Louisiana Economic Development, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 to establish the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission, Senate Bill 375 on firefighting foam with amendments clarifying use in declared emergencies, Senate Bill 398 moving manufactured and modular housing oversight under the Contractors Licensing Board with technical and substantive amendments, Senate Bill 163 on virtual currency business licensing with an amendment providing for federal preemption if Congress enacts a national licensing regime, and Senate Bill 287 on virtual currency kiosks with consumer-protection provisions and technical amendments. The committee also reported favorably House Resolution 197, as amended, urging the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage resources with LSU involvement, and Senate Bill 54, which would allow estheticians to blow-dry hair after certain services; that bill drew extensive testimony from supporters and opponents in the cosmetology and aesthetics industries before being reported favorably. Several bills prompted detailed discussion and testimony. On Senate Bill 398, the sponsor and Contractors Licensing Board representatives said the change would improve enforcement and consumer safety for manufactured-home installation, especially tie-downs, leveling, and foundation blocking, while not affecting HUD-regulated construction. On the virtual currency bills, OFI said it currently licenses 37 virtual currency businesses with 33 pending applications, and supporters described the kiosk bill as a response to fraud complaints by requiring clearer disclosures, refund procedures, live customer support, and reporting to OFI. For House Resolution 197, the sponsor, PSC officials, and energy stakeholders said the study would examine the value of distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar and battery storage, in light of rising demand and grid reliability concerns; PSC staff and LSU energy experts described the study as focused on market value and avoided-cost benefits. House Bill 744, which would have shifted regulation of certain New Orleans utilities from the city council to the PSC, generated discussion about constitutional history, rate impacts, and utility consolidation. PSC officials and the sponsor said the current city-council regulation is a constitutional exception dating back to 1921, and they argued that PSC regulation could reduce costs and simplify oversight, but the sponsor ultimately moved to defer the bill rather than force a floor fight, and the committee agreed. The committee then began consideration of Senate Bill 386, the Louisiana Data Privacy Act, adopting technical amendments and then a larger amendment package that revised definitions and compliance provisions; the transcript ends while that bill’s amendment process is still underway, with no final action shown in the excerpt.

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• appropriation to DNR.
• </c> it is directed legislatively. it is directed legislatively.
• . requests. requests.
• </c> legislatively named grants. legislatively named grants.
• </c> uh, a DNR appropriation. uh, a DNR appropriation.

Bills: HF3564

Keywords: Greater Minnesota, regional parks, trails, grants, local government, 1183, house

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• </c><00:17:21.000><c> for</c> small increase which was requested for small increase which was requested
• </c><00:17:52.280><c> uh</c> nature of this particular request uh nature of this particular request uh
• </c><00:52:08.480><c> an</c> support ambulance has to request an support ambulance has to request an
• We came forward in the 2023 session, as many of you know, with a legislative request to fund a number
• </c> as many of you know with a a legislative as many of you know with a a legislative request<01:25:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The refusal to leave upon my request will result in arrest for trespass.
• So what's the need for additional legislation? So what's the need for additional legislation?
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1156 appropriates $20 million. Mr.
• This is where we as state legislators have an obligation. Chair.
• To explain my vote, just to bring back the DPS question I asked earlier: DPS did not request this appropriation

Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee met for its second meeting, opened with a lengthy reminder about Senate decorum rules and the consequences for disruption, then approved the January 26, 2026 minutes. The committee first heard SB 1268, an emergency measure clarifying that a veteran with a 100% service-connected disability receives a full property tax exemption on a primary residence, including when the home is jointly owned with a spouse. County assessors said the bill was a needed cleanup to prior legislation and urged quick passage so applications could be processed before tax deadlines. The bill passed 7-0 with a do pass recommendation; one senator supported it in committee but objected to the emergency clause on the floor because it limits referendum rights. The committee then considered SB 1152, which would make people with pending asylum applications eligible for state or local public benefits until an immigration judge grants asylum. Supporters argued it would prevent state funds from going to people whose status is not yet verified and emphasized taxpayer responsibility; opponents said existing law already covers the issue, warned it could encourage racial profiling, and cited the economic contributions of refugees and asylum seekers. After debate, the bill passed 4-3. Next, SB 1156 appropriated $20 million to DPS to reimburse cities, towns, and counties for short-term detention costs for unauthorized persons. Supporters said local governments were bearing an unfair burden and needed backfill funding; opponents argued the money was unnecessary, not requested by DPS, and should not be spent on detention. The bill passed 4-3. SB 1157, which would appropriate $20 million for reimbursement of local border fencing or walls in high-crossing areas, drew the most extended and contentious testimony. Supporters framed it as a response to border gaps, cartel activity, and local security needs, while opponents said it would worsen fear, harm wildlife and communities, and divert funds from education and other priorities. The meeting briefly became disorderly during public testimony, prompting a rules clarification from the committee attorney about audience decorum and the chair’s authority. After debate, SB 1157 also passed 4-3. Finally, the committee heard SB 1213, as amended, which makes unlawfully present persons convicted of state or local offenses ineligible for probation and requires ICE notification; the amendment removed CBP from the notification provisions. The sponsor tied the bill to a recent child sexual assault case and said it would ensure convicted noncitizens are not placed on probation at taxpayer expense. Opponents raised due process and equal protection concerns and said the bill would profile noncitizens. The amended bill passed 4-3, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• California is joining those states by moving legislation to protect individuals.
• Comments and support this bill as well and request an aye vote.
• It was then held in Appropriations for further discussion and became...
• Your request is granted. Here we are, folks.
• I respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you, Senator.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved prior journals, and moved through confirmations and floor items. Doreen DiAmico was confirmed to the State Water Resources Control Board by a 34-1 vote, Dr. Anne Maria de Mars was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0, and Ronald Fiore was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0. The body then took up SB 73 on election security, with supporters arguing it would protect ballot chain of custody and prevent intimidation or unauthorized access to voting materials, while opponents raised concerns about transparency, federal preemption, and the bill’s impact on investigations. SB 73 passed on concurrence and urgency with 29 ayes and 8 noes on both the urgency clause and the measure. The Senate also approved SB 929 on annual Energy Commission oversight (37-0), SB 1370 on wildfire-related testimony/oversight (28-5), SB 983 authorizing Port of San Diego job order contracting (28-8), SB 1367 restricting local approval of new or converted private detention facilities (28-8), SB 1257 requiring annual reporting on immigration enforcement incidents (28-8), and SB 1103 requiring large home improvement retailers to report immigration enforcement activity and related records (23-8). SB 1399, which removes the sunset on DOJ reviews of immigration detention facilities, passed 28-7, and SB 873, “ICE Out of Courts,” passed 28-7 to limit arrests near courthouses without a judicial warrant. Later, the Senate passed SB 1292 creating a pilot for camera- or sensor-based curb management with human review and privacy safeguards, despite opposition over privacy and automation concerns, by 28-7. SB 878 strengthened prompt-payment insurance penalties for delayed claims after disasters and passed 29-6. SB 958, a CEQA clarification related to housing and building height impacts, passed unanimously 37-0. SB 924 modernized low-income energy assistance services and passed 35-1. SB 1057 on certification for nurse assistants and home health aides passed, as did SB 1092 giving mobile home residents a chance to bid on park sales (29-7), SB 1123 requiring agencies to consider consumer and other benefits in rulemaking (26-8), SB 1233 increasing utility rate transparency (29-8), SB 1237 strengthening pay data reporting enforcement (28-6), SB 886 shifting data center infrastructure costs away from existing ratepayers (28-6), SB 905 reforming utility incentives and performance metrics (28-8), and SB 909 strengthening public works wage enforcement (28-7). The final item shown, SB 925 on fusion energy roadmap development, passed unanimously 37-0, while SB 954 on CEQA and advanced manufacturing drew extensive debate over environmental guardrails versus economic competitiveness; the transcript cuts off during closing remarks before the vote is shown.