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• and Legislative Advocacy Day at the It hosts its annual LMA Municipal Day and Legislative Advocacy Day
• hearings, and providing care to a child in need of care.
• or five day.
• I don't care if they want to meet three days a week and have school year-round.
• child care, you know, issues that they may have on a day where parents have to go to work, but their

Bills: HR244 , HR245 , HR246 , HR247 , HR248 , HR249 , HR250 , HR251 , HCR101 , HCR102 , HR223 , HR224 , HR225 , HR226 , HR227 , HR229 , HR230 , HR231 , HR232 , HR234 , HR235 , HR236 , HR237 , HR238 , HR239 , HR240 , HR241 , HR242 , HR243 , HCR94 , HCR95 , HCR96 , HCR97 , HCR98 , HCR99 , HCR100 , SCR31 , SCR33 , SCR35 , SCR37 , SCR56 , SCR57 , SB171 , SB251 , SB252 , SB353 , SB367 , SB433 , SB461 , HR170 , HR191 , HR206 , HR207 , HR208 , HR217 , HCR11 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR66 , HCR68 , HB66 , HB153 , HB165 , HB326 , HB387 , HB454 , HB455 , HB484 , HB513 , HB603 , HB660 , HB719 , HB762 , HB766 , HB793 , HB802 , HB816 , HB833 , HB940 , HB947 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1028 , HB1039 , HB1051 , HB1053 , HB1080 , HB1201 , HB1215 , HB1228 , HB1251 , HB1252 , SCR2 , SB26 , SB28 , SB29 , SB30 , SB41 , SB44 , SB64 , SB84 , SB87 , SB93 , SB98 , SB107 , SB118 , SB142 , SB192 , SB195 , SB199 , SB219 , SB222 , SB234 , SB241 , SB255 , SB275 , SB277 , SB292 , SB294 , SB306 , SB314 , SB482 , SB233 , SB326 , HR171 , HCR49 , HCR65 , HCR72 , HR37 , HCR64 , SCR19 , SCR3 , SCR6 , SCR18 , SCR11 , SCR22 , HB64 , HB68 , HB92 , HB130 , HB258 , HB633 , HB801 , HB89 , HB341 , HB451 , HB456 , HB579 , HB595 , HB621 , HB818 , HB841 , HB1064 , HB1101 , HB1191 , SB47 , SB82 , SB106 , SB206 , SB210 , SB248 , SB305 , SB376 , SB397 , SB441 , SB2 , SB19 , SB24 , SB50 , SB70 , SB96 , SB101 , SB103 , SB104 , SB114 , SB122 , SB159 , SB160 , SB173 , SB180 , SB182 , SB260 , SB412 , SB418 , SB424 , SB442 , SB460 , SB476 , SB1 , SB23 , SB32 , SB42 , SB43 , SB46 , SB51 , SB110 , SB113 , SB150 , SB154 , SB161 , SB218 , SB220 , SB221 , SB253 , SB289 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399 , SB404 , SB502 , HCR32 , HB955 , HB284 , HB617 , HB730 , HB926 , HB1125 , HB1194 , HB1203 , HB798 , HB998 , HB1084 , HB1223 , HB646 , HB824 , HB901 , HB79 , HR20 , HR74 , HB59 , HB306 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB682 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB911 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1234 , HB1240 , SB89 , SB68 , SB149

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• but multiple days and weeks when the wind doesn't blow, sun doesn't shine.
• I'm talking about their their function, their operating their day to day operations, you know, deciding
• And the reason he cared about cared about this issue is because we have a lot of Texans who struggle
• They can only survive in a home for a few hours versus a few days.
• So I ordered it the next day.

Bills: HB14 , HB 106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HB 1127 , HB1359 , HB1393 , HB1584 , HB1640 , HB1710 , HB2152 , HCR101 , HJR8 , HR51 , HB106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HJR8 , HR51

Committee: House State Affairs

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• the standard of care.
• At the end of the day, this is about making health care a little safer for the people who need it most
• It leaves our extensive rainy day fund untouched.
• day fund.
• I was a member when the rainy day fund was created.

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• He issues a written notice to the offending entity, and they have 30 days.
• After he issues this, he will investigate 30 days after that.
• Would you care to respond? Okay.
• to day making those decisions with them.
• , you know, bills and legislation that comes forward that impacts them, but we're not on the ground day-to-day

Committee: House State Affairs

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• Do you care? care? care? &gt;&gt; Yes,<00:25:08.159><c> sir.</c><00:25:08.400><c> Please.
• to</c> day to protect us.
• Every single day to day to protect us. Every single day to protect<01:20:50.159><c> us.
• </c> That's 47 days since it was introduced. That's 47 days since it was introduced.
• </c> care of children who go to camp. care of children who go to camp.

Summary: The meeting included a Senate recognition ceremony honoring the Winona High School boys basketball team for winning the 2026 Alabama High School Athletic Association 5A state championship. A resolution was read commending the team for its 101-40 victory over Silicag, noting the team’s record-setting performance, Brendan Davis’s MVP honor, the contributions of other players, and Coach Cedric Lane’s leadership. Senators and the lieutenant governor praised the players’ sportsmanship, the school community, and the team’s historic season, and copies of the resolution were presented to the team, coaches, and administrators. Several guests and school representatives also spoke briefly, including the coach and principal, who thanked the Senate and noted the team’s success and the principal’s retirement after 35 years. After the recognition, the Senate returned to session and adopted the Committee on Rules report setting the special order calendar. The calendar included Senate Bill 99 on the Ten Commandments, Senate Bill 298 on Class 3 municipalities, House Bill 381 on camp safety, Senate Bill 370 on tax increment districts, Senate Bill 363 on the Department of Economic and Community Affairs, House Bill 466 on firefighters, House Bill 95 on elections, House Bill 259 on stablecoin, and Senate Bill 342 on education. The chamber then took up SB 99, sponsored by Senators Kelly and Sessions. Senator Kelly described the bill as requiring local school boards to display the Ten Commandments, together with founding documents such as the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Alabama Constitution preamble, in certain history classrooms and common areas for grades five through 12, using donated displays and funds when available. He said the bill was intended as a historical and educational measure, not religious instruction, and emphasized the inclusion of a disclaimer stating Alabama is not establishing a religion. After extended debate and a petition to close debate from the Rules Committee, the Senate voted on the bill by long roll and passed SB 99, with the recorded vote announced as 30 yeas and 4 nays.

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• We're focused on same-day licensing.
• We want 90% of those done within 120 days, because we need to get busy on those and do those.
• We want 90% of those done within 120 days, because we need to get busy on those and do those.
• Up next on the agenda, we'll have docket 24-4101-2501, rules of the Long-Term Care Administrators.
• If you care to testify on this docket, we'd be happy to have you. Please come forward.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

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• </c> 11-day the 11 days. Let me find it. 11-day the 11 days. Let me find it.
• </c> executive session. and are just careful executive session. and are just careful about<00:07:07.520
• </c> So I see 30 days on line 25 of page four. I see 30 days on line two of page four.
• See 30 days on line 26 of page one.
• </c> care of protected shoreland. care of protected shoreland.

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• Again, Health care.
• Trump and the most recent budget are snatching health care, home care, food assistance from millions
• Have a great day. Thank you very much. Have a great day. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• We're providing hands-on care to California patients.
• They're providing hands-on care to California patients.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on California’s taxation of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations, especially the state’s water’s-edge election versus worldwide combined reporting. Committee members and witnesses discussed how unitary taxation and sales-factor apportionment work, why multinational corporations are a small share of filers but a large share of tax liability, and how foreign income, profit shifting, and double taxation concerns affect policy choices. The Franchise Tax Board explained current filing rules, the seven-year water’s-edge election, and recent filing statistics showing about 21,562 water’s-edge returns in 2023, roughly 6% of C corporation filers but about half of corporate tax liability. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and FTB staff emphasized that revenue effects from eliminating water’s edge are uncertain because foreign affiliate income is not directly observable, and they noted possible revenue volatility and administrative complexity. Several committee members asked about foreign government pushback, the burden on FTB, whether certain industries are more likely to shift profits, and whether companies would leave California; witnesses generally said there was no strong evidence that firms would exit the state because tax liability is driven mainly by California sales. They also discussed how California already administers both methods, how the election can be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on a firm’s facts, and how federal reforms like GILTI/NCTI, CAMT, and OECD Pillar Two may affect the issue. The second panel presented sharply contrasting views. One professor and a tax policy advocate argued that water’s edge creates unfairness, encourages profit shifting, and leaves California with billions in lost revenue, while a Tax Foundation witness argued that mandatory worldwide reporting would tax the wrong income, create double taxation and litigation risk, and impose heavy compliance burdens, especially for foreign-based multinationals. A later panel from the California Budget and Policy Center supported closing the “water’s-edge loophole,” saying it would raise needed revenue for public services and level the playing field between large multinationals and smaller domestic businesses. No vote or formal action was taken; the hearing was informational only.

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• Durkey Irwin, who is a Veterans Care IPS Employment Services employee for the U.S.
• floor to kind of just talk about their own experience and, you know, give everyone kind of an idea of day-to-day
• It's been night and day since becoming a public sector employee.
• It's been night and day since becoming a public sector employee. I'm very happy to add that.
• I forget what day. Oh, great. One day maybe. I don't remember. Monday or Wednesday.

Summary: The Disability Employment Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met and began with roll call, but did not have a quorum, so approval of prior minutes and an inspirational quote were tabled. A planned presentation from a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employee was canceled shortly before the meeting, and the agenda shifted to an informal discussion with two Treasury employees, Steve Kroder and Bill Collievis, about veterans with disabilities in the workplace. Kroder and Collievis described barriers veterans face, including stigma, employer misunderstanding, the need for frequent medical appointments, invisible disabilities such as PTSD and other service-connected conditions, and challenges for Guard and Reserve members balancing service with civilian work. They also discussed supportive practices in public employment, the need for better outreach to employers, the role of local veterans service officers, Military OneSource, TAP, and the importance of helping veterans navigate benefits and transition services. Commission members responded by emphasizing education, employer outreach, and possible resource-sharing through the commission’s website and toolkit. The committee then heard a presentation from Commonwealth Corporation on its Young Adults with Disabilities employment grant program. Staff explained the program’s funding, eligibility, training and placement model, and data from the prior cycle, including participant demographics, completion rates, credential attainment, employment outcomes, and wages. Members discussed benefits counseling, underemployment definitions, stigma around addiction as a disability category, and the need to connect grantees and participants with work incentives and benefits information. Commonwealth Corporation said grantees now receive training on benefits impacts and that the agency is open to further partnership. The meeting ended with a brief update on a planned commission event focused on youth and young adults with disabilities, inclusive workplaces, PCAs, and job coaches. Organizers said they were still securing a venue and were considering a hybrid or virtual format, with participation from youth organizations, the PCA Council, and the Arc of Massachusetts. The subcommittee then voted to adjourn.

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• She will bring that perspective and she will bring it every single day.
• There's a first day for everything.
• We'll accept those courtesies all day.
• Copies are available at the dais, specifically for Senator McLane. No.
• Copies are available at the dais, specifically for Senator McLean, no.

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• four months or 10 days days four months or 10 days from<00:23:59.960><c> what</c><00:24:00.080><c> was
• </c> I say you don't want 3,000 people a day I say you don't want 3,000 people a day out<02:19:17.040
• So one interpretation of all of this is they care about their work and they care about the mission.
• care about the work care about and they care about the work they're<04:11:33.520><c> not</c><04:11:33.720
• It was actually 12 days from when it closed to when the program got the list, only 12 days, 33 days to

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• We'll now return it back to the dais. Questions, comments from colleagues?
• When I'll turn it back to the dais, Mr. Zabur.
• , which can lead kids to miss days in school, and workers missing days at work.
• I'll turn it back to the dais. Questions, comments? Yeah, quick question.
• It's a good day. It's a... You are tempting the guys. It's a good day. Oh, I heard that.

Committee: House Natural Resources

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• </c><00:04:37.560><c> and</c> motans will receive primary care and motans will receive primary care and
• </c> premature baby who has an intensive care premature baby who has an intensive care stay<00:06:52.280
• efforts and have the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, or MCHA, oversee the day-to-day work
• </c><00:35:08.520><c> and</c> Bentley Graves um the health care and Bentley Graves um the health care
• Care, but affordable child care, housing, and other needs.

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• The day culminates with the rally at the Capitol Rotunda at 1:30.
• </c> you of the day you of the day today<00:01:35.200><c> and</c> today and today and uh<00:01:37.600
• That's way too much. 22 a day in the United States.
• Uh, 22 veterans a day in the United States and their lives.
• Uh 22 veterans a day changed for years.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

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• I received care at Florida's Moffitt Cancer Center and I give thanks to the brave, bold and compassionate
• And that was speaking into the Medicaid managed care plans that are required.
• You know I live by this acronym CHANGE: Children Have A Need to Grow Every day.
• Today is an interesting day.
• Albritton: Without objection, the Senate is adjourned for the day.

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• Mental health care is preventative care and is proactive care.
• Mental health care is preventative care and is proactive care.
• to use resources as we see needed and as we see fit with what our students are struggling with on a day-to-day
• We see fit with what our students are struggling with on a day-to-day basis, and that in no means is
• </c><01:42:52.960><c> uh</c> getting us through a couple uh days uh getting us through a couple uh days

Bills: HF56 , HF780

Committee: House Education Finance

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• it was a Tongla the name of the day it was a Tongla Choni<00:10:25.519><c> day</c><00:10:26.640><c>
• The last Veterans Day.
• ><c> legal</c> medical care, mental health care, legal medical care, mental health care, legal support
• </c> on one day the very next. on one day the very next.

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

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• for consistent services to child care providers.
• Sure, and I can just share my comments from the dais as the acting chair. Okay.
• Seeing none, we'll bring it back to the dais.
• These kids are not disengaging because they don't care.
• The bill is careful. It is limited. It is accountable.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The committee heard SB 1067, which would require annual math screening for kindergarten through second grade students beginning in 2028-29 to identify early numeracy difficulties and connect students to evidence-based supports. Senator Weber and supporters, including EdVoice, UC Davis researcher Charles Wilkes, and several education and community advocates, argued that California’s math performance is too low and that early screening would help close gaps before they widen. Opponents, including the California Mathematics Council, county superintendents, and the CTA, said the bill could narrow instruction, overemphasize deficit-based measures, and should instead be paired with stronger investments in teacher training and implementation of the California Mathematics Framework. Committee members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals while discussing how the screener would work and what kinds of follow-up supports would be needed. The committee also heard SB 1110 on child care subsidy administration, which would restructure funding for alternative payment programs and core contracts as the state moves to enrollment-based funding. Supporters said the bill would stabilize child care providers, improve payment timelines, and better reflect the administrative work of enrolling families and managing services; there was no opposition testimony. SB 1374, supported by the CSU and UC systems, would allow public higher education institutions to seek temporary restraining orders when credible threats are directed at a campus rather than a specific person. Supporters described recent campus threats that created safety concerns but did not fit current restraining-order law; there was no opposition. Senator Nilo presented SB 1321, which would direct the State Auditor to review remedial course use and student preparedness at selected UC and CSU campuses after a UC San Diego report showed a sharp decline in incoming students’ math readiness. Supporters argued the audit would help identify gaps in college readiness and the effects of K-12 changes, while some members raised concerns about bypassing the usual legislative audit process; the bill was held on call. The committee then took up SB 1086 on microschools, which would define microschools and direct model ordinances for local land-use regulation. Supporters said it would create a clearer path for small, individualized learning communities, but several members questioned whether the concept was sufficiently defined and whether the state had enough information to draft model ordinances; the bill was also placed on call after a quorum was established. Finally, SB 1181 was presented as a limited pilot program in Central Valley counties to connect schools with regional threat assessment centers when credible safety concerns arise. The author and supporters, including the mother of a student killed in a shooting and several students, said it would improve early intervention and communication; committee members raised privacy and federal-sharing concerns but indicated support, and the bill was moved forward on a vote once quorum was present.

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• </c><00:18:22.200><c> or</c> bills and the clock starts 60 days or bills and the clock starts 60 days
• Health care devices, use of devices to manage students' health care.
• </c> disability only going to be for a day disability only going to be for a day right<01:02:43.240><
• </c><01:11:05.199><c> with</c> makes it two sent we got careful with makes it two sent we got careful
• </c><01:56:41.840><c> after</c> days you know say 60 days after days you know say 60 days after that<

Summary: The subcommittee work session of the Education Policy and Administration Committee focused on House Bill 131 and House Bill 781, which were described as nearly identical bills addressing student cell phone use in schools. Members noted that HB 781 is an early bill and therefore needed committee action by Wednesday, while HB 131 did not face that deadline. The chair and members discussed the bills’ shared goal of requiring school boards to develop and adopt policies on student personal device use, with debate over whether the state should set minimum standards or leave more to local control. A major topic was funding. One member urged the committee to avoid creating an unfunded mandate and asked for some funding support, while others argued it was too early to commit money and that the committee should first establish the policy framework. The governor’s proposed funding was discussed, including a $1 million figure in the budget and a separate $250,000 amount referenced in the bill, but several members said the money would likely be insufficient to cover all students or pouch systems statewide. The committee also reviewed a handout reflecting proposed budget language that would require school boards to adopt policies on personal device use during the school day, with schoolwide implementation and exceptions for medical disability or language proficiency needs, and a DOE-administered grant program. Members spent considerable time on drafting details, especially deadlines and exceptions. They debated whether the bills should require school boards to “develop,” “adopt,” or also “implement” policies, and whether the effective date of the act should also serve as the deadline for school boards. They also discussed whether exceptions for classroom instructional use should be mandatory or merely encouraged, and whether the bills should explicitly include or exclude charter schools. Additional proposed exceptions included IEPs, 504 plans, English learners, and medical needs such as glucose sensors or insulin pumps, with some members suggesting medical issues be certified by a physician. No final vote or formal action was taken in the work session.

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• No care, no empathy, no accountability.
• They did not have to care because there are no consequences.
• They don't care. They're in denial.
• Of course he did, but you don't care.
• So I do think we have to be careful.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.