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• I have classmates who are from Pueblos and tribes in New Mexico.
• Our tribes, nations, and pueblos are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
• Two questions: What has the conversation with tribes looked like?

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• Chair calls Cecilia Flores with the Alabama-Cashada tribe of Texas. Welcome, ma'am.
• I show you registered as Cecilia Flores, and you're representing the Alabama-Cashada tribe of Texas.
• Thank you on behalf of the Alabama-Cashada tribe of Texas, one of the three federally recognized tribes
• The Alabama-Cashota Tribe of Texas supports efforts to preserve the integrity of our state elections.
• The list did not include tribal ID cards issued by federally recognized tribes.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• In short, this language both recognizes tribal sovereignty and adds flexibility for tribes to determine
• In short, this language both recognizes tribal sovereignty and adds flexibility for tribes to determine
• So, what are the roles right now of counties, tribes, and the state in all of these programs?
• ,<01:31:48.639> and<01:31:48.880> the right now of counties, tribes, and the right
• now of counties, tribes, and the state<01:31:49.440> in<01:31:49.679> all<01:31:49.840>

Bills: HF4609, HF4401

Keywords: infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy

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• There's a lot of work happening where we're disseminating funding to counties and tribes to be able to
• There's a lot of work happening where we're disseminating funding to counties and tribes to be able to
• is ongoing, and there is a lot of work happening where we're disseminating funding to counties and tribes
• to be able to figure out how and tribes to be able to figure out how can<00:20:48.080> they<00
• Um, and then this also, this change, is to align with federal law, make sure that tribes are able to

Bills: HF4438, HF4467, HF4379, SF3402, HF4349, HF4064, HF84, HF85, HF3804

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• Every tribe, nation, and ethnicity, let them...
• Every tribe, nation, and ethnicity, let them praise your great and awesome name.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• But without oil and gas, my tribes would have no capital outlay, severance tax bonds, right?
• school students who are enrolled or eligible for enrollment in federally recognized Indian nations, tribes

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• My tribe and others will irreparably be harmed by the Delta Conveyance Project.
• Yet now, the Governor wants to bypass laws put in place to protect tribes to fast-track this tunnel.
• it'll serve as a central place of sharing history and culture between California Native American tribes
• This is the same location where Governor Newsom apologized to the California Native American tribes.
• of the Indian Heritage Center has the voices and the culture and education of the Native American tribes

Summary: The hearing opened with budget framing from the chair and the LAO, who said the May Revision addresses roughly a $14 billion budget problem and that the environment and transportation subcommittee’s proposals account for about $1.9 billion of the solution. The LAO urged members to focus on solutions that do not worsen out-year deficits, to preserve reserves, and to defer major policy changes that are not necessary to pass the budget, including the newly introduced water-related trailer bills. Members also raised concern about a late-dropped Olympic-related trailer bill, which the LAO likewise suggested should be deferred for fuller review. The first major item was the Delta Conveyance Project and related water quality control plan trailer bills. The administration argued the proposals would streamline permitting, water rights proceedings, judicial review, and land acquisition, and would clarify DWR’s bond authority for the project. DWR said the project is needed to protect water supply reliability against drought, earthquakes, sea level rise, and other climate-related disruptions, and that the tunnel would help move water when conditions are wet and safer for the environment. Committee members from both parties questioned the timing, the use of budget trailer bills for major policy changes, the scope of the CEQA and water-rights changes, the lack of a bond cap, cost growth, and eminent domain protections. The LAO recommended deferring both water trailer bills without prejudice. Public comment was sharply divided, with labor, water agencies, and some business groups supporting the project as climate adaptation and reliability infrastructure, while environmental, tribal, fishing, county, and community groups opposed it as an attempt to bypass public process and weaken protections. The committee then briefly heard the DMV’s Digital Experience Platform fee trailer bill, which would reinstate a $1 system improvement fee to help fund the vehicle-registration phase of the project. DMV said the fee would raise about $7 million annually and offset roughly $59 million to $60 million of project costs, while the LAO noted it would help but would not solve the Motor Vehicle Account’s broader structural gap. The hearing then moved to California High-Speed Rail, where the new CEO presented an updated plan and said the project remains a major climate and infrastructure investment. He reported a revised Merced-to-Bakersfield cost range of $34.9 billion to $38.5 billion, said the agency is trying to reduce risk through direct procurement of materials, and argued that stable annual funding is needed to avoid higher costs from delays.

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• Assembly Bill 2506 will incorporate tribes into the existing framework for interstate cannabis commerce
• Assembly Bill 2506 will incorporate tribes into the existing framework for interstate cannabis commerce
• Once the land has been returned, the tribe plans to reopen the public park on this site, invest in its
• For thousands of years, Native Americans have used fire to steward the land, protect their tribes, and
• This bill ensures tribes and indigenous-led organizations receive a meaningful share of funding so that

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened in session, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a very large third-reading file while urging members to be at their desks for their bills. The day featured many support measures on housing, health care, public safety, local government, labor, education, and consumer protection, with repeated reminders that absent authors would have their bills skipped. Several bills were passed temporarily or retained on file, but the chamber spent most of the time taking up individual measures and voting on them. Among the bills discussed were measures on land surveying, nurse midwifery access, historic-district transit zoning, EV charging infrastructure, foreclosure equity protections, tribal inclusion in interstate cannabis commerce, outdoor advertising permitting delays, commercial building permit timelines, DUI penalties, farmworker disadvantaged-community designation, restaurant reservation bots, open-space tax exemptions, pop-up business permits, anti-hate training for officials, sideshows and street takeovers, utility rate transparency, CalWORKs eligibility, dynamic electricity rates, interior designer licensure, compost contamination, modular housing standards, small claims limits for businesses, Native American Day as a paid state holiday, rural maternity care funding, protective orders tied to defendant release, immigrant service provider privacy under Safe at Home, mentally disordered offender evaluations, compounded weight-loss drug regulation, plasma donation center rules, missing persons DNA database updates, AI chatbot safeguards for children, an official state apology to California Native peoples, foster youth housing navigation, CTE teacher credentialing, Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, CalFresh protections, public hospital physician employment authority, child care, and film tax credit changes for post-production work. Testimony was generally supportive from authors, who framed the bills as cleanup, modernization, consumer protection, or targeted equity measures. A few measures drew notable opposition or debate, especially AB 2624 on Safe at Home privacy protections for immigrant service providers, where opponents argued it could chill journalism and transparency while supporters said it was needed to protect people facing doxing and threats. AB 2208 and AB 2299 were presented as responses to federal HR 1 impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, and AB 2023 on AI chatbots drew emotional support centered on child safety and a reported suicide case. The chamber also heard strong advocacy for Native American recognition bills, rural health access, and housing affordability. Most bills passed with little or no opposition, often unanimously. Recorded votes included AB 1933 (48-0), AB 1696 (49-0), AB 2415 (54-0), AB 1820 (50-0), AB 1957 (53-0), AB 2506 (60-0), AB 2024 (58-0), AB 2418 (61-0), AB 1578 (44-17), AB 1600 (46-9), AB 1661 (44-10), AB 1715 (46-7), AB 1755 (66-0), AB 1787 (43-5), AB 1796 (45-6), AB 1812 (47-1), AB 1815 (57-0), AB 1827 (59-0), AB 1841 (64-0), AB 1868 (61-0), AB 1882 (64-0), AB 1889 (69-0), AB 2624 (49-19), AB 1897 (57-1), AB 1990 (52-0), AB 2009 (65-0), AB 2018 (60-0), AB 2023 (58-8), AB 2115 (65-0), AB 2162 (60-0), AB 2206 (62-0), AB 2208 (42-17), AB 2237 (54-0), AB 2241 (62-0), AB 2246 (56-1), AB 2249 (51-0), AB 2299 (51-1), AB 2311 (65-0), and AB 2314 (68-0). The session ended with the Assembly still working through the file, including the opening of AB 2319 on film tax credits.

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• <00:19:52.520> and<00:19:52.680> the<00:19:52.760> people brings to the tribe
• First, I would like to thank Representative Igo for his engagement with our tribe on House File 4703.
• First, I would like to thank Representative Igo for his engagement with our tribe on House File 4703.
• First, I would like to thank Representative Igo for his engagement with our tribe on House File 4703.
• Um, it's fine. >> [laughter] Um, first, thank you for working with my tribe on this.

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• For sovereign tribes who have territory, there is no PILT for that exemption.
• thanks for the question um for chair um thanks for the question um for Sovereign<01:14:50.520> tribes
• uh who have territory Sovereign tribes uh who have territory there<01:14:52.400> is<01:14:52.600
• <01:14:58.920> in<01:14:59.040> the two I think unallotted tribes in the two I think
• unallotted tribes in the entire<01:14:59.560> nation<01:15:00.040> and<01:15:00.159>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• relations staff person because of our interactions on a daily basis are just continuous with the tribes
• Pretty much everything we do touches a tribe, and we are constantly, daily, hourly working with them
• c><00:03:00.720> the basis are just continuous with the basis are just continuous with the tribes
• pretty much everything we do tribes pretty much everything we do touch<00:03:02.920> as<00:03
• > are<00:03:04.239> constantly touch as a tribe and we are constantly touch as a tribe

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That goes entirely too far, and it's bad news for tribes, for communities, and property owners on the
• That goes entirely too far, and it's bad news for tribes, for communities, and property owners on the
• . tribes. tribes. 30<02:02:18.560> years<02:02:18.719> ago,<02:02:19.119> Congress
• Congress must pass H.R. 2929, the Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Act.
• Tribe of North<02:07:09.679> Carolina<02:07:10.000> Act.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Just this session, some members of the legislature attempted to undo protections that tribes have fought
• that tribes have fought tirelessly<01:04:17.920> to<01:04:18.160> secure<01:04:18.480>
• Minnesota tribes maintain the right to hunt, fish, and gather wild rice.
• The Turtle Mountains are sister tribes with Red Lake.
• <01:19:01.360> of support this and all the tribes of support this and all the tribes of Minnesota

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• AB 2506 will allow the Governor to voluntarily enter agreements with tribes to allow state licenses to
• Tribes have, however, been traditionally locked out of operating in this new statewide legal market in
• This bill will add tribes into the existing interstate framework for cannabis commerce, recognizing sovereignty
• great job of outlining the intent here and the fact that other states have entered into and allowed tribes

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It's a formula award program that goes to states and tribes. All right.
• It's a formula award program that goes to states and tribes. It is a five-year program.
• we have the ability to subgrant our funding to eligible entities. program that goes to states and tribes
• . program that goes to states and tribes.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee heard testimony from the Energy and Environment Cabinet on the state-owned dam repair program and Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program. On dams, Commissioner Tony Hatton explained the legal definition and hazard classifications for Kentucky dams, noting there are 975 regulated dams statewide, including 76 state-owned dams, and that hazard ratings are based on potential loss of life or property damage if a dam fails. He described the cabinet’s screening criteria, including inundation mapping, engineering condition, and compliance status, and said the cabinet uses a design-bid-build procurement process to manage public funds responsibly. Hatton outlined current and planned dam projects funded from the prior biennium, including Willisburg Lake in Washington County, where work will address hydraulic capacity, unstable downstream slopes, and likely require a coffer dam, flood wall, auxiliary spillway, and raw water line replacement. He also said Big Bone Lake State Park Dam will be decommissioned, Clemens Lake Dam at Morehead State University is in design for a major rehabilitation, and additional projects include Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chenoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and a rehabilitation study for the Mud River at Lake Malone. The cabinet also requested $500,000 for routine repairs and maintenance. Members questioned cost estimates, inflation, and whether it would be better to fund design separately; cabinet officials said estimates are current best engineering estimates, costs have generally stayed within about 10%, and the current funding flow requires all funds to be available before bidding. The committee then received a status update on the electric grid resilience program, a five-year federal formula grant under Section 40101(d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Officials said Kentucky has received years one through three of funding, which has been allocated to state park facilities and municipal electric utilities, while years four and five have not yet been received and would go to distribution cooperatives and remaining municipal utilities. Projects discussed included upgrades at Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village, plus municipal projects in Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville. The cabinet said the selected projects focus on hardening infrastructure, replacing poles, wires, conductors, and transformers, improving vegetation management, and adding or upgrading outage management systems. Officials reported that all projects are under contract and moving into subcontracting and construction, while the Department of Parks is finalizing an agreement with Western Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative for the park-related work.

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• In when it comes to Native Americans, because it will be funded by the tribe, culturally relevant to
• built an inpatient, culturally relevant inpatient center in downtown Phoenix, 90 beds funded by the tribe
• And we also met with the Department of Health Executive Director Sherlyn Yazzie of the tribe.
• boon to treatment, especially when it comes to Native Americans, because it will be funded by the tribe

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• 00:57.400> the exempting these property taxes for the exempting these property taxes for the tribe
• 00:58.160> a<01:00:58.319> great<01:00:58.599> move<01:00:59.559> Madam tribe
• I think is a great move Madam tribe I think is a great move Madam chair<01:01:00.039> to<01:01
• I'm consulting with the tribes there, throughout New England, the South, and so really I think the way
• I'm consulting with the tribes there, throughout New England and the South.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair and members of the committee, on behalf of Pichanga, Tahone, and the Colusa tribes in favor
• ...tribes in favor, and hopefully you'll get an aye vote. Thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• in a linguistic and culturally appropriate manner, so as not to infringe on the sovereignty of the tribe
• culturally appropriate child care or limit any educational regulations adopted by Indian nations, tribes

Bills: SB241, SB145

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• Fire Protection to fund training center infrastructure for a fire resiliency center for the Carrick tribe
• ground for fire mitigation, and I'm very appreciative of including my budget request for the Kruik tribe

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on SB 100/AB 100, the early action budget bills, with a focus on Medi-Cal funding, wildfire recovery, and several smaller budget adjustments. The Department of Finance explained that the bill would add $2.8 billion General Fund and $8.3 billion federal funds for Medi-Cal, along with other items including wildfire-related local assistance for Los Angeles County, property tax backfills for fire-damaged local agencies, Cal OES wildfire monitoring authority, nonprofit security grants, the Property Tax Postponement Fund, FARMER and Clean Cars for All funding, foster family home insurance claims, Proposition 98 technical assistance for LA wildfire-impacted schools, teacher credentialing authority, and Proposition 4 climate bond appropriations for wildfire and forest resilience projects. Much of the member discussion centered on rising Medi-Cal costs, the recent $3.4 billion cash-flow loan, and whether the new appropriation would cover payments through June. Finance said the new funds were for program costs and cash flow, not repayment of the loan, and that no additional loan authority remained. Members also debated the causes of higher Medi-Cal spending, including expanded eligibility, higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, and federal policy changes. The LAO noted that forecasting errors are not unusual but that current revisions are somewhat higher than typical, though not unprecedented. Several members emphasized that Medi-Cal supports access to care and hospital stability, while others raised concerns about sustainability and future federal cuts. Public commenters largely supported the bill, especially the Medi-Cal funding and wildfire-related provisions. Health and labor advocates argued that the program is functioning as intended by covering more low-income Californians and preventing uncompensated care. Representatives of special districts and the Altadena Library District supported the property tax backfill provisions tied to the Eaton fire. The hearing ended without a vote, with the chair noting that the committee would adjourn for floor session and that the Assembly would vote on one of the early action bills later that morning.