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• No, no, actually, Chairman Wobbema and Senator Powers, we've had those discussions about DOGE will be
• And so, yeah, we've been, actually, we've had conversations with the governor about it.
• Actually, we've had conversations with the governor about it.

Bills: HB1220

Committee: Senate Workforce Development

Keywords: accelerated degree, high-demand occupations, education reform, North Dakota, licensing, 908, all

Summary: The Workforce Development Committee reconvened to discuss House Bill 1119, which would create a child care advisory committee and authorize a Legislative Council program evaluation of child care services. Senator Hogan explained that the bill is intended to review child care licensing rules, child care assistance, and related laws and policies, while also giving child care providers a stronger voice in the rulemaking process. He described the proposal as a new model for legislative program evaluation and noted that leadership had been briefed and was supportive. Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s wording, scope, and structure. Senator Larson questioned the title and several sections, and multiple members suggested making the response language less directive and more collaborative, including changing “shall” to “may” in the section requiring a written response from the Department of Health and Human Services. Members also discussed limiting the advisory committee to the interim, clarifying that the evaluation would focus on child care services rather than broader early childhood programs, and adjusting language about enacted legislation to sound more neutral. The committee also discussed fiscal impact, with Hogan saying the evaluation would be done by Legislative Council staff and that any costs would likely be limited to meetings and existing DHS rulemaking activities. Members compared the proposal to other oversight models, including audit-style reviews and a possible DOGE process, and Hogan emphasized that the bill is meant to evaluate why child care issues keep recurring and why some laws are not fully implemented. No vote was taken; the committee agreed to continue refining the bill and planned to meet again the following Thursday.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, Ruth Sosa, on behalf of Power CA Action and Support. Thank you.
• our own power we're speaking truth to as legislators.
• privileged position of power as legislators, and so we must act.
• Tima Romero, on behalf of Power California Action, in support. Thank you.
• I am now on behalf of Power California Action and in support. Thank you.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• investor gets such a large market percentage that it gives them basically kind of monopoly pricing power
• However, the governor signed this bill into law March 31st.
• They were groomed and abused by a powerful and predatory man.
• By allowing them to generate power on site, they're not going to be taking power that's going to my house
• Kirk: 'Scotty, we need more power.'

Bills: HB2072 , HB2251 , HB2279 , HB2308 , HB2323 , HB2342 , HB2400 , HB2408 , HB2456 , HB2660 , HB2697 , HB2868 , HB2873 , HB2877 , HB2910 , HB2946 , HB2955 , HB2991 , HB4001 , HB4010

Committee: Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

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• So that there's less concentrated power.
• SB 1474 is a clear overreach of power by this legislature.
• SB 1474 is a clear overreach of power by this legislature.
• Of the most powerful person in our country is abhorrent.
• Once again, these SMRs are nuclear power generators.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We have nuclear power plants and so forth.
• I mean, look, New Orleans Power and Light and Louisiana Power and Light back in the '50s and '60s were
• I mean, look, New Orleans Power and Light and Louisiana Power and Light back in the '50s and '60s were
• Is independent power grids in a perfect world?
• We're the ones that authorize and give them their power.

Bills: HB241 , HB267 , HB467 , HB673 , HB744 , HB798 , HB1026 , HB1027 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1212 , HB1230

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: financial records, consumer protection, banking law, disclosure, service of process, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board, residential roof, coastal zone, fortified roof, building standards, construction code, insurance, hurricane resilience, safety, security cameras, abandoned property

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• Um, I'm surprised that we don't have more water dam power that's produced.
• Um, I'm surprised that we don't have more water dam power that's produced.
• </c> with an understanding that wind power with an understanding that wind power has<00:51:21.040><c>
• </c> actively generating power and revenue. actively generating power and revenue.
• </c> projects that are being built or power projects that are being built or power purchase<01:16:44.719

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Kristen Nimmers, Policy Campaigns Manager with the California Black Power Network.
• There are a few examples of recent intentional acts to suppress Black votes and political power.
• Ruth Sosa on behalf of Power CA Action in support. Good morning.
• But the bottom line was, you know, we had to shut the power off, get an electrician to come and fix it
• Ross on behalf of the City of Burbank, Burbank Water and Power.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Vice Chair Powers: Chair Hauck: Here. Vice Chair Powers.
• Does that account for the power plant, too?
• More of a non-closed system, or how does that relationship work with the power plant itself? Okay.
• Aaron Burst: Correct, Chair and Representative Powers.
• If I remember correctly, I think it was Governor Dorgan’s, but maybe the person coming up next could

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, Governor Newsom has streamlined wildfire regulations, one of the hallmarks of his administration
• In 2025, the governor issued an executive proclamation to expedite critical fuels reduction projects
• lines... ...are reporting on significant risk reductions to homes, the power lines, to communication
• The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority is the 17-member Joint Powers Authority that was born in 2020
• Those things, in a strong wind, break off, go into power lines, and then they keep going.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• So we see tutoring as a very powerful recruitment tool for future educators, but current state funding
• Chairman And it would not occur if we didn't have a Lieutenant Governor who didn't think that A-F is
• This limits their earning power, job options, and often their children's educational outcomes.
• We all know how powerful education is. education is in shaping young minds and Texas must ensure that
• In 2017, with strong support from the Lieutenant Governor, this committee... including some of you all

Bills: SB451 , SB762 , SB1490 , SB1262 , SB1459 , SB1750 , SB1962 , SB2252 , SB2253 , SB2365

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• By proposing a constitutional amendment, we give voters the power to decide in the 2026 general election
• </c><00:02:54.000><c> to</c> amendment we give voters the power to amendment we give voters the power
• And our governor is out in Nebraska and Iowa, waltzing around when we're at a $6 billion deficit.
• And our governor is out in Nebraska and Iowa, waltzing around when we're at a $6 billion deficit.
• And our governor is out in Nebraska and Iowa, waltzing around when we're at a $6 billion deficit.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There's four or five agencies the governor could name to work in partnership to develop a plan for having
• Two, use master contracts created by county superintendents or other districts with their joint powers
• We also have significant fire risks in some of our rural communities where the power is then shut off
• And again the waiver is not guaranteed, you know, so there's still the powers to be that can say no,
• rule as a public health safety and education measure over which the state of California has broad power

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Cut the check, black power every second of the hour. Thank you very much.
• And I'd like to start by commending Governor Newsom for leading the nation in being the first... ever
• As we've seen in Los Angeles, it can show the power of good government.
• This department's list is a powerful blueprint toward a reimagined program.
• Despite its challenges, the CalWORKs program has the power to transform lives.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Speaker, mayors, governors. >> Mr.
• Speaker, &gt;&gt; mayors,<01:43:41.360><c> governors,</c> &gt;&gt; mayors, governors, &gt;&gt; mayors
• </c> after taking power in Cambodia in 75. after taking power in Cambodia in 75. 1.5<01:54:57.119><c>
• <02:42:10.479><c> and</c><02:42:10.800><c> authority</c> power and authority power and authority attack
• It's<03:32:53.040><c> powerful.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The same year, Go-Biz added fusion to the Jobs First economic blueprint, and Governor Newsom enacted
• Some residents were out of power for days. Affected over 130,000 customers.
• Some residents were out of power for days.
• For many of us, an extended power outage is an inconvenience, but for some, like those who depend on
• SB 1350 will help California utilize clean hydrogen to decarbonize the power system.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of energy, water, and utility bills. SB 952, SB 1417, SB 924, SB 925, SB 1011, SB 1168, SB 1196, and SB 1350 were all discussed, along with consent items SB 1008 and SB 1245. SB 952 would give the Department of Water Resources more flexibility in meeting clean energy procurement goals for the State Water Project; it drew support from the State Water Contractors and California Municipal Utilities Association and no opposition. SB 1417 would extend transparency and notice requirements to mutual water companies, especially in response to wildfire-related rate increases in Altadena; supporters described lack of notice, meeting access, and public accountability, while the California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed the bill as overly prescriptive and potentially conflicting with existing law. SB 924 would modernize low-income energy assistance and weatherization programs to better measure affordability outcomes and tenant benefits, and it passed with broad support. SB 925 would direct the Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy; it was supported by industry and clean energy groups and passed without opposition. SB 1011 would require CPUC standards for human review of utility AI systems and labor consultation; supporters framed it as a safety and workforce protection measure, while utilities and business groups warned about cost, duplication, and overbroad regulation. SB 1168, now a study bill, would have the CPUC examine how data centers pay for load growth and rate impacts; it drew mixed reactions, with some industry opposition and some labor support after amendments. SB 1196 would speed utility hookups for ADUs and JADUs by allowing earlier applications and setting timelines; housing advocates supported it and it passed. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with strong support from hydrogen, labor, and utility interests, but TURN opposed it unless amended, arguing it lacked safeguards against greenwashing and resource shuffling. The committee also approved the consent calendar and several bills were reported out on recorded votes, with most measures advancing on strong bipartisan support and a few no votes from Senators Strickland and Dahle on selected items.

Transcript Highlights:

• Do we know why the governor vetoed the bill? Do you have any clue?
• So you had people in Houston over this past year who had governmental agencies that didn't have power
• In this context, I don't understand why we're expanding the AG's power by giving them the ability to
• of powers, and the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas v.
• Stevens, as power is more properly assigned to the judicial branch.

Bills: SB1113 , SB1117 , SB1206 , SB1460 , SB1802 , SB1906 , SB1917 , SB2340 , SB2455 , SB2680 , SB2690 , SB705 , SB748

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 1113, converter's license, converter license, motor vehicle dealer, auto dealer, vehicle conversion, converted vehicles, direct sales, retail sales, trailer, semitrailer, manufactured trailer, chassis, manufacturer's statement of origin, MSO, Occupations Code, Transportation Code, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, dealer licensing, general distinguishing number

Summary: The committee took up pending business first and reported several bills favorably, including SB 2139, SB 2610, SB 1856, SB 2530, SB 2401, SB 2858, and SB 3016, with most of those measures moving out on committee substitutes and being sent to the local and uncontested calendar or to the full Senate. The committee also heard SB 1906 on expanding Chapter 342E consumer lending rates; supporters argued it would modernize Texas law and expand access to safe, regulated credit, while opponents from Texas Appleseed and AARP warned it would raise costs on already expensive loans and worsen debt burdens. SB 1906 was left pending after testimony. The committee also reconsidered and re-voted SB 1856 after a procedural issue, with the substitute ultimately adopted and the bill reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1113, which would clarify that certain vehicle converters, including a Texarkana business, do not need an additional dealer license to sell converted vehicles. The bill’s supporters described a long-standing business model and said the new metal license plate rules had created problems, while the Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill in its current form and said it could be resolved through DMV action or narrower changes. DMV said it was still researching a possible administrative fix, and SB 1113 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2680, a Public Information Act cleanup bill dealing with emergency deadlines, business-day exclusions, and litigation timing; broadcasters and other open-government advocates argued the issues were already addressed by prior law and court rulings, while the Attorney General’s office said the bill would help with catastrophe notices and timing conflicts. SB 2680 was left pending. Other bills heard included SB 1117, which would allow any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin neuromodulators for aesthetic purposes in the oral and maxillofacial region; the author and dental witnesses said it would clarify scope and improve access, and the bill was left pending. SB 2340 would clarify the Attorney General’s investigative authority over Texas corporations, including pre-suit depositions and sworn written questions; opponents raised due process and separation-of-powers concerns, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 705 and SB 748, both TDLR cleanup bills, and SB 1206, which would impose timelines and notice requirements on municipalities reviewing transmission projects; SB 1206 was supported by an electric cooperative and left pending. SB 1460, creating an ethics violation registry tied to licensing consequences, drew constitutional and due-process objections from several witnesses and was also left pending. After a recess, the committee heard SB 1802 on landlord duties to repair mobility assistance devices like elevators and ramps in rental housing, with the author describing prolonged outages affecting seniors; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 2455, creating an Energy Waste Advisory Committee to coordinate efficiency and demand-response programs, drew support from energy-efficiency and environmental witnesses and was left pending, and SB 2690, targeting deceptive business-certification solicitations, was laid out and opened to testimony before the transcript ended.

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• And the governor has a proposal.
• If we went with the model that the governor has proposed, the effectiveness of this program would be
• </c> of motans we're pleased that Governor of motans we're pleased that Governor walls<01:06:37.839><
• to become patients, that they would stand in the way of doing that, we were able to convince the powers
• to be that there was no other the powers to be that there was no other alternative<01:25:30.480><c>

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• To remain the fourth largest economy in the world, we must invest in the health of the people that power
• PrEP is one of our most powerful tools for preventing PrEP is one of our most powerful tools for preventing
• been a leader in public health, and this bill continues that legacy by prioritizing transparency and power
• Unfortunately, at the time, our governor felt different, but it's coming back this year.
• At the time, our governor felt different, but it's coming back this year.

Committee: Senate Health

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a pretty high-powered group of ladies with us today to speak more about this project than I will
• all things aerospace and defense, from critical minerals to jet fuels, to our access to generating power
• And at the appropriate time, I think it's a great idea because the locals have the power to decide or
• And a blue card with Lance Maxwell representing Governor Jeff Landry, not wishing to speak.
• And a blue card with Lance Maxwell representing Governor Jeff Landry, not wishing to speak.

Bills: HCR35 , HB440 , HB515 , HB543 , HB614 , HB1010 , HB1039 , HB1088 , HB1122 , HB1179 , HB1200

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: tax delinquency, property sale, rehabilitation, Louisiana State Law Institute, legislation, homestead exemption, property tax, parish governance, Louisiana Constitution, voter approval, adjudicated property, real estate, political subdivisions, property sales, government authority, residential lease, tax credit, property valuation, Louisiana constitution, disaster response

Transcript Highlights:

• We've been really thrilled as a department, under the vision and direction of Governor Lou Hongrisham
• going to talk about how a program here, the coalition, Here, that's funded by ECCD, is a really powerful
• Now I'm back there, but with 40 years in early childhood leadership, I've seen firsthand the power of
• When we have our parent power hours every month, it's just so amazing.
• To power a data center from outside business?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee