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• for the Promise Program.
• of the Promise Program.
• would be the Arizona LEAP Program, the Community College Promise Program, the Arizona Promise Program
• It's a government-funded program.
• Ending the program. We're not changing the program. We're not telling them what to do.

Summary: The joint appropriations committee met on April 28 to review the FY 2027 budget package, including the general appropriations feed bills (HB 4138 and SB 1831) and related budget reconciliation measures. Staff described the budget as including about $17.96 billion in general fund appropriations, a one-time transfer of state monies to increase revenues, a 5% lump-sum reduction to most agencies’ discretionary general fund budgets, and several one-time restorations or continuations for items such as school facilities, child care, child safety, corrections stipends, and public safety operating costs. Members spent much of the meeting debating how the across-the-board cuts would be implemented, which programs might be affected, and how fund sweeps from prior-year appropriations and special funds would work, including questions about universities, public safety, rural hospitals, transportation grants, the Corporation Commission, and health insurance costs for state employees and troopers. A major point of discussion was the impact on universities and higher education. Arizona Board of Regents representatives said the proposed reductions and fund sweeps would affect already obligated dollars, research, staffing, and student aid programs, and could force difficult decisions about programs such as the Promise Program, Teachers Academy, and other pass-through funds. Committee members also raised concerns about whether the cuts could lead to tuition increases or reductions in services, while majority members emphasized that agencies and the executive branch should decide how to absorb the reductions. Another major topic was health care and the state employee health plan: staff explained that the budget includes a $228 million general fund infusion to stabilize the plan, while a separate reconciliation bill would raise employee premiums over three years. Members also discussed whether the budget’s changes to AHCCCS/Access and hospital eligibility rules could increase costs for hospitals and reduce coverage. Public testimony largely opposed the budget. Speakers from Opportunity Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents, and local governments argued that the proposal would shift costs onto working families, reduce support for education, housing, SNAP, health care, and rural infrastructure, and protect tax benefits for data centers and higher-income taxpayers. A mayor from Globe asked for state help after severe flooding damaged roads, water lines, and homes, while a motorcycle safety advocate asked the committee to review a DPS motorcycle safety fund appropriation. Committee members and staff repeatedly clarified that some items discussed were one-time appropriations not continued into FY 2027, that some fund sweeps were from unspent or unencumbered balances, and that the committee planned to take a mass roll-call vote on the budget bills at the end of the meeting.

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• University of Oklahoma and OSU because both of them have very big aviation, aerospace, and now space programs
• Do you have any information from other states or The future of what the staffing need is going to be.
• The 30 minutes came up because it seemed like a very conservative approach.

Bills: SB1670 , SB1716 , SB1521

Committee: Senate Technology and Telecommunications

Keywords: higher education, state regents, university research, technology transfer, intellectual property, patent ownership, royalty income, commercialization, startup companies, research partnerships, public universities, faculty inventions, student inventions, innovation policy, economic development, medical technology, biotechnology, energy technology, telecommunications, aerospace and defense

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• So that will become a much bigger portion of the program in the future years.
• And so with that, we are inviting up Colin Murphy, the co-director of the Energy Futures Research Program
• I'm, as you said, the co-director of the Energy Futures Research Program at the UC Davis Institute of
• You can prevent these future crises with relatively small changes to the program, sort of gradually bending
• In the future, the utilities will use the holdback programs for similar types of programs.

Summary: The hearing was a select committee discussion on the transportation costs and impacts of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with opening remarks from the co-chairs and members emphasizing affordability, climate goals, and the need to explain the program’s benefits to the public. The first panel from CARB and the California Energy Commission described how LCFS works as a market-based, declining carbon-intensity program that rewards lower-carbon fuels, supports zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and is intended to reduce greenhouse gases and local air pollution. They argued the program has driven billions in private investment, increased alternative fuel use, and that LCFS credit prices are not the main driver of retail gasoline prices, which they said are dominated by crude oil, refining, and distribution costs. Members questioned the panel on the gap between the regulatory target and actual carbon-intensity performance, the role of credit banking, which fuels are generating the most credits, how the 2025 amendments affected the program, and whether LCFS credits are truly additional. CARB explained that banking helps cost-effectiveness and investment certainty, that ethanol, renewable diesel, and biodiesel currently provide the largest volumes while electricity is expected to grow, and that the updated targets were informed by the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goals and the 2030 scoping plan. The Energy Commission said its data show environmental programs add some cost to gasoline but do not drive price volatility, which is mainly tied to crude oil and refinery margins. The second panel, featuring academic and research experts, focused on program design, out-of-state credit generation, and broader economic effects. Speakers said LCFS is successful because it ties incentives to emissions benefit, uses life-cycle analysis, and allows flexible compliance that lowers costs compared with more direct regulation. They also said the program’s benefits generally outweigh costs, that it can reduce air pollution disparities and support equity, but that some issues—especially indirect land use change, additionality, and older program assumptions—need more research and may warrant future rulemaking. One researcher noted that while LCFS likely raises gasoline prices somewhat, the effect is uncertain by design and usually smaller than normal market fluctuations, and another warned that limiting credit generation too narrowly could create legal and efficiency problems.

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• State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for health education programs
• that this bill affects the kids that we're raising and the opportunities that they have for their future
• And as a mother of four kids, I guess I should start with, For their future.
• However, I'm also old enough to remember when conservatives used to say, 'We do not co-parent with the
• So that's not conservative. I don't know what it is, but it's not that.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through routine orders, including committee reports and messages from the House. Several bills and resolutions were introduced, referred to committees, or advanced on the calendar. The Senate then resolved into the Committee of the Whole to consider a series of House bills, adopting amendments to measures including House Bills 629, 678, 522, 810, 684, 561, and 860, and reporting them back as amended without recommendation. The committee also reported progress on House Bills 613, 526, 670, and 549, which retained their place on the calendar. On third reading, the Senate passed Senate Bill 1294 on newborn hearing screenings after sponsor testimony emphasized early intervention, support from audiologists and deaf/hard-of-hearing advocates, and no fiscal impact. The chamber also passed Senate Bills 1353 and 1354, both housing bills expanding state standards for twin homes, duplexes, and accessory dwelling units in cities over 10,000; supporters framed them as property-rights and affordability measures, while opponents argued they weakened local control, increased infrastructure and parking burdens, and could benefit investors more than families. Senate Bill 1389, providing liability protection for property owners who allow polling places on their premises, passed unanimously after discussion about balancing voter access with premises liability. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1391, a technical fix preserving surveyors’ lawful entry authority for property and right-of-way work, and House Bill 727, which revises video voyeurism/extortion provisions to address AI-generated or threatened dissemination of intimate images and adds enhanced penalties when minors are involved. Finally, the Senate passed House Bill 542, the “Stop the Harms from Addictive Social Media Act,” after extensive debate over whether it protects children from addictive platform features or improperly shifts responsibility and creates surveillance and enforcement problems; the bill’s supporters argued it targets harmful platform design and parental control, while opponents raised concerns about legacy accounts, privacy, enforceability, and state overreach. Several roll-call votes were taken, with most measures passing by substantial margins, including unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1389 and 35-0 passage of House Bill 727.

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• You can't do this program.
• This bill has some program. You can't.
• . program. program.
• I don't think any of us will be future.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• House Bill 4662 establishes a grant program.
• And many other states have shortline grant programs.
• Currently, the safe routes to school program is funded through the Federal hazard elimination Program
• Um, the safe routes to school program, uh, is a federal program designed, designed to raid our highway
• program as well.

Committee: House S/C on Transportation Funding

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• We've had a version of the state agency, long-range planning program for nearly as long.
• Osceola County schools waiving in support and Asian for Florida's future.
• That created the state hemp program here in Florida.
• If that that's been the largest hurdle to the state have program.
• They also pay for inspections, conservation and facilities that he's them.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• By adjusting the fee structure, the bill seeks to encourage broader participation in the program, thereby
• supporting conservation and educational initiatives related to Florida's unique heritage.
• By adjusting the fee structure, the bill seeks to encourage broader participation in the program, thereby
• support. the fee structure, the bill seeks to encourage broader participation in the program, thereby
• supporting conservation and educational initiatives related to Florida's unique Florida heritage.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I anticipate we will hear from the state Division of Emergency Management at our future meeting.
• Mayor Morales: I think continuing that program is very, very important for future disasters, being able
• They've done programs like WebEOC, which is a program that we use in most counties in their emergency
• So again, very Kathy Perkins: grateful for state and federal programs that are turned on.
• directly as opposed to having jurisdictions run their own programs.

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• We created an AI IGNITE program, which is a 2 plus 2 transfer program to help more students from our
• Is there any anticipation that that might be part of the program you're developing?
• It's my program for the University of West Florida.
• It's my understanding that the program has been doing well.
• We are known for being conservative. We're known for being strong on military.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Jonathan Bordelon, Deer Program Manager, Louisiana.
• Jonathan Bordelon, Deer Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
• CWD cannot be transmitted to humans, but it could jump the species barrier and infect humans in the future
• But it maintains the emergency authority of the department, even with the reset for the future districts
• I would say that, you know, keeping hunters in the field and participating in future iteration, it's

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission/task force met on April 17, 2026, with a quorum present. Members adopted the agenda and prior minutes, then received an update on the chronic wasting disease (CWD) index case in Washington Parish. Staff explained that a hunter-submitted deer tested positive in January 2026, the case was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, and an emergency declaration was issued March 11 to extend the CWD control area into portions of Washington and surrounding parishes. The update also reviewed baiting restrictions in enhanced mitigation and buffer zones, the 180-day duration of the emergency declaration, and the department’s website tools for locating affected areas. The commission then agreed to table its own CWD task force recommendations while Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 was being considered during the legislative session. Senator Womack summarized SCR 24 as a “reset” of CWD policy. He said it would set a 1.5% apparent prevalence trigger, require at least 300 samples, shorten the management zone from 25 miles to 15 miles, and allow baiting/supplemental feeding from the opening of deer season through March 31 unless the trigger is met. He said the resolution would also help address feral hog issues and restore more normal hunting and economic conditions. Commission and staff members clarified that the resolution would not affect deer pens or livestock under the Department of Agriculture, and that if sampling goals are not met, feed bans would apply the following year. Several stakeholders testified on the economic and management impacts. Louisiana Farm Bureau representatives supported the effort to find a workable solution but asked for clarity on how the resolution would be implemented, especially whether emergency declarations would immediately impose new restrictions. They emphasized the need to avoid discouraging deer sampling and to consider impacts on feed suppliers, landowners, and hunting leases. A written statement from Vic Blanchard of the Louisiana Landowners Association opposed SCR 24 and HCR 4, arguing that easing restrictions would worsen CWD spread and undermine wildlife management. Other speakers said the resolution should preserve economic planning for feed businesses and allow the commission to continue monitoring disease prevalence. After public comment, the commission voted to table its recommendations and then adjourned without taking a vote on SCR 24 itself.

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• Jonathan Bordelon, Deer Program Manager, Louisiana.
• Jonathan Bordelon, Deer Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
• cannot be transmitted to humans, but it could cross the species barrier and infect humans in the future
• But it maintains the emergency authority of the department, even with the reset for the future districts
• I would say that, you know, keeping hunters in the field and participating in future iteration, it's

Summary: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission met on April 17, 2026, with a quorum present, adopted the agenda and prior minutes, and then focused primarily on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in light of a new positive deer detection in Washington Parish. Staff explained that the March 11 declaration of emergency expanded the CWD control area into portions of Washington and surrounding parishes, including parts of Morehouse, Union, Lincoln, and Jackson, and that the emergency rule remains in effect for 180 days unless rescinded earlier. The commission also discussed the task force’s report and recommendations, but the chair indicated those recommendations would be tabled pending legislative action on Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 (SCR 24)."} 0}

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• Eventually, these will not occur in the future.
• Our economic programs, you know...
• about it a little bit, is our Rio Safe program.
• DOT loves acronyms, our match. program our co-op.
• So we want to be conservative and make sure it's safe.

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• Parks or Department of Conservation that offers shooting ranges on either side of the state and open
• and not have the tactical background and education that somebody like... ...program and not have the
• So we went through with the Deputy Sheriff's Academy program is what it was at the time and stuff.
• I have never been through the SPO program, but I can talk as a law enforcement officer.
• It's a good program, and it's going to save lives. Is it going to be perfect?

Committee: House General Laws

Summary: The Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 2774, the Jeff Knight bill concerning gas-powered leaf blowers. An amendment was adopted to exempt the city of Clayton, Missouri, allowing it to ban gas-powered leaf blowers if it chooses. The committee then rolled the amendment into a House Committee Substitute and voted the substitute do pass by 12 yeas and 0 nays. The committee next took up House Bill 2176 by Representative Perkins and voted it do pass by 8 yeas and 4 nays. After that, the committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1730, sponsored by Representative Koslow, which would treat Missouri-made firearm suppressors that remain in-state as outside federal Commerce Clause oversight. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would protect hearing, reduce federal burdens, and not increase crime; members raised concerns about concealment and public safety, but no opposition testimony was offered and the hearing closed. The final public hearing was on House Bill 2504 by Representative Elliott, which would expand who may be designated as school protection officers to include additional school personnel, such as classified staff, if they volunteer, complete required training, and are approved through local school board and state processes. Supporters, including a school superintendent, security trainer, law enforcement officer, and public advocate, said the bill would improve response times in rural districts that cannot afford school resource officers and emphasized the extensive training and vetting already required. Opponents or skeptical members questioned whether adding more armed personnel in schools was the right response to school violence, but no formal opposition testimony was presented before the committee adjourned.

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• Also, these programs didn't exist, so every program that the department is approving right now had to
• Also, these programs didn't exist, so every program that the department is approving right now had to
• Also, these programs didn't exist, so every program that the department is approving right now had to
• Also, these programs didn't exist, so every program that the department is approving right now had to
• Also, these programs didn't exist, so every program that the department is approving right now had to

Bills: HF47 , HF434 , HF1503 , HF1702

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF434, cervidae, deer, elk, moose, chronic wasting disease, CWD, wildlife importation, animal health, biosecurity, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA, USDA exhibitor, species survival plan

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• This bill also directs the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to share their native plant
• As we discuss the future of data center development in Pennsylvania, we must also remember what has helped
• As we discuss the future of data center development in Pennsylvania, we must also remember what has helped
• It simply says that if a project is seeking the benefits provided under the program, it should not be
• It simply says that if a project is seeking the benefits provided under the program, it should not be

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed numerous guests and interns to the chamber, and established a quorum with 202 members voting on the master roll call. The House then received committee reports on several bills and a resolution, including measures from Consumer Protection, Finance, Communications and Technology, Rules, and Appropriations, and agreed to the reports. House Bill 1877 was reported as passed by the Senate without amendment and was signed by the Speaker for presentation to the Governor. The chamber adopted House Resolution 363, as amended, directing the Joint State Government Commission to study Pennsylvania’s early childhood education system, including the role of public and private equity in child care and recommendations to improve access and affordability. The House also advanced several bills on final passage, including House Bills 2551, 75, 76, 426, 1127, 2234, and 1585. These measures addressed issues such as banning government text-message collection of fees and tolls, medical licensing for physician assistants and physicians, native habitats at Commonwealth facilities, joining the dental and dental hygienist compact, a spent grain donation tax credit, and restrictions on mugshot removal fees. Most passed with broad support, though House Bill 1127 drew opposition over concerns about licensing standards and the compact structure. Members also considered House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Certification for data centers, and House Bill 2496, establishing a temporary pause on data center proposals while local ordinances are reviewed. Both bills were amended several times. Debate on HB 2650 focused on data center impacts on electricity costs, water use, noise, community benefit agreements, and farmland protection; one farmland-protection amendment was tabled, while other amendments on closed-loop cooling and enforceable local criteria were adopted. Debate on HB 2496 centered on preserving local control and home rule authority for municipalities, with amendments clarifying that local governments could continue curative amendment procedures and retain zoning powers. The House agreed to both bills as amended. The House also re-reported several bills from Appropriations and Rules, reconsidered and re-accepted a prior committee report on House Bill 2359, and announced caucus and committee meetings. At the end of the session, the House moved several bills to Appropriations, removed Senate Bill 1058 from the table calendar to the active calendar, and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 11 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• The program will provide...
• We have the opportunity to jumpstart this program.
• However, there's no state program.
• Instead, because of the small sites program, we not only purchased the building, renovated it, Program
• We're looking at that for a future bill, but that's how that works. Yeah.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories, with the author and supporters arguing it would make RHNA compliance more realistic and less costly; the California Building Industry Association opposed, and the bill was later approved on a 7-1 vote. SB 904 would codify and expand wildfire-rebuilding coordination and reporting practices used after recent fires, with supporters saying it would speed recovery and opponents questioning the need for additional reporting; it passed 11-1. The committee also took up SB 1091, which would create a state acquisition-and-preservation program for unsubsidized affordable housing to prevent displacement; it drew broad support from housing and tenant groups and passed 9-1, with members emphasizing preservation as a key housing strategy. Members also considered SB 1267, which would require EV charger installers in common-interest developments to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners responsible for costs arising from use of privately owned chargers. The bill was presented as a follow-up to prior HOA-related EV charging legislation, with support from HOA, EV, and climate groups and opposition from the California Association of Realtors pending amendments; it passed 10-0. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above the 750-square-foot exemption are charged only on the portion above that threshold, not the entire unit, and supporters said it would remove a fee cliff that discourages slightly larger ADUs. Cities, special districts, and fire agencies opposed or opposed unless amended, citing infrastructure funding concerns, but the bill passed 10-0 after extensive debate. The committee also heard SB 1361, which would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops. Supporters from L.A. Metro, labor, and housing groups said it would protect transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed; the bill passed 9-0. Two consent items, SB 722 and SB 1426, were approved without discussion. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly stressed the goals of streamlining housing production, preserving existing affordable homes, and reducing barriers to rebuilding and transit-oriented development.

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• Whoever owns quantum owns the future.
• All our students that are here, members, these are the faces of our future scientists, our future engineers
• , future mathematicians, future mechanics, and much more in the center.
• That's the future we're building toward.
• In fact, our county in Placer County just rolled out a program for individuals convicted.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senate Bill 1858 by Hinojosa relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vests and body armor grant program
• Senate Bill 1916 by Eckhardt and Menendez relating to the use of a load management program to meet an
• Senate Bill 1918 by West relating to Relative and Kinship Care grant program administered by the Office
• Senate Bill 1998 by Huffman relating to a preceptorship program in pediatric subspecialty for medical
• Senate Bill 2040 by Hancock relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program to

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• in common purpose and to legislate in ways that give rise to greater prosperity and a more hopeful future
• in common purpose and to legislate in ways that give rise to greater prosperity and a more hopeful future
• in common purpose and to legislate in ways that give rise to greater prosperity and a more hopeful future
• If you are conservative, you should not want secret police.
• If you are conservative, you vote.

Keywords: 1183, house