Transcript Highlights:

• Senator McBroom requests that his amendment be withdrawn.
• Leader Nesbitt requests that his amendment be withdrawn.
• Leader Nesbitt requests that his amendment be withdrawn.
• Leader Nesbitt requests that his amendment be withdrawn.
• Leader Nesbitt requests that his amendment be withdrawn.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• Speaker, I yield back. and passing legislation to uh prohibit and passing legislation to uh prohibit
• It's actually quite appropriate.
• </c><03:55:49.840><c> building</c> co-sponsoring this legislation building co-sponsoring this legislation
• The yeas and nays are requested.
• </c><04:27:28.159><c> and</c> urge support of this legislation and urge support of this legislation and

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I request a moment of personal privilege. >> Granted. >> Thank you very much, Madam President.
• Request granted. Senator Sullivan. >> Uh, thank you, Madam President.
• If your guests are here as part of a resolution, the ones that you request from the Office of Legislative
• </c> resolution, the ones that you request resolution, the ones that you request from<00:48:08.079><c
• 09.280><c> legal</c> from the office of legislative legal from the office of legislative legal services

Keywords: 981, all

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• That disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative proceedings.
• The motion is due pass to Appropriations with recommendation to consent calendar.
• The motion is due pass to Appropriations with recommendation to consent calendar.
• We respectfully request your support.
• We respectfully request your support. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House of your Honor, at the request of Ms.
• House of your Honor, at the request of Ms.
• An act making appropriation for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations
• Piece of legislation.
• And now, in this legislative session, we In the medical care she is seeking or receiving.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted. The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition. Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.

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• </c> Reason by reason for really requesting Reason by reason for really requesting the<00:24:41.720><
• This appropriation is critical to ensuring that they can continue to serve the need that is out appropriation
• </c> and career counseling this appropriation and career counseling this appropriation is<00:32:22.639
• the general appropriation?
• </c><01:18:58.679><c> or</c><01:18:59.360><c> uh</c> they direct Appropriations or uh they direct Appropriations

Committee: Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's something that was flagged by legislative council service.
• And I'll stand for questions at the appropriate time. Thank you.
• And I'll stand for questions at the appropriate time. Thank you.
• We get millions of dollars in requests.
• So we are in full support of legislation. Thank you. Thank you. Miguel Villarreal.

Committee: House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:23:32.120><c> um</c> being requested um being requested um uh<00:23:33.640><c> it</c><00:23:33.760
• , one-time appropriations for public safety?
• </c> place within 2 years of uh legislative place within 2 years of uh legislative approval.<01:02:13.840
• /c><01:03:52.920><c> Madam</c> was going to request, Madam was going to request, Madam &gt;&gt; Um<01
• </c> a revenue source that is uh appropriate a revenue source that is uh appropriate to<01:08:10.520>

Committee: Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not an appropriation.
• It's not an appropriation.
• </c> Division requested. Division granted. Division requested. Division granted.
• </c> call requested. Roll call granted. call requested. Roll call granted.
• I would like to request a roll call vote. Roll call requested. Roll call granted.

Committee: Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The motion is due pass to appropriations. File number 14, AB 15, 17. Appropriations.
• The motion is due pass to appropriations. And file number 16, AB 15, 19.
• I just respectfully request an aye vote at the appropriate time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Just respectfully request an aye vote at the appropriate time. Thank you very much.
• Just respectfully request an aye vote at the appropriate time, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met under suspense-file procedures, with the chair explaining limits on testimony, position letters, and that bills with fiscal impacts of $150,000 or more would generally be sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately. Several bills were pulled from hearing, and a consent calendar of committee bills later passed 4-0. AB 761 by Addis, the only item initially slated for a vote, was ultimately held over to the next hearing. The committee heard testimony on a series of tax-related proposals. AB 232 would create catastrophe savings accounts for homeowners to save pre-tax money for wildfire, flood, or earthquake-related expenses; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and the California Bankers Association, but was sent to suspense. AB 1443 would exempt tips from state income tax for five years and was supported by the California Restaurant Association and a restaurant owner, but also went to suspense. AB 1435 would provide relief to businesses and property owners facing cleanup and security costs from unauthorized encampments and illegal dumping; it received broad support from business, real estate, trucking, retail, and local government representatives, and was referred to suspense. The committee also heard AB 1428, which would create a California Affordable Child Care Fund financed by a 0.5% tax on income above $10 million; child care workers and SEIU-backed witnesses supported it, while taxpayer and business groups opposed it as harmful to competitiveness and affordability. AB 691 proposed a tax credit for adopting shelter pets and covering veterinary costs, AB 1219 proposed a middle- and low-income personal income tax cut, AB 1354 proposed a credit for increased homeowners insurance premiums, AB 19 proposed an education savings account/voucher-style program, and AB 567 proposed insurance rate stabilization and related tax/fund changes; each drew testimony for and against where present, but all were referred to suspense. The meeting ended with the committee adjourning after the held-over AB 761 item was postponed.

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• upon request.
• upon request.
• upon request.
• upon request.
• upon request.

Committee: Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And if the appropriation stays at $190 million, our process would be to rerun our numbers and make sure
• We have a budget change proposal requesting $17.5 million for an outreach and engagement plan.
• In the governor's proposed budget, we requested $17.5 million for outreach.
• I consider a legislator threshold language to be audiobooks to go over the 60 pages.
• But that is part of the $238 million requests from counties in this space. Got it.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 and related federal actions on Covered California, Medi-Cal, and immigrant access to care. The chair framed the discussion around three main issues: expected losses in marketplace coverage as enhanced federal premium subsidies expire, new federal work and renewal requirements that would add administrative burden to Medi-Cal, and the loss of eligibility for certain lawfully present immigrants. Covered California testified that H.R. 1 and new federal rules, combined with the end of enhanced premium tax credits, are driving higher premiums, lower new enrollment, and more cancellations, especially among middle-income, Latino, and Black enrollees. The agency said California’s $190 million state subsidy program is helping lower-income enrollees but cannot replace the lost federal assistance, and it noted that roughly 120,000 lawfully present immigrants in Covered California will lose federal tax credits in 2027. On Medi-Cal, the Department of Health Care Services said H.R. 1 will require work and community engagement verification, six-month renewals for certain adults, and other changes that the department expects will reduce enrollment substantially. DHCS estimated 233,000 members could lose coverage by June 2027 from the work requirement and 289,000 from six-month renewals, with losses rising much higher by 2028; it also said it is using automation, outreach, clinic navigators, coverage ambassadors, community health workers, and street medicine providers to reduce procedural disenrollments. The department described a two-phase outreach plan and said it is working with counties on implementation, while the Department of Finance said the Governor’s budget maintains $190 million for the state subsidy program and does not propose additional changes at this time. The LAO said its independent forecast is somewhat higher than the administration’s, estimating about 2.1 million fewer Medi-Cal enrollees by June 2028, and urged the Legislature to review county administrative workload and readiness. Public testimony and member comments focused on the human and fiscal consequences of coverage losses. A representative from the Sacramento Native American Health Center warned that reduced reimbursement and coverage losses would destabilize community health centers, increase uncompensated care, and worsen outcomes by pushing patients into emergency care. Members raised concerns about paperwork burdens, county capacity, outreach effectiveness, and whether the state should do more to preserve coverage, including possible modeling of additional H-CARF spending and support for middle-income consumers and immigrant enrollees. The hearing did not take any votes or formal actions, but it ended with public comment and continued discussion of implementation and budget options.

Transcript Highlights:

• We want to hear about why you're here to support certain legislation or oppose certain legislation, but
• We will submit some testimony on this legislation as well.
• This legislation promotes the efficient care of patients.
• This is why the legislation is also crucial.
• This is why the legislation is also crucial.

Committee: Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with testimony on a wide range of health insurance and access-to-care bills. Early testimony focused on prescription drug pricing and pharmacy reimbursement, with supporters of H. 1326 arguing that pharmacy benefit managers and MassHealth managed care arrangements reimburse independent pharmacies too little, contributing to pharmacy closures and “pharmacy deserts.” The committee also heard repeated support for H. 1151/S. 742 on cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injury, H. 1288/S. 716 on telehealth parity for nutrition counseling, H. 1309/S. 761 on full-spectrum pregnancy care without cost-sharing, H. 1312 on insurance coverage for doula services, H. 309 on prompt access to health care by removing deductibles for certain services, H. 809/H. 1227 on biomarker testing, H. 1162/S. 810 on reducing inequities in access to medical procedures by limiting insurer cuts tied to Modifier 25, and S. 726 on insurance coverage for mobile integrated health. Testifiers included legislators, physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, emergency and rehabilitation clinicians, and patients and family members. Supporters of the brain injury bill said cognitive rehabilitation is medically necessary, improves long-term outcomes, and can reduce institutional care and public costs; they noted the bill has been heard repeatedly and has support from the Brain Injury Commission and prior favorable committee action. Supporters of the pregnancy care and doula bills described out-of-pocket costs as a barrier to maternal health and shared personal stories of high bills and unmet support needs. Biomarker testing advocates and cancer patients said coverage gaps deny patients access to precision treatment, can lead to avoidable suffering, and should be standardized across insurers; several speakers said insurers often deny claims despite clinical benefit. Dermatology witnesses said insurers’ use of Modifier 25 cuts reimbursement for same-day evaluation and procedure visits, forcing separate appointments and increasing patient burden. Mobile integrated health supporters described home-based care as a way to reduce emergency department use and hospital readmissions, especially for patients with transportation or mobility barriers. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing itself.

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• I request to suspend the rules for a... ...request to suspend the rules for a resolution.
• I got another request. Got another one? I got another request. Okay, Mr.
• to help them. appropriate employee to help them understand the appropriateness and the relevancy of
• So, thank you for this legislation. Thank you. Thank you for this legislation. Thank you, Mr.
• This is such important legislation.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• And so that's just the fourth other area of request.
• Our request for $6 million from the Navajo Nation.
• About was, and I have the legislation pulled up here.
• And I would just love to see maybe legislation to try to implement this legislation instead of just..
• I don't know if you'll join us again at my request.

Committee: House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• on Appropriations.
• Committee on Appropriations, AB 855, due pass to the Committee on Appropriations, AB 855, due pass to
• the Committee on Appropriations, AB 944, due pass to the Committee on Appropriations, AB 944 due pass
• to the Committee on Appropriations, AB 1003, due pass to the Committee on Appropriations, Due pass to
• the Committee on Appropriations.

Summary: The committee first took up a consent calendar of multiple bills, moving them forward mostly to Appropriations, with AB 1531 sent to Insurance. It then heard AB 645, requiring emergency medical dispatch training for public safety dispatchers who handle medical calls. Supporters said standardized dispatcher training would improve CPR and other pre-arrival instructions, especially in rural areas with long response times; there was no opposition, and the bill was moved to Appropriations. AB 716, on statewide hydrogen fire safety standards and a State Fire Marshal hydrogen expert, also drew support and was sent to Utilities and Energy. AB 783, aimed at lowering disaster rebuilding costs by allowing state contracting for construction materials in declared disaster areas, was supported by housing and building groups and moved to Appropriations. AB 591, creating a public works mutual aid plan for disasters, and AB 1200, expanding disaster preparedness through tabletop exercises, a State Lifelines Council, and CERT training, both received supportive testimony and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 300, which would require regular updates to fire hazard severity zone maps; witnesses from fire agencies and cities supported moving the review schedule to every five years, and the bill was sent to Appropriations as amended. AB 986 would add landslides and climate-change-exacerbated conditions to the definition of state and local emergencies; supporters from Rancho Palos Verdes and the League of California Cities described severe land movement and major costs, while members raised concerns about overbroad emergency declarations. The bill nonetheless advanced to Appropriations. AB 478, requiring local emergency plans to include pet rescue procedures and longer holding periods for rescued animals, was supported by the author, a mayor, and animal advocacy groups; members suggested revisiting the 90-day reclamation period and transfer rules, but the bill moved to Appropriations. Later, AB 598 proposed school mapping technology for K-12 campuses so first responders can access accurate layouts during emergencies. The sponsor and dispatch representatives said the maps could reduce response times and improve coordination, while committee members asked about costs, vendor neutrality, rural school funding, and coordination with the 911 Advisory Board; the bill was moved to Appropriations with members noting possible follow-up amendments. Throughout the meeting, several votes were left open for later addition, and the committee eventually recorded additional aye votes and one no vote on AB 783 and a not-voting position on AB 986 before adjourning.

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• Everyone wants... ...to handle all of their requests by the shipping companies.
• This legislation remedied that. I'm very proud of it, Mr. Chair.
• This is a technical fix that was missed in the original legislation.
• It will still be subject to legislative appropriation and will only be done if there's money available
• Finally, the RAD Fund is not appropriated. AIG.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard an informational presentation on transportation fuel supply in Arizona from Gordon Shemp of Nemecu Analytics. He described Arizona’s dependence on pipeline deliveries, limited terminal inventories, and the resulting vulnerability to outages and price spikes. He also discussed recent refinery closures in California, increased imports from overseas, and a proposed Kinder Morgan project that could add east-to-west capacity into Phoenix. Committee members asked about fuel formulations and how many fuel types move through the system; Shemp said the project would not change destination fuel specifications and that multiple fuel products already move through the pipelines. The committee then took up House Bill 2758, which would allow groundwater transport from the McMullen Valley basin to an initial AMA and related uses, with provisions for eligible entities, transportation fees, and water improvement programs. Supporters, including Stan Barnes, Jim Downing, and Barry Arons, argued the bill follows the 1991 transfer-basin framework, provides needed water augmentation for urban Arizona, and includes local benefits and guardrails. Opponents, including La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, Devonna Sater, and Ed Curry, said the bill would worsen groundwater decline, subsidence, and well failures in Salome and Wenden and favored rural communities being used to solve urban water shortages. The committee approved HB 2758 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also considered HB 2078, which clarifies that certain aggregate mining reclamation notice requirements apply only to new reclamation plans and new aggregate operations, not existing mines. The sponsor said the bill fixes confusion from prior legislation, and the committee passed it 5-0. HB 2031, extending the deadline for applying for a certificate of grandfathered right in the Wilcox AMA from 15 to 27 months, also passed after some members argued the extension was needed for affected applicants while others said it would delay needed protections. HB 2102, allowing county improvement districts in certain basins to use eminent domain for a well and standpipe site and to operate domestic water delivery systems, and HB 2103, allowing gifts and fee revenues to support water hauling and local water improvement programs, both passed 4-3 despite opposition that they were only partial fixes. Later, HB 2117, which increases the annual distribution cap for conservation district education centers and shifts Environmental Special Plate Fund disbursements to the Natural Resource Conservation Board, passed 5-2 after supporters called it a technical cleanup and one member objected to changing the administering entity. HB 2261, revising agricultural property tax valuation terminology and requiring income-based valuation for agricultural real property, passed 4-3 after assessors and county representatives warned it would remove agricultural improvements from the tax rolls and shift costs to homeowners, while farm groups said it would clarify and stabilize agricultural taxation. Finally, HB 2262, transferring the Resource Analysis Division from the State Land Department to the Arizona Geological Survey and changing related geospatial advisory duties, was presented with State Land Department concerns that the bill left several duties and funding questions unclear; the transcript ends before any final action on HB 2262.

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation is critical.
• So we respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• The motion is do pass to the Appropriations Committee.
• And when the time is appropriate, I respectfully request your aye vote.
• The motion is due pass to the Appropriations Committee.

Committee: Local Government

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Consent, do pass as amended to Appropriations Committee.
• In your legislation, there is a cap of $4,000 per year on tuition.
• I cannot support the legislation before me with the cap. Thank you.
• For these reasons, we respectfully request a no vote. Thank you so much.
• Motion is due pass to your Appropriations Committee chair. AB 1831.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met for a policy hearing on several higher education bills. AB 1534 (Irwin) would create a California approval process for short-term workforce Pell Grant programs; supporters said it would expand access to job training with consumer protections, while a neutral witness urged more work on implementation. Members raised concerns about the bill’s $4,000 tuition cap, but the measure passed 5-1 with an urgency clause and was sent to Labor and Employment. AB 1831 (Irwin) would cap compensation for certain CSU administrators, bar raises in years when tuition rises, and repeal a 2025 executive pay resolution; the author said she would amend the bill to remove retroactive repeal, narrow the scope, and clarify that it applies to base salary and non-represented managers. CFA, students, and labor groups supported the bill as an accountability measure, while CSU opposed it, arguing the cap would hurt recruitment and retention. The committee approved the bill 4-1-3 and sent it to Appropriations. The committee also advanced AB 1555 (Hadwick), which would allow up to 200 students to qualify for in-state tuition at College of the Siskiyous under a cross-border regional arrangement; it passed unanimously to Appropriations. AB 1552 (Jackson), requiring the community colleges and CSU and requesting UC to report recommendations on civic engagement and democracy education, also passed to Appropriations after some members objected that such programs could be used for partisan activity. AB 1829, which expands CalWORKs student-parent support by allowing more direct aid and waiving a 25% work-study employer match at the colleges’ discretion, passed 8-1 and was re-referred to Human Services. The committee later added on consent items and adjourned after announcing its next hearing date.

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• appropriation or authority to do.
• Without the legislative appropriation or authority to do so, we have done the six and four pay increase
• , but the way that OCOVA was set up is they could do the appropriation as long as it was in the appropriation
• So we're basically saying that that needs to be a legislative and appropriations matter with salaries
• They said the idea came out of legislative counsel, so if legislative counsel can explain how they would

Committee: Appropriations

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation. Representative O’Brien explained the House changes, including funding for a restored Veterans Benefits Specialist FTE, salary equity adjustments for the commissioner and veterans service officers, one-time funding for veteran homelessness services, carryover authority for the Fargo Fisher House, and a highly rural transportation grants program. Members also discussed the commissioner’s prior salary increase and the use of transportation grant funds for administrative costs, as well as the status of the Fisher House project. The committee adopted amendment 25.092.0203 and then gave SB 2025 a do pass recommendation as amended, with Representative O’Brien as carrier. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2307, the library bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed the fiscal note, but several members objected on policy and process grounds, citing constitutional concerns, potential costs to counties and state’s attorneys, and the fact that the bill had not been heard as a full policy hearing. The amendment failed 4-19. The committee then voted do not pass on SB 2307 as introduced, and Representative Murphy was named carrier. The committee also briefly discussed House Bill 2188 on the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority. Representative Bosch described the program’s grant and low-interest loan authority and the Senate’s reduced funding levels. The committee amended the bill to restore the Senate funding amounts in Section 3, then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Kempenich carrying it. Finally, the committee considered two rural development bills and chose Senate Bill 2097, the rural endowment fund bill, for do not pass while advancing House Bill 2390, which uses regional councils to distribute rural development grants. The committee amended HB 2390 to lower the population threshold from 4,500 to 3,000, kept the 50% set-aside for communities under 1,500, and then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Mitskog as carrier.