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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.

Transcript Highlights:

• 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 returned, the tribe plans to reopen the public park on this site, investing 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

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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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.

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• in the northeast part of the state, and I think that would include Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Tribe
• And Spirit Lake Tribe to get care from Grand Forks. That's better for the families.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The HR division continued work on the behavioral health budget, with members revisiting several funding items and generally agreeing to hold provider inflation increases until the full division picture is clearer. They tentatively supported additional funding for Community Connect and Free Through Recovery, as well as increases for the drug court program and peer support, while clarifying that some items were already in the House version and others were one-time or grant-related expenditures. The committee spent considerable time on a proposed $2 million behavioral health services program for nursing homes and basic care facilities. Senator Mathern brought revised language to describe a capitated payment model for training, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral disorders and disruptive behaviors. Some members remained skeptical and wanted to see the amendment before deciding, but the discussion centered on whether the funding would help nursing homes accept patients who otherwise end up in state hospitals or acute care settings. Members also discussed several one-time funding items, including electronic health record and legacy system upgrades, network redundancy for the state hospital, partial hospitalization/intensive day treatment expansion, and a bathroom remodel at the Southeast Human Service Center. The committee restored the bathroom project to the original $972,000 estimate after concerns that the House reduction would not cover the needed ADA and plumbing work. They also debated a $12.96 million behavioral health facility grant for Altru in Grand Forks, with some members opposing it and others supporting it as a regional service expansion, but ultimately set it aside for later consideration. The meeting ended with staff flagging other sections of the bill, including the opioid settlement advisory language, the state hospital steering committee, behavioral health education grants, and the system of care grant. The chair announced that medical services would be taken up the next day, and members agreed to adjourn after planning to revisit unresolved behavioral health items and vote on the held bill later.

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• His beloved paternal grandmother had Indian roots from a tribe in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, and
• to family stories, his grandparents left Mexico for Arizona. to escape deadly persecution of local tribes

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's relating to the Nancy Munn tribe and the investigation there.
• And following up on what Delegate Hope asked about the tribes, the federally recognized tribes create

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• I go into poverty-stricken Indian tribes, and I've also worked on grants for children, victims of crimes
• I go into poverty-stricken, Indian tribes, and I've also worked on grants, children, stricken, Indian
• tribes, and I've also worked on grants, children, victim of crimes, and their caregivers, you know.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard HB 2842, a deed-fraud prevention bill that would create an early alert system for property owners when escrow is opened on their property. The sponsor and several witnesses, including a victim, an Attorney General investigator, and the Department of Real Estate commissioner, described widespread deed fraud and said the bill would provide proactive notice before a fraudulent transfer is completed. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment shifting the reporting entity from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department, then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. Members then considered HB 2667, which would require recipients of state first-time homebuyer or down payment assistance programs to be Arizona residents for two years and to occupy the home as a primary residence for two years, while barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help younger Arizonans and keep assistance focused on residents invested in the state. Opponents and other members raised concerns that the bill could conflict with existing federal and lender requirements and could reduce participation in local down payment programs; after discussion, the committee passed the bill 4-3. HB 2020 was heard next and would reduce certain school-disruption offenses to a class 1 misdemeanor for minors and narrow the definition of interference with an educational institution. The sponsor and a parent described a case in which a student was charged too harshly after a school altercation, while a public commenter urged case-by-case discretion and warned against saddling children with felonies. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and updates notice rules, including electronic newspaper publication. After adopting two amendments, members passed it 4-3. HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to restrict public access to certain identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers, passed unanimously. HB 2858, creating a 1% Arizona-bidder preference in certain state procurement ties, also passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2660, which adds procedural protections and oversight for health profession licensing board actions, passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor and a physician who said board actions had chilled speech and due process. Finally, HB 2063, appropriating $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, passed unanimously after strong support from oversight advocates and former corrections stakeholders, and HB 2681, extending civil-service appeal deadlines from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed HB 2812, which would raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; witnesses supported the increase and members began discussing a possible amendment to allow retirees to transfer the payout into a health savings arrangement, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• New Mexico contains 23 federally recognized tribes, 19 Pueblos, 3 Apache tribes, and the Navajo Nation
• New Mexico is privately owned. 53.5% is owned by the federal government, the state government, or tribes

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• Just so you know, it's really difficult for very rural communities like the tribes that I represent to
• Just so you know, it's really difficult for very rural communities like the tribes that I represent to
• right now is that when general fund dollars are taken back from any one of the Pueblos, nations, or tribes

Keywords: 996, all