Transcript Highlights:

• It requires the governor to consult with the board's director and chair when making appointments and
• to consult with &gt;&gt; It requires the governor to consult with the<00:18:46.520><c> board's</c><00
• to have a say, so it adds a governor appointee who has relevant knowledge and experience.
• There are three portraits of women out of the 87 that hang in our halls of power.
• Um please attend and please also power.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• You can just plug it into the wall and it will reduce the power, you know, your power needs.
• </c><01:08:49.920><c> needs</c> power, you know, your power needs power, you know, your power needs or
• However, it's power. have. However, it's power.
• </c> generation of power through the panels. generation of power through the panels.
• </c> of the power plants in New Hampshire. of the power plants in New Hampshire.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It establishes basic standards of conduct and prohibits the use of confessions of judgment and power
• Meanwhile, the number of community banks has declined nationwide, concentrating financial power among
• Chairman, Scott Governor, for the American Financial Services Association and the California Financial

Summary: The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee met and first approved the consent calendar, which included AB 2028, AB 2425, and committee bill AB 2795, all sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also noted that AB 2558 and AB 2746 had been pulled from the agenda. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including acceptance of written testimony and rules against disruptive conduct. The committee then heard AB 2116, which would require registration and basic conduct standards for certain small-business financing providers, including merchant cash advance companies, and prohibit confessions of judgment and power-of-attorney provisions before default. Supporters argued the bill would close an oversight gap and improve transparency for small businesses; a small business owner testified that a purported 13% loan turned out to have a 235% APR. Opponents said the bill mixed consumer and commercial regulation and could restrict access to capital, though they supported banning confessions of judgment. The bill passed on a roll call vote and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2243, by Assembly Member Haney, proposed creating a state bank commission to study whether California should establish a state bank or other public financing tools. Supporters said a public banking model could reduce borrowing costs, keep more public money in-state, and better finance housing, infrastructure, and other public priorities; opponents from banking groups raised concerns about taxpayer exposure, deposit guarantees, and the use of public funds and existing lending structures. The bill passed and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2350, which would set guardrails on rent-now-pay-later products for rental housing; supporters said these products can lead to high fees, debt, and eviction risk, while industry groups opposed the bill unless amended. AB 2350 passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. At the end of the meeting, the committee completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It establishes basic standards of conduct and prohibits the use of confessions of judgment and power
• Meanwhile, the number of community banks has declined nationwide, concentrating financial power among
• Chairman, Scott Governor, for the American Financial Services Association and the California Financial

Committee: House Banking and Finance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Messages from the Governor, there are none. There are none.
• Lieutenant Colonel Fusakis and the Evzones, who serve as Greece's presidential guard and stand as a powerful
• since 2008 that these retirees have seen any type of increase, which has cut into their purchasing power

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of several bills to different committees and permission for committees to notice bills pending re-referral. A motion by Assemblymember Castillo to suspend the rules and take up AB 2670 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. Assemblymember DeMaio then moved to re-refer AB 2624 back to the Privacy Committee, arguing the bill had been misrepresented in committee; the Majority Leader’s substitute motion to move to the Daily File was accepted 44-19, and the chamber proceeded to regular business. On the Daily File, the Assembly adopted ACR 120 on Positive Parenting Awareness Month after Senate amendments were concurred in 56-0. It also adopted ACR 150 declaring California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, with broad support and 62 coauthors added. Several policy bills then passed, including AB 2233 on autism treatment access and missed appointments (57-0), AB 1601 creating a pathway for a Sonoma County retiree COLA review (50-3), and AB 1801 expanding notice and transparency requirements for private detention facility approvals (45-16). The chamber also adopted H.R. 103 recognizing Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, with 60 coauthors added. Members also gave guest introductions recognizing the Greek Evzones, the Whitney High School girls cross country team, and dispatch and public safety telecommunicator guests. Additional resolutions on the consent calendar, including ACR 130, ACR 172, and H.R. 104, were added to by coauthors and then adopted along with the remaining consent calendar items, which passed 62-0. The Assembly then announced upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjourned until Monday, April 20 at 1 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Messages from the Governor, there are none. There are none.
• Lieutenant Colonel Fusakis and the Evzones, who serve as Greece's presidential guard and stand as a powerful
• since 2008 that these retirees have seen any type of increase, which has cut into their purchasing power

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All the power here is with a business owner. None of it is with the workers.
• Our governor was recently rumored to be on Epstein Island.
• what constitutional rights can be waived, especially when the legislature does not even have that power

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• The commission would not merely be advisory, but would have actual power and authority to make decisions
• We have the power to shape what this looks like for California and send a message of accountability that
• That's because there's five, and they're all appointed by the governor. And this is different.

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee met to adopt its 2025-2026 rules and hear three bills. The committee first adopted the rules on a roll call vote, then heard AB 1303 by Assemblymember Valencia, which would clarify that a Social Security number is not required to apply for California Lifeline and would restrict sharing subscriber information with immigration enforcement absent a court warrant or subpoena. Supporters said the bill would help vulnerable Californians, including undocumented residents, domestic violence survivors, unhoused people, and identity theft victims, access essential communications services; there was no opposition. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to Judiciary. The committee next heard AB 1271 by Assemblymember Bonta, which would require broadband providers to report pricing and speed-performance data to the Department of Consumer Affairs and make the information publicly available, with privacy protections and a standardized reporting template. Supporters argued the bill would improve transparency and help consumers, local governments, and the state understand what broadband service Californians are actually receiving; testimony highlighted disparities in speed and pricing in low-income communities. The bill was amended in committee and passed on a due pass as amended motion to the Committee on Business and Professions. Finally, the committee heard AB 693 by the chair, Assemblymember Boerner, which would consolidate broadband and digital equity functions into a new Department of Broadband and Digital Equity and create an 11-member commission with decision-making authority. Supporters said the current split between agencies creates delays and coordination problems, while members discussed governance, geographic representation, and whether the proposal would require follow-up constitutional or statutory changes. The bill passed 9-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Afterward, the committee added AB 1303 and AB 1271 as later add-ons, both of which were also reported out, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Um, please understand that these water districts are, uh, have a lot of influence and power and certainly
• Uh, so in the interest of the amount of power these, uh, water districts have now, um, I think it's high
• you get, if you recall, for those of you guys who are here with the previous testimony, uh, when Governor

Bills: HB 279 , HB 310 , HB 365 , HB 391 , HB 420 , HB 422 , HB 638

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing

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• In other words, anywhere AI has real power over people's lives.
• </c> has a real power over people's lives. has a real power over people's lives.
• Message from the Governor. Fight me now.
• Message<03:45:23.000><c> from</c><03:45:23.440><c> the</c><03:45:23.560><c> Governor.
• </c> Message from the Governor. Fight me now. Message from the Governor. Fight me now.

Keywords: 981, all

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• outage, we can quickly move a generator and get your power system, your, uh, water generation going
• water system today so that when there's water system today so that when there's a<00:39:29.960><c> power
• 30.720><c> can</c><00:39:30.880><c> quickly</c><00:39:31.200><c> move</c><00:39:31.400><c> a</c> a power
• outage, we can quickly move a a power outage, we can quickly move a generator<00:39:32.080><c> and</
• </c> generator and get your power system generator and get your power system your,<00:39:33.520><c> uh

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee received a budget and program update from Kentucky Emergency Management on the state’s urban search and rescue buildout. Eric Gibson and Doug Hargrave said the legislature’s funding was used to create FEMA-type urban search and rescue capacity, including Kentucky Task Force 1 and 2, the incident support team, and the helicopter aquatic rescue/hoist team. They emphasized that the effort is not just equipment purchases but also training, credentialing, warehouse and training-facility development, canine program expansion, and coordination with local search and rescue agencies across the Commonwealth. Gibson reported that the agency executed 99.4% of the $16.175 million appropriation by the end of the fiscal year and said the team met its readiness target ahead of schedule, with equipment already being deployed in recent flood response operations. He also said $500,000 per year was set aside for local search and rescue grants, with about $482,000 awarded to 29 teams in one year and $490,000 to 36 teams in the next, averaging about $20,000 per grant. Several members urged the committee to consider increasing support for local responders in future budgets, noting rising equipment costs and the importance of local teams as first on scene. Members asked about staffing, coverage, and benefits. Gibson explained that the task force is a mixed workforce of full-time fire personnel loaned from local departments, professional service staff such as doctors and engineers, and temporary deployment staff, with workers’ compensation coverage provided through KYEM and/or home agencies depending on the arrangement. He also said local search and rescue members are not currently included in line-of-duty death benefits. In response to questions about coverage and deployment, he described the two task force locations as designed to keep resources within roughly 100 miles of every Kentuckian. The discussion also turned to recent flood response and disaster recovery. Gibson said the state had mobilized up to 24 teams over the weekend, documented roughly 60 to 80 water rescues or assisted evacuations, and was seeing significant damage in counties such as Cumberland, Clinton, and Metcalfe, including agricultural losses. He said several counties were meeting FEMA public assistance thresholds and that the state was preparing a broader relief request that could include FEMA, SBA, and USDA assistance. He also updated members on efforts to claw back and reallocate unused “strained fiscal liquidity” funds by the statutory deadline, saying notices were sent and funds were redirected where possible to unmet local needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• You have the power to make change happen.
• You have the power to make change happen.
• on this bill, the previous bill, very powerful.
• Really, really very powerful testimony. Thank you.
• It was a powerful moment, with alarms sounding and staff rushing.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.

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• </c> Juvenile Justice and transfers the power Juvenile Justice and transfers the power and<00:07:02.560
• They went to the governor and asked, can we develop a definition of torture?
• They went to the governor and asked, can we develop a definition of torture?
• </c> um uh I think governor um uh I think governor sinunu<01:02:45.839><c> and</c><01:02:46.119><c> Governor
• </c> there's really nothing more powerful there's really nothing more powerful than<01:44:07.400><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The governor recommended two. Uh I think that's a great compromise.
• The governor recommended two. modules. The governor recommended two.
• </c> um, community colleges, joint powers um, community colleges, joint powers boards.<01:43:05.760><
• </c> moved towards consolidation of power moved towards consolidation of power here<02:04:21.440><c>
• We should let our folks power down here.

Keywords: 916, all

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• and the governor did their revenue<00:15:39.199><c> estimates.
• The governor put them in our budget for them to continue, right?
• I said let the governor sort it all out. And that I put on the governor and took out the 5% sweep.
• I said let the governor this reason.
• </c><02:27:43.280><c> had</c> to the way that the governor had to the way that the governor had proposed

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 was called to order, and Legislative Budget Assistant Michael Kaine reviewed the working documents before the committee. He explained the compare report, the detailed change sheet, the HB 1 index, the HB 2 side-by-side, the surplus statement, and a revenue handout, noting that the committee would vote up or down on all detail-change items and that unresolved items on hold would be removed from the final bills. He also identified staff available to answer technical questions and noted that the committee would track the dollar impact of decisions as it proceeded. Members then turned to the revenue outlook, with discussion focused on the gap between the House and Senate budget positions. House members said their budget guidance was based on revenue estimates that were significantly below the governor’s proposal, and they discussed whether additional revenue could close part of the gap. Department of Revenue Administration Commissioner Lindsey Stepp presented updated revenue estimates based on May data, explaining the methodology and the ranges for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. She said business taxes were the largest source of uncertainty, with estimates reflecting current economic conditions, recent revenue performance, and a range of possible growth rates. Committee members questioned the assumptions behind the business-tax ranges, including why the low and high scenarios were set at 2% and 8% growth. Stepp said the range was based on historical performance and current economic factors such as inflation, tariffs, and business behavior, and she noted that June is a major estimate-payment month for business taxes. Members also discussed recent revenue trends, including the effect of tariffs and the possibility of federal tax policy changes affecting repatriated profits. The commissioner and House members also discussed other revenue sources, including rooms and meals and real estate transfer taxes, with the House side arguing that lower mortgage rates and home prices could increase real estate transfer revenue. No votes were taken in the portion provided, but the committee discussed possible upward adjustments to House revenue assumptions, including increases of roughly $70 million in total based on the updated outlook and additional insurance-related revenue.

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• </c><00:29:00.519><c> and</c> violating the separation of powers and violating the separation of powers
• </c> the spending Clause usurping the powers the spending Clause usurping the powers of<00:29:03.679>
• </c><02:53:24.160><c> of</c> extraordinary power in fact the power of extraordinary power in fact the
• As Governor Newsom pushed to ban gas-powered cars, he then said people couldn't charge electric cars
• Nome pushed to ban policies as Governor Nome pushed to ban gas<03:34:24.720><c> powered</c><03:34:25.439

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• House Bill 4579, an act further regulating the town manager's powers of appointment in the town of Bridgewater
• Bills will be signed by the President and laid before the Governor for her approbation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and several ceremonial recognitions, including a tribute to the Oliver Ames boys cross country team and girls volleyball team for winning state championships, and a resolution honoring the 175th anniversary of the YMCA in Massachusetts. The chamber also observed a memorial adjournment for Sherry S. Mattel of Brookline, with remarks highlighting her long record of public service, including work with the League of Women Voters, Brookline Town Meeting, and local school and civic organizations. On legislative business, the Senate gave final passage to several local measures, including bills waiving maximum age requirements for two Boston police officer applicants, setting an annual stipend for Bridgewater town council members, addressing temporary absence and appointment powers for the Bridgewater town manager, and establishing the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. The Senate also passed to be enacted a bill on maintenance of private roads in Gloucester, a bill expanding financial eligibility for Williamstown’s senior property tax exemption, and a bill allowing Rochester to continue employing Fire Chief Scott Weigel. The chamber also took up a petition to designate the Marion-Started Riverwalk in Groton, suspending Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 before referring the matter to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Additional House petitions were referred to committees under suspension of Joint Rule 12. The Senate adopted an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in formal session with the calendar, and then adjourned.

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• He is present in a powerful way. >> Senator Elephante >> here. >> Senator Favlla >> here. >> Senator
• No. 2 informs the Senate that the House adopted House Concurrent Resolution No. 2 requesting the governor

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• laid out the bill, Madam Chair and committee, the head of Cyber Command will be appointed by the governor
• The committee substitute adds a new definition: power sports vehicle.

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and considered several House bills. House Bill 111 was taken up as a committee substitute; members briefly discussed what entities the bill would apply to, and the committee substitute was adopted and reported favorably to the full Senate by a 6-5 vote. House Bill 150, relating to the Texas Cyber Command, received extensive explanation of a revised committee substitute that made the command a standalone state agency, allowed flexible state partnerships, preserved vendor neutrality, added emergency purchasing guardrails and reporting, protected existing confidentiality laws, limited monitoring to contracted entities, and clarified coordination with law enforcement rather than direct prosecution. The substitute was adopted and HB 150 was reported favorably 11-0. The committee also reported House Bill 2517 favorably without debate, 10 ayes and 1 present not voting. House Bill 2963 was considered with a committee substitute that added a definition of “power sports vehicle” and exempted those items from the right-to-repair bill; the substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with a recommendation for the local and uncontested calendar. House Bill 3520 was reported favorably by a 7-4 vote, and House Bill 5435 was reported favorably 11-0 and also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. After completing the votes, the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Messages from the governor, there are none. Speaks from the Senate, there are none.
• AC 68 acknowledges that the powerful fact that parks bring people together across racial, economic and

Keywords: 988, house, all