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• service and leadership to the UC and to the people of the state of California.
• offer my sincere gratitude, congratulations on just a life of service to our system, to our students
• I also wish to thank you for your service to our great nation, to the state of California, and to all
• Students should have access to social services that supports their unique needs.
• I rise today to present AB 264, which seeks to improve access to higher education for family members

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• and staff, and what that led to in USC has elected to use a service that allows us to send out... press
• USC has elected to use a service that allows us to send out USC has elected to use a service that allows
• And then access to Access to technology and information that can expedite the response, whether that's
• Is there any plan to ensure that they also receive this training or have access to it?
• and, you know, to, effectively address access and, you know, to the schools and to the students.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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Keywords: 1183, house

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• staff to deliver critical services and to educate and care for and deliver very important services to
• They won't be able to go to work without access to childcare.
• be in a work or school requirement to get access to childcare.
• If you want to find access, let's make access because, Mr.
• Free access to childcare.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I would like to recognize Commissioner Alex Grebeck to give the update on the Diversity and Accessibility
• I'm happy to talk about a couple of things that the Diversity and Accessibility Committee has worked
• So in FY27, the VCA expanded the accessibility section of the GOS and OSS applications to include the
• to folks throughout the state, so as we continue to focused on that was accessible and available to
• LaRivier to look at how we can now access that interest.

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all

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• I have to also tell you that I commend you for trying to reduce the access to ghost guns.
• To address the point made by the ACLU, nothing would require the government to have access to the screening
• staff to provide efficient, safe services to the community.
• We need to make sure that we have adequate staff to provide efficient, safe services to the community
• According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, According to the U.S.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Now we have the feds that are cutting services to essential services.
• seniors have access to Meals on Wheels programs, to make sure that we have access to adequate public
• How many services they're going to lose?
• We are never going to be able to afford the services. Guess what?
• We should be able to have full access, how dollars are spent, full access to talk to the staff that are

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• an independent service provider tell them that they're not able to make the repair as they lack access
• get access to an authorized technician.
• and access to technology is universal.
• on access to constitutionally protected speech.
• For example, they may have lost access to their previous space and have to move.

Bills: HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984

Keywords: digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to technology, construction, economic development, and consumer protection. HB 3862 would restrict minors’ access to certain social media apps and limit smartphone use in classrooms; supporters, including Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media contribute to addiction, distraction, depression, self-harm, and trafficking risks, and the bill was left pending. HB 3712 would change Texas retainage rules so owners could not withhold payment on specially fabricated construction materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted; subcontractors and suppliers said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk, and the bill was left pending. HB 2963, the right-to-repair bill, would require manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for independent repair of digital devices, with exemptions for medical devices, vehicles under existing agreements, and trade-secret protections; consumer, environmental, business, and repair advocates supported it, while Safelite asked that automotive manufacturers not be excluded from the bill, and it was left pending. HB 4308 would create county industrial development districts to attract major employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and bonds; Fort Bend County supported it as a tool to add jobs and broaden the tax base, and it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing system for re-roofing contractors, require insurance and bonding, and establish a public database and complaint process. Supporters said it would help curb storm chasers and protect homeowners after storms, while opponents argued it would add burdens on legitimate small roofers, duplicate existing fraud laws, and potentially restrict consumer choice and contractor pricing flexibility. After extensive testimony and questions, the bill was left pending. HB 4196 would create a task force on modernizing manufacturing through digital integration and automation; Schneider Electric and the Texas Workforce Commission supported it as a way to improve competitiveness and create skilled jobs, and it was left pending. HB 3874 would require contractors to receive copies of incorporated contract documents before signing if requested; subcontractors and construction attorneys said it would improve transparency and prevent parties from being bound by unseen terms, and it was left pending. In pending business, the committee voted out several bills. HB 74, creating the Port Verde Port Authority District, was reported favorably to the full House without amendment. HB 112, relating to a science park in certain counties, was reported favorably as substituted. HB 2214, on floodplain notice requirements for leased dwellings, HB 3016, on rental vehicle damage waivers, HB 3133, on explicit deepfake material on social media, HB 3173, on workforce development program planning and evaluation, HB 3807, on child care waiting list priority for children of certain child care workers, HB 463, on unilateral memoranda of contract for residential property, HB 4115, on shareholder proposals to certain domestic corporations, and HB 5008, on use of the Skills Development Fund by certain entities, were all reported favorably, most without amendment and some as substituted. HB 2652, creating a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce area, was also reported favorably and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.

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• access to basic health Now, the loss of access to basic health care<01:15:36.560><c> is</c><01:15:36.760
• and to restore health care access to every Minnesotan.
• We've seen disrupted access to preventative care like prenatal services and vaccinations.
• families as access to critical services, including SNAP, becomes more uncertain.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Failure by the department to provide timely referrals or access to service conditions may not be used
• The effectiveness of this approach depends on access to services, such as substance use treatment and
• to therapeutic services.
• Providing families access to therapeutic services while the child remains in the home creates a number
• Providing families access to therapeutic services while the child remains in the home creates a number

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2511, which would define “imminent physical harm” in the child welfare context as a substantial risk of serious harm arising from home conditions, caregiver conduct, neglect, substance abuse, unsafe environments, or other circumstances likely to cause significant injury. Representative Tom Dent, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to give caseworkers clearer tools to protect children while still recognizing the importance of keeping families together. Supporters, including some foster parents, kinship caregivers, advocates, and individuals with lived experience, argued that the current standard is too vague and has contributed to child fatalities and near-fatalities, especially in cases involving fentanyl exposure, chronic neglect, and abuse. They said clearer language would help courts and caseworkers intervene earlier and more consistently. Opponents, including legal aid, public defense, and child welfare policy groups, argued the bill is legally problematic, could conflict with existing statutes and ICWA-informed language, and would not address root causes such as service gaps, training, and inconsistent implementation. DCYF testified “other,” saying the bill could add clarity but that the language needed refinement; the sponsor said he was open to working on changes. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2660, which would allow courts at shelter care hearings to order parents of children under age five to comply with safety-related conditions, evaluations, or services when the child is returned home, with referrals required within seven days and participation not treated as an admission of abuse or neglect. The sponsor, Representative Ortiz-Self, said the bill is aimed at critical incidents and would give caseworkers and courts more ability to require safeguards for very young children when families are not voluntarily engaging in services. DCYF and the Office of the Family and Children’s Ombuds supported the bill, saying it could help prevent tragedies by allowing earlier court-ordered services and safety conditions. Some advocates and parents also supported it, describing cases where removal or court intervention helped protect children. Opponents, including public defense and some family-support organizations, raised constitutional and due process concerns, argued that services are not the same as immediate safety, and warned the bill could shift problems without fixing underlying service shortages. The sponsor and DCYF discussed the need for follow-up on language and implementation, but no committee action or vote was taken in the hearing.

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• </c> being ordered to state active service. being ordered to state active service.
• We allow county veteran service officers greater access to county records to serve their veteran clients
• We allow county veteran service officers greater access to county records to serve their veteran clients
• We allow county veteran service officers greater access to county records to serve their veteran clients
• </c><00:20:01.200><c> access</c> veteran service officers greater access veteran service officers greater

Bills: HF4615, HF3532, HF4492, HF4171

Keywords: military, pay, officers, enlisted members, state active service, Minnesota Statutes, veterans, burial eligibility, honor guard, state cemeteries, military service, burial fees, veterans affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, advisory task force, commanders task force, veterans service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW

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• If they live in a county with no service, they must use a hazardous waste service to manage their waste
• That company elected to discontinue that service at the end of 2025.
• We would have more resources to ensure all communities have equitable access to collection services.
• And that allows communities that live near those facilities to have access to that information.
• When services are available and people trust them, they're going to participate.

Keywords: 904, all

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• be of service to as well.
• work with youth and with their families to make sure that these youth have access to the services that
• access to positive pathways. access to positive pathways.
• But perhaps most importantly, we need to invest in accessible community services, especially mental and
• Are you having access to individuals who are 18, definitely up to 21?

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• Our purpose, our mission, is to provide equal access to opportunities for students using online learning
• Our mission is to provide equal access to opportunities for students using online learning.
• The goal of IDLA is to provide choice and access to students across the state.
• And this is what they're doing in the evenings and on the weekends to continue to provide access to students
• So the group that established IDLA saw online learning as a way to expand access to students in their

Keywords: 989, all

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• pay the mission is not a barrier to be able to access those programs.
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• folks</c><01:04:14.920><c> is</c> accessible freely accessible to folks is accessible freely accessible
• c><01:09:22.440><c> original</c> them access to um you know original them access to um you know original
• We really want to ensure that everyone has access to those facilities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• To ensure members of the media and the public have access to proceedings today, this hearing will be
• programs, and better access to career sources and schools.
• As a workforce board, our primary job is to ensure that residents in our region have access to quality
• to get access to those things.
• Access to funding alone is not enough.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact held an informational hearing in Paramount as part of its “Pocketbook Tour,” focused on affordability, cost pressures, and household impacts in Los Angeles County. The first panel centered on workers and learners, with testimony from the UCLA Labor Center and the Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board. Speakers described how rising living costs, tuition, and low wages force many students to work long hours, often in unrelated, low-wage jobs, while struggling with food, rent, bills, anxiety, and limited financial aid. Recommendations included expanding state-funded work study, creating a statewide internship tax credit for small businesses, improving financial aid formulas to reflect regional cost of living, increasing flexibility for students, and strengthening worker-rights education and career pathways. The second panel focused on microbusinesses and small business affordability. Testimony from microenterprise advocates, the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Development Center Network, and local business owners described rising commercial rents, labor costs, tariffs, supply chain disruptions, insurance, utilities, and disaster-related pressures as major threats to small businesses. Witnesses emphasized that small businesses are central to local economies and asked the state to expand technical assistance, low-interest financing, disaster support, supply-chain development, and community-based outreach. They also urged more intentional support for microbusinesses and home-based entrepreneurs, including networks that connect them to resources and help them build collective buying power. Committee members asked about possible state actions, including tax credits for hiring local workers or interns, support for trades and apprenticeships, and ways to partner more closely with SBDCs and chambers of commerce. Public comment echoed the hearing themes, with speakers highlighting student hardship, nonprofit mental health funding, renewable energy jobs and internships, and the need for state support for clean-energy incentives. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with closing remarks and adjournment at 11:05 a.m.

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• options as they must purchase the digital materials in order to access and complete assignments and
• As a result, students are unable to retain materials to access in the future and cannot resell materials
• and their families who sacrifice so much in service to our country.
• As a student myself, I know that having the required course texts can be essential to access homework
• Improperly serviced, designed, or installed systems can lead to higher energy bills, premature failure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on late-filed bills and home rule petitions, with both in-person and remote testimony. Committee chairs reviewed logistics for public testimony and then heard a series of bill presentations on topics including nitrous oxide sales, liquor license extensions and alcohol license density, cosmetology licensure compacts, electronic textbooks, HVAC supervisor licensing, and automotive warranty reimbursement rates. Several members asked questions about the public health, consumer protection, economic mobility, and regulatory impacts of the proposals. Representative John Barrett testified in support of H. 4907, which would regulate the sale of nitrous oxide, arguing it is a public health measure aimed at reducing recreational misuse by young people while preserving legitimate culinary, medical, dental, and industrial uses. Southbridge officials Peg Dean and David Adams supported a local liquor license extension bill, saying delayed revitalization and staffing disruptions from the pandemic-era “Great Resignation” had slowed development and postponed demand for the licenses. MassPack supported H. 4597 to limit new alcohol retail licenses near existing stores after 2026, citing oversaturation and public health concerns, while the committee also heard testimony on a cosmetology compact bill from industry and state-government representatives who said it would improve workforce mobility, especially for military spouses, though members questioned its fee structure and interaction with existing reciprocity rules. Representative Mindy Domb testified for H. 559, which would create a commission to study electronic textbooks and automatic textbook billing, arguing that digital course materials can limit consumer choice, raise costs, and reduce students’ ability to share or resell materials. Student testimony echoed those concerns. The committee also heard strong support for H. 4719, a bill to create HVAC construction supervisor licensing, from industry witnesses who said it would improve consumer protection, accountability, and clean-energy implementation; and opposition testimony on H. 4019, which would change how auto dealers are reimbursed for warranty work, with dealers supporting a fix to manufacturer reimbursement practices and manufacturers warning the bill would raise costs and allow overpayment. At the end of the hearing, the chairs read the agenda items and the committee adjourned by unanimous voice vote.

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• provide wraparound services to the community.
• Services to be brought to the community and to ensure that community members have access to events and
• It's important for our children to have access to language and culture, which helps strengthen their
• Social well-being will provide an opportunity to have meaningful friendships, access to peer support
• Welcome to the committee, all you good folks, and thank you for your service to our country.

Bills: HF2411, HF2471, HF1440, HF1393, HF1631, HF1259, HF280, HF1281, HF1459

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• the cuts to self-directed services.
• for assuring the citizens of Missouri have access to prevention, treatment, and recovery support services
• to them, that may impact their ability to provide services.
• Going to get services? Correct. Okay.
• All right, so these are the two technical sections that allow us to access those funds to pay for services

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• You know, how do we ensure that our constituents have access to health care, have access to housing,
• How do we make sure everyone has access to food?
• AB 2600, Banta, access to legal counsel, held in committee.
• AB 2405, Gibson, Emergency Medical Services Act, do pass as amended to...
• to provide access through partners.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.