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• , food delivery services, ride-hailing, and emerging autonomous vehicle fleets.
• , same-day package delivery.
• We're talking about three-hour delivery, six-hour delivery, same-day delivery, zero-emission delivery
• When curbs are chaotic and loading zones are constantly blocked or misused, and when delivery pickups
• Important. ...and improve turnover and support deliveries to make busy commercial corridors work.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills, with testimony focused on transportation safety, enforcement, privacy, curb management, rail service, and high-speed rail. SB 953 by Senator Nilo would require two DMV points to be applied in misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases even if the criminal case is dismissed through diversion; supporters, including a victim’s mother and the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, said the bill would prevent serious fatal crashes from disappearing from driving records, while no opposition was presented. SB 1292 by Senator Richardson would authorize selected cities to use stationary cameras or sensors to enforce curb and loading-zone rules, with human review of citations and a pilot-style, optional local framework; supporters argued it would improve safety, turnover, and compliance, while privacy concerns were noted but softened by amendments, and the bill drew neutral or conditional support from some groups. The committee also heard SB 1228 by Senator Rubio, which would create a permanent compliance path for a small number of existing redevelopment-era outdoor advertising displays. Supporters said the bill would preserve local revenue and avoid penalties for legally established signs, while the California State Outdoor Advertising Association opposed it over federal highway beautification compliance and fairness concerns. SB 1013 by Senator Cervantes would tighten safeguards for automated license plate reader systems by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, limits on data retention, and restrictions on hot lists and queries; privacy advocates supported the bill as a response to documented misuse, while sheriffs and narcotics officers opposed it as an unnecessary restriction on a valuable law-enforcement tool. The committee voted to move SB 1013, but the roll call was 4-1 and the bill remained on call. Other measures discussed included SB 1218 by Senator Arreguín, which would block vehicle registration renewal for owners with unpaid illegal dumping fines, using a process similar to unpaid parking citations; Oakland officials and several local government and waste-management groups supported it as an accountability tool, and the bill passed committee on an 8-0 vote and remained on call. SB 1136 by Senator Blakespear would require rail agencies to better coordinate service, fares, and trip planning for large events and intercity/regional rail connections; supporters said it could boost ridership and make rail more useful for major venues, and it also passed 8-0 and remained on call. The committee also advanced the chair’s SB 1425, which would create a permitting program for new encroachments along the high-speed rail right-of-way; supporters said it would help protect the project and manage utilities and other uses, while some utilities and the City of Burbank raised concerns, and the bill passed 8-1 and remained on call. Finally, SB 1411 by Senator Stern would expand high-speed rail authority to pursue public-private partnerships and early works, remove a project cap, and support bookend investments; it drew broad support from transit, labor, and rail groups, with some local agencies noting amended concerns, and the discussion continued as the hearing moved toward the final bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• , food delivery services, ride-hailing, and emerging autonomous vehicle fleets.
• , same-day package delivery.
• We're talking about three-hour delivery, six-hour delivery, same-day delivery, zero-emission delivery
• When curbs are chaotic and loading zones are constantly blocked or misused, and when delivery pickups
• Important. ...and improve turnover and support deliveries to make busy commercial corridors work.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• And then, but I've always been equally as concerned with the delivery-of-care side and making sure we
• have expediting the delivery of care.
• We do have problems with delivery of treatment. But, you know, the people who are trying to check.
• Delivery of treatment.
• If injured workers can get their effective medical treatment, the efficient delivery of medical care,

Committee: House Labor & Industrial Relations

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a workers’ compensation overhaul creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and setting up confidentiality, rulemaking, and penalties. Senator Myers said the bill was meant to modernize a paper-based system, speed injured workers back to care and work, reduce disputes through a more predictable fee schedule, address outliers and abuse, and generate reliable data for future fee-schedule decisions. Representative Melarine then offered a large amendment package combining portions of House Bills 780 and 1101 into SB 408, adding preliminary-determination procedures, changes to benefit durations, fraud language, and a deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached. Supporters said the package would create a more complete reform; opponents argued the additions were rushed, not germane, and would harm injured workers, especially those without lawyers, by adding technical filing burdens and stricter fraud consequences. After debate, the committee adopted the amendment package, then adopted a follow-up amendment removing the word “potential” from a fines provision and deleting the fraud section, and finally reported SB 408 with amendments on a divided vote. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply split. Proponents, including Alton Ashy and Trey Mustian, argued the bill’s transparency and data-collection provisions were the most important part, that the system needs a modern fee schedule, and that the added reforms would help control costs and speed payment. Opponents, including Shannon Lindsay and another injured-worker advocate, said the original bill was a good compromise but the added provisions changed its character and would disadvantage pro se claimants, remove materiality from fraud law, and reduce benefits for seriously injured workers. Committee members also questioned the timeline for the database and fee schedule, the effect of historical data gaps, and whether the reforms would help employers and injured workers alike. The committee ultimately agreed the bill still contained its core goals of faster care, predictable fees, anti-abuse measures, and modernization. The committee then moved to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, a workplace-violence/safety measure for small-box discount retailers. Chasson explained that the bill had been narrowed to require retailers to submit an existing written workforce safety plan, or develop one if they do not already have one, with no penalties attached. The committee adopted a substitute bill incorporating prior amendments. Representative Glorioso noted continuing concerns about civil-liability implications and the duty to protect against third-party criminal acts, but the bill was advanced from committee after the substitute was adopted.

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• name for additional hospice locations for a primary location from satellite office to alternate delivery
• to state does not receive a Form W-2, remove independent from the description for contractor, and add
• to state does not receive a Form W-2, remove independent from the description for contractor, and add
• to state does not receive a Form W-2, removing independent from the description for contractor, and
• to state does not receive a Form W-2, remove independent from the description for contractor, and add

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Arkansas Wellness Network, a nonprofit initiative focused on connecting health and wellness providers, community resources, and Arkansans seeking help. Speakers described the network’s searchable database, podcast, magazine, and programs such as virtual book clubs for traumatic brain injury survivors, veterans and first responders, and planned maternal health and youth wellness initiatives. Members asked about provider vetting, funding, and outreach to children; the presenters said providers are background-checked and credential-verified through a third party and a professional committee, and that the work is currently self-funded with some grants and volunteer support. Members encouraged partnerships with county extension offices and other existing programs, and the presentation ended without any formal action. Mary Franklin of DHS then presented on SNAP quality control and payment error rates, explaining how cases are sampled, how underpayments and overpayments count, and how federal law will soon require states to share in SNAP benefit costs based on their error rates. Committee members focused on Arkansas’s current error rate, the potential budget impact of the new cost share, the lag in federal reporting, and what the state can do to reduce errors. Franklin said DHS is using training, second-party reviews, investigations, technology improvements, and performance monitoring, and she agreed to provide a follow-up report answering members’ questions. The committee also discussed verification practices, county-level accountability, client fraud penalties, and the role of Deloitte in the eligibility system. The committee then reviewed and approved without objection a Medicaid rule from the Division of Medical Services implementing Act 431 of 2025 on diabetic shoes and inserts, clarifying that any prescriber acting within scope may order them. Members noted possible confusion with Medicare billing rules, but the rule was allowed to stand reviewed. The Arkansas Department of Health then presented multiple rules for emergency medical services, critical access hospitals, home health agencies, hospice agencies, hospitals and related institutions, and private care agencies, all tied to 2025 acts and CMS alignment; these included changes on interstate compacts, advisory committee structure, admitting privileges for certified midwives, retail pharmacies in certain hospitals, APRN death pronouncements, electronic records, and caregiver training requirements. None of those rules drew public comments, and each was reviewed without objection. At the end of the meeting, Senator Irvin provided an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying the first round of grants totaled nearly $150 million for projects benefiting all 75 counties, with additional awards expected later in the month. She said the program is a five-year CMS initiative with strong competition and encouraged members to watch for further announcements. The committee adjourned after no further business.

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• State and federal billing, documentation and service delivery requirements, enrollment requirements,
• Services mandated federal contractor.
• We work with that contractor called the UPIC, which is the acronym for Unified Program Integrity Contractor
• Each state Medicaid agency is required to have a CMS contractor.
• That contractor proactively reviews our billing data to detect fraud, waste, and abuse, prevent fraud

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• The Transparency Port, how does making each series searchable help small businesses, contractors, and
• The Transparency Port, how does making each series searchable help small businesses, contractors and
• The delivery and execution of the written disclosure in advance of ever executing the actual wholesaling
• So they're hiring local contractors to do the work.
• They will say, 'Oh, I have to have my contractor come through the house.'

Committees: House Economic Development , House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

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• Members, section one of the bill prohibits a school employee, independent contractor, or volunteer from
• or volunteer from independent contractor or volunteer from being<00:03:24.720><c> alone</c><00:03:25.040
• It sets a clear statewide expectation that no school employee, contractor, or volunteer is alone with
• , or volunteer is employee, contractor, or volunteer is alone<00:09:58.000><c> with</c><00:09:58.160>
• ,</c> employees, independent contractors, employees, independent contractors, volunteers.<00:18:03.840

Bills: HF3489 , HF3550

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• One of the courses I instruct in is project delivery. Mr. Chair, yes, sir.
• One of the courses I instruct in is project delivery methods.
• Project delivery methods is one of my areas of subject-matter expertise as an ASU grad.
• I think that it certainly potentially could benefit the vendors, the contractors, so I could see...
• I think that it certainly potentially could benefit the vendors, the contractors, so I could see... .

Committee: House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard several appropriations and policy bills, beginning with HB 263, which would appropriate $1.5 million to fund the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Representative Blackman argued the office is needed to address serious problems in the Department of Corrections, including lawsuits, staffing shortages, injuries, and safety concerns, and said he was open to shifting existing dollars to cover the cost. A supportive witness from Justice Action Network said the funding would make the oversight office operational and is a small investment compared with the department’s overall budget. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 17-1 vote. The committee then considered HB 2993, as amended, which would let the Department of Public Safety spend money on legal services independent of the Attorney General and move $5 million from the Consumer Protection/Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund. Speaker Montenegro said the bill was intended to support law enforcement and shift resources toward frontline public safety work. The amendment changed the destination of the $5 million from the Peace Officers Training Fund to GITEM, and the bill passed 11-7. HB 2271 followed, dealing with firefighter cancer insurance reimbursement and rate deviations for insurers. Witnesses described it as a technical, unfinished consensus measure meant to bring fire districts into the existing cancer reimbursement structure without changing claim handling for firefighters. Members repeatedly noted more work was needed, but the bill still received a do-pass recommendation on a 16-1-1 vote. HB 2416 appropriated $20 million to DPS for local border support, including law enforcement positions, prosecution and detention costs, and equipment. Sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association testified in support, saying the funding has been used for drug interdiction, fentanyl seizures, and joint task forces, while opponents argued the money should go elsewhere. The bill passed 11-6-1. HB 2692, a procurement bill, would create or revise rules for construction delivery methods, including one-step competition and progressive design-build for federally funded public infrastructure projects. Construction and procurement stakeholders said it was a long-negotiated consensus measure, while some members worried about taxpayer risk and wanted more information; it passed 10-7-1. The committee also amended and passed HB 2478, which creates the Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes and funds it with Classroom Site Fund dollars to study K-12 accountability, standards, graduation requirements, early childhood education, and a possible trade pathways diploma. Supporters said Arizona needs a broader conversation about student outcomes and school accountability, while opponents questioned the funding source and whether the work should instead be done by existing education agencies. The amended bill passed 11-7. Finally, HB 4044 was introduced to create a Public Safety Parity Fund for DPS and Corrections salaries using proceeds from forfeited digital assets and interest from the Budget Stabilization Fund; the sponsor and a troopers association witness said it would help address long-standing pay parity and vacancy problems, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that bill.

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• Is this a TxDOT-specific requirement to its contractors, or is this something that the contractors' insurance
• Who are the contractors paying?
• Who are the contractors paying?
• So then to the contractors... Yes.
• The very next call is to the contractor.

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:

• to do with transmissions and substations and all the infrastructure needed for said power and the delivery
• kind of gives them multiple ways to advertise in case something goes wrong and it protects the contractors
• It also allows the… contractors and it allows the public to see what we're offering for bid because we
• Alabama, we have a monthly fee that is collected from telephone service providers and it funds the delivery
• of… providers and it funds the delivery of 911 services throughout the state.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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• I think everyone, I know you've talked about this as a committee, but we have a great method of delivery
• And I think is a really, it is a great method of delivery of care. But back to the funding formula.
• require additional services, so they're going to be more expensive and cost more from a service delivery
• Do you do this with other contractors typically, such as managing entities?
• "Contractors, typically, such as managing entities?" You're recognized. "No, ma'am."

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Department of Children and Families on HB 7089, which revises how Florida’s community-based care (CBC) lead agencies for child welfare are funded. Representative McFarland described the bill’s background, arguing that the prior formula relied too heavily on outdated, static factors and produced inequities among CBCs. She emphasized that the new approach is intended to provide a more stable, transparent, and statute-based funding method that better supports prevention, case management, and family services while reducing year-to-year political uncertainty. DCF Chief of Staff Casey Penn explained that HB 7089 required an actuarially sound, reimbursement-based formula developed with CBC and provider input. The new model uses a cost-based structure with three tiers: Tier 1 for operational and administrative costs, Tier 2 for per-child/per-month service costs, and a possible Tier 3 incentive component for performance measures if the Legislature chooses to fund it. The model includes regional growth factors, inflation adjustments, a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, a hold-harmless provision for agencies that would otherwise receive less than prior funding, and the ability for CBCs to retain some state general revenue savings. DCF said the model produced a total budget need of about $1.392 billion, roughly $28.6 million above the prior year after offsets, and that the department is also updating its child welfare case management system to improve data quality and future modeling. Members asked about whether prevention spending is captured, how Tier 3 incentives would work and how much they might cost, how the formula accounts for insurance, hurricanes, child acuity, and staffing costs, and whether CBC executives’ compensation is capped. DCF said prevention is included in the model but is not yet separately broken out due to data limitations, Tier 3 is optional and not yet costed, and the formula can incorporate additional growth factors if needed. On executive pay, DCF explained that compensation is limited by statute for CBC contracts, but multiple contracts and non-state funding sources can affect total compensation; staff later clarified that CBC CEOs with multiple contracts had been reviewed for compliance. The meeting ended after questions, and Representative Miller moved to adjourn; the subcommittee adjourned without any vote on the bill.

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• compensation and medical benefits and preliminary determinations hearings, and certain notice and delivery
• And then I’ve always been equally as concerned with the delivery-of-care side and making sure we have
• expediting the delivery of care.
• We do have problems with delivery of treatment.
• If injured workers can get their effective medical treatment, the efficient delivery of medical care,

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 by Senator Myers, a major workers’ compensation overhaul centered on creating an all-claims medical database, requiring electronic reporting and billing, and modernizing fee schedule and claims data collection. Myers said the bill was designed to improve transparency, reduce disputes, address outliers and abuse, and help injured workers return to work faster. The committee adopted technical amendments, then considered a large amendment set combining portions of House bills 780 and 1101, which added preliminary determination procedures, fraud language, temporary total disability and supplemental earnings benefit changes, and a fallback deadline for the department to establish a fee schedule if no agreement is reached by 2029. Several members and witnesses objected that the amendments were dropped late and would turn SB 408 into an omnibus bill; supporters argued the package was the best chance for comprehensive reform. After debate, the committee adopted the amendments and reported SB 408 favorably as amended. Testimony on SB 408 was sharply divided. Supporters, including some providers and injured-worker advocates, said the bill’s core value was transparency through the database and that the system needed modernization and a better fee schedule. Opponents argued the added amendments would burden pro se claimants, expand litigation, and weaken injured workers’ rights, especially through fraud and preliminary hearing provisions. Committee members also questioned whether the combined package was germane and whether it should be allowed to move as a single reform measure. Louisiana Workforce Commission staff explained the timeline for data collection, electronic billing, dispute rules, and eventual fee schedule rulemaking, and said the department could execute the law as amended. The committee then turned to House Bill 585 by Representative Chasson, concerning workplace violence and safety plans for small-box discount retailers. The bill was revised through a substitute that required covered retailers to develop and submit a written workforce safety plan, or submit an existing plan if one already existed. Representative Glorioso raised concerns that requiring a written safety plan could create new civil liability under Louisiana’s assumption-of-duty doctrine and increase litigation and insurance costs. Chasson responded that the intent was simply to encourage safety planning and that businesses already had such plans. The committee discussed possible narrowing language, but the transcript ends before a final disposition on HB 585 is shown.

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• Provides for indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity, construction phase, and indefinite delivery, indefinite
• Delivery, indefinite quantity construction phase, and indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity supply
• Just very briefly, HB 1193 provides indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract authority for
• This bill adds an important tool to the CPR toolbox that will improve project delivery and efficiency
• When we establish the pool of contractors, we would actually solicit a bid and actually have them submit

Bills: HB12 , HB42 , HB205 , HB222 , HB324 , HB325 , HB350 , HB416 , HB482 , HB610 , HB749 , HB797 , HB807 , HB821 , HB979 , HB992 , HB1193

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, judicial salaries, judges, judiciary compensation, cost of living adjustment, COLA, Louisiana Supreme Court, court of appeal judges, district court judges, city court judges, parish court judges

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• We must focus on prevention and intentional health, changes to care delivery, government at the speed
• And then for them to also work with the current contractors to be part of the community review team are
• Well, when we had the funding to set up the statewide process, we had to go find the contractors and
• Well, when we had the funding to set up the statewide process, we had to go find the contractors and
• This corps supports the state staff in the delivery and facilitation of senior and disability services

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The committee heard the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services present its FY 2027 budget request, with Director Sarah Wilson and budget staff describing the department’s mission, major divisions, and the impact of federal funding shifts, especially the FMAP change that will shift costs to general revenue. Wilson emphasized prevention, public health infrastructure, workforce capacity, and data modernization, while several members praised the department’s responsiveness and cost-cutting efforts. The discussion repeatedly focused on lapses, excess authority, and the department’s stated practice of spending federal and other funds before general revenue where possible. Members asked detailed questions about local public health agency support, nutrition programs, rural health and primary care, newborn screening, the state public health lab, and the department’s use of flexibility and reallocations. There was extended discussion of substance use disorder funding: the department explained that some funding is being reduced in its own budget because transfer authority is being added for the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Corrections, while some other SUD-related lines are actual reductions. Members also questioned tobacco prevention and cessation cuts, maternal and infant health programs, fetal infant mortality review, and minority health initiatives, with staff explaining program purposes and noting that some reductions were tied to excess authority or to moving programs to other departments. The committee also reviewed specific operational items such as the Health Initiatives Fund transfer, debt offset escrow for loan repayment defaults, donated funds authority, emergency preparedness, environmental health, health informatics, HIV/STI/hepatitis services, local public health incentives, and the COVID/ARPA authority reductions. Several members requested follow-up information on vacancies, lapse trends, grant spending plans, and program details. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the chair recessed briefly and the hearing continued with additional budget testimony.

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• I can share that um my older daughter is a labor and delivery nurse.
• I can share that um my older daughter is a labor and delivery nurse.
• She told is a labor and delivery nurse.
• It's the onus is on the contractor to build it properly.
• </c><01:36:48.960><c> could</c> would fill in is that contractor could would fill in is that contractor

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• The other part is trying to figure out how we can be smarter with delivery of mental health services
• need to know to be smarter in the delivery of mental health services here in our state.
• I think, where programs have been rolled into the managed care service delivery model over time.
• They submit claims directly to a consultant. contractor that operates our claims administrator program
• We did not have any agency, any of our CBC contractors in stage three two years ago.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• protection, improving operational efficiency, and responding thoughtfully to changes in healthcare delivery
• Materials, address accessibility requirements, and work closely with clients and contractors to move
• It would change how interior designers interact with architects, engineers, and contractors, and could
• They have to meet the same requirements, and we work with contractors, architects, and the like.
• They have to meet the same requirements, and we work with contractors, architects, and the like.

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• You're testifying on behalf of Encore Electric Delivery?
• It would authorize the PUC to conduct background checks on employees and contractors who have access
• Some employees and contractors have access to critical information related to various matters.
• Fleets like a Tesla fleet or an Amazon electric delivery truck fleet. That makes sense to me.
• I'm already a contractor, and I wanted to make it clear that I am a contractor here in Austin, Texas,

Bills: HB1951 , HB2715 , HB3092 , HB3237 , HB3278 , HB3511 , HB3592 , HB3675 , HB3778 , HB3782 , HB3826 , HB3970 , HB4016 , HB4049 , HB4341 , HB4344 , HB4406 , HB4427

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Our prime contractors as well have requirements for using local and small businesses, and they have to
• Our prime contractors as well have requirements for using local and small businesses, and they have to
• We plan to require deliveries. I think the mayor is going to require deliveries after hours.
• So during '84, they had commercial deliveries from 11 o'clock at night until like four or five o'clock
• So that will take big trucks and delivery trucks off the roads.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, with opening remarks from Assembly Members Tina McKinnor and Chris Ward emphasizing the Games’ cultural, economic, and statewide significance. Members highlighted opportunities for arts and culture, tourism, and community participation, while also noting the need for orderly proceedings and public cooperation. LA28 leaders Reynolds Hoover and Janet Evans described the organizing committee’s structure, the scale of the event, and its goals of delivering a fiscally responsible, no-build Games centered on athletes, sustainability, and legacy benefits. LA28 testified that the Games will be the largest in Olympic history, with more than 15,000 athletes, over 800 events, more than 50 venues, and a budget of $7.2 billion. They discussed venue plans, the athlete village at UCLA, the addition of new sports such as cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash, and baseball/softball arrangements, and the first Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Members asked about fashion and merchandising, faith-based participation, venue upgrades, housing, small business opportunities, environmental goals, and athlete mental health. LA28 said it is prioritizing local and small business participation, has launched youth sports and volunteer initiatives, and is working with the IOC on mental health support and with venue owners on improvements. City of Los Angeles representative Paul Corcoran outlined the city’s role in maximizing economic benefit and long-term legacy through the Mayor’s “Games for All” vision, including accessibility, human rights, youth sports, arts and culture, and transportation improvements. He said the city is using tools like RAMP, Compete for L.A., business source centers, and procurement and financing programs to help local businesses participate, and that the city is seeking broader support for arts and culture programming tied to the Cultural Olympiad. Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins described transit planning for a “transit-first” Games, including the Games-Enhanced Transit Service, borrowing about 1,700 buses from agencies nationwide, and asking the state for $379 million in construction funding for legacy transit projects. She said all projects are environmentally cleared and expected to be ready in time for the Games, while members raised concerns about traffic, multilingual wayfinding, and the need for strong public messaging to reduce congestion. Public comment urged that the Games be experienced beyond venues and across communities, and no formal votes were taken.

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• , my North Star, is to get where we're going through the following principles of accountability, delivery
• busy year delivering our projects, where we had 100 major projects last year in various phases of delivery
• Through innovative partnerships, we administer federal and state grants, and we expect to support delivery
• So since the storm began December 9th, our crews, contractors, and tradespeople reopened 97 roads, and
• We would either have to find contractors or people who are building the current vessels to do a whole

Bills: SB5989

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue