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• So through NCSL, we learned about an issue that was happening. ...management system.
• So the total, I think, just continues to go exponentially as new computer software systems.
• Just sometimes so that the system can capture. Thank you. Thank you.
• Just sometimes so that the system can capture. Thank you.
• . ...and detention offices, not just child protective services, but in the foster care system.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 246, which would require licensure and inspections for massage therapy establishments. The sponsor and Regulation and Licensing Department said the bill is intended to close a gap in oversight, improve sanitation and public safety, and help address human trafficking and prostitution concerns. Supporters from the massage therapy profession and industry groups said establishment licensing would create accountability and protect legitimate practitioners, while AMTA took a neutral position but supported the rulemaking process. Several senators raised concerns about privacy, home-based businesses, and whether mobile or traveling therapists would be affected; the department said the bill would apply to establishments, not individual therapists, and that home inspections would be governed by rules. The committee voted 8-0 to give SB 246 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 300, an appropriation for CYFD computer hardware and software to improve compatibility with the national child welfare management system. The sponsor said the goal was to reduce delays and improve data sharing, especially in child welfare and ICWA-related cases. Members asked about the current system and how the funding would help, and the sponsor said the bill was aimed at better interoperability. The committee voted 8-0 to send SB 300 forward with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 146, which would amend the New Mexico Civil Rights Act. The bill and committee substitute would align the legal standard more closely with federal deliberate indifference language, reduce damages caps, shorten the statute of limitations, require 90 days’ notice, and bar double recovery under both the Civil Rights Act and Tort Claims Act. Supporters, including county and city representatives, law enforcement, AFSCME, and risk management officials, argued the changes were needed to control rapidly rising claims costs and protect public budgets. Opponents from the ACLU, civil rights, poverty, immigrant, and LGBTQ advocacy groups said the bill would weaken accountability, reintroduce qualified immunity-like protections, and make it harder for people harmed by government actors to seek justice. After a failed motion to table and a 5-5 vote on the committee substitute, the bill remained in committee and did not advance.

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• the former criminal system.
• racism within the court system.
• The kind of fear that comes from too many years of being hunted by the system, a system that sees tents
• The kind of fear that comes from too many years of being hunted by the system, a system that sees tents
• The kind of fear that comes from too many years of being hunted by the system, a system that sees tents

Summary: The committee heard multiple bills, with extensive discussion focused on short-term rental regulation, street vending, park/public safety financing, transit-oriented housing fees, and demographic data collection. SB 346 would require short-term rental platforms to provide local governments with listing addresses and related information to help collect transient occupancy taxes and enforce local ordinances; supporters argued cities and counties need the data to identify unlicensed operators and recover taxes, while opposition from platforms raised privacy and due process concerns and said administrative subpoenas already exist. The bill was amended and passed 7-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, sought to protect street vendors’ personal information from being shared in ways that could expose them to federal immigration enforcement; supporters described raids and fear in vendor communities, and the bill passed 6-1 to Public Safety. SB 499 would clarify that certain park and recreation facilities designated in local safety or hazard mitigation plans can qualify for fee deferral exemptions when they serve emergency or public safety functions; supporters said parks can serve as fire buffers, evacuation sites, and recovery hubs, while some housing advocates sought a clearer nexus to development impacts. The bill passed as amended 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 358, which would modernize traffic impact fee rules to better reflect lower automobile trip generation for walkable, transit-oriented housing, drew support from housing and transportation advocates and passed 8-0 to Appropriations. SB 515, aimed at improving demographic data collection and reporting by local governments and state entities, passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. The committee also took up SB 276, presented by Assembly Member Stefani on behalf of Senator Wiener, which would allow San Francisco to create a permit-and-enforcement system for the sale of commonly stolen goods on sidewalks. Supporters said the measure is needed to address fencing operations and protect legitimate vendors, while emphasizing it is narrowly targeted and not aimed at food vendors or permitted sellers. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 276, with supporters from the Mission street vendor community and San Francisco Public Works describing enforcement problems and the need for clearer rules and city resources.

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• To the VAERS system. This isn't just a data problem; it's a trust problem.
• This aligns epinephrine delivery systems with SB 1619 that was sent to the governor.
• And that has to do with their national health system.
• So CRT cell therapy is a treatment that uses a patient's own immune system to fight cancer.
• She has adopted a child from DFPS and from that system.

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534, HB163, HB216

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

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• The current reporting system allows offenders to slip through the cracks.
• Investigated and adjudicated within a system that is designed to protect itself, a system that in many
• Our current system enables cover-ups.
• alarm, and security systems.
• For many of them, TRACK is the only support system they have.

Bills: SB604, SB843, SB1636, SB2395, SB571, SB1224, SB1832, SB2392, SB747, SB2623, SB2624, SB2185

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

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• </c><00:14:49.760><c> How</c> for our community water systems? How for our community water systems?
• And I say that because on line six, water systems and so we really want to water systems and so we really
• </c> systems. So, yes. systems. So, yes. Oh.<00:22:02.240><c> Thank</c><00:22:02.640><c> you.
• ,</c> drain and that goes into septic systems, drain and that goes into septic systems, which<00:23:11.880
• And that system that we get as a result?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , which is vital to our tourism system.
• </c> taken a toll on our our our trail system taken a toll on our our our trail system which<00:06:31.520
• So which is vital to our tourism system.
• ,</c> those being shortchanged by the system, those being shortchanged by the system, saying<00:27:38.559
• </c><04:22:19.279><c> It's</c> through the court system. Period. It's through the court system.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held public hearings on three transportation bills. SB 154 would add the Snow Traveler Foundation to the list of charitable organizations authorized to offer multi-use decal plates through the existing Department of Safety program. Senator David Roford said the bill would create a non-tax funding source for snowmobile trail maintenance, especially after flood damage, and Dan Gold of the New Hampshire Snowmobile Association said the foundation would accept tax-deductible donations for projects such as upgraded trail signage. He explained that the association’s 96 volunteer clubs maintain about 7,000 miles of trails and that the sign program is costly. No opposition was presented, and the hearing was closed after questions from members about the foundation’s status and fundraising goals. SB 271 would expand eligibility for veteran license plates to include veterans with a general discharge under honorable conditions. The sponsor’s representative said the change would recognize service members who are already eligible for many veterans benefits but are excluded from plates under current law. Supporters included Phil Grizzo, who argued that general discharges often reflect service that was otherwise honorable, and Kevin Grady of the State Veterans Advisory Committee, which said it strongly supported the bill and was also considering broader statutory cleanup to standardize the definition of veteran across state law. Committee members asked whether the change should be limited to plates or applied more broadly, but the sponsor said broader changes would be a separate policy question. The public hearing was then closed. SB 273, titled “Cheryl’s Law,” would update New Hampshire’s move-over requirements for motorists approaching stopped or standing vehicles on the roadside, including stranded vehicles and those with warning signals. Senator Donovan Fenton said the bill was intended to save lives and honor Staff Sergeant Jesse Cheryl and Brigadier General John Pogo, both of whom died in roadside incidents. He said the measure would require drivers to slow down, change lanes if safe, and move over for roadside vehicles, with the intent of education rather than punishment. Committee members asked about enforcement, the lack of a fiscal note, whether the bill applied statewide, and whether the language could be read as weakening the move-over requirement; the sponsor said it applied to all roads, did not change fines, and was meant to clarify and broaden safety obligations. The hearing continued with additional questions, and the sponsor said state police and other safety stakeholders supported the approach.

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• CMS will no longer support our old system after October 1, 2025.
• If you've been here a while, you've heard me say that our system, how our system runs, is the biggest
• say that our system how our system<00:59:58.160><c> runs</c><00:59:58.599><c> is</c><00:59:58.720><c>
• </c> strengthening our rest bit care system strengthening our rest bit care system ultimately<01:09:36.040
• </c> undermining the very people this system undermining the very people this system is<01:43:54.760>

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• </c> through our Carver County Library System through our Carver County Library System I<00:47:22.559
• </c><01:14:48.639><c> and</c> permits for expanding Trail systems and permits for expanding Trail systems
• </c> highquality off-road vehicle system highquality off-road vehicle system making<01:18:45.320><c>
• </c><01:28:55.199><c> already</c> of trails with disrupt systems already of trails with disrupt systems
• </c> on Forest lands or actual Trail systems on Forest lands or actual Trail systems or<01:30:45.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> capacity planning and system reform. capacity planning and system reform.
• 20:35.679><c> Oversight</c> Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Hawaii Correctional System Oversight
• I think you have to understand that the system isn’t a stagnant system, right?
• And system in that two-year time frame.
• </c> from the Hawaii Correctional System from the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight<01:10:21.440><

Bills: HB1769

Keywords: criminal justice reform, rehabilitation, private prisons, racial equity, Native Hawaiians, community well-being, mass incarceration, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1769, which would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally reduce the number of people incarcerated in private out-of-state correctional institutions. The DCR director opposed the bill, saying the department does not control overall prison population levels because courts determine admissions, and arguing that Hawaiʻi’s in-state facilities are already over capacity, especially Halawa, which he said is 165% over design capacity. He said only a small portion of the population is under departmental control through furlough programs and argued that bringing people home would require building a new medium-security prison. Supporters, including the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, the Public Defender’s office, and several individuals, argued the bill creates a phased, accountable path to reduce reliance on mainland prisons and bring people home. Supporters emphasized the harms of separating incarcerated people from ʻohana and culture, the disproportionate impact on Native Hawaiians, and the need for diversion, treatment, re-entry support, and fair sentencing. Several testifiers also said the department has more control than it claimed, pointing to underused furlough options, reclassification, and empty beds at some in-state facilities, while others urged clearer statutory language and guardrails. Members questioned the director about whether people could be reclassified or moved to available beds at facilities such as Kulani and Waiawa, and about whether the department could do more through staffing and contract changes. The director said some proposals had been sent to the Department of Human Resource Development, but that major facility changes would be costly and that minimum-security facilities would need substantial upgrades to house medium-security inmates. After discussion, the chair said the committee would defer HB 1769 to Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. for decision-making and adjourned the meeting.

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• </c> in the next bill, the single PBM system in the next bill, the single PBM system to<00:46:55.040>
• And unlike the current system, this system is very transparent.
• :10:55.600><c> system</c><01:10:56.000><c> is</c><01:10:56.320><c> very</c> the current system, this
• system is very the current system, this system is very transparent. transparent. transparent.
• </c> care system and preserve access to care. care system and preserve access to care.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of the road system, but simply on the road system, so that we can do a better job protecting motorists
• of the road system, but simply on the road system, so that we can do a better job protecting motorists
• the system works in real time.
• clear up in our system, but if you canceled within 24 hours, the system does update live and the appointment
• becomes available in our system again.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:10:46.639><c> truly</c> hospitals and Health Care Systems truly hospitals and Health Care Systems
• </c> agencies to address these systemic agencies to address these systemic issues<01:03:57.559><c> the
• This chronic underfunding has created an unsustainable system.
• </c><01:20:33.400><c> that</c> collapse the nonprofit uh system that collapse the nonprofit uh system
• HCA and tenet for-profit Health Systems HCA and tenet for-profit Health Systems around<01:29:16.600><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> installed capacity of these systems installed capacity of these systems which<00:45:39.400><c> are
• </c> facilities uh State uh University system facilities uh State uh University system campuses<00:46
• <00:53:10.240><c> for</c><00:53:10.640><c> which</c> systems for which systems for which the<00:53:12.680
• </c><01:18:51.600><c> is</c> going forward our Energy System is going forward our Energy System is moving
• </c> upgrade the utilities internal systems upgrade the utilities internal systems to<05:06:44.120><c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I will stand for questions. systems so long as that they're financed systems so long as that they're
• We are seeing this system work level.
• Storm water systems support statute.
• There is improve our drainage system.
• And I think if there's an our system.

Bills: SF0099, SF0116, SJ0006

Keywords: easement, electricity delivery, public utility, prescriptive easement, landowner rights, surface water, drainage utilities, municipality, elections, environmental management, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, 916, all

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• Recognizing that there are students that come into our school system in a variety of different grades
• Educational technology systems have experienced significant cybersecurity breaches recently, affecting
• required information in their employment application, require LEAs to populate the statewide data system
• Clarify that the statewide data system update process applies to all school districts, including merit
• The bill also requires the statewide system to immediately notify a school employer when an employee

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a long slate of education bills, beginning with SB 685 on nonpublic schools for students with disabilities. Senator Cortese and the California Department of Education described the bill as a response to the Ninth Circuit’s Laughman decision, removing the obsolete “non-sectarian” requirement while preserving secular use of public funds, nondiscrimination protections, background checks, credentialing, and incident reporting. There was no opposition, and the bill later passed 7-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1181, a pilot grant program for violence prevention, student wellness, and school safety in Central Valley and other schools. Supporters framed it as a prevention measure, while opponents from EFF, ACLU Cal Action, and community advocates warned it could increase law enforcement involvement, surveillance, and use of fusion centers; despite those concerns, it ultimately passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Members then considered SB 1067, which would create a statewide framework for annual K-2 math assessments starting in 2028-29 to identify students needing early intervention. The author and supporters argued California faces a serious math achievement crisis and that early assessment would help close gaps, while CTA and several educators and administrators sought additional clarity and amendments to ensure alignment with existing diagnostic practices and limits on high-stakes use. The bill drew broad support from educators, parents, and advocacy groups and passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1107, a school shade-structure bill, would expand eligible shade projects and allow bundling through design-build to reduce costs; it received support from LAUSD, school boards, and climate-focused groups and passed 7-0. SB 1128, on take-home devices and screen time for kindergarteners, was presented as a modest first step to give families more flexibility and reduce early screen exposure, with support from early childhood advocates and no opposition, and it passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1048, creating a voluntary State Seal of Climate Literacy for students who complete climate coursework and hands-on projects. Supporters, including Ten Strands, students, teachers, and county offices, said it would recognize real-world climate learning and green career readiness; it passed 7-0. SB 1140, sponsored by CFT, would require LEA construction contractors to follow campus security provisions during school projects to reduce unauthorized access; it drew support from labor and gun violence prevention groups and passed 7-0. SB 930, requiring end-to-end encryption for proctoring companies handling K-12 exam data, was presented as a student privacy measure in response to cybersecurity risks and passed 6-0. Finally, SB 1083 was introduced by Senator Perez as a follow-up to last year’s Safe Learning Environments Act, with extensive committee amendments to refine the statewide misconduct data system, disclosure rules, contractor fingerprinting, and access requirements; the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full hearing and vote are shown.

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• I think there's a capacity within the system, and I want to thank you for being here.
• There's just no question we need a much more efficient spay and neuter system.
• But frankly, in closed systems, you are getting some direction or oversight from that hospital system
• , otherwise known as CAPS systems.
• that the author referred to, and the pawn brokers pay for that system.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Homeowners should not have to pursue legal action to secure the cooling system of their choice.
• System of their choice.
• No family should be denied access to an air-conditioning system that best meets their health, safety,
• I think, unfortunately, having a cooling system now in many parts of California has become mandatory
• Because when you remove barriers, you do not weaken the system, but you strengthen it.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <c> enhance</c> registration system would enhance registration system would enhance consumer<00:05:00.160
• Identifying which, registration system.
• There's really no accountability except through the criminal justice system.
• </c><00:12:08.959><c> We</c> through the criminal justice system.
• We through the criminal justice system.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• But what this system does, it just suppresses the phone.
• But what this system does, it does it just suppresses, and it will not be targeted.
• But what this system does, it does it just suppress the phone.
• It does not, this software and what, what these system will do, it will not. question.
• Do we have any figures if we were to include the entire prison system and do that?

Summary: The committee first filed a report on the executive protection detail and then reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready for action, with members instructed to hold any items they wanted removed. The committee then took up several agency requests to amend bills: the Auditor of State’s request for a $370 increase for special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ requests for additional funding for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and requests tied to local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, emergency medical and law enforcement support, and Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado-related repairs. All of those amendments were adopted, and one amendment on House Bill 1034 was held over at Senator Johnson’s request. A major portion of the meeting focused on an amendment for the Department of Corrections to fund a pilot program using mobile technology to identify and disable illegal inmate cell phones at Varner and Cummins prisons. The bill sponsors and Corrections officials described the problem as a serious public safety issue, saying inmates use contraband phones for criminal activity, trafficking, scams, and outside coordination. Members asked about FCC rules, procurement, whether the system would jam or only identify phones, whether it would affect staff or nearby users, how quickly it would work, whether it would be a one-time or ongoing cost, and whether the department had existing budget authority. Officials said the proposal would require an RFP, that current funding was not available in the department’s budget, and that the technology would be a two-year pilot. The committee ultimately adopted the amendment and then gave the underlying bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also considered an amendment for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which sought a $4 million increase in appropriation authority. Senators discussed the division’s role in county extension offices, 4-H, research, and salary competitiveness, while others questioned why the division needed more appropriation room when it already had about $10 million in headroom and had requested a different funding level through higher education. Division representatives said the increase would help with salaries and provide flexibility for future funding, and Higher Education staff clarified the original request and recommendation amounts. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted the amendment and gave it a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a homestead property tax credit increase, insurance department conference travel, property appraisal analysis support, career and technical education professional development, regulatory and casino gaming appropriations, a new program integrity line for the Department of Inspector General, consolidation of licensing board appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee Readiness Center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation package for prison expansion that included special language limiting use of the funds. Members asked several questions about the prison reappropriation, including whether it still related to the earlier Calico Rock project and whether special language should be considered separately; the committee moved the governor’s letters forward for drafting and further action.

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• If they're going to operate a public water system, they have some responsibility to the public to be
• And so this is just another step responding to what's happening about rebuilding a system and imposing
• SB 1350 will help California utilize clean hydrogen to decarbonize the power system.
• So my main point here is it appears that we've outgrown the RPS system in tracking.
• We need to change it such that RPS means resource planning system.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of energy, water, and utility bills. SB 952, SB 1417, SB 924, SB 925, SB 1011, SB 1168, SB 1196, and SB 1350 were all discussed, along with consent items SB 1008 and SB 1245. SB 952 would give the Department of Water Resources more flexibility in meeting clean energy procurement goals for the State Water Project; it drew support from the State Water Contractors and California Municipal Utilities Association and no opposition. SB 1417 would extend transparency and notice requirements to mutual water companies, especially in response to wildfire-related rate increases in Altadena; supporters described lack of notice, meeting access, and public accountability, while the California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed the bill as overly prescriptive and potentially conflicting with existing law. SB 924 would modernize low-income energy assistance and weatherization programs to better measure affordability outcomes and tenant benefits, and it passed with broad support. SB 925 would direct the Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy; it was supported by industry and clean energy groups and passed without opposition. SB 1011 would require CPUC standards for human review of utility AI systems and labor consultation; supporters framed it as a safety and workforce protection measure, while utilities and business groups warned about cost, duplication, and overbroad regulation. SB 1168, now a study bill, would have the CPUC examine how data centers pay for load growth and rate impacts; it drew mixed reactions, with some industry opposition and some labor support after amendments. SB 1196 would speed utility hookups for ADUs and JADUs by allowing earlier applications and setting timelines; housing advocates supported it and it passed. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with strong support from hydrogen, labor, and utility interests, but TURN opposed it unless amended, arguing it lacked safeguards against greenwashing and resource shuffling. The committee also approved the consent calendar and several bills were reported out on recorded votes, with most measures advancing on strong bipartisan support and a few no votes from Senators Strickland and Dahle on selected items.