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• about 60% goods, 40% services.
• </c> services like haircuts funeral services services like haircuts funeral services and<00:25:32.760
• banking services.
• same services are not taxed.
• loan servicing, payment services, and stuff like that.

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So intensive residential treatment services reduce the need for hospitalization, crisis services, and
• eligible for federal match, while the DSHS delivered services are state-only funded services, those
• Social and Health Services.
• Social and Health Services.
• entitled to those services and the services that they utilize.

Summary: The committee held a work session focused first on juvenile rehabilitation system capacity. DCYF officials said the juvenile rehabilitation population is older, includes more adult-sentenced youth, and has longer lengths of stay, especially for “post-25” youth who must remain in secure facilities and cannot go to community beds. They described overcrowding at Green Hill School, placement limits at Echo Glen and Harbor Heights, staffing turnover, mental health acuity, and the need for more medium-security and specialized mental health beds. DCYF said it is pursuing a Parkland facility proposal, a staffing model decision package, and a broader feasibility study and master plan update. No votes were taken; members were asked to follow up with questions later. The committee then heard on behavioral health system capacity from the Behavioral Health Administration and the Health Care Authority. DSHS described growth in forensic and civil bed need, expansion at Olympic Heritage, Maple Lane, and Brockman, and construction of a new 350-bed forensic hospital at Western State expected to open in 2028. HCA reported progress on long-term civil commitment beds, intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, PACT teams, and intensive residential treatment teams, saying the community-based system is being expanded to support step-down care and reduce hospital reliance. Members asked about whether capacity is right-sized, the difference between facility types, and federal match eligibility for services. A federal funding update followed, covering the effects of H.R. 1 and H.R. 5371 on SNAP, Medicaid, marketplace coverage, long-term services and supports, K-12, higher education, and hemp regulation. OFM and agency staff said H.R. 1 adds work requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, increases state administrative and benefit costs, reduces Medicaid and marketplace subsidies for some groups, tightens redeterminations, and may significantly affect provider payments and state-directed payments. H.R. 5371 extended federal funding through January 30, 2026 and included some agency appropriations and other provisions, including changes affecting hemp producers. Members asked about SNAP error rates and special enrollment periods. Finally, budget coordinator Mary Monroe gave a 2026 supplemental budget preview. She reviewed the state’s near general fund outlook, noting revenue declines since the enacted budget, the effect of reversions, and a preliminary maintenance-level outlook showing a projected increase in NGFO spending over the four-year period. She said the supplemental will reflect updated caseload and cost forecasts and mandatory impacts from H.R. 1, but not policy proposals. No actions or votes were taken during the session.

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• Randy Howard has over 40 years of service in public power, plus six years in the United States Air Force
• Since 2002, she has been the vice president of the Open Technology Institute at New America, leading
• Building on his passion for public service, he served as a proud member of PORAC.
• Building on his passion for public service, he served as a proud member of Porak.
• Let us now carry forward his spirit of service.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and several guest introductions recognizing visitors including Leadership Torrance participants, former Assembly Member Hector de la Torre, University of the Pacific President Christopher Callahan, and other higher education leaders. The body then approved the Senate journals and moved through the daily file and gubernatorial appointments. Three appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences were considered and confirmed, and a confirmation for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors was also approved. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 140, designating April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, with members speaking about research, advocacy, and the personal impact of the disease. Senate Resolution 92, marking California Holocaust Memorial Day, drew extensive floor remarks from multiple senators emphasizing remembrance, Holocaust education, antisemitism, and the need to confront hate and denial; the resolution was adopted unanimously. On third reading, the Senate passed AB 1389, an urgency measure ratifying a tribal-state gaming compact amendment with the Yurok Tribe, with no opposition and immediate effect. The chamber also received committee announcements about upcoming meetings of the Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee and the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee. The session concluded with adjournment in memory motions honoring John Bean, Cynthia Brantley Pierce, and Detective Armando “Mando” Santana, each described as a significant community leader or public servant whose work and legacy were recognized by the Senate. The Pro Tem then announced the Senate would recess briefly and return for the next floor session on Thursday, April 16 at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Randy Howard has over 40 years of service in public power, plus six years in the United States Air Force
• Since 2002, she has been the vice president of the Open Technology Institute at New America, leading
• Building on his passion for public service, he served as a proud member of Porak.
• Building on his passion for public service, he served as a proud member of Porak.
• Let us now carry forward his spirit of service.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayers and the pledge, and spent much of the early portion of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors from Leadership Torrance, former Assembly Member Hector de la Torre, and several university presidents and academic leaders. The body then moved through routine business, including approval of the Senate journals and reading of several bills on the second reading file, before taking up gubernatorial appointments. Three appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences were confirmed: Justin Hufft, Cali Rana Singhe, and Dr. Annette Walker. The Senate also confirmed Villian Corral to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. In each case, the appointing committee recommendation was noted and roll calls were taken, with the confirmations approved by the required vote margins. On third reading, the Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 140, designating April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from several senators and advocates emphasizing research, awareness, and the lived experience of Parkinson’s disease. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 92, marking California Holocaust Memorial Day, with extensive floor statements from multiple senators on remembrance, education, antisemitism, and the importance of teaching Holocaust history. Finally, the Senate passed Assembly Bill 1389, an urgency measure ratifying a tribal-state gaming compact amendment with the Yurok Tribe; the measure and urgency clause both received unanimous support. The session concluded with committee announcements and several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including honors for coach John Bean, Cynthia Brantley Pierce, and Detective Armando “Mando” Santana. The Pro Tem then announced the next floor session and the Senate recessed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Randy Howard has over 40 years of service in public power, plus six years in the United States Air Force
• Since 2002, she has been the vice president of the Open Technology Institute at New America, leading
• Building on his passion for public service, he served as a proud member of PORAC.
• Building on his passion for public service, he served as a proud member of Porak.
• Let us now carry forward his spirit of service.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• worked there for around 20 years, and 10 of those years was as the managing attorney of the Legal Services
• </c> managing attorney of the legal services managing attorney of the legal services advocacy<00:02:12.080
• to the public and I've grown uh service to the public and I've grown uh great<00:05:32.240><c> deal<
• </c><00:53:14.920><c> misinformation</c> use of Technology misinformation use of Technology misinformation
• </c> continued evolution of this technology continued evolution of this technology and<00:53:35.720><

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It recognizes Waypoint as a vital service provider for homeless services for 18- to 24-year-olds.
• It recognizes Waypoint as a vital service provider for homeless services for 18- to 24-year-olds.
• It recognizes Waypoint as a vital service provider for homeless services for 18- to 24-year-olds.
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Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on House Bill 619, which would appropriate $1 million to the Solid Waste Management Fund for matching grants to municipalities and businesses for waste diversion projects, with 50% of the money prioritized for food waste diversion. Representative Karen Ebel, the sponsor, said the fund would help New Hampshire meet its solid waste diversion goals, preserve landfill capacity, and support composting, recycling, and related local business activity. She cited New London’s composting program as an example, saying 172 families participated and 32 tons of food waste were diverted in 2024, reducing tipping and trucking costs. Committee members asked about possible alternative funding sources, including a surcharge on landfill tipping fees. Ebel said many other states use such surcharges to fund recycling and solid waste programs, while New Hampshire relies on general funds. She also said the current fund balance was about $900,000 because some money had been used for staffing, and that the grant program was still in rulemaking. Questions also focused on how household composting works and whether municipalities could generate revenue from compost; Ebel said participation is optional, most programs use buckets and transfer stations, and the main benefit is cost savings from reduced disposal rather than compost sales. Testimony in support came from the New Hampshire Municipal Association and the Northeast Resource Recovery Association. Both said municipalities are interested in food waste diversion and composting, that these programs can reduce long-term disposal costs and property tax pressure, and that there is growing demand for technical assistance and grant support. The Northeast Resource Recovery Association said food waste makes up about 24% of municipal and business waste, that fewer than two dozen communities and fewer than two dozen businesses currently offer such services, and that a City of Lebanon pilot program saw about 30% savings by composting on site. The Department of Environmental Services said it was not taking a position but is working on rulemaking for the grant program and expects strong interest from municipalities, private composters, farmers, and anaerobic digester operators. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• </c> health services. health services.
• Thank you, Elio Social Services.
• Kauaii, Malama Pono Health Services. Kauaii, Malama Pono Health Services.
• </c> social services including incarceration. social services including incarceration.
• Services. Services.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk. Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience. Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• We'll send help up if you need help with the technology. Yeah, none of these adapters work.
• yeah none of these with the technology yeah none of these um<00:04:02.519><c> the</c><00:04:02.720><
• </c><00:19:54.559><c> and</c><00:19:54.840><c> crisis</c> teletherapy services and crisis teletherapy
• </c><00:20:39.200><c> trauma</c><00:20:39.720><c> informed</c> Mental Health Services trauma informed
• </c> contact with child protective services contact with child protective services and<01:31:19.159><

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• However, the Division of Local Services ranks us eighth for overall tax burden in the state.
• First, a tax might be levied based on the benefits of publicly provided services financed by the tax.
• progress in the automobile industry to increase fuel economy, even though. technological progress in
• So it treats both of those technologies. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Paulino. Okay.
• And it wasn't just about bringing new technologies to help solve this climate crisis.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from the co-chairs explaining committee procedures, testimony limits, submission instructions, and the new deadlines for acting on House and Senate bills. The committee then heard testimony on several bills related to agriculture, land use, environment, housing, transportation, and taxation, with legislators often taken out of turn. No votes were taken during the hearing. The first major topic was H. 3206, a bill to allow fossil fuel-free 529 college savings plans to qualify for the state tax deduction if MEFA does not offer a comparable option. Representative Steve Owens said the bill would not force MEFA or Fidelity to change existing plans, but would create a definition for fossil fuel-free funds and extend the deduction to qualifying out-of-state plans. The committee also heard strong local testimony on a Belmont home-rule petition, H. 3970, to change tax treatment for the Belmont Country Club under Chapter 61B. Belmont residents and officials argued the private golf course receives an unfair tax break that shifts costs to other taxpayers, while Senator Brownsberger and Representative Rogers supported the measure as a way to help the town recover revenue. Committee members asked about town meeting support, the club’s lack of payment in lieu of taxes, and the size of the tax savings. The committee next heard testimony on a vehicle miles traveled tax proposal, S. 1925, from Senator Barrett and economists Gilbert Metcalf and Christopher Knittel. They argued that declining gas-tax revenue and rising fuel efficiency, especially with electric vehicles, require a more stable transportation funding source; they also said a VMT tax could be designed to be revenue-neutral and mildly progressive, though members raised concerns about administration, fairness, EV disincentives, and the possibility of annual tax shocks. The largest block of testimony focused on the Ahead Act, H. 3194/S. 1973, which would double the deed excise fee and dedicate the new revenue to affordable housing and climate adaptation. Supporters from MACDC, MAPC, FICC, Boston Climate Action Network, CLF, 350 Mass, CHAPA, and a tenant advocate said the bill could generate about $300 million annually for housing production, vouchers, weatherization, resilience, and environmental justice communities, and that it links two urgent crises with a stable funding stream. The committee also heard testimony on the Conservation Land Tax Credit bills, H. 3147/S. 2083, which would raise the annual cap on the credit from $2 million to $5 million for three years and then sunset back down. Conservation groups and a landowner said the program has conserved thousands of acres and that the higher cap would reduce delays and help meet state conservation goals. Finally, the committee took testimony on the Fairness for Farm Workers bills, S. 2011/H. 3107 and S. 2012, which would extend overtime, minimum wage, breaks, and paid time off protections to farm workers and include a refundable tax credit to help farmers offset overtime costs. Senator Gomez and advocates described the bills as overdue civil rights and public health measures, citing low wages, long hours, dangerous conditions, and the racial history behind farm labor exclusions. The hearing also included testimony on H. 3240, a bill to give municipalities a local option vacancy tax on chronically vacant shopping malls, with the sponsor arguing it would help towns address blight, encourage redevelopment, and potentially create housing and tax revenue.

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• reminder, in the underlying bill, the proposed substitute, an electric utility may recover the cost of service
• The point of this bill is to give homeowners across Washington the opportunity to use this technology
• sources the point of this bill is to give homeowners across Washington the opportunity to use this technology
• Again, this new technology is much further along than the other.
• And I look forward to having continued conversations on this new emerging technology and the exponential

Bills: HB2296 , HB2301 , HB2212 , HB2515 , HB2436 , HB2496 , HB2605

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, recycling, microplastics, pollution, environmental protection, washing machines, water quality, energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, oil tanker

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• Really pretty exciting advances in technology and the 45V federal tax credit that U.S.
• ETTs technology will provide an auditable record for every ton of ammonia produced with renewable energy
• </c> facilities in Minnesota ett's technology facilities in Minnesota ett's technology will<00:04:23.400
• Best on which technology should be deployed, where, when, how, and at what cost?
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Bills: HF2103 , HF2793

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset, 1183, house

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• Because this cap has remained stagnant, our small businesses, including those providing services and
• information technology, are forced to operate at unsustainable thin margins or are barred entirely from
• Deputy Department of General Services.
• Specifically, we're representing those small businesses who are in the goods, not services, not IT.
• But still for IT and for business, for services, we did want to increase it.

Committee: House Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We call it the Men's Service Challenge.
• It's also service that extends through our larger Service Corps initiative in California.
• California's Service Corps is now larger than the Peace Corps.
• We have service matters. Shared experiences matter.
• And what we ask for in return is 450 hours of service. Service. I'm a Sargent Shriver guy.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We, we pay our own way fee for services that we provide. Uh, we're in three divisions.
• That's Health and Human Services.
• services.
• So, uh, that's a lot of the new technology that is, that is happening across the state.
• Product promotion and member services.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• It relates to the entities that provide cable services or video services. Chair, uh, calls up.
• it revises the definition of cable service and includes the language other services offered over the
• This would affect customers who, uh, pay for streaming services.
• If you enjoy the service, then you'll have to pay a little bit of the fee.
• Thanks, most importantly for your public service and patience. Thank you, Chairman.

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Transcript Highlights:

• this method of finance swap, aiming to ensure that the funding remains robust for the essential services
• In the last few years, we have seen an increase in demand for these services, and we must ensure that
• Recommendations include maintaining funding levels for child support services and enhancing enforcement
• We are advocating for alternative sources of funding to ensure these critical services remain available
• Lastly, we are requesting that the legislature continue the technological investment in OAG's legal services

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill provides relative to emergency communication service charges.
• , or any providers of information services as defined in U.S.
• , or any providers of information services as defined in U.S.
• to provide relative to provisional appointments in the fire and police civil service.
• to provide relative to provisional appointments in the fire and police civil service.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Larry Merritt, Council Service. I'm Gabriel Slaza, Council Service. Xander Dawson, Council Service.
• Oliver Stock, Council Service.
• Upon passing this law, we had multiple technology companies reach out to us and say, 'Now that you are
• or technologies are evaluated and identified There's a public process component to it.
• And technology has failed me today so my apologies. Alright.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

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• The Department of Administrative Services is here to talk to us about the annual report on statewide
• I'm the Chief Audit Executive for the Department of Administrative Services.
• Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't skip to the service elements.
• And so we essentially contract for that service. Follow up then? Follow up. All right.
• , so they have to remember when they get back into service.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The Joint Interim Committee on Legislative Audits met on June 17 for informational presentations. The Department of Administrative Services, through Chief Audit Executive Eli Ritchie, gave an overview of statewide internal audit requirements and the fiscal year 2025 report. He explained the difference between internal and external audit, described Oregon’s statutory and rule-based internal audit structure, and reported that 30 agencies had internal audit functions, with most meeting required standards. He said 73 audits and 49 advisory/consulting engagements were completed statewide, with strong compliance overall, though a few agencies were rebuilding audit committees after vacancies. No committee questions were raised after the presentation. The Secretary of State’s Audits Division then presented its Government Waste Hotline annual report. Director Steve Bergman and audit manager Olivia Rekhed described changes made to align the hotline with statute, including renaming it the Government Waste Hotline, creating a review panel, improving anonymity protections, removing fraud reporting from the hotline’s scope, and adjusting reporting timelines. They said hotline volume increased modestly in 2025, most reports were referred elsewhere or closed for insufficient evidence, and two reports were substantiated, including questioned costs of about $856 for personal use of a state vehicle and about $2.9 million tied to the Preschool Promise program. Committee members asked about hotline staffing, cost, anonymity, and follow-up on findings; staff said the hotline is lightly resourced, uses a contracted intake service, and referrals or recommendations are followed up through management letters and later reviews. The committee also heard an audit of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s safety inspections and asset tracking. The Secretary of State’s office reported that OPRD had not consistently conducted or documented quarterly OSHA safety inspections and had incomplete asset records, including missing acquisition dates and costs for many assets. The audit made eight recommendations covering safety inspection policies, asset management guidance, tagging, reconciliations, disposition controls, training, and a new asset management system; OPRD agreed to all recommendations. OPRD officials said they had already begun training staff, improving inspection procedures, and working toward a replacement asset system, while noting operational challenges from a large, dispersed park system and manual processes. Committee members asked about what kinds of assets are tracked, how tagging works, whether items were actually being lost, and how much tracking is necessary for low-value tools; OPRD said the main issue was inconsistent classification and documentation rather than widespread loss. The meeting ended with no votes or formal actions taken.