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• order to facilitate the committee's business and public participation in today's hearing, we will not permit
• wishes to enact some public financing mechanism either has to take it to the people or, if the city permits
• wishes to enact some public financing mechanism, either has to take it to the people or if the city permits

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up eight agenda items, including four consent bills. The committee first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 280, SB 621, SB 851, and SB 852, all moving forward without objection. The committee then heard several bills from Senator Umberg focused on election administration and campaign finance, along with SB 408 on voter-roll maintenance. SB 249 would require county board of education elections to be consolidated with the statewide general election. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, argued this would increase turnout and make those elections more representative; opponents, including Orange County education officials, argued it would override local control, increase costs, and add ballot fatigue. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to the Committee on Education. SB 398 would make it a crime to pay or offer contingent payments or other valuable consideration to induce voting or voter registration, closing what supporters described as a loophole involving lotteries and incentives. It passed 5-0 as amended and was re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety. SB 42 would remove the state ban on public financing for campaigns in general law cities and counties, allowing local voters to decide whether to adopt such systems. Supporters from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and many local advocates said it would broaden participation and reduce the influence of big money; opponents raised concerns about taxpayer funding, guardrails, and local oversight. The bill passed 5-2 and was re-referred to Appropriations. Finally, SB 408 would require election officials to use U.S. Postal Service change-of-address data to help maintain voter rolls; supporters said it would improve accuracy and trust in elections, while one commenter questioned reliance on postal data. The bill passed unanimously 6-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee then completed the remaining roll calls and adjourned.

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• So at this point, I know we have a full house, and we have some folks here.
• I was like Senator Hamblen, and I put solar on my house in 2010. Solar on my house in 2010.
• Is our house big? Well, I guess our house is big. Was it bigger? Was it bigger?
• Okay, is our house big? Well, I guess our house is big. Was it bigger than the moon?
• Minerals and Natural Resources Department permit essentially wet manure.

Bills: SB97 , SB55 , SB40 , SB38 , SB120 , SB113 , SB116 , SB117 , SB118

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• DEPARTMENT TO CARRY A VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION INSPECTIONS WHICH ALLOWS FOR QUICKER INSURANCE CLAIMS, AND PERMITS
• QUESTION, MORE OF A CLARIFICATION BECAUSE YOU USE THE TERM ELEVATE AS GOOD BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES IF A HOUSE
• TO ELEVATE THAT STRUCTURE WHICH IS INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE OR THEY WILL HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY KNOCK THE HOUSE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• He was at the meeting today as well as Representative LX, who is a House member.
• As Representative LX, who is a House member on the board, they will be giving information to the secretary
• As a secretary, I aim to encourage you to move these things along as time permits.

Committee: Senate Confirmations

Keywords: 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If time permits, decision-making will occur after we hear from those offering testimonies.
• For instance, if I’m a criminal and you’re a housekeeper, I break into your house.
• house house person you're and you're a house house person you're housekeeper<00:20:33.480><c> I</c><00
• c><00:20:35.200><c> I'm</c> housekeeper I break into your house I'm housekeeper I break into your house
• </c><01:10:59.640><c> they're</c> were stolen from a car or house they're were stolen from a car or house

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 547 on water conservation, a deferred agenda item that had already been considered by the other joint committees and received no public testimony. The chair recommended adopting Department of Taxation and Department of Health amendments, passing the bill, and adding a defective date of July 1, 2050. The committee voted to adopt the recommendation; the vice chair voted yes, two senators were excused, and the recommendation was adopted. The main hearing focused on SB 1030, which would define election fraud intimidation to include carrying any firearm or weapon at or near a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill duplicated existing sensitive-places law, raised Second Amendment concerns, and could create confusion for lawful concealed carry holders using ballot drop boxes. A smaller number of supporters, including gun violence prevention advocates and labor representatives, argued the measure would improve voter safety. The committee heard more than 1,560 total testimonies for the hearing overall, and for SB 1030 staff noted over 10 in support and over 80 in opposition; no vote on SB 1030 was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard SB 38, which would extend Hawaii’s ban on high-capacity magazines from pistols to any firearm with a detachable magazine over 10 rounds. Supporters, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Brady, and other gun violence prevention advocates, said the bill would close a loophole, improve consistency in the law, and reduce the harm caused by mass shootings. Opponents, including gun owners, veterans, and Second Amendment advocates, argued the bill would criminalize lawful owners, be difficult to enforce, and would not reduce crime. The committee reported receiving over 40 testimonies in support and over 400 in opposition. Finally, the committee began SB 401, which would add rifles capable of firing .50 caliber or higher ammunition to the list of prohibited weapons, excluding antiques and muzzle loaders. HPD and Everytown testified in support, describing the weapons as military-grade and dangerous, while Jerry Yuan and others opposed the bill, saying it was overbroad and would sweep in firearms and ammunition types that are not used in crime. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 401, before any committee action or vote on that measure.

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• sets out the framework in which tribes and states can negotiate Class 3 gaming on tribal lands as permitted
• What will happen next is that we'll have the House hearing tomorrow, and then we go to commission hearing

Summary: The Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee held a public hearing on a proposed tribal gaming compact amendment involving the Lummi Nation and the Washington State Gambling Commission. Tina Griffin, director of the Gambling Commission, explained the compact amendment process under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the role of the commission and legislative ex officio members, and noted that the proposal had reached tentative agreement and would next go to hearings before the commission and the House. She said the commission and tribe have a long-standing collaborative relationship. Lummi Nation Vice Chairman Terence Adams and other tribal representatives described the tribe’s gaming history and the purpose of the amendment. The proposal would add or update compact provisions for higher table and lottery limits, extension of credit to customers, electronic table games, and conforming definition changes. Tribal representatives said the changes would support tribal governmental services and economic development while maintaining strong regulation and internal controls. Commission staff said similar provisions have already been approved for other tribes and that the tribe would be responsible for setting responsible credit limits and controls, including customer vetting and self-exclusion checks. Senator Hasegawa asked about how credit would work and what oversight would apply, and staff said they would follow up with more detail. Senator Fortunato clarified that the request was for Lummi to receive provisions already available in other tribal compacts. Committee members also asked about the timing of public comment, and staff said it would be taken at the end of the hearing if any was signed up. No public comment was offered, and the chair closed the hearing without any vote or formal action taken by the committee.

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• Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, to the Honorable Members of the Florida Senate and House
• communication from the governor or as introduced by consent of two-thirds of the membership of each house
• When the House is not taking this bill up, we have passed this bill. The House isn't taking it.
• So my thoughts would be that I'm hoping that if we do pass this bill, and even though the House isn't
• So my thoughts would be that I'm hoping that if we do pass this bill, and even though the House isn't

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, with his family present. The chamber also read the governor’s amended special session proclamation, which expanded the call to include legislation on congressional redistricting and related litigation, artificial intelligence protections including an AI Bill of Rights and related public records exemptions, and medical freedom. The secretary then read the bills filed within the call: SB 2D (Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights), SB 4D (public records), SB 60 (medical freedom), and SB 8D (congressional districts).

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• House Bill 2964 relates to the provision of broadband service in certain rural counties.
• He's in the Comptroller of Public Accounts Office, and he is neutral on House Bill 2964.
• All right, is there anyone else who wishes to testify for or against House Bill 2964?
• If not, the Chair recognizes Chairman Landgraf to close on House Bill 2964. Thank you, Mr.
• The committee substitute to House Bill 2964 is withdrawn if there's no objection.

Bills: HB2838 , HB2964 , HB3213 , SB924

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Keywords: broadband, internet access, digital equity, tax reduction, government funding, rural counties, fiber-optic, state funding, infrastructure, digital divide, economic development, fiber-optic cable, excavation, utilities, civil penalties, municipal regulations, video services, regulation, public right-of-way, franchise authority

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• House Bill 3484 recognizes Chairman Van Deaver to explain the bill. Thank you, Mr.
• We will now lay out House Bill No. HCR112 by Representative Perez.
• Thank you for the opportunity to present House Concurrent Resolution 112.
• This is a pragmatic resolution urging the United States Congress to permit state-issued real ID cards
• So in a nutshell, House Concurrent Resolution 112 represents smart policy. ...and fiscal responsibility

Bills: HB3484 , HCR112 , HCR125

Committee: House S/C on State-Federal Relations

Keywords: border municipalities, agreements, funding eligibility, infrastructure, intergovernmental cooperation, REAL ID, travel document, border crossing, Texas, U.S. citizens, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, defense innovation, national security, U.S. Army Futures Command, military technology, economic growth, 1184, house, all

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• </c> These funds to provide housing These funds to provide housing counseling<00:16:09.399><c> and</c
• They're at Grammy's house, they're at your brother's house. You can store them in any place.
• So if you want to move your firearms over to Grammy's house and Grammy can lock them up at her house,
• So if you want to move your firearms over to Grammy's house and Grammy can lock them up at her house,
• So if you want to move your firearms over to Grammy's house and Grammy can lock them up at her house,

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The houses are lovely. And now it's totally undermined by this large health hazard. Yes, ma'am.
• House Bill 512 by Representative Schammerhorn provides relative to...
• There were several uses permitted within the grant.
• Then when you add the cost of housing and transportation, $24 an hour.
• Now, that farmer has to also help pay for housing, transportation.

Bills: HCR65 , HB512 , HB1194 , SCR23 , SB502

Committees: House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development , House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development

Keywords: crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments

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• It is based on the permit holder business location.
• We're still seeing housing growth in the state.
• Over the past decade, we've averaged 2,606 new housing starts.
• it was a percentage based on census numbers, based on occupancy, based on at least projected use, housing
• DOC. wings, 120 beds to house DOCR prisoners.

Committee: Joint Government Finance Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• It is based on the permit holder business location.
• We're still seeing housing growth in the state. We're still seeing housing growth in the state.
• Over the past decade, we've averaged 2,606 new housing starts.
• it was a percentage based on census numbers, based on occupancy, based on at least projected use, housing
• DOC. wings, 120 beds to house DOCR prisoners.

Committee: Joint Government Finance Committee

Summary: The Government Finance Committee met with new leadership and approved the December 11 minutes. The committee first received an update from the Office of Management and Budget on the state general fund and major special funds. OMB reported revenues were tracking very close to forecast, with an estimated ending general fund balance of about $397 million, higher than previously expected. Staff also reviewed balances in the budget stabilization fund, legacy fund, foundation aid stabilization fund, social services fund, and strategic investment and improvements fund, along with oil tax collections and the current revenue picture. Legislative Council staff then summarized the special session budget changes and noted the updated beginning balance increased the projected ending balance for the next biennium. The Tax Department presented taxable sales and purchases data by county and industry, showing overall sales tax activity remained strong, with retail trade the largest sector and several counties posting notable gains. Commissioner Kraschis then reviewed federal tax changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and estimated their impact on North Dakota income tax collections, explaining that the figures were compared to the 2025 baseline and would be incorporated into future forecasts. Members asked about the overtime and tip exclusions, the senior standard deduction, and the primary residence property tax credit application count, which was running ahead of last year at more than 154,000 applications. The committee also heard from the Department of Transportation on fee schedules, with members focusing on driver’s license fees and the fact that current fees cover only about half of program costs, meaning the highway fund subsidizes the remainder. DOT also reported on specialty plate activity, including nearly 3,900 blackout plates issued, and noted increased state fleet usage. The Information Technology Department explained its internal service fund rate-setting process and discussed possible billing simplification, including annual billing and improved invoice detail. OMB also provided data on leased office space in the Bismarck-Mandan area and state workforce counts, and Legislative Council updated the committee on legislative branch space planning. Finally, subcommittee reports noted continued work on fixed-route transit funding and regional jail capacity, including Burleigh-Morton’s new DOCR housing wing and ongoing overcrowding in state correctional facilities. No formal votes beyond the minutes approval were taken, and the meeting adjourned with the next meeting set for June 25.

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• They've heard from bodies like the State House that we want this development here but we have to balance
• Yes ma'am, I think, you know, they go through the permitting process that those types of facilities have
• You've done such an excellent job in your position, but we are familiar with the permit department on
• I can assure you during URI when our lights were on in our data center and not at my house, my wife was
• We help them build a new fire safety house.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• All right, this is the House Judiciary Committee. We're going to start here in just a second.
• At 3:00, the House goes into session.
• At<00:07:54.440><c> 3:00,</c><00:07:55.200><c> the</c><00:07:55.320><c> House</c><00:07:55.680><c> goes
• </c> At 3:00, the House goes into session. At 3:00, the House goes into session.
• Once<00:07:57.960><c> the</c><00:07:58.040><c> House</c><00:07:58.280><c> go</c><00:07:58.520><c> Once

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Public comment may be provided only at the designated time and place and as permitted by the Chair.
• And as permitted by the Chair, public comment must relate to the hearing subject being discussed today
• It affects how they determine their major life stages, whether it's starting a business, buying a house
• , ...whether it's starting a business, buying a house, having a child or another child.
• We need to build more housing, and LPPI is leading research on housing recovery in places like Altadena

Summary: The Select Committee on Latina Inequities met at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, hosted by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez and joined by Assemblymember Mia Bonta. Rodriguez opened by framing the committee’s work around the economic status of Latinas and the effects of federal policies on the economy and social safety net, while the college president welcomed the committee and described campus services for undocumented and housing-insecure students. Rodriguez also emphasized the local impact of immigration enforcement in the San Fernando Valley and said the hearing would focus on Latinas’ economic conditions, immigration enforcement impacts on the workforce and safety, and H.R. 1’s effects on the safety net. The first panel featured HOPE’s Maria Morales and Dr. Elsa Macias, who presented findings from HOPE’s National Economic Status of Latinas report. They said Latinas are a major and growing part of California’s population and workforce, but face persistent inequities, including a large wage gap, higher unemployment, high uninsured rates, student debt, and affordability pressures around child care, housing, and education. They also discussed entrepreneurship, noting both the growth of Latina-owned businesses and barriers such as limited access to capital, technical assistance, and retirement and health coverage. In response to committee questions, they said higher education can still offer a strong return on investment, but only if students can complete degrees without being overwhelmed by debt and care costs; they also pointed to policy solutions such as SB 642, mentorship, financial literacy, CalSavers access, and support for community development financial institutions. The second panel focused on immigration enforcement and Latina safety in the workforce. Luis Nolasco of the ACLU described arrests tied to apparent ethnicity and Spanish-speaking, the chilling effect on families, and the loss of wages, school attendance, and mobility. Dr. Amada Armenta said immigration enforcement harms California’s economy, public health, and mixed-status families, and noted that undocumented workers are concentrated in agriculture, construction, and child care. SEIU’s Jen Baca Beltran said raids and school-based enforcement traumatize children and families and highlighted the need for Know Your Rights trainings. Megan Ortiz of IDEPSCA described repeated Border Patrol raids on day labor centers, injuries to staff, and the need to protect worker centers, domestic workers, and street vendors. Inclusive Action’s Shannon Camacho said raids have forced many informal workers to stop working, prompted emergency cash assistance and rent relief efforts, and strengthened advocacy for vendor protections and CDFI support. CHIRLA’s Jeanette Zanipatine said the rapid response network has expanded, documented widespread arrests and detention conditions, and is providing direct support and legal referrals; committee members asked about detention, maternal health, and what the state can do, and panelists urged stronger oversight, more legal representation, and protections for pregnant and detained people.

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• You got to pay them housing, you got to pay them a bonus, right?
• Also, House Bill 211, again, last year's House Bill 211 provided that the water project fund may be used
• So those were important elements from the House Bill 211.
• and then we ask them to show us their permits.
• We don't have a set student housing location.

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• prevention, resiliency, response, or prevention resiliency response, or departments or things within house
• involved um my breed association when the floods hit eastern Kentucky about feed having clearing houses
• ><c> movement</c> permitting non-infected farms movement permitting non-infected farms movement during
• We can do that through managed control zones and control areas in a permitting process.
• We can do that through managed control zones and control areas in a permitting process.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.

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• House Bill 103.
• House Bill 107.
• House Bill 123.
• House Bill 128.
• House Bill 137 is referred to the House Agriculture, Asset, and Gas Water Resources Committee, the House

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• [Music] Good morning, members, and welcome to the March 11th committee meeting of the House Commerce
• I was thinking about this in terms of housing and rental discrimination.
• You know, people used to look up funerals and then go rob your house. Right?
• But I assume it's because I bought a house.
• </c> of consumers and some of these housing of consumers and some of these housing cases<01:02:26.279

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house