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• California is served by thousands of public and private water service providers, including mutual water
• And comply with regulatory requirements to ensure safe and reliable service.
• “They don't cost-of-service, by the way, that, you know, you saw in the mutual water companies.
• They don't have to worry about cost of service.
• It also bars utilities from canceling a service connection without the applicant's consent.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications heard a long agenda of energy, water, housing, and technology bills. SB 952 (Laird, presented by Perez) would give the Department of Water Resources more flexibility to meet the State Water Project’s 100% clean energy procurement goal by 2035 while managing costs; it drew support from the State Water Contractors and California Municipal Utilities Association and no opposition. The committee also heard SB 1417, which would extend transparency, notice, and public meeting requirements to mutual water companies’ rate increases; Senator Perez and supporters tied the bill to post-Eaton Fire recovery in Altadena, while the California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed it, citing conflicts with tenant billing laws, privacy concerns, and burdensome meeting requirements. SB 1417 was approved on a split vote and the roll was left open. Members then considered SB 924, a low-income utility assistance/weatherization bill by Hurtado, which would require measurable affordability outcomes and better tenant-focused benefits; it passed to Appropriations with broad support from clean energy and community groups and no opposition. SB 925 (McNerney) would direct the California Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy; supporters from General Atomics, Clean Air Task Force, and TAE Technologies argued it would help keep fusion investment in California, and it passed unanimously to Environmental Quality. SB 1011 (McNerney) would require CPUC standards for human review and labor consultation before utilities deploy AI in operations; labor and utility engineer witnesses supported guardrails, while business and utility groups opposed or sought more review, warning of overregulation and overlap with other laws. The bill passed to Privacy, Digital Technology and Consumer Protection on a divided vote. The committee also advanced SB 1168 (McNerney), a study bill directing the CPUC to examine how data centers can pay their fair share of grid costs; data center and utility groups were opposed or neutral pending amendments, while climate advocates supported it, and it moved to Revenue and Taxation. SB 1196 (McNerney) would speed utility hookups for ADUs and JADUs by allowing earlier applications and setting timelines and penalties; housing advocates supported it and it passed to Local Government. SB 1350 (McNerney) would allow renewable portfolio standard credits for power plants using green hydrogen, drawing strong support from hydrogen, labor, utility, and local government interests, but opposition from TURN over greenwashing and tracking concerns; it passed to Environmental Quality. Finally, SB 1158 (Stern) would expand quarterly reliability reporting by the CEC and CPUC to include transmission and grid upgrade status; it was presented as a common-sense reliability measure and moved forward with support.

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• provisions of the Respiratory Care Practice Act, expanding the availability of respiratory care services
• We are concerned about short staffing, reduced services, and longer wait times for patients to receive
• Factors contributing to the demand include special education services in California's budget.
• We know that the demand for audiology services is there. We have a lack of access.
• We know that the demand for audiology services is there. We have a lack of access.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And again, would be the out of service.
• ,</c><00:19:54.000><c> you're</c> port, you're put out of service, you're port, you're put out of service
• , you're out<00:19:54.400><c> of</c><00:19:54.559><c> service.
• Well, that port closes out of service.

Bills: HB0032

Keywords: English proficiency, commercial drivers, vehicle operation, traffic safety, penalties, 916, all

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• Yes, I think I think that's illegals in the emergency rooms and other services.
• This would exclude internet service providers, their affiliates, or cloud services from the responsibility
• of material that is not controlled by the internet service provider.
• This would exclude internet service providers, their affiliates, or cloud services from the responsibility
• of material that is not controlled by the internet service provider.

Summary: The meeting covered a very large number of bills across multiple committees, with most items presented on consent calendars and several sponsors explaining their measures. Education bills focused on moving statewide testing later in the school year, allowing paper testing by local choice, increasing transparency around district administrator pay, expanding religious excusal policies, creating a school fitness recognition program, and sending a resolution to voters to require sex-based designation of school sports teams and private spaces. Federalism and Government items included bans on foreign contributions to ballot-measure committees, a proposed ballot measure to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting, memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and the IMF, penalties for late agency financial reporting, restrictions on state contracts with China, and a bill limiting use of ADS-B aviation data for fee collection. Commerce bills addressed digital goods disclosure, child influencer trust accounts, liability for river outfitters, marketplace contractor termination rights, utility submetering charges, unemployment eligibility checks, and association-based health plans. Health and human services measures included lactation consultant certification and Medicaid breastfeeding support, a ban on gender transition procedures for minors, a requirement that chief medical officers hold active licenses, technical ambulance definitions, a SNAP waiver request to restrict non-eligible food purchases, hospital collection of patient immigration status, and enrollment verification for AHCCCS-related hospital presumptive eligibility. Judiciary bills included consent-verification requirements for online sexual material, a civil cause of action for DEI policy violations, hate-crime-style enhancements that also cover political affiliation, name-change disclosure rules for sex offenders, penalties for possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present persons, penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, speed-inhibiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, longer transition services for inmates, stronger penalties for sexual extortion of minors, and legislative oversight of state shooting range closures. Natural resources and water bills dealt with brackish groundwater recovery and desalination studies, water augmentation authority financing, HOA drought-year watering restrictions, water-rate parity for customers outside city limits, and groundwater transportation from the McMullen Valley basin. Other topics included a ban on PFAS firefighting foam, restrictions on vaccine and mask mandates by governments and businesses, protections against employment or service discrimination based on medical interventions, elimination of long-vacant state positions, consumer protections against device disabling after owner modifications, and restrictions on Chinese-made critical infrastructure. The committee also heard a Space Commission update bill and a continuation of the Arizona Beef Council. Several bills were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments or legal concerns, including the testing-window bill, student directory information bill, river outfitter liability bill, ambulance bill, and others. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but many bills were advanced on third-read or consent calendars, while a few were set aside for amendments or further discussion.

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• They also contract with a firm to do the reporting and payment services.
• Debt service obligations are significant. This is true in Washington.
• On the debt service is significant.
• The debt service, which is not part of the transportation budget, was $1.8 billion.
• The presenter said the debt service is about $1.8 billion per year.

Bills: HB2109, HB2139, HB2192

Keywords: vehicle loads, public highways, transportation, road safety, infrastructure, HB2139, snowmobile registration, snowmobile fee, vehicle license fee, registration fee, Department of Licensing, RCW, vehicle registration, winter recreation, off-road vehicle, moped, motorcycle, trailer, recreational vehicle, vintage snowmobile

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• The Human Service Committee spent significant time reviewing the first three sections of this bill and
• The Human Service Committee unanimously supported this amendment. Please vote aye.
• Madam President, House Bill 1556 is a bill that was related to a delinquent child needing services and
• The Human Service Committee unanimously supported this amendment. Please vote aye.
• And is a way to access services.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.

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• such as maternity and Emergency services such as maternity and Emergency Services<03:28:06.439><c> we
• </c><03:35:31.760><c> from</c> and special health care services from and special health care services
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Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• People are trying to get to basic services.
• Our servicer members service loans for third-party mortgage investors.
• Bay; Jewish Family Services... ...counties, Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay, Jewish Family
• Services Los Angeles, Jewish Family Services of San Diego, Jewish Family Services of the Desert, Jewish
• Recently... ...during a religious service.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill simplifies the options to purchase service credit at the time of retirement or post-retirement
• That option allows the retiree to receive the entire benefit, including for any unpaid service credit
• , in exchange for a permanent reduction in their service credit.
• And it will encourage members to purchase service credit earlier in life and ensure service credit purchases
• The needs to fill them so that services are provided to the public.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Service dog provisions and housing accommodations.
• Policies that fail to recognize the distinct and essential nature of service dogs in training.
• This bill seeks to address this issue by extending existing legal protections for active service dogs
• If any of you have seen Service Dogs in Action, you know the vital role that they play in the lives of
• The independence that they would not have without those service dogs.

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• Home Service Warranty Association Finance Requirements. We’re talking about...
• I have Tim Meenan, Florida Service Agreement Association, waiving and support.
• SPB 7010 is the Department of Financial Services bill.
• SPB 7010 is the Department of Financial Services bill.
• Now it will be protected as it moves to the Office of Financial Services. Correct.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 480 before taking up four bills. SB 282, relating to home service warranty association finance requirements, was explained as aligning Florida’s home warranty solvency rules with the framework already adopted for motor vehicle extended warranties. Two amendments were adopted: one correcting a cross-reference tied to the $100 million net worth option and another making a technical title change. A representative of the Florida Service Agreement Association waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered two proposed committee bills preserving public records exemptions. SB 7008 would continue the exemption for certain records held by the Office of Financial Regulation related to financial technology sandbox applications, with staff explaining the exemption is narrow and intended to protect proprietary information. SPB 7010 would continue the exemption for sensitive records held by the Department of Financial Services when acting as receiver for an insolvent insurer, including policyholder personal information, claim data, and trade secrets; staff said the exemption mirrors existing protections and allows consumers to request their own information. Both measures were moved as committee bills and reported favorably. Finally, SB 592 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was heard. The bill narrows eligibility to certain condominiums, changes owner approval from unanimous consent to 75%, and clarifies eligible roof mitigation techniques. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring the grant work to match the initial inspection report and comply with inspection requirements, and another limiting grants to work that results in a mitigation discount. Testimony was supportive, including from home inspectors and AARP Florida, and senators praised the program’s benefits for hardening homes and lowering insurance costs. SB 592 was reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.

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• I'm a medically retired Minnesota law enforcement and I live with PTSD as a result of my service.
• We provide outdoor recreation for military service members, veterans, and first responders.
• I now serve as the result of my service.
• service members, veterans, and<00:02:33.040><c> first</c><00:02:33.280><c> responders.
• </c> relationships and the kind of services relationships and the kind of services are<00:25:59.919><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ,</c><00:50:47.400><c> leadership</c> years of exceptional service, leadership years of exceptional service
• Look at the accomplishment that she is handing them from their service.
• </c> handing them from their service. handing them from their service.
• </c><00:57:15.280><c> to</c> officials who have uh for her service to officials who have uh for her service
• Second announcement also for Health Services Committee.

Keywords: 958, all

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• , while the services are important.
• Charlene Adams, Larkin Street Youth Services.
• But bonds are not traditionally used to provide services.
• This bill will define in-kind services.
• This bill will define in-kind services.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Our state needs these good doctors, and Texas deserves their services.
• House Bill 35 to Health and Human Services. House Bill 47 to Criminal Justice.
• House Bill 923 to Health and Human Services. House Bill 932 to Health and Human Services.
• House Bill 1612 to Health and Human Services. House Bill 1716 to Health and Human Services.
• House Bill 3748 to Health and Human Services. House Bill 3750 to Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the House message that HB 35 had passed, and heard a gubernatorial message submitting Trinity River Authority board appointments for Senate confirmation. The chamber also adopted a slate of Senate resolutions by voice vote and later postponed reading and referral of bills and resolutions until the end of the calendar. Several members introduced bills with brief explanations before the Senate took them up under suspension of the regular order. The body then considered and passed a series of measures, often by wide margins, including SB 2846 on wildlife disease control and quarantine authority; CS SB 1224 requiring school superintendents or directors to report certain employee misconduct to local law enforcement; CS SB 2310 on transparency for degree and transfer requirements at public colleges; SB 1502 limiting school districts’ ability to exceed voter-approval tax rates after a failed TRE; CS SB 1141 on notice requirements before full adversary hearings in child-protection cases; CS SB 2568 exempting certain flood-control reservoirs from TCEQ permitting; SB 1524 on confidentiality of information about weapons in foster homes; CS SB 2925 creating a task force on modernizing manufacturing; CS SB 2269 on dispute resolution and enforcement for long-term care facilities; CS SB 1266 on Medicaid provider enrollment and disenrollment notices; SB 243 on migrant labor housing standards; SB 2200 on overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; CS SB 2480 on the Texas Physician Health Program; CS SB 1585 restricting government contracts with companies tied to foreign adversaries; CS SB 2357 establishing maternal health training; and SB 1551 requiring accessible AED placement in public schools. The Senate also debated more contested bills. CS SB 2019, which would extend vaccine exemption rules to medical and veterinary students, advanced only partway after a divided vote. CS SB 1442, directing a study on veterinary telemedicine relationships, and CS SB 1241, which would allow the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study alternative college entrance exams, prompted extended questioning about agency authority and whether changes should return to the legislature before taking effect. CS SB 2753, which would integrate early voting and election day voting into a single in-person voting period, was amended and passed to engrossment despite opposition. CS SB 2201, dealing with gang and foreign terrorist organization intelligence databases, and CS SB 2514, creating a DPS hostile foreign adversaries unit, drew detailed debate over civil liberties and national security. CS SB 2422, aimed at limiting Texas Medical Board discipline related to COVID-19 treatments and practices, also advanced after lengthy discussion and a close vote.

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• That is your flow through to your college is to provide services.
• We have and blind services are more like your typical.
• Committee and United States House Armed Services Committee.
• training and into in-service training.
• We just finished with DCF Leon County Service Center.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Are these type of services working?
• They also do conflict resolution, mental health services, and a number of vital services.
• They also do conflict resolution, mental health services, a number of vital services.
• They're offering foster care services from Columbia all the way to We're offering foster care services
• are getting quality services and are getting the level of service that they deserve for the money and

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• She built a life centered around compassion and service.
• Congratulations to Mccuri Aviation on eight decades of service.
• The page on this chapter of their service.
• Carter, for 54 years of dedicated service to your community. Mr.
• Ambassador Owens knows what service members need because he stood with them.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:05:37.800><c> The</c> Service to find or keep a job.
• Reliable quality service so they can get back to their job.
• So, this services and ongoing stability.
• ,</c> we're trying to make with our services, we're trying to make with our services, whether<00:24:33.120
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• standards, and sections related to student loan borrowers, lenders, and servicers.
• . servicers. servicers.
• Um, section 50 makes a conforming change to credit services organization.
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Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up H.F. 4188, the Commerce and Consumer Protection Policy Omnibus, and moved through a series of agreed-upon motions to adopt various House and Senate language articles and sections. The adopted provisions covered a wide range of topics, including residential mortgage loan servicing standards, student loan borrower protections, rental home marketplace guarantees, group coverage cancellation, limited lines travel insurance, insurance lead generators, collection agency and credit services organization definitions, proof of identification requirements, scrap metal copper licensing, technical changes to ASTM references and report filings, securities-related provisions, unclaimed property issues involving virtual currency and funeral prepayment funds, repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, reinsurance program changes, and health insurance reporting and oversight provisions. Most motions were adopted without opposition after brief staff explanations and member encouragements to vote yes. In the health-related sections, the committee adopted language requiring insurers and nonprofit health service plan corporations to notify the Commissioner of Commerce about significant enrollment increases, expanding access to all-payer claims data for oversight, and requiring the sharing of PBM annual transparency reports with the Commissioner of Health. The committee also adopted language on artificial intelligence in utilization review, initially defining AI and prohibiting exclusive reliance on AI for adverse coverage determinations. Representative Elkins then offered an amendment to remove the specific AI definition and replace it with broader language referring to automated processing, arguing that technology-neutral drafting is more durable and that a human must remain in the loop for coverage denials; the amendment was adopted. After the agreed-upon items were completed, members indicated the chairs would huddle to work on the remaining issues and return after recess. The meeting then recessed to the call of the chair.