Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Follow-up and monitoring, safety monitoring, is very sparse.
• </c> investigation into the long-term safety investigation into the long-term safety of<01:37:42.320>
• These findings safety signal detection.
• the full impact of the safety because that data was suppressed.
• Um I I COVID 19 vaccine safety signals.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met as a special House committee on COVID response efficacy, noted absences, and restated its mission to review New Hampshire’s pandemic response, including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID treatment, patient bill of rights implementation, and vaccination policies. The main business was discussion of a proposed letter or report language concerning current COVID vaccine recommendations for young children, especially those under age two, and how to support any conclusions with cited scientific and state sources. Representative Polozov argued that the committee should ask the governor or agencies to reconsider current recommendations, saying the committee should focus on whether vaccination is needed for that age group, whether it is effective, and whether the risks outweigh the benefits. He said he had distributed articles and wanted the committee to pair its conclusions with scientific and statistical data. Other members asked him to identify the specific New Hampshire DHHS and American Academy of Pediatrics sources for the recommendation, clarify the age range being discussed, and separate any evidence about adverse effects in other age groups from the infant/toddler demographic so the letter would be transparent and not misleading. Members generally agreed the letter should be carefully sourced and refined, with citations for each claim. The chair said the committee would treat the request as urgent and try to finalize a version by the next meeting, noting that some members would be traveling. The committee also discussed scheduling additional testimony in September and October, possibly with extra meetings, to continue gathering evidence and to hear from witnesses. The chair then began reviewing supporting articles, including studies he said were new since the 2024 report, and introduced a 2025 South Korea cohort study and another 2025 Italian cohort study as examples of the evidence he wanted to incorporate into an updated 2026 report.

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• They lose their safety.
• It restores dignity, fairness, and safety for women and girls in Olympic sports.
• We stand with Minnesota girls safety.
• Number three, there's safety risks in contact and combat sports.
• Number three, there's safety risks in contact and combat sports.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:14:17.199><c> of</c> variances that involve the safety of variances that involve the safety of
• Uh our resolve these safety issues.
• Currently, our safety and efficiency.
• I also represent MDOT bicycle safety.
• </c> would like, uh and provide for safety would like, uh and provide for safety for<01:40:04.159><c>

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• net, the provider of last resort, and this safety net is fraying.
• net is of Last Resort and this safety net is fraying<00:10:07.959><c> Although</c><00:10:08.279><c>
• Our hospitals provide that safety net. We're on the front line. We have the lights on.
• Our hospitals provide that safety net. We're on the front line. We have the lights on.
• In caring for Minnesota's most frail and most in need, our hospitals provide that safety net.

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> section 11 expanding public safety section 11 expanding public safety enhancement<00:27:12.000><
• <00:33:43.920><c> enhancement</c> [clears throat] safety enhancement [clears throat] safety enhancement
• Subsection 11, $287,000 to the Department of Public Safety for the Public Safety Enhancement Teams Harm
• . safety. safety.
• </c> were not adequate for safety. were not adequate for safety.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So on the House Committee substitute, since it is public safety, last year we passed the line of duty
• So removing that sunset was part of this public safety piece. That language is in there.
• So removing that sunset was part of this public safety piece. That language is in there.
• I've heard that several times, my time sitting in crime and public safety for several years.

Committee: House Legislative Review

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• On the House Committee substitute, since it is public safety, last year we passed the line of duty death
• So removing that sunset was part of this public safety piece. That language is in there.
• So removing that sunset was part of this public safety piece. That language is in there.
• I've heard that several times, my time sitting in crime and public safety for several years.

Committee: House Legislative Review

Summary: The Legislative Review Committee met with six members present and a quorum. The chair announced that Senator Nuremberg’s Senate Bill 1544 would not be taken up that day and would instead be heard the next day at 9:00 a.m. The committee then moved into executive session and considered a House Committee substitute for House Bills 3068 and 3049. Representative Jeff Myers explained that the substitute was intended as a vehicle for several public safety-related provisions, including removing a sunset from the line-of-duty death benefit, correcting sex offender registry issues from recently signed legislation, allowing the Department of Mental Health to contract with the Department of Corrections for housing sexually violent predators when secure beds are unavailable, preventing registry information from being changed by offenders until they are eligible for removal, and adding notification rules for temporary workers such as carnival employees. He also described additional inserted provisions involving dangerous dogs, wire theft and critical infrastructure, driver’s education, intimate digital depictions, and civil detention procedures. The committee adopted the House Committee substitute without objection, then voted on the House substitute for House Committee substitute for House Bills 3068 and 3049. The motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes and 1 no, with Representative Fuchs voting no. The chair then reminded members that Senator Nuremberg’s bill would be heard the next day and that road and bridge naming provisions from Representative Black’s bill would be added for consideration. The committee adjourned with no further business.

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• And this bill has a built-in safety requirement.
• Specifically, there's confusion about the safety of lasers.
• You know, one thing... ...more knowledge for driver safety.
• So I know we're focused on safety today. I love this bill.
• The student for the interest of safety.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . $35 million for the new public safety facility, $6 million for the Edina Art Center, $8 million in
• This is a quarter-cent sales tax for up to $1.6 million over 10 years for a public safety center.
• This is a quarter-cent sales tax for up to $1.6 million over 10 years for a public safety center. >>
• years for for up to 1.6 million over 10 years for a<00:09:46.880><c> public</c><00:09:47.280><c> safety
• </c> a public safety center. a public safety center.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It is a public safety issue.
• More importantly, we need to keep the safety and public health of our citizens of Arizona.
• , and public safety. peace, public health, and public safety of the community at large.
• And the safety of the public. This bill, 2072, does not need an emergency.
• House Bill 2812 was drawn from the Committee on Public Safety.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation
• financing for the construction of local detention facilities, and we administer a wide range of public safety
• The downside of prison closures is that it does impact public safety.
• I, too, you know, have understood that single-celling, you know, obviously there’s less safety and all
• The Senate Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation is

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview from the Board of State and Community Corrections on its budget change proposal for 11 additional permanent positions, which BSCC said are needed to manage a rapidly expanded grant workload, increase technical assistance, and strengthen oversight and audits. BSCC also updated members on its new In Custody Death Review Division, created under SB 519, reporting that it has begun collecting and reviewing local jail death investigations, has hired about one-third of its staff, and has received access to medical records and related documents. Members raised concerns about family notification practices, local jail deaths, and whether BSCC’s increased administrative use would reduce grant dollars; BSCC said the change is intended to be permanent but should not substantially affect local assistance. The LAO supported the position authority request but flagged a methodological issue in the administration’s Proposition 47 savings estimate, and Finance said it would update the estimate by May Revision. The committee then reviewed CDCR’s overall budget, population, and facility issues. The Secretary said the incarcerated population is holding around 90,000, parole around 33,000, and described major cost pressures from retirements, workers’ compensation, medical transport, violence, and aging infrastructure lacking air conditioning and ADA features. He defended prison closures as creating overcrowding and reducing programming capacity, while also highlighting successes such as declining recidivism, expanded college and reentry programming, and the completion of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Members pressed CDCR on fiscal discipline, the effect of closures on savings, community impacts from prison shutdowns, vacancy and staffing issues, and climate-related facility needs. CDCR said it clusters medically vulnerable and ADA-needing populations at more suitable facilities, uses heat plans and temperature monitoring, and is developing a 20-year infrastructure plan. A separate item addressed CDCR’s request for $91 million ongoing for lump-sum leave payouts for correctional officers and nurses. CDCR said these costs have historically been covered by vacancy savings, but declining vacancies and facility closures have reduced that source. The LAO said the funding is reasonable in the near term but recommended limited-term approval with reporting, and urged the Legislature to scrutinize unallocated savings assumptions and the ongoing Boston Consulting Group efficiency contract. Finance argued the lump-sum request should be ongoing because the costs are recurring and vacancy savings are less reliable. Members questioned whether CDCR is doing enough to reduce leave liability and whether the department will actually achieve the budgeted savings from the consultant work. Finally, CDCR presented updated population projections through June 2030, estimating a 6.5 percent decline in the institution population and a 10.4 percent decline in parole, while revising its Proposition 36 methodology based on actual admissions data. CDCR said Prop. 36 admissions are increasing but at a lower level than previously projected, and that the law’s long-term effects remain uncertain. On the California Rehabilitation Center closure, CDCR projected about $99.6 million in net General Fund savings next year and roughly $150 million ongoing, with 522 positions eliminated. The LAO said the state could close another prison within a few years and identified the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad as a strong candidate, recommending against approving new capital projects there unless another closure is identified. Finance said the administration has not proposed any additional closure at this time.

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• and the ELRP are both intended as tools to provide energy reliability and avoid disastrous public safety
• and the ELRP are both intended as tools to provide energy reliability and avoid disastrous public safety
• Those programs do not address any aspect of public safety power shutoffs.
• Those programs do not address any aspect of public safety power shutoffs.
• Public safety power shutoffs, rather, are triggered by many factors that are focused on conditions like

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy heard presentations on six budget-related issues and took no votes; all items were held open for a future hearing. The first item concerned funding for the California Transmission Accelerator Revolving Fund under SB 254 and Proposition 4. GoBiz and IBank requested nearly $26 million over five years and 10 limited-term positions to evaluate and finance eligible transmission projects. The LAO said the proposal was broadly consistent with Prop. 4 but noted many implementation details remain unresolved. Senators questioned how the program would lower ratepayer costs, how funds would be protected, and whether the full requested amount was necessary; the administration said the financing strategy is still being developed and that consultants are needed. The committee then discussed trailer bill language to redirect $22 million in General Fund money from the DEPA program to DSGS for summer 2026, and to use roughly $70 million in CalSHAPE interest for ratepayer relief through ELRP or an equivalent program in 2027-28. CEC and CPUC staff said DSGS and ELRP are reliability tools, not PSPS programs, and explained that DSGS had enrolled over 1,000 MW and was expected to have about $52 million available for 2026. Senators and the LAO raised concerns about ending a successful DSGS program, the complexity of transitioning customers to ELRP, and whether CalSHAPE funds should instead continue school HVAC and plumbing projects. Public commenters largely supported extending CalSHAPE and continuing or expanding DSGS rather than shifting funds to ELRP. The subcommittee also heard on petroleum market oversight under SBX1-2 and ABX2-1. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested about $1.67 million and a small permanent staffing increase to implement new inventory, resupply, and market analysis duties. Senators pressed the agencies on gasoline price spikes, refinery maintenance, price gouging, and the status of the transportation fuels transition plan, which staff said would be released in draft form soon. Public testimony supported DPMO’s work and called for continued oversight of gasoline pricing. Finally, the CPUC presented three additional budget proposals: resources to implement AB 1207’s changes to the California climate credit, funding for a study of large electrical loads such as data centers under SB 57, and staffing for AB 825’s regional market participation requirements. The LAO said the AB 1207 request may go beyond the statute and urged the Legislature to decide whether it wants a simpler or more complex climate credit redesign. Senators questioned the cost of the work, the need for ongoing staffing, and how ratepayer interests would be protected. The CPUC said the work is needed to adapt to changing load patterns, electrification, data center growth, and potential regional market participation. Public commenters also supported DPMO funding, CalSHAPE, and DSGS, and some urged the Legislature to keep DSGS at the CEC rather than shift funds to ELRP.

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• Public safety and law enforcement; SB 1232, military; transportation infrastructure; 1271, business;
• First of all, there's serious public safety issues.
• This allows convenience for today but could have damage to patient safety tomorrow.
• Chair, I move that the amendment of the Public Safety Committee be adopted. Perfect.
• Now, this is a public safety issue.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed Judges Day guests and other visitors, and read a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as Social Work Month. Members also made brief introductions of guests and the doctor of the day, Dr. Philip Williams. The chamber then moved through a long Committee of the Whole agenda, taking up numerous bills with committee and floor amendments, most of them receiving do-pass or due-pass recommendations after brief explanations and some debate. Notable discussion included HB 2444, where several members raised concerns about pharmacist-led care, patient safety, and rural health impacts, while the sponsor argued it would expand affordable access to care; HB 2726, which drew comments about a new sleep apnea device and whether it was a vendor-driven proposal; HB 2991, a bipartisan effort to address social media harms to children; and HB 4070, a bill framed as a “corporate death penalty” approach to combat sex trafficking. Other measures addressed kinship placement in child welfare, midwifery oversight, vulnerable adult protections, tuition waivers for children of disabled veterans, license plate omnibus language, and county and education-related issues. After the Committee of the Whole reported, the House adopted the report and assigned measures for engrossing. The chamber then proceeded to third reading votes on several bills. HB 2123, dealing with financial institutions and gold/silver legal tender, failed on a 24-28 vote after an excusal request was granted to one member with a financial conflict. HB 2270, concerning county authority and sheriff’s posse dissolution procedures, passed 50-3. HB 2324, creating a state fire marshal-related provision, passed 53-0, as did HB 2404 on mental health services. HB 2495 on sentencing failed 26-27. HB 2557 on patient records passed 37-16, HB 2574 on traffic violation appeals passed 52-0, HB 2594 on domestic relations and address confidentiality passed 44-9, HB 2611 on child welfare passed 51-0, HB 2681 on the county employee merit system passed 53-0, and HB 2697 also passed 51-0. The session continued into additional votes beyond the excerpt.

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• folks to lease out buildings that may or may not have been built by licensed contractor is a public safety
• issue</c><00:08:09.360><c> and</c><00:08:09.560><c> the</c><00:08:09.640><c> board</c> is a public safety
• issue and the board is a public safety issue and the board will<00:08:10.480><c> most</c><00:08:10.680
• Uh, and the county still enforces inspections and safety standards.
• </c> enforce inspections and safety enforce inspections and safety standards.<00:09:05.560><c> So,</c

Bills: HB1743 , HB2122 , HB1756 , HB1837 , HB1729 , HB2559

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: owner-builder, exemption, housing crisis, contractor, leasing restrictions, affordable housing, construction, regulations, teacher housing, housing vouchers, teacher retention, Hawaii Department of Education, hard-to-staff schools, housing, first-time home buyers, savings account, tax deductions, homeownership, savings accounts, tax deduction

Summary: The House Housing Committee heard testimony on several housing-related bills. HB 1743 would expand the owner-builder exemption by repealing a leasing restriction and requiring notice when a leased residential structure was built by an unlicensed contractor. Subcontractors Association of Hawaii and the Contractors Licensing Board opposed the bill, warning it could encourage unlicensed contracting and weaken consumer protections, while Hawaii Realtors, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, BIA Hawaii, and others supported it as a way to increase housing flexibility. After questions about whether licensed electrical and plumbing work would still be required, the committee voted to pass HB 1743 with amendments and a defective date. The committee also heard and advanced HB 2122 HD1 on teacher housing, which would create a teacher housing assistance program using vouchers from the teachers housing revolving fund. Testimony included support from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Housing Hawaii’s Future, the Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus, and individuals, with the Office of Collective Bargaining in opposition and the Department of Education offering comments. The bill was voted out as is. The committee then considered HB 1756 and HB 1837, both updating the individual housing account program to reflect current housing prices; supporters including Housing Hawaii’s Future and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs said the limits were outdated and needed inflation adjustments, and HB 1756 was passed with amendments while HB 1837 was deferred as nearly identical. HB 1729 would disallow the state home mortgage interest deduction for second homes. Hawaii Realtors opposed it, while Housing Hawaii’s Future supported it as a way to prioritize first-time homebuyers and reduce competition from second-home buyers. The chair noted a possible revenue savings estimate and the committee passed the bill with amendments, with several reservations. Finally, HB 2559 would prohibit real estate brokers from marketing residential property to limited exclusive groups of buyers, which the Office of Consumer Protection said needed an enforcement clarification and the Realtors said could affect some legitimate private-listing situations. The chair proposed replacing the outright ban with a disclosure requirement for private listings, and the committee passed HB 2559 with amendments. The hearing then adjourned after the chair thanked members, staff, and the public.

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• The state of Kentucky passed a nearly identical bill in 2011, promising improved access and safety.
• It does not have medical and surgical expertise to inform patient safety guardrails as the Optometry
• Decisions about who performs the eye surgery must reflect the highest training and safety standards.
• It's about patient safety, legal clarity, and responsible workforce policy.
• Public safety is foundational to economic vitality.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• also been interpreted to require that boys identifying as girls invade girls’ sports, undermining safety
• There are massive issues with privacy and safety.
• ability for local governments to protect its residents and puts business owner interests over the safety
• One of the other testifiers said something along the lines about these NDOs being good for safety.
• Again, working to just build trust, community safety, and understanding so that folks know where they

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 557, which would preempt local governments from adopting or enforcing anti-discrimination ordinances that go beyond state law. The sponsor, Rep. Bruce Skaug, and supporters argued the bill would create statewide uniformity, reduce burdens on businesses, and protect religious liberty and conscience rights. Testifying in support were representatives from Alliance Defending Freedom and Idaho Family Policy Center, a former Hitching Post owner, Sandpoint’s mayor, and several private citizens who said local ordinances had created legal risk, especially in housing, employment, and public accommodations. They emphasized concerns about compelled participation in same-sex weddings, gender identity policies, and the cost and uncertainty of local enforcement. Opponents, including the Association of Idaho Cities, officials from Victor, Boise, and Moscow, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, clergy, and other residents, said the bill would strip local control and weaken protections for LGBTQ people. They argued that city ordinances fill gaps in state law, improve safety and trust, and help with housing and employment discrimination. Boise and other city representatives said their ordinances were adopted in response to constituent concerns and had not produced the harms claimed by supporters; Boise also said it had no complaints from businesses alleging coercion under its ordinance. Several opponents said the bill would make communities less welcoming and could harm economic development. Committee members questioned witnesses about uniformity, local authority, housing protections, and whether similar laws exist in other states. Supporters cited state preemption examples and said other states have enacted similar laws; opponents cited constitutional concerns and the Romer v. Evans case. No final vote or action on HB 557 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair continued taking testimony from both sides.

Transcript Highlights:

• Girls’ access to women’s private spaces, undermining both privacy and safety.
• also been interpreted to require that boys identifying as girls invade girls’ sports, undermining safety
• There are massive issues with privacy and safety.
• ability for local governments to protect its residents and puts business owner interests over the safety
• One of the other testifiers said something along the lines about these NDOs being good for safety.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so it's a safety issue also, you know, with the fire threat.
• Um, so it's a safety issue also, you know, with the fire threat.
• </c><00:13:01.920><c> issue,</c> could afford to tear down, safety issue, could afford to tear down,
• safety issue, and<00:13:03.040><c> then</c><00:13:04.240><c> um</c><00:13:04.639><c> potential</c> and
• issue also, you know, with it's a safety issue also, you know, with with<00:14:07.040><c> the</c><00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a pro business bill simplifies our ability to record transactions and integrated with the public safety
• The child is immediately removed from the parents for their safety.
• This bill enhances road safety by discouraging distracted driving in promoting the use of hands-free
• My name is to meet, respond to and the traffic safety advocate.
• If there are many good law enforcement offices, we need safety.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It establishes safety and quality standards for kratom products sold in Florida.
• This bill is a huge privacy infringement, not to mention its potential to be a safety risk.
• Let's better educate our youth on net safety, as someone who grew up with the internet.
• This bill is a huge privacy infringement, not to mention its potential to be a safety risk.
• Let's better educate our youth on net safety as someone who grew up with the internet.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The committee first took up a committee substitute for SB 752, which would require newspapers and television stations to remove online reports later found to be false or defamatory in certain circumstances, and would change when the statute of limitations begins to run. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address lasting harm from false accusations that remain searchable online. Several speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would chill reporting, punish accurate historical coverage, and create vague legal risks for the press. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 846, a bill aimed at preventing immigration service fraud by non-attorneys and misuse of the term "notario." Supporters, including an immigration attorney, said the bill would protect vulnerable immigrants from bad advice and fake legal services. The committee also approved CS/SB 800, which updates battery labeling and recycling requirements to reduce fires caused by discarded batteries; waste and recycling representatives supported it, while a battery industry group warned the bill could effectively ban battery-embedded products. CS/SB 578, dealing with wine container rules and allowing recyclable inserts and boxes up to 5.16 gallons, was also reported favorably. The committee next approved CS/SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which sets product standards, labeling rules, age limits, testing, and enforcement provisions. Supporters said it reflects current science and consumer safety needs, while opponents warned it could burden small businesses and overregulate the market. SB 918, which would loosen state child labor restrictions for certain minors and align Florida law more closely with federal standards, drew extensive opposition from advocates, students, and labor groups who said it would increase exploitation and harm education; several senators also raised concerns, but the bill was still reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 854 on unlicensed contractors and deposit fraud, and confirmed several appointments to state boards and commissions. A separate bill on online encryption and child safety, SB 868, was taken up with an amendment and public testimony, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that item.