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• We've brought a bill through you guys a few years ago to clean it up.
• So that's just to give us time to come back to the legislature and clean the language up so that we can
• We're just cleaning up the language that's there. And I'd be happy to answer any questions.
• Lieutenant Marcus Smith, Louisiana State Police, as he said, we're just basically trying to clean up
• things that are a little confusing the way it's written, and that's all we're trying to do is just clean

Bills: HB75 , SB134 , SB201 , SB258 , SB288 , SB313 , SB320 , SB321 , SB325 , SB339 , SB345 , SB393 , SB422 , SB440 , SB470 , SB487 , SB523

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: HB75, Act 963, gaming, casino gaming, promotional play, promotional wagers, slot machine proceeds, net gaming proceeds, gross revenue, taxable revenue, gaming operators, gaming tax, Louisiana gaming, gaming revenue deduction, casino tax, gaming promotion, revenue cap, pilot program, child sexual abuse materials, sexting

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• Chris McHaley, on behalf of Silicon Valley Clean Energy.
• Alicia Priago, on behalf of San Jose Clean Energy, also align our comments with the prior CCA comments
• Chair. ...San Jose Clean Energy also align our comments with the prior CCA comments and look forward
• Chair, Mark Fenstermaker, for Peninsula Clean Energy, the CCA for San Mateo County and Los Banos, align
• Chris Rosa, on behalf of Long Beach Alliance for Clean Energy, Home Energy Analytics, Habitable Designs

Summary: The committee heard a series of housing and wildfire-recovery bills, with members repeatedly framing the package as a response to the Los Angeles fires and the state’s broader housing affordability crisis. AB 306, by Assembly Member Schultz, would place a six-year moratorium on new residential building-code updates and local code modifications except for health-and-safety emergencies. Supporters argued it would reduce costs and provide certainty for rebuilding and new housing production, while opponents from environmental, clean-energy, and labor groups warned it would freeze beneficial code improvements, delay innovation, and limit local control. Despite those concerns, several members said they would support the bill while seeking amendments, and the committee voted it out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 301, which would require state agencies to follow shot-clock style deadlines for reviewing building permits, and AB 253, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to conduct certain post-entitlement permit reviews if local departments take more than 30 days. Supporters said both bills would reduce delays, lower costs, and speed rebuilding and housing production; some members emphasized that safety reviews must remain intact. AB 301 passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, and AB 253 passed 8-0 to Local Government. AB 462, by Assembly Member Lowenthal, would exempt accessory dwelling units in Los Angeles County’s coastal zone from coastal development permit requirements, with the goal of speeding ADU construction for disaster recovery and housing supply. Supporters said ADUs are a proven tool and that the bill would help displaced residents and future coastal disaster areas; one member of the public opposed the bill, arguing ADU proliferation can change neighborhood conditions. The committee sent AB 462 to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote. The final bill discussed, AB 299, would let disaster-displaced families stay in hotels, motels, and short-term rentals for more than 30 days without triggering landlord-tenant rules, mirroring an earlier homelessness-related law; the transcript ended as the author began presenting the bill and its support.

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• SB 1551, budget stabilization fund transportation fund; SB 1554, unfair claims; SB 1552, ad revisions
• ; SB 1554, unfair claim settlement practices, chiropractic; SB 1555, property tax increment affordable
• aging; SB 1606, plug-in solar energy requirements; SB 1607, consumer assistance health insurance claims

Keywords: 1182, all

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• review unit is established within the state attorney's office for purposes of reviewing plausible claims
• The reinvestigation information... ...attorney's office for purposes of reviewing plausible claims of
• exempt for a reasonable period of time during an active, ongoing, and good-faith investigation of a claim

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first postponed Senate Bill 350. It then took up several Open Government Sunset Review bills, most of them extending or preserving public records or public meeting exemptions. Senate Bill 7000, relating to emergency shelter information for persons provided public emergency shelter during storms or catastrophes, was amended to set a new sunset date of October 2, 2031, and reported favorably. Senate Bill 7002, concerning Department of Military Affairs records in Department of Defense systems, was similarly amended to extend the sunset date to October 2, 2031 and reported favorably. Senate Bill 7012, dealing with Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles records on motor vehicle registration, dealer licensing, driver licenses, and private inspection providers, was amended to conform the effective date with the House companion and reported favorably. The committee also approved Senate Bill 7006, which preserves public meeting and records exemptions for portions of Florida Public Service Commission hearings involving confidential proprietary business information, and Senate Bill 7008, which preserves similar exemptions for Florida Gaming Control Commission meetings and records. Senate Bill 7004, concerning conviction integrity unit investigation information, was explained as maintaining confidentiality for reinvestigation materials during active innocence reviews and was reported favorably without amendment. Later, Senate Bill 7014, on Department of Legal Affairs records related to investigations of social media platforms, was taken up as a committee substitute that extended the repeal date for two exemptions from October 2026 to October 2031 and was reported favorably. Finally, Senate Bill 7016, which preserves the exemption for certain financial information held by an economic development agency for administration of small business loan programs, was reported favorably without amendment. No opposition or public testimony was presented on the bills, and the committee adopted the amendments and committee substitute by voice vote before taking recorded roll-call votes. At the end of the meeting, members were invited to record missed votes, and the committee adjourned.

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• review unit is established within the state attorney's office for purposes of reviewing plausible claims
• innocence; the reinvestigation information... ...attorney's office for purposes of reviewing plausible claims
• exempt for a reasonable period of time during an active, ongoing, and good-faith investigation of a claim

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> of the disputed claims of the disputed claims in<00:19:10.880><c> 2025.
• Members, I just do want to point out we have a state false claims act.
• Members, I just do want to point out we have a state false claims act.
• So it's state false claims act.
• 10.639><c> is</c> a state false claims act which is a state false claims act which is already<01:37:11.199

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, we would just be agreeing to the House Draft, which would be a clean date of July 1st, 2026.
• /c><00:09:12.680><c> a</c> to the House Draft which would be a to the House Draft which would be a clean
• </c> clean date of July 1st, 2026. Thank you. clean date of July 1st, 2026. Thank you.

Bills: SCR47 , SCR21 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170 , SCR50 , SCR75 , SCR149 , HCR83 , HCR111 , HCR110 , HCR122 , HCR118 , HCR61 , HCR162 , HCR36 , HCR19 , HCR106 , HCR14 , HCR178 , SB3022 , SB3102 , SB3144

Keywords: sister-state, Hawaii, Okayama, Japan, cultural exchange, economic partnership, tourism, agriculture, international relations, healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, Legislative Cooperation

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• Paul, we're working with the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services in the city on Clean Heat St
• in</c><00:03:37.480><c> the</c><00:03:37.560><c> city</c><00:03:38.040><c> on</c><00:03:38.239><c> Clean
• </c> Services in the city on Clean Heat St. Services in the city on Clean Heat St.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Secretary of State's office is just looking to keep our IDAPA code clean and clean these off the
• The Secretary of State's office is just looking to keep our IDAPA code clean and clean these off the

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• It references clean it up and lock in banking department regulator for banking, make sure there's no
• kind of a separate policy again that's kind of a separate policy question references<00:07:14.160><c> clean
• 14.479><c> up</c><00:07:14.960><c> and</c><00:07:15.280><c> lock</c><00:07:15.520><c> in</c> references clean
• it up and lock in references clean it up and lock in banking banking banking department<00:07:18.800

Bills: HB259 , SB247 , HB259 , SB247

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax

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• I know that was cleaned up in one of the amendments, but it's like the fox being given the keys to the
• Just cleaning up the language to signify that... ...that's a change that would affect that.
• Just cleaning up the language to signify that it's not the POST commission, it's the Director of Public
• constituents even more than we are, that could help them prevent gun violence, could help them try to clean

Committee: House Crime and Public Safety

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Isaac Castam, on behalf of Clean & Prosperous Washington.
• this week, when discussing the proposed, the 30% rate increases possible, which in part is driven by clean
• requirements, my 12-year-old female relative gave me an emphatic lecture on how important climate change and clean
• state's most powerful tool to cut climate pollution and invest in communities, healthy forests, and clean

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held public hearings on three bills. House Bill 2251, sponsored by Rep. Fitzgibbon, would reorganize Climate Commitment Act revenue accounts by repealing several existing accounts and creating new operating and capital accounts, changing how auction proceeds are distributed when revenues are above or below a set threshold, broadening some tribal and overburdened-community spending language, adding electric vehicles and certain housing uses, capping Ecology administrative costs, and moving some reporting from annual to every two years. Supporters said the bill would simplify a confusing account structure and improve predictability, while opponents criticized the reduced reporting frequency and said it could weaken accountability. No vote was taken. House Bill 2254 would adjust the funding model for the Partnership Access Line and related behavioral health consultation programs by allowing the cost of the third-party administrator to be included in the carrier assessment rather than paid from general funds. Committee staff said this would produce general fund savings, and testimony from HCA, UW Medicine, Seattle Children’s, and others supported the bill as a technical fix that would stabilize the programs and potentially free up funds to restore service levels. No vote was taken. House Bill 2385 would extend deadlines and the expiration date for the Medicaid Access Program created last session, after federal HR1 restrictions prevented implementation of the original program and provider assessment. The bill would push out CMS submission deadlines, update the rate-setting reference year, and extend the act’s sunset date. The sponsor and the Washington State Medical Association supported the bill as necessary to preserve the option of pursuing the program later. The committee took no action and adjourned after the hearings.

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• This is a complete clean version that came through the Senate.
• This is a complete clean was changed.
• It was passed on that side, and so it's still a clean bill coming over here.
• It was passed on that side, and so it's still a clean bill coming over here.
• It was passed on that side, and so it's still a clean bill coming over here.

Bills: SF0079 , SF0080 , SF0039

Committee: House Revenue

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, economic development, impact assistance, industrial facilities, tax exemptions, local control, electronic notice, compliance, tax collection, administration, tax exemption, long-term homeowners, property tax, seniors, residential property, 916, all

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• So it isn't as basic as saying, oh, we need more hands that understand how to work in a clean room.
• And certainly if you combine that with the ability to really push forward clean manufacturing or new
• But certainly what we have in clean room technology, those are the great-paying jobs we need here in
• And certainly if you combine that with the ability to really push forward clean manufacturing or new
• But certainly what we have in clean room technology, those are the great-paying jobs we need here in

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology held a hearing on California’s medical technology landscape, with opening remarks emphasizing the sector’s size, economic impact, and role in jobs and innovation. The first panel contrasted MedTech with biopharma, describing MedTech as hardware- and manufacturing-oriented, more incremental in development, and more dependent on supply chains, land use, and mid-skilled workforce pipelines. Witnesses argued California is the epicenter for MedTech because of its mix of engineering, software, hospitals, and manufacturing ecosystems, and cited clusters in places like Irvine, Fremont, Carlsbad, and the Bay Area. They also highlighted examples such as Penumbra and Vyaire Medical Systems to show how local manufacturing, community college training, and reshoring can support growth. The panel discussed cybersecurity, trade relations, supply chain disruptions, and the need for better coordination with hospitals and regulators, while AdvaMed stressed that medical devices are already heavily regulated by the FDA and should generally be exempt from broader state laws that could create a patchwork of requirements. Members also discussed AI in MedTech, workforce training, and the possible effects of federal NIH funding cuts, with witnesses saying MedTech is less dependent on NIH than biopharma but still benefits from a strong innovation ecosystem. Committee members then asked about AI, affordability, patient satisfaction, women’s health, and the R&D tax credit. Witnesses said AI is helping reduce errors, redundant testing, and imaging time, while keeping clinicians in the loop, and that digital pathology and robotic surgery are improving diagnosis and treatment. They also noted that packaging, plastics, and recycling can affect FDA approvals, and that FemTech is an active and growing area for investment and acquisition. Several members raised concerns about California’s regulatory and incentive environment, including the loss of the R&D tax credit, and witnesses said the absence of tax incentives has made it harder to keep companies and jobs in the state. The second panel featured company representatives from Lyca Biosystems, Intuitive, Saravia Neurosciences, and Newman. Dr. Monroe described digital pathology as a way to digitize tissue slides, improve access to subspecialty review, and enable AI-assisted diagnosis, especially for cancer care and rural areas. Intuitive highlighted robotic-assisted surgery, including the da Vinci system and the Ion bronchoscopy platform, and said its technologies improve precision, reduce complications, and support clinician-led care. Saravia Neurosciences presented an early-stage neurotechnology for dementia that uses MRI-guided transcranial magnetic stimulation and AI-driven personalization, and argued California needs a state translational fund to bridge the gap between discovery and commercialization. Newman, a startup working on home diagnostics, said California’s permitting, zoning, and manufacturing rules make it difficult to scale advanced manufacturing locally and urged streamlining, reduced red tape, and incentives to keep manufacturing jobs in-state. Committee members again focused on tax credits and asked how the state could better support manufacturing, translational funding, and the retention of high-paying MedTech jobs.

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• So, this cleans that up and it says that if there is a tie, even with two people in the race, that it
• So it's just cleaning up spelling and nomenclature problems.
• up a a spelling error really just cleans up a a spelling error and<00:23:07.840><c> a</c><00:23:08.640
• So it's just cleaning up spelling and nomenclature problems. That's correct, Mr. Senator.
• just cleaning up spelling and just cleaning up spelling and nomenclature<00:23:33.280><c> problems.

Bills: HB117 , HB17 , HB22 , HB153 , HB140 , HB117 , HB17 , HB22 , HB153 , HB140 , SB12 , SB42 , SB93 , SB28 , SB35 , SB134 , SB12 , SB42 , SB93 , SB28 , SB35 , SB134

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records

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• Very clean, very automated, how they do the skinning and everything is just high-tech.
• Very clean, very automated, how they do the skinning and everything is just high-tech.
• Very clean, very automated, how they do the skinning and everything is just high-tech.
• Very clean, very automated, how they do the skinning and everything is just high-tech.
• </c><00:27:40.080><c> very</c> to go you guys should very clean very to go you guys should very clean

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 345, which would establish ʻōpae ʻula as the state shrimp. The Department of Land and Natural Resources and Kua Ulu Aumo testified in strong support, saying the designation could help protect endemic shrimp in anchialine pools and increase public education and awareness. In response to questions, DLNR said it would use existing education programs, press releases, and partnerships for statewide outreach and was not seeking a separate appropriation for that purpose. Members then took up SCR 132 and SR 111, which encourage adoption of recommendations from the UN Global Plastics Treaty and the Rapa Nui Summit Declaration on climate justice and sustainable development. Greenpeace Hawaii supported the measures, arguing that plastic production is tied to fossil fuel interests and that microplastics pose serious health and environmental risks. The committee later adopted the measures with amendments, including a change from “waste hierarchy” to “zero waste hierarchy” and technical edits. The final measures, SCR 157 and SR 127, urged the state to adopt and implement the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction. DLNR testified that it had only just reviewed the resolution but stood on its written testimony. The committee passed SCR 157 and SR 127 as is. The meeting also included a separate hearing on SCR 89 and SR 72, which would create a University of Hawaiʻi Community College pathway for meat processing. The Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council supported the idea, citing workforce needs and local protein supply, while several members raised concerns about whether a formal educational pathway or degree requirement might unnecessarily limit entry into the field; discussion focused on whether the proposal should be more vocational and whether there is enough data on workforce demand. No final vote on those measures was shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• Um, would did bill will clean that up.
• </c> builders that are members of Clean builders that are members of Clean Energy<00:51:49.040><c> New
• Um director of Clean Air New Hampshire.
• </c><03:13:56.000><c> So,</c> have the potential to clean up. So, have the potential to clean up.
• </c> is if there are fragrance-free cleaning is if there are fragrance-free cleaning products<04:25:01.199

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• He will outline the key claims in our case.
• I'm going to summarize our claims for you so that you understand the basis of our lawsuit.
• In the second category of our claims, the emergency regulation was defective because it failed to meet
• We are confident that our claims will prevail.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• So we have received some quotes in this space, and we are currently re-procuring our claims system, our
• claims module, so the machine that pays claims to providers, which needs to be tracking this information
• We also do the utilization management where we review claims before they are paid in some instances to

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• What we have is a process that, for really older claims, is really making sure that we have a process
• Other states also deny a jury trial after they go through a claims commission process.
• And our schools actually believe that many of their claims can go through an expedited track.
• be seen in the House, is providing that option for cities if both parties agree to go through the claims

Summary: Senate and House Democratic leaders said they were pleased with progress before cutoff, highlighting work on immigration/federal-overreach protections and affordability measures. They cited bills such as restrictions on ICE activity in private spaces, employer notice requirements for ICE worksite actions, housing expansion in commercial and mixed-use zones, limits on medical debt interest, senior property tax relief, grocery-store covenant restrictions, preventive health care access, energy relief for low-income households, and the proposed millionaire’s tax, which they said would support tax credits and long-term fiscal sustainability. They also noted strong bipartisan movement on many bills and said they were now focused on processing House bills in the Senate and vice versa. Several stalled or controversial measures were discussed. Leaders said the JR bill did not advance in the House because it lacked votes, though support had grown and stakeholder engagement continued. Child welfare and controlled-substance/endangerment bills were described as still under discussion, with lawmakers saying there were differing views on the best way to protect children and that some proposals were paused for further work. The Senate-side transmission and cultural resources package also ran into procedural and timing problems, with one bill ultimately not moving after a request for a full reading delayed the plan. The governor’s comments on the millionaire’s tax and the updated revenue forecast were a major topic. Democrats said they welcomed the governor’s tax ideas, were aiming to balance meaningful tax relief with a sustainable budget, and saw the forecast as providing some breathing room and more reserve capacity, though much of the new revenue would be absorbed by caseload growth and maintenance costs. They also discussed a proposed employer assessment tied to Medicaid-funded health coverage, saying it was intended to address federal cuts and shifting costs, while acknowledging concerns from employers and nonprofits. Other items included the tort-liability/survivor claims bill, which leaders said would preserve jury trials and damages while creating a claims process, the 0.05 BAC impaired-driving bill, and a pension-related proposal to terminate and restate LEOFF Plan 1, with some related transfer ideas still unresolved.