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• But I think it's something that I'd like to see a little more refinement.
• They have facilities that are providing cannabis that are illegal.
• If you have a child care facility, you need to get a family child care license.
• Parkland and recreational facilities have been, at least in my backyard, places of refuge and buffer
• That's why the Wiener bill actually exempted these kinds of facilities in the first place, right?

Summary: The committee heard multiple bills, with extensive discussion focused on short-term rental regulation, street vending, park/public safety financing, transit-oriented housing fees, and demographic data collection. SB 346 would require short-term rental platforms to provide local governments with listing addresses and related information to help collect transient occupancy taxes and enforce local ordinances; supporters argued cities and counties need the data to identify unlicensed operators and recover taxes, while opposition from platforms raised privacy and due process concerns and said administrative subpoenas already exist. The bill was amended and passed 7-0 to the Judiciary Committee. SB 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, sought to protect street vendors’ personal information from being shared in ways that could expose them to federal immigration enforcement; supporters described raids and fear in vendor communities, and the bill passed 6-1 to Public Safety. SB 499 would clarify that certain park and recreation facilities designated in local safety or hazard mitigation plans can qualify for fee deferral exemptions when they serve emergency or public safety functions; supporters said parks can serve as fire buffers, evacuation sites, and recovery hubs, while some housing advocates sought a clearer nexus to development impacts. The bill passed as amended 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 358, which would modernize traffic impact fee rules to better reflect lower automobile trip generation for walkable, transit-oriented housing, drew support from housing and transportation advocates and passed 8-0 to Appropriations. SB 515, aimed at improving demographic data collection and reporting by local governments and state entities, passed to Appropriations on a 4-0 vote. The committee also took up SB 276, presented by Assembly Member Stefani on behalf of Senator Wiener, which would allow San Francisco to create a permit-and-enforcement system for the sale of commonly stolen goods on sidewalks. Supporters said the measure is needed to address fencing operations and protect legitimate vendors, while emphasizing it is narrowly targeted and not aimed at food vendors or permitted sellers. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 276, with supporters from the Mission street vendor community and San Francisco Public Works describing enforcement problems and the need for clearer rules and city resources.

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• I'll be updating you on the strategic facilities plan for the state's portfolio and speak a bit about
• This work allows us to refine statewide space standards, develop long-term strategies, and establish
• We finalized the strategic facilities plan in 2023 and began rollout thereafter.
• We finalized the strategic facilities We finalized the strategic facilities plan<00:01:57.520>
• And then there's occupying the facility.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, we not only regulate the waste treatment facility, we operate it.
• We're unique facility in um in Franklin.
• It basically would be assessed on each of our lined landfill facilities.
• a simple answer, but the more refined a simple answer, but the more refined answer<00:57:57.680>
• Let me refine that and ask Chief Justice Howard to come up.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• AGAIN WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS PRODUCT TO REFINE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH OUR HOUSE
• CAN SEE WE ARE TRYING TO FIND TUNE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND AT THE NEXT COMMITTEE STOP WE WILL REFINE
• PROPERTY USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WHEN ANY PORTION OF REAL PROPERTY IS USED BY A CHILDCARE FACILITY
• BE SPENT TO PROMOTE AND ADVERTISE TOURISM TO $50 MILLION BEFORE REVENUES CAN BE USED OR PUBLIC FACILITIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Healthcare facilities.
• We also, in this bill, are requiring the healthcare facilities to post notices that violence against
• to post notices healthcare facilities to post notices that<00:19:59.320> violence<00:19:59.760
• HB 227 requires platforms to refine or correct their age for users.
• <00:34:19.720> or HB 227 requires platforms to refine or HB 227 requires platforms to refine

Keywords: 958, all

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• Next, we'll take up tab 12, Senate Bill 1162 on water access facilities by Senator Leak.
• for our manufacturers to implement environmental best management practices at their on-the-water facilities
• Specifically, the bill provides that facilities designated as clean marine manufacturers will be eligible
• It refines lock campus and building requirements so that security protocols apply during those supervision
• It refines lock campus and building requirements so that security protocols apply during those supervision

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills and amendments, reporting several measures favorably. Early in the meeting, CS for CS for SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System Act was approved without opposition. The committee then adopted amendments and passed CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, CS for SB 738 updating child care and early learning provider regulation, CS for SB 756 revising health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, and CS for CS for SB 1356 creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot. Later, the committee also approved CS for SB 1624 on higher education, CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, SB 178 on an agronomic study for emerging crops, SB 1162 on water access facilities and boat ramp parking, CS for CS for SB 958 creating a type 1 diabetes early detection program, CS for CS for SB 1402 expanding dropout retrieval eligibility, SB 774 requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders, SB 1516 creating an international aerospace innovation fund, and SB 994 revising driver education requirements. Most of these bills were reported favorably by roll call votes after brief explanations and, in several cases, amendments. Several measures drew substantive discussion and public testimony. CS for CS for SB 1624 prompted questions about replacing “minority” with “underrepresented,” the role of the Florida Department of Education’s Commission for Independent Education in overseeing private religious postsecondary institutions, and whether the changes could affect access for students at institutions such as FAMU and FIU. CS for CS for SB 1070 on ECGs for student athletes received extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates describing children lost to sudden cardiac arrest and urging mandatory screenings; the sponsor said the bill would be cost-neutral for districts by encouraging partnerships with screening groups. SB 994 on driver education was discussed as a vehicle to add distracted driving instruction, and the sponsor agreed to work on that issue. SB 774 was presented as a response to a fatal delay in transmitting an ex parte order, with support from clerks and sheriffs. The most extended debate centered on SB 810 on stormwater management systems. The sponsor said the bill, as amended, would narrow annual inspections to infrastructure identified as vulnerable by MS4 entities, but the Florida League of Cities, Florida Association of Counties, and Florida Stormwater Association warned the proposal could impose major costs and duplicate existing MS4 permit requirements. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact, whether the bill would apply to FDOT or other entities, and whether annual inspections were feasible for large and small jurisdictions alike. Despite those concerns, the sponsor and several members emphasized flood prevention and public safety, and the bill remained under discussion with the sponsor indicating continued willingness to work with stakeholders.

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• <03:18:21.439> By inpatient rehabilitation facility.
• By inpatient rehabilitation facility.
• <04:47:44.160> to able to construct a new facility to able to construct a new facility to
• One facility was literally a former morgue. Mr.
• And as far as refining, China is one.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm talking about the whole program, the whole carbon capture facility, so those are only facilities
• Of these facilities, a lot of these incidents happened either on the road or at facilities.
• Importantly, this facility disposition project reduces the risk that these process-contaminated facilities
• First off, a defense nuclear facility is a facility that's operated by the Department of Energy that
• Our focus areas remain ensuring the safety systems at the Plutonium facility, or the PF4 facility, are

Keywords: 996, all

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• to do the allow healthc care facilities to do the necessary<00:42:19.280> testing<00:42:19.920
• this if it needs refining, and it’s a work in progress.
• 47:12.079> to representative Gilman has stated um to representative Gilman has stated um to refine
• <00:47:14.040> if<00:47:14.160> it<00:47:14.280> needs<00:47:14.520> refining
• <00:47:15.000> and refine this if it needs refining and refine this if it needs refining and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Those two facilities, the possibility of them closing, is really near and dear to my heart.
• I have Central in Farmville, Lynchburg, and a little bit of a facility in Gretna here.
• that we have. ...that can fill the vacancies that we have for the facilities that we have.
• And roughly 25 facilities across Virginia are facing critical financial risks.
• For years, Virginia used two financial tools to be able to sustain those facilities.

Keywords: House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care, 976, house, all

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• The department can extend a license from 30 days to 90 days for child care facilities.
• And those are child care facilities that have been in good standing for a couple of years.
• And those are child care facilities that have been in good standing for a couple of years.
• It also has language in there that provides exemptions for child care facilities.
• But we are now in the process where it's getting more refined and we have more ways of using it.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met with a quorum and considered five bills. SB 1174, by Senator Jones, would simplify the process for transferring a family foster home license when a foster parent moves within Florida. A friendly amendment clarified that the transfer applies to the same licensed person, not a different individual, and directs DCF to prioritize amended licenses. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 558, by Chair Grall, created a framework for voluntary post-adoption contact agreements between adoptive and biological parents, including contact with siblings, with court filing and enforcement procedures. A strike-all amendment changed the child’s party status age from 14 to 12, required court filing in the adoption case, set a preponderance standard, and moved the effective date to January 1, 2026. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 1626, also by Chair Grall, was substantially revised by a strike-all addressing unaccompanied alien children reporting and custody procedures, military family child protective investigations, domestic violence shelter certification, children’s services councils, criminal-background exemptions, group home rates, subcontractor indemnification, child care licensing extensions, small residential group home fire suppression rules, and missing-child jurisdiction issues. After testimony both supporting and opposing parts of the bill, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 738, by Senator Burton, updated child care and early learning licensing rules, including expedited licensing for compliant providers, faster background screening and provisional licensure, online training/testing, exemptions for certain military and employer-provided child care, and removal of a residential insurance provision from the bill. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 304, by Senator Sharief, known as Patterson’s Law, addressed child abuse investigations involving rare genetic or metabolic conditions that can mimic abuse. The strike-all required more detailed medical analysis in reports, allowed second opinions, and set procedures for experienced physician review and judicial resolution. After extensive testimony from affected families, advocates, and DCF, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. At the end, Senators Harrell and Rouson asked to be recorded as voting favorably on additional bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• So a lot of times the May revision process is really how we refine that. So. formula grants.
• And so a lot of times the May Revision process is really how we refine that.
• For facilities improvements, and then yet they're required to provide this freshly prepared food.
• we better target those funds to help ensure all districts get to the place where they have the facilities
• school districts in our network report needing more funding for Kit to address outdated kitchen facilities

Summary: The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open. The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open. Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.

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• And so that bill did not pass then, it is refined. I'll hopefully come in before a committee.
• These reviews determine whether emissions from proposed or existing facilities comply with state and
• SB 1198 would add spaceports to this list. of designated critical infrastructure facilities.
• The bill would cover facilities such as Blue Origin launch site in Van Horn. which I believe is in your
• Now as General Manager of Starbase, I have the privilege of leading operations of a facility that is

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• This facility is Cedar Crest.
• <00:05:22.479> This<00:05:22.720> facility very specialized facility.
• This facility very specialized facility.
• further refining the language.
• So, mental health facilities, alcohol and drug treatment facilities, correct?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , Ian Padilla, representing the Coalition for Adequate School Housing and the Community College Facilities
• However, I would appreciate the author's commitment to refine the bill so that it strikes an appropriate
• So, while I'm going to go ahead and support the bill today, I encourage the author to continue to refine
• the consultant for the thorough analysis and look forward to working with the committee to further refine
• And through those trials, we have identified ways to refine the CVRA to effectuate its original intent

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on April 30, 2025, beginning as a subcommittee until a quorum was established. The committee first approved six bills on consent, including AB 950, AB 953, AB 1214, and three committee bills. It then heard several measures dealing with election administration, ballot transparency, and campaign finance, with most authors accepting committee amendments and several bills being held on call for absent members. AB 930 by Assembly Member Ward would extend the deadline for counting timely postmarked vote-by-mail ballots from three to seven days after Election Day and update recount procedures, including online posting of recount results and clearer rules for recount requests. The bill was supported by county election officials and passed out of committee with a due-pass recommendation, though it was initially held on call. AB 459 by Assembly Member DeMaio proposed allowing electronic signatures for initiatives, referenda, and recalls; the Secretary of State and labor groups opposed it over security, implementation, and cost concerns, and the committee ultimately rejected the bill after reconsideration. AB 699 by Assembly Member Stephanie would change how local tiered tax and bond measures are described on ballots by allowing more detail to be placed in the voter guide; housing, school, and local government groups supported it, while taxpayer and realtor groups opposed it as reducing ballot transparency. AB 1188, presented on behalf of Assembly Member Ortega, would list the top three funders supporting and opposing statewide initiatives and referenda directly on the ballot; transparency advocates and labor supported it, while county election officials and business groups raised concerns about ballot length and processing costs. Both AB 699 and AB 1188 passed out of committee with amendments and were held on call. The committee also heard AB 827 by Assembly Member Berman, which would standardize and extend the deadline for curing vote-by-mail signature problems, add a link to cure forms in ballot-tracking notifications, and make other changes to improve ballot curing. It drew no opposition in the hearing and passed with a due-pass recommendation. AB 351 by Assembly Member McKenna would raise the Levine Act contribution threshold for local officials to $1,500 and add CPI adjustments; supporters said it would reduce administrative burdens and reflect modern campaign finance realities, while good-government groups and the League of Women Voters opposed it as weakening anti-corruption protections. The committee initially failed AB 351, then granted reconsideration, but the transcript ends before a final disposition is clearly completed. Finally, AB 1079 by Assembly Member Farías would eliminate the automatic appellate stay in California Voting Rights Act and Fair Maps Act cases; it was supported as a way to prevent delayed remedies in voting rights cases, opposed by the City of Santa Monica over impacts on ongoing litigation, and passed with amendments. After taking up the held items, the committee recorded final votes on the bills, including passage of AB 930, AB 699, AB 1188, AB 827, and AB 1079, and rejection of AB 459.

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• <00:18:07.920> from what's to prevent a facility from what's to prevent a facility from essentially
• HB 1160 clarifies membership, ensures continuity of service, refines the commission’s duties so that
• the commission's duties so that refines the commission's duties so that it<00:48:14.480> can<
• <01:16:13.360> true<01:16:13.640> that facilities that that is true that facilities that
• They rely on the insurance of the facility that they're working for. And Ben Bradley was here.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• residence halls, dining facilities etc. residence halls, dining facilities etc.
• Health and Education Facilities Health and Education Facilities Authority,<00:04:56.000> and<00
• provide them with up-to-date facilities provide them with up-to-date facilities um<00:06:51.919>
• associate vice president for facilities associate vice president for facilities to<00:07:21.360>
• <00:14:22.800> and target some of those facilities and target some of those facilities and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Capital Project Overview Committee met at 9:00 a.m. and first approved the September 29 minutes. The committee then considered University System of New Hampshire Capital Project 260001, a $70 million request involving two residence hall renovation projects at UNH. UNH officials said the work is needed to address aging 1970-era buildings, including heating, plumbing, and other deferred maintenance, and to improve student recruitment, retention, and living conditions. Members asked about the construction timeline, which was estimated at about four years, and about enrollment decline, which was estimated at roughly 15% over 10 years. The committee approved the project after discussion, with members noting the buildings’ age and need for repair. The committee next heard Capital Project 26003 from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for Cannon Mountain. Commissioner Sarah Stewart and staff described an $893,000 tranche, part of a larger effort to address deferred maintenance at the mountain, including guest facilities, lift infrastructure, a passenger ramp for scenic chairlift use, snowmaking improvements, a line replacement, a pump rebuild, and operations equipment. Members asked about the $6 million bonding limit established in 1999, and the department said it appears insufficient and may need updating in the future. The committee approved the Cannon Mountain request. The department also provided an informational update on the Cannon Mountain aerial tramway. Officials said a structural engineering firm is analyzing towers, terminals, and footings, with the goal of confirming the existing infrastructure can support a new tram system and refining bid specifications. They said the work is on track, with an updated cost estimate expected in January and a bid targeted for May. Members asked about the limited number of manufacturers capable of doing the work and whether the project could be delayed; the department said it is in active discussions with the likely bidders and pre-qualifying them. The meeting ended with brief discussion of informational reports, including a question about apparent delays in some New Hampshire Veterans Home projects, which staff said they would follow up on, and the committee adjourned with the next meeting set for March 16 at 9:00 a.m.

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• Although the process for reimbursing counties has been refined and improved since 2019, Secretary of
• Um, Poll worker staffing varies by turnout, facility layout, and accessibility requirements.
• Um, however, to that point, we are working on, we are continually refining the MOU process.
• So we're continuing to refine that.
• The MOU process for this upcoming RLE is going to be further refined in November, and then, uh, that

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• These are also very close to Elevate Quantum's new packaging facility to help assemble and test parts
• , these efforts also drew Quantinuum to Albuquerque, and who also testified last week, to open a facility
• Investment Council and efforts like the Roadrunner Quantum Lab and the Elevate Quantum packaging facility
• We were refining and moving some efforts much faster so we can be agile, but we are very resource-limited
• We've been refining and moving some efforts much faster so we can be agile, but we are very resource-limited

Bills: SB145, SB143

Keywords: auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license

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• And if we're not as clear as possible, we have to pump the brakes and refine the legislation.
• These provisions would even extend to correctional facilities, where you obviously need more monitoring
• Tony, to this day, resides in a full care facility with massive brain trauma.
• They are large users of electricity, but they are also highly efficient facilities.
• can be used by competitors to inform competitive strategies and, worse, adversaries can target facilities

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took up multiple votes. AB 576, dealing with updates to California’s charitable fundraising platform registry after AB 488, was presented as a technical fix to help charities and platforms more quickly update eligible listings; there was no opposition testimony, and the measure was later moved on a due pass basis. AB 1160, on law enforcement drone programs, was presented with proposed amendments requiring U.S.-based data storage and limits on sharing or selling collected data; supporters said it would protect sensitive drone-collected information while preserving affordable drone use, while there was no opposition testimony, and it was also later passed out on a due pass as amended basis. AB 75, which would require insurers to give notice before collecting aerial images of homes and provide homeowners access to those images, drew support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates, while insurers opposed it unless amended, arguing aerial imaging is a cost-saving inspection tool and that the bill could worsen availability and affordability; the bill was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee spent the most time on AB 325, which would address algorithmic price-fixing and collusion. The author and supporters argued that competitors using the same pricing software or algorithm to set prices can function as collusion even when the agreement is hidden behind code, and cited examples involving housing, frozen potatoes, gas pricing, and other industries. Opponents, including apartment, business, hospital, retail, chamber, and tech groups, said the bill was too broad, could sweep in lawful software and public-data market research, and might chill legitimate pricing tools, especially for small businesses and housing providers. Committee members raised concerns about clarity, intent standards, and whether the bill should focus more narrowly on nonpublic competitor data; despite those concerns, AB 325 was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open. Later, AB 1221 was presented as a workplace surveillance bill that would prohibit certain invasive or discriminatory surveillance tools, require notice to workers, limit sharing of worker data, and require corroborating evidence before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor and consumer groups supported the bill, saying modern surveillance technologies can track speech, movement, emotion, and other sensitive traits and can be biased or abusive. The Security Industry Association opposed it, warning that the bill’s broad definitions could restrict legitimate security systems, emergency sharing with first responders, and employer responses to misconduct or unsafe behavior. The transcript cuts off before any final vote on AB 1221 is shown.