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• I just had uh one other question because there's also some similarities to uh a pilot that we worked
• that that we similarities to uh a pilot that that we worked<01:17:39.520> on<01:17:39.679>
• Our pilot program builds on a proven model.
• With a $600,000 appropriation, this<01:38:08.560> pilot<01:38:08.960> will<01:38:09.280
• So, we're hoping to use this model with the oncology lens to have our same pilot program bring people

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• :36:36.480> Mountain<00:36:36.800> are Pilot Hill and Munger Mountain are Pilot Hill and
• the last question I have here, Pilot the last question I have here, Pilot Hill<00:50:12.720>
• The Pilot Hill one was one with the Warren Livestock Company.
• The Pilot Hill one was one big scale.
• answers your question I think on Pilot answers your question I think on Pilot Hill<01:03:55.599>

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• Our pilot size would be about 30,000 students in our proposal.
• Our pilot size would be about 30,000 students in our proposal.
• Our pilot size would be about 30,000 students in our proposal.
• Our pilot size would be kindergarten.
• So that's essentially what we're proposing to do here in this pilot.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Lang and he came back in 2017, him being a helicopter pilot and Jasinski being an air controller
• Lieutenant Craig Benz, chief pilot of the Minnesota State Patrol Flight Section Air Wing, was invited
• He said that right now they do what's called the long-line or short-haul method, where the pilot, who
• of the Minnesota state and chief pilot of the Minnesota state patrol<01:21:02.840> flight<01:
• <01:22:09.639> who<01:22:09.760> was that that is where the um pilot who was that that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We had about 400 students in that pilot.
• There's a wealth of tools on here, and again, this is a pilot program, so we're piloting with a group
• <00:47:56.559> to<00:47:57.000> test pilot the pilot allowed us to test pilot the pilot
• tools on here and again this is a pilot tools on here and again this is a pilot program<00:48:54.000
• 55.119> a<00:48:55.280> group program so we're piloting with a group program so we're piloting

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• The initial bill was a pilot, and the good thing about a pilot is that it tests whether a program or
• This particular pilot succeeded beautifully.
• it<00:41:43.000> tests thing about a pilot is that it tests thing about a pilot is that it
• Do we have—I mean, the nature of the pilot project is a good point by Senator Rasmusson.
• we have I mean the nature of the pilot we have I mean the nature of the pilot project<00:52:26.640

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• Do you have an update on the pilot project and the hourly rate?
• I do think it's a very worthwhile pilot project.
• He's a pilot during COVID. He went to law school.
• We were the pilot back five years ago. The aid seemed to be a pilot for everything.
• We were the pilot back five years ago. The aid seemed to be a pilot for everything.

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• AB 2585, Arambula, California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program, held in committee.
• AB 2504, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, AI pilot program, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1858, Lowenthal, joint associate's degree pilot, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1858 Lowenthal Joint Associates degree pilot, that's a due pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2301, Soria, nursing pilot program, do pass. That's out on an A roll call.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• PILOTS CONNUE TO SENATE FILE. 4, 0, 7, 5 AS AMENDED. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
• Next we have a pilot, Lee.
• Pilot Laos, I'm here to ask you to look at the truth. Said it found 40, 75.
• A private pilot place than before, outside.
• I tell you about among pilots, the first major event most people know...

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Subcommittee on Veterans heard a Department of Military Affairs presentation on bonding, tuition benefits, and cyber response. The department requested $3.5 million in design funding for a new hangar at the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, citing safety problems with the aging 1950s-era hangars and the need to improve the wing’s competitiveness for future federal military construction funding. It also sought $2.5 million for asset preservation at Army facilities statewide, emphasizing that state dollars are often matched by federal funds. A National Guard lieutenant also testified about the State Tuition Reimbursement Program, describing how it helped pay for her undergraduate and doctoral education and reduce student debt. The committee also received an update on Minnesota National Guard cyber operations, including the response to the July 2025 ransomware attack on the City of Saint Paul. Testimony described the cyber coordination cell’s role in planning, interagency coordination, and support during the incident, including helping re-image about 500 computers and assisting with network recovery. Members heard that the Guard’s cyber teams conduct extensive partner engagement and are prepared to support state and local entities when civil resources are exhausted and the incident exceeds local capacity. Three bills were then heard and advanced. Senate File 4075, as amended, would implement recommendations from the task force on Special Guerrilla Unit and regular forces veterans from the Secret War in Laos, including eligibility and benefit changes; the committee adopted an amendment and passed the bill to the full committee. Senate File 3956, as amended, would clarify that the Department of Veterans Affairs may partner with veteran-serving organizations using nonmonetary resources to address food insecurity, homelessness, and suicide prevention; it was also referred onward. Senate File 4056, as amended, would add veteran or military status as a protected class under the Minnesota Human Rights Act; testimony supported the change, including concerns about service members losing educational opportunities while on state active duty, and the bill was passed to the full committee.

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• And that will be on CYFD's short-term stabilization pilot program. Please, thank you, Madam Chair.
• the purpose of contracting with appropriate clinical experts to develop, implement, and administer a pilot
• The pilot Program would serve eligible children in Dona Ana, Chavez, San Juan, McKinley, Bernalillo,
• We support the pilot as it prioritizes home-like placements and stabilization supports For youth with
• The pilot project is to be held in San Juan County and McKinley County.

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• Bill 2018 addresses this challenge by establishing the strong families tax credit, a limited two-year pilot
• And there is so much that goes into making a family strong, but this pilot would focus on two key things
• We're just asking you to support this pilot. Let's try it. We can't let Florida be first.
• We're just asking you to support this pilot. Let's try it. We can't let Florida be first.
• And Texas Woman's University has just started a new program for aviation specifically on the pilot side

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably. The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending. After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Members will take up tab 1, CS for SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, by Senator
• Members will take up tab 1, CS for SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, by Senator
• SB 592, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, by Senator Leak [questionable].
• This bill aims to revise and enhance the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to improve the hurricane
• Only November 14th of last year was the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot Program launched.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced several bills, with the most extensive discussion centered on condominium issues, gambling enforcement, and public safety. CS/SB 592 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was amended to clarify the three-story eligibility threshold and to add sliding glass door wind-driven rain mitigation devices as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program failed on a 3-4 roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably. Members also took up CS/SB 1742, a broad condominium and cooperative association reform bill, which would give associations more flexibility on reserves after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over certain spending increases, improve disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, expand data collection, and extend some disclosure rescission periods; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit leasing, as amended to allow leasing to same-class permit holders or Hialeah permit holders and to make related wagering licenses discretionary rather than automatic. SB 1404 on illegal gambling was reported favorably after amendments allowing veterans organizations to seek declaratory rulings on machine compliance and adding ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel; a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property was withdrawn. Testimony on that bill came from prosecutors, the Gaming Control Commission, veterans groups, and amusement machine operators, with supporters emphasizing organized crime enforcement and opponents seeking clearer definitions and compliance guidance. On public safety and infrastructure, SB 1682 to include 911 dispatchers in the definition of first responder was reported favorably with strong support from dispatchers and committee members. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were also reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a taxpayer cost shift. SB 948 on flood disclosures for rental properties and condominium sales/rentals was reported favorably after support from environmental and flood advocacy groups. The committee also heard SB 604 on residential pool safety requirements, but the chair temporarily postponed it after concerns were raised about how the inspection requirement would work in cash transactions and whether it would require permits or delay closings.

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• There is no restroom for female pilots. There is no solution.
• Some pilots practice tactical dehydration. It is not a good situation.
• It was optimal for female pilots, female aviators, actually, and also for male aviators now.
• There's only so many pilots. There's only so many.
• that's been qualified on all the army helicopters and we are developing bladder relief for female pilots

Keywords: SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer

Summary: The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.

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• project that they did when the Board of Pharmacy allowed them to do the pilot.
• Well, I mean, that was part of the reason that the pilot project was ended.
• So because it was just a pilot project, it started out supposed to be six months and ended up being,
• with so because it was just a pilot with so because it was just a pilot project<00:53:04.200>
• Health Center established the pilot Health Center established the pilot project<01:01:19.520>

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Summary: The committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 1046 SD1 on condominiums. Testimony on that bill focused on reserve funding and enforcement of reserve study requirements. The Community Associations Institute opposed the bill, saying it would create hardship, confusion, and be difficult to administer, while also urging stronger penalties for boards that fail to comply with reserve study rules. The Real Estate Commission offered comments, and one testifier spoke in support. No vote was taken during the portion provided. The committee then heard SB 532 SD2 HD1 relating to the Department of Education, which would improve access to pre-approved medications for students with health conditions at school and during off-campus activities. The Department of Health, University of Hawaiʻi nursing and medical programs, and the Department of Education all supported the measure, with DOH suggesting amendments to better identify the correct student and improve medication safety. Members had no questions, and the bill moved on. Next was SB 1245 SD2 HD1 relating to pharmacists, a bill to allow reimbursement for clinical services pharmacists are already trained and licensed to provide. The University of Hawaiʻi, Board of Pharmacy, Walgreens, Mikai Drugs, and the Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association supported the bill, emphasizing improved access to care, recruitment and retention of pharmacists, and better chronic disease management. The Hawaiʻi Pharmacists Association also discussed proposed amendments to prevent plans from denying coverage or network participation when pharmacists meet credentialing requirements. Members questioned whether insurers would actually use pharmacists and how the bill would affect pay and contracting; no vote was taken in the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 1279 SD2 HD1, another pharmacists bill focused on telepharmacy and 340B-related issues. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation supported it, saying telehealth could reduce costs and avoid travel for audits, while the Board of Pharmacy opposed it. Lānaʻi representatives opposed the bill and asked for an exemption, arguing the island already has close in-person access to a resident pharmacist and clinics. The Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association supported the measure, citing large patient savings from 340B pricing, while Mikai Drugs opposed it, arguing that mail-order and telepharmacy are not necessary on some islands and can create delivery and medication-safety problems. Members asked questions about insurer participation, scope of practice, and whether the bill would meaningfully change reimbursement; the transcript ends before any final action or vote.

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• associate unit that provides Pilots associate unit that provides Pilots maintainers<00:25:34.320
• So that’s what we did with preschools first, with the pilot we did renovations.
• And that’s why we were able to do 11 preschools in the pilot within six months, incredibly fast.
• We’ve had one pilot, and we’re in the midst of it, is Mililani High School. The RFP closed.
• That’s the first pilot. It’s always the hardest.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Finance held informational briefings first with the Department of Defense on its FY 2026 budget request, then with the Hawaii School Facilities Authority. Major General Steve Logan outlined the Department of Defense request for $40.5 million in state funds, which he said would leverage about $74 million in federal matching funds and support 411 open projects that could attract up to $2.3 billion in additional federal grant money. He said the budget focuses on sustainment, safety, and reorganization in light of lessons from the Maui wildfires. Key requests included $1.3 million to sustain IT systems, $2.7 million for 32 HEMA emergency management positions, three new Hawaii Army National Guard positions plus four upgrades, and $1.9 million for the Youth Challenge Program to cover state-mandated fringe costs and staffing needs. He also reviewed capital improvement projects, including Youth Challenge facility upgrades, siren modernization, ADA improvements, building retrofits for disaster resilience, Army facility upgrades, a third state veterans home on Maui, HEMA EOC improvements, and a maintenance/fuel building at Diamond Head. Members asked about the siren modernization timeline, and HEMA said roughly 26 to 31 sirens would be modernized this year, with 15 on Maui, eight on Oahu, and eight on the Big Island. Questions also focused on Youth Challenge and Job Challenge enrollment and vacancies, with the department saying the Hilo Job Challenge Academy is growing and that combining Youth Challenge recruiting statewide into one Kilauea program has helped enrollment. Logan also answered questions about the New Year’s Eve medical transport mission, explaining the Hawaii Air National Guard’s relationship with active-duty Air Force assets and saying the flight cost is about $20,000 per flight hour, though the final bill had not yet been determined. On the Maui veterans home, staff said the University of Hawaii site was no longer viable after faculty senate opposition, so the department is now focused on a 10-acre Puna District site; the project remains tied to a certified $35 million state match and August 2025 and August 2026 federal suspense dates. Logan said the veterans home remains one of the department’s highest priorities, but it could not be moved higher in the submitted CIP ranking. The department also discussed a Governor’s add-on for a fire marshal/Office of Recovery and Resiliency proposal. Logan said the fire marshal position was reestablished last session but has not yet been filled, and that if the function is transferred to the Department of Defense, the department wants funding ready to move quickly. Staff later said the request would include about $1.1 million for seven positions and about $2.2 million for operating costs, though details were still preliminary. The committee then reconvened for the School Facilities Authority briefing, where Executive Director Ricky Fujitani described the agency as a startup created in 2020 to improve school and workforce housing development through standardized designs, prefabrication, best-value procurement, and public-private partnerships. He said Hawaii’s single school district still functions like 15 different districts because of its 264 schools across 15 complex areas, and that the authority’s goal is to create more efficient, maintainable, and cost-effective facilities.

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• Um, the event pilot program was significantly...
• The event pilot program was significantly changed, and while we have a straw poll to concur, I do think
• this just significantly limits the value of the event pilot program for rural Vermont particularly.
• The committee of jurisdiction, the House Government Operations Committee, deleted the delivery pilot.

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• Representative, this is reporting specifically for state agencies that receive appropriations for pilot
• These are, and the fund was established, I’m to… These are, and the fund was established, to pilot essentially
• establish those guardrails for… Currently, statute does not require or establish those guardrails for Grow pilot
• Representative, right now there are no specific requirements in terms of evaluation or reporting for these pilot

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• The second, as I said earlier, removes all references to the GED option pilot program.
• The second, as I said earlier, removes all references to the GED option pilot program.
• The second, as I said earlier, removes all references to the GED option pilot program.
• <00:46:20.480> This<00:46:20.720> bill GED option pilot program.
• This bill GED option pilot program.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, confirmed a quorum, and welcomed several guests and groups, including Maryland Library Association members, Stephen Decatur High School’s boys soccer team, Clarksburg High School’s girls flag football team, NAMI representatives, Baltimore Promise, local soil conservation district representatives, and a 911 center leader. The chamber also journalized the invocation and prepared for the Governor’s upcoming State of the State address by exchanging messages with the House and appointing Senate members to escort the Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The body then took up a series of Finance Committee bills, most of them receiving favorable reports and being ordered to third reading without objection. Measures discussed included SB 14 on small business health insurance SHOP enrollment effective dates; SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs and affiliated foundations; SB 134 on Medicare supplement policy enrollment periods; SB 139 on third-party administrator enforcement; SB 199 on the Individuals with Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Voting Fund; SB 205 codifying federal mental health parity requirements; SB 216 on unemployment insurance confidentiality; SB 43 on the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund; SB 46 on state veterans cemeteries interment provisions; and SB 226 on the Maryland Heritage Area Authority. Several bills had brief amendments or procedural issues. SB 22 received a technical amendment changing “Attorney General” to “Office of the Attorney General.” SB 199 received an amendment adding a co-sponsor, and SB 46 was briefly set to lie over under the rule after a senator requested time to review a technical clarification. The chamber also received House Bill 1, which was referred to committee, and SB 624 was reassigned to the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee. Most committee reports were adopted unanimously or without objection, and the Senate repeatedly congratulated the honored school teams and library advocates.

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• One timely example is the Minimum Nutrition Benefit Pilot, which tests the state's ability to provide
• Households eligible for the pilot are those who are part of the Elderly Simplified Application Project
• Their supplemental benefit through the pilot will be anywhere in the range of $1 to $59, but the most
• The pilot will run until funding is exhausted.
• Similarly, the pilot will run until funding is exhausted.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on CalFresh enrollment, food insecurity in California, the recent federal shutdown’s disruption of SNAP benefits, and the long-term effects of H.R. 1 on eligibility, benefits, and state and county costs. Opening remarks emphasized that millions of Californians rely on CalFresh, that the shutdown briefly delayed benefits for the first time in the program’s history, and that state and local governments, including Alameda County, stepped in with emergency food aid and funding. Members also framed the issue as both a hunger and affordability problem, with several noting that California’s agricultural abundance contrasts sharply with persistent food insecurity. The first panel presented research and advocacy perspectives on food hardship. PPIC’s Tess Thorman described food insecurity rates, disparities affecting households with children and Black and Latino households, and the role of nutrition programs in reducing poverty. Nourish California’s Betzabel Estudio argued that hunger is a policy choice and highlighted campaigns to expand state-funded food assistance for immigrants, support reentry populations, and continue the CalFresh fruit-and-vegetable incentive program. The California Association of Food Banks’ Josh Wright said food banks are seeing sustained high demand, lower federal food supplies, and cannot replace CalFresh, while urging more state support for food purchasing, school meals, and SunBucks. The second panel reviewed CalFresh operations and participation. The California Department of Social Services reported that CalFresh participation has risen over the past decade, with the state closing much of the participation gap through outreach, simplified applications, and demonstration projects such as the Elderly Simplified Application Project and a minimum nutrition benefit pilot. Alameda County Social Services described local caseloads, application trends, and emergency food distributions during the shutdown, while also warning that H.R. 1’s work requirements, immigrant eligibility restrictions, and possible cost-sharing could reduce enrollment. A student CalFresh ambassador testified about the burdensome application and recertification process and urged more funding for campus basic-needs centers and outreach to reduce stigma and administrative friction. In the final panel, county, food bank, and policy witnesses described the shutdown response and the expected impact of H.R. 1. Alameda County Community Food Bank and the County Welfare Directors Association said counties, food banks, and community partners mobilized emergency funds, pop-up pantries, and food purchasing to bridge the shutdown gap, but warned that hundreds of thousands of Californians could lose benefits under the new federal rules. The California Budget and Policy Center began outlining the scale of federal cuts, noting that H.R. 1 will significantly reduce SNAP funding and shift costs to states. No votes or formal committee actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible state responses, including backfilling benefits, preserving outreach funding, and improving administrative systems to protect enrollment.

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• It establishes a 2-year pilot program in the probate court and family court of the First Circuit to fund
• c> a conference draft 1, establishes a a conference draft 1, establishes a 2-year<01:02:04.559> pilot
• program in the probate 2-year pilot program in the probate court<01:02:06.319> and<01:02:06.559
• program in the First Circuit permanent, establishes a temporary three-year women's court pilot program
• The measure makes the women's court pilot program in the First Circuit permanent, establishes a

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