Transcript Highlights:

• Because, again, the way it's operating now, you can put a lot of things under the CCS umbrella.
• People still struggle to this day to understand what this stuff is, because it took hours and hours of
• and hours and hours of testimony on this, and there still seems to be members that are confused about
• But this is not something that is unusual to be operating at that high of PSI.
• Of course. Go ahead, sir. I drove three hours, I'm going to speak a little bit.

Summary: The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion. Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency. Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• In higher education, one of the larger items is a cost shift to the operating fees account, which generates
• For the record, I'm Cynthia Tamayo, here in opposition to your proposed operating budget on behalf of
• For the record, I'm Cynthia Tamayo, here in opposition to your proposed operating budget on behalf of
• College, testifying in opposition to the proposed supplemental operating budget on behalf of TCC and
• A large portion of my practice is post-operative care.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• I contend that if we have good operators of data centers, it actually increases the reliability of the
• have contracts requiring them to be operational 99.9% of the time.
• Many of our members have contracts requiring them to be operational 99.9% of the time, so it's important
• operators of those facilities respond during those emergencies.
• Presently, there are over 17,000 megawatts of battery storage capacity operating in ERCOT.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The hour of 1:30 having arrived, the Resources and Conservation Committee will come to order.
• So this piece of legislation, Section 2, is necessary to allow the water bank, which operates at a state
• And I had to wait an hour for the EMTs to get there and pull my big ass out of the water.
• And it's easy to separate this into kind of two categories of what does the state and kind of the folks
• of the lake.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I do want to acknowledge those who assist in the efficient operation of this committee.
• And just by a show of hands, how many here by show of hands are in support of this bill?
• Because of the hour restriction, we are actually not utilizing our tools that we're trying to do with
• the tax credit is based on the actual number of hours that you're delivering services, not on whether
• to be more reflective of the hours that are being delivered if somebody takes vacation.

Bills: SB12 , SB13

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, tax deduction, gross receipts, coinsurance, managed care, 996, all

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• For decades, the programs have been operating with a 1-to-4 ratio during daytime working hours and a
• However, none of these were reported by the facility's private operator, GEO, to the Tacoma Police Department
• My name is Lydia Zepeda, and I'm speaking in support of HB 2464 on behalf of the League of Women Voters
• of Washington.
• Oftentimes, as has been mentioned, this goes unreported because of fear of retaliation, lack of access

Bills: HB2464 , SGA9305

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: detention facilities, law enforcement, reporting requirements, incidents, private detention, 904, all

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• </c> as kind of the opening to uh two days of as kind of the opening to uh two days of this<00:02:40.720
• /c> in the last year of moving all of a in the last year of moving all of a large<00:09:08.240><c> part
• The House position carries the balance of the operating adjustment requested by the governor.
• </c> on page 81 of the bill or of the DE. on page 81 of the bill or of the DE.
• The rule provides an industry-wide minimum wage of $19 an hour in 2026 and the year after.

Bills: HF2434

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• Those contracts require the manufacturers to submit data within 48 hours of an install or other events
• We totaled in number of 922 hours.
• Nine percent of the traversals were traveling 40 miles per hour or more.
• And the proportion of the traversals traveling 30 to 35 miles per hour, which is essentially the speed
• They reduced the proportion of the traversals going over 40 miles per hour by 2 percent and increased

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session focused on ignition interlock device compliance and broader traffic safety data. Traffic Safety Commission staff described a Yakima County pilot that provides enhanced probation supervision and support for DUI offenders, reporting that compliance with ignition interlock installation rose from roughly 16%–20% before the pilot to 41% among medium- and high-risk offenders, with barriers including cost, confusion about requirements, transportation access, and communication gaps. JLARC staff presented a statewide preliminary audit finding an overall 41% installation rate, with higher installation rates among higher-income drivers and limited use of financial assistance; JLARC recommended clearer goals for the assistance program and a formal coordination agreement between the Department of Licensing and State Patrol. State Patrol also reported on a Snohomish County outreach pilot that used troopers and door hangers to contact noncompliant drivers, found many were unaware of financial aid, and identified some drivers as physically unable to drive, without vehicles, or on warrant status. The committee then received a broader traffic safety update showing that serious injuries and fatalities rose sharply in recent years before declining somewhat in 2024; impaired-driving fatalities fell 15% from 2023 to 2024, while pedestrian fatalities remained near record highs. The Traffic Safety Commission also highlighted telematics-based research showing that targeted enforcement and visible patrols can reduce speeding, and that anonymized telematics data is being used to analyze speeding and distracted driving patterns statewide and at the corridor level. Members asked about privacy, enforcement methods, and how the data are used, and staff emphasized that the data are aggregate and opt-in through insurance or similar programs. After waiving five-day notice, the committee held a public hearing on Senate Joint Memorial 8016, which asks Congress and federal agencies to treat the Fairfax Bridge closure and replacement as an emergency and to expedite federal review and remove historic-register barriers. Supporters from Wilkeson, Carbonado, recreation groups, and nearby communities testified that the bridge closure has harmed tourism, emergency response, recreation access, and daily travel. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6230, which would require cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents in light of the federal penny phaseout; staff said the Department of Licensing fiscal note showed a $186,000 technology cost, and retail and food industry representatives supported the bill but requested amendments for permissive language, safe harbors, consumer protections, and local preemption. In executive session, staff briefed members on several bills and substitutes, including snowmobile registration fee increases, gender designation record confidentiality, salvaged title transfer streamlining, fish-barrier/utility relocation changes, emergency highway work thresholds, a Traffic Safety Commission public-health-authority proposal, special parking privilege renewal changes, parked vehicle registration enforcement, and oil tanker tug-escort requirements. No final votes or bill actions were recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to waive notice and the completion of the public hearings.

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• to these places to operate and getting a lot of money from them.
• LICENSES TO THESE PLACES TO OPERATE. AND GETTING A LOT OF MONEY FROM THEM.
• We've spent hours discussing this bill since you filed it in the beginning of session.
• There's been a lot of emotion in the building over the past 24, 48 hours, and the response to what some
• Within 72 hours, so he's changed a lot of folks' lives, so I want to thank you for bringing forward this

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Summary: The committee first took up PCS for HB 1137, which would codify a long-standing DBPR rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct excise tax for broken or spoiled products. The sponsor said the rule had been nullified for lack of statutory authority, and industry representatives waved in support. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. Members then approved PCS for HB 797 on nonprofit corporations, described as a broad update to the nonprofit statute that tracks prior for-profit corporation changes and model act language. A technical amendment was adopted, and testimony from the Florida Nonprofit Alliance and a Bar business law section representative was supportive. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS for HB 679 on trademark registration, which updates the state trademark system to align with federal classifications and create an online application; an amendment extending the implementation date was adopted before the bill passed. The committee next heard several bills related to licensing and regulation. CS for HB 1433 would create an optional high school financial literacy course focused on property and casualty insurance and allow graduates to satisfy pre-licensure requirements for an entry-level license; it passed with support from insurance and free-market groups. HB 929 clarified local permitting for tiki huts, including electrical and plumbing permits, decks, fasteners, and setbacks, and passed without opposition. HB 99 exempted certain underwriting managers handling limited reinsurance business from reinsurance intermediary manager licensing requirements and also passed. A major portion of the meeting focused on gambling enforcement in the strike-all for CS for CS HB 155, which would strengthen penalties for illegal gambling operations, expand oversight of the Florida Gaming Control Commission, clarify fantasy sports and internet sports wagering language, and allow destruction of seized slot machines. Supporters argued the bill would help shut down repeat illegal internet cafés and related criminal activity; one homeowner group opposed it. The committee adopted the strike-all and the bill passed, with several members speaking in favor and a few voting no. The committee also passed HB 1307 on unauthorized aliens after adopting a strike-all that clarified provisions affecting licensing, housing assistance, workers’ compensation, employment enforcement, and related financial services; the bill drew substantial opposition testimony about language barriers and immigrant families, but also support from proponents citing public safety and victim stories. Later, the committee approved DS for HB 387, which would restrict the use of ADS-B aviation data for automatic billing at airports while preserving landing fees and safety functions. It passed after supportive testimony from a private pilot. HB 865, as amended, would require professional management for community associations above a higher budget threshold, add timeshare-specific language, and impose additional licensing and insurance requirements for managers; supporters cited fraud and lack of enforcement in large associations, while one member opposed it as government overreach. The bill passed with one recorded no vote. Finally, the committee passed PCS for HB 885, a transportation facility designation bill naming several roads and bridges, and began debate on CS for HB 33, which would designate a portion of SR 895 near FIU as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and also codify a Donald Trump boulevard designation. That bill prompted sharp debate, with supporters praising Kirk’s influence and opponents objecting to honoring a non-Floridian and to his public statements; the transcript ends during that debate.

Transcript Highlights:

• I LOVE THE FACT THAT THIS CALLS FOR OR RECOMMENDS PEOPLE BE EVALUATED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF COMING INTO
• OR DCF OR DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE KNOWINGLY SHELTERS AND UNMARRIED MINOR FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS
• TO MAKE THE PARENTS AWARE OF THEY ARE STAYING AT YOUR HOUSE SO WE CHANGED IT TO 24 HOURS AT THAT POINT
• IT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE FATHER ONE OF THE GIRLS.
• THE BOAT WAS TRAVELING ANIMALS 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH 14 PEOPLE ON BOARD THE WRONG SIDE OF THE CHANNEL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And these dollars have allowed all of our public ports across the state to not only preserve our operational
• ><c> I</c><00:48:10.720><c> was</c> twoh hour three-hour delay that I was twoh hour three-hour delay
• ><c> look</c> stage of operations and logistics look stage of operations and logistics look like.<01:
• our airports be able to maintain some of their basic operating expenses, along with contribute to infrastructure
• Um, I like the idea of plenty of funds.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee approved the October 15 minutes and observed a moment of silence for the victims of the UPS Worldport plane crash. The main presentation was from Transportation Cabinet Commissioner Bobby Joe Lewis on the Local Assistance Road Program/County Priority Projects Program (LAARP/CPP), which was implemented under House Bill 546 and now requires rehabilitation projects to restore roads to original condition, cap funding at $500,000 per project, use a new scoring matrix, include a local match, and submit one photograph per 300 feet of project length. He reported that the 2026-2027 cycle ran from June 1 to October 1 and drew 1,215 project applications from 107 counties and 106 cities, with total submitted project costs of about $121.1 million and about $102.3 million requested after local match. He also said 30% of submissions scored 10s and 22% scored 9s, and that the list of requests and required photos had been submitted to the General Assembly and LRC. Members asked about how scores change over time, whether roads can move from lower scores to 10s, and whether the new process gives a better picture of local needs. Lewis said scores can change based on weather and road conditions, but the new system provides more information and a more standardized evaluation than before. Several members raised concerns about the volume and size of required photographs, suggesting drone footage or video as an alternative; Lewis said the photo requirement has caused confusion and large file uploads, and he was open to considering easier ways to document conditions. Members also discussed continuity in scoring across districts, and Lewis explained that district staff appointed by chief district engineers use a handbook and scoring matrix, with the scores entered into a computer system so evaluators do not see the final score while scoring. The committee also discussed funding levels and carry-forward balances for the program. Lewis said the program began with $20 million authorized in HR92, noted underruns from completed projects, and reported a carry-forward amount that had grown to $355,432.42 available for reauthorization as of October 13. In response to questions, he said the current process concentrates applications into a short window, with 63% of applications arriving in the last few days and 417 on October 1, which created a heavy workload but was completed on time. The meeting then moved to multimodal funding priorities, with Jennifer Kersner of Kentuckians for Better Transportation introducing herself and offering condolences for the UPS aviation incident before beginning her remarks.

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• see that are mostly doing school hours of when the buses are entering school when it's um arrival and
• By this time, they've had as many hours of supervised patient care as new dentists, and often more.
• candy, we are faced with 24 hours of combativeness, argumentative behavior.
• Massport's operations. ...of representatives from 35 communities impacted by Massport's operations.
• Massport's operations impose air quality impacts on all our measurements... ...of the problem.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a lengthy hearing to take testimony on a wide range of bills related to environmental health, PFAS, medical device chemicals, food access, lead poisoning, air quality, oral health, and school food additives. Chair Driscoll and Chair Decker emphasized that the hearing was for testimony only, no decisions would be made that day, and that written testimony could still be submitted. They also noted the high volume of speakers and asked witnesses to keep remarks brief. A major portion of the hearing focused on PFAS-related legislation, including bills to restrict PFAS in products and food packaging and to create a PFAS remediation trust fund. Municipal officials and advocates described the high costs of PFAS cleanup, especially for drinking water systems, citing Easton’s multimillion-dollar treatment investments and rate increases. Testimony from legislators and advocates argued that Massachusetts should act despite federal uncertainty, and that the state should stop PFAS at the source rather than leaving municipalities and residents to pay for remediation. The committee also heard strong support for a bill banning DEHP in medical devices, with physicians, nurses, and a bill sponsor saying the chemical can leach from IV bags and tubing and that safer alternatives already exist. The committee also heard testimony on bills to establish statewide food truck permitting, with food truck owners and a senator describing the current system as costly, duplicative, and inconsistent across municipalities. Another set of witnesses supported the “Bean New Deal,” which would expand plant-based food options in public institutions, senior nutrition programs, and WIC, citing health, equity, and cost savings. On lead poisoning, housing advocates and a representative backed bills to expand lead-safe housing requirements to all rental units, arguing the current law contributes to discrimination against families with children and leaves too much pre-1978 housing uncertified. The committee also heard support for an outdoor air pollution bill that would create an advisory committee, identify pollution hotspots, expand monitoring, and set reduction targets, with testimony from environmental justice groups, pediatricians, and legislators describing disproportionate asthma and other health harms in overburdened communities. Later testimony addressed oral health bills to create dental therapists and allow dental hygienists to administer nitrous oxide, with supporters saying the measures would expand access, reduce costs, and help underserved patients. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to prohibit harmful food dyes in competitive school foods, with parents describing behavioral and health concerns tied to synthetic dyes. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Our Phase 8 modified mine plan of operations was approved in July 2024, and then the reclamation plan
• But we did file the original plan of operations in early last year.
• That's going to be part of the Galena operations.
• That's going to be part of the Galena operations. It's already... There already.
• That's going to be part of the Galena operations. It can be folded in relatively seamlessly.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:34:42.360><c> hours</c> establishment of a threshold of 56 hours establishment of a threshold
• Because there's between 48 hours and 56 hours, there's the equivalent in Mexico of 8 days, 8 hours.
• So, your 8 hours here is the equivalent of 8 days of work in Mexico.
• So, your equivalent of 8 days, 8 hours.
• pay and detailing impacts of long hours.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with 58 members present and seven excused, establishing a quorum, and approved the April 15, 2026 journal as corrected. The chamber then moved through announcements recognizing visiting railroad workers, LIUNA Local 720, Colorado West Christian Schools, Religious Freedom Day, and several school and community groups, along with birthday acknowledgments and committee schedule notices. The House also adopted a motion to remove House Bill 1245 from special orders and returned it to the general orders second reading calendar, and set House Bills 1290, 1312, and 1321 as special orders. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 18, recognizing Nowruz and expressing support for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Iranian people, including the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Supporters described Nowruz as a holiday of renewal and resilience and tied the resolution to solidarity with Iranian communities. Representative Zokaie also spoke at length about the personal impact of war on Iranian families and urged a vote. The resolution passed 59-2 with four excused. The chamber then considered several bills in committee report. House Bill 1290, concerning assault and clarifying sentencing, was amended in Judiciary to remove the medical professional provision and passed after testimony emphasizing strangulation as a serious warning sign in domestic violence cases; it then passed the House. House Bill 1312, dealing with peace officer participation, POST Board composition, academy training, and related grants, was amended for clarity and passed the Judiciary report and then the bill. House Bill 1321, modifying the School Security Disbursement Program, had the Education Committee report defeated, but amendments were adopted to broaden eligible service providers and adjust funding language; the bill then passed as amended.

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• the construction or operation of that detention facility.
• Um, this is one of the challenges with the one-hour layover of a complicated immigration-related bill
• lot of problems with publicly operated detention centers.
• one-hour layover of a complicated the one-hour layover of a complicated immigration-related<00:35:40.400
• They're not an operative part of the bill at all.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• His suggested language was to make sure they could complete 128 hours of undergraduate credit.
• Some of them question the 128 hours of graduate credit.
• New requirements of House Bill 497 will require tracking of credit hours by the registrar and review
• New requirements of House Bill 497 will require tracking of credit hours by the registrar and review
• New requirements of House Bill 497 will require tracking of credit hours by the registrar and review

Keywords: 958, all

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• for Pell grants, increasing the number of credit hours that are required, and other aspects of Pell
• And we own and operate about 3000 miles of fiber optic uh through our territory.
• To start, we'll have 24 hour batteries, uh, or enough hydrogen to create 24 hours of battery storage.
• And in general, if we want to generate 1 kg of hydrogen, we will need about 50 to 55 kilowatt hour of
• So if we wanted 48 hours of storage, then you just kind of double that, that water use in that cycle.

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• And if you don't have any of operator.
• protections</c> by operators of the consumer protections by operators of the consumer protections that
• </c> operating without that sort of operating without that sort of regulation<01:58:17.199><c> surrounding
• We're operating under the Department of Commerce PS20, so you'll hear some of that interspersed with
• We're operating under the Department of Commerce PS20, so you'll hear some of that interspersed with

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• my, four of my counties now, like with those, those other disasters, we've had to for illegal grow operations
• , and increasing the quantity of time that air craft can remain engaged in firefighting operations.
• Operational decisions should remain under the jurisdiction of the state-certified employees of the water
• We'd sent that to all of the cities that also operate their own.
• So in terms of of cost with Fima currently operating on this We are currently able to cover the cost

Committee: House Emergency Management

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And having taken the time to go and actually witness multiple hours of Care Court in operation, what
• And having taken the time to go and actually witness multiple hours of Care Court in operation, what
• In my region of the state, both when I was in the Assembly and now in the Senate, we had no operating
• I still remember how far people would travel from other parts of the state to talk to me—five hours,
• I still remember how far people would travel from other parts of the state to talk to me, five hours,

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.