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• and a half decades, I served in law enforcement, and part of that I served our nation as a United States
• So we have robust rehabilitative programs in the state.
• But we see it throughout the state. That's a challenge.
• You just state your name, affiliation, and your position. Good afternoon.
• We've closed all of our contracted facilities in and out of state.

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments and routine agenda items. It first approved, on call, appointments not required to appear for Olivia May Assuncion to the Commission on Disability Access, William Adams to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors, and two California Law Revision Commission nominees, with one of the law revision appointments drawing a split vote. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments before moving to appointments required to appear. Brian Bishop, nominated to lead the Division of Adult Parole Operations at CDCR, testified that he would emphasize public safety, accountability, rehabilitation, and staff well-being. In questioning, senators focused on risk assessment for higher-risk parolees, GPS monitoring, coordination with local law enforcement, victim protections, supervision of unhoused parolees, and oversight of private reentry/housing contractors. Bishop said DAPO uses data-driven supervision, risk tools, compliance sweeps with law enforcement, exclusion zones and administrative transfers to protect victims, and contract monitoring through invoices, site visits, and utilization reports. Public commenters from reentry and justice organizations supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 5-0 to send the nomination to the full Senate. Sarah Larson, nominated to direct CDCR’s Facilities Management and Construction, described her CDCR background and said she wanted to help modernize the department’s aging infrastructure to support staff and incarcerated people. Senators asked about aligning facilities with a declining prison population, cooling and heat mitigation, safety during construction, prison closures such as Norco, disaster planning, and how closed facilities are maintained or could be reopened. Larson said CDCR has reduced its footprint, is piloting cooling upgrades at several sites, maintains closed facilities in cold shutdown with minimal upkeep, and uses emergency planning and mutual aid for disasters. She also said the department is exploring infrastructure master planning and more substantial, targeted improvements, and the committee again heard supportive public testimony before voting 5-0 to advance her nomination to the full Senate.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we have robust rehabilitative programs in the state.
• So we have robust rehabilitative programs in the state.
• But we see it throughout the state. That's a challenge.
• You just state your name, affiliation, and your position.
• We've closed all of our contracted facilities in and out of state.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It affected my state and the Northern District.
• simply because those three states fall into three different circuits?
• . of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
• Texas, or Louisiana, who says, I think the president's right.
• We have the president of the United States doing it and I would just ask you.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Keywords: universal injunctions, legislative reforms, judicial authority, executive power, balance of power, judicial overreach

Summary: During this meeting, the committee focused on the implications of universal injunctions, which have become a significant concern in recent years. The discussion centered around various legislative proposals aimed at addressing the perceived overreach of district judges who issue nationwide injunctions that affect policies across the entire country. Several members expressed the belief that such injunctions undermine judicial authority and disrupt the balance of power between the judiciary and executive branches. Expert witnesses testified about the historical context of universal injunctions and the necessity for reforms that would limit the power of courts to grant remedies benefitting non-parties.

Transcript Highlights:

• and a half decades, I served in law enforcement, and part of that I served our nation as a United States
• So we have robust rehabilitative programs in the state.
• But we see it throughout the state. That's a challenge.
• You just state your name, affiliation, and your position. Good afternoon.
• We've closed all of our contracted facilities in and out of state.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met with quorum and first considered several governor’s appointments not required to appear. The committee voted to advance Olivia May Assuncion to the Commission on Disability Access, William Adams to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors, and two California Law Revision Commission appointments: Anacubas and David Hubner, with the latter two receiving split votes but still moving forward. The committee also approved the reference of bills to committees and later, by unanimous add-on votes, approved floor acknowledgments and the remaining appointments on the agenda. The main hearing was on Brian Bishop’s appointment as Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations at CDCR. Bishop described his law enforcement and Marine Corps background and said his focus would be balancing public safety, accountability, rehabilitation, and staff well-being. Senators asked about risk assessment for higher-risk parolees, GPS monitoring, coordination with local law enforcement, victim protections, out-of-county placement, supervision of unhoused parolees, and oversight of private reentry/housing contractors. Bishop said DAPO uses data-driven supervision, risk tools, compliance sweeps with local agencies, exclusion zones for victims, and contract monitoring through invoices, site visits, and utilization reviews. Public testimony supported Bishop’s confirmation, including from reentry providers and advocacy groups. The committee then voted 5-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate for confirmation. The committee also heard from Sarah Larson, appointed Director of the Division of Facilities Management and Construction at CDCR. Larson discussed aligning the prison footprint with a declining population, addressing aging infrastructure and heat issues through cooling pilots, and using projects like the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as a model for safer, more healing facilities. Senators asked about prison closures, cold shutdown status, disaster planning, water and utility issues, and how to manage closed or deactivated facilities. Larson said closed facilities are maintained minimally, reactivation would be costly, and the department is exploring more holistic infrastructure planning. Public witnesses from criminal justice and reentry organizations strongly supported her, and the committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate.

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• </c> start uh trying to entice into our state start uh trying to entice into our state um<00:16:13.560
• </c><00:18:22.200><c> by</c> and factors that change uh state by and factors that change uh state by
• Uh, let’s go to Iana Stark, state director of Clean Water Action, please state your name and who you
• We've seen this play out in state after state across the country, and we know how this story ends.
• c> the</c> in the state after State across the in the state after State across the country<00:50:43.480

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• of the 15 southern states.
• They're from the largest county in the state of Missouri, Texas County.
• They're from the largest county in the state of Missouri, Texas County.
• in all 50 states.
• And the state of Missouri and the Secretary of State already has that information.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 117-1 vote. Members then spent a long portion of the morning introducing guests and visiting groups, including schoolchildren, university visitors, county officials, business and civic groups, fraternity and sorority members, and legislative conference participants. The Speaker also signed several measures already passed, including Senate Substitute for HB 2061, HB 2641, Senate Substitute for HB 2423, and HB 2934. The main floor debate centered on HCR 48, which urges Congress to pass the federal SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote. Supporters argued it would protect election integrity and prevent non-citizen voting, while opponents said it would create burdensome, potentially disenfranchising requirements, amount to a poll tax, and interfere with state election administration. After extended debate and a successful previous-question motion, HCR 48 was third read and passed 92-43. The House then took up HCR 23, a federalism resolution reaffirming that states should control election administration; it passed unanimously, 137-0. The House also perfected and printed two bills. HB 2855, dealing with workers’ compensation funding increments for the workers’ compensation and second injury funds, was amended to allow finer 0.1% adjustments instead of 0.5% increments and then perfected. HB 1906, a simple county-government bill allowing township counties to offer annual, semiannual, or quarterly payment options for real and personal property taxes, also advanced without opposition. The chamber then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.

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• states? states?
• </c> of the states. Sure. Thank you. of the states. Sure. Thank you.
• </c> homes in across the state on the market. homes in across the state on the market.
• in-state demand?
• </c> special treatment in state law. special treatment in state law.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So these are in states like Texas, Idaho, New Mexico.
• So these are in states like Texas, Idaho, New Mexico.
• So these are in states like Texas, Idaho, New Mexico.
• So these are in states like Texas, Idaho, New Mexico.
• </c> state meets. state meets.

Bills: HB60

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• , including Colorado, Texas, and Massachusetts.
• Because picking three states out of a half...
• Is because picking three states out of a half, and I don't know how many other states are doing screening
• And that'll look at a variety of states, not just three? Correct.
• No other states delay screening in grades one and two.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard the Governor’s proposals on dual enrollment, reading difficulty screeners, special education, school facilities, and Commission on Teacher Credentialing programs. For dual enrollment, the Department of Finance described a $100 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund proposal to expand the Dual Enrollment Opportunities Grant Program, add flexibility for regional occupational centers, support justice-involved youth, prioritize higher-need LEAs, and allow funds for teacher professional development, along with a reduction in required instructional minutes for some dual enrollment students. The LAO recommended rejecting the new funding, saying it did not address a clear implementation barrier, while CDE supported the proposal and suggested reserving $10 million for technical assistance. Members and public commenters largely supported the expansion, with some urging additional technical assistance and broader access, including adult dual enrollment. The committee then discussed the reading difficulty screener proposal, which includes $40 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund for implementation costs and statutory changes that would delay formal screening until the 91st day for kindergarten and the 46th day for grades 1-2. Finance said the timing was intended to reduce over-identification and align screening with sufficient exposure to instruction; the LAO recommended rejecting the funding and redirecting it to a discretionary block grant. CDE supported the investment but cautioned about the timing restrictions, and several members and public witnesses argued the proposed deadlines were too rigid and could delay early intervention, while others supported the structured timeline as a way to improve accuracy and reduce misidentification. On special education, Finance presented a proposal to increase the statewide base rate to $99 per ADA through a $509 million ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund augmentation, plus COLA and a negative growth adjustment. The LAO said the proposal should be adopted but estimated it could be achieved with less funding; CDE strongly supported the increase, citing rising enrollment and local cost pressures, and district and SELPA representatives described large local funding gaps and growing expenditures. The committee also reviewed school facilities funding under Proposition 2, with Finance and the Office of Public School Construction describing $1.5 billion in proposed bond spending, existing balances for new construction and modernization, and the use of bond authority for natural disaster recovery, including projects related to recent fires. For the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the committee heard about the Student Teacher Stipend Program, the Golden State Teacher Grant, state operations funding for misconduct investigations and SB 848 implementation, and a $250 million proposal to extend the Teacher Residency Grant Program; CTC supported the proposals and highlighted new data systems and technical assistance, while public testimony broadly backed the investments and urged continued or additional funding for teacher recruitment, literacy screening support, and special education.

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• My state has wounded my friend too.
• States.
• The lady will state her point of order.
• Well, I'm going to tell you, we have state sovereignty.
• The gentleman from Texas has made his motion that The gentleman from Texas has made his motion that the

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Fastest growing states.
• It was because Texas said, we're Texas, we're going to stand alone.
• This impacts the entire state.
• It's got an appraisal, and that appraisal often comes from a captive shop out of state, comes from Texas
• We're mostly a distribution company on the western side of the state and the eastern side of the state

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Summary: The Special Committee on Rural Issues heard House Bill 3375, sponsored by Rep. Koslow, a broad eminent domain reform measure aimed at protecting landowners, especially farmers and ranchers. The bill would create protections for beginning farmers and ranchers, require 15 days’ notice before surveyors enter property, extend the response period in eminent domain cases from 10 days to 60 days, bar eminent domain for wind and solar facilities, require land restoration and maintenance after construction, increase compensation to 125% of fair market value in certain cases, add tax-liability compensation, change treatment of heritage and blight-related compensation, and allow attorney’s fees when a landowner wins a higher award than the condemning authority offered. Members raised concerns about the bill’s scope, its effect on energy development, and several drafting and implementation issues, including surveyor access, maintenance standards, and whether the bill could create conflicts with existing attorney-fee provisions. The sponsor said he was open to changes and noted that an HCS would address some drafting errors and feedback. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, a landowner/banker, and attorney Brent Hayden, who argued that landowners are often pressured into quick, low offers and should be treated as partners rather than obstacles. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency, due process, compensation, and restoration standards, and that it would not stop infrastructure development. Hayden described current eminent domain practice as giving landowners little leverage over route selection or restoration and said the bill would create needed discipline for condemning authorities. Several supporters also defended the wind-and-solar restriction as a response to the amount of land those projects can require and to concerns about using eminent domain for generation projects. Opposition came from the Missouri Energy Development Association, municipal utilities, and MoDOT. Opponents said they agreed some reforms may be reasonable but warned the bill, as written, could increase costs, delay projects, and create litigation risk that would ultimately be passed on to customers and taxpayers. MoDOT said the fiscal impact could be substantial, potentially doubling annual right-of-way spending. Utility representatives also cautioned that the bill could conflict with existing attorney-fee rules and should be aligned with compromise language from other legislation. The hearing ended without a vote or committee action, with the sponsor and witnesses indicating further negotiations and possible revisions were expected.

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• So we're seeing weekly another 3 to 6 cases in Tamaulipas, Mexico, which is a border state to Texas.
• Uh, the governor for Texas actually declared a state of emergency because of this parasite.
• Uh and those border state to uh Texas.
• > a</c><00:34:57.839><c> state</c><00:34:58.000><c> of</c> Texas actually declared a state of Texas actually
• The governor for Texas actually declared a state of emergency because of this parasite.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Some states, including Texas, have operated under waivers that allow for managed care organizations to
• </c><00:06:49.039><c> uh</c> and the role of MCOs's in the state uh and the role of MCOs's in the state
• Some<00:08:29.759><c> states,</c><00:08:30.240><c> including</c><00:08:30.639><c> Texas,</c><00:08:31.280
• ><c> have</c> Some states, including Texas, have Some states, including Texas, have operated<00:08:32.399
• fiscal year, new state budget.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee approved the previous meeting minutes and then reviewed a draft preliminary report on long-term managed care. The chair explained the report is intended to frame issues and outline legislative options, not make a final recommendation, especially given unresolved questions about the federal One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3). The report’s key issues included the current financing of county and private nursing homes through Medicaid rates, ProShare, MQUIP, and related funding mechanisms, and the concern that those payments could be affected or eliminated under a managed care model. Members also discussed managed care organizations’ role in Medicaid and cited other states’ experiences, noting examples of savings in Florida and Tennessee but higher costs in California. One member raised Indiana as another important comparison, and the committee agreed to add it to the report’s state examples. The committee also reviewed sections on dual eligibility, D-SNP, PACE, and CFI waivers. The chair raised concerns about whether OB3 creates incentives for states to move toward D-SNP and whether federal changes could affect provider taxes, state-directed payments, and intergovernmental transfers. Henry Litman, the state Medicaid director, said he would confirm details on D-SNP incentives and explained that ProShare is based on certified public expenditure rather than an IGT, while county cap financing is the relevant intergovernmental transfer issue. He said IGTs are not going away and that the main risk is whether current financing mechanisms could be preserved if the state later changed course. Members discussed the possibility of a waiver not being granted or renewed and the high fiscal impact that could have on counties and property taxes. The committee then discussed the population that any long-term managed care model should cover. Members agreed that there is no appetite to move developmental disability or acquired brain disorder populations into long-term managed care at this time, and the chair changed the report’s terminology from “elderly” to “aging population.” The chair also noted that the status quo option should reflect the recent shift toward home and community-based services and reduced nursing home utilization since earlier county reports. The report’s four policy options were summarized as: maintain the status quo; pursue D-SNP for dual eligibles, with DHHS potentially submitting an application as early as 2027; adopt an HCBS carveout; or move fully to managed care for the aging population. No final policy recommendation was made, and the committee discussed making edits to the draft before circulation, including adding Indiana, clarifying OB3-related issues, and changing the report title from “final” to “preliminary” or “interim.”

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• And we also heard about things like other states, Texas, Arizona, etc.
• to be licensed in the state of Texas too.
• “To be licensed in the state of Texas, too.
• And we also heard about things like other states, Texas, Arizona, etc.
• to be licensed in the state of Texas too.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• </c> and uh it's one that there are states and uh it's one that there are states that<02:40:51.840><c
• </c> different peoples from different states different peoples from different states saying<02:41:25.760
• Energy companies from my home state of Texas have provided valuable insight and testimony into how unreliable
• </c><03:06:17.680><c> of</c><03:06:17.840><c> Texas</c> companies from my home state of Texas companies
• from my home state of Texas have<03:06:18.720><c> provided</c><03:06:19.200><c> valuable</c><03:06:19.760

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, so let's go with Barbara Comto. throughout the state many jobs many throughout the state many jobs
• </c> start uh trying to entice into our state start uh trying to entice into our state um<00:15:44.040
• after state across the country.
• Okay, Police State Union, would you please state your name for the record?
• Okay, Police State Union, would you please state your name for the record?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And lastly, I'd like to point out that it does preserve state authority and flexibility, where the states
• to state?
• of Missouri to Texas because of this.
• not..." "...that it works is Missouri would be the first state to, Missouri would not be the first state
• States like Utah, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Georgia have already passed similar legislation.

Committee: House Economic Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• this state.
• </c> the state. the state.
• <00:20:03.000><c> Texas.
• </c> Reliability Council of Texas. Reliability Council of Texas.
• </c> I've gone blind in service to my state. I've gone blind in service to my state.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• My home state has always been there to support other states unconditionally, and California has deserved
• </c><00:18:19.960><c> president</c> as a whole in my home State president as a whole in my home State
• Our State Capitol.
• Deputy Vargas was a hero to Boria County, the great state of Texas, and our nation.
• states as well.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have members of the committees who have met not only in Austin to meet with the relevant state officials
• Something we've been working hard to do in the state of Texas is address human trafficking.
• There are multiple things the Texas House is working on and should be working on at this time.
• What comes next, both on that end for members out of state and any that remain in the state?
• We will be here tomorrow at one o'clock, hopefully doing the business of the state of Texas.