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• She is the president of Sacramento's Lowrider Commission, along with the California Lowrider Alliance
• I'm honored to stand before you today as the president of the Sacramento Lowrider Commission, as well
• I believe this body had an opportunity to hear from the Vice Chair of the Commission on Energy.
• The Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles, it falls under the Federal Maritime Commission.
• takes a major step in this direction by creating a new senior position at the California Energy Commission

Summary: The committee first took up SB 712, which would expand California’s smog-check exemption for classic vehicles by adding model years 1976 through 1986 in phases, with a sunset in 2032. The author and supporters, including lowrider advocates and the Specialty Equipment Market Association, argued the bill would preserve car culture, support a small class of rarely driven collector vehicles, and reduce burdens on owners who struggle to find equipment for older smog tests. Opponents, including air district officials, the American Lung Association, and other environmental groups, warned the bill would weaken an important emissions-control program and increase pollution. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to do pass as amended to Appropriations on a roll call vote of 10-0, with the roll held open for additional votes. The committee then heard SB 800, which requires Caltrans, working with local governments, to assess mitigation measures for suicide prevention on locally owned overpasses crossing state highways. The bill was presented as a response to recent tragedies in Rancho Cucamonga and was supported by local officials, health organizations, and suicide-prevention advocates, who said the measure would help identify high-risk locations and lead to life-saving interventions. There was no registered opposition. The committee members expressed support, and SB 800 was passed to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call vote, with the roll held open. Next, the committee considered SB 30, which would prohibit California public entities from selling, donating, or transferring decommissioned diesel locomotives and railroad equipment with Tier 1 or older engines unless the engine is removed, while allowing Tier 2 and newer transfers under certain conditions. The author and supporters framed the bill as a climate and public-health measure to prevent older, dirtier locomotives from continuing to pollute elsewhere, while transit agencies opposed it, arguing it could limit useful transfers of equipment that still supports passenger service and could be better handled through case-by-case air-quality review. After debate, the committee voted 6-4 to pass SB 30 as amended to Appropriations, with the roll held open for later additions. The committee also heard SB 791, which replaces the flat dealer document processing charge cap with a 1% fee capped at $350, along with new disclosure requirements. Dealers and industry groups supported the bill as a way to recover costs and improve transparency, while consumer advocates opposed it as an unjustified increase that would burden buyers. The committee approved SB 791 on a 8-? roll call vote and held the roll open. The meeting then moved on to SB 34, a port-air-quality bill presented by Senator Richardson, but the transcript ends during testimony and debate on that measure.

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• Um I I'm just study or commission.
• The response was that, procedurally, an interim study is a commitment by the committee that holds the
• The response was that, procedurally, an interim study is a commitment by the committee that holds the
• Um and so I I procedures or materials.
• </c> procedures that would alter that impact. procedures that would alter that impact.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Is there any procedure in place on the board to address that? >> No.
• , and the commission is still meets and still working.
• The only change to the commission is adding... >> Thank you, Representative.
• And you don't want the Ag in the Classroom room to be a watchdog committee for the commission.
• . commission. commission.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It would require that patients give consent before undergoing anesthetized procedures under which they
• It would require that patients give consent before undergoing anesthetized procedures under which they
• So if you are unconscious, whether because of an accident or because in most cases a medical procedure
• We’re not explaining the whole procedure of what’s going to happen, what they plan to do.
• </c> to a procedure or if during a procedure to a procedure or if during a procedure something<00:20:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• First, it moves all of our internal procedures from administrative rule and relocates those procedures
• So it's currently all of the procedures are within the manual.
• It's the procedures of how our staff will operate on a day-to-day basis.
• We do have procedures that are internal, yes.
• and procedure manual.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Aging, Children, and Youth first approved the February 11 minutes and then reviewed a DCFS policy manual update from Director Tiffany Wright. The rule changes were described as largely terminology and compliance updates to align with new laws, an executive order, and current practice, including moving internal procedures out of the public manual and into DCFS’s internal procedure manual. Members asked whether the changes altered practice or just wording, and Wright said they were mainly procedural and vernacular updates, such as changing terms like “protection plan” to “immediate safety plan” and “safety factor” to “safety threat.” The committee then reviewed and accepted the rule without objection. Wright also presented DCFS performance data for the third quarter of FY 2026, including hotline reports, investigations, foster care, in-home services, permanency, and adoption measures. She noted staffing shortages in some counties, lower timeliness in completing maltreatment reports, and efforts to support those areas with central office staff and daily calls. Members asked about neglect trends, sexual abuse/exploitation categories, behavioral issues, and workforce recruitment and retention. Wright said DCFS is expanding hiring support, outreach, retention efforts, trauma support through UAMS, and a new staff training model beginning July 1. She also presented the biannual overturned investigations report, which tracks hotline calls, true findings, appeals, and reversals by county, and answered questions about comparing it with prior years. Major Jeff Drew of the Crimes Against Children Division presented the 2025 annual report, saying the hotline received 67,987 calls and 37,986 were accepted for investigation, with 6,539 CACD investigations assigned and a 28% substantiation rate. He described hotline operator training, including a four-week program with policy review, scenarios, recorded calls, live call monitoring, and evidence-chain and decision-making instruction. He said the starting salary for hotline operators is $43,888 plus benefits and would check on comparisons with other states. Elizabeth Pooley of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Arkansas reported that the state’s 29 CACs and 64 multidisciplinary teams served 13,568 children and families in 2025, up about 3,000 from the prior year, and hosted 259 trainings. Members asked about funding, and she said state funding is the same for each center at roughly $70,000 to $75,000, supplemented by federal and community support, with work underway on Arkansas-specific best practices. The meeting ended after a brief unrelated question about Meals on Wheels and a Project Zero adoption event announcement.

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• Rather than the skin and facial tissue, they're not required to demonstrate competency in procedures
• I'm a medical doctor and also completed a cosmetic fellowship in cosmetic procedural dermatology.
• I've been practicing over 10 years in Austin, Texas exclusively in cosmetic procedures and want to speak
• the complications of other providers due to this really frequent rise in the number of aesthetic procedures
• The um the hit it and quit it is there are appropriate procedures in place for medical training, just

Committee: House Public Health

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• It also includes a statement of what procedure is going to be used and how that procedure is going to
• kinds</c><00:42:08.480><c> of</c> procedures have different kinds of procedures have different kinds
• </c> the procedure in the same day? the procedure in the same day?
• So if that's having their procedure.
• ,</c> as their appointment as their procedure, as their appointment as their procedure, I<00:59:05.200

Bills: HB0117 , HB0126

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• not going to cover the cost of all of the anesthesia time if someone's in the middle of a surgical procedure
• insurer's ability to impose some limits on the payment of services halfway or partial through a procedure
• So it's really a procedural thing. It doesn't change the thrust of the bill.
• Because he correctly stated that dentists do bill pretty much by the procedure.
• They bill for the procedure and then they bill for the anesthesia, which they did as part of the procedure

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Commission.
• And the Rights Commission in support.
• Is there anyone here wishing Commission.
• Next, Lasin Cheney, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women.
• Next, Lasin Cheney, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. SB 1296 HD1, relating to disaster recovery, would exempt reconstruction of lawfully constructed structures damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster from special management area permits under certain conditions. OPSD, DLNR, the County of Maui, Front Street Recovery, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, saying it would speed rebuilding after disasters like the Maui fires; one witness noted the bill would not cover shoreline parcels unless amended, and members asked about the five-year rebuild window, the meaning of “lawfully constructed,” and whether unlawful structures were excluded. Testimony was also heard on SB 1413, which would allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to dispose of abandoned property in federal public housing projects after notice and within five days; HPHA said the bill would help address illegal dumping and clarify procedures. SB 31 HD1, concerning discriminatory restrictive covenants, was briefly described and had support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and comments from the Uniform Law Commission, with no in-person testimony. The committee then heard SB 1341, which would add HEMA and the Office of Homeland Security to agencies allowed to review energy industry information and would expand the program’s emergency-management purpose. The Hawaii State Energy Office supported the measure, saying the data is important for emergency response and fuel-supply planning. SB 10008 HD1 would authorize counties to adopt ordinances enforcing accessible parking space requirements and clarify county enforcement of EV-related parking provisions; the Disability and Communication Access Board strongly supported the accessible-parking provisions, saying current enforcement is weak, while noting section three on EV spaces is already largely in statute and could be struck if the committee preferred. Tina Yamaki of the Retail Merchants of Hawaii testified in opposition. Finally, the committee heard SB 1028 SD1 HD1, which would eliminate fees, fines, and court costs for offenses committed by minors, discharge existing related debt, limit community service for minors to 72 hours, and repeal certain penalties tied to minors and their parents or guardians. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council, Community Alliance on Prisons, and DebtFree Justice Hawaii supported the bill, arguing that youth fines burden families, worsen poverty, and disproportionately affect Native Hawaiian youth. The Department of the Attorney General offered comments, raising possible constitutional title issues because the current draft incorporates material from HB 129 and includes sections that may relate more to restitution or curfew than to fines and fees; supporters responded that the title is sufficient and cited case law. No votes or final actions were taken on the measures in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Cal Grant eligibility, and thank you so much to Chair Alvarez and to everyone at the Student Aid Commission
• . ...Cal Grant eligibility, and thank you so much to Chair Arvers and to everyone at the Senate Commission
• So as part of the recommendations for the audit, one of the asks was for the CSU to implement a procedure

Committee: Senate Joint Legislative Audit

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• [Procedural reference to hearing on JL 28 for the second time] Thank you, Mr.
• all temporary and pending rules of the Idaho State Police, the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission
• , the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Idaho Secretary of State, the Department of Administration

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received messages from the governor and Senate, including notice that Governor Little signed House Bill 556 and that several enrolled Senate and House measures were transmitted for signatures or filing. The chamber also handled numerous committee reports, including printing House Resolution 33 and House Bills 944-951, enrolling and engrossing several previously passed bills, and advancing Senate Bill 1294 from the Health and Welfare Committee. Several bills were returned to committee by unanimous consent, including House Bills 649, 567, 627, 530, 903, 763, 857, and 614. A major floor debate centered on House Bill 940, which would restructure Idaho Digital Learning Alliance funding and use. Supporters said the bill would realign IDLA to its original purpose of supplementing, not supplanting, local schools, curb double-dipping and duplicate funding, eliminate or reduce uses such as driver’s education, LaunchPad, and some virtual-school and private-school access, and preserve core services for rural districts. Opponents argued the bill would cut a successful program too deeply, harm rural and small districts, reduce access to advanced and required courses, and unfairly affect students who rely on IDLA. After extended debate and a roll call, the House passed HB 940 by a vote of 48-22. The House also debated Senate Concurrent Resolution 123, recognizing the International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists. Supporters framed it as a tribute to Idaho ranchers and rangeland heritage, while opponents objected to its connection to a United Nations initiative and raised sovereignty concerns. The resolution passed after a roll call vote of 39-28. Earlier, the House concurred without objection in Senate amendments to House Bills 629, 678, 522, 684, 561, and 860, and later the chamber recessed and reconvened, received additional governor and Senate messages, and continued with first readings of new bills and resolutions, including measures on public utilities, elections, and fisheries task force membership.

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• Just to reiterate that what they did was within keeping with standard operating procedures of departments
• And so the Department of Cannabis Control commissioned a report that was published last year that used
• There was a regulatory change at the California Public Utilities Commission that has given assessment

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And for those who aren't aware, at the meeting this summer at the Education Commission of the States,
• And then also 6.19, the accreditation procedures.
• We also have the New Mexico, oh god it just left me. commission that looks at ethics violations and other

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• It will include request requirements and removal procedures for the signage, payment of signage costs
• Further, it supports 30 boards and commissions.
• Chair Rarick (member_11701) has a bill dealing with the Public Utility Commission.

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• And in 2026, the procedures we are performing are more complex, higher-exposure procedures, valve replacements
• And in 2026, the procedures we are performing are more complex, higher exposure procedures, valve replacements
• We can do the same procedures.
• We can do the same procedures.
• This procedure inflicted lasting harm on my family.

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills and public testimony, beginning with introductions and then taking up several health and human services measures. A major focus was SB 1120 and SB 1121, which address radiation protection in cardiac catheterization and other ionizing-radiation procedure rooms. SB 1120 would require health care facilities to equip at least 50% of procedure rooms with radiation protection systems by July 1, 2027, while SB 1121 would prohibit requiring lead aprons in rooms with such systems and instead require real-time dosimeters for staff who opt out of lead aprons. Physicians, nurses, and a hospital executive testified that enhanced radiation protection systems can dramatically reduce occupational exposure, lower cancer and orthopedic risks, and help with workforce recruitment and retention; a hospital alliance remained neutral pending further stakeholder discussions. Both bills were amended and passed out of committee on 7-0 votes, and SB 1118, which appropriates state funds for a rural hospital grant program to install radiation protection systems, also passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1001, which appropriates $1 million to the Department of Economic Security for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, after testimony from blind and low-vision Arizonans and advocates describing long waitlists, the need for independent living training, and the program’s role in preventing unnecessary dependence. SB 1072, a major funding bill for home- and community-based services and room-and-board rate increases for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, drew testimony from providers about severe staffing shortages, overtime, turnover, and underfunding; it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1125, requiring DCS to pursue MOUs with tribes and improve tribal communication and access to licensing and enforcement information, also passed 6-0 with one not voting. The committee then considered SB 1123, which removes a board-certification requirement so trained forensic pathologists can supervise autopsy training for residents and fellows; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and training fix, and it passed 6-0 with one not voting. SB 1052, allowing mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy in assisted living facilities under physician order and DHS rules, generated mixed testimony: supporters argued it could improve health and independence for residents, while opponents raised concerns about off-label treatment in nonmedical settings. The bill passed 5-2. SB 1112, which reduces the number of acquaintance witnesses required in court-ordered treatment proceedings from two to one and allows the court to waive the witness requirement under certain conditions, drew strong testimony from families and mental health advocates on both sides; it passed 5-2. The committee also began hearing SB 1113, which would allow certain service of process in court-ordered evaluation and treatment cases by evaluation-agency employees or other court-authorized persons, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• </c> the commission the commission in<04:38:42.199><c> which</c><04:38:42.439><c> the</c><04:38:42.600
• or the commission to the commission or the commission would<04:55:54.520><c> like</c><04:55:54.718><
• You're going to have the commission staff—not commission staff, but the commissioners there.
• Public Utilities Commission must perform Public Utilities Commission must perform when<05:00:31.878><

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> to be necessary components of procedural to be necessary components of procedural due<00:16:41.079
• </c><00:19:22.559><c> due</c> itself satisfies procedural due itself satisfies procedural due process
• any procedure and to change<00:19:37.840><c> it</c><00:19:37.960><c> at</c><00:19:38.120><c> any</c>
• The requirement for a two-thirds vote to expel by itself satisfies procedural due process.
• </c><00:43:14.760><c> due</c> by itself satisfies procedural due by itself satisfies procedural due process

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And again, these are just the top procedure codes.
• :09:05.720><c> the</c> that the procedure code doesn't have the that the procedure code doesn't have
• </c><00:09:31.000><c> code</c> look over um on the procedure code look over um on the procedure code
• procedure procedure code<00:09:45.600><c> again</c><00:09:46.120><c> same</c><00:09:46.440><c> information
• 00:10:47.760><c> um</c><00:10:48.680><c> uh</c> the top procedures or the top um uh the top procedures

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Family Services held its first meeting and received an overview from the Department for Medicaid Services on Medicaid’s behavioral health and substance use disorder services. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Beal said Kentucky Medicaid serves about 1.4 million members, including over half of Kentucky children, with 485,000 expansion members, more than 69,000 enrolled providers, and total fiscal year 2024 expenditures of $18.5 billion. They said Kentucky covers a broad range of behavioral health services, and behavioral health provider enrollment has grown from a little over 4,500 in 2019 to nearly 8,000 in 2024. They also described how Medicaid spending and utilization are tracked through claims and encounter data, with most members served through managed care organizations. Members focused on sharp increases in certain behavioral health billing codes, especially peer-to-peer services, and asked about reimbursement, utilization review, and whether the growth reflected increased need or expanded coverage. DMS said the rise was partly tied to combining facility and nonfacility behavioral health fee schedules in 2023, choosing the higher reimbursement rate to avoid cuts, and that the department has seen an uptick in peer-to-peer services. In response to concerns about overutilization, DMS said it mailed a letter to behavioral health providers, is considering limits and prior authorizations for some services, and plans to create a standardized monthly behavioral health report to monitor trends consistently and identify when controls may be needed. Lawmakers also asked whether the provider network is sufficient and whether access is adequate, especially for children. DMS said provider enrollment has expanded because behavioral health services were added to Medicaid in 2014 and because demand increased after COVID, but acknowledged studies showing children have less access than adults and said that would be an area of focus. The department said managed care organizations are required to ensure access to needed services and that current trends indicate access is available, though one member disagreed and said workforce shortages remain a major concern. Another member asked about non-emergency medical transportation spending, and DMS explained that it is handled through a capitated arrangement administered by the Transportation Cabinet rather than directly by the managed care organizations.

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• Radiologic parenteral procedures may be performed under the direct supervision of a physician.
• procedures.
• House Bill 2113 splits the supervision required for IV contrast procedures and other parenteral procedures
• The bill splits the supervision required for IV contrast procedures and other parenteral procedures into
• Other parenteral procedures may only be performed under the direct supervision of a physician.

Bills: HB2110 , HB2113 , HB2122 , HB2152 , HB2168

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: ambulance, interfacility transport, specialty care transport, emergency medical services, EMS, registered nurse, nurse staffing, paramedic, emergency medical technician, EMT, patient transfer, hospital transfer, critical care transport, medical transport, workforce shortage, scope of practice, Department of Health, RCW 18.73, first responder, basic life support

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• very lengthy commission.
• We have the State Ethics Commission.
• Commission.
• I'm with the Ethics Commission. With me today... I'm David Wilson. I'm the Ethics Commission.
• Restrictive Housing Oversight Commission or the Justice Involved Women Commission.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held its sixth public hearing on the Governor’s H-2 budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, focused on public safety and judiciary agencies, at the Foxborough Community Center. After opening remarks and local welcomes, the committee heard first from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, led by Secretary Gina Kwan, who outlined a $1.72 billion budget, up $69.8 million from FY26. She said the proposal emphasizes core operations, readiness, and partnerships with municipalities, and highlighted work on firearms-law implementation, State Police reform, DOC reentry efforts, hate-crimes prevention, emergency response, and planning for major events including the World Cup. Members also raised concerns about DNA backlog reporting, State Police academy boxing and training standards, ICE communication, disaster relief funding, crime lab staffing, EMS placement, and diversity in public safety leadership. Several exchanges focused on specific operational issues. Secretary Kwan and her team said the State Police are tracking the influx of forensic work from local sheriffs, that the boxing program remains suspended pending an IACP review and likely will not return in its prior form, and that EOPS has no direct communication with ICE but supports law-enforcement coordination where appropriate. On disaster preparedness, officials said the new disaster relief fund is being developed with MEMA and A&F, currently capitalized at $14 million with another $14 million expected, though members urged a more permanent funding source. On the crime lab, staff said the roughly $4.5 million increase is intended to cover core operations and a structural funding gap rather than expand services. The secretary also said EOPS is not ready to absorb OEMS from DPH at this time, though she would keep an open mind. The committee then heard from district attorneys, led by Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden, who said the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association is seeking a 10% increase in operating budgets, including about $16.7 million for staffing salaries, to recruit and retain prosecutors, advocates, and support staff. He said the request reflects rising workload and the need to keep the criminal justice system functioning efficiently and fairly. The hearing was recessed briefly after the district attorneys’ opening remarks, with additional testimony expected to continue afterward.