Transcript Highlights:

• All others will be able to come up and state their name, organization, and position.
• All others will be able to come up and state their name, organization, and position.
• All other support and opposition can be stated at the standing mic and, when called upon, simply state
• The California State Pipe Trades Council and the Western States Council of Sheet Metal Workers are in
• Al Austin with the Machinists Council 57 in full support. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard several bills, beginning with SB 1166 by Senator Arreguín, which would allow AC Transit and its employees to use the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve unfair labor practice charges instead of the courts. The author and union supporters said PERB would provide a faster, fairer, and more specialized process, while no opposition testified. The committee members expressed support, and SB 1166 was approved on a due pass motion and re-referred to Appropriations. The committee also took up consent items SB 1024, SB 1207, and SB 1444, which were moved on consent and placed on hold for absent members. Later, SB 1083 by Senator Perez was heard; it would refine last year’s school misconduct database law by adding an administrative law judge review process for classified employees, requiring stronger employer notification and record-sharing procedures, and extending vetting requirements to certain contracted workers. Supporters, including classified employees and labor groups, argued the bill adds due process and fairness while preserving student safety. Opponents, including school administrators, school districts, and liability organizations, argued it could create gaps in misconduct records, increase liability, and weaken protections for students. After discussion, the author said he was continuing to work with opponents on amendments and emphasized the bill’s goal of balancing due process with child safety, referencing his own experience with grooming as a student. SB 1083 was passed on a due pass motion and re-referred to the Committee on Education. The chair then announced that all bills had passed and adjourned the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• All others will be able to come up and state their name, organization, and position.
• All others will be able to come up and state their name, organization, and position.
• All other support and opposition can be stated at the standing mic, and when called upon, simply state
• The California State Pipe Trades Council and the Western States Council of Sheet Metal Workers are in
• Al Austin with the Labor Council 57 in full support. Thank you.

Committee: House Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> formbbased code that increases density. formbbased code that increases density.
• </c> building permit data as it comes out. building permit data as it comes out.
• So now with that for our state.
• </c> long-term economic future of our state. long-term economic future of our state.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Housing Committee opened with a public hearing on HB 196, which would repeal the Housing Champion program. Representative Matt Drew, the prime sponsor, argued the program is an unnecessary and poorly targeted subsidy, saying it rewards municipalities after projects are completed and may not be limited to new housing production. He questioned the transparency of the program, cited difficulty finding required annual reports, and noted a fiscal note suggesting the state could recover up to $3 million if obligations are terminated. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the program’s criteria amount to political favoritism or a standard grant process; supporters said the rubric is specific and that municipalities are evaluated against objective requirements. Representative Priest, Nick Taylor of Housing Action New Hampshire, and Karen Benfield of Stay Work Play New Hampshire all opposed repeal, saying the program encourages local zoning and regulatory changes, helps smaller communities participate, and supports housing supply and young people’s ability to stay in the state. The hearing on HB 196 was then closed. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1405, a bill establishing an affordable housing guarantee program within the Housing Finance Authority. Prime sponsor Representative Chris Muns said the bill would reduce lender risk by guaranteeing up to 80% of principal on qualifying loans for affordable housing, with a cap of $30 million per lender per year and $300 million outstanding at any time. He described the measure as a low-cost public-private partnership backed by the full faith and credit of the state, and said it was identical to a prior Senate bill that had received unanimous bipartisan committee support before dying later in the process. He framed the bill as one part of a broader housing package aimed at financing, infrastructure, workforce, zoning reform, and other housing-related issues. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided. The only formal actions were opening and closing the public hearing on HB 196 and opening the public hearing on HB 1405, with testimony continuing on HB 1405 at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• When we started this journey, only 15 states covered pediatric hearing aids. Today, 35 states do.
• What are other states doing?
• Some states have 2.8 million just living in the whole state. That is correct. That is correct.
• Or if other states have leftovers because they cannot, depending on what other states do, we'll be able
• the state capacity.

Summary: The hearing began with a stakeholder presentation from Let California Kids Hear urging coverage of pediatric hearing aids for children in the large group market. Advocates described the issue as a long-running developmental emergency, argued that existing state efforts have been inefficient, and said the new proposal would cover about 70% to 80% of affected children without new spending by redirecting existing dollars. Public commenters, including parents, audiologists, and children’s advocates, strongly supported the proposal and emphasized the need for timely access to sound. The chair thanked the group and noted hope for a future fix, including continued work on the exchange market. The Department of Finance then gave a broad budget warning about the state’s more than $20 billion structural deficit and said new investments must be weighed against out-year shortfalls. HCAI followed with an overview of its programs, including CalRx insulin and naloxone, reproductive health grants, the Office of Health Care Affordability, seismic hospital compliance, workforce programs, and the Data Exchange Framework. Members asked about geographic targeting of workforce funds, behavioral health pipeline programs, the status of the 21st Century Nursing Initiative, and future CalRx products such as EpiPens and GLP-1s. HCAI also described its enforcement approach for health care spending targets, saying the board would not change the targets in response to H.R. 1, and outlined the diaper access initiative, which will distribute diapers through hospitals in higher-need areas. Several HCAI budget items were discussed and held open, including additional expenditure authority, the transfer of the Data Exchange Framework and Office of the Patient Advocate, long-term care payment transparency staffing, and reporting on health care worker waiting periods. The department also presented its Behavioral Health Services Act workforce initiative and a proposed $100 million General Fund offset, which both the LAO and the chair questioned as unclear and potentially one-time in nature. HCAI said the final workforce plan would be adjusted after stakeholder consultation if the offset proceeds. The department also described the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying California received $233.6 million in federal funds, had to revise its proposal to satisfy CMS, and must obligate the money by October 30; the program will fund rural care models, workforce development, and technology, with grants rolled out on a phased basis. The Department of Managed Health Care then presented its budget and three legislative implementation requests: SB 41 on PBM reform, SB 306 on prior authorization transparency, and AB 1041 on provider credentialing timelines. Finally, the administration outlined a menopause care proposal requiring coverage and education for menopause-related services, provider training, and an outreach campaign, with DMHC requesting staffing and funding to implement and enforce the new requirements. Throughout the hearing, most items were held open for later action, and no final votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• She's our Navajo Nation Council Speaker.
• Now, therefore, we, Arizona State Senator Theresa Hatathlie and the members of the Arizona State Senate
• State of Arizona, Department of State, Office of the Secretary of State.
• I, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, certify that this Arizona flag was flown over the Arizona State
• And on behalf of the State of Arizona, we send your condolences and, as stated before, we continue to

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then completed roll call, approved the prior journal, and welcomed several guest groups to the gallery, including CSG West and NCSL visitors, Tucson Electric Power/UniSource Native BRG members, Pascua Yaqui constituents, Marcos de Niza High School students, and guests from Payson. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Senator Hatathlie read a proclamation honoring the life and service of Amaya Curley, a Navajo woman and Navy veteran, and the chamber recessed for presentation of an Arizona state flag flown in her memory, with her family present. The President Pro Tem announced extended deadlines for opening Senate folders and for Senate bill intro set preparation, and the Senate received House messages regarding adjournment. The chamber voted to accede to the House request to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026. No substantive bill debate occurred; instead, the body moved a large number of measures to second reading, including election, education, health care, firearms, immigration-related reporting, cryptocurrency, transportation, and various memorial and appropriation bills. Committee and caucus announcements were made for Thursday, January 15, including Rules Committee and both party caucuses. The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn until Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 10 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• So what we have is we're in two sections of code on this bill.
• currently is, if you have yard sales, but you can only have two yard sales, and so that's current code
• with sales exceeding $3,000 annually shall keep such records for not less than four years pursuant to Code
• It would be an itemized list of that, and that's just current code on what it is.
• Does that include non-generation or distribution investments in county office buildings, for instance

Summary: The House Revenue and Taxation Committee met on March 11, 2026, and heard three bills. House Bill 792, by Rep. Monks, would clarify Idaho’s small seller and occasional seller sales tax exemptions, including how yard sales and other small sales are counted within a calendar year and how taxes apply once sales exceed $5,000 and $7,500. Monks also explained that sellers over $3,000 in annual sales should keep records for four years, though those records are not filed with the Tax Commission. After brief questions about recordkeeping and gun show sales, the committee closed public testimony and advanced the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 722, by Rep. Ehlers, was presented as a follow-up to last year’s utility tax changes, adjusting timing so utilities do not pay under both the old property-tax system and the new kilowatt-hour tax system. The bill sets six-month reporting and payment periods and addresses how new utility investments are handled for budgeting and tax purposes. After a question from Rep. Cheatham about whether the bill covered non-generation or distribution investments in county buildings, and a response from the Idaho Association of Counties that it could not answer the question, the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. House Bill 811, presented by Chairman Cannon, would expand community infrastructure districts from cities to counties, add a sunset structure for districts and their bonds, and allow a temporary fee to help fund fire protection or emergency medical services. Committee members asked about how unincorporated areas would be included, whether the general plan could be amended, and whether district boundaries could be expanded; attorney Jeremy Piscay explained that amendments and expansions are possible through public notice, hearings, and, where applicable, property owner consent. After discussion of the bill’s dissolution and bond-discharge provisions, the committee approved a motion to send HB 811 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned and announced it would meet again the next day at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• What we have is we're in two sections of code on this bill.
• from currently is if you have yard sales, but you can only have two yard sales, and so that's current code
• with sales exceeding $3,000 annually shall keep such records for not less than four years pursuant to Code
• It would be an itemized list, and that's just current code on what it is.
• Does that include non-generation or distribution investments in county office buildings, for instance

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Indiana is a proud state that honors its past while building its future, and I'm honored to represent
• "Let me build a gaudy billion-dollar ballroom that looks like it should hold slot machines, not state
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Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• You've got in the state of New Mexico a dedicated team focused on building prosperity across the state
• In the state to the state parks, and we have no minimum pools.
• the State last week.
• We can help with leasing of buildings. We can help build.
• I can go P code by P code, but it sounds like you're good.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• We utilize our entire building, all four floors, I'm sorry, all three floors, the state emergency operations
• We utilize our entire building, all four floors, I'm sorry, all three floors, the state emergency response
• We utilize our entire building, all four floors, I'm sorry, all three floors, the state emergency emergency
• emergency. entire building all four floors I'm sorry all three floors the state emergency operation
• As you look literally in a 180-degree field of view out around us, the Florida building code works.

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Major General James Hartzell of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs on the agency’s mission, outreach efforts, state veterans nursing homes, and support programs. He highlighted Florida’s large and growing veteran population, the state’s existing nursing homes and the planned 10th home in Collier County, and the department’s dental assistance program, which served 245 veterans in the first quarter of the fiscal year and completed 1,631 procedures while saving more than $525,000. He also discussed veteran service officers, the benefits guide, the department newsletter, efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, and mental health outreach through the Overwatch/Firewatch program. Senators asked about future nursing home locations, adult day health care, homelessness, and the dental program; Hartzell also announced that retired Colonel D.J. Reyes will become deputy executive director on November 7. The committee then heard from Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Division of Emergency Management, on disaster response, recovery, and agency modernization. He described the State Emergency Response Team, the new Florida Central Operations and Coordination Office warehouse in Auburndale, and the new state emergency operations center in Tallahassee, which is ahead of schedule and designed to hold about 220 people and withstand 200-mph winds. Guthrie reviewed recovery efforts for recent storms, including debris removal, volunteer villages, sheltering, and FEMA reimbursement totals for Hurricanes Milton, Helene, Debbie, Idalia, Ian, and earlier storms. He also discussed the Elevate Florida home-elevation program, the Florida Recovery Obligation Calculation training initiative, the DEMES platform, and WebEOC, noting that 60 counties and 22 colleges and universities are using the system. Members asked Guthrie about flood-response resources for cities, training for local officials, and lessons from inland flooding after recent storms. He explained how local governments can request pumps and other assistance through county and state channels, described upcoming elected-official training, and emphasized mutual aid and EMAC as key future disaster-response tools. The committee took no formal votes or other legislative action and adjourned at the end of the meeting.

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• The Office of State Treasurer, State Auditor, Highway Commissioner, and Superintendent of Public Administration
• Senate Bill 1084, a bill to amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998.
• House Bill 4523, a bill to amend the Estates and Protected Individuals Code.
• House Bill 5807, a bill to amend the Insurance Code of 1956.
• The bills are 1.03, a bill to amend the insurance code of 1956.

Keywords: 983, senate, all

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• of aircraft in the state of Florida.
• I think of the fiscal impact that will have on our state.
• If you were born before 1988 in the state.
• State statute doesn't allow me to I believe that requiring a renter of any boat or any PWc in the state
• But over the last 4 months I've traveled across the state.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• OK, go ahead, Trevor Stokes, Texas State Association of Firefighters.
• I'm the executive director of safety of the state association.
• Permit in, in, in that application, they stated that they were gonna build up to 1900 connections that
• Districts that can be created in the water code.
• Or or where you would build Cross Creek Ranch.

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:

• You will still get your 40 hours, and everybody be happy in the state.
• Currently, there are five states that are part of the compact, which are Washington State, Montana, Wisconsin
• In addition, there are nine other states that have pending legislation.
• In addition, there are nine other states that have pending legislation.
• That shortage is felt across our state.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of health care-related bills, with Chair Tuck emphasizing respectful debate and noting that all bills on the agenda would be voted on that day. The first measure, HB 743, would give the Attorney General authority to investigate and bring civil actions against health care practitioners who violate Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and would make aiding or abetting such conduct a third-degree felony. Supporters said it closed loopholes and protected minors and parental rights, while opponents argued it was vague, overbroad, and could chill lawful care and professional judgment. The bill passed 13-4 and was reported favorably. The committee then unanimously approved PCS for HB 567, which narrows a continuing-education requirement for podiatrists so only those who prescribe controlled substances must take the related two-hour course. It also unanimously approved HB 439, allowing chiropractors, under specified training and certification requirements, to inject vitamins and nutrients while continuing to prohibit intravenous injections. The committee also passed HB 1235 to enter Florida into the respiratory care interstate compact, and HB 1237, a linked public-records/public-meetings exemption needed to implement that compact; both measures were supported as workforce and access-to-care bills and passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 809, which addresses temporary physician certificates in areas of need and aims to prevent doctors from losing the ability to practice when area designations change. Members asked about licensure pathways and the effect of federal or board designation changes, and supporters framed the bill as protecting continuity of care in underserved communities. The committee also unanimously passed HB 1347 to align clinical laboratory personnel licensing with federal CLIA standards amid staffing shortages, and HB 1515, a public-records exemption tied to a uterine fibroid research database. Finally, the committee approved HB 169 updating acupuncture statutes, including terminology changes and limits on injection therapy, and HB 1021, Representative Young’s first bill, allowing qualified hospital pharmacists in Level I and II trauma centers to administer emergency medications at a physician’s direction during life-threatening situations. HB 1021 drew the most questions, mainly about scope, definitions, and who could authorize the pharmacist, but after a technical amendment it passed unanimously. All remaining bills were reported favorably, and the meeting adjourned after the final vote.

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• What if the fire was on state trust lands, for example?
• Would this defense be for the state of Arizona?
• . accountable utilities that serve people throughout the state.
• Humane Society of the United States.
• as the state looks for new generation resources for the state.

Bills: HB2013 , HB2026 , HB2056 , HB2098 , HB2113 , HB2156 , HB2158 , HCM2011 , HCR2057

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: air pollution, wildfires, environmental standards, public health, Arizona Revised Statutes, assured water supply, groundwater, commingling, commingled water, water supply, Arizona Department of Water Resources, ADWR, active management area, AMA, subdivision plat, development approval, water rights, municipal provider, private water company, certificate of assured water supply

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• </c> and startup and capacity building and startup and capacity building grants.<00:10:47.040><c> Um,
• </c> they up here at the state or whatever? they up here at the state or whatever?
• </c> the state the state uh<00:29:37.960><c> providing</c><00:29:38.440><c> all</c><00:29:38.600><c>
• </c> advisory council. advisory council.
• And the other group of new proposals, which are part of federal conformity, OP-46 OP-46 code. code. code

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that makes building housing difficult.
• the state.
• California Jobs First Council, a council of eight agencies and the Public Utilities Commission.
• When the California Jobs First Council first met, one of the secretaries on the council said, hmm, no
• Big vacant building in downtown Modesto, and I one day.

Committee: House Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a tank where we build tanks.
• Tax revenue up to the state.
• Because these are state-owned properties, the university is under the control of the state, and the buildings
• The governor declared a state of emergency for the Chavis County area, unlocking $1 million in state
• facilities and building new state initiatives.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 5015, State Group Insurance.
• It evolves the response to build responsible... ...projects that are inconsistent with state energy policy
• Florida and throughout the United States.
• We're a top ten state for manufacturing.
• But our manufacturing base compared to other states that you think of as manufacturing states is relatively

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up a long agenda of House and Senate bills, many of them conforming or “orphan” measures that were amended with delete-all or strike-all amendments to place them in conference posture. Among those reported favorably were HB 5015 on the State Group Insurance Program, HB 5009 creating the Florida Accountability Office, HB 5013 on state-funded property reinsurance, HB 5201 on state financial accounting, HB 5203 on the Capitol Center, and HB 5501 on documentary stamp tax distributions. The committee also approved SB 1292 on public records exemptions for certain email addresses, SB 1290 on highway safety and motor vehicle agency changes, SB 26 on an uncontested claims settlement, SB 176 and SJR 174 on homestead property assessment for flood-mitigation improvements, and SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School procedures. Several substantive bills drew discussion. SB 924, covering fertility preservation services for cancer patients under the state health plan, received supportive comments from members and was reported favorably. SB 1160 expanded health insurance premium coverage for law enforcement officers and their families when catastrophic injury or death occurs in the line of duty or during official training, and it also passed. HB 1662, the Department of Transportation package, established or revised programs involving the Florida Transportation Academy, transportation research, rural transit, airport and seaport accountability, advanced air mobility, landscaping, and HOV lane changes; it was amended after testimony from the Florida Airports Council about landing-fee language and questions from members about AAM and HOV lane implementation, then reported favorably. The committee also heard and approved SB 600, which codifies a statewide manufacturing office and creates a Florida manufacturing promotional campaign and grant framework, and SB 602, the fee bill tied to that campaign. That pair prompted the most extensive debate, with members asking about grant structure, eligibility, oversight, and whether the program could become a “slush fund”; the sponsor and Florida Makes said the program is aimed at small manufacturers, would be subject to rulemaking, and is intended to support training and modernization. SB 602 passed on a mostly party-line vote with Senator Pizzo voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.

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• taxes from employers that are needed to build up a reserve so that the state can withstand a downturn
• They can either do so under the state system upfront to build a reserve, or they can do so afterward,
• This is to address the workload needs of the Judicial Council and the State Bar in support of the Eagle
• This will provide the Judicial Council with more time to build out the lactation rooms and gives us time
• “Among states that charge fees, only seven states had lower 911 state fees than California.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision proposals for labor, public safety/judiciary, and transportation, and no votes were taken. In Part A on labor, the Employment Development Department described funding for EDD Next document management work, updated UI loan interest costs, disability insurance and paid family leave benefit increases, WIOA adjustments, UI and school employee benefit changes, an EMT training reappropriation, and a technical correction tied to an EDD Next reversion. PERB discussed reduced funding requests for AB 288 due to litigation and a proposal to implement AB 1 covering legislative employees. DIR presented proposals for legal unit reclassifications, two major IT modernization projects, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COIA reappropriation, and trailer bill language requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and removing a salary cap for the DWC administrative director. CalHR proposed consolidating employee assistance services into a statewide contract with enhanced support for first responders, and CalPERS and CalSTRS presented budget adjustments tied to investment costs, state contributions, and benefit overpayments. Members focused heavily on the unemployment insurance debt and interest payments, asking why the administration had no concrete plan to pay down principal. Finance and LAO explained that the state’s UI tax structure has long been insufficient and that any long-term solution would need to address both the outstanding federal loan and the structural imbalance in employer taxes. Questions also centered on EDD Next costs and timelines, with the chair asking for clearer long-term project cost estimates and Finance noting that future maintenance and operations costs will continue after implementation. On DIR’s emerging technologies unit, members asked whether it would address AI-driven workplace harms; DIR said the unit would focus on physical workplace safety issues involving AI, robotics, autonomous equipment, and related guardrails, while LAO noted broader labor-practice questions would likely fall outside Cal/OSHA’s scope. In the CalPERS discussion, members raised concerns about transparency in private equity and external management fees, while CalPERS said higher fees reflect a strategy of greater private-market and active-management exposure and are offset by higher net returns. Members urged more information on specific investments and future reporting. For CalSTRS, Finance presented routine contribution and overpayment adjustments, but members also raised broader transparency concerns that CalSTRS staff said they would follow up on separately. Public comment in Part A was dominated by strong support for an immigrant worker emergency relief fund, along with support for apprenticeship and workforce proposals and PERB staffing. The chair and members said they would follow up on where the immigrant relief proposal should be considered, noting it may belong in another policy area. The hearing then moved into Part B with an overview of Judicial Branch-related May Revision items, including court interpreter funding, appellate court security, workload cap changes, lactation room implementation delays, and a reduction to the state court facility construction backfill.