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• Speaker, I rise on this occasion to request a no on this bill.
• We represent all the people of each of our respective legislative districts.
• The people of my community, the people of the 8th Legislative District, the people of the 16th Legislative
• District, the people of the 16th Legislative District, the people of the 14th Legislative District,
• Grandson, please vote in support of this legislation.

Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB1795 , HB2107 , HB2113 , HB2124 , HB2125 , HB2133 , HB2134 , HB2140 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2211 , HB2219 , HB2245 , HB2253 , HB2283 , HB2343 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB2531 , HB2574 , HB1170 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2156 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2360 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2525 , HB2605 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1710 , HB1750 , HB1903 , HB1941 , HB1974 , HB1982 , HB1983 , HB2006 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2179 , HB2203 , HB2215 , HB2223 , HB2239 , HB2247 , HB2297 , HB2303 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2334 , HB2338 , HB2345 , HB2348 , HB2350 , HB2353 , HB2355 , HB2363 , HB2367 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2418 , HB2420 , HB2428 , HB2441 , HB2462 , HB2464 , HB2467 , HB2495 , HB2505 , HB2534 , HB2539 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2554 , HB2557 , HB2575 , HB2577 , HB2588 , HB2594 , HB2604 , HB2636 , HB2714

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

Summary: The House took up second reading and final passage on several bills. House Bill 2575, relating to reducing certain environmental reporting obligations, was amended to direct savings from reduced utility reporting toward low-income electricity assistance, then passed 95-0. House Bill 2334, on cash transaction rounding for the loss of pennies, passed 89-6 after debate over common-sense rounding, tax treatment, and concerns about moving away from cash. House Bill 2714, updating caseload forecasting for food and nutrition assistance programs including SNAP, passed 95-0. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2557, concerning parental access to special education evaluation meetings and timelines, passed 95-0 after a technical amendment clarifying terminology and discussion about giving parents more time to prepare for meetings. The House also passed Substitute House Bill 2594, which codifies protections for unhoused students and aligns state law with federal McKinney-Vento protections; supporters described the bill as ensuring continued educational access for homeless youth, and it passed 94-1. House Bill 2348, updating timber sale process efficiencies, including electronic notice and appraisal/approval requirements for certain land sales, passed 95-0. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2215, dealing with Climate Commitment Act compliance obligations for fuels, drew extensive debate over market fairness, fuel prices, rural impacts, and Ecology’s authority; after adopting a striking amendment and rejecting several others, it passed 57-38. The House then considered House Bill 1710, a Washington Voting Rights Act compliance bill creating a new chapter in Title 29A RCW. Members debated numerous amendments focused on preclearance standards, lookback periods, fee shifting, rulemaking authority, settlement treatment, and the use of citizen voting-age population. Some technical amendments were adopted, while many substantive amendments were rejected. The transcript ends during continued amendment debate on the bill, before final passage is recorded.

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

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance...
• I request unanimous consent that Rule 54 be suspended for the day for family members.
• I request unanimous consent that we take up House Bill 5381.
• and necessary funding, and access to appropriate and necessary facilities.
• Funds available for the program would be subject to appropriation by the Legislature.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate considered and passed House Bill 4245, the Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. Members withdrew the committee amendment, adopted a floor amendment making changes to two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1. The Senate also adopted a title amendment and made the bill effective from passage by a 31-0 vote. Later, when the House rejected the Senate’s amendments, the Senate receded from its amendments and again passed the bill, making it effective from passage. The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions from the Rules Committee, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamp purchases, and the Public Service Commission. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, calling for a study of the PSC, was also adopted. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 5381, which expands the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy policy and grid stabilization plan, and House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, after amending it to require annual vocational and agriculture offerings unless not viable and to set science-of-reading training requirements for K-5 literacy teachers by 2028-29. The Senate passed House Bill 845, a supplemental appropriation to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund, after concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated federal match grant funds and increased the civil contingency surplus fund from $15 million to $25 million; it was made effective from passage. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to House Bill 4106 on constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, House Bill 5453 revising the school aid funding formula for special education weighting, and other measures including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 164 on substitute teacher definitions, and House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies. A lengthy debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. The Judiciary Committee amendment would have required public and certain private employers to use E-Verify, while a further amendment from the Senator from Randolph would have limited the mandate to public employers and made E-Verify optional for private employers with liability protections for good-faith use. After extensive discussion about small business impacts, federal-state conflicts, and enforcement, the Senate adopted the Randolph amendment and then passed the bill 31-3, with a title amendment also adopted. The Senate later refused to concur in House amendments to House Bill 4010, concurred in House amendments to House Bill 5438, receded from amendments to House Bill 4765, and adjourned sine die.

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• So is there, I don't know if it has to be a legislative... Bakersfield for treatment.
• So is there—I don't know if it has to be a legislative fix. I'm just asking.
• Is that a regulatory fix or is that a legislative fix? Thank you, Senator.
• Yeah, ensuring appropriate Medi-Cal eligibility enrollment is crucial, not only to, appropriate medical
• And typically that's how, when one of us requests something, we'd like for it to be shared to all How

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee first handled several routine items, approving three gubernatorial appointees not required to appear: Hampus Eitsiter to the Boating and Waterways Commission, Peter Stern to the California Horse Racing Board, and Dean White to the State Mining and Geology Board. It also approved referral of bills to committees and floor acknowledgements, all by 5-0 votes. The committee then heard Tyler Sadwith’s appointment as Chief Deputy Director of Healthcare Programs at the Department of Health Care Services. Sadwith said his priorities would be protecting Medi-Cal access amid federal changes and continuing CalAIM and behavioral health reforms. Senators questioned him extensively about rural and financially distressed hospitals, Medi-Cal reimbursement, eligibility redeterminations, work requirements, fraud controls, dental access, labor and delivery closures, and CalAIM’s evaluation. He said DHCS is working on expedited payments, hospital monitoring, county technical assistance, targeted audits, and community supports such as medically tailored meals. Public commenters from county, hospital, and care organizations supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 5-0 to send the appointment to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Dr. Chris Thayer, nominated to lead the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Thayer described OEHHA’s role as providing transparent, scientifically rigorous health assessments and risk communication to inform other agencies and policymakers. Senators focused on the agency’s use of models versus real-world data, CalEnviroScreen, Prop 65, PFAS, wildfire health impacts, and how OEHHA communicates risk to the public. Thayer said the office relies on a mix of data sources where direct evidence is limited, is updating CalEnviroScreen, and is working to reduce Prop 65 over-warning through guidance and outreach. The discussion did not reach a final vote on his appointment in the portion provided.

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• So at the appropriate time, Madam Chair, I'd like to move favorably.
• So at the appropriate time, Madam Chair, I'd like to move favorably.
• And again, it's been appropriated two years in a row.
• It's appropriate time. Thank you. Sheriff Cobb, yes, HB 143.
• So for that reason, this is what that legislation aims to do.

Bills: HB51 , HB58 , HB69 , HB82 , HB93 , HB143 , HB166 , HB231 , HB429 , HB806 , HB884

Committee: House Administration of Criminal Justice

Keywords: bail, conviction, aggravated offense, minors, constitutional amendment, bail reform, post-conviction, minor victims, legal rights, ignition interlock device, DUI, public safety, vehicle operation, criminal justice reform, DWI, driving under the influence, vehicular homicide, penalties, criminal justice, jury commission

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• Division of Senate Appropriations to order and ask counsel to call the roll.
• So we're well within what our appropriation of FTE count is.
• Then that goes to that request for appeal goes to our appeal supervisor.
• The project's appropriation.
• Will next meeting be our last meeting before the legislative session?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee was called to order, the roll was taken, and the March 18 minutes were approved. Members then received several project and program updates, beginning with CHI St. Alexius’s behavioral health buildouts in Bismarck, Williston, and Grand Forks. St. Alexius reported that the Bismarck project remains on track for June 2027 completion, with demolition underway and final design work nearing completion. Williston reported construction is progressing, staffing recruitment is underway for psychiatrists and other staff, and an air handler replacement is creating a roughly $750,000 unbudgeted barrier that will slightly delay the timeline. Grand Forks reported its expansion is about 30% complete, with no major barriers beyond weather, and leaders said the project should be substantially complete in the first quarter of 2027. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented a series of budget and program updates. Donna Ockland explained several recent line-item transfers as technical corrections that net to zero and do not require new spending, then reviewed salaries, wages, and FTE counts, noting the department remains within its authorized staffing levels. Pat Rainer followed with an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying 12 opportunities have been posted, 422 applications received, and $8.4 million obligated so far, with a goal of obligating the full $199 million by September. He described grants for workforce retention, rural rotations and housing, community gardens, school wellness, behavioral health promotion, safety net services, equipment, technology, EMS, and other initiatives, emphasizing that the program is intended to be transformational and tied to metrics. Members asked extensive questions about how rural eligibility is defined, how grants will support both rural facilities and hub hospitals, and how future years of funding will build on current awards. The committee also heard an update on certified community behavioral health clinics from Elena Zeller, who said North Dakota has been accepted as a demonstration state, implementation is underway in Williston, North Central/Minot, Fargo, and Dickinson, and care coordination and service counts are increasing. Rebecca Askins then reviewed SNAP payment error rates, saying the 2025 rate was finalized at 9.89%, with the state aiming to get below 6% through policy updates, training, data tools, and a quality assurance team. Members pressed her on the causes of the error rate, the role of the SPACES software system, and the need for accountability and improvements. Finally, Dirk Wilkie reported the state laboratory project reached substantial completion on June 12 and is on budget at about $69.95 million, though a service elevator had to be redesigned because it was too small for equipment.

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• This legislation simply removes unnecessary barriers to its This legislation simply removes unnecessary
• The Florida psychiatric society as opposed to this legislation?
• We therefore respectfully ask. >> That you oppose this legislation. And thank you.
• So that is part of just the training and knowing when those drugs are appropriate.
• Let's please pass this legislation again.

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• </c> of this 60-day legislative session, Mr. of this 60-day legislative session, Mr.
• And we're not requesting a state appropriation on this.
• ><00:51:46.440><c> uh</c> actually requested from us uh actually requested from us uh from from from
• </c><00:52:15.000><c> action</c><00:52:15.320><c> appropriate</c> uh appropriate action appropriate uh
• ><c> committee,</c> To appropriations and revenue committee, To appropriations and revenue committee,

Keywords: 958, all

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• Information from the portal most recently formed the basis of a complaint to the Legislative Auditor's
• I know you get requests often to renew those every year.
• It's a request from the agencies, and an agency can request a special entrance rate at any time.
• But the request is made of the State Civil Service Commission.
• And they don't hesitate to call legislators. I'm going to call me—get my staff to check on it.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• Has it been appropriated? Are we not even that far yet? How would that work?
• I've got a request in.
• I'm probably gonna need some appropriations to buy more fly traps.
• That wasn't in my appropriation request this last time.
• I think that was the initial request: to build the facility.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And so one of the pieces that the legislator partnered certified need.
• Good afternoon, Sarah Cortez with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Dylan Hawks-Falozzo with the Legislative Analyst’s Office.”
• Happy to take questions at the appropriate time.” “Thank you both.
• Chair, members, Dylan Huxnetso with the Legislative Analyst's Office.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But look at North Carolina, where Republican legislators requested data on voting patterns broken down
• But look at North Carolina, where Republican legislators requested data on voting patterns broken down
• But look at North Carolina, where Republican legislators requested data on voting patterns broken down
• But look at North Carolina, where Republican legislators requested data on voting patterns broken down
• But look at North Carolina, where Republican legislators requested data on voting patterns broken down

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• they have a total of $25 or less in disposable income in their institutional account on the day a request
• is made to utilize funds and during the 30 days previous to the request.
• I get to represent the 37th legislative district, which is southeast Seattle.
• I'm Darya Faravar, a state representative from the 46 legislative district.
• And were they requesting this change?

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee heard several House bills. Substitute House Bill 2539 would raise the indigent inmate account threshold from $25 to $100, allowing incarcerated people to retain more money for commissary items like hygiene products, postage, and medications before deductions for legal financial obligations, child support, and other debts. Representative Street said the bill is meant to better cover essentials without stopping debt repayment. Testifiers from Civil Survival, incarcerated people, and family advocates supported the bill, describing current commissary prices, low prison wages, and the burden on families. The committee also heard that the Department of Corrections expects some indeterminate implementation costs and IT expenses. No vote was taken. House Bill 2510 would require the Department of Corrections to supervise anyone sentenced to community custody for stalking, regardless of risk classification. Representative Burnett said the bill is intended to protect victims and give them peace of mind. Staff explained that the bill is narrower than a related measure heard earlier because it applies only to people sentenced to community custody, typically at the superior court level. Victim advocates and survivors testified in strong support, describing stalking cases that escalated to severe threats and violence and arguing that mandatory supervision could prevent future harm. The hearing was closed without action. The committee also heard Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2319 and Substitute House Bill 2350, both concerning residential habilitation centers. HB 2319 would rename Fircrest School and Rainier School to remove the word “school” and better reflect their current role as residential habilitation centers; supporters said the old terminology is outdated and confusing, while the sponsor said the bill is a clarification only and does not change services or funding. HB 2350 would require DSHS to notify residents, guardians, and other designated people when an RHC falls out of compliance with federal CMS requirements, and to post plain-language notices at the facility. Supporters from Disability Rights Washington, The Arc, and self-advocates said the bill would improve transparency and accountability. The committee closed public hearing on both bills, and the meeting adjourned.

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• And then we've, Legislative box as far as I can tell.
• , especially with a piece of legislation like House Bill 2.
• Other legislation passed during the last session that were legislative priorities for our board were
• So it's important to look at that legislation and to align the language appropriately.
• It's free, but is it really appropriate?

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There has been a request to share our enrollment list, our tribal enrollment list, and our council is
• Trying to wrap my mind around all of this and, you know, the coming, obviously, legislation policy.
• To me, that is, we're always constantly looking for answers as legislators and as department heads.
• And then we're also going to talk about the presentation of the Legislative Council bill draft, which
• And then section two is a statement of legislative intent, and it goes through the legislative intent

Committee: Joint Tribal and State Relations Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• </c> Puerto Rico support this legislation. Puerto Rico support this legislation.
• </c> this legislation. this legislation.
• </c> under this proposed legislation. under this proposed legislation.
• Request a recorded vote.
• The bill this important legislation. Urge my this important legislation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Um is Senator think it's appropriate.
• </c><00:18:32.560><c> and</c> gives you as law as legislators and gives you as law as legislators and
• </c><00:45:48.400><c> Coordinating</c> from the Legislative Coordinating from the Legislative Coordinating
• </c> A roll call was requested. A roll call was requested.
• </c> issue be the legacy of this legislative issue be the legacy of this legislative session.<01:57:19.360

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Staff, Matt and Witt members, Senate Bill 1097 is the annual named claimants bill and appropriates $370,211
• Madam Whip and members, Senate Bill 1424 requires each public school to provide annual age-appropriate
• The bill also expands the information required to be requested by ASLD from the federal government as
• Madam Witt and members, House Concurrent Memorial 2009 requests Congress and the President to work to
• Lastly, it cites the legislation as the Military Police to Peace Officer Pathway Act.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and one House concurrent memorial, most of them described as third-read consent items. Topics included claims against the state, CPA licensing, creditor assignments, insurance adjuster licensing, school equivalency instruction, extending a credit enhancement board, firearm safety instruction in schools, student eligibility restrictions for school activities, Celebrate Freedom Week, release-time courses, voter registration roll access, campaign and disclosure mailing addresses, federal land designation tracking, public records review standards, workers’ compensation burial and death benefits, condominium flag displays, restrictions on sexually explicit material in schools and libraries, agency guidance posting, standardized state hiring, mental health court-ordered treatment procedures, autopsy supervision, tribal MOUs, controlled substance scheduling, emergency medical technician data privacy, dense breast tissue notice repeal, assisted living referral agency requirements, attorney disciplinary claims, fentanyl penalties, campus firearms rules, suppressors, defamation standards, mandatory reporting, attorney licensing, emergency service fee limits, forcible detainer changes, utility worker assault penalties, water basin reporting, small modular nuclear reactors, water recovery assumptions, ICE notification after arrests, military police certification pathways, and scholarship organization tax credits. Most bills were presented without debate and were noted as available for questions, with no votes taken in the caucus itself. A few items drew discussion. On SB 1040, members asked what information would be redacted from voter registration rolls; staff said existing statutory redactions such as voter registration numbers, ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal identifying information would remain. SB 1193 prompted comments that EMT data being open source was surprising and that the issue might be expanded to paramedics. SB 1243 was described as strengthening guardian notification rights in court-ordered treatment, and SB 1318 was characterized as a cleanup measure to remove redundant state notice requirements for dense breast tissue. The most extended exchange came on SB 1148, which would require the Arizona Supreme Court to directly license attorneys rather than delegate that function to another organization; members asked whether the bill was shifting responsibility away from the State Bar, and staff explained that the court already has the duty but currently staffs part of the process out. SB 1418, which limits county regulation of certain small modular nuclear reactor projects, drew criticism from one member who argued it would reduce local control. The caucus also heard a sponsor presentation on H.C.M. 2009 urging Congress and the President to amend the Antiquities Act, compensate states for subsurface minerals, and streamline mining permits, with the sponsor emphasizing Arizona’s mining history and the need to access mineral resources more easily.

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• This is an industry request bill that raises the fee for or the fine from $1,000 to $10,000 on bait and
• I'd like to serve notice that there's some future legislative date I might like to reconsider the vote
• We have not said no to that request. That's the agency request right now.
• But we have a request that's still on our page to consider for that childcare subsidy Representative
• The state appropriated $10 million, put it into the fund.

Bills: HB2997 , HB2021 , HB3041 , HB1823 , HB3372 , HB1427 , HB3127 , HB3128 , HCR1020 , HB4198 , HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3002 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3005 , HB3006 , HB3007 , HB3008 , SB392 , HB3320

Keywords: motor vehicles, administrative fines, license regulation, state agencies, employment levels, after-school programs, grant funding, community organizations, child care, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, credit card transactions, payment methods, service charge, consumer rights, financial regulation, housing finance, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, publication requirements, housing policy, state regulations

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• Caitlin O'Neill with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• My name is Orlando Sanchez with the legislative analyst's office.
• And make sure that those are consistent with its legislative priorities.
• Legislative Analysis Offices, and Orlando Zavala, Legislative Analyst Office.
• Kaitlyn O'Neill, Legislative...

Keywords: 988, house, all