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• I have over in the galley, Tristan Newbold, he's our director of communications and legislative affairs
• I think technology is changing so much. What can we use AI for? I know our Forrester is working.
• This reduction reflects sustained cost efficiencies achieved through technology, streamlined operations

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• her career to academic medicine, training the next generation of family physicians to serve this community
• President, your Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology, having under consideration
• President, your Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology, having under consideration
• And this is where it discriminates against the trans community and youth.
• Chairman, I move the Appropriations, Transportation and Technology amendment be adopted.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Sometimes many kids in my community, or in any community in the Commonwealth, are in the wrong place
• There is nobody in the community. And I know we can get it right as well.
• I finally have a support system, a real community that believes in me.
• We offer different pathways for young people ages 13 to 19 years old to join our community.
• I experienced for 10 years the lack of communication with the Boston Homicide Department.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with procedural remarks and acknowledgments of Rosh Hashanah, followed by testimony on several criminal justice bills before the Joint Committee on the Judiciary. A major focus was S. 1061, the “Raise the Age” bill, which would gradually move 18- to 20-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. Supporters included youth and young adult advocates, former juvenile court Judge Jay Blitzman, ACLU and CPCS representatives, Roca, United Way, Citizens for Juvenile Justice, and Senator Brendan Crichton. They argued that young adults are still developmentally immature, that juvenile court services improve education and rehabilitation, and that adult-system involvement leads to higher recidivism and racial disparities. Committee members asked practical questions about how the bill would work, and witnesses explained that it would expand access to juvenile court diversion, probation, and DYS services for the covered age group. The chairs also noted a notice issue, clarifying that the hearing had been posted seven days in advance rather than the usual ten. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to revise accomplice and joint venture murder liability and sentencing. Representative Sam Montaño and Senator Liz Miranda supported the reform, arguing that current law can impose life sentences on people with limited or no knowledge of a killing and that the doctrine contributes to racial bias and disproportionate punishment. A law professor, a former defendant, and advocates from the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls described cases where people were punished far beyond their actual role and said the bill would better align charges and sentences with individual culpability. Related testimony also supported a proportionality-focused reform to reduce the harshness of joint venture sentencing. Several other public safety and criminal justice bills drew testimony. Senator Robin Kennedy supported a bill redefining strangulation in domestic violence law, saying the current “substantial pressure” standard is too vague and that strangulation is often lethal without visible injury. District Attorney Ryan and a retail business executive backed a bill on organized retail theft, saying it would give prosecutors more flexible charging options and better address coordinated theft rings. Representative Vieira and the family of Kiana Barros urged action on Kiana’s Law, which would improve restraining-order notification and enforcement after Barros’s daughter was killed after an order was not served. The hearing also included support for the HALO Act, which would create a 25-foot safety zone around first responders and penalize harassment or obstruction, and for a bill to enhance courthouse security by creating specific protections for judges and their families. No votes were taken during the hearing."} 0}]}

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• These problems are only amplified in poor and marginalized communities.
• The medical community must make care and treatment decisions based on facts.
• I'm also a community organizer. I'm late deaf. I can't hear.
• Similar ballot questions were in, I think, 19 other communities. I was floored.
• And we're a fairly well-off community, so you can imagine what some of these other communities are struggling

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing held a public hearing on 16 bills, with the chairs noting a busy legislative day and asking speakers to keep testimony brief. The committee first heard testimony on Senate 860/House 1405, the Medicare for All bill, with Sen. Jamie Eldridge and many advocates, clinicians, municipal officials, and patients arguing that a single-payer system would make care a right, reduce administrative waste, lower costs, and protect residents from rising premiums, medical debt, and hospital closures. Several speakers cited the Steward hospital crisis, affordability problems, and polling or ballot questions showing public support for single-payer coverage. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee then took testimony on S. 863, a bill on non-opioid options for chronic pain. Pain specialists, patients, and advocates said the bill would improve care coordination for MassHealth members, expand access to non-opioid medications, require provider education, and collect data on chronic pain. Testifiers described long delays in diagnosis and treatment, stigma toward pain patients, and the need for multidisciplinary care and transportation support. Again, the committee heard testimony only and took no action. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 1360/S. 869, which would prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in health care. Disability advocates, clinicians, and patients described being denied or delayed care, pressured into DNR orders, or treated based on assumptions about quality of life rather than medical facts. Speakers referenced COVID-era crisis standards of care, discriminatory metrics, and personal stories involving canceled procedures, inadequate accommodations, and poor treatment in hospitals. Committee members thanked speakers for their testimony and said they would review the bill and its implications, but no vote was announced. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1399, an individual Medicare marketplace option for municipal retirees, where supporters said it would give cities and towns a lower-cost alternative for retiree health benefits through HRAs and individual Medicare plans. The hearing then returned to Medicare for All testimony, with additional supporters repeating arguments about cost, access, municipal budget pressure, and the need for global budgeting and universal coverage. The transcript ends with continued testimony and no recorded committee vote or final action on any bill.

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• Do they vary by regions, by community?
• You can see the majority of our budget goes out to your communities, goes out to the community to hire
• I appreciate the fact that you came out to our rural communities, to our remote communities that you're
• communities and with families.
• We also had 10 points for those that were in rural communities versus non-rural communities.

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• I truly appreciated receiving the technology, having my paraprofessionals, and learning from my school
• I will always need these types of supports in my lifetime to participate in my community.
• her classmates, and loves all the fun opportunities that she gets to do at the school and in the community
• emotionally and has been able to provide opportunities for her to interact with other people in the community
• Um, they're seen as valuable parts of that school community.

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• They are daily choices in how I engage with my community, building connections that make our hometown
• Jiangsu is one of China's leading provinces in terms of finance, technology, and tourism.
• He told CBS News that the Black community and the Jewish community, that alliance was so powerful it
• Jewish community, but also as one of the founders of the San Francisco Interfaith Council.
• She fostered deep relationships in so many communities.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the pledge, and then moved through a series of privileges-of-the-floor recognitions. Senators honored California Interscholastic Federation Scholar-Athletes Ryan Liu of Burlingame High School and Mona Sugawata of West Torrance High School for their academic, athletic, and community achievements, and welcomed a delegation from Jiangsu Province in China to mark the 15th anniversary of the California-Jiangsu sister-state relationship. The chamber also recognized the California Taxpayers Association on its 100th anniversary and welcomed Senator Ochoa Bogh’s district staff visiting Sacramento. On floor actions, Senator Menjivar moved to rescind the vote on AB 1457 and place it on third reading; the motion passed on a 28-9 roll call. The Senate then took up the consent calendar, approving Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 129, 164, and 166 by a 38-0 vote, with the same vote applying to the related items. No items were pulled from consent. The remainder of the session consisted of adjourn-in-memory tributes. Senators Becker, Wiener, and Rubio honored Clarence Jones, Rita Semmel, and Deputy Levi Vargas, respectively, highlighting Jones’s role with Martin Luther King Jr., Semmel’s leadership in San Francisco’s Jewish and interfaith communities, and Vargas’s service with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Senate then announced the next floor session for Monday, June 8 at 2 p.m., and recessed.

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• water policy and infrastructure for our region, decisions that directly affect the future of our communities
• I need in the community understand also that we may be doing weighted voting because it's hard if you
• So we've made changes, and we've also made some very much technological changes that have improved how
• I would just add, they're very resourceful as far as leveraging volunteers in the community.
• I would just add, they're very resourceful as far as leveraging volunteers in the community.

Bills: HB1162

Keywords: Lake Agassiz, water authority, board of directors, state highways, water management, 908, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1162, which would add the West Fargo mayor as a voting member of the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board. The sponsor and Fargo’s mayor argued West Fargo has grown into a major regional water stakeholder and should have a formal vote, while members questioned the board structure and why the change was not framed more specifically. The bill was supported in testimony, closed without opposition, and received a 6-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 1259 on annual legislative sessions and session structure. Members adopted an amendment that left the structure and logistics of sessions to legislative management rather than prescribing details in statute, after discussion about flexibility, committee workload, annual versus biennial sessions, and concerns about preserving debate and committee process. The amended bill received a 4-2 do pass recommendation, with some members voting no because they preferred a different committee recommendation or had concerns about the broader change. House Bill 1254, which would allow any North Dakota resident to obtain a State Library card, drew supportive testimony from the bill sponsor and State Library staff. They said the change would align law with current practice and expand access to books, e-materials, and other resources statewide, including for military families and out-of-state state employees. The committee closed the hearing and approved the bill 6-0. The committee also considered House Bill 1469, which narrows financial disclosure requirements so only business or trust interests directly related to the office sought or held must be disclosed. After brief discussion that the change would reduce unnecessary disclosure burdens, the committee adopted the amendment and then gave the bill a 6-0 do pass recommendation. House Bill 1368, dealing with administrative rules and the standard for challenging them, was opposed by committee counsel as too broad and legally problematic; the committee rejected it on a 4-2 do not pass vote. Finally, House Bill 1219, which would reduce the required perpetual care fund set-aside for certain cemeteries from 20% to 10%, received supportive testimony from the sponsor, cemetery representatives, and local users, but also concern about long-term fund health. The committee ultimately recommended do pass on a 5-1 vote.

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• </c> individuals families and communities individuals families and communities dementia<00:58:05.799>
• </c> two-year colleges and local communities two-year colleges and local communities to<01:10:50.520>
• </c><01:18:13.080><c> and</c> as Healthcare Technology and as Healthcare Technology and Manufacturing
• We can address the workforce shortages and strengthen our communities.
• We can address the workforce shortages and strengthen our communities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Strong penalties reinforce accountability, deterrence, and community safety.
• Strong penalties reinforce accountability, deterrence, and community safety.
• They also affirm that violence against those who protect our communities will be taken seriously.
• We have your vehicles or mine have Anti-rollover technologies, braking technologies, airbags, and a number
• Would it be enough for manufacturers to put on all this technology?

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• While such training in the medical community is important, broad required instruction at this stage is
• not feasible within our medical community.
• You've been able to embrace new technologies. You've prioritized mental health.
• Not all of them are community, neighborhood pharmacies like I represent.
• Community pharmacies every week, two of them every week. Now, how bad has it gotten?

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1414 by Sen. Polsky on congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) education. The bill would require the Department of Health, working with medical experts, to create and distribute CMV educational materials to expectant and new parents or caregivers through hospitals, birth centers, and OB/GYN practices. An amendment removed a section that would have required instruction for medical professionals, and the amended bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then took up a block of confirmations. Appointees on tabs 2 through 7 were recommended favorably in one vote, and Chavon Harris was separately confirmed as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after extensive questioning. Senators praised her leadership and experience, while others raised concerns about Medicaid redeterminations, the state’s CORE modernization project, Hope Florida, and a DCF anti-marijuana ad campaign; Harris said she would follow up on some issues and defended the agency’s work on transparency, managed care oversight, and access to care. Her confirmation was recommended favorably, with Sen. Berman noting opposition. Several health-related bills were then heard and advanced. SB 186 by Sen. Garcia expanded epilepsy training requirements for school personnel, including charter school bus drivers, and was reported favorably. SB 902 by Sen. Garcia, after amendments narrowing dental workforce provisions and allowing certain seizure rescue medication delegation to family home health aides, was reported favorably; testimony focused on medical marijuana regulation, practitioner accountability, and concerns about park and child-care proximity restrictions. SB 196 by Sen. Sharif created a uterine fibroid research database with privacy protections and was reported favorably after emotional testimony from a patient and supporters. SB 688 by Sen. Rodriguez would reestablish licensure of naturopathic doctors; it drew both support and skepticism about diagnosis and treatment boundaries, but was reported favorably. SB 1574, Maddie’s Law, would add biliary atresia screening to newborn screening and was strongly supported by parents describing a delayed diagnosis; it was reported favorably. SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel, SB 1092 on podiatric medicine and certain cellular/tissue-based products, and SB 1032 on medical marijuana registry timelines and veteran fee waivers were also reported favorably, while SB 1032 drew debate over longer renewal/supply periods. The committee then began SB 1760 on Medicaid oversight and program transparency, with the sponsor describing the bill’s creation of a joint legislative oversight committee and a legislative actuary.

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• > law</c> communication with local law communication with local law enforcement,<00:03:47.440><c> federal
• </c> assessments to the communication assessments to the communication process.<00:04:01.599><c> Let<
• That's especially true here community. That's especially true here in<00:05:10.240><c> St.
• :46.559><c> contact</c><00:19:47.440><c> uh</c> the communication and the contact uh the communication
• But we communications that came out.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It is with that Latino community.
• Among them, 45 community members.
• </c><01:11:34.080><c> of</c><01:11:34.320><c> communities</c> and cohesive community of communities and
• Chair, that your community, you won't know. In your community, you won't know.
• community, we would.

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• And so there's resources and, um, community help for them.
• Last year the community colleges got $6 million.
• So that's the community college side.
• We've got to fix this adult education cut to our community colleges.
• Aid for Maricopa and Pima Community Colleges is one.

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, state treasury, agency funding, operating budget, capital budget, public finance, state agencies, legislative budget, house appropriations, rules committee, HB4155, amusements, amusement industry, entertainment

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• We know how much it'll help our communities, especially our communities of color, who oftentimes are
• facing barriers with PrEP access, and our LGBTQ communities as well.
• We appreciate you. ...and our LGBTQ communities as well. We appreciate you. Thank you.
• However, existing statutes do not address communication rights for patients.
• And people are alive in my community and communities around the state today because ...of that research

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• There is a community.
• This is an opportunity to bring water to the community.
• That will have a catastrophic impact on our community.
• in communities when moving forward.
• But it doesn't address which community is sending water where.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• power of U.S. technology companies.
• The rapid growth of profits and power of U.S. technology companies, and the acceleration of new forms
• Our communities, partners, and state cannot wait for longer relief. Thank you.
• I actually work for Housing and Community Development with the State of California.
• I actually work for housing and community development with the State of California.

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• power of U.S. technology companies.
• The rapid growth of profits and power of U.S. technology companies, and the acceleration of new forms
• The business community and the state governments had The business community and the state governments
• Our communities, partners, and state cannot wait for longer relief. Thank you.
• I actually work for Housing and Community Development with the State of California.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on California’s taxation of foreign subsidiaries of U.S. corporations, especially the state’s water’s-edge election versus worldwide combined reporting. Committee members and witnesses discussed how unitary taxation and sales-factor apportionment work, why multinational corporations are a small share of filers but a large share of tax liability, and how foreign income, profit shifting, and double taxation concerns affect policy choices. The Franchise Tax Board explained current filing rules, the seven-year water’s-edge election, and recent filing statistics showing about 21,562 water’s-edge returns in 2023, roughly 6% of C corporation filers but about half of corporate tax liability. The Legislative Analyst’s Office and FTB staff emphasized that revenue effects from eliminating water’s edge are uncertain because foreign affiliate income is not directly observable, and they noted possible revenue volatility and administrative complexity. Several committee members asked about foreign government pushback, the burden on FTB, whether certain industries are more likely to shift profits, and whether companies would leave California; witnesses generally said there was no strong evidence that firms would exit the state because tax liability is driven mainly by California sales. They also discussed how California already administers both methods, how the election can be advantageous or disadvantageous depending on a firm’s facts, and how federal reforms like GILTI/NCTI, CAMT, and OECD Pillar Two may affect the issue. The second panel presented sharply contrasting views. One professor and a tax policy advocate argued that water’s edge creates unfairness, encourages profit shifting, and leaves California with billions in lost revenue, while a Tax Foundation witness argued that mandatory worldwide reporting would tax the wrong income, create double taxation and litigation risk, and impose heavy compliance burdens, especially for foreign-based multinationals. A later panel from the California Budget and Policy Center supported closing the “water’s-edge loophole,” saying it would raise needed revenue for public services and level the playing field between large multinationals and smaller domestic businesses. No vote or formal action was taken; the hearing was informational only.

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• And then you've got things like insurance tax, communications services tax that are pretty stable.
• And then you've got things like insurance tax, communications services tax that are pretty stable.
• </c><00:20:12.400><c> uh</c> like insurance tax Communications uh like insurance tax Communications uh
• </c> our nurses provide in school communities our nurses provide in school communities day<01:28:04.400
• </c> as well as their families communities as well as their families communities and<04:30:37.239><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• THEY LIVE AND WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.
• SMALL BUSINESSES PAINT THE CAMPUSES OF OUR COMMUNITY.
• AND YOU CAN SEE IN SECURED ABOUT 5 PERCENT OF THE CAPITAL NUMBER IN THESE COMMUNITIES WITH JUST OF 4
• MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITIES.
• WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE JOBS. WE PAY A DECENT WAGE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all