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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Labor and Industrial Relations Mar 19th, 2026

Labor & Industrial Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a number of different entities that focus on employer needs in different ways, and this brings
  • definitions, to provide for contributions to a portable benefit account, to allow certain persons or entities
  • to contribute funds to a portable benefit account. ...account to allow certain persons or entities to
  • ...provisions to provide for the re-creation of Louisiana Works and the statutory entities made a part
  • for the effective termination date for all statutory authority for the existence of such statutory entities
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The committee first adopted prior meeting minutes and voluntarily deferred three bills before taking up House Bill 232, which would shift the employment-certificate process for minors away from school boards and to Louisiana Works. Rep. Carlson said the bill is intended to reduce burdens on schools and make it easier for 16- and 17-year-olds to work, especially in the summer. A youth advisory council testified in support, describing the current process as cumbersome for students and families. The committee adopted amendments, including a change making the bill effective upon the governor’s signature, and then reported HB 232 favorably with amendments. The committee next considered House Bill 951, creating an Office of Talent Accelerator within Louisiana Works and a Business Workforce Committee to coordinate employer-facing workforce services. Rep. Bamberg and Secretary Susie Schowen described it as a centralized, regional, business-facing effort to respond more quickly to workforce needs tied to major economic development projects, while also supporting existing small and mid-sized businesses. Supporters, including Bollinger Shipyards and Leaders for a Better Louisiana, said similar models in Mississippi had helped expand training pipelines and better match employers with workers. The committee adopted a large amendment set and reported HB 951 with amendments. House Bill 923, a cleanup measure reorganizing Louisiana Works statutes and updating language after last year’s agency restructuring, was then adopted with technical amendments and reported with amendments. The committee also took up House Bill 301, which would create a voluntary portable-benefits framework for independent contractors and gig workers. Supporters said it would give contractors a way to negotiate benefits such as health care or retirement contributions, while opponents warned it could encourage misclassification, weaken workers’ compensation protections, and shift costs to workers and the state. After debate, the committee adopted amendments and reported HB 301 with a 6-5 vote. Finally, House Bill 185 was introduced as a workers’ compensation measure to expand the definition of independent contractor and restore tort immunity for employers in certain contract-labor situations. The sponsor said it was part of the Attorney General’s package and aimed at addressing a recent court decision; the bill was just beginning discussion when the transcript ended.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Mar 17th, 2026

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Transcript Highlights:
  • He crystallized very clearly the differentiation between a listing entity and a model code body, okay
  • Second, requiring data centers to pre-fund long-term contracts through its load-serving entity for new
  • And in 2030, that load-serving entity has to get 60% of that power from renewable resources under the
  • We need to make sure that California policy applies to all utilities, all load-serving entities equally
  • We need to make sure that California policy applies to all utilities, all load-serving entities equally
Keywords: 987, senate, all
AL
Transcript Highlights:
  • But let me answer one other question you brought up, you know, about the, you know, being a private entity
  • ,<00:09:46.399><c> being</c><00:09:46.640><c> a</c><00:09:46.800><c> private</c><00:09:47.120><c> entity
  • </c><00:09:47.360><c> and</c><00:09:47.600><c> all</c> know, being a private entity and all know, being
  • a private entity and all that.<00:09:48.800><c> It's</c><00:09:48.959><c> a</c><00:09:49.120><c> great
  • We have an entity that can own and maintain that.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Public Works and Highways (02/03/2026)

Public Works and Highways

Transcript Highlights:
  • Compliance with this section by municipal and county entities shall be contingent on available funding
  • what they're trying to do to encourage management of the salt application for not only the private entities
  • ><01:27:13.120><c> the</c><01:27:13.600><c> uh</c><01:27:14.159><c> private</c><01:27:14.560><c> entities
  • </c><01:27:14.960><c> but</c> for not only the uh private entities but for not only the uh private entities
  • Neils indicated that their Green Pro program, which has been very successful with private entities, is
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • State groups and entities that are neither in support nor in opposition will be allowed to give testimony
  • If a measure has more than two entities in the tweener category, only two would be allowed to speak for
  • revisiting the Master Plan or state workforce needs may be best discussed within this coordinating entity
  • of the very specific guardrails listed in the bill, listed in the amendments, is that both of the entities
  • themselves, separate from the CSU trustees, Of the entities themselves, separate from CSU trustees,
Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard several Senate measures focused on student access, workforce needs, and institutional stability. Senator Laird presented SJR 4, which urges the federal government to restore NIH funding cuts and protect California’s research universities; UC testified in support and there was no opposition. Senator Ashby presented SB 761, the CalFresh for Students Act, to connect Cal Grant applicants with potential CalFresh eligibility and expand qualifying programs; the bill drew broad support from higher education, student, anti-hunger, and county groups, with members sharing personal experiences with food insecurity and no opposition. Senator Cabaldon presented SB 520 to create a California Nurse Midwifery Education Fund for a new master’s-level nurse midwifery program, citing maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and Central Valley communities. Supporters from the California Nurse Midwives Association and the Black Wellness and Prosperity Center emphasized workforce shortages and maternal mortality; one member raised concerns about the bill’s use of inclusive language, but the bill was otherwise well received. Cabaldon also presented SB 640, which would create a statewide direct admissions process to CSU for eligible high school seniors using existing data systems; supporters said it would reduce barriers, improve equity, and help declining-enrollment campuses, while members raised questions about special education students, rural access, dual enrollment, and measuring effectiveness. The committee voted SB 640 out on a 6-0 roll call. Cabaldon’s SB 744 would preserve California students’ access to enrollment and financial aid if a federally recognized accrediting agency loses approval, by treating affected institutions as accredited for state purposes; the bill drew no public testimony and advanced on a 4-2 roll call. Senator Cortese’s SB 494 would require classified school employees’ disciplinary appeals to be heard by an administrative law judge, matching protections already available to teachers and community college faculty; labor groups supported the bill, while school districts and administrators opposed it over cost, local control, and implementation concerns. The committee also heard SB 550, a revised pilot to allow San Jose State and a nonprofit, state-accredited law school to jointly develop a public law school pathway; supporters argued it would expand affordable legal education and public-interest careers, while UC and independent colleges opposed it as inconsistent with the Master Plan. Members debated access, jurisdiction, funding, and bar pass rates, and the bill advanced on a 4-2 roll call to the Judiciary Committee.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And to what entities and how much should be used for GGRF is going to be a really important decision.
  • give you a sense of how much allowance value. would be in the program and to which of those three entity
  • have reporting that shows us exactly how much of the appropriations that all of these different entities
  • I think every entity is going to want to have continuous appropriations because it provides It sort of
  • helping to drive you know kind of the efficiencies in project delivery because ultimately those entities
Keywords: 988, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, April 30, 2026 - AM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • or entity receiving a parameial<00:12:22.079><c> permit.
  • </c><00:58:02.799><c> where</c> there were a number of uh entities where there were a number of uh entities
  • </c> is different in both uh the entity is different in both uh the entity conducting<01:00:14.799><c
  • They to be a different kind of entity.
  • But it can be used for economic disaster, for nonprofit entities for a variety of nonprofit entities
Keywords: 916, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 16th, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is incredibly challenging for us to be able to keep up, and that's precisely what the oversight entity
  • saying these are the guardrails we want for Californians and we are going to provide a regulatory entity
  • While existing law requires certain entities to maintain safeguards, there is a gap: these types of entities
  • While existing law requires certain entities to maintain safeguards, there is a gap: these types of entities
  • of entities should actually enable these safeguards.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So they're kind of a set use that, from this program, funds should go to this entity, or you did them
  • So they're kind of a set use that, from this program, funds should go to this entity, or you did them
  • should<00:08:10.720><c> go</c><00:08:10.960><c> to</c><00:08:11.199><c> this</c><00:08:11.440><c> entity
  • or you did them should go to this entity or you did them um<00:08:14.319><c> for</c><00:08:15.120><c
  • and our activity in the created entity and our activity in the the<00:43:28.880><c> the</c> the the
Bills: SF2434
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Education (02/10/2026)

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • So you have a government entity overseeing the entity that administers the program, but you made sure
  • So you can see, you have a government entity overseeing the entity that administers the program, but
  • So you have a a government entity entity entity uh<00:24:32.240><c> overseeing</c><00:24:32.880><c> the
  • </c><00:24:33.679><c> entity</c><00:24:34.080><c> that</c> uh overseeing the entity that uh overseeing
  • Again, the Department of Education is the oversight entity of us.
Committee: Senate Education
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • the Kentucky Supreme Court, or the Secretary of State from a list of three nominations provided by entities
  • and to even further address what you talked about, the idea of leasing tower space from private entities
  • and to even further address what you talked about, the idea of leasing tower space from private entities
  • And I will attempt to avoid that at all cost. ...the idea of leasing tower space from private entities
  • so that when we need to other entities so that when we need to<01:26:10.480><c> upgrade</c> to upgrade
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/3/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 4 of Article 1 has a change on lines 7.4 to 7.6 that removes obsolete pass-through entity tax
  • That change amends the income definitions for both the composite tax and the pass-through entity tax
  • Section 4 of Article 1 has a change on lines 7.4 to 7.6 that removes obsolete pass-through entity tax
  • Section 4 of Article 1 has a change on lines 7.4 to 7.6 that removes obsolete pass-through entity tax
  • Section 4 of Article 1 has a change on lines 7.4 to 7.6 that removes obsolete pass-through entity tax
Committee: House Taxes
Keywords: 1183, house
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EDT Public Hearing 04-01-2025

Economic Development and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • On one level, there's that much more detailed involvement in some of the basic operations of the entity
  • two entities doing the marketing<00:47:25.599><c> and</c><00:47:25.760><c> not</c><00:47:26.000><c>
  • If Hawaii didn't put in zero money, then would these entities up their marketing?
  • If Hawaii didn't put in zero money, then would these entities up their marketing?
  • If Hawaii didn't put in zero money, then would these entities up their marketing?
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Tourism met on April 1 to consider GM 510, the confirmation of Todd Aio to the board of directors of the Hawaiʻi Convention Center Authority. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from HTA representatives and numerous individuals. Supporters described Aio as a strong leader with experience in tourism, development, nonprofit work, and public service, including his time on the city council and work with Disney’s Aulani, Ward Village, and the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation. In his remarks, Aio said he would bring legal, development, and corporate governance experience to the board. He emphasized the need for the authority to better define its role, oversee contractors, and help guide the relationship between destination management and branding/marketing contractors. He also said community engagement and cultural considerations should be central to tourism planning, and that the board should work to stabilize the agency during its transition. Members questioned him about board conflicts, the lack of a permanent HTA CEO, and how to measure the success of cultural and branding campaigns such as mālama and kuleana messaging. Aio said conflicts are inevitable when board members come from industry backgrounds, but they must separate their “work hats” from their board duties. He supported replacing the interim leadership with a permanent CEO once compensation legislation is finalized, and said success should be measured through better data, including possible exit surveys and other technology-based tools. He also said he would oppose replacing Hawaiian protocol with another cultural protocol, while supporting inclusion of other cultures alongside a Hawaiian sense of place.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 2/17/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • c> requires</c><00:13:58.040><c> granting</c><00:13:58.560><c> agency</c><00:13:59.480><c> to</c> entity
  • it requires granting agency to entity it requires granting agency to perform<00:14:00.240><c> a</c><
  • increasing ogm staff and entities increasing ogm staff and expanding<00:26:46.039><c> risk</c><00:26
  • </c> schools which are um are public entities schools which are um are public entities uh<01:04:07.960
  • we have more transparency and entity we have more transparency and oversight<01:04:23.640><c> just</
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 02/13/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • In closing, I ask you: who benefits from legal sports gambling other than the gambling entities and the
  • <c> gambling</c> sports gambling other than the gambling sports gambling other than the gambling entities
  • and the very privileged flu few entities and the very privileged flu few who<00:08:34.240><c> can</c
  • And, you know, I think we prohibit it, and we would lose the support of significant entities within this
  • The money was going to subsidize other gambling entities.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> has been used uh to uh create an entity has been used uh to uh create an entity that<00:40:07.280
  • no no business entity required to maintain<00:42:25.040><c> a</c><00:42:25.160><c> registered</c><00
  • </c> what we calling synthetic entities what we calling synthetic entities businesses<00:44:06.319><c
  • </c> people are creating an business entity people are creating an business entity and<00:44:18.559><
  • with very similar business entities with very similar names<00:44:36.640><c> using</c><00:44:37.040>
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax. The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained. Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The attached cabinet entity has whatever discretionary authority it has because that's new language,
  • suggest that the probability is low because that equipment is used for, you know, obviously for entities
  • and ask about it back to those entities and ask about it but<00:33:26.799><c> they</c><00:33:27.120>
  • And then we, the Commonwealth or somebody, one of these entities, received another $7 to $8 million worth
  • </c> I think halfozen other entities I think halfozen other entities that<01:07:16.559><c> proposed</
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its May 21 and June 10 meetings, then heard testimony from the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General on the effect of HB 314 on the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) board. The Attorney General’s representative said HB 314 changed KCNA’s structure and staffing, but did not alter the statutory duties of the board, which still include developing and implementing strategic plans, providing policy direction, monitoring results, and approving fiscal planning. He argued the board is not merely advisory, has operational and budget authority, and that actions taken outside board approval could be ultra vires and without effect. He also noted the board historically approved settlements and contracts, including matters involving Open Fiber, and said the removal of the executive director position reduced direct personnel control but did not eliminate the board’s broader oversight. The committee then heard from representatives of Kentucky Managed Technical Services/LTS, who described a dispute over the Kentucky Wired network refresh and service-provider transition. They said the project agreement required a market test and acceptance of a proposal for both the network refresh and service-provider role, but that their proposals were rejected and the refresh work was later treated by the parties as a change order issue. They said some equipment worth about $3 million had been delivered, transferred, and paid for, while roughly $7 million in additional equipment was canceled by LTS but reportedly shipped to a KCNA warehouse and not paid for. They also said no refresh installation work has been performed, that they continue providing network maintenance to avoid service disruption, but believe the contract has expired and that there is no current agreement for ongoing service-provider work. Committee members asked whether actions taken without board approval would be invalid, whether the board could alter or terminate contractor arrangements, whether the bond disclosures suggesting a successful contract extension were accurate, and what equipment had been purchased or remained in storage. LTS representatives said they would follow up with the committee on the financial delta between the contracted rate and the month-to-month billing they say has been in effect since the contract expired, and on an inventory of in-service equipment and end-of-life dates. They said they want a commercial resolution, but if no resolution is reached soon they may pursue the formal contractual dispute process, and identified September 1 as their stated target date for resolving the matter and completing the refresh.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Massachusetts, so that we can have an entity that will focus on the threats to our coastal communities
  • Funding is definitely a top priority for both private and public entities.
  • Funding is definitely a top priority for both private and public entities.
  • Funding is definitely a top priority for both private and public entities.
  • Funding is definitely a top priority for both private and public entities.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing covered a broad set of environmental and water-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on blue economy and circular economy proposals, drought management, drinking water safety, flood resilience, and water infrastructure funding. Supporters of bills such as H. 987 and H. 988 described grant programs for blue economy workforce development, research, small businesses, and public education about a circular economy. Other speakers backed measures on coastal erosion research, recreational boating dredging, cranberry water-right transfers, sand mining oversight, and a voucher program for home water filtration in PFAS-impacted communities. Several elected officials and advocates also urged passage of bills to require private well testing, improve school drinking water safety, and address sand mining pollution and PFAS contamination. Water supply and drought issues drew extensive testimony. Senator Eldridge and others supported legislation to let the state, through DEP and the drought management task force, impose regional water-use restrictions during droughts and make the task force permanent in statute. Advocates from watershed groups, farms, and environmental organizations said the current town-by-town approach is inconsistent and ineffective, and they described drought impacts on rivers, farms, private wells, and wildfire risk. A related bill on private wells was supported as a way to help homeowners test and remediate contaminated wells, especially in rural areas without public water. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to allow the Lynnfield Water District to join the MWRA, with local officials saying the move would help address PFAS and other contamination and improve supply reliability. Another major panel supported a water infrastructure funding bill, arguing that aging drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems need major new investment, including support for PFAS treatment, sewer rate relief, biosolids research, and regional interconnections. Members asked about costs, funding sources, and the relationship to existing revolving loan funds; witnesses said the bill would need to be paired with future bond funding and new revenue ideas. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chairs repeatedly invited written testimony and noted the large number of speakers.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (01/08/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • There was a a house commercial entity.
  • If you're going to make this for commercial entities and make sure that commercial entities are not exposing
  • If you're going to make this for<01:20:46.159><c> commercial</c><01:20:46.719><c> entities</c><01:20:
  • sure for commercial entities and make sure that<01:20:48.159><c> commercial</c><01:20:48.480><c> entities
  • entities are not exposing<01:20:49.840><c> our</c><01:20:50.000><c> children</c><01:20:50.320><c> to
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • DHS has approved applications for 14,995 entities to receive the NDP distribution.
  • As of April 2025, 14,995 entities had been approved to receive NDP distributions of naloxone.
  • The first is: This bill seeks to amend the CalRx contracting process, specifically for entities that
  • One of those other entities was actually a part of the settlement.
  • One of those other entities was actually a part of the settlement.
Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health bills focused on access to preventive care, behavioral health, hospital services, and patient safety. Early items included AB 554, which would expand and protect access to HIV prevention drugs like PrEP, including injectable forms and coverage protections; supporters said it would shore up access amid federal threats, while insurers opposed it as a costly benefit mandate. AB 577 would limit insurer and PBM practices that steer medications away from physician offices and require more transparency and patient consent; doctors and patient advocates supported it, while health plans and insurers warned it could raise drug costs and disrupt specialty pharmacy networks. AB 546 would require coverage for portable HEPA purifiers for vulnerable enrollees during declared emergencies, especially wildfire smoke events, with support from air quality and public health groups and opposition from insurers concerned about benefit expansion and cost. The committee also heard AB 224, which would codify California’s updated essential health benefits benchmark plan after a public review process, adding infertility treatment, hearing aids, and durable medical equipment if approved by CMS for the 2027 plan year. DMHC said the state had completed the review and needed legislation to meet federal timing, and the measure drew broad support. AB 1032 would require plans and insurers to reimburse up to 12 additional behavioral health visits for enrollees in wildfire-affected counties for a limited period after an emergency; supporters argued it would fill gaps in trauma care after disasters, while insurers said existing parity and continuity-of-care rules already address the issue and that the bill could create inequities. AB 849 would require trained chaperones for sensitive ultrasound exams and training on how to observe and intervene; it was backed by a survivor and patient advocates, with hospitals and health districts raising staffing concerns. Later, AB 1196 would direct the Department of Public Health to update outdated rules requiring three surgeons for certain heart surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass; supporters said the rule no longer reflects modern practice and strains staffing, while cardiology representatives had no formal opposition but wanted to review amendments. AB 1113 would codify a right to wear a mask for health reasons in public spaces, with support from disability and public health groups. AB 1386 sought to add perinatal care to the list of basic hospital services, prompting testimony about maternity ward closures, workforce shortages, and rural access; the author said the bill would be amended further and that the committee would need to revisit timelines and implementation details. The committee also heard AB 1429, which would address Kaiser’s repeated mental health parity violations and improve access to behavioral health care, though the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill is shown. Several bills were moved with motions and seconds, but many were held for quorum; AB 1196, AB 1113, and AB 1386 were among the measures advanced to a roll call or held on call, and the committee repeatedly noted that final votes would occur when quorum was available.