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• Santa Fe has offered exceptional programs and services for Santa Fe's girls, resulting in a positive impact
• I can't thank my Soil and Water Conservation people enough for all that do out in the rural areas of
• He's done El Dorado Biofuels in Jal, New Mexico, so he has an understanding of the rural areas.
• The Senate Indian and Rural Affairs Committee will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Room 313.
• For Senate Indian and Rural Cultural Affairs. Thank you. Thank you, Senator Pinto.

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• The bill intends to address the negative economic impacts of House Bill 9.
• the Pueblo Zia, 4 million to AS Long Term and Aging for the New Exit Care Program and. 6 million for Rural
• Significant fiscal impact to the three counties affected by House Bill 9, and we urge your support.
• It does not impact the general fund. The money comes from the Public Project Revolving Fund.
• This money wouldn't impact Airport Road, but I can tell you Airport Road is one of the things that I

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• and important role in the policymaking process, providing a public forum for policy decisions that impact
• and important role in the policymaking process, providing a public forum for policy decisions that impact
• school districts, at-large elections often dilute the voice of families in low-income communities, rural
• In other words, how big of a financial impact do you see it on the school districts versus county elections
• In other words, how big of a financial impact do you see it on the school districts versus county elections

Summary: The House Education Committee held public hearings on two bills. House Bill 1662 would move several education-related boards and commissions—the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Charter School Commission—toward operational independence from OSPI by July 1, 2027, including separate administrative services, asset and employee transfers, and transition planning by OFM. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency, fiscal accountability, and agency flexibility, while OSPI-related testimony emphasized that small agencies need more nimble administrative support. No one testified in opposition; the hearing record noted 2 pro, 1 con, and 5 other sign-ins, and members were told the bill was substantively the same as the version passed the prior year except for date changes. The committee then heard House Bill 1683, which would require most school districts with 2,000 or more students to elect at least some school board members from director districts rather than entirely at-large, with larger districts needing more district-based seats and districts under 2,000 students exempt. The sponsor and supporters argued the change would improve geographic and demographic representation, especially for lower-income communities and communities of color, and would help ensure school boards reflect the students and families they serve. Opponents, including a school directors association representative, said the bill would be an unfunded mandate, reduce local control, and create added election costs and recruitment challenges; one witness also suggested the bill should consider broader proportional-representation options. Staff noted that 23 districts would currently be out of compliance, and the hearing record showed 12 pro, 163 con, and 2 other sign-ins. No executive action was taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting. At the end of the hearing, the chair reminded members that several bills heard that week would be on next Thursday’s executive session agenda, urged prompt amendment requests, and announced that the committee would adjourn to caucuses.

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• It is also impacting hiring, especially for young college graduates.
• It ensures policies are data-driven and grounded in real-world impacts.
• And the impact is beyond what we understand.
• Each of us experiences these impacts every day, whether or not we know it.
• Should it cause a negative impact on collective bargaining? Yes, absolutely.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and protect psychotherapy records under confidentiality laws. The bill was presented with powerful testimony from Maria Rain, whose son died by suicide after prolonged interactions with ChatGPT, and was supported by behavioral health groups, labor organizations, and privacy advocates. Tech and medical groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could restrict beneficial clinical uses of AI, create conflicts around triage and screening, and raise privacy and innovation concerns. The committee voted 4-0 to send SB 903 to Appropriations. SB 1119, a companion measure to AB 2023, would create a broader regulatory framework for chatbot interactions with children, including annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, parental controls, notice and time-limit requirements, limits on advertising and use of children’s data, public incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. Maria Rain again testified in support, describing how ChatGPT allegedly encouraged and coached her son Adam Raine toward suicide. Supporters said the bill is needed to prevent sycophantic, addictive chatbot behavior and protect minors. Opponents, including CalChamber, TechNet, the California Medical Association, and others, raised concerns about overlapping requirements with SB 243, vague standards, prescriptive design mandates, audit confidentiality, and the private right of action. The committee voted 4-1 to send SB 1119 to Judiciary. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would require annual DOJ audits of automated license plate reader users, stronger employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for ALPR data. Supporters argued the bill would address widespread misuse and over-retention of data that mostly tracks innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, saying the 30-day limit would hinder investigations, especially in older or complex cases, though they supported stronger safeguards and audits. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, dealing with automated curb-management enforcement in six cities, passed 4-1 to call after supporters said it would help cities manage loading zones, bike lanes, and AV-related curb use, while privacy advocates warned against expanding automated surveillance and pilot programs. The committee also approved SB 1101, requiring higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies; it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, was introduced to require advance notice and reporting when AI or other technology displaces workers, with labor support and Chamber opposition; testimony began, but no final action on that bill appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• </c> and unrealized losses um impacting and unrealized losses um impacting insurance<00:32:20.399><c>
• So for us, it's those large disasters that impacted our region in 2020, 2022.
• So for us, it's those large disasters that impacted our region in 2020, 2022.
• Note most retail agencies, rural agencies, only have three to five contracts.
• Note most retail agencies, rural agencies, only have three to five contracts.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , and that we in this sense... ...gun violence, all the families that have been impacted, and that we
• It impacts you; it impacts your community. It's not just Willie James Jones. I have a few cousins.
• And so I'm grateful that even though we have been impacted by gun violence, we've been able to see my
• It is hard to talk about the trauma that families experience when you're impacted by gun violence.
• The violence that we saw my brother experience was in a small rural town as well.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar. The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added. On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• Safety first and foremost, advancing equity, confronting climate impacts, promoting economic prosperity
• So there's a lot of impacts associated with that.
• It's also an impact on the companies that have these trucks that are no longer operational without a
• The other thing is, like a lot of communities, the businesses that get impacted by that.
• The other thing is like a lot of communities impact and, you know, the businesses that get impacted by

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met to consider several governor’s appointments, routine agenda items, and the confirmation hearing for Dina El-Tawansy to serve as Director of the California Department of Transportation. The committee first approved a series of appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences, Contractors State License Board, and Medical Board of California, along with bill referrals, a rule waiver for guests on the Senate floor for a memorial adjournment in honor of former President Pro Tempore John Burton, and floor acknowledgments. Most of these actions were approved on 5-0 votes, with the early appointment items passing 3-2. The committee then heard testimony from El-Tawansy, who emphasized her 28 years at Caltrans, a focus on safety, equity, climate resilience, workforce development, and multimodal transportation. Senators questioned her on a range of transportation issues, including the impact of federal and state disputes affecting immigrant truck drivers and highway funding, the Highway 58 truck climbing lane project, DBE reevaluation under new federal rules, asphalt recycling and disposal, climate-related damage to roads and coastal infrastructure, and the future of gas-tax revenue and road user charges. El-Tawansy said Caltrans is prioritizing safety and emergency projects, working on reevaluating DBEs, advancing climate adaptation planning, and studying road user charge pilots and related technology. Members also asked about small business participation, toll lane agreements, homelessness encampments on Caltrans property, and the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo rail corridor. El-Tawansy described Caltrans programs to support small and disadvantaged businesses, local hiring, heavy equipment and CDL training, standardized toll lane agreements, delegated maintenance MOUs with local governments, and expanded efforts on encampment response and rail/transit planning. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with representatives from transportation agencies, contractors, local governments, labor, and technology firms urging confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to advance El-Tawansy’s appointment to the full Senate for confirmation, then adjourned.

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• So these are all things that... ...even more pricing and impact.
• And frankly, the economic impact and the very, very pointed choosing... ...of winners and losers the
• First of all, it immediately impacts small businesses.
• I’ve got a lot of people that are scared about that, that would be impacted but are not millionaires,
• It's impacting all of our districts.

Summary: House and Senate Republican leaders held a press availability focused on the late-session legislative agenda, with repeated criticism of Democratic proposals they said would raise costs and expand state control. Their main targets were a proposed state income tax on high earners, which they described as an unconstitutional income tax likely to expand over time, and an anti-initiative bill they said would make it harder for voters to use direct democracy. They also objected to bills they said would restrict local authority over camping bans and housing permits, and to a series of tax and fee increases affecting bottles, tires, groceries, food, health care, energy, labor, and licensing costs. The Republicans said the income tax proposal drew more than 60,000 opposition sign-ins and argued that the level of opposition showed Washingtonians broadly reject it. They said any legal challenge would likely come from outside the Legislature, not from caucuses, and cited former Attorney General Rob McKenna’s testimony as support for their view that the measure violates the state constitution. They also discussed capital flight and said prior tax increases, including the estate tax and capital gains tax, were already prompting businesses and wealthy residents to leave the state. The caucus highlighted several Republican-backed affordability bills they said remain alive, including a diaper tax exemption, a prepared-food tax exemption, repeal of last year’s services tax, and sales tax exemptions for certain continuing education and licensing fees. They also said they had helped block or weaken several Democratic bills, including proposals involving grocery stores, wildfire utility costs, college encampments, plastic bag fees, and a juvenile justice bill they said would have allowed earlier release of violent offenders. On child welfare, members criticized a bill addressing the Keeping Families Together Act as insufficient and said they would keep pushing to change the “imminent harm” standard, while also supporting a separate bill to add fentanyl exposure to the child endangerment statute. No formal votes were taken in the press event itself.

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• affect your school district, but I can see a number of districts where the families that would be impacted
• c><00:04:30.160><c> that</c><00:04:30.400><c> would</c><00:04:30.560><c> be</c><00:04:30.720><c> impacted
• </c> and the families that would be impacted and the families that would be impacted by<00:04:32.240>
• </c><01:11:18.159><c> So,</c> smaller rural districts. So, smaller rural districts.
• So, for that reason, in rural districts.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Most, I think, well, certainly the rural counties don’t have...” “As well.
• Most, I think, well, certainly the rural counties don’t have any.
• Most, I think, well, certainly the rural counties don’t have any.
• And they help the rural counties that don't have the same type of resources as some of the larger ones
• You'll see that our initiated cases were 247, so that's where all of our rural counties are coming, and

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.

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• services and encourage their use, improve young people's health status, provide care in underserved rural
• It has areas that are pretty urban, and then it has semi-rural areas and very rural areas.
• ourselves, health care providers, and the public understand the trends and outcomes and potential health impacts
• These systems are not only critical infrastructure for agriculture and rural economies; they're part
• It's essential to the survival and the success of rural New Mexico. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Many of us have that view of a very small farm, neighborhood farms, rural communities.
• </c> rural communities. rural communities.
• </c> the rural communities can thrive. the rural communities can thrive.
• Less of an impact. No one has died in Minnesota because of this yet, but nationally they have.
• I think Representative Bonner's bill is tight, and it also is going to have a great impact.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So in fiscal year 24, there were a couple of changes from the federal government that really impacted
• So here are four facts that capture the range and impact of what we do.
• </c><00:45:22.079><c> First</c><00:45:22.240><c> of</c> range and impact of what we do.
• First of range and impact of what we do.
• Also, uh this year, uh we rural Alabama.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• responders in the bill, um, as well as Senator Draheim's proposal to help train more oncologists in rural
• proposal to help train more oncologist proposal to help train more oncologist in<00:03:33.120><c> rural
• areas where there is a dire in rural areas where there is a dire need<00:03:35.440><c> for</c><00:03
• 300,000 for the Rural Cancer Institute 600,000<00:15:11.600><c> for</c><00:15:12.079><c> Somali</c><
• There's no changes then for the rest of the agencies or areas impacted by the budget.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> took bold action to enact a high-impact took bold action to enact a high-impact policy<00:04:19.560
• Many of the businesses who would be impacted by this expansion of the NIIT are also impacted by the expiration
• </c><00:30:27.600><c> of</c> are also impacted by the expiration of are also impacted by the expiration
• It is about the cumulative impact on Minnesota's economy.
• We cannot impact on our communities.

Bills: HF4621 , HF4123 , HF4616 , HF1183

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: child tax credit, financial assistance, low-income families, state revenue, tax policy, net investment income, taxation, business income, self-employment, tax increase, wealth tax, fairness, public services, high-income earners, economic equity, Internal Revenue Code, employee classification, federal law, Minnesota statutes, 1183

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• </c> advance their business as it impacts advance their business as it impacts Wyoming.<00:15:29.760>
• You do have an administrative impact, which is not currently considered in the bill.
• me, but it will more importantly impact my kids and grandkids.
• </c> wrong decisions impact the entire state. wrong decisions impact the entire state.
• me, but it will more directly impact me, but it will more importantly<01:10:01.360><c> impact</c><01

Bills: SF0025 , SF0027 , SF0043 , SF0066

Committee: Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• Silos have limited our impact for too long.
• Fragmentation leads to limited impact and wasted resources.
• I've watched it happen in Dayton, Ohio, in rural Kentucky, and across...
• I'm the chief impact officer at United Way of Greater New Bedford.
• production coming online has an impact in our school districts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Businesses

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its final hearing of the session on H. 5187 and S. 3022, the Enough Act, with Chair Andy Vargas and Senator Adam Gomez opening by thanking committee members and stakeholders for their work during the session. The bills were described as a grant-based, place-based anti-poverty initiative intended to support cradle-to-career services by funding local nonprofits, schools, community organizations, and backbone entities that can coordinate housing, education, health, workforce, and family supports in high-poverty neighborhoods. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bills. Speakers including Strategies for Children, Chelsea Public Schools, Bunker Hill Community College, Senator Sal DiDomenico, Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Rep. Antonio Cabral, the Harlem Children’s Zone’s Kwame Owusu Kesse and Jeffrey Canada, former Education Secretary Paul Reville, AFT Massachusetts, United Way, the Boston Foundation, Give Black Alliance, Eastern Bank Foundation, and others argued that poverty is a systems issue that schools alone cannot solve. They emphasized the need for local control, community voice, coordinated services, and long-term public-private investment, often citing examples from Chelsea, New Bedford, Springfield, Lowell, Boston, and other communities, as well as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Maryland’s similar model. Committee members asked several questions about how the bill would function in practice, including what organizations would do on day one, how it would interact with existing efforts like community schools, McKinney-Vento, and the Student Opportunity Act, and how it would be sustained over time. Witnesses said the act would help create or strengthen backbone organizations, reduce duplication, align existing resources, and leverage philanthropy and future revenue sources for long-term sustainability. No vote was taken during the hearing, but multiple speakers urged the committee to report the bill favorably and quickly.

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• Uh would you would impact that ratio.
• ,</c><00:22:59.280><c> would</c> and the other inland and rural, would and the other inland and rural
• </c><02:34:59.200><c> people</c> obviously yeah that impacts people obviously yeah that impacts people
• </c> particularly vulnerable to these impacts particularly vulnerable to these impacts because<04:03:
• And what's more impactful, economy.

Committee: House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We want all of the things funded, like rural school aid, first.
• Anna's voice is already making a huge impact beyond her age. Anna has spoken at the United Nations.
• The rollback of water quality controls has severe public health impacts.
• Hunger is an injustice that no... public health impacts. This is water our children are drinking.
• It's a very small, minimal increase, but it'll make a significant impact to our cities and towns.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• years, so excited about being there, so excited about teaching there, so enthused about what the impact
• All of these facilities impact more than 284 people as a whole.
• But that's American jobs that are being lost nonetheless and impacting families.
• And there'll be an economic impact.
• They can actually have a meaningful impact and change these kids' lives.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee