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• And I always like to brief everybody with a quick safety briefing.
• if you didn't hear anything else I said today, this is the most important thing: the rail crossing safety
• most important thing at all, the most important thing you talked about is the railroad crossings and safety
• can't get into the details of it, they're all tragic situations, but they did have the appropriate safety

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works met on March 9, 2026, established a quorum, and approved the March 3 minutes. The chair introduced new members and then moved through four priority-program items: the statewide flood control program, the airport construction and development priority program, the port construction and development priority program, and the state highway priority program. DOTD staff said there were no changes to the flood control, airport, or port projects from the prior week, and the highway priority packet reflected about $1.2 billion in total investment, including about $913 million slated for construction in the upcoming fiscal year. Members also discussed the written justifications for projects raised during the road show but not included in the highway priority list, with the department explaining that those comments would continue to be tracked and addressed in future priority programs. Each of the four programs was approved without objection. The committee then received a presentation from Amtrak’s Todd Stennis on Louisiana service and the new Mardi Gras route between New Orleans and Mobile, which began in August 2025. He described the route as a state-supported service funded by Louisiana, Mississippi, the city of Mobile, and their transportation agencies, and said ridership had exceeded projections, with more than 80,000 riders in about six months against a first-year estimate of 76,000. He also outlined strong on-time and customer-service performance, station usage patterns, fares, and planned capital improvements funded through federal CRISI grants and state matches that are intended to improve rail fluidity and shorten travel times over the next several years. A substantial portion of the Amtrak discussion focused on railroad crossing safety after members raised concerns about recent accidents and fatalities. Stennis emphasized the blue emergency placards at crossings, the 800-number system for reporting incidents, and ongoing coordination with Operation Lifesaver and the host railroads to improve public messaging. Members also asked about an app used to identify crossings when signs are unreadable, and Stennis said he would follow up. The meeting concluded with a motion by Vice Chair Carter to adjourn, which carried without objection.

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• rate-making authority, its permissive authority to regulate for convenience, comfort, health, and safety
• , and then, of course, the Legislature's ability also to regulate for health and safety purposes, which
• argument that future energy supply information can be seen to relate directly to public health and safety
• recommend a floor amendment to clarify the connection between the policy here and public health and safety

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Uh, I think it's an important proposal relating to organ donation safety in the Commonwealth.
• 02:07.200><c> donation</c> proposal relating to organ donation proposal relating to organ donation safety
• </c><00:02:09.119><c> At</c><00:02:09.360><c> its</c><00:02:09.599><c> core,</c> safety in the Commonwealth
• At its core, safety in the Commonwealth.

Committee: House Health Services

Keywords: This meeting failed to start and as part of it was not live streamed. This is the complete meeting pulled from backups. 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:03 - Discussion of 26RS HB 510 05:32 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS HB 510 06:32 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• by the addition of a new section 39-12, Idaho Code, to establish provisions regarding foster child safety
• by the addition of a new section 39-12, Idaho Code to establish provisions regarding foster child safety
• districts that are unable to do so, whether because they cannot raise the revenue or have not acted on safety
• unable to do that, whether it's the ability to raise the revenue or otherwise have not acted on those safety

Keywords: 989, all

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• As rebuilding continues, we will do so with intention, with safety, strength, and resilience built into
• As rebuilding continues, we will do so with intention, with safety, strength, and resilience built into
• They took history, stability, and a sense of safety. For me, this impact was not distant.
• We honor those we lost by strengthening our response, our support systems, and the safety net families

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, with the clerk calling the roll and a quorum eventually declared present. The day began with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by routine procedural actions: the previous day’s journal was dispensed with, committee reports were deemed read, and several motions were approved, including unanimous consent to allow specified members to speak on adjournments in memory and to let Assemblymember Ortega have guests in the rear of the chamber. The body also gave one-day notice to remove SB 25 from the inactive file. On the daily file, Assembly Bill 673 was read with amendments and the amendments were deemed adopted. Concurrent items 2 and 3, Governor’s vetoes in items 4 through 77, reconsideration items 79 through 81, and third-reading items 82 through 84 were passed and retained or continued as noted. No substantive floor debate occurred on legislation during the session, which was described as a very short session. Most of the meeting was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Members honored Monica Lynn Martinez Hayes, a Capitol scheduler and artist; Edwin Silva Brazil, a dairyman and community leader; Grand Master Deng Huiduk, a martial arts instructor and mentor; victims of a Stockton shooting, including four young people; and the victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires. Several members spoke about the fire victims by name and emphasized recovery, resilience, and the need to support affected communities. A moment of silence was observed, the names were ordered printed in the journal, and the House adjourned until Friday, January 16 at 9 a.m.

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• As rebuilding continues, we will do so with intention, with safety, strength, and resilience built into
• As rebuilding continues, we will do so with intention, with safety, strength, and resilience built into
• They took history, stability, and a sense of safety. For me, this impact was not distant.
• We honor those we lost by strengthening our response, our support systems, and the safety net families

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Of product quality and patient safety.
• Obtaining a medical license or abiding by medical safety standards is crucial.
• There's also a real safety problem because unregulated means it can have anything in it. Sorry.
• also saying is that from my perspective, in terms of caring for people, we need to think about the safety

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• Prescribing physicians can therefore be assured of product quality and patient safety.
• and, uh, market products as medical grade without obtaining a medical license or abiding by medical safety
• There's also a real safety problem here because unregulated means it can have anything in it.
• saying is that from my, my perspective in terms of caring for people, um, we need to think about the safety

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• It is also a safety issue, as we are moving teeth within the bone and near the sinus cavity. ...everything
• So, it's just asking for the first visit, which is... ...a very safe measure; it's a safety issue.
• Hence, the Health and Safety Code distinguishes between non-profit organizations that offer district
• House Bill 2399 would require that when a court makes a determination about a child's safety or the capability

Bills: HB50

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas, 1185, senate, all

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• six-year total freeze, except everything essentially for home hardening and emergency health and safety
• . what are cost effective, what are critical for home buyers, for safety, for insurers.
• It is critical to ensure a reliable yet temporary safety net that is there when consumers need it and
• stabilize California's insurance market while holding true to the spirit intended. remains a viable safety

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, and the thing the problem is it jeopardizes voter privacy and safety.
• Our job should be to protect voter safety and voter integrity and ensure that everyone can vote.
• Our job should be to protect voter safety and voter integrity and ensure that everyone can vote.
• Our job should be to protect voter safety and voter integrity and ensure that everyone can vote.
• </c> at each polling place among other safety at each polling place among other safety measures.<02:21

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The safety of railroad nationwide.
• </c> employees who report workplace safety employees who report workplace safety hazards<00:23:34.160
• and the Office of Public Safety.
• We lost 30 days of winter. conversation around our safety nets conversation around our safety nets and
• Farm workers are six health and safety.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with 58 members present and seven excused, establishing a quorum, and approved the April 15, 2026 journal as corrected. The chamber then moved through announcements recognizing visiting railroad workers, LIUNA Local 720, Colorado West Christian Schools, Religious Freedom Day, and several school and community groups, along with birthday acknowledgments and committee schedule notices. The House also adopted a motion to remove House Bill 1245 from special orders and returned it to the general orders second reading calendar, and set House Bills 1290, 1312, and 1321 as special orders. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 18, recognizing Nowruz and expressing support for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Iranian people, including the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Supporters described Nowruz as a holiday of renewal and resilience and tied the resolution to solidarity with Iranian communities. Representative Zokaie also spoke at length about the personal impact of war on Iranian families and urged a vote. The resolution passed 59-2 with four excused. The chamber then considered several bills in committee report. House Bill 1290, concerning assault and clarifying sentencing, was amended in Judiciary to remove the medical professional provision and passed after testimony emphasizing strangulation as a serious warning sign in domestic violence cases; it then passed the House. House Bill 1312, dealing with peace officer participation, POST Board composition, academy training, and related grants, was amended for clarity and passed the Judiciary report and then the bill. House Bill 1321, modifying the School Security Disbursement Program, had the Education Committee report defeated, but amendments were adopted to broaden eligible service providers and adjust funding language; the bill then passed as amended.

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• the Department of Energy outreach programs to inform and educate the public particularly regarding safety
• the Department of Energy outreach programs to inform and educate the public particularly regarding safety
• And educate the public particularly regarding safety with regard to nuclear power.
• And it was thought that maybe we should pass a bill to alert people to the safety dangers that using
• Reasonable interconnection requirements for the safety, reliability, and power.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have made real investments in public safety to backfill money for VOCA, for the victims of crime grants
• So as someone that plans to have no kids, I hope that our system and our safety nets and our state takes
• First of all, I just have to say, in the context of public safety, I do think this administration is
• Primarily the biggest portion is for funds to update the public safety answering points.
• Primarily the biggest portion is for funds to update the public safety answering points.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Microreactor deployment builds on a strong foundation of safety.
• The commercial nuclear industry has an exemplary safety track record under the oversight of the U.S.
• In addition, microreactors incorporate enhanced safety features.
• It is designed with passive safety systems, meaning the reactor can safely shut down on its own without
• AB 1757 asks Californians to take on safety risks, waste storage liability, and ratepayer exposure for

Summary: The committee heard several bills and one resolution focused on recycling, housing affordability, air quality, coastal protection, wildfire resilience, and nuclear policy. AB 2559, by Assembly Member Ward, would require local governments to return refundable construction and demolition permit deposits if compliance documentation is submitted within three years of final inspection; supporters said it would prevent homeowners and developers from losing deposits due to mismatched local deadlines, and it passed unanimously as amended to Appropriations. AB 1704, by Assembly Member Gonzalez, would require CARB to assess the cost of lower-embodied-carbon building materials and pause the embodied-carbon program if cost parity is not reached; supporters framed it as a housing affordability safeguard, while environmental groups argued it would delay implementation of a key climate law. The bill passed on a party-line vote to Appropriations. AB 2349, by Assembly Member Solache, would create regional air quality incident response centers for emergency monitoring and coordination; it drew strong support from air district and local government representatives and passed unanimously to Appropriations. ACR 149, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act and Coastal Conservancy, highlighted coastal access, habitat protection, and climate adaptation; it passed the committee, though some members voted no. AB 1960, by Assembly Member Bennett, would let Cal Fire fund community-level wildfire hardening projects through the Wildfire Prevention Grants Fund; members raised questions about funding and implementation, but it passed to Appropriations. AB 2254, the Coastal Monarchs Protection Act, would require coastal local governments to add monarch overwintering protections when updating local coastal plans; supporters cited steep monarch declines and economic benefits, while local government groups opposed the mandate as duplicative and burdensome, and it passed to Water, Parks and Wildlife. AB 2253 would restrict deceptive recycled-content claims and mass-balance accounting practices; supporters said it would protect consumers and real recyclers, while business groups argued it would conflict with recognized accounting systems and EPR programs. The transcript also included AB 1757, which would create a limited carve-out from California’s nuclear moratorium for microreactors; supporters said it could provide clean, local power and support data centers, while opponents warned of cost, waste, and safety risks. The committee ultimately rejected AB 1757 on a divided vote, then granted reconsideration, and the discussion continued without a final action shown in the excerpt.

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• Microreactor deployment builds on a strong foundation of safety.
• The commercial nuclear industry has an exemplary safety track record under the oversight of the U.S.
• In addition, microreactors incorporate enhanced safety features.
• It is designed with passive safety systems, meaning the reactor can safely shut down on its own without
• AB 1757 asks Californians to take on safety risks, waste storage liability, and ratepayer exposure for

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• New facilities, modernization of facilities, or addressing life safety issues for deferred maintenance
• That includes anything from life safety issues to building age.
• Fifty percent of whatever would be available from a bond is allocated first toward life safety projects
• Yeah, and public safety, obviously.
• If I may, I mentioned public safety, student safety.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Modernization of facilities addresses life safety issues for deferred maintenance.
• New facilities, modernization of facilities, and addressing life safety issues for deferred maintenance
• That includes anything from life safety issues to building age.
• Yeah, and public safety, obviously.
• If I may, I mentioned public safety, student safety.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education heard updates on several higher education budget items, beginning with a pulled follow-up item on the State Library’s administration of the Imagination Library. The chair said the committee had received new documentation from the State Library and the Department of Finance late the prior evening, and staff would review it before deciding whether additional oversight or accountability measures are needed. The committee then turned to the California Community Colleges budget request, with Chancellor Christian outlining strong post-pandemic enrollment recovery, asking for 3% enrollment growth funding, changes to the three-year average formula, removal of the 10% growth cap, and support for several one-time and ongoing initiatives including the Common Cloud Data Platform, credit for prior learning, AI literacy, Rebuild L.A., veterans services, Calbright College, and the Chancellor’s Office. Senators raised concerns about district reserves, part-time faculty conditions, veterans’ credit pathways, and fraud prevention in enrollment systems; the chancellor said the system is using DMV and other identity verification tools, AI screening, and audits, and that reported final enrollment numbers are clean. The committee then reviewed the student-centered funding formula. The Department of Finance described the governor’s proposal to fully repay $408.4 million in deferrals, provide a 2.41% COLA, and add one-time funding to cover current-year apportionment costs, while the Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended prioritizing the proposals within available Proposition 98 funding. Community college finance staff said most districts are growing, many would benefit from current-year funding rules, and that without the proposed apportionment funding districts could face a deficit factor and reduced course access. Members asked about infrastructure prioritization, deferred maintenance, safety, accessibility, and campus police; staff explained that life safety projects are prioritized first, followed by modernization and growth-related facilities, and that colleges are built to high safety standards under the Field Act. Enrollment growth was discussed separately, with Finance and LAO supporting the governor’s 1.5% growth proposal split across two fiscal years, while noting that growth is being driven in part by dual enrollment, regional demographic shifts, and unemployment. The Chancellor’s Office said 54 of 72 districts grew year over year and that funding more growth could help districts move off hold harmless status, though some districts face long-term demographic challenges. The committee also heard from Calbright College President Agita Menon, who described Calbright’s role serving adult learners statewide, its completion and wage gains, and the governor’s proposed $38 million ongoing funding. The LAO recommended transitioning Calbright to the student-centered funding formula beginning in 2027-28, arguing that the current proposal lacks a clear funding rationale and performance linkage; Calbright responded that its competency-based, non-credit model is structurally different and should be funded separately, while agreeing to continued accountability reporting. Finally, the committee received an update on the Community College Higher Education Student Housing Program. Finance said the governor proposes about $11 million ongoing General Fund for debt service on approved student housing projects, and that 11 projects are in the financing pipeline, with two completed, three under construction, four in working drawings, and two in preliminary plans. Finance also noted that some projects have withdrawn and that about $81 million in bond authority remains unallocated, which the Legislature may need to address going forward.

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• Deliver our state from harm, storms, and strife, and lead us into a path of peace, prosperity, and safety
• Prosperity and safety as we leave for this weekend, for your name's sake. And the House says, amen.
• Hayden Lackman was an all-star running back, and Warren Davis was an all-star safety.
• Missouri ranks last in the U.S. for public school safety.
• This is a good bill that just ensures that we have more gun safety in the state.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I have witnessed firsthand so many safety violations.
• I have witnessed firsthand so many safety violations.
• I have witnessed firsthand so many safety violations.
• I have witnessed firsthand so many safety violations.
• The last thing I will safety violations.

Keywords: 1183, house