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• I'll now move on to the next item, which is limited public contract code exemption authority.
• allow existing caseworkers to process more complaints and reduce manual processes, enable rapid low-code
• I'm 18, and I'm from Alcove Beach Cities.
• So we're looking at the array of billing codes and benefits that exist as a fee-for-service Medi-Cal
• So we're looking at the array of billing codes and benefits that exist as a fee-for-service Medi-Cal

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a May Revision hearing covering several health-related budget proposals and broader concerns about the state’s budget structure. The Chair opened by praising some May Revision changes, such as added health IT funding, county administration support tied to Medi-Cal changes, a delay in Medi-Cal cuts for some lawfully present immigrants, and additional support for Covered California subsidies, while criticizing proposed increases in Medi-Cal premiums, changes to senior eligibility, the lack of a Medi-Cal dental solution, and other reductions affecting counties, mobile crisis units, workforce incentives, and physician shortages. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state’s budget condition remains weak despite progress on the structural deficit, and the Department of Finance said the May Revision uses a mix of reductions, reforms, revenue proposals, and fund shifts to cut out-year deficits. The committee first heard Department of State Hospitals proposals, including adjustments to county bed billing authority, contract exemption language for online clinical/pharmacy subscriptions, reversion of unspent funds, a revised Metro Central Utility Plant replacement project, electronic health record implementation, and workforce development funded partly through Behavioral Health Services Act resources. DSH also described savings and realignments in incompetent-to-stand-trial and conditional release programs, including extending the independent placement panel program and shifting funds to support additional bed capacity and a mental health rehab center. Members asked about the use of BHSA funds for workforce programs, and the department said the proposal would replace General Fund support with BHSA reimbursements. The Emergency Medical Services Authority proposed funding for statewide behavioral health crisis response guidance and for enterprise system development, and the Department of Managed Health Care proposed modernization of its complaint system and claims-settlement data system to improve oversight and comply with AB 3275. The largest discussion centered on the administration’s BHSA spending plan under Proposition 1, including state-directed prevention, workforce, and other uses, plus General Fund offsets for existing programs. The LAO questioned whether some proposed offsets fit Proposition 1’s non-supplant and eligible-use requirements, while the administration argued the uses were consistent with the measure and that the state-directed share can be adjusted annually. The Commission for Behavioral Health’s proposals drew the most public and member concern. The administration proposed cutting the commission’s Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and reducing the Community Advocacy Program by $6.7 million, while redirecting BHSA dollars to other state purposes and direct services. Commissioners, advocates, and several members argued the cuts would weaken community voice, reduce support for underserved populations, and disrupt grants already in process; they also objected to using BHSA funds to backfill General Fund commitments. Public commenters, including youth, disability, behavioral health, LGBTQ, tribal, veteran, immigrant, and community-based organization representatives, overwhelmingly opposed the cuts and urged preservation of prevention, advocacy, mobile crisis, and innovation funding. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Medical Board, who found that we were in compliance with that set forth in Business and Professions Code
• opportunity for me to challenge this discharge based on my service record, and I would receive a separation code
• ability to come into existing priority programs right now that are already reflected also in the BPC code
• I actually recently toured the City of Fresno's Animal Center and saw Animal Balance in action delivering

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• working to develop a network, bless you, that will allow California communities from tribes to urban cities
• mile we complete brings us closer to a California where broadband access is not determined by zip code
• So in terms of, you can go back to that code section, you can kind of see the section A right before
• The system is built on fragmented and outdated technologies, incorporates extensive custom code, and

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• SpongeBob episode of Fine Dining and Breathing, we're literally all we know how to do is write computer code
• SpongeBob episode of Fine Dining and Breathing, we're literally all we know how to do is write computer code
• SpongeBob episode of Fine Dining and Breathing, where literally all we know how to do is write computer code
• It's frankly embarrassing to live in a state and city that are considering age verification laws in an

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2112, which would require commercial entities, including some social media companies, to use age verification before allowing access to websites where more than one-third of the material is sexual content harmful to minors. Staff explained that the bill would require reasonable age verification methods, prohibit retention of identifying information, exempt bona fide news and public-interest sites, and authorize the Attorney General to enforce the law through civil penalties. The bill would also require warning notices on landing pages and advertisements, with content to be developed by the Department of Health. Prime sponsor Representative Mari Leavitt said the bill is intended to protect children from harmful online sexual content and argued that parental controls are not sufficient. She cited pediatric and public-health concerns, said the bill is modeled on laws upheld elsewhere, and emphasized that the measure is aimed at commercial entities rather than school-based sharing or general adult access. Supportive testimony from parents, clinicians, and advocates described early exposure to pornography, mental health harms, and the need to place responsibility on platforms rather than families alone. Opposition testimony focused on privacy, free speech, enforcement, and scope. Several witnesses argued that age verification systems create data-security risks even if data is not retained, that the bill’s definitions and one-third threshold are vague and could sweep in LGBTQ, health, educational, or artistic content, and that enforcement would be difficult against out-of-state websites. Some opponents said the law would push users to less-compliant sites and would not effectively protect children. A technology industry witness said the bill is narrow and comparable to carding for alcohol or tobacco, while a Free Speech Coalition representative said the law is ineffective in practice and offered to discuss amendments. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• Calling around, we live in a very rural town, and there are some bigger cities like Lubbock, Texas, and
• handouts, such as the one on the back side of the map that you have in front of you, have an embedded QR code
• That you have and the coding. Is the number of schools reached by training that 41?
• And so, I don't know how many hours your agency spends in billing, but there is no code to get that time

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• directors, IT people, those technical capabilities are very hard to come by, certainly in our larger cities
• I mentioned school safety and building code management.
• We provide direct support to them so they're building safe schools, they're in line with code, and so
• They're in line with code, and so our students are in safe and secure buildings.

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee met to discuss the needs of rural school districts and the role of Florida’s three regional education consortia: the Panhandle Area Education Consortium, Northeast Florida Educational Consortium, and Heartland Educational Consortium. Executive directors and several rural superintendents described the consortia as member-led organizations that provide shared services, professional learning, leadership development, grant support, cooperative purchasing, risk management, IT/cybersecurity help, and back-office assistance that small districts could not afford to provide on their own. They emphasized that rural districts are often very small, have limited staff, and must still meet the same state reporting and compliance requirements as large urban systems. Testimony focused heavily on teacher recruitment and retention, alternative certification, and the difficulty of staffing specialized roles such as CFOs, MIS directors, IT staff, and content-area teachers. Superintendents said many new hires are career changers or alternatively certified teachers who need consortium-supported training, and several argued for more flexibility in funding so districts can raise salaries and compete with neighboring districts and nearby states. Members also asked about the impact of declining enrollment, homeschooling, and voucher-related school choice; superintendents said those trends are reducing FTE and creating budget instability, while also requiring districts to right-size staff and programs. Several speakers described the financial strain on rural districts, including rising insurance costs, transportation costs, and the challenge of forecasting budgets when enrollment changes after the school year begins. One superintendent recounted major hurricane damage and said consortium risk-management support was essential to recovery. Others said the consortia help districts pool resources for property and health insurance, payroll, student data systems, and procurement, and that this shared approach saves money and improves services. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• They finished something for the Pueblo, Acoma, City of Belen, City of Raton, Town of Hurley, City of
• Gallup, City of Clovis, City of Bloomfield, Sierra County got a project, Valencia County, City of Las
• Cruces, City of Grants, Sandoval County, City of Sunland Park, Town of Springer, Bernalillo County.
• of Gallup, City of Clovis, City of Bloomfield, Sierra County got a project, Valencia County, City of
• Las Cruces, City of Grants, Sandoval County, City of Sunland Park, Town of Springer, Bernalillo County

Bills: HB111 , HB61 , HB43 , HB156 , HB70 , SB3 , HB103 , HB109 , HB128 , HB247 , HJM2 , HJM3 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM32 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and pledges, and spent much of the session on memorials and recognitions. Members honored former Senator Clint Hardin with a certificate and extended condolences, with several representatives sharing personal remembrances of his work on autism coverage, second chances for formerly incarcerated people, rural issues, and bipartisan dealmaking. The chamber also recognized Council of Governments Day, 4-H Day, NMSU Day, scouting groups, and several student and community guests, including youth from 4-H, NMSU CAMP, folklórico, and the La Cueva boys soccer team. The House received messages from the governor and Senate, including authorization for House Bill 320, the Industrial Carbon Reduction Act, and Senate passage of several bills. Committee reports were adopted on a long list of measures, including House Bills 145, 158, 180, 49, 164, 256, 287, 60, 120, 166, 306, 124, 314, 185, 253, 195, 259, 295, 296, 338, and others, along with several joint resolutions and memorials. The chamber also ordered certain bills germane and referred them to committees, and enrolled and engrossed multiple memorials. On third reading, House Bill 43, a PERA cleanup bill, passed 65-0. The House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 70, updating the Public Regulation Commission and hearing officer structure, passed 66-0 after brief debate. House Bill 247, which modernizes capital outlay procedures and limits reauthorizations, was then taken up; the sponsor explained it would send unspent general fund capital outlay money to a Capital Development and Reserve Fund and tribal project balances to the tribal infrastructure fund. An amendment was offered to redirect the reserve fund money to the state road fund, and debate began, with members discussing road conditions and the purpose of the reserve fund.

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• Heavin, advocacy director with Hawaiʻi Farmers Union, zooming in from very flat Oklahoma City.
• So, for example, which communities have BMX district zoning codes to be able to build commercial kitchen
• So, for example, which communities have BMX district zoning codes to be able to build commercial kitchen
• </c><00:34:02.679><c> and</c> role in supplying water for cities and role in supplying water for cities
• Thank you. much help from the city or the state um much help from the city or the state um so<01:07:38.559

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• at as a place where it helps all communities, regardless of where they are, regardless of their zip code
• We have requirements for staff ratios, we have requirements for building codes and all sorts of different
• Representative Marshall: This is specifically addressing some of the expansions in inner-city areas in
• This is specifically addressing some of the expansions in inner-city areas in affluent neighborhoods,
• Thank you. ...in some of our cities to a more neutral position before they felt like the policy was a

Summary: The committee heard public testimony on Substitute Senate Bill 5828, which would restore and adjust Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship award levels for students attending private, not-for-profit four-year institutions. Staff explained the bill would set the awards at 90 percent of the regional and state college rate rather than 50 percent of the research rate, with an estimated fiscal impact of $3.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and $18.6 million over four years. Testimony was largely in support from private college presidents, students, and school counselors, who said the bill would help low-income and first-generation students and preserve access and enrollment choices; some public college student representatives said they did not oppose the bill but argued that cuts to public-school aid should be restored first. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 5911, which would prohibit DCYF from using benefits or funds of youth in extended foster care as reimbursement for their cost of care beginning in 2027, while requiring support for benefit management and payee arrangements and allowing protected accounts such as ABLE accounts. Staff estimated a net fiscal impact of $608,000 in fiscal year 2027 and $2.2 million per biennium thereafter. Testimony in support said the bill would end the practice of withholding SSI and other benefits from youth in care and better support disabled youth transitioning to adulthood. Members asked questions about fiduciary responsibility and representative payee arrangements. In executive session, the committee adopted amendments and advanced several bills. It adopted Amendment Clark 350 to House Bill 2689, raising the required provider response rate for the child care market rate survey to 65 percent, and then reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation by a vote of 18-11, with two excused. It adopted Amendment H-3743.1 to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5395 on retrospective prior authorization denials and reported that bill out unanimously. It also adopted Amendment Pool 272 to Senate Bill 5420 and reported that bill out unanimously. For Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5496, the committee adopted several amendments clarifying scope and penalties but rejected amendments that would have delayed the bill or replaced it with a study; the bill was then reported out with a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard amendment briefings on other bills, including 5981, 6026, 6160, 6184, and 6211, but deferred action on some items heard that morning.

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• wanted to live in Chicago because I had a lot of family there and I wanted the opportunities of a big city
• They have different codes, they have different modifiers, they have different portals.
• When we talk about doing away with GRT in any... city, we need to be really, really careful what we do
• We pass a whole lot of bills up here that leave mayors and city councilmen trying to figure out what
• So when you combine the emissions of our state's two biggest cities, this power that they're going to

Committee: Joint Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

Keywords: 996, all

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• I thought about when I drive to Jeff City every day and I see people pull in front of, say, a semi-truck
• The bill's requirement that every LEA adopt and annually review a code of student conduct is equally
• Louis, Kansas City, over that time.
• Louis, Kansas City, over that time.

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Right now, as the representative pointed out previously to me, if a child comes from the city of... .
• Hancock gets $5,000 from the city of North Adams, and I use that as an example.
• And the town and the city of North Adams doesn't have to pay anything more than the $5,000 choice to
• It's time we give all children in Massachusetts the supports they need to thrive regardless of zip code

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Education

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing on two late-file bills. H. 4867, relative to school choice, drew testimony from leaders, parents, and educators in Hancock, Warwick, Richmond, and Worthington, who said DESE’s interpretation of Chapter 76, Section 12B(k) requires small districts without high schools to pay secondary tuition for nonresident school choice students after they leave the elementary grades. Witnesses said the resulting gap between the $5,000 school choice payment and high school tuition of roughly $13,000 to $18,000 per student has forced some districts to stop accepting school choice students, hurting class sizes, budgets, and rural families’ access to local schools. Committee members questioned how the current rule works, whether students have home high schools to return to, and whether a broader statutory fix could address all districts without secondary programs; testimony indicated the affected districts are a small number of rural communities, with some others having found alternative arrangements. Representative Barrett described the bill as a general solution to an issue that had gone unenforced for years, and the hearing ended with testimony closed on the bill. The committee also heard H. 4927, relative to protecting access to applied behavior analysis (ABA). Educators and ABA providers testified that the bill would clarify that qualified ABA providers, including BCBAs and RBTs, may deliver services in schools while preserving school safety and operational rules. They argued that better access to ABA would help students with autism make progress on IEP goals, remain in the least restrictive environment, and reduce conflicts between families and districts. A parent described repeated delays in getting promised supports for her young son and said the bill would help ensure follow-through and accountability. The committee then closed testimony on H. 4927 and adjourned after a motion and second.

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• QR-coded up here, and Judah will also provide this in an email as well.
• ironic that on the same day that we got together last week I was meeting with some members of the Tri-City
• Some of these city—every city is a little bit different—but can you remind folks that, you know, the

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: 1182, all

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• That I know, Albuquerque's zone code, Madam Chair.
• It's very hard to put a single family home in the city of.
• I know in my own city we Of flown in under the radar.
• The city of Albuquerque then has funding for their voucher holders.

Committee: House Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee

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• It's hard for you to get flights, but we're 200 miles from everything or 500 miles from any city.
• big dream is that the IPAs don't just exist in Roswell but might exist in other, other towns, other cities
• this should be relatively brief, but First one will be the adopted rule in New Mexico Administrative code
• I'd, I'd like to thank the Superintendent for the great hospitality, City of Roswell, our little swag

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• It includes city and county health departments, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Urban Indian Health
• options, counseling, cancer screenings, and more, no matter your income, insurance status, or zip code
• So it is City and County Health Departments, it is FQHCs, it is stand-alone You know, family planning
• for reproductive services is essential so we can continue to empower people throughout the small cities

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Fortunately, being on the Kansas City side of the state, we don't deal with the Illinois dealers poaching
• Joseph, Kansas City, and Harrisonville. Thank you all for your time today considering this hearing.
• For the record, I'm Representative Bill Allen from the Kansas City Northland.
• Kansas City just passed something very similar with an all-out 7-OH ban.
• I'm a small business owner in the Kansas City metro area. I have six employees on payroll.

Committee: House Emerging Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Lastly, the representative from the city of Glendale, who was in my office earlier, shared a story with
• Public Safety, having had under consideration SB 1058 relating to firearm transactions and merchant codes
• The sponsor will say it's about billing codes, but I don't believe it.
• . $200 may not seem like that much to you, but you can bundle checks, and I've seen that happen in city
• That's the size of 10 small cities across northern Arizona.

Summary: The Senate met in multiple Committee of the Whole sessions and later took third-reading votes on several measures, with the day dominated by election administration bills, immigration-related bills, public safety measures, and a series of bills affecting transgender youth and health care. The chamber also heard ceremonial remarks recognizing Lutheran Day at the Capitol, introduced the Doctor of the Day, and handled routine appointments, messages, and committee reports. Several bills were retained on the calendar, including SB 1431 and SCR 1005. Among the major policy items, senators debated and advanced SB 1049 on spousal maintenance, SB 1053 on concealed weapons permits, SB 1415 on insurance adjuster license eligibility, SB 1015 on health care actions related to gender transition procedures and provider liability, SB 1095 on gender transition care for minors, and SCR 1006 on school-related sex and privacy requirements. Members opposing the transgender-related bills argued they were discriminatory, harmful to youth, and an intrusion into family and medical decisions; supporters said the measures protected children, parental rights, privacy, and medical judgment. The chamber also considered election and campaign finance measures including SB 1003, SB 1006, SB 1037, SB 1040, SB 1057, SB 1168, SB 1237, SCR 1002, SCR 1010, SCR 1013, and SCR 1014, with debate centering on transparency, ballot procedures, voter registration, and disclosure thresholds. Additional bills addressed immigration enforcement and foreign influence concerns, including SB 1055, SB 1058, SB 1093, SB 1152, SB 1289, and SB 1308. Supporters framed these as public safety, election integrity, or enforcement measures, while opponents warned they would chill reporting to police, harm asylum seekers and immigrants, or expand punitive government power. The Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and assigned bills accordingly throughout the day, and several measures later received third-reading passage votes, including SB 1049, SB 1053, SB 1415, SB 1015, and SB 1095, with recorded roll-call outcomes and transmission of passed bills to the House.

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• Office of Housing from the City and County of Honolulu in support.
• comment office of housing from the City comment office of housing from the City and<00:24:55.640><c>
• Office of Housing, City and County of Honolulu, with comments.
• City and County of Honolulu Office of Housing in support. Thank you.
• of that project, and I think that we should just have strictly defined standards in statute and in code

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on a series of housing bills. HB 1432 and HB 1428 drew support from HHFDC, and HB 1428 also received testimony from Hawaiian Community Assets, which said housing counseling funding is needed to meet demand for financial education tied to affordable housing, and that such counseling can help reduce evictions, prevent foreclosure, and stabilize households. HB 833 on community land trusts received broad support from HHFDC, county housing officials, community land trust representatives, and a local developer; testimony emphasized keeping housing affordable in perpetuity, but also asked for clearer access to financing, longer repayment terms, and inclusion of additional land trusts in the bill. Peter Savio argued that community land trusts are the best way to control demand and keep housing tied to local incomes. The committee also heard HB 19 on the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund, which HHFDC said should be made permanent because the pilot has been successful, with 81 units in the program and $7.4 million of the $10 million allocation already committed. HHFDC said the fund helps stalled for-sale projects by providing state equity that revolved back when homes are sold. HB 529 and HB 432 were also heard; HB 432 would create a subaccount in the rental housing revolving fund for projects above 60% AMI, and HHFDC said this would help finance housing for households at 65% and 80% AMI. The bill drew support from several housing, business, and industry groups. Several other housing measures were discussed with mixed testimony. HB 419 had HHFDC support, Limby Hawaiʻi opposition, and support from the Grassroot Institute and others; members asked about whether councils approve these projects in one or multiple readings. HB 527 and HB 416 also drew a mix of support and opposition, with questions focused on county approval timelines and whether state-financed projects would still go through normal local review. HB 417 on the rental housing revolving fund prompted questions about how it differs from the Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund and whether it should be more flexible for mixed rental and for-sale projects. HB 418’s proposed working group was noted as potentially unnecessary because HHFDC said a public working group was already being formed. HB 1411 on housing preference raised questions about what happens if a recipient changes jobs, and HB 374 drew an Attorney General’s Office recommendation to remove a duration requirement to avoid possible constitutional travel issues. HB 373 and HB 1492 were also heard, with strong testimony from Peter Savio in favor of a broader trust-based model for affordable housing. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• , Salt Lake City, our state's capital.

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