Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:28:01.039><c> with</c> pursue as a State um we support with pursue as a State um we support with
• </c><00:28:46.799><c> with</c> and then lastly we um support with and then lastly we um support with
• </c> critical to our being able to support critical to our being able to support both<01:15:09.560><c
• </c><01:23:17.679><c> and</c> including General funds supported and including General funds supported
• and trunk highway fund-supported.

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> went over the the fall so we supported went over the the fall so we supported that<00:20:45.640>
• </c><00:47:22.319><c> of</c> increase uh we're fully supportive of increase uh we're fully supportive
• </c><00:58:16.280><c> this</c> everyone who was here to support this everyone who was here to support
• ><c> for</c><01:06:43.920><c> hr195</c> express my strong support for hr195 express my strong support
• </c> utilized all their uh State uh support utilized all their uh State uh support and<01:23:56.880><

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I've submitted a letter of support. The town has submitted a letter of support.
• teachers, we support families, students.
• We've led that work and have had great success, and just ask for your support to ensure that we also
• service to a 100 percent cross-trained firefighter paramedic advanced life support model.
• And so I wholeheartedly support Chief McFadden in supporting this home rule petition and ask for your

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity with the United States, and reiterating continued support
• Um, I appreciate everyone uh being here, showing our continued support for Taiwan.
• Um I would like the support for Taiwan.
• </c> signed on to join to show their support signed on to join to show their support for<00:02:26.840
• </c><00:02:45.000><c> And</c><00:02:45.440><c> uh</c> support Taiwan. And uh support Taiwan.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• all in support and not wishing to speak.
• And you have some people in support joining you at the table.
• We ask for your support. Thank you very much for your testimony.
• I ask for your support of HB 525. Thank you.
• I want to be, and Scott Kirkpatrick in support not wishing to speak.

Committee: Senate Judiciary B

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary B met on May 14, established a quorum, approved the May 5 minutes, and then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions. The committee first heard House Bill 1252, which would expand and modernize local court jurisdiction in Avoyelles Parish by enlarging the Marksville and Bunkie city courts, adding small claims, misdemeanor, juvenile, and civil jurisdiction, and allowing online payments and virtual appearances. Supporters said it would keep justice local and reduce pressure on district court, while opponents urged more study and warned about impacts on existing courts and funding. The committee adopted Amendment Set 3835 and reported HB 1252 with amendments. It also reported HB 167, requiring state prisons to provide release documentation to inmates; HB 1038, after amendments and continued negotiation with marshals and constables; HB 1077, allowing microbreweries to sell at certain special events; HB 1204, changing administration of the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program to the Office of Juvenile Justice; HB 492, placing the Governor’s Impaired Driving Task Force into statute; HB 175, dedicating $500,000 in lottery proceeds annually to a veterans service grant fund; HCR 41, directing ATC to allow electronic beer rebates; HB 833, creating a Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force; HB 656, creating a pilot program for inmate-administered services; HB 978, raising the population threshold for mayor’s courts to remit indigent defender fees; and HB 969, updating and expanding the crime victim compensation program. The committee also approved HB 985, which adds QR codes to sex offender identification cards, after adopting Amendment Set 3861, and HB 579, updating the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act, after adopting Amendment Set 3830. Several bills drew notable opposition or requests for further work. HB 968, which creates a framework for electronic monitoring providers to notify courts before removing ankle monitors for nonpayment, drew objections from the ACLU and a vendor representative who argued it would turn criminal courts into debt-collection forums and could lead to jail for inability to pay; the author said the bill was intended as a public-safety framework, not debt collection. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 968 favorably and agreed to move a 10-day-to-15-day notice change on the floor. HB 525, requiring DOC to publish more incarceration data, especially from local facilities, was opposed by the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, which said the bill would impose substantial new reporting burdens; DOC said it was already posting most of the data and would continue updating it. The committee ultimately deferred HB 525, with members encouraging further work. HB 1005, a cleanup-and-restructuring bill for the Office of the State Public Defender, was reported favorably after the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about substantive changes, including removal of board approval for the state public defender and changes to district defender protections; Vice Chair Harris said he would work with stakeholders on those issues. HB 1029, a local alcohol-permit moratorium bill for House District 3, was voluntarily deferred to next week so the author could address concerns about the length of the moratorium. The meeting ended after all scheduled business was completed, with the committee agreeing to revisit the deferred items later.

Transcript Highlights:

• I do statewide advocacy, organizing support, and leadership coaching and training.
• So contracts, as you Napa provides all of the staff support behind the scenes.
• The UFW does support the state's effort to increase housing for farmworkers.
• And how does this mean, certainly a model I would support to expand for there.
• Their family support systems are in Mendota.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I support that, but we must wait and see what comes before the Board.
• through scholarships for peer support specialists to provide mentorship, recovery support, and advocacy
• I mentioned the increase in peer support specialists.
• Waives in support. Victoria. Waving in support. Eric Dylanbeck, Eric Dylanbeck.
• Do you wave in support or in opposition? In opposition.

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• World, waiving in support.
• Appreciate your support. Susan, please call the role on SB 1706.
• And Jason Main, Storm Smart Industries, waiving in support.
• I thank you for your continued support.
• Thank you for supporting your veterans."

Bills: S0468 , S0822 , S1234 , S1260 , S1580 , S1706

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Keywords: animal cruelty, reporting, veterinary, protection, liability, regulation, community association, management certification, Florida Statutes, certified manager, association governance, building permits, inspections, offsite construction, local government, housing, property regulation, construction standards, state of emergency, emergency response

Summary: The committee heard and approved several bills. SB 468 would require veterinarians and veterinary technicians to report suspected animal cruelty to law enforcement or animal control and allow release of patient records in good faith; it was reported favorably with support from animal welfare groups. SB 1706 narrows eligibility for the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to buildings with at least 80% owner-occupied units and residents at or below 80% of area median income, and it also passed favorably. SB 1234 on building permits and inspections was amended extensively to clarify permit exemptions, private-provider rules, and timelines, then reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1260, dealing with building inspections after emergencies, was amended to require state-term contracts for inspection vendors and then passed. SB 822 would require professionally managed community associations above a budget threshold; an amendment raised the threshold to $750,000, added a parcel-count trigger, and allowed direct-hire credentialed managers, after which the bill was reported favorably. SB 1580 would increase penalties for illegal gaming operations, add enforcement tools, and clarify procedures for veterans organizations; after removing a fantasy sports provision, it also passed favorably. The committee also heard from several appointees and reappointees to the Public Service Commission and Florida Gaming Control Commission. Public Service Commission nominees Anna Ortega and Robert Payne were questioned closely about utility hardening projects, ratepayer costs, and the role of the Office of Public Counsel. Gaming Commission reappointee Julie Brown and appointees William Spacola, John DeQuilla, Peter Cutterman, and Tina Rep discussed illegal gaming enforcement, audits, agency operations, and their backgrounds in law, regulation, law enforcement, and public service. Several members raised concerns about contract timing and evidence handling at the Gaming Commission, while others praised the nominees’ experience and service. At the end of the meeting, the committee voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 1 through 7. Members then requested favorable placement on the record for specific bills, including SB 468, SB 1234, SB 1260, SB 1580, and SB 1706, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• World, waiving in support.
• And Jason Main, Storm Smart Industries, waiving in support.
• We understand the essence and support the essence of this bill.
• I thank you for your continued support.
• Thank you for supporting your veterans."

Bills: S0468 , S0822 , S1234 , S1260 , S1580 , S1706

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Keywords: animal cruelty, reporting, veterinary, protection, liability, regulation, community association, management certification, Florida Statutes, certified manager, association governance, building permits, inspections, offsite construction, local government, housing, property regulation, construction standards, state of emergency, emergency response

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm here to testify today in strong support of House Bill 2585.
• I am here today in support of House Bill 2590.
• So I urge you to support passing this bill.
• I am in support of House Bill 2453.
• I am supportive of this bill, 2453. I've had the privilege...

Summary: The Civil Rights and Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. House Bill 2445, requested by the Attorney General, would curb “probate for profit” schemes by extending the waiting period before a “suitable person” can be appointed, limiting non-intervention powers and repeat appointments, tightening venue rules, and restricting self-dealing by estate administrators. The sponsor and Attorney General’s Office described cases in which strangers used probate loopholes to control estates, sell property, and profit from heirs; the Northwest Justice Project and other witnesses strongly supported the bill. Members raised questions about whether the bill would complicate probate for laypeople and about the timeline changes, and the sponsor said she was open to amendments. No vote was taken. The committee also heard House Bill 2386, which would replace a statutory garnishment answer form with a form developed by the Washington Pattern Forms Committee or a substantially similar form. The sponsor and a district court judge said the current form causes calculation errors, especially for fluctuating wages, and that the change would make garnishments more accurate and transparent. A collectors’ association supported updating the form but asked for a longer implementation period and flexibility for employers to use their own forms; the judge said a rollout period would not be a problem. The bill was heard but not voted on. House Bill 2585 would create a Washington State False Claims Act modeled on the federal act, allowing the Attorney General and private relators to pursue fraud against state programs, with treble damages, civil penalties, and whistleblower protections. Supporters said it would recover stolen public dollars and deter fraud in areas such as wages, housing, education, and environmental programs. Contractors warned that the bill could sweep in good-faith construction change orders, and a wireless industry group asked for a tax exemption; the Attorney General’s Office said it supported the concept but would provide technical and substantive feedback. The bill was heard without action. Finally, House Bill 2590 would exempt limited equity cooperatives from the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act unless they elect coverage, while keeping the tax exemption framework for those cooperatives. The sponsor and housing advocates said WUCIOA imposes requirements that do not fit cooperative ownership and can hinder permanently affordable housing, while lenders already impose appropriate reserve and governance standards. Witnesses from cooperative development organizations and community land trusts supported the bill, and committee members asked about resale limits, reserve obligations, and who benefits from appreciation. The hearing concluded without a vote. The committee also heard House Bill 2453, which would allow board-certified psychiatric pharmacists to participate in certain involuntary treatment proceedings and provide concurring medical opinions for involuntary medication under less restrictive alternative orders. Supporters said it would improve workforce capacity and continuity of care; opponents argued it could weaken civil-liberty protections and that pharmacists lack authority for diagnosis and treatment. The hearing ended with no final action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• We represent the state in strong support of this bill.
• We represent the state in strong support of this bill.
• He urged support for the proposal.
• We're here today in strong support of House Bill 2536.
• bill that will support the Washington wine industry.

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee held public hearings on several alcohol-related bills. HB 2128 would expand the sports entertainment facility liquor license to cover publicly or privately owned facilities where patrons engage in sports, amusement, or recreational activities, such as the Leavenworth Adventure Park. The prime sponsor and supporters said it would modernize the license while keeping LCB safety controls in place; one member questioned whether it amounted to an expansion of alcohol access. A fiscal note had been requested but not yet received, and the public hearing was closed without action. The committee then heard HB 2207, which would create a bonded beer warehouse license and make related changes to bonded wine warehouse law. The sponsor said it would help a Ridgefield logistics warehouse store beer the same way it can already store wine and spirits, while supporters from the Washington Brewers Guild said it would give breweries parity with wineries. Distributors and other opponents raised concerns about direct-to-consumer shipping, public access to warehouses, and federal tax-and-trade restrictions; the sponsor said amendments were being considered to address some of those issues. The hearing was closed without action. HB 2536 would allow wineries to hold spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licenses, or beer and/or wine restaurant licenses, at additional winery locations. The sponsor and winery representatives said the bill would reduce administrative burden and let wineries operate tasting rooms and restaurant-style spaces more flexibly, while opponents argued it could broaden alcohol access and create tied-house concerns. HB 2476 would remove the 120-seat-per-screen limit for theaters seeking a spirits, beer, and wine theater license; the sponsor and theater operators said existing alcohol control plans and other safeguards would remain in place, and the change would help theaters compete and attract patrons. The committee also heard HB 1701, which would allow multiple liquor licensees to operate within a shared facility and was described as a way to support a mixed-use winery/brewery/restaurant project; the sponsor said he was willing to remove the Public Records Act exemption again, and distributors urged transparency and guardrails. In executive action, the committee took up HB 2229, revising the Professional Engineers Registration Act. After adopting Amendment CLA 407 to restore current law on the board’s name, the committee voted to report the substitute bill out with a due pass recommendation. Several members supported the bill as a modernization of registration and continuing-education provisions, while some members voted no, citing concerns about changes to board membership requirements.

Transcript Highlights:

• For those reasons, we support his nomination. Thank you.
• And for those reasons, we support his confirmation. Thank you.
• We're here in support of Mr. Sadwith.
• Pear Team is in support of Mr. Sadowitz's appointment.
• And I'm pleased to be here today to lend our support to Dr.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointees and routine committee actions. Members approved, by unanimous 5-0 votes, three not-required-to-appear appointments: Hampus Eitsiter to the Boating and Waterways Commission, Peter Stern to the California Horse Racing Board, and Dean White to the State Mining and Geology Board. The committee also approved references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgements, each by 5-0 vote. The committee then heard testimony on Tyler Sadwith’s appointment as Chief Deputy Director of Healthcare Programs at the Department of Health Care Services. Sadwith emphasized protecting Medi-Cal access for 14 million Californians, navigating federal changes, and continuing CalAIM and behavioral health reforms. Senators focused heavily on hospital financial distress, rural access, Medi-Cal redeterminations, work requirements, provider reimbursement, fraud oversight, dental access, labor and delivery closures, and the effectiveness of CalAIM and community supports. Public commenters from county, hospital, and provider groups largely supported the nomination, citing his experience and collaborative approach. The committee voted 5-0 to send his appointment to the full Senate. The committee also considered Chris Thayer’s appointment as director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. Thayer described OEHHA’s role as providing transparent, science-based health assessments, improving risk communication, and supporting tools such as CalEnviroScreen and Prop 65 guidance. Senators raised concerns about reliance on models versus real-world data, PFAS, environmental justice, wildfire and battery-fire impacts, and whether CalEnviroScreen and Prop 65 are working as intended. Public testimony from environmental and health organizations supported the nomination and highlighted OEHHA’s scientific role. The committee approved Thayer’s appointment 3-1, with one senator not voting, and forwarded it to the Senate floor.

Transcript Highlights:

• So please support this bill. Thank you.
• So please support this bill. Thank you. Thank you. Ms. Grad, please proceed.
• We support transparency.
• Schmidt, for carrying the bill, and I urge your support. Thank you.
• , and I'm here in enthusiastic support of House Bill 2191.

Bills: HB2144 , HB2190 , HB2191 , HB2303 , HB2345

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: employee monitoring, workplace privacy, performance evaluations, notification, transparency, language access, collective bargaining, providers, healthcare, interpreters, social services, construction, wage theft, misclassification, independent contractor, employee classification, fringe benefits, prevailing wages, subcontractor liability, joint and several liability

Transcript Highlights:

• So, it's a bit of a two-way street, I think, for them, to support each other.
• So these support the Medicaid program.
• The contract is support the contract.
• >> So, the MET funds are restricted to support the Medicaid program.
• </c><00:29:34.240><c> um</c><00:29:34.399><c> we're</c> support the Medicaid program. um we're support

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met with replacement members noted at the start and took up one emergency item from the Department of Health and Human Services: approval to accept and expend $2 million to support SNAP recipients during the federal shutdown. Commissioner Lori Weaver and CFO Nathan White explained that USDA/FNS had notified the state it would not receive November SNAP funds, affecting about 74,000 recipients. The department said it activated a contingency plan to contract with the New Hampshire Food Bank to expand mobile food pantries, targeting SNAP households and prioritizing locations based on need, with evening and daytime access and outreach through mail, text, email, social media, partner organizations, and a shutdown webpage. Committee members asked about timing, locations, reimbursement, and whether the state would be repaid by the federal government. Department staff said the food bank would likely need about a week to mobilize once the contract was approved, and that the contract would be cost-reimbursement based, with faster turnaround than usual but not advance payment. White explained the money would come from excess Medicaid Enhancement Tax revenue from state fiscal year 2025, which can be used only for Medicaid purposes under state law and SB 249, allowing general funds to be shifted to the food bank contract. Members also asked about other affected programs; the department said WIC had funding through November 10, energy assistance was expected to continue through December, and school breakfast/free and reduced lunch were not impacted. Members discussed broader public outreach, including a possible PSA and use of the New Hampshire Food Bank’s network of 417 partners, and one member suggested religious leaders or the governor might be better positioned to make donation appeals. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the item (motion by Senator Gray, second by Senator Waters). The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting on November 21 at 11:00 and a motion to adjourn, which was approved.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm also a big supporter of being able to support our direct care providers.
• Again, this is salary support and benefit support. For organizations to be competitive.
• That does not mean that they're fully supported by federal dollars; they are supported by Medicaid.
• They are supported by, in this case, some RFCA dollars.
• They are supported by a small amount of patient revenue.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm here in support of House Bill 2516.
• I must urge you to support this bill.
• We are in support of House Bill 2402.
• I am pleased to support this legislation.
• Members, I ask for your support.

Bills: HB107 , HB742 , HB1639 , HB1700 , HB2071 , HB2187 , HB2402 , HB2516 , HB3211 , HB4529 , HB5342 , HB694 , HB923 , HB4655 , HB107

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: sickle cell disease, registry, health data, confidentiality, healthcare access, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, cancer, female firefighters, health study, state health services, fire protection, telemedicine, teledentistry, telehealth, health records

Transcript Highlights:

• As Republicans, we don't support wealth redistribution.
• Uh, its desire to support the larger national defense strategy.
• My wife and I own the farm and operate the farm, and I am support, in support of House Bill 5339.
• I respectfully urge your support for House Bill 5339.
• the urgency of supporting this bill.

Committee: House Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> the support services grant program. the support services grant program.
• </c> and then also apply to the support and then also apply to the support services<00:03:48.000><c>
• </c> also 711 do is it it puts uh support also 711 do is it it puts uh support services<00:04:20.959>
• Um, makes to support the amendment.
• </c> Pinto's work on this too I I supported Pinto's work on this too I I supported this<00:43:13.680>

Bills: HF3732

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: workforce development, unemployment benefits, youth training, economic development, grants, job creation, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> amendment and do support it. amendment and do support it.
• </c> and we either support support it or not. and we either support support it or not.
• </c> reimbursements or other support systems. reimbursements or other support systems.
• I So, I do support the Lowry amendment.
• </c><00:44:30.520><c> the</c> I would urge members not to support the I would urge members not to support

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:28:53.360><c> and</c><00:28:53.600><c> empowering</c> global support and empowering global support
• And two, uh, it out in full support.
• </c><00:40:39.440><c> new</c> other resources necessary to support new other resources necessary to support
• </c> guess uh probably May or June, support guess uh probably May or June, support your<00:43:48.240>
• </c> support on. support on. &gt;&gt; Representative<01:38:29.119><c> Kelty.

Keywords: 981, all