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• I wanted one because I thought I would need it to transition successfully.
• I have family members who've been to prison and also transitioned already.
• I’m the deputy director over fiscal services for health care.
• I live in fear every day that what Rodriguez did to me will happen again.
• I live in fear every day that what Rodriguez did to me will happen again.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This bill directs OSPI and our educational service districts to both create and utilize a technical assistance
• of improving coordination, reducing duplication, expanding access to behavioral health prevention services
• , and earlier access to crisis intervention services.
• Step housing is permanent supported housing, transitional housing, and indoor emergency housing.
• Step housing is permanent supported housing, transitional housing, and indoor emergency housing.

Summary: The Senate considered a consent calendar package and a regular calendar package, both described as bipartisan and unanimously supported, and both motions to advance them passed by voice vote. The body then moved a series of House bills from the white sheet to the floor calendar, with no recorded roll-call votes and generally little or no opposition. Topics included ghost guns and 3D-printed firearms (HB 2320), updating terminology from “alien” to “non-citizen” (HB 2632), inmate indigency thresholds (SHB 2539), incident reporting by private detention facilities (HB 2464), electronic notarization (SHB 2158), theater alcohol licensing and safeguards for minors (ESHB 2476), behavioral health coordination and training for schools and educational service districts (E3SHB 1634), non-compete law fixes (ESHB 1155), manufactured home rent increase notices (SHB 2452), false identification as a peace officer (ESHB 2165), permit timelines for certain special purpose districts (E2SHB 2418), life insurance lapse notifications to third parties (SHB 2428), agricultural regulatory stress and a task force study (HB 2619), ambulance staffing by registered nurses in certain transports (ESHB 2110), special education report timelines and meeting notice for parents (ESHB 2557), and siting standards for step housing, including permanent supportive, transitional, and indoor emergency housing (ESHB 2266).

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• RLD has frozen hiring, is cutting back on services, and they perform very important services, particularly
• , expanded services, and stabilizing health care providers and services in rural areas that are facing
• That maybe if you live in Bernalillo County, you're more enhanced than if you live in Union County because
• Services Committee.
• Lived with me. I used to be single. Now I have someone who is also living in my household.

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• And I think we'll save lives.
• It's really changing lives every day and saving lives. And I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• Live events are vital to California and to the lives of all of our constituents.
• And we did all of our customer service live in person in Long Beach, California. And you know what?
• Recently, the rising prevalence of live-service games requiring online server connections has raised

Summary: The committee heard AB 1988, which would require AI companion chatbots to respond to credible self-harm or violence-related crisis expressions by displaying the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, warning users, and pausing the chat for human review after repeated crisis signals. The author and supporters said the bill is a measured safety standard to redirect vulnerable users to human help, citing research and cases where chatbots worsened suicidal ideation or violent behavior. Support came from crisis and medical advocates, while no opposition testimony was offered. The chair and members expressed strong support, and the bill was held pending quorum before later action on the agenda. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for users to create or maintain accounts on social media platforms with harmful addictive features and would create an E-Safety Advisory Commission in the Attorney General’s office. The author argued the bill targets product design, not speech, and is intended to curb compulsive features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds while allowing safer or non-addictive platforms to remain available. Supporters, including a psychologist and the Organization for Social Media Safety, described cyberbullying, predation, compulsive use, and mental health harms; opponents, including EFF, ACLU-Cal Action, TechNet, and youth advocacy groups, warned about privacy, First Amendment, and access-to-community concerns, especially for LGBTQ youth and other marginalized groups. Committee members debated whether the bill is a ban or a delay, how age assurance would work, and whether the proposal would be effective or could push youth to less safe spaces. Several members said they would support the bill as a first step, while others raised concerns about enforceability, privacy, and constitutional issues. The author emphasized that the bill is limited to specific harmful design features, not content or general internet access, and that the new commission would monitor evolving technology and recommend future updates. No final vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• employment services to the Division of Medicaid.
• It's comprised of four programs: physical health services, laboratory services, suicide prevention and
• Additionally, you can see the removal of emergency medical services, the emergency medical services program
• the spread of infection among people living with HIV.
• For home visiting to be a Medicaid reimbursed service.

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations for several Department of Health and Welfare divisions, including Early Learning and Development, Public Health Services, and Family and Community Partnerships. The analyst and director explained recent reorganizations, such as moving the Idaho Child Care Program into Early Learning and Development, shifting Emergency Medical Services out of Public Health, and proposing to move the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health to Early Learning and Development for efficiency. The presentations also covered ongoing and one-time funding requests for child care capacity, immunizations, HIV and hepatitis prevention, lab testing, disaster preparedness, and kinship navigation services. A major focus was the Idaho Child Care Program capacity funding. Committee members asked about the source of the money, how much was already set aside, whether the funds would create new slots rather than subsidize existing ones, and how the department would verify proper use. The director said the money comes from the federal Child Care Development Block Grant, is intended to expand provider capacity in underserved and rural areas, and can support both licensed and unlicensed providers as long as federal health and safety requirements are met. Members also questioned the proposed five new program integrity positions, including a fraud investigator, and the director said they are needed for a full annual review of providers and beneficiaries; she later corrected that the positions are ongoing, not one-time, funding. Public health questions centered on the effectiveness of HIV and hepatitis prevention spending, the immunization assessment fund, and the role of public health more broadly. The director said HIV and hepatitis funds support education, screening, and surveillance rather than treatment, that the state continues to see a need despite rising case counts, and that the department is revamping outcome reporting. On immunizations, she said the assessment fund is financed by insurer assessments and supports vaccine purchases at lower cost, with the governor recommending an increase based on the assessment board’s decision. Members also asked about the home visiting program’s funding history, the proposed transfer of funds between Youth Safety and Permanency and Switzie for rare complex cases, and the use of ARPA funds for one-time data modernization projects. No formal votes were taken in the transcript, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• And that's the reality that we live through.
• Her grandmother lived right near her. She had a dog.
• She has lived in Sunnyvale since 1991.
• Gerald lived in Trockenbrad, Poland, a small Jewish town.
• He made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• be able to participate in the clean be able to participate in the clean energy<00:02:23.520><c> transition
• </c> energy transition. energy transition.
• And that example is one that I hope each one of us learns from and carries with us in our own service
• </c><00:14:55.120><c> So</c><00:14:55.440><c> today,</c> service to this great state.
• So today, service to this great state.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It is also a national service program, so the tutors are AmeriCorps members.
• These services are the difference-maker in these students' lives.
• It is critical for us to provide those extended services. provide consistency in Services across provide
• </c><01:14:58.120><c> and</c> plan are critical to saving lives and plan are critical to saving lives
• </c> I also will speak to um when I we live I also will speak to um when I we live in<01:23:10.080><c

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Thank you for your service. That is that 7.6 million dollars.
• And so we're trying to save lives for trying to keep people safe.
• I'm a proud resident, the state of Florida living here in Leon County.
• She was living the American dream. She just, you know, Mary Cowboy and had a baby.
• I don't want to continue to micromanage people's lives.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• services before receiving the funding to pay for those services; when the state is late in issuing reimbursements
• When the online filing service went live last year, we posted information on the Attorney General's Charities
• At the end of this month, the registry is planning to go live with its online filing service for all
• But in time, it is a great transition.
• Human service providers provide critical services.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Select Committee on the nonprofit sector held a hearing focused on the importance of California’s nonprofit sector and how state systems can better support it. Chair and co-chair remarks emphasized that nonprofits are essential to the state’s economy and public services, especially as federal cuts and administrative burdens increase pressure on organizations that deliver health care, food assistance, homelessness services, disaster response, and other safety-net functions. CalNonprofits CEO Jeff Green described the sector’s size and complexity, citing roughly 110,000 nonprofits in California, about 1.4 to 1.5 million nonprofit workers, and major concerns about funding uncertainty, delayed reimbursements, and federal threats to nonprofit funding and nonpartisanship. He said many organizations are being forced to use reserves, reduce services, or take out loans while waiting for state payments. The Little Hoover Commission presented findings from its study of state grant and contract administration, arguing that nonprofits often subsidize state services because of late payments, insufficient advance funding, and inadequate reimbursement for overhead. The commission recommended requiring advance payments, expanding prompt-payment protections, matching federal indirect-cost rates, standardizing emergency contract amendments, creating an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, reducing duplicative reporting, moving to electronic payments, improving feedback to unsuccessful applicants, and using longer grant periods. Committee members expressed support for these ideas and discussed shifting state contracting culture toward outcomes and better coordination. The commission also noted that SB 1240, which would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, and SB 1366, related to payment delays, align with its recommendations. The Attorney General’s Charitable Trusts Section then outlined its rollout of a new online filing system for charities and charitable fundraisers. Elizabeth Kim said the system, launched in stages beginning in 2024, is intended to replace paper filings, reduce incomplete submissions and bounced checks, and speed processing; the final phase is expected to cover renewals, delinquency, raffles, professional fundraisers, dissolution, and complaints. Committee members asked about staffing impacts and complaint handling, and DOJ explained that complaints are reviewed based on allegations, public filings, and, when needed, requests for additional information. A final panel featured Matt Gonzalez of Nonprofit New York, who described New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services as a model for reducing contract backlogs, increasing advance payments, and improving coordination through ombudsman-style support and chief nonprofit officers. Public commenters from the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, SEIU, and CalNonprofits urged support for stronger state-nonprofit partnerships, transparency, and modernization of contracting systems. No formal vote was taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and public comment.

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• Treatment at unlicensed sober living homes.
• But that's not the world in which we live.
• My name is Elizabeth Kynohopper, and I live in Carmichael.
• But now she is receiving treatment and services.
• The commission supports services like one-on-one enrollment assistance, year-round service, claims help

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.

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• </c> embodiment of joy and a life well-lived. embodiment of joy and a life well-lived.
• May his memory be a blessing, and may we all strive to live with the same dedication to service that
• Ed's lifetime of service and his courage, grace, and patriotism will continue to live on in the hearts
• Without objection. of service. The day after the September of service.
• </c> life of service after he returned home. life of service after he returned home.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senate service gaps and duplications.
• </c> more parents were involved in the lives more parents were involved in the lives of<00:54:55.040>
• They have 23 million living on that.
• They have 23 million living on that.
• And I think it's our living on that.

Keywords: 958, all

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• We have had the opportunity to have school service days, i.e., no kids in school, that coincide with
• This was a transitional lending arrangement, and it was terminated in 2015.
• This was a transitional lending arrangement, and it was terminated in 2015.
• It saves them from hiring a bunch of staff to do a bunch of stuff, so they offer a lot of services.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Welcome, committee members, staff, presenters, and all who are watching live on TVW, to the Senate Environment
• With Washington Water Service, and we are a private water utility regulated under the UTC.
• Washington Water Service, and we are a private water utility regulated under the UTC, and we are here
• It authorizes an electric utility to recover the costs of service charge to include both installation
• bill, but it does require each electric utility with an emerging large energy use facility in its service

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Second Substitute House Bill 1906 concerning water systems, focusing on a striking amendment that would require more notice to customers and relevant entities before ownership changes, require certain planning documents to be submitted, and direct the UTC to consider cost of capital, external funding, rate smoothing, notice, and planning compliance when setting rates for private water companies. Testifiers from the Washington PUD Association, Northwest Natural, Thurston PUD, and Washington Water Service generally supported the bill, saying it would improve transparency for customers, help avoid failed systems ending up in receivership, and better inform customers about future costs; one senator asked about PFAS contamination, receivership, and the removal of a right of first refusal, and staff explained the bill’s intent was to improve front-end notice rather than change the back-end takeover process. The committee then moved into executive session and received briefings on several bills and proposed striking amendments, including measures on distributed energy resources (HB 2296), emerging large energy use facilities (HB 2115), AI disclosures (HB 1170), waste-to-energy facilities under the Climate Commitment Act (HB 2416), low-income energy assistance (HB 1903), environmentally sustainable urban design (HB 1742), and the Spark Act AI grant program (HB 1833). Members discussed issues such as utility worker installation authority, data center load and ratepayer protections, AI provenance and disclosure requirements, waste-to-energy allowance timing, reimbursement mechanics for energy assistance, and safeguards for an AI regulatory sandbox. The committee adopted striking amendments and passed HB 2296, HB 2115, HB 1170, HB 2416, HB 1906, HB 1903, and HB 1833 out of committee, generally with due-pass recommendations and referral to Ways and Means where applicable. The committee did not take action on HB 1742. The meeting concluded with members and staff offering personal thanks and farewell remarks to the chair, who was noted to be leaving the committee.

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• This conversation isn't about hypothetical outcomes; it's about real lives.
• They're working multiple jobs, taking out loans, and living on the edge.
• It creates support from other fosters with lived experience. And that's why I asked Mr.
• FIG is sustainable, and FIG is changing lives.
• We just had There was a transition of loan servicers, previously with Nelnet, which was a for-profit,

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• We believe there should be a universal fair standard for employee discipline across civil service, and
• When Social Security first became law in 1935, half of older Americans lived in poverty.
• Today, 10% of older Americans live in poverty, and much of that is because of Social Security.
• Riverside RCOE is also the largest provider of early education services in the county.
• We operate quite a few... ...provider of early education services in the county.

Summary: The committee heard several labor and employment measures. AB 465 would require local public employers, at a union’s request, to negotiate minimum disciplinary and grievance procedures in MOUs, including progressive discipline, just-cause protections, grievance appeal rights, and paid release time for representatives. Supporters, including AFSCME and SEIU, said it would create fairer and more consistent due process protections for local government workers; opponents from county and city groups argued it would impose binding arbitration and rigid discipline rules that could undermine local flexibility and accountability. The bill passed on a 5-0 vote and was re-referred to Appropriations. AB 792 would allow court interpreter bargaining to be consolidated when multiple regions are negotiating at the same time. The author and the California Federation of Interpreters said the change would reduce repeated bargaining, improve efficiency, and help address interpreter recruitment and retention. There was no opposition, but some members questioned whether the proposal would really solve wage and staffing problems; the bill passed 5-0 and was placed on hold. AB 1309, which would improve Cal Fire firefighter compensation by tying salaries more closely to comparable local fire departments, drew strong support from firefighters and no opposition. Members praised Cal Fire’s work and the bill passed 7-0 and was held for add-ons. The committee also approved AJR 8, a resolution urging protection of Social Security and opposing federal cuts or office closures. Supporters said Social Security is essential to seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and children, and warned that reductions would increase poverty and homelessness. One member objected to naming political figures in the resolution, but the measure still passed 7-0 and was held. AB 1247, which would require contracted-out school classified workers to meet the same training and qualification standards as direct hires and address related retirement contributions, passed 5-2 despite opposition from county superintendents and school administrators who said it would add costs and limit contracting flexibility. Finally, AB 288, which would authorize PERB to act when the NLRB fails to remedy labor claims by a deadline, passed 6-0 with strong union support and no opposition.

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• Resolution by Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson to honor the service of Mr.
• And thank you for all your service.
• And thank you for all your service.
• To care and to continue to care and to make a difference in people's lives.
• I'm so thankful that Bob and I live in the same town, Woodstown, New Jersey.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• It's also Lincoln County Day and the Lincoln County 4-H Council and NMSU Cooperative Extension Service
• FFA participants report having more confidence and positive self-identity, greater control in their lives
• They take pride in many things in their lives and have purpose and meaning.
• And Chris's service to our country did not end when he took off the uniform.
• They have a great idea, they have a great service, but the problem is they don't understand the rules

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• Um I live in Eagan with my wife and my 10-year-old son.
• We live a quarter of a mile away from Gopher Resource.
• Making the transition to cleaner energy requires making a transition from a fossil fuels-intensive economy
• Making the transition to cleaner energy requires making a transition from a fossil fuels-intensive economy
• I live at 14010 Homestead Avenue in Hugo, Minnesota, and I own a farm there and operate it.

Bills: HF4211 , HF3426 , HF4819 , HF3466 , HF3793 , HF3339

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: air pollution, lead emissions, continuous emissions monitoring system, CEMS, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MPCA, environmental monitoring, emission compliance, air quality, public health, industrial pollution, permitted facility, residential exposure, toxic metals, emission limits, pollution control, stack monitoring, real-time emissions monitoring, natural resources, environment