Transcript Highlights:

• An average case in another state closes within a year.
• I have studied Texas very closely.
• I think we as a state need to keep very close tabs on what is actually happening with that oversight
• And how many have closed in the last 10 years? I also don't have that information. That's zero.
• If those things are absent, we need to pay close attention to that.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• I know you’re familiar with California’s CalFile, in place for close to 20 years, where you have the
• The university is under a number of federal investigations, Across the country are closely following
• We are also keeping a close eye on the dismantling... ...to come to California.
• We are also keeping a close eye on the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.
• I mean, my district is close to UCLA, and we have people that work at UCLA, and I have heard of people

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency held a hearing focused on three issues: federal funding cuts and delays, possible state revenue impacts from reduced IRS enforcement, and the fiscal effects of AB 218 on local governments. The Franchise Tax Board described how state and federal tax systems are closely linked, how most returns are filed electronically through software, and how FTB relies on IRS information sharing for compliance, fraud prevention, offsets, and nonfiler work. Members raised concerns that federal staffing cuts at the IRS could weaken audits of large corporations and reduce California revenue, and asked about VITA and ITIN filers; FTB said it was not aware of VITA reductions, noted ITIN returns are processed the same as other returns, and said ITIN filing appeared slightly down this year. The Department of Finance said it is monitoring federal developments, summarized the continuing resolution and reconciliation process, and noted that California lost nearly $940 million in earmarked federal projects under the CR, while major federal budget decisions remain uncertain until the President’s budget and later congressional action. The University of California reported substantial federal pressure on research, student aid, and health care. UC said hundreds of millions of dollars in federal awards have already been canceled, with additional threats to NIH and DOE facilities-and-administration rates, graduate fellowships, student loan repayment plans, international student visas, Pell Grants, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal funding. Committee members pressed UC on the effects of DEIA-related federal restrictions, the loss of clinical trials and research staff, and the impact on low-income students and patients. UC said it is pursuing litigation with the Attorney General and other institutions, but emphasized that court action is only a temporary solution and that sustained state and private support may be needed. The second panel addressed the fiscal consequences of AB 218, which extended the statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse claims against public agencies. FCMAT presented a report with 22 recommendations, including better statewide data collection, financing mechanisms, a possible victims compensation fund, and prevention measures. Los Angeles County described a tentative $4 billion settlement tied to AB 218 claims, saying it will require reserves, borrowing, and long-term annual payments through 2050, while also forcing curtailments and cuts to vacant positions to preserve services. Members discussed insurance pools, retroactive premiums, unidentified future claims, and the need for a compensation fund or other financing tools. No formal votes were taken; the hearing concluded with public comment, including testimony from local health officials about nearly $400 million in terminated federal public health grants and the resulting layoffs and service impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's a primary concern of our office and what we do.
• So that's a a primary<00:37:24.240><c> um</c><00:37:24.960><c> concern</c><00:37:25.280><c> is</c><00
• 37:25.440><c> not</c><00:37:25.599><c> the</c><00:37:25.760><c> maybe</c><00:37:25.920><c> it</c> primary
• um concern is not the maybe it primary um concern is not the maybe it is<00:37:26.160><c> the</c><00
• concern of of our of our office primary concern of of our of our office and<00:37:28.880><c> and</c>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on State Government met for its first meeting and heard a presentation from the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KY Stats) by Executive Director Matt Barry and Legislative Director Calli Arnold. The presentation reviewed KY Stats’ statutory background, its evolution from KESUS, its board membership, and its role in housing Kentucky’s longitudinal data system and labor market information office. Barry explained that KY Stats links data from multiple state sources, validates and cleans it, deidentifies it, and uses it to produce reports, evaluations, and responses to data requests for policymakers, practitioners, and the public. Barry described the scale of the system, noting more than 6,000 active data elements, 178 unique file types, and data from 48 sources across 26 agencies. He highlighted the agency’s privacy and security practices, including separate servers for source data and deidentified reporting data, and said KY Stats does not use real-time data. He also outlined the types of reports produced, including the annual high school feedback report and a recent life outcomes report tracking the 2017 public high school cohort’s postsecondary education, completion, wages, and employment outcomes. Members asked about the timeliness and availability of data, especially SNAP and Medicaid information, and Barry said most data arrive annually or quarterly and that Medicaid data had been used in a limited one-time project rather than as an ongoing feed. Questions also focused on artificial intelligence; Barry said KY Stats has not integrated AI but is exploring it cautiously because of privacy and security concerns. Several members encouraged further work with AI tools, while Barry emphasized that any use would need to protect confidentiality. The committee also discussed staffing and funding, with Barry saying KY Stats has about 49 total staff and annual funding of roughly $3.1 million in state general funds, plus federal labor-related funding. Committee members praised the agency’s work and suggested legislators may not fully understand its capabilities. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you like to close? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So would you like to close?
• So would you like to close?
• , when the child care food centers closed, the school lunches closed, the senior center lunches, it left
• May I close? Oh, sure. Yes, apologize. It'll be brief, I promise. Yes. The roll. May I close?

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I look forward to any questions and reserve my right to close.
• And with that, unless y'all have questions for me, I close.
• If not, the Chair recognizes Chair Dean to close on the bill.
• If not, the chair recognizes himself to close on the bill.
• The chair recognizes himself to close and with. With that, I close.

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

Transcript Highlights:

• When you jail a person who is the primary breadwinner for a family, that means there's a ripple effect
• When you jail a person who is the primary breadwinner for a family, that means there's a ripple effect
• When you jail a person who is the primary breadwinner for a family, that means there's a ripple effect
• When you jail a person who is the primary breadwinner for a family, that means there's a ripple effect
• When you jail a person who is the primary breadwinner for a family, that means there's a ripple effect

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Lieske. in in at more um more closely I've in in at more um more closely I've looked<00:26:36.960
• care procedures may removed and primary care procedures may be<00:47:07.800><c> performed.
• I think that Senator Balden has been working closely with the stakeholders in this and trying to come
• </c><01:25:02.960><c> with</c><01:25:04.000><c> um</c> Balden has been working closely with um Balden
• As a person who closing more clinics.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• needs to be an immediacy if the if there needs to be an immediacy if the if the<00:46:12.880><c> primary
• </c> the primary the primary delegates<00:46:16.319><c> violate</c><00:46:16.800><c> their</c><00:46:
• get to remove the person they<00:46:27.359><c> don't</c><00:46:27.440><c> like</c> >> The three primaries

Bills: HB433 , HB443 , HB433 , HB443

Committee: House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Keywords: tax distribution, Talladega County, economic development, public safety, rural infrastructure, HB443, Underground Damage Prevention Program, One-Call Notification System, 811, utility locate, dig law, excavation safety, damage prevention, underground utilities, pipeline safety, public utilities, buried facilities, excavation notice, demolition notice, Alabama Public Service Commission

Transcript Highlights:

• create some economic development or something like that, so um I think the elected boards' first and primary
• um I think the elected boards<00:16:28.040><c> first</c><00:16:28.480><c> and</c><00:16:29.319><c> primary
• </c><00:16:29.920><c> test</c><00:16:30.920><c> is</c><00:16:31.880><c> laid</c> boards first and primary
• test is laid boards first and primary test is laid out<00:16:32.519><c> on</c><00:16:32.880><c> page

Committee: Senate Government Operations

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee reconvened for decision-making on measures previously heard on February 6, 2025. Senate Bill 1513 was deferred indefinitely based on the testimony and issues raised. Senate Bill 786 was also deferred indefinitely and set aside for interim work on a proposed SD1 that could address the concerns discussed and incorporate ongoing federal changes. Senate Bill 1031 was amended and advanced as a Senate WAP 1; the amended version would allow the legislature to adopt non-binding advisory referendum questions only for general obligation bond proposals, require 30 days’ notice, require the legislature to consider the results, and require a written explanation if the final legislative action opposes the majority vote. The committee also set a far-future effective date and noted that any further review should examine opposition concerns and the fiscal, administrative, and legal implications of the proposal. The measure passed on a yes vote from the vice chair and supporting members, with one member excused. In the joint Government Operations and Water and Land hearing, Senate Bill 411, relating to capital improvement projects for boating and ocean recreation, drew support from the Department of Boating and Ocean Recreation and several written supporters, while Budget and Finance opposed it and the Deputy Attorney General warned it could be challenged because it implied funding without an appropriation. The chair recommended moving the bill with amendments and a defective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation to pass SB 411 with amendments. Senate Bill 1103, relating to community districts, generated substantial discussion and was ultimately recommended for deferral. Testimony raised constitutional and special fund concerns, while the Hawaii Community Development Authority supported the concept but suggested major changes, including clearer governance language, a dedicated staff position, and funding. Members debated whether elected boards would undermine county planning authority and whether the concept was more suitable for Oahu or the Neighbor Islands. Senate Bill 1308, relating to plans, was presented as an administration bill and supported by DAGS. The bill would remove outdated filing requirements, update fee schedules, give DAGS more discretion over plan format, and update drawing scales. A member asked whether it could help replace survey monuments lost in the Lahaina wildfire cleanup; DAGS said it would not directly replace monuments but could help with future mapping and surveying. The chair indicated the committee would note the monument issue in the report and work on technical cleanup language, with the measure moving forward subject to those amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• The chair's non-public testimony is closed.
• The chair's non-public testimony is closed.
• Our primary issue is the threshold being used.
• This is intended to close those loopholes.
• Hearing none, public testimony is closed.

Bills: SB863 , SB1190 , SB1261 , SB1413 , SB1624 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB1855 , SB1967 , SB2124 , SB2204 , SB1623

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: Edwards Aquifer, water conservation, reclaimed water, aquifer storage, environmental protection, water loss, municipally owned utilities, Texas Water Development Board, administrative penalties, water audit, water infrastructure, water supply, state water plan, water management strategies, water financing, municipal bonds, revenue bonds, public debt, obligations, TWDB

Transcript Highlights:

• sure that the school buildings and facilities are well kept and that they budget, which is their primary
• That's our primary reason for being there.
• So social media would be your primary method of getting your message out.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• sure that the school buildings and facilities are well kept and that they budget, which is their primary
• That's our primary reason for being there.
• So social media would be your primary method of getting your message out.

Committee: House Children and Families

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families heard public testimony on Senate Bill 1002, which would move St. Charles County school board elections and related levy/bond questions from April to the November general election, extend terms to four years, and allow candidates to voluntarily list party affiliation. The sponsor argued the bill would increase voter participation, broaden community input, and potentially save money, while several supporters said April turnout is too low and that November elections would better reflect the county’s voters. Supporters also said the change could help candidates campaign more effectively and bring more attention to school issues. Opponents, including school board members, parents, and the Missouri NEA and Missouri School Boards Association, argued the bill would politicize school board races, crowd out local issues on November ballots, and reduce the value of staggered terms and institutional continuity. Several witnesses objected to carving out only St. Charles County rather than making any change statewide, and some warned that limiting levy and bond elections could delay urgent district needs. One witness also said the bill would burden regular parents and community members who run for school board, while others emphasized that school boards should remain focused on governance, budgeting, and student needs rather than partisan labels. After testimony, the committee voted on Senate substitute for Senate Bill 1002 and advanced it by a vote of 10 aye, 5 no, and 1 present. The committee then took up Senate substitute for Senate Bill 1135, described as the Henderson, Bentley, and Mason’s law, and voted it do pass by 16 aye and 9 no. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And you're the primary co-sponsor, so thank you very much for that.
• And you're the primary co-sponsor, so thank you very much for that.
• </c> And you're the primary co-sponsor, so thank you very much for that.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:01 Roll Call 00:00:21 SB 141 Discussion 00:03:21 SB 141 Vote 00:10:57 HB 755 Discussion 00:13:08 HB 755 Vote 00:17:55 SB 20 Discussion 00:19:36 SB 20 Vote 00:21:53 SB 40 Discussion 00:23:31 SB 40 Vote 00:26:25 HB 851 Discussion 00:28:53 HB 851 Vote 00:31:53 Adjournment 00:33:26, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Parks is the primary agency involved in this with the state's recreational boater safety program.
• DFW is the primary marine law enforcement agency in the state.
• Department of Revenue has updated their guidance to the developers, and the special notice that is the primary

Summary: The meeting began with JLARC’s biennial executive committee elections. After confirming a quorum, members unanimously elected Representative Pollet as chair, Senator Wagoner as vice chair, Representative Orcutt as secretary, and Senator Solomon as assistant secretary for the 2025-27 biennium. The committee also approved the May 14 meeting minutes unanimously. Chair Pollet then outlined a commitment to more member input on audit scope and coordination with the State Auditor’s Office. Staff presented a preliminary report on Washington State recreation boating programs. They reported that six agencies administer boating-related activities, that the state collected about $108 million in boating-related revenue in 2021-23, and that $86 million was spent, mostly on infrastructure and water access, environmental protection, boater safety, and marine law enforcement. Staff said Washington’s boating laws and programs are broadly similar to other states and noted that the final report is expected in September. JLARC then reviewed several tax preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but did not meet emissions-reduction targets because fewer vessels and vehicles converted to natural gas than expected; staff recommended continuing some exemptions and modifying reporting requirements. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the preference continues to provide tax relief, but large beneficiaries’ savings are rising while small beneficiaries’ use is declining, leading to recommendations to continue the small-business rate and add or revise performance metrics. Staff also reviewed a nonprofit low-income housing property tax exemption, concluding it helps developers build homes as intended but that the performance metric should better reflect housing outcomes; they recommended the legislature decide whether to continue or modify it. Other reviews covered multipurpose senior citizen centers, disabled veteran adapted housing, trade convention attendance, agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, hazardous substance tax treatment for pesticides, and silicon smelter energy preferences, with recommendations ranging from continuation to expiration depending on whether the stated objectives were met. The committee then adopted the final cannabis market study for distribution. Staff reported that Washington businesses produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023, and that inaccurate and incomplete reporting limits the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s ability to regulate the market. The board said it concurs with the recommendations, including developing a plan for a new data system and considering broader social equity options. Finally, staff presented the proposed final report on Department of Health oversight of hospital data reporting, inspections, and complaints. Staff said DOH was late on most acute-care hospital inspections, had not fully verified third-party inspection standards, and did not adequately review adverse event correction plans or assess language access barriers in its complaint system. DOH said it concurs with all six recommendations and has already made some transparency improvements, including a public dashboard for adverse event reporting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Am I just not close enough? Oh, sorry. I wasn't looking at it correctly. My name is Cliff Bryant.
• Am I just not close enough? Oh, sorry. I wasn't looking at it correctly. My name is Cliff Bryant.
• The primary focus of APS that most people know of is the investigative arm of it.
• </c><00:53:33.359><c> with</c> don't necessarily work that closely with don't necessarily work that closely
• So, the court would be the primary oversight if there were something going wrong to act on that.

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.

Transcript Highlights:

• , real close, right?
• </c><00:55:27.640><c> real</c><00:55:27.960><c> close</c><00:55:28.960><c> right</c><00:55:29.280><c>
• jumping</c><00:55:29.559><c> at</c> we're close real close right jumping at we're close real close right
• So it's been a primary focus of mine as well, to ensure that our children are not, you know, getting
• He said it had been a primary focus of his to ensure children were not getting cadmium-based paint on

Bills: HF737 , HF247 , HF325 , HF1330

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: lead, cadmium, consumer products, safety regulation, retail restrictions, motor sports, nonoxygenated gasoline, fuel regulations, storage requirements, racing events, HF325, flavored nitrous oxide, nitrous oxide, whippets, laughing gas, retail sales, consumer protection, misdemeanor, commerce, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's really unfortunate that we continue to lose ground to at least three other universities in close
• Next, we'll move on to Josh is at, uh, Nud Huire, very close—Chief Financial Officer at the Department
• </c><01:16:33.400><c> attention</c> expenditures so we pay close attention expenditures so we pay close
• Deferred maintenance is not a primary methodology factor here.
• So it's something we look at; it's just not one of the primary factors in our methodology.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In closing, I ask you to imagine removing your child from the school teachers and friends for being a
• Schools will tell you that they're doing everything right, but parents see the harm up close.
• Schools will tell you that they're doing everything right, but parents see the harm up close.
• I'm going to let you do a quick closing.
• </c><01:45:27.199><c> with</c> system issues but I want to close with system issues but I want to close

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, we'll Continue to keep a close eye on that as the years roll by. Follow up. Thank you, Mr.
• Seeing none, Senator Hall, you are recognized to close debate on the joint Thank you, Mr.
• We turned the closed captioning on and we watched the show.
• We listened And we saw closed captioning running across the screen. Guess what?
• Let me close caption this for you.

Bills: HB3418 , HB3985 , HB3463 , HB3002 , HB4303 , HB3919 , HB3416 , HB3417 , HB3415 , HB2206 , HB3414 , HB3265 , HB3310 , HB3413 , HB4486 , HB1219 , SR39 , SB1177 , HB3298 , HB2696 , HB3941 , HB3970 , HB3264 , HB3321 , HB2650 , HB3497 , HB3980 , HB3981 , HB4421 , HB3177 , HB3322 , HB3499 , HB3500 , HB3845 , HB3742 , HB3622 , HB1250 , HB2710 , HB3831 , HB4408 , HB1002 , HB3008 , HB3086 , HB3595 , HB3678 , HB4107 , HB3695 , HB3315 , HB3590 , HB3006 , HB3151 , HB2959 , HB2398 , HB3026 , HB3467 , HB4268 , HB3372 , HB2210 , HB4359 , HB4427

Keywords: public works, bidding procedures, construction contracts, transparency, public trust, electronic bidding, school districts, property rights, public nuisance, compensation claims, government enforcement, Oklahoma Safe Neighborhoods Act, municipal audit, state auditor, local government, financial transparency, gasoline tax allocations, counties, county officers, education

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to go ahead and close the hearing on HB 2175.
• “So we are trying to close this gap.
• With that, we are going to close the hearing on House Bill 2227.
• I'll close the public hearing.
• We will close the hearing on HB 2292.

Bills: HB2175 , HB2227 , HB2528 , HB2292 , HB2257 , HB2608

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: durable medical equipment, sales tax exemption, healthcare accessibility, cost reduction, nonprofit providers, affordable housing, real estate tax, exemption, housing policy, tax incentives, real estate excise tax, REET, growth management act, GMA, local government finance, capital facilities plan, comprehensive plan, county tax, city tax, voter approval