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• Uh, we're not asking for secret engineering plans. We don't want secret designs.
• A proposed project plan was introduced, and the chair of the planning commission said he'd never seen
• of the planning commission and the chair of the planning commission said<00:12:56.160><c> he'd</c><00
• When the plan is known and the water and electricity required by the plan are known, then the plan must
• . plan. plan.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• is around resource planning and workforce planning.
• guidance, which is one integrated plan.
• We basically set out this re-planning guidance, which is one integrated plan.
• Number three is really about governing the plan.
• And finally, we do plan to have the replan planned shared with our stakeholders in the governor's office

Committee: House Subcommittee on Appropriations - General Administration

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• of our strategic plan to protect the ocean and coast.
• Can you update me what progress has been made and what your plan is?
• Can you update me what progress has been made and what your plan is?
• , and Emma Wood State Beach, also for preliminary plans.
• and their response plans to ensure that golden mussel protections are part of it.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I plan on it. We have a very robust agenda today.
• A comprehensive plan is about objectives and goals.
• approval such as rezoning or comprehensive plan amendments.
• The plans detail symptoms, medication regimens, and emergency...
• The plans detail symptoms, medication regimens, and emergency protocols.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• permit, you're submitting your plans, right?
• The engineer does the plans.
• permit, you're submitting your plans, right?
• Are we going to blow up the city's plans for sewer and water?
• That's part of the way in our plan. We make money.

Summary: The committee first considered the reappointment of Troy L. Campbell to the Arizona State Liquor Board. Campbell described his nearly 10 years of service, his role as chair since 2019, and his focus on fairness, public safety, and applying the law consistently. He answered questions about the board’s workload and authority, noting it hears roughly 40 to 50 cases a year and does not issue fines. With no public testimony, the committee voted 6-0 to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard several liquor and consumer-related bills. SB 1478, an annual liquor-policy cleanup bill, made technical changes to liquor statutes, including conforming the definition of cider to federal tax law and clarifying other terminology. The bill drew support from industry stakeholders and neutral testimony from the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control; the committee adopted a clarifying amendment and recommended the bill do pass as amended. SB 1108 would require Swedish rounding of cash transactions when pennies are unavailable, with signage and enforcement provisions; an amendment removed an individual-item exemption and clarified tax calculations, and the bill passed as amended with support from business groups. SB 1205 would regulate private-property vehicle booting by setting signage, notice, fee, and recordkeeping requirements and making violations a misdemeanor; members raised concerns about appeals and signage on non-parking property, but the committee adopted a technical amendment and recommended the bill do pass as amended. The committee also took up SB 1241, which would allow private permitting providers to conduct plan reviews and inspections for single-trade residential projects without municipal or county approval. Supporters argued it would reduce delays and costs for homeowners and help cities focus on higher-priority work, while cities and counties opposed the bill on public-safety and local-control grounds, warning about private incentives and inspection quality. After adopting an amendment granting immunity to municipalities that rely on private providers, the committee recommended the bill do pass as amended by a 5-2 vote, with some members explaining their votes and asking for further stakeholder work. Finally, the committee heard SB 1366, which creates a Public Property Towing and Impound Practices Study Committee to review towing fees, standards, insurance, background checks, and related DPS policies, and to report recommendations by the end of 2026. Supporters said the study would help address inconsistent standards and consumer concerns before permanent changes are made. Some members objected that the study committee did not include minority-party appointments, but the sponsor said that could be addressed later. The committee adopted a strike-everything amendment and recommended the bill do pass as amended. The committee then began SB 1431, a housing-design bill limiting municipal design standards and restrictions on certain shared features, but the transcript cuts off during extended debate and no final action on that bill is shown.

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• bill was narrow it down to simply repeal the marketing portion of the Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan
• </c><00:05:48.120><c> And</c><00:05:49.120><c> just</c> State Paid Family Leave Plan.
• And just State Paid Family Leave Plan.
• So the state employees are kind of, I think they're about half of the participants in this plan.
• </c> participants in this plan. participants in this plan. um<00:09:15.760><c> this</c><00:09:16.080>

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , economic development plan.
• , economic development plan.
• </c> with areas that have adopted a TOD plan? with areas that have adopted a TOD plan?
• </c> was a fundamental part of the TOD plans was a fundamental part of the TOD plans that<00:37:58.720
• </c><00:47:05.560><c> commission</c> neighborhood to our planning commission neighborhood to our planning

Bills: HB1700

Committee: Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: housing, expedited permits, disabilities, access, functional needs, local government, affordable housing, reporting requirements, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard several housing, land use, and infrastructure bills. HB 6019 HD2 on electric vehicle infrastructure and HB 1728 HD1 on rainwater catchment systems both drew limited testimony and were advanced. For HB 1728, the chairs said they would designate the Department of Health as the regulator and incorporate suggested technical amendments from plumbing and rainwater industry groups. Both measures were reported out with recommendations to pass, with HB 6019 passed unamended and HB 1728 passed with amendments. HB 1844, which would have required the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands designated for urban growth, drew significant opposition from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Sierra Club, who argued it would bypass land-use review and threaten agricultural land, water planning, and long-term resilience. Grassroot Institute supported the bill, and the Land Use Commission said the bill raised concerns. After discussion, the chairs deferred the measure in one committee and later the recommendation to pass it with amendments was not adopted in the other committee. HB 1990 on penalties and liens for unresolved residential zoning violations was advanced with amendments. The chairs adopted Grassroot Institute’s suggested changes requiring any county sale of such property to be at no less than fair market value and requiring excess proceeds to be returned to the owner. HB 2424, which would allow county planning agencies to petition for temporary reclassification of certain agricultural lands to rural, also drew mixed testimony; the Land Use Commission raised due process concerns, and agriculture interests opposed it. One committee advanced it with amendments, but in the other committee the recommendation failed after members cited lack of county support. The later portion of the hearing began on HB 1738 and HB 1739. HB 1738 would expand county authority to amend district boundaries for housing on parcels over 15 acres; OHA, Sierra Club, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau opposed it, while Grassroot Institute supported it. HB 1739 would require transit-supportive densities in county TOD areas and limit local restrictions; DPP raised concerns about timing, permitting, and conflicts with existing TOD frameworks, while OPSD and Grassroot supported it. The transcript cuts off before final action on these later bills.

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• THE SOLE FACTOR IN RECRUITING AND REWARDING TEACHERS AND REQUIRING CLEAR TIMELINES FOR TURNAROUND PLANS
• CURRENT STATE LAW LIMITS THE STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS TO ONLY OFFER
• SENATE BILL SEVEN TO GRANTS AUTHORITY TO DFS FOR THE STATE PLAN AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES FOR LOCAL
• PLANS TO ALLOW POST TAX ROTH CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS AND THAT'S
• A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO ROTH CONTRIBUTION PLANS AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I was happy to see that the Attorney General's office saw no issues with this plan.
• I commend the charter committee... ...and the planning board from eight to nine.
• I'm an elected member of the Shrewsbury Planning Board.
• Pure Sky has submitted plans that would affect approximately 360 acres of our forested land.
• it presented, but no one could find the plans that the board approved.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a hybrid hearing on bills related to land use, zoning, permitting, municipal governance, and homelessness. Early testimony focused on a home rule petition for Ipswich to remove a residency requirement for a town manager, with supporters saying it would broaden the applicant pool and help fill a vacant permanent manager position. Another panel backed legislation to change the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s governance so ratepayers in surrounding communities would have representation, arguing the current board structure leaves many users without a voice in rate-setting and capital decisions. Several housing and zoning bills drew testimony. Senator Keenan and the Home Builders and Remodelers Association supported a bill to toll the one-year period for acting on a variance while an appeal is pending, saying appeals should not consume the time needed to implement approved projects. Representative Murray and the Real Estate Bar Association also testified on broader zoning reforms, including changes to undersized lots, merger rules, hearing deadlines, appeals, and variance standards; they argued the proposals would reduce delay and uncertainty and help housing production. Committee members questioned whether shifting zoning appeals from de novo to closed-record review would limit new evidence, and the witnesses said the change would speed cases while preserving limited opportunities to supplement the record. The committee also heard testimony on bills to end the criminalization of homelessness. Representatives, advocates, and shelter organizations said local camping bans and fines are counterproductive, especially after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision, and urged a statewide response centered on housing and public health rather than punishment. Other municipal bills included remote participation in open town meetings for Wayland and a statewide local option, Fairhaven and Mattapoisett charter changes, and Cambridge’s request to use automated parking enforcement and mail parking tickets. The hearing also included testimony supporting fairground zoning flexibility, a Shrewsbury solar siting bill, and an Inspector General bill clarifying county land disposition procedures by requiring written notice to DCAM and a defined response period. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• No plan for child care. No plan for anything for those families who are moving into that community.
• Whenever they're opening their plan the next time, they incorporate this.
• We've depended on the Fair Plan to fill insurance gaps, but we also depend on the Fair Plan to be transparent
• I was not planning on speaking, but I'm rising in opposition of this bill.
• I was not planning on speaking, but I'm rising in opposition of this bill.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the absence of a quorum, then proceeded with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker pro tempore then moved through the daily file, repeatedly urging members to be on time and at their desks as the House of Origin deadline approached. Procedural actions included dispensing with the journal, deferring some items, and moving AB 1667 to the inactive file. The bulk of the session was devoted to floor consideration of many bills, most of which passed with little or no opposition. Measures approved included bills on artificial intelligence provenance information (AB 2713), community college trustee compensation (AB 2528), transit camera enforcement and privacy (AB 1837), excess proceeds claims in taxation (AB 2705), HOA technical cleanup (AB 1892), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), child care planning in local general plans (AB 1914), greenhouse energy code flexibility (AB 2200), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), housing cleanup and density bonus measures (including AB 2390, AB 2480, AB 1567, AB 1751, and others), spay/neuter access (AB 2010), workforce housing financing tools (AB 2110), supportive housing and homelessness-related changes (AB 2146), mental health and health plan notification measures (AB 1598, AB 2613), student aid and education bills (AB 1534, AB 1636, AB 1669, AB 1728, AB 1784, AB 1871), public safety and criminal justice bills (AB 1546, AB 1572, AB 1872, AB 1877, AB 1932), and several health and social services measures (AB 1602, AB 1628, AB 1680, AB 1825, AB 1845, AB 1906, AB 1907, AB 1925). Most bills were described as support measures, often with bipartisan backing and no opposition, and passed by wide margins. A few bills drew more discussion, especially AB 1751, a housing/townhome bill that sparked extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, stakeholder engagement, and whether the measure could depress pay for construction trades; despite concerns and an opposition speech, it ultimately passed 44-0. AB 1793, which would allow symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the penny’s phaseout, also drew light debate and passed 47-1. AB 1932, an urgency measure expanding community-based crisis response, passed with one no vote on both the urgency and the bill. Several urgency or 54-vote bills, including AB 1534 and AB 1932, required later roll calls or calls to be lifted, but all measures described in the transcript were ultimately approved.

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• But we plan on reaching out to leadership to start having fruitful discussions.
• The implementation of AI is the replacement of workers, and so what is our plan on that end?
• So our plan is not a replacement of humans with AI.
• My comment about EDD, we need a three- to five-year plan on how to pay this off.
• My comment about EDD, we need a three to five year plan on how to pay this off.

Committee: Senate Budget and Fiscal Review

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Chairman, just to follow up on that, so the plan we are considering right now is identical to the tax
• And so when the governor put forth her plan and she proposed adopting half of the Trump tax cuts, did
• I'm opposed to doing it recklessly and without a balanced plan to pay for it.
• conform to the federal plans and they don't have to keep books of all different types of 529 plans,
• I'm on the AZ 529 plan administrator as well.

Bills: HB2011 , HB2089 , HB2090 , HB2092 , HB2477 , HB2785

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: individual income tax, subtraction, Arizona Revised Statutes, retirement benefits, adoption costs, charitable contributions, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, education savings

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• I'm joined by two incredible witnesses, Jody Hicks, who's the CEO of Planned Parenthood, and Pastor Trina
• Is the plan to provide them full up front costs of the election?
• Hicks is here in her position as a planned parent, and that is who she is here representing.
• I am Jody I am the CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.
• Planned Parenthood was the first Action that happened with HR 1 so the defund happened day one.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One is to actually do the planning for small systems, many.
• Our board approved this last year a strategic plan.
• So we've got a fairly short window, a 3-year strategic plan in place.
• We've completed the planning and the procurement.
• Is there any objection to adopting the work plan with the added suggestions?

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• After our planning years FY28 and 29.
• </c> planning estimates. planning estimates.
• </c> plans to cover services for enrolles. plans to cover services for enrolles.
• Do you plan to do a number on your own? Do you plan to do a parallel<01:15:28.640><c> forecast?
• plan this year. year. year.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The bill appropriates $324,700,000 from the general fund for the state health insurance plan and programs
• The bill appropriates $324,700,000 from the general fund for the state health insurance plan and programs
• What we're planning to do tomorrow morning is, first thing off the bat, I think at 10 a.m. on the floor
• beginning in plan year 2028.
• beginning in plan year 2028.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So we plan to have the recommendations that we will be providing are going to be public.
• Do you have a plan B and a plan C and plan D? Or what is your plan without telling us?
• Or what is your plan without telling us the details of your plan?
• So without sharing what you would do, do you have a plan B, plan C, plan D?
• Do you have a plan B, plan C, plan D? That would be my question. Yes. Very good. Very good.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules convened with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Deborah Garns, Davis Rabbit, Cindy Silva, Vincent Wells, and Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate, all by 5-0 votes. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, each by unanimous 5-0 votes. The committee then heard testimony on the appointment of Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Gonzalez described her 33-year career in tax administration, emphasized taxpayer service, efficient collection, and support for small businesses, and answered questions about lithium extraction tax registration, online sales tax enforcement under Wayfair and AB 147, and CDTFA’s work with illicit cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis activity. Members praised her responsiveness to legislators and constituents, and public commenters from Ryan LLC and the California Society of Enrolled Agents supported her confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to send her nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Aaron McGuire, executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, on his confirmation. He discussed the board’s expanded responsibilities, including annual detention facility inspections, grant administration, and the new in-custody death review division. Members questioned him about grant oversight, audits, implementation of SB 519, access to local agency records, standards for detention facilities, and conditions in Los Angeles County juvenile facilities. McGuire said the board is using inspections, technical assistance, and public reporting to improve compliance and transparency, and that additional trailer bill language clarified access to records. Public support came from nonprofit reentry providers and Giffords. The committee approved his nomination 5-0, and then adjourned.

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• So we plan to have the recommendations that we will be providing are going to be public.
• Do you have a plan B and a plan C and plan D? Or what is your plan without telling us?
• Or what is your plan without telling us the details of your plan?
• So without sharing what you would do, do you have a plan B, plan C, plan D?
• Do you have a plan B, plan C, plan D? That would be my question. Yes. Very good. Very good.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This bill recreates a residential planning examiner internship with paid training managed by the building
• It authorizes the counties to adopt a decommission plan consistent with the statute.
• They kind of override our comp plan.
• There's nothing in our comp plan so you can put an industrial use or commercial use on that.
• We understand there's another three to four being planned.

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The committee began by postponing SB 1742 on condos until the following week, then took up SB 1298 on building construction. Senator Simon said the bill would require continued education for long-licensed building professionals, clarify interagency sharing of building officials, limit residential inspectors to one- and two-family homes, revive a paid internship for residential planning examiners, modernize permit signatures, and clarify contractor responsibility when work changes hands. The bill drew supportive waivers and was reported favorably. Members then considered SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation platforms. A delete-everything amendment was adopted to target bots and unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations, while preserving direct restaurant-platform relationships and requiring consumer contact information when reservations are made through noncontractual platforms. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Booking Holdings supported the measure, and CS/SB 940 was reported favorably. SB 638 on home inspectors also passed after the sponsor explained it would raise education requirements from 120 to 200 hours, add instruction on building code, wind mitigation, four-point and insurance inspections, and require $300,000 in errors-and-omissions coverage; it was reported favorably. The committee next approved SB 960 on elevator accessibility, allowing additional shorter support rails while keeping the existing 42-inch rail requirement. SB 196 on foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials was amended to address mRNA language and cosmetics safety standards, with the committee adopting amendments and then reporting the bill favorably. SB 1418 on heated tobacco products was amended to clarify the definition of heated tobacco products and exclude other forms such as hookah; it also passed favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of board and commission appointees. Finally, SB 1262 on construction contracting was amended to add contractor continuing-education topics, strengthen penalties for unlicensed activity, create a standardized disciplinary reporting system, and require timely refunds and project completion standards; it was reported favorably with support from the Florida Home Builders Association. SB 1304 on solar facilities was then approved after extensive testimony from rural county commissioners and local officials who argued that utility-scale solar on agricultural land has grown without sufficient local oversight and that decommissioning rules are needed to protect farmland and communities. The bill would repeal the current by-right treatment of solar facilities on ag land and authorize counties to adopt decommissioning ordinances; it was reported favorably after a technical amendment.

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• </c> billion at the end of the planning billion at the end of the planning years. years. years.
• </c> the planning year's biennium. the planning year's biennium.
• </c><00:20:25.680><c> have</c> Um but the planning estimates have Um but the planning estimates have
• </c><00:30:54.360><c> years,</c> of 73.4 billion in the planning years, of 73.4 billion in the planning
• ,</c> education plan, education plan, uh<00:46:54.000><c> a</c><00:46:54.080><c> mutual</c><00:46:54.480

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all