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• So two hours from the National Park, they are in jeopardy of closure because of the Western Joshua tree
• And one of them, one of the things we talked about, was your operating style, in the sense that many
• And I wanted to sort of check and see how much of that was your ethic and how you intend to operate when
• risk and strengthen accountability for infrastructure operators serving tens of millions of Californians
• security operations, given all of the event locations.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• THIS IS AFTER THE OWNER OPERATOR HAS ALREADY FOLLOWED ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATUTE TO NOTIFY
• AND WHEN THE SALES HAPPEN, THE LIEN SALES, THE OWNER OPERATOR IS NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE IN EXCESS OF WHAT
• SOME OF THEM ARE $40 A WORD AND SOME OF THEM ARE LESS AND SOME OF THEM ARE EVEN MORE.
• PRINCIPAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF STUDENT TO LIVE OVER AN HOUR AWAY.
• SERIES LLCS ARE USEFUL FOR LLCS THAT OPERATE MULTIPLE LINES OF BUSINESS OR INVESTMENTS AND WANT TO INSULATE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• recording of sexually explicit content to bring civil action against the operator of the pornographic
• I'm Kathleen Harper, speaking on behalf of the American Association of University Women of California
• It's one of the great problems of our time.
• of these tools being used. ...of course employees are, as we discussed, generally aware of some of these
• of Law.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with the main discussion focused on AB 1705, AB 1898, AB 2076, and AB 2564. AB 1705 would require pornographic websites and uploaders to certify consent and age before sexually explicit content is posted, including AI-generated nude images, and would allow civil actions by nonconsenting individuals or minors depicted in the material. Supporters, including child advocacy, women’s groups, district attorneys, and university women’s organizations, said it would help combat nonconsensual sexual imagery and revenge pornography; there was no opposition testimony, and the bill drew favorable comments from members. AB 1898 would require employers to give workers advance notice before using AI-powered tools to surveil or manage employees, including disclosure of the purpose, data collected, decisions affected, and general locations of use. Labor groups and privacy advocates supported the measure as a transparency and worker-protection bill, while business and industry groups opposed it, arguing the definitions were too broad, the notice requirements could expose proprietary or security-sensitive information, and the private right of action could lead to litigation and overbroad compliance burdens. Members raised cybersecurity and scope concerns, and the author said the bill had already been narrowed and would continue to be refined, but the committee ultimately took a roll call and advanced the bill on a vote, leaving it on call for absent members. AB 2076 would add nitrous oxide to the list of products subject to online age verification under the Parents’ Accountability and Child Protection Act and increase penalties for large sellers that fail to comply. The author and supporters, including a parent, a deputy district attorney, narcotics officers, Children Now, labor, and the Children’s Advocacy Institute, described rising youth access, health harms, and online sales loopholes. Some opposition groups said they appreciated the amendments but remained concerned about other provisions. Members questioned the bill’s gift-card restrictions and whether they would unnecessarily limit adult purchasing choices; the author and committee staff explained the restriction was aimed at anonymous purchases of the most dangerous items. The bill passed on a 7-0 vote and was left on call for absent members. AB 2564 would prohibit “surveillance pricing,” or using personal data to set individualized prices, while preserving certain transparent discounts and loyalty programs. The author and supporters from Consumer Reports, TechEquity, labor, and privacy groups argued the bill would prevent discriminatory pricing and protect consumers from opaque data-driven price manipulation. Retail, chamber, and industry opponents said the bill was too broad, could chill legitimate discounts and promotions, created compliance and litigation risks, and contained vague definitions. Members discussed the balance between consumer protection and business concerns, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote on AB 2564.

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• I currently operate—I'm the CEO of Bold North Holdings, which operates several brands of farm-based wellness
• Under the bill, employees can earn one hour of fully paid time off for every 30 hours worked, with a
• cap of 80 hours.
• </c><01:10:51.360><c> of</c> bill, employees can earn one hour of bill, employees can earn one hour of
• The law worked with a cap of 80 hours.

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

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Through hours of testimony from state.
• </c><00:59:10.240><c> license</c> hours of training for every license hours of training for every license
• of hours of study by the from hundreds of hours of study by the finance<03:55:14.160><c> committee</
• For some of us on House Finance, as you've heard, we've lost count of the number of hours spent working
• </c> providing operators 65% of the revenue providing operators 65% of the revenue for<05:45:13.760><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• current 3 hours for assessed services, for a total of 12 hours of home care nursing to meet the needs
• :00:35.880><c> Care</c><01:00:36.440><c> Nursing</c> total of 12 hours of Home Care Nursing total of
• per</c><01:05:06.440><c> day</c> require 9 hours of Nursing Care per day require 9 hours of Nursing Care
• The hard code will hardcode a rate that will save thousands of pieces of paper and hours of staff time
• </c><01:26:28.560><c> each</c> the number of hours they put in each the number of hours they put in each

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><03:05:43.840><c> of</c> 10-minute break every three hours of 10-minute break every three hours of
• But if she knew ahead of time that there was a three-hour break or a three-hour session and then there
• But if she knew ahead of time that there was a three-hour break or a three-hour session and then there
• employer operated solely outside of an employer operated solely outside of the<03:31:48.080><c> state
• c> is</c> order of operations of what is order of operations of what is restricting<04:45:52.798><c>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory organizational session for the House Legislative Administration Committee. Chair Greg Hill and Vice Chair Vanessa Sheen welcomed members, introduced the new clerk and committee staff, and described the committee as generally nonpartisan and focused on bills on their merits. They also noted that many bills are handled on a consent calendar after discussion, and that the committee often works closely with staff, House counsel, and the House clerk on procedural matters. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on committee operations and expectations: how committee reports should be prepared and submitted, the use of electronic submissions, scheduling hearings, and the need for clear bill placards at the witness table for livestream viewers. Members discussed the committee’s calendar, including a proposed conflict with the governor’s budget address, and ultimately settled on moving the remaining hearings to February 19. The chair also emphasized advance notice for absences or amendments, and said executive sessions can be scheduled as time allows under current rules. House Clerk Paul Smith testified about his role as a nonpartisan officer and said he would be providing informational testimony on a bill affecting a law he sponsored years ago, as well as on a forthcoming PSLF-related bill for legislators. He also spoke about legislative customs, precedents, and the value of parliamentary procedure. The chair concluded with guidance on decorum: arrive on time, avoid interruptions during testimony, keep food out of the room, use electronic devices discreetly, and route questions through the chair for clarification rather than debate.

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• the Constitution of the State of Idaho relating to the education of children, stating the question to
• the Constitution of the State of Idaho relating to the education of children, stating the question to
• He is clarifying safety for purposes of operating a boat that already exists in state law.
• itself, ...support of this bill only makes it easier for the individuals who want to operate a boat
• I move that the House do now adjourn until the hour of 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 12th, 2026.

Summary: The House convened with 67 members present, approved the February 11, 2026 journal, and received several communications, including a temporary substitute appointment for Legislative District 19 and a Transportation and Defense Committee recommendation to approve most Idaho Transportation Department rules while rejecting one license-plate provision rule. The chamber also received notice that Governor Little signed House Bill 559 and committee reports on multiple bills and resolutions, including printing and referral actions for new legislation. During third reading, House Bill 540 passed 69-0, expanding juvenile corrections records protections to match those of the Department of Corrections. House Bill 541 also passed 69-0, broadening child enticement law to include 16- and 17-year-olds when the offender is at least five years older, with supporters citing online grooming and sextortion concerns. Senate Bill 1222 passed 69-1, clarifying that prior water-related law applies prospectively and defining subdivisions as five or more lots, and Senate Joint Memorial 108 passed by voice vote urging federal agencies to stop discouraging graziers from seeking wolf and grizzly depredation compensation. House Bill 569, a bill to expand water skiing rules and safety requirements for certain early-morning open-water skiing, failed 31-38 after extended debate over its scope and safety provisions. The House also advanced or held several other measures, including House Joint Memorial 12 and Senate Bill 1225, and announced upcoming committee meetings. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which passed, and the House adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

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• Section 2 of the bill authorizes the Commissioner of Insurance to require a policy of individual health
• This is the type of care option... ...of families.
• I am owner-operator of Shoe Tree Brewing here in town and also on the Nevada Craft Brewers Association
• of Nevada.
• Brett Scallery Strategies 360 here on behalf of Breakthrough Beverage, a wholesaler operating in the

Committee: Senate Commerce and Labor

Keywords: 909, all

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• And I want to thank Brian Gerexki, the chief of Bureau of Radiation Safety.
• The chief of Bureau of Radiation Safety.
• You know, I've worked in almost every rural facility as an RN in the operating room in the state of Arizona
• The bill also specifies that DHS investigations of ambulance operations and services apply to air ambulances
• Director of Legislative Council of the date the condition was met.

Bills: HB2049 , HB2178 , HB2179 , HB2307 , HB2322

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: radiation therapy, particle accelerator, critical access hospitals, patient care, rural healthcare, HB2178, Arizona, state agencies, chief medical officer, medical license, physician license, osteopathic license, licensure requirement, Title 41, Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, A.R.S. 41-5902, public health administration, agency leadership, state government personnel

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• For some context, Answer was one of the first charter schools in the state of Idaho, and one of the first
• And to give us a little bit of the history of how we got here, I actually have a couple people from Answer
• The biggest change is now 75% of your students must meet that criteria of proficient.
• hour.
• Educators of Idaho.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard House Bill 815, a narrow fix for Answer Charter School in Boise. Rep. Sonia Galavis and school representatives explained that a past, very small transportation reimbursement request from 2010 was being used as the school’s base for a transportation block grant, leaving Answer with far less funding than similarly sized schools despite operating a full bus program since 2022. Supporters said the bill would correct an unintended funding disparity affecting only Answer and would not create a broader fiscal impact. The committee asked whether other schools could qualify, and Galavis said the language had been checked with the Department of Education and Legislative Services to ensure it applied only to this school. The committee voted to send HB 815 to the floor with a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 849, which would change Idaho’s career ladder rules for career technical education instructors and pupil service staff such as counselors, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. Rep. Galavis, Sen. Lent, and Legislative Services analyst Jared Taitro explained that CTE teachers can currently receive placement credit for industry experience but must wait four years and meet evaluation requirements before moving up the ladder, while pupil service staff do not currently receive the same placement treatment for prior professional experience. The bill would allow both groups to count relevant experience for placement and movement, with the goal of improving recruitment and retention in hard-to-fill positions. Testimony in support came from Dr. Joy Jansen of Lake Pend Oreille School District, who said districts struggle to recruit pupil service staff and often must pay much more for contracted services, and from Rep. Sean Dygert, who emphasized the importance of retaining industry-based CTE teachers, especially in rural districts. The committee voted to send HB 849 to the floor with a do pass recommendation before adjourning.

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• Think of the millions of Floridians here who haven't done any of that paperwork.
• of paper.
• It's a type of transmission of data.
• Getting rid of all of those exceptions gets us closer to all of the benefits of mandatory electronic
• of Rheumatology, an opponent of the bill.

Summary: The committee took up a large health and human services agenda and first approved HB 711, the Spectrum Alert bill, which would create a statewide alert system for missing autistic children and require FDLE to coordinate training with state and local agencies. The measure drew a supportive waiver from the Florida Smart Justice Alliance and passed unanimously, 24-0, reported favorably. Members then considered CS for HB 229 on health facilities, which modernizes the Health Facilities Authority Act to allow additional nonprofit health system structures to use tax-exempt financing. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring advance notice, public hearings, and stakeholder notifications before a nonprofit hospital closure, and another removing a property tax exemption for a nonprofit hospital that closes and fails to maintain emergency services for 120 days, applied retroactively to January 1, 2025. The Florida Hospital Association opposed the amendments, citing workforce and nonprofit-status concerns, but the bill as amended passed 24-0. The committee also approved CS for HB 1405 on juvenile justice status offenders, expanding early truancy intervention, parent involvement, and shelter placement review timelines; it passed 24-0. CS for HB 27, joining the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, and its linked public records bill CS for HB 29 both passed unanimously after supportive testimony from several advocacy and business groups. The committee then debated HB 111 on out-of-network referrals and HB 1083 on patient access to records. HB 111 would require referring practitioners to inform patients in writing when a referral is out of network and to apply out-of-network payments to deductibles; it drew opposition from medical groups over administrative burden and patient-care concerns, but passed 17-8. HB 1083 would shorten the time for producing medical records to 14 working days and standardize access rules, with amendments clarifying portal access and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2026; despite opposition from some health information and provider groups over HIPAA and access concerns, it passed 19-7 as amended. Later, the committee approved HB 883, allowing autonomous practice for psychiatric nurse practitioners with the required credentials, after strong support from nurse practitioner groups and opposition from psychiatric and medical associations; it passed 23-3. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing exceptions with federal law and removes several state exemptions, passed 19-7 despite opposition from hospice, emergency physician, rheumatology, and medical groups concerned about paper prescriptions in emergencies and hard-to-find medications. HB 1353 on home health care services and CS for HB 989 on foster home licensure transfers both passed unanimously after supportive amendments. The committee also heard HB 1505 on parental rights, which would require written parental consent for many health care services, surveys, and biofeedback devices for minors and expand parental access to records; the bill drew extensive support testimony but also questions and concerns about confidentiality, abuse reporting, and existing exceptions, and the transcript ended before a final vote on that bill.

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• So, this was the opinion we've been operating off of.
• </c><01:52:58.920><c> Uh</c><01:52:59.320><c> you</c> we've been operating off of.
• Uh you we've been operating off of.
• But let me remind you of this: every congregation pays at least 32% of its operating bill.
• Now, let me remind you of this: every congregation pays at least 32% of its operating bill.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• for the residents of the state of Washington?
• It took them a rough estimate of 900 volunteer hours just to clear the debris from their land.
• And one of our staff drove an hour during the storm to check and make sure that he was okay, and he was
• And one of our staff drove an hour during the storm to check and make sure that he was okay and that
• And one of our staff drove an hour during the storm to check and make sure that he was okay and that

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a work session on the December 2025 flooding in Washington and its impacts on agriculture, with no public testimony. Emergency Management Division Director Robert Azel described the storm sequence, record rainfall, widespread river flooding, landslides, power outages, evacuations, rescues, and damage to homes, roads, flood control infrastructure, and agricultural land. He said the state was preparing a major disaster declaration request and noted that mitigation investments and interagency coordination helped reduce losses, while debris removal and federal reimbursement remain important next steps. Snohomish County Emergency Management Director Lucia Schmidt focused on farm impacts in Snohomish County, where tens of thousands of acres were underwater. She described damage to equipment, fences, hoop houses, feed, hay, nurseries, and perennial crops, and said many small farms face losses not well covered by existing federal disaster programs. She urged funding for the Washington State Conservation Commission’s disaster assistance program and emphasized the importance of helping small-scale farms recover to preserve the local agricultural community. WSDA Assistant Director Kelly McLean outlined the department’s disaster response role, including food and feed safety, animal health, livestock sheltering, and coordination of resources. She described efforts to keep feed and dairy products moving, support dairies and livestock producers, connect farmers to relief and mental health resources, and distribute food assistance. She also said WSDA is working on a report due in July with recommendations for small and mid-sized farms and noted interest in developing a broader agricultural disaster assessment tool. Washington State Dairy Federation policy director Jay Gordon described repeated flooding in the Chehalis Basin and other areas, praised state and local partnerships, and argued that continued flood mitigation, storage, levee adjustments, and basin-specific planning are needed because these events are becoming more frequent and severe. Committee members asked about debris removal, federal disaster assistance, insurance challenges, farmworker impacts, and future mitigation projects, and the chair adjourned the meeting after thanking the presenters.

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• As a result of both of these trends, California went from serving just 42% of its four-year-olds in 2019
• them on how this technology can improve the quality of care and streamline program operations.
• “Of course.
• about that, there was an analysis of sort of what folks needed to get to the true cost of care.
• McLean Rosansky said the Alameda County Office of Education operates court and community schools and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And this becomes operational July 1 of 2026.
• of California Environmental Quality Act documents to support the cost of operating, maintaining, and
• We've heard hundreds of hours of budget hearings where we heard...
• We've heard hundreds of hours of budget hearings where we heard policy experts and we heard from the
• operating... ...of penalties for not maintaining the prescribed ratio of fare revenues for operating

Summary: The Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review heard the 2026-27 budget package, including AB 111 and AB 112 plus 16 trailer bills and two policy bills. Chair Laird described the budget as balanced over two fiscal years, with about $351.7 billion in total spending, $251.5 billion General Fund, and record reserves, while emphasizing investments in child care, homelessness, housing, Medi-Cal, education, courts, and other core programs. The Department of Finance presented each bill, outlining major items such as Medi-Cal adjustments tied to federal H.R. 1, child care and early learning funding, education and higher education investments, human services, developmental services, health, skilled nursing, resources, energy, transportation, housing, labor, state government, courts, taxation, and two policy bills on education governance and ballot measure placement. The LAO said it had no additional comments but was available for questions. The committee later achieved quorum and moved to member questions and comments, with no votes taken in the portion provided. Members largely focused on the budget’s fiscal structure and policy implications. Several senators praised staff and noted the compressed timeline, while Vice Chair Niello criticized the process as overly complex and burdensome. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas supported the budget but raised concerns about Medi-Cal changes for people with unsatisfactory immigration status, asking about access to care, the number affected, and county eligibility support; Finance said about two million people would transition to fee-for-service and that $39 million was included for care coordination, along with additional county eligibility funding. Senator Durazo said the agreement delayed, but did not resolve, cuts to immigrant health coverage, dental, and clinic payments, and argued that the budget did not create a true restoration mechanism. Senator Richardson highlighted hospital funding, public hospital definitions, DMV data protections, and court construction and maintenance needs, while Senator Grove questioned the sustainability of spending, the Medi-Cal savings assumptions, distressed hospital funding, Planned Parenthood transparency, developmental services changes, high-speed rail costs, and the property tax postponement program. Other members emphasized different priorities. Senator Blake Spear praised climate and parks investments, support for HAP homelessness funding with accountability, transit stabilization, and Care Court referral funding, while expressing concern about the lack of wildlife coexistence funding and long-term transit operating support. Senator Weber Pearson raised a technical concern in the health trailer bill regarding menopause language, arguing that the bill should refer to perimenopausal symptoms and should not narrow provider participation through contracting language. Throughout the hearing, Finance repeatedly explained that many of the budget’s savings came from reduced caseloads or delayed implementation of prior proposals, while some new spending was added to mitigate impacts and support administration of the changes. No final committee action or vote was shown in the excerpt.

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• We now expect that the ASRS to be received by the end of this calendar year and be tested and fully operational
• </c> is completion of an ADA ramp for one of is completion of an ADA ramp for one of the<00:03:14.720
• So, we've put in the amendment an additional 3,021 service hours at a blended billing rate of 269.88
• an hour for Censure to bill against for the remainder of the project and see the project through.
• The amended total will be, if they were to use all of those hours, approximately $815,000, making the

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• All of which took 1 and 1/2 hours.
• </c> All of which took 1 and 1/2 hours. All of which took 1 and 1/2 hours.
• of operation and we was our first year of operation and we had<01:05:01.839><c> a</c><01:05:02.079><
• ><04:14:21.760><c> um</c> um after an hour and a half of um um after an hour and a half of um testimony
• ><c> that</c> minimum of two two hours opening so that minimum of two two hours opening so that they<

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• CACs operate at the intersection of victim services, law enforcement, child welfare, prosecution, and
• This means over 1,000 after-hour emergency. one or two of the counties we serve.
• We are also concerned about cutting the number of state-operated living alternatives.
• This program is already operating at 40% of its original capacity. This would not be a trim.
• Of our two requests to the governor's budget, an operating request for our collections database was funded

Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard an overview from OFM Director Katie Chapman See on Governor Ferguson’s 2026 supplemental budget proposal. She said the budget was built in response to higher caseloads and inflation, a roughly $390 million revenue forecast drop, new federal costs tied to H.R. 1, and a relatively small ending fund balance. The proposal would increase near general fund spending by about $1.1 billion and solve an estimated $2.3 billion two-year gap through about $800 million in reductions, revenue shifts and tax preference changes, use of other funds, and about $1 billion from the budget stabilization account. She also noted the budget is balanced over two years but not fully over four years under the state’s outlook rules. Chapman See highlighted reductions in Working Connections Child Care, including a soft cap on enrollment and holding subsidy rates at the 75th percentile, delays to long-term care and developmental disability-related changes, and across-the-board reductions to higher education and administrative spending. She also described investments in wildfire suppression and preparedness, affordability programs like utility rebates and home energy assistance, housing-related planning and permitting support, One Washington IT replacement, behavioral health workforce programs, and continued support for some K-12 initiatives such as ninth grade success and homeless student stability. In response to questions, she said some proposed cuts were based on the governor’s subjective judgment about what was critically necessary, that current child care enrollees would not be cut off immediately, and that the budget would maintain services for about 500 highest-acuity Medicaid clients who lost eligibility under federal changes. Public testimony was largely critical of the proposed cuts in K-12, early learning, and higher education. School officials, educators, nurses, and advocacy groups opposed reductions to Transition to Kindergarten, Local Effort Assistance, Running Start, MSOC, school leadership and support grants, and higher education funding, arguing the cuts would worsen existing funding gaps and harm student outcomes. Several witnesses supported restoring or maintaining funding for ninth grade success, Treehouse’s foster youth graduation program, homeless student stability, and Science on Wheels. In early learning, child care providers and advocates opposed the Working Connections cap and subsidy-rate reduction, warning it would reduce access and destabilize providers. In higher education, campus leaders and labor representatives opposed across-the-board cuts and fund shifts, while some institutions and advocates supported targeted investments such as behavioral health workforce programs and DigiPen aid restoration. In human services, Planned Parenthood advocates praised restored abortion access funding and Medicaid reimbursements. The committee took no votes or final action in the transcript provided.

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• of these bills.
• When you take all of these proposed changes, which we've had, I guess, 24 hours, perhaps, to review in
• So, of the total of the $1.814995 billion, most of it is...
• The Department of Justice requests approval of a dismissal of California v. U.S.
• They've already made the decision to dedicate a lot of their hours, a lot of their time to their communities

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Finance

Keywords: 970, all