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• , from the county side, from our community to take care of one another.
• We've really looked very closely at the impacts that we experience.
• So we knew that there was going to be impacts from that fire.
• That same source of extra money that the people on the Eaton side have.
• So what is it we can do on the front side to prepare for those future wildfires?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Impact fees. Wow.
• sides of the ledger.
• From the agriculture side, from the wildlife side, I don't have that figure.
• Kaufman talked about, the impact on shed antlers and also shedding velvet and the impact that flies can
• Our bays are especially vulnerable to impacts from seawater desal, and those impacts would be felt by

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And, uh, we have been able to accomplish a lot. healthc care side of this and what we healthc care side
• Do we have a timeline for when we can start to see the health impacts or the dollars-and-cents impacts
• And so when you talk about great impact around agriculture and those consumers, that is the great impact
• ><00:53:46.240> around talk about great impact around talk about great impact around agriculture
• Does it have an impact? And yes.

Keywords: This meeting was pulled from back ups and uploaded in it's entirety due to technical issues., 958, all

Summary: The Make America Healthy Kentucky Task Force met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard a presentation on the state’s “food is medicine” work from Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Department of Agriculture leaders, including Jim Muser, Holly Harris, and Commissioner Jonathan Shell. The chair framed the discussion around personal wellness, injury prevention, and the broader goal of improving health through better sleep, nutrition, and activity, then asked the presenters to describe current initiatives and any policy changes needed. The witnesses described a partnership linking hospitals and Kentucky farmers to improve health outcomes while supporting rural agriculture. They said the effort has moved beyond the pilot stage and now includes more than 40 hospitals statewide, with programs such as healthier hospital cafeterias, grab-and-go options, farmers markets at hospital sites, subsidized CSA boxes for employees, and medically tailored meals or groceries for patients with chronic conditions. ARH was highlighted as a leading model, with local food procurement, employee wellness efforts, and measurable outcome pilots, including a Russell County Hospital project focused on diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. They also emphasized barriers to scaling the model, including fragmented short-term funding, lack of reimbursement for food-as-medicine programs, and burdensome procurement and testing requirements that can make it difficult for small farmers to participate. The presenters said hospitals are using their own funds or temporary grants to sustain programs and argued that policy changes are needed to simplify sourcing, expand reimbursement pathways, and support clinical measurement of outcomes. No votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes were taken during the portion provided.

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• <00:10:46.399> Minnesota to see how this would impact Minnesota to see how this would impact
• I appreciate the conversation from all sides.
• you are on the wrong side.
• I appreciate the conversation from all sides.
• you are on the wrong side.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . impacts. impacts.
• , time, physical impact, has to money, time, physical impact, has to take<01:49:42.160> the<01
• We've heard letters from both sides. We've heard letters from both sides.
• side of history we're going to stand on. side of history we're going to stand on.
• committee that were on our side of this. committee that were on our side of this.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with 58 members present and seven excused, establishing a quorum, and approved the April 15, 2026 journal as corrected. The chamber then moved through announcements recognizing visiting railroad workers, LIUNA Local 720, Colorado West Christian Schools, Religious Freedom Day, and several school and community groups, along with birthday acknowledgments and committee schedule notices. The House also adopted a motion to remove House Bill 1245 from special orders and returned it to the general orders second reading calendar, and set House Bills 1290, 1312, and 1321 as special orders. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 18, recognizing Nowruz and expressing support for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Iranian people, including the Women, Life, Freedom movement. Supporters described Nowruz as a holiday of renewal and resilience and tied the resolution to solidarity with Iranian communities. Representative Zokaie also spoke at length about the personal impact of war on Iranian families and urged a vote. The resolution passed 59-2 with four excused. The chamber then considered several bills in committee report. House Bill 1290, concerning assault and clarifying sentencing, was amended in Judiciary to remove the medical professional provision and passed after testimony emphasizing strangulation as a serious warning sign in domestic violence cases; it then passed the House. House Bill 1312, dealing with peace officer participation, POST Board composition, academy training, and related grants, was amended for clarity and passed the Judiciary report and then the bill. House Bill 1321, modifying the School Security Disbursement Program, had the Education Committee report defeated, but amendments were adopted to broaden eligible service providers and adjust funding language; the bill then passed as amended.

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• It follows on the eastern side, obviously the coast.
• It follows on the eastern side, obviously the coast all the way down, and on the western side, I tried
• They are walking side by side, but they're walking as two separate things.
• And so that has been the development on the Fair Districts side, the Article 3, Section 20 side, sir.
• the way to the northern side of the county.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• It's really not going to impact area.
• the state of Wyoming and how impactful the state of Wyoming and how impactful it<00:09:20.040>
• <00:10:40.600> we're Right now from the federal side we're Right now from the federal side
• you know we're running a state side you know we're running a state side funding<00:10:44.240>
• It's more state side of the house.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It's impacted prices across the world.
• side?
• Just on the investment side, again, Just on the investment side, again, looking at the demand, remember
• , the gasoline side for the average consumer.
• I know this is all about supply side, but we also really, the demand side is where it's at, and it's

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the impact of the Iran conflict and global oil supply disruption on California fuel markets. Committee members and administration witnesses from the California Energy Commission and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight described California’s heavy reliance on imported crude and refined products, the state’s shrinking refining base, current inventory levels, and how global supply tightness is affecting gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices. CEC officials said near-term supply looked adequate for roughly the next six weeks, but warned that continued disruption would likely raise prices further and increase competition for imports. DPMO said the conflict is a real supply shock, but also emphasized a separate, longstanding problem of unusually high California retail gasoline prices, especially among major branded stations. Witnesses and members debated the causes of high prices and the state’s longer-term fuel strategy. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that much of the price gap beyond taxes and environmental costs comes from a “mystery gasoline surcharge” downstream of refineries, while also noting that California’s shrinking number of refineries creates market-power and supply-resilience concerns. Western States Petroleum Association CEO Jody Mueller argued that state policies have weakened California’s refining system and made it more vulnerable to global shocks, urging the state to protect remaining refining capacity and improve infrastructure for imports. United Steelworkers Local 675 Vice President Norman Rogers stressed the need for safe, reliable refinery operations and adequate staffing. Several members pressed witnesses on whether California should rely more on imports, how to manage inventories and port/storage capacity, and whether the state needs clearer authority and better data collection to coordinate fuel policy. Discussion also covered branded versus unbranded gasoline pricing, the role of California fuel specifications, and whether a floating gas tax or other policy tools could buffer consumers from global price spikes. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• In the air-permitting contested cases process, impacting project regulatory timelines.
• We're not saying stop the Black Mountain side of it.
• There is no this side or that side. It's our side as a state.
• ...whether you're impacting them or not based on certain activities.
• Because you've got members on both sides. So that's why I want you to try to...

Bills: SB2037, SB1757, SB1758, SB1759, HB29

Keywords: rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ

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• Great, nobody over on the side there.
• These impacts threaten public health and safety.
• That is both true on the urban side and in more rural settings.
• is focused on just as much as the quantity side.
• And CEC coordination with CEC on the carbonization side, etc.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One city wanted all homes in the neighborhood to have a more costly cement board siding on all sides
• /c><00:18:55.200> a cement board siding on all sides as a cement board siding on all sides as
• While we impacted by development.
• > on worked side by side, collaboratively on worked side by side, collaboratively on this<00:42
• environmental impact statement projects. environmental impact statement projects.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But it won't impact.
• The other two parts of the problem are the procurement side and what I think of as the due process side
• economic impacts of this bill.
• economic impacts of this bill.
• It could impact their expenses.

Keywords: 996, all

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• On the right-hand side, we see the workforce by degree.
• ... impact their technology areas and their growth.
• One of those headlines on that side was the result of that award.
• Used, what the impact was, additional hires, etc.
• Expansion, but also just the impact that we're seeing today.

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• It could impact.
• I think I've seen it on the PUC side and the Water Development side where we're just getting sparse information
• I think I've seen it on the PUC side and the water development side where we're just getting sparse information
• I will say that their side, the Chinese where to establish clear knowledge, I will say that their side
• but also the power side.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• as well as the, uh, what we call the youth development side.
• Um, just on the cash receipt side, around 7200 employees on the commercial side.
• Um, I'll pivot to the, what I call the youth development side of the show pig side.
• This impacts all hot blooded mammals.
• the high side.

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• of it that impacted Chavez and Roswell.
• Buffer zones are such a major impact.
• So, I don't think it's going to have any kind of profound impact. Impact on their operations.
• Is it the pupfish that's on the Pecos side, the silvery minnow on the Rio Grande side?
• We have been impacted so severely.

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• Republicans and Democrats are seeing that it's unfair. to say that one side is right and one side is
• It can impact memory, it can impact thinking, also the byproducts that we don't necessarily consider.
• and side effects of medications.
• Um, also broken because when you have excess regulations, you drive up cost and I can get you a side-by-side
• We'll start on this side.

Bills: SB3, SB810, SB965, SB1073, SB1119, SB1505, SB 3

Keywords: Texas Education Code, public schools, school district, open-enrollment charter school, teacher speech, employee speech, biological sex, pronouns, gender identity, retaliation, discipline, workplace protections, school personnel, education policy, LGBTQ, transgender, charter schools, SB 965, religious speech, prayer

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• So with this, we have done some work on the funding side.
• Otherwise, we're going to have continued impacts.
• Otherwise, we're going to have continued impacts.
• Any landowner that gets impacted, we have to mitigate for that impact.
• They live on the west side of Crystal Springs.

Keywords: 908, all

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• The impacts on the job market probably would be a little bit delayed compared to impacts on prices.
• That we may already be seeing impacts.
• And on either side of the House, right?
• Maybe that's an additional job, a side hustle, etc.
• The impact of these resources extends beyond just my business.

Summary: The committee held an information hearing on California’s economy and household affordability, with the first panel focusing on inflation, housing, energy, wages, and the likely effects of new federal tariff policy. PPIC’s Sarah Bone said Californians remain deeply pessimistic about the economy, with inflation the main driver of concern; she noted prices are still about 23% higher than in January 2020, with especially large increases in food, energy, and housing costs. LAO’s Brian Euler emphasized that housing is the largest household expense and pointed to insurance, electricity, gasoline, and health care as other major cost pressures, urging the Legislature to review whether existing policies are actually reducing costs and to consider studies of why recent housing laws have not produced more units. UC Davis economist Catherine Russ warned that tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico, and potentially broader imports could raise consumer prices, disrupt supply chains, and hurt California exporters, farmers, and small businesses; she suggested monitoring prices, strengthening food assistance, and preparing transition support for affected workers and producers. Members pressed the panelists for concrete, near-term policy ideas, especially on housing and tariffs. Questions centered on whether accessory dwelling units are making a meaningful dent in affordability, how to improve implementation of pro-housing laws at the local level, and how to measure the impact of tariffs on consumers, health care, and agriculture. Panelists said ADUs help but are limited, that state laws can be undermined by local implementation and litigation, and that tariff effects may show up quickly in prices and later in hiring and investment. Several members stressed that the tariff issue is not a minor disruption for constituents and asked for more data on consumer impacts, food aid needs, and crop-specific farm losses. The second panel shifted to regional economic development and small business support. Go-Biz’s Derek Kirk described California Jobs First and the state economic blueprint as a first-in-decades, regionally informed strategy to create good-paying jobs, support key sectors, and align workforce and business development across 13 regions. The California Association for Local Economic Development’s Gerbach Sahota argued that local governments need practical tools, stable policy, and stronger partnerships with the state, while warning that prosperity is not always perceived as shared and that rural communities can be left behind. He urged the Legislature to use hearings, local input, and existing funding streams more effectively, including for recovery and infrastructure. David Fitzgerald of the Small Business Development Centers said California’s SBDC network serves hundreds of thousands of clients, many of them women and historically underrepresented entrepreneurs, and has generated billions in economic impact, capital access, revenue, and jobs. He said the biggest gaps are outreach to the state’s many self-employed businesses with no employees, better labor data on those workers, and more flexible support for direct services. Committee members then asked what small businesses need most in the face of inflation and tariff shocks, including lower licensing costs and other relief, and the discussion continued on how to better target state support to businesses and households under pressure.

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• The economic impact that housing has across the state is tremendous.
• and definitely not on the federal side.
• Uh, next slide, just a little bit of our impact numbers.
• These charts on the right hand side are from Pew.
• Do you see any impact to that? Madam Madam Chair and Senator, that's a great question.