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• It's really important to protect our students in post-secondary institutions from the closure of an institution
• And when I say closure, I mean we have instances of entire programs just shutting down.
• protect our students in post-secondary. to protect our students in post-secondary institutions from the closure
• And when I say closure, I mean we have instances of entire, just shutting down the program.

Bills: HB1073 , HB1128 , HB1316 , HB1408 , HB1591 , HB1592 , HB1634 , HB1906 , HB1960 , HB2073 , HB2145 , HB2248 , HB2266 , HB2301 , HB2333 , HB2365 , HB2401 , HB2416 , HB2421 , HB2438 , HB2474 , HB2475 , HB2515 , HB2517 , HB2523 , HB2548 , HB2597 , HB2637 , HB2640 , HB2660 , HB2675 , HB2685 , HB2720 , HB1742 , HB2104 , HB2186 , HB2405 , HB2557 , HB2593 , HB2636

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: national guard, military support, defense, state security, veteran services, child care, workforce standards, education, child development, training requirements, postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, community preservation, development authorities, funding, local governance, state resources

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• That is relief for your teachers, your nurses, truck drivers, factory workers, and small business owners
• to keep obstetric services open, supporting rural provider recruitment programs, helping prevent closures

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• In urban infill areas, many properties are listed even after remediation or regulatory case closure.
• factory in Nevada, 56% fewer emissions than the same factory in Texas, and 70% fewer emissions than
• the same factory in Utah.
• Our factories use less fuel, less energy, cleaner energy.
• Those manufacturing factories are going to be leaving.

Summary: The committee heard SB 1375 by Senator Cortese, which would streamline environmental review for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive prior review. Supporters, including VTA, San Jose transportation staff, BART, Caltrain, MTC, and Climate Reality Silicon Valley, said the bill would reduce duplicative analysis, save time and money, and help advance projects like the Diridon Station modernization in San Jose. Committee members emphasized the bill’s narrow scope and the added amendments requiring displacement planning, legal services for displaced residents, construction-impact mitigation, and natural resources planning. The bill was approved on a 5-0 vote and sent to Transportation as amended. The committee also took up SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling and waste-stream impacts. The author and supporters such as Californians Against Waste argued the bill would reduce greenwashing, clarify labeling, cut contamination in compost and recycling streams, and direct OEHHA to study health and environmental effects. Opposition from manufacturers, BPI, retailers, and others focused on concerns that the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, create costs, and fail to fix a separate federal/NOP labeling problem. After extensive discussion about composting capacity, labeling clarity, and costs, the bill passed 3-2 to Appropriations. SB 958 by Senator Weber Pierson addressed the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego. The bill, as amended, would no longer create a full CEQA exemption but instead clarify CEQA treatment of building-height impacts in the project’s future EIR. Supporters said the project would deliver thousands of housing units, including affordable housing, along with parks, a new arena, and economic benefits on underused city land. The committee voiced support for the project’s housing and revitalization goals, and the bill passed 3-0 to Local Government as amended. The committee also heard SB 1075 on strengthening AB 617 community air protection plans, with environmental justice supporters backing stronger enforcement and local implementation while local governments, business groups, and air district representatives warned it could create uncertainty, raise costs, and function as a land-use mandate; the bill was held on a 2-2 vote after the author accepted several amendments and continued negotiations.

Transcript Highlights:

• In urban infill areas, many properties are listed even after remediation or regulatory case closure.
• factory in Nevada, 56% fewer emissions than the same factory in Texas, and 70% fewer emissions than
• the same factory in Utah.
• Our factories use less fuel, less energy, cleaner energy.
• Those manufacturing factories are going to be leaving.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2026, these facilities are now on the brink of closure.
• Potential facility closures and a potential disincentive for these types of investments when you have
• heard a lot about some of our refineries not only closing, which indeed we've seen, but potential closures
• As a result of California Competes, they selected Madera for their first-ever U.S. factory in California
• As a result of California Competes, they opened and expanded their factory in the city of Bell.

Transcript Highlights:

• One of my favorite episodes of I Love Lucy is the one where Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory
• I Love Lucy is the one where Lucy and Ethel go to work in a candy factory and are assigned to wrap chocolate
• That kind of finality and closure, that's what an innocent person deserves, and this bill, as written

Bills: HB115 , HB 115 , HB507 , HB1765 , HB1847 , HB2046 , HB2239 , HB2328 , HB2309 , HB2417 , HB2728 , HB2794 , HB3206 , HB3566 , HB3694 , HB3744 , HB4254 , HB4697 , HB4733 , HB4915 , HB5465 , HB2813

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: public funds, lobbying, political subdivision, government spending, transparency, HB 115, taxpayer-funded lobbying, local government lobbying, county association dues, municipal lobbying, lobbyist registration, Chapter 305, Government Code Section 556.0056, Local Government Code Section 89.002, county government, city government, injunctive relief, attorney's fees, state association of counties, sheriffs association

Summary: The Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence reconvened with a quorum present and announced it would likely not vote that night because of confusion over the bill list; members were told a definitive list would be circulated the next morning and a formal meeting would be scheduled later. The chair then heard a series of bills, generally taking testimony and leaving each pending without action. House Bill 1847 would set maximum caseload standards for private attorneys handling indigent criminal appointments through the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; House Bill 2417 would expand compensation eligibility for some wrongfully imprisoned people; House Bill 2813 would require earlier and more specific victim notice of scheduled court proceedings; and House Bill 2309 would expand state and local authority in certain civil asset forfeiture cases involving human trafficking, health care fraud, and organized crime. Each bill was laid out by its author or a member, with no opposition witnesses registered, and each was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 4733, which would require sealing records for people acquitted of charges when they were not convicted on the related allegation; House Bill 2328, which would modernize expunction service by encouraging electronic notice, setting a standardized fee when electronic service is unavailable, extending clerk retention of expunction orders, and preserving certain mental health commitment orders; and House Bill 115, which would revise Texas’s “junk science” post-conviction writ law by providing counsel, changing the relief standard, requiring written decisions, and easing procedural barriers. Testimony on HB 2328 was mixed: county clerks supported the bill as a cost-saving modernization, while legal advocates warned that permanent retention of expunction orders could undermine true expunction and create privacy risks. HB 115 drew support from innocence and defense organizations, with some concern about a provision affecting subsequent writs. All were left pending after testimony. Later, the committee heard House Bill 2046, which would allow affirmative family-violence findings for any Penal Code offense rather than only Title V offenses; testimony from a Dallas County prosecutor and a committee member emphasized that family violence can involve arson, burglary, fraud, and other non-Title V conduct, and the bill was left pending. House Bill 1765 would tighten restrictions on no-knock warrants by requiring higher-level approval, judicial review, and identifiable officers; members discussed the dangers highlighted by the Harding Street raid and similar incidents, and the bill was also left pending. The meeting ended with the chair noting that some bills had been removed from the agenda at the author’s request and that members should be prepared to finalize the vote list the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, lower growth of headstочно, and cost layoff and businesses closures
• the ability to absorb the increased supply chain costs, leading to thinner profit margins, forced closures
• Today, in 2025, Patriot has three USA-based factories totaling 140,000 square feet, and we employ nearly
• Our most recent factory was created down in Houston, Texas. It was about a $2 million investment.

Committee: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

Keywords: joint hearing, small business, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, economic recovery, tax relief, job creation

Summary: In this joint hearing of the House Committee on Small Business and the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the primary focus was on the importance of making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) permanent. The chair emphasized that small businesses are crucial for the nation's economic recovery, especially in the wake of current federal policies perceived as detrimental. Witnesses shared their experiences and highlighted how the tax cuts facilitated job creation and business expansion, stressing the need for continued support through ongoing tax relief measures. The meeting included discussions about the economic implications of the TCJA's potential expiration, with members voicing their concerns regarding how this could impact small businesses and the broader economy.

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2026, these facilities are now on the brink of closure.
• Potential facility closures and a potential disincentive for these types of investments when you have
• heard a lot about some of our refineries, not only closing, which indeed we've seen, but potential closures
• As a result of California Competes, they selected Madera for their first ever U.S. factory in California
• As a result of California Competes, they opened and expanded their factory in the city of Bell.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration heard several budget proposals from CDTFA, the Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board. The first panel focused on cannabis, hemp, flavored tobacco, and related enforcement. CDTFA requested ongoing funding to implement cannabis tax changes, enforce the new intoxicating hemp restrictions and flavored tobacco seizure authority, and continue compliance work. The department said it is targeting illicit product, protecting licensed businesses, and using referrals from the public and lawmakers to focus inspections. The LAO supported some of the proposals but urged the Legislature to treat them as part of a longer-term enforcement strategy and raised concerns about the use of General Fund support for cannabis enforcement. Public testimony on the cannabis item largely supported stronger enforcement and funding for the legal market. The committee also heard CDTFA’s request to reappropriate funds for an upgrade to the CROS tax collection system, which would improve taxpayer services, security, and software maintenance without adding new money. A separate CDTFA proposal would make all delivery network companies, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, marketplace facilitators for sales tax purposes. CDTFA said the change would reduce confusion for restaurants and improve compliance, while the LAO questioned whether the proposal functioned more like a tax increase because it would also capture service fees. Members raised affordability concerns, but the proposal was framed by the administration as a parity and compliance measure. The subcommittee then considered a governor’s proposal for a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. Finance argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation and support in-state production, while the LAO recommended rejection, citing cost, uncertainty about environmental benefits, possible diversion of diesel excise tax revenues from transportation programs, and concerns about consistency with voter-approved transportation funding rules. Testimony from airlines, labor unions, airports, and refinery workers strongly supported the credit, emphasizing union jobs, refinery conversions, and emissions reductions, while fuel retailers and some others warned about fiscal risk and higher fuel prices. The chair and some members expressed support for the proposal despite the funding concerns. Finally, the BOE presented an IT modernization project for state-assessed property administration, saying the current system is outdated and manual and that a new system is needed to improve accuracy, cybersecurity, and workflow efficiency, especially with a likely increase in workload from new VoIP assessments. The LAO asked for more justification for the timing, but BOE said the urgency stems from aging systems and growing workload. BOE also requested modest funding to implement SB 293 changes to intergenerational property transfers and wildfire relief guidance, which the LAO did not oppose. The Franchise Tax Board began its presentation on the final phase of its Enterprise Data to Revenue modernization effort, describing the project’s rollout across audit, collections, legal, and filing enforcement workloads and noting it is now in a warranty period.

Transcript Highlights:

• The proposal simply applies to those that are factory equipped with that seat belt.
• </c><00:46:38.000><c> equipped</c><00:46:38.839><c> with</c> to those that are Factory equipped with
• to those that are Factory equipped with that<00:46:39.440><c> seat</c><00:46:40.160><c> belt</c><00:46
• I don't know what the number of closures in the last three years have been, and you may have that number
• in the last three years have of closures in the last three years have been<01:10:46.840><c> and</c><

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• President Trump's executive order directing the closure of the Department of Education returns control
• President Trump's executive order directing the closure of the Department of Education returns control
• Town after town in this country was hollowed out since 2000. 90,000 factories have closed.
• </c><06:25:16.798><c> And</c> 2000. 90,000 factories have closed.
• And 2000. 90,000 factories have closed.

Bills: HR1048 , HR242 , HB1534

Keywords: House resolution, committee assignment, standing committee, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, committee membership, committee seniority, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Riley of New York, House organization, congressional procedure, internal rules, legislative administration, Energy Conservation, Energy Standards, Department of Energy, Higher Education Act, Foreign Contracts, rules resolution, House Rules Committee, Congressional Review Act

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• We had a closure of the technology gap for a while, but then it has reopened since schools returned in
• This is all sort of the aftermath of the factory model that we inherited, and, you know, you have one
• counselor Sort of the aftermath of the factory model that we inherited, and, you know, you have one
• but we have not yet taken it on as an agenda, you know, for the state as a whole to say, okay, the factory
• You know, for the state as a whole to say, okay, the factory model was invented 100 years ago in the

Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Governor’s education budget proposals for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), Learning Recovery Block Grant, and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), followed by testimony from State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond. On LCFF, Finance outlined the proposed 2.43% COLA, repayment of prior deferrals, and a trailer bill penalty for LEAs that fail to adopt Local Control Accountability Plans on time. The LAO said its COLA estimate was slightly lower and raised concerns that the Governor’s proposed TK staffing ratio increase may be more costly than estimated. Members also discussed whether the current COLA formula should better reflect California-specific or district staffing costs, and whether TK should be more clearly separated from the K-3 grade span adjustment to avoid larger K-3 class sizes. The chair asked staff to work with the LAO on both the TK/K-3 issue and alternative COLA calculations. For the Learning Recovery Block Grant, Finance proposed restoring the first of three delayed payments, $378.6 million one-time Proposition 98 General Fund, while the LAO recommended adopting the proposal but extending the expenditure deadline by at least a year. The LAO reported that districts had spent $1.6 billion of the $6.8 billion received through 2023-24 and said most districts were only now shifting from federal COVID relief to block grant spending. Members questioned whether the large state and federal investments were improving outcomes, citing declining reading and math trends, while Finance and the State Board president pointed to some signs of improvement, especially in math, attendance, and gains for some student groups. Darling-Hammond emphasized that student needs have grown, that recovery spending has gone to devices, ventilation, staffing, tutoring, summer school, and community schools, and that targeted interventions appear to be helping some districts recover faster than others. On ELOP, Finance proposed adding $435 million to expand universal access by lowering the Tier 1 threshold from 75% to 55% unduplicated pupils, bringing ongoing funding to $4.4 billion. The LAO said the estimate was reasonable but recommended delaying implementation for a year, aligning ELOP with ASES to reduce overlap, moving toward funding based on participation rather than enrollment, and considering a fixed Tier 2 rate. Members and witnesses discussed staffing challenges, the use of funds for students with disabilities, and uncertainty in Tier 2 funding caused by unspent dollars and opt-outs. Darling-Hammond supported ELOP as part of California’s broader after-school and summer learning strategy, said most districts are now offering full-day TK and expanded learning, and urged the state to reduce fragmentation across categorical programs and build more unified systems for funding, reporting, and support.

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• We would have had guidance, and we would have had peace for my father and closure overall.
• So far, the last three months, I have been incredibly busy and I'm trying to set up a factory soon, which
• I just want to say good luck on your business, getting your factory open, and thank you for being here

Committee: House General Laws

Bills: SB161 , SB195 , SB216 , SB245 , SB246 , SB257 , SB258 , SB260 , SB278 , SB281 , SB283 , SB93 , SB98 , SB99 , SB306 , SB314 , SB315

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• forth strict requirements for facilities to notify next of kin and to assure that the family has closure
• forth strict requirements for facilities to notify next of kin and to assure that the family has closure
• Closures and long-term idling in California's refineries are leading to significant staffing shortages
• AB 1815 creates standardization for factory-built housing by prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing
• for imposing or enforcing building standards that exceed the state minimum building standards on factory

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• And are you seeing more – are there more – More closures or are there more – from the perspective of
• And so, I'd like to call up John Chavez from the New Mexico Startup Factory.
• I have a company called the New Mexico Startup Factory, and our goal, we have three goals.
• We're starting a factory.

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• hottest [applause] [cheering] &gt;&gt; [applause] As thousands of new businesses are forming and factories
• Moving<01:14:07.920><c> forward,</c><01:14:08.400><c> factories,</c><01:14:09.440><c> jobs,</c> Moving
• forward, factories, jobs, Moving forward, factories, jobs, investment,<01:14:10.719><c> and</c><01:14
• They can build their own power plants as part of their factory so that no one's prices will go up, and
• But since the raid, we have worked with the new leadership, and they have ordered the closure of that

Bills: HB4626 , HR1075 , SB2503 , HB6329

Keywords: energy conservation, home appliances, affordability, Secretary of Energy, technological feasibility, consumer protection, economic impact, aviation safety, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, air traffic management, pilot training, regulatory compliance

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• So, it can go from the factory where it's built to this could work. this could work.
• When you're building a tiny home in a factory, this bill allows for an inspector at the factory, town
• , this building a tiny home in a factory, this bill<04:11:12.080><c> allows</c><04:11:12.800><c> for<
• So we said that if it's roadworthy, you can transport it to another site like from the factory to the
• </c> closures, anything of that nature. closures, anything of that nature. um um um hearing<05:08:48.560

Committee: House Housing

Transcript Highlights:

• This project will serve with the closure of the Bridge of the Americas to commercial traffic.
• The Bridge of the Americas closure, how long is it anticipated that that will be closed?
• Commercial traffic will have temporary lane closures impacting passenger and pedestrian traffic, but
• It will affect the closure of what we know as BOTA.
• As the closure of the future of commercial trafficking in the border makes us design something that..

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• If, under the suggested changes, you were to close the road, is that a permanent closure?
• My sister lost her job in a paper mill, in a furniture factory, so the whole area needs this.
• It was that the reason for the closure at this time is because small game...
• It was that the reason for the closure at this time is because small game...
• </c><02:02:06.119><c> at</c> that uh the reason for the closure at that uh the reason for the closure

Summary: The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill. Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c><03:03:40.080><c> an</c> main street shops to factory floors. an main street shops to factory floors
• </c><07:19:28.080><c> She</c><07:19:28.400><c> never</c> factory. She was tough. She never factory.
• Why are factories being cancelled in the year 2025, Mr. Speaker?
• I don't like reading that factories are being closed, Mr. Speaker.
• </c> factories are being closed. Mr. factories are being closed. Mr.

Bills: HB1526 , HR300 , HR293 , HR294 , HR164

Keywords: injunctive relief, court authority, legal proceedings, federal law, separation of powers, committee appointments, House of Representatives, membership, standing committees, legislative process, pairs, voting procedure, Congress, financial protection, overdraft lending, digital payments, consumer protection, voter registration, remote voting, proxy voting