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• Unsafe drivers that required extensive training.
• It requires shelters to post available animals online in a visible way so that the public can see who's
• We would like to have 2488 amended to include the withdrawal of the tenure requirement that they take
• We found that that's not needed and all the other requirements are there, so it's all laid out in our
• How the PRA requirements are going to be applied to CAMTC is a particularly tricky topic.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a full agenda of bills focused on reproductive health, professional licensing and sunset reviews, consumer protection, and business regulation. Early testimony centered on AB 260, which would protect access to medication abortion, mifepristone, and telehealth reproductive care in California; supporters emphasized state protections against federal restrictions, while an opponent argued the bill removed safety safeguards. The committee also heard AB 714 on closing a loophole in regulation of low-cost commercial driving schools, AB 968 on allowing pharmacists to prescribe non-hormonal contraception, AB 671 on streamlining restaurant permitting, AB 1027 on strengthening cannabis product testing oversight, AB 1271 on broadband pricing and speed transparency, and AB 1332 on narrowly allowing medicinal cannabis shipments for seriously ill patients. Several sunset bills were also taken up, including AB 1482 on animal shelter and breeder transparency, AB 1501 on the Podiatric Medical Board and Physician Assistant Board, AB 1502 on the Veterinary Medical Board, AB 1503 on the Board of Pharmacy, and AB 1504 on the Massage Therapy Council. Testimony was largely in support of the measures, with many bills drawing co-sponsors or support from industry, consumer, or professional groups. AB 1503 generated the most sustained opposition, with nurses, physicians, and drug industry representatives objecting to expanded pharmacy technician ratios, standard-of-care language, and therapeutic interchange authority; supporters argued the bill would modernize pharmacy practice and expand access. AB 1504 also drew mixed testimony, with massage therapy groups supporting continuation of the council but raising concerns about proposed public records and governance provisions. AB 1271 drew a policy dispute over whether broadband reporting requirements duplicated federal FCC processes, while supporters argued California needed its own consumer-facing data and complaint system. After quorum was established later in the hearing, the committee began taking roll-call votes. AB 1271, AB 1332, AB 1482, AB 1501, and AB 1502 were all reported out on due-pass motions, with AB 1271 amended and the others generally amended or as introduced as noted. Earlier bills including AB 260, AB 671, AB 714, AB 968, and AB 1027 also received motions and were approved once the quorum was present. The chair repeatedly noted the lack of quorum during the hearing, but once one was secured, the committee completed votes on the agenda items and advanced the measures to Appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 431 builds on the work of SB 800, which required the Department of Transportation to establish an
• Requiring cities to give registered owners of towed RVs a 30-day recovery period for their vehicle.
• It requires jurisdictions to track and report RV removals and conditions.
• When they are ready, instead of requiring the countywide approach.
• And, of course, to be able to do what is required and provide the service required, you need more than

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several transportation-related bills, beginning with AB 431 on advanced air mobility. The author and supporters from AUVSI, Joby Aviation, United Airlines, Wisk Aero, the City of Long Beach, and Archer said the bill would create a statewide plan and technical framework for eVTOL/advanced air mobility infrastructure, public outreach, and local implementation. No opposition testified, and the bill passed the committee as amended to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call. Members then took up AB 630 on abandoned or hazardous RVs. The author and supporters, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office, argued the bill would curb a cycle in which inoperable RVs are towed, auctioned cheaply, and returned to the streets by predatory buyers, while adding notice, recovery, and reporting requirements. Opponents from Western Center on Law and Poverty and ACLU California Action warned the bill would destroy RVs that serve as shelter for unhoused residents and could worsen homelessness. After discussion about the bill’s focus on dismantling rather than towing, the committee passed AB 630 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 314, which would support transit-oriented development around planned and existing high-speed rail stations; AB 1223, which gives Sacramento County communities more flexibility to use local transportation revenues for related infrastructure supporting infill development; AB 1111, which adds flexibility to the zero-emission school bus transition for rural and disadvantaged districts; AB 1190, which caps fees charged by DMV business partners and requires clearer disclosure of the official DMV site; AB 987, which limits unreasonable towing fees and related charges; and AB 911, which creates a narrow exemption from Advanced Clean Fleets rules for telecommunications bucket trucks and sail-on-wheels used in emergencies. Most bills drew support from local governments, industry, or consumer groups, while AB 1111 and AB 911 drew opposition from clean transportation and environmental advocates concerned about weakening emissions goals. All of the bills were reported out as amended to the Committee on Appropriations, with recorded roll-call votes and several members adding their names as co-authors or supporters.

Transcript Highlights:

• So this provides an required of me.
• It also makes income requirements more flexible, and it repeals the requirement that Preschool Open Doors
• Before we It requires um residency. Yes.
• Requires a report prior to the regular session of 2027.
• Requires a report prior to in the state.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Removing the repeal of HRS 237-27 on page 62, section 18, and including language to require any entity
• Removing the repeal of HRS 237-27 on page 62, section 18, and including language to require any entity
• language to require any entity claiming<00:15:36.000><c> this</c><00:15:36.240><c> exemption</c><00:
• </c><00:23:51.039><c> for</c><00:23:51.200><c> a</c> and four for requirements for a and four for requirements
• Require the program to enable program.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony and then took up House Bill 1369, which would repeal several tax credits and exemptions, including the renewable fuels production tax credit. Testimony was overwhelmingly opposed: Hawaii Gas, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, and the Tax Foundation all raised concerns, with opponents arguing the renewable fuels credit has supported major local investment, cleaner fuel production, and energy resilience, while Hawaii Gas warned repeal would raise costs for customers. The Department of Taxation said it did not take a position but provided revenue estimates, saying the bill would increase revenues by about $33.8 million in FY 2026 and $121.7 million in FY 2027; DBEDT said it would follow up on broader economic impacts. The chair proposed a series of amendments that removed some repeals, added five-year sunsets to certain exemptions, narrowed or conditioned others, and tied the renewable fuels exemption to a dollar-for-dollar match for renewable fuel production certified by the state energy officer. The committee recommended passage with amendments, and the motion was adopted with multiple members voting with reservations. The committee then moved through a series of other measures. HB 159, HB 244, HB 280, HB 316, HB 716, HB 1298, and HB 1295 were recommended for passage, with HB 1295 amended to change a date to 2050. HB 455 was amended to remove the Hawaii Startup Business Loan Program language and instead fund DBEDT contracting for startup financing and support, excluding businesses already eligible for the community-based economic development loan program. HB 504 was amended to add non-recurring appropriations for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, conditioned on formal commitments to purchase local products under the HRS 27-8 timeline; members discussed the cruise passenger tax and where the revenue would go, and the bill was passed with amendments. HB 606 was amended to recognize DHHL authority over mercantile projects licenses, remove some reporting requirements, and replace the appropriation with $25 million for mercantile projects and $25 million for repair and maintenance. HB 1378 was amended to allow the foundation to enter public-private partnerships, adjust appropriation language, and cap a proposed limit at $15 million, with the committee noting the changes addressed concerns raised in testimony from BNF and the attorney general. HB 974 was deferred indefinitely because the House had already passed SB 1501. Finally, HB 1007 was amended to rename the transit-oriented development infrastructure district program as the transit-oriented community improvement program, consolidate the boards into one, expand board membership, add conflict-of-interest provisions, and allow legislative designation of areas; after discussion about HCDA’s role and the stadium district, the measure was adopted with one reservation.

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• Otherwise, there's really no requirement or incentive to do it. So, and that I close.
• The second would be that it was designed to the specifications required.
• EPA can immediately cancel, suspend, or require a new label if serious risks are identified.
• years to determine whether the pesticide continues to meet the act's rigorous requirements.
• HB129 This pesticide continues to meet the act's rigorous requirements.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first postponed CS for HB 781 at the sponsor’s request. It then heard and passed CS for HB 429, which codifies the existing process for terminating or cancelling motor vehicle dealer franchises and requires manufacturers to provide written sales and service performance criteria; the bill was supported by the Florida Automobile Dealers Association and was reported favorably 12-0. The committee next took up HB 983 on homeowners associations, where the sponsor described HOA fraud and abuse concerns and proposed expanding local law enforcement authority to investigate, inspect, and audit HOAs, easing recall procedures, and allowing prevailing-party attorney’s fees in recall disputes. Two amendments were adopted: one removing constitutionality-problematic Kaufman language, and another defining financial statements more comprehensively to improve HOA transparency. The bill drew support from Miami-Dade County and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and was reported favorably as amended 14-0. The committee also passed CS for HB 1343 on public nuisance abatement fines, which raises daily fines from $250 to $500, removes the $15,000 cap, adjusts foreclosure timing on unpaid nuisance liens, and allows attorney-fee calculations to include legal assistance time. Members discussed due process and notice concerns, and the sponsor said he would work on clarifying notice for both owners and nuisance-causing parties; the Orange County Sheriff’s Office supported the measure, citing violent crime tied to nuisance properties. CS for HB 643 on residual market insurers was then reported favorably without discussion. CS for HB 1183 on cybersecurity incident liability followed; it would shield government and private entities from liability if they substantially comply with cybersecurity standards, with the sponsor explaining that the bill was revised after a prior veto to define substantial compliance through policy letters, disaster recovery planning, and multi-factor authentication. Despite concerns about the breadth of the liability protection, the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably 13-1. PCS for HB 915, addressing advertisements for representation services, was also reported favorably 14-0. The bill targets misleading advertising by nonlawyers and notaries, especially in immigration-related services, requiring clear bilingual disclosures and allowing damages, fees, and injunctive relief for violations; it was supported by faith-based and civil rights groups. CS for HB 585 on former phosphate mining lands was then approved 14-0; the sponsor said it would create a defense to Water Quality Assurance Act strict liability for naturally occurring substances on former phosphate mine sites, require notice recording, radon surveys, and pre-suit radiation testing, and it would not apply retroactively to pending litigation. HB 6503, a claims bill for Mandy Penny Lemon, was also reported favorably 14-0 after brief sponsor remarks describing her severe injuries and homelessness following a 2018 incident. Finally, the committee considered HB 129 on pesticide-related products liability. A strike-all amendment was adopted that bars failure-to-warn claims for EPA-registered pesticide products when the label is consistent with EPA’s most recent human health risk assessment and carcinogenicity classification, while preserving claims if information was withheld, concealed, misrepresented, or destroyed to obtain or maintain the label. Supporters argued the bill provides certainty and respects EPA’s scientific labeling process; opponents warned it would effectively block access to courts and delay claims until after lengthy EPA investigations. After extensive debate, the committee reported the bill favorably as amended 13-1.

Transcript Highlights:

• It requires that we do it.
• It requires that it be representative of services provided, and it requires that it be updated... ...
• the requirement remains for marine desalination.
• But the requirement remains for marine desalination.
• This slide shows who is involved and what is required of them.

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> When we consider changing requirements When we consider changing requirements for<00:06:46.960><
• for licensing and that requirement for licensing and that requirement requirement requirement is<00:
• </c> And this is what the current requirement And this is what the current requirement is<00:10:07.560
• </c> post-licensure agreement requirements. post-licensure agreement requirements.
• </c> and couldn't draw the legally required and couldn't draw the legally required weight<00:55:30.240

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:35:00.200><c> that</c> um statute there is a requirement that um statute there is a requirement
• So, in legislatively named grants, you have certain oversight requirements.
• So agencies are still required to do pre-award risk assessments, still required to have grant contract
• </c><00:41:38.200><c> um</c> know we we have the the requirement um know we we have the the requirement
• But the way it's written in the statute, it actually doesn't have a service requirement.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> understood that liberty requires understood that liberty requires responsibility,<00:24:02.240><
• </c> This amendment changes the requirement This amendment changes the requirement for<01:09:30.239><
• , also known as work requirements.
• </c> known as work requirements. known as work requirements. work<03:02:47.920><c> requirements</c><03
• </c> requirements. Congress has said we will. requirements. Congress has said we will.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Additionally, the commitment to deploy modern networks required by the caller of last resort seeking
• California is the only state AT&T serves that still enforces this outdated requirement.
• However, there is no requirement to hold public hearings before the mandated date of December 15, 2026
• Second, Lifeline is a subsidy The CPUC is required to adopt maps, but it is also required to include
• This mandate is in the Oregon COLA requirements, but not in AB 470.

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the only vote the commission is statutorily required to take, and it requires a majority of members
• If the commission cannot produce a report of notifying the filer, this would require them to waive the
• It's also the expenditures and, and gift levels of what would require someone to register as a lobbyist
• them to obviously register to lobby and, uh, all the other various, uh, filing requirements.
• The Sunset Act requires the commission to take one final vote to forward all of the recommendations we

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• </c><00:29:23.720><c> to</c> Affordable Care Act the requirement to Affordable Care Act the requirement
• All the requirements for tuition rules.
• I've also given you the voters guides. were um voters required to show a state were um voters required
• </c> met the durational residency requirement met the durational residency requirement established<03
• It would require a comprehensive approach, and it would require a lot of coordination between, you know

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• RED TAPE IN THE FORM OF BURDENSOME PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS.
• INFRASTRUCTURE TO THEM WILL, IN MANY CASES, REQUIRE CROSSING LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.
• The hotel system required guests to dial a prefix to make an external call.
• These issues require a holistic approach to bring down the mortality rate and save lives.
• These issues require a holistic approach to bring down the mortality rate and save lives.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:11:50.360><c> economic</c> portions that require economic portions that require economic statements
• With the A14, the 46-day requirement.
• </c> remove that requirement today. remove that requirement today.
• </c><00:28:33.640><c> people</c> what is being amended, requires people what is being amended, requires
• Hopefully that helps. requirement now. Um in the if you link requirement now.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , uh, income requirements.
• </c> requirement, uh income requirements. requirement, uh income requirements.
• Could you point to where this requirement is coming from? Was that a statutory requirement?
• </c> landlords would be required to pay. landlords would be required to pay.
• I like the requiring the courts to I like the requiring the courts to redact. redact. redact.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Existing federal requirements.
• It is required to pay that back.
• So the grace period, the reporting requirements are very important.
• It's a time that requires a dispassionate presentation of all options.
• It's a time that requires a dispassionate presentation of all options.

Summary: The committee hearing covered several higher education bills, with extensive testimony on student aid, affordability, and institutional debt. AB 587 would add veteran representation to the California Student Aid Commission; the author said the change would bring lived experience from the veteran community to student aid policy, and members raised a concern about keeping the commission’s membership odd-numbered, which the author said would be addressed by amendment. AB 791 would standardize cost-of-attendance housing calculations using objective data and improve notice of the adjustment process; supporters said current budgets often underestimate students’ real living costs, while UC, CSU, and independent colleges opposed or had concerns about the bill’s prescribed methodology, fiscal impact, and a 14-day turnaround for adjustments. AB 850 would create a one-term grace period for students with institutional debt to re-enroll while arranging repayment, bar reporting that debt to credit agencies, and require more transparency; proponents described students being blocked from continuing school over debts, while CSU, UC, and private-college representatives said they already use holds and payment plans and worried about added liabilities and budget pressures. AB 537 would extend the California College Promise Program to part-time community college students; supporters said most community college students attend part-time and should not be excluded from fee waivers, while the committee noted fiscal concerns but ultimately advanced the bill. AB 7 would allow universities to consider whether an applicant is a descendant of American chattel slavery in admissions as a reparative measure; supporters framed it as lineage-based reparative justice, while opponents argued it would function as a racial proxy and conflict with Proposition 209 and equal-protection principles. The committee took roll-call votes on the measures, advancing AB 587, AB 791, AB 850, and AB 537 to Appropriations, with AB 850 and AB 537 receiving fewer votes and the roll left open for additional members.

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• In employment at required levels.
• </c> students complete within the required students complete within the required time<00:10:32.160><c
• </c> process that is required in the statute. process that is required in the statute.
• </c> required for K12. required for K12.
• </c> K12 requirements for school enrollment. K12 requirements for school enrollment.

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:00 Workforce Pell Grant Update – 0:03:30 Extension Office Update – 0:33:25 Kentucky Academic Standards for Social Studies – 1:07:08 Early Literacy Outcomes – 1:32:20 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 1:58:30 Adjournment 2:13:13, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Required under Brady.
• </c><01:05:13.599><c> better</c> practice some issues require better practice some issues require better
• Court does not require list it only<01:11:27.600><c> requires</c><01:11:28.280><c> in</c><01:11:28.480
• </c> legislators is you know to require legislators is you know to require policies<01:40:12.960><c>
• </c><01:50:13.920><c> to</c> are required to are required to disclose<01:50:16.040><c> and</c><01:50:

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, but what happens in state government requirements that we require isn't always the same in the business
• Uh, but what happens in state government requirements that we require isn't always the same in the business
• of they require from MinFIRE to make that happen.
• Uh, but what happens in state government requirements that we require isn't always the same in the business
• Uh, but what happens in state government requirements that we require isn't always the same in the business

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on the senator’s long career in the fire service and his legislative work on firefighter health and well-being. He described serving as a firefighter and fire marshal in St. Cloud, later as White Park’s only full-time firefighter, and also as a volunteer, EMT, captain, and fire chief in Rockville. He said those experiences made him familiar with occupational hazards faced by firefighters, including cancer, cardiac disease, and psychological trauma. A major topic was the Hometown Heroes assistance program, which he helped advance. He said the program covers about 20,000 Minnesota firefighters, including career, paid-on-call, and volunteer personnel, and provides training on cancer awareness, cardiac disease, and emotional trauma, along with counseling and financial assistance for qualifying occupational illnesses. He said the program can provide up to $20,000 in payments depending on the condition, offers up to five free counseling sessions per year, and has paid out about $5.7 million to fewer than 600 firefighters. He also said the program is funded by a $4 million annual appropriation and a separate insurance policy, and that it is managed through the Department of Public Safety and MinFIRE. The senator addressed a 2023 Legislative Auditor report that found management problems in the program, saying he contacted MinFIRE immediately and that the issues were largely a communication disconnect and a double payment of about $2,300, which was corrected. He said the auditor later confirmed the problems had been fixed. He noted that the latest bill received unanimous bipartisan support in both chambers, which he attributed to broad recognition of the program’s value for retention, recruitment, and support for firefighters and their families. He also said he would like to explore extending similar support to retired firefighters and possibly peace officers. The interview ended with him reflecting on his public service career and saying he plans to retire after 14 years in the Senate to spend more time with family and travel.

Transcript Highlights:

• required by retention by the federal government.
• At the federal level, we're required to keep those for 10 years.
• At the federal level, we're required to keep those for 10 years.
• I'm just talking about those that are required with Real ID. Oh, okay.
• Why are we requiring a valid emissions inspection shall be required for all registration issuances and

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The Commerce Committee met with quorum and first took up several bills in executive session. It adopted a House committee substitute for House Bill 2080 and then voted the substitute do pass on a 6-2 roll call. The committee also voted House Bill 1745 do pass by 6-2 and House Bill 3230 do pass unanimously, 8-0. HB 2080 was described as a proposal related to state investment in cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, other crypto and stablecoins, with a trigger tied to constitutional changes and language allowing staking of assets. In public hearing, House Bill 3490, sponsored by Rep. Mike Jones, would modify Missouri’s Local Historic Preservation Act so that in certain large cities, property owned by public or private colleges and universities could not be designated as historic landmarks by local commissions. Supporters argued the bill would protect property rights and allow universities to develop campus property, while opponents and some members said it appeared aimed at a specific Kansas City dispute and could be overbroad or an overreach into local historic preservation. No one testified in formal support or opposition, and the hearing closed without action. The committee then heard House Bill 3316, a Department of Revenue cleanup bill sponsored by Rep. Jeff Knight. The department said it would simplify vehicle registration and titling, including flat registration fees instead of horsepower-based fees, changes to alternative fuel decals, disabled placards, Real ID document retention, out-of-state vehicle tax collection, legal-name titling, higher late-registration penalties, and ending even-odd year registration. Members asked about water-damaged titles, dealer plate thresholds, emissions inspections, and temporary tags; the department and sponsor said they were open to amendments on some points. Copart testified in informational support, asking that resale exemptions remain intact. The committee then heard House Bill 3027, also by Rep. Knight, which would create tax incentives for companies producing critical minerals, materials, and certain pharmaceuticals in Missouri. The sponsor and supporters said the bill was aimed at reducing dependence on foreign supply chains and encouraging mining and processing in-state; a chemical manufacturer suggested tightening the bill by making credits nontransferable and tying them to actual production and profitability, and the Missouri Chamber supported the concept. After the hearings, the committee adjourned.