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• Author from Pope, Representative Anderson, who will explain the report.
• We also had funding for the Ag Emergency Account and County Ag Inspectors.
• About is our study for our soil health in Olmstead County.
• counties.
• I recognize the author, Representative Anderson. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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• Senator Frame, could you clarify for me, does this rate differ from county to county in what seniors
• the state, particularly our rural counties east of the mountains.
• President, the median income in many counties is appreciably lower.
• But in those counties, they pay the same taxes for their fuel under cap and tax.
• and in Yakima County.

Summary: The Senate considered and passed a series of tax, economic, judicial, education, and health-related bills, often after adopting technical or clarifying amendments. Major measures included Engrossed Senate Bill 6347, which restores recent estate tax changes while preserving last year’s increase in the exclusion amount and inflation adjustment; Substitute Senate Bill 6289, directing the Department of Commerce to create a statewide economic development and competitiveness strategic plan; and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6162, expanding and simplifying senior citizen property tax relief. Senators supporting these bills emphasized tax administration, economic growth, and relief for seniors, while opponents raised concerns about regressivity, revenue losses, and tax shifts to other taxpayers. The chamber also passed bills extending or clarifying tax preferences and fees, including Senate Bill 6244 (extending a hazardous substance tax exemption for agricultural crop protection products), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6113 (technical corrections to Department of Revenue tax law guidance, after removing a disputed section on advertising tax invalidation), Senate Bill 6114 (defining “fixture” and “affixed” for real estate excise tax purposes), Senate Bill 5970 (making a senior citizen center property tax exemption permanent), Senate Bill 5832 (raising the motor vehicle arbitration fee to support the Lemon Law program), and Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6262 (expanding the vehicle weight threshold for transportation benefit district fees). Debate on these measures centered on whether they were modest administrative updates or additional burdens on taxpayers and businesses. Several non-tax bills also advanced. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6086 strengthened security for judicial officers and court personnel, with amendments clarifying terminology and adding industrial appeals judges to the definition of judicial officers. Substitute Senate Bill 5961 transferred early literacy programs, including Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and Reach Out and Read, from DCYF to OSPI. Senate Bill 5868 added one superior court judge each in Skagit and Yakima counties, and Substitute Senate Bill 5923 reclassified a Skagit County hospital as a critical access hospital to improve reimbursement and help it remain viable. The Senate also passed Substitute Senate Bill 5520, revising the Wrongly Convicted Persons Act to improve compensation procedures, despite debate over whether to include civil detention-related claims. Most bills passed by constitutional majorities, with a few recorded nays and one division vote on an amendment; the Senate then adjourned until the next scheduled session.

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• Uh, this gives Texas a voice and some rulemaking authority.
• of the felony criminal cases that come through my county.
• Send intakes directly to district or county attorneys.
• If they, so you're saying that if, if the DA or county county attorney, district attorney needs it, they
• It's really law enforcement and the county and district attorney.

Bills: HB 741 , HB 1199 , HB 2070 , HB 2402 , HB 2542 , HB 2665 , HB 2789 , HB 3096 , HB 3396 , HB 3595 , HB 3747 , HB 4116 , HB 4127

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• Last month the governor also launched a new website accountability.ca.gov The portal provides a county-by-county
• Santa Cruz County was not a county that cared much about housing and homelessness when I started in 2020
• County.
• County.
• LA County has so that the LA region includes all of the LA continuum of cares as well as LA County as

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh, again in section three, line four, how would a county delegation exercise this authority?
• </c> governing authority? governing authority?
• </c> governing authority? governing authority?
• </c> Municipal and County government. Municipal and County government.
• </c> Hillsboro County District 36. Hillsboro County District 36.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:01:27.119><c> and</c> maybe in Henipin and Ramsey County and maybe in Henipin and Ramsey County
• But in the bills that we did hear, so this would be to any of those chief authors or co-authors.
• </c><00:04:15.519><c> or</c> any of those chief authors or any of those chief authors or co-authors.<
• I'm seeing most are members co-authors.
• . authors. authors. the<00:06:04.639><c> drivers</c><00:06:05.440><c> of</c><00:06:05.840><c> what</c

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Graham County and Greenlee County create huge economic profitability for Arizona by working both sides
• I was an adult probation officer for Graham County until March of 2025.
• We serve five counties, including Maricopa, Yavapai, Mojave, Yuma, and La Paz counties, so we assist
• The court's not legally authorized by statute under ARS 13-911.
• The court's not legally authorized by statute under ARS 13-911.

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism and Family Law Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2793, which would let cities and towns expedite annexations when 100% of the affected property owners request it, and would modernize notice requirements by allowing electronic newspaper publication and a single on-site notice for small single-parcel annexations. Buckeye supported the bill as a way to streamline uncontested annexations and reduce delay and cost, while a senator raised concerns based on a recent contentious Tucson annexation and the speed of public notice. The committee voted 4-3 to give HB 2793 a do pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2041, which would prohibit a parent, guardian, or custodian from being found to have abused or neglected a child solely because poverty prevented them from providing supervision, clothing, food, shelter, or medical care. Child welfare advocates supported the bill as a step toward decriminalizing poverty, while another witness argued it did not go far enough because it still allowed investigations based on poverty. Several members said they supported the concept but wanted further changes, and the bill passed 4-3. The committee also approved HB 2239, creating a child care grant program and infrastructure fund at DES to expand access in underserved areas; testimony from child care providers and parents emphasized shortages, workforce challenges, and the need for facilities, and the committee adopted an amendment adding tax credit language and eligible applicants before passing the bill 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2321, requiring DCS to place a credit freeze on a child’s credit report when the child enters care, passed 7-0 without testimony. HB 2371, allowing consenting divorcing parties without minor children to use AI-assisted arbitration and adding an amendment on therapeutic interventions and expert testimony in parenting cases, drew concerns about using AI for binding family-law decisions and about the amendment’s relevance; it passed 4-3. HB 2594, strengthening protections for participants in the address confidentiality program in family-law matters and sealing related voter records, received strong support from a witness describing repeated attempts by an ex-partner to obtain a protected address and passed 7-0 after amendment. HB 2661, requiring DCS to inform parents under investigation that they may delegate temporary guardianship and, as amended, limiting additional documentation requirements, passed 4-3 despite concerns that it gave too much discretion to parents accused of abuse or neglect.

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• We have a $5 million request for nursing home resident projects, rather, this is expenditure authority
• Even within counties, we can also see a huge gap. For example, within L.A.
• County. The L.A.
• County, L.A.
• County Department of Public Health has already closed some clinics and trying to keep the rest open.

Summary: The Assembly Subcommittee on Health heard an overview of the California Department of Public Health budget, including a $5.1 billion department budget and 19 non-IT budget change proposals spanning environmental health, healthcare quality, infectious disease, healthy communities, health statistics, preparedness, and laboratory sciences. CDPH also presented estimates for WIC and the Genetic Disease Screening Program, both of which were described as relatively stable, with WIC food costs rising mainly due to inflation and participation holding near 1 million monthly participants. Members and public commenters raised support for several proposals, including funding for the California Reducing Disparities Project, AB 1264 implementation on school food standards, childhood lead poisoning prevention, the hospital bed capacity registry, sickle cell care networks, and WIC protections amid federal policy changes and shutdown-related uncertainty. Dr. Erica Pond then presented the 2026 State of Public Health report, highlighting major gains such as record-low mortality rates, all-time high life expectancy, and the first decline in overdose deaths in 14 years, while warning about persistent disparities in maternal and infant outcomes, rising severe maternal morbidity, and worsening mental and behavioral health trends, especially among younger adults. She emphasized racial and geographic inequities, the role of social drivers like poverty and education, and the importance of prevention investments through the Behavioral Health Services Act. Members discussed the need for upstream public health spending, environmental health preparedness, and how to translate data into action, while public comment largely focused on sustaining community-based prevention and equity programs. In a separate update on federal actions and public health partnerships, Dr. Pond and CDPH staff described California’s response to federal funding threats, vaccine policy changes, and measles outbreaks. They outlined new collaborations such as the West Coast Health Alliance, the Governor’s Public Health Alliance, the WHO outbreak network, and the FACT Coalition, along with CDPH’s process for reviewing and updating immunization and preventive service recommendations under AB 144. Members questioned the rise in measles and declining vaccination coverage, and CDPH said it is using trusted messengers and tailored outreach while continuing to evaluate federal recommendations. The committee then heard an ADAP estimate showing lower projected budget authority needs due to reduced caseload and one-time funding expiring, followed by public support for using ADAP rebate funds to expand HIV prevention, PrEP, testing, and disease intervention staffing. The final issue focused on public health information technology systems, including Sapphire, CalReady, CalConnect, CARE, MyTurn, MyCAVAC, and the digital vaccine record. CDPH explained how these systems support disease reporting, contact tracing, immunization tracking, vaccine ordering, and outbreak response, while the Department of Finance said only Sapphire and CalReady are funded in the Governor’s budget and the rest are under review because of the state’s budget deficit and declining utilization. Local health department representatives strongly opposed losing the systems, arguing that lower usage reflects post-pandemic conditions and that the tools save staff time, improve outbreak response, and prevent a return to manual spreadsheets and phone calls. Members echoed concern that cutting the systems would undermine public health capacity and waste prior state investment, and urged the administration to present a funding plan that matches its stated commitment to public health.

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• And from 2020 to 2024, we estimated a 300 percent growth in Monterey County.
• We estimated a 300% growth in Monterey County, a 530% growth in Santa Cruz County, and a 560% growth
• in San Luis Obispo County.
• And two of those counties have not seen the massive wildfires that we saw in Santa Cruz County.
• We've had double the growth into the Fair Plan in those two counties that we've seen in Santa Cruz County

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee held its first outcomes review oversight hearing on the residential fair plan clearinghouse program created by AB 3012. Chair and members focused on whether the program is actually helping depopulate the California Fair Plan and move policyholders back to the voluntary market. The Fair Plan and Department of Insurance testified that the program exists as a platform for admitted and, in some cases, non-admitted insurers to review Fair Plan policies and make offers through the broker of record, but they acknowledged limited participation and limited results. CDI said it has received no formal complaints specific to the clearinghouse, but identified obstacles including only 11 participating residential insurers, the broker-of-record requirement, compensation and appointment issues, and the lack of direct consumer contact. CDI said about 730 residential risks have moved to voluntary market coverage through the program from June 2021 through April 30, 2025, and opt-outs are under 1%. Committee members pressed witnesses on the program’s opacity, the lack of data on offers made versus policies actually moved, and whether the clearinghouse is functioning as intended. CDI and the Fair Plan said they do not have data on how many offers have been made, only on cancellations that are self-reported and marked as clearinghouse-related. Members also raised regional growth in Fair Plan enrollment, especially on the Central Coast, and concerns about underinsurance when policyholders move back to the regular market. CDI recommended more mandatory reporting, broader broker education, possible direct offers to policyholders after a period of time, and changes to commission and appointment rules to reduce barriers to insurer participation. The second panel of industry witnesses generally agreed the clearinghouse is not a stand-alone solution and said its effectiveness depends on a healthier admitted market and actuarially sound Fair Plan rates. Independent agents and brokers, admitted-market insurers, and surplus lines representatives said the current system is constrained by low rate adequacy, limited insurer appetite for high-risk properties, operational friction, and misaligned incentives. Several witnesses suggested improvements such as better data sharing, clearer depopulation procedures, stronger broker education, and more flexible appointment or compensation rules. Some supported giving the program more time under the Sustainable Insurance Strategy, while others said the Legislature should consider whether to strengthen, modify, or potentially sunset the program if it continues to produce limited results. A public witness later reported that a new carrier had recently joined the clearinghouse and was working with brokers to bring in additional capacity.

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• Um, and that is not enough time for Ramsey County to spend these dollars as intended they were granted
• And apparently like $1 million just wasn't spent and it wasn't until May of 2025 that Ramsey County was
• ><c> to</c><00:03:23.680><c> um</c> for Ramsey County to um for Ramsey County to um spend<00:03:24.519
• was even granted this that Ramsey County was even granted this money money money with<00:04:13.040><
• author. So, author.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 1082, which was being handled as the committee budget bill. Members first reconsidered and then adopted the previously approved DE4 amendment so the bill could be updated with a new amendment package. The committee then adopted several amendments, including A4, a technical reviser’s amendment; A3, which added LELS representatives to a task force related to House File 3095; and A9, which extended a spending deadline for a Ramsey County appropriation tied to dual status youth/crossover youth programming. Vice Chair Feist said the deadline change was needed because the original grant timing had been shortened, and she also criticized delays in spending youth justice funds. The committee also adopted A11, which Chair Mohler described as language previously seen in the domestic violence policy/task force bill, narrowed from an indefinite period to 28 days and then to 14 days for the gun-on-arrival arrest provision. A12 was then adopted to continue work on Department of Corrections changes related to the MinCorp program from House File 4031. A Department of Corrections representative explained that a disputed provision no longer used a percentage but instead used a ratio, and that the language reflected stakeholder agreement; a member confirmed the relevant line numbers and raised no objection. After the amendments were adopted, the committee withdrew the DE4 version, adopted the DE6 amendment as amended, and then re-referred House File 1082 as amended to the Ways and Means Committee. All motions were approved by voice vote, with no recorded opposition.

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• I grew up in Contra Costa County.
• I live in Solano County.
• We cover Yolo, Solano, Plaster County, Sacramento, and El Dorado counties.
• We cover Yolo, Solano, Plaster County, Sacramento, El Dorado counties.
• We represent people who earn Solano, Plaster County, Sacramento, El Dorado counties.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Without dedicated investment, authorities face limitations in real-time threat detection, analogish analysis
• I was going to answer you, but I'll let the author talk to yours.
• sheriff, you know, we had a very different response out in Carver County.
• So, who was in charge of letting my county sheriff know that this had happened?
• And in Carver County, what had happened was my colleague in the neighboring district had called our county

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They don't have to pay an administrative fee by the county, and it gets them their products much more
• We were seeing a backlog in counties.
• And you're asking specifically in Kootenai County, north-south; in each community that we're working
• As far as bonding goes, in 2017 the Legislature authorized up to $300 million in Garvey bonds.
• So in 2015, the Legislature authorized a surplus eliminator.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 989, all

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• The delegate from James City County, Delegate Anderson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr.
• The delegate from Montgomery County, Delegate Franklin. Mr.
• Delegate from Loudoun County, Delegate Reed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The Senate substitute authorizes the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• We will start county, cities, and towns, 10 minutes after public safety concludes tomorrow.

Keywords: March 05, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• The new appropriations proposed by Governor Ferguson total $396 million with a remaining bond authority
• We're trying to create a new 1,200-acre community forest in eastern Pierce County.
• and King County.
• Finally, Skamania County sends our fondest wishes to Representative Tharinger at this time.
• I'm Axel Swanson with the Association of Counties.

Bills: HB2295

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Washington capital budget, supplemental capital budget, capital appropriations, state building construction account, taxable building construction account, climate commitment account, natural climate solutions, housing trust fund, affordable housing, supportive housing, homelessness, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, school construction, school modernization, school seismic safety, healthy schools, school electrification, SCAP, behavioral health facilities

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• I'm in my third term in the House, and I represent the town of Londonderry, which is Rockingham County
• I represent Atkinson, New Hampshire, which is Rockingham County District 18. This is my first term.
• District 17 and which is straford County District 17 and I'm<00:10:29.000><c> in</c><00:10:29.399><c
• </c><01:02:30.640><c> level</c> and county level and county level ultimately<01:02:32.480><c> we'll</
• um</c><01:03:03.920><c> County</c><01:03:04.240><c> to</c> meeting with each um County to meeting with

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> to skew the wage index to two counties to skew the wage index to two counties within<01:06:11.280
• County, and Washakie County.
• County, and Washakie County.
• There's another one in Niobrara County, another one in Platte County, Albany, and Carbon.
• seat to... on this particular list in two counties on this particular list in two counties that<01:17

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c><00:07:31.280><c> took</c> agreed with her that the county took agreed with her that the county took
• 00:09:21.920><c> assistant</c> County, our emergency housing assistant County, our emergency housing
• Um there is bipartisan co-author.
• County levies have been going up.
• counties.

Bills: HF3403 , HF2687 , HF2381

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords

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• The gentleman from Green County has moved for the approval of the 31st day.
• Louis County for a motion on House Bill 2934. Gentleman from St.
• Louis County, for what purpose do you rise? Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• So how much does the county have that they have not turned over?
• Gentleman from Nodaway County, to speak on the bill. Proceed.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Missouri House met with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for March 3, 2026 by a 122-0 roll call vote. The chamber also spent a long portion of the morning recognizing special guests, including Special Olympics athletes, occupational therapy and social work students and professionals, teachers, civic leaders, and other visitors in the gallery. On legislation, the House perfected and printed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2974, which would codify telehealth access within Missouri’s licensed reciprocity law. Supporters said it would help seniors and rural residents access care and ensure reciprocity licensees can provide telehealth services. The House also perfected and printed House Bill 2934, a bipartisan St. Louis convention-center governance bill that would merge existing entities, create a new board with city, county, and state appointments, and clarify funding and tax authority for the convention district. An amendment narrowing governor appointments to two city, two county, and one at-large member was adopted before final approval. The House likewise perfected and printed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2057, a technical fix allowing Osage Beach to create an entertainment district; supporters said it would promote tourism and economic development and align the city with similar districts elsewhere in Missouri. The most contentious debate was on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3515, which require age verification for pornographic websites. Supporters framed the measure as child protection and cited the Supreme Court’s Texas decision and the Attorney General’s enforcement rule; opponents raised privacy concerns, questioned effectiveness, and argued it could push users toward less scrupulous sites. A proposed amendment to extend the bill to firearms and ammunition websites was ruled not germane, the previous question was ordered 92-44, and the substitute was adopted. The combined bill package was then perfected and printed by a 104-16 vote with 20 present, and the House recessed until 2 p.m.

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• Members, last week we lost longtime Lee County Judge and Members, last week we lost longtime Lee County
• Or we authorize what we can spend money on.
• Or we authorize what we can spend. governs the purse, right?
• Or we authorize what we can spend money on.
• We have given that authority over to a reckless individual.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.