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• A powerful Mobile, which is my hometown.
• Power demand adjacent to the substation.
• </c> In fact, in 2024, all available power In fact, in 2024, all available power was<04:39:36.959><c>
• power for the<04:39:45.280><c> area.
• </c> management issues related to the power management issues related to the power project.<04:39:57.520

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• </c><00:30:30.240><c> of</c> leadership reminds me of the power of leadership reminds me of the power
• That's our most powerful voice that we have as a consumer.
• ><c> the</c><00:42:34.400><c> consumer</c> Nothing more powerful than the consumer Nothing more powerful
• It's something we have the power and the responsibility to change.
• It's something we have the power and the responsibility to change.

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• We support the $3 million that the governor has budgeted, but feel its value to economic development
• If you have had a mill, a factory, a power plant, or railyards, you have brownfields in your community
• presented and is bill that the governor presented and is coming<00:55:48.120><c> over</c><00:55:48.480
• presented and appears as it's governor presented and appears as it's coming<00:56:55.440><c> from</c
• </c> The budget that's coming to us from the governor and supported has 55 miles of pavement in it.

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• That's when the governor gives her state of the state. And uh so that'll that's definitely a go.
• Like that would completely destroy any corporation's bargaining power, right?
• They would they wouldn't power, right?
• Just last spring, my governor, Governor Moore of Maryland, had a similar pilot program going with DoorDash
• Just last spring, my governor, Governor Moore of Maryland, had a similar pilot program going with DoorDash

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

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• ,</c> of State, the Legislature, the Governor, of State, the Legislature, the Governor, the<01:14:03.120
• It's actually 10 government governor employees and three that are not.
• So, whoever the next governor is is going to get 10 appointees on a 13-member board.
• </c> actually 10 government governor actually 10 government governor employees<01:27:04.320><c> and</
• , governor appoints all these people plus the other seven on there.

Bills: HF4062 , HF4063 , HF4065 , HF3926 , HF4216 , HF3176 , HF3728 , HF3988 , HF3865

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

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• For the record, I am Representative Diane Power.
• It doesn't include governors.
• <01:22:12.639><c> signing</c><01:22:13.040><c> it,</c> governor signing it, governor signing it, we<01
• And I know that Senator Lang wants to come back, but he is meeting with the governor right now. back.
• Um but he is meeting with the governor<01:24:49.840><c> right</c><01:24:50.000><c> now.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• Next, the governor has included significant investments in asset preservation dollars, as well as $9
• Next, the governor has included them.
• Next, the governor has included significant<01:10:12.320><c> investments</c><01:10:12.800><c> in</c><
• Across the country, many state legislators, DOCs, and governors are dealing with similar situations.
• </c><01:14:36.800><c> are</c> legislators, DOC's and governors are legislators, DOC's and governors are

Bills: HF3220

Committee: House Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:

• is something that, if you were watching the noon press conference, we discussed the fact that the governor
• Thank you to our Chairman Hinman for authoring HF 8 and thank you to the governor and agencies for also
• Thank you to our Chairman Hinman for authoring HF 8 and thank you to the governor and agencies for also
• and agencies for also to the governor and agencies for also pursuing<00:25:27.399><c> reform</c><00:
• I'm the executive director of the Red River Watershed Management Board, and we're a joint powers board

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• And as some of you know, I worked on the 2007 juvenile justice reforms with Governor Perry and other
• The fiscal challenge is that over-reliance I'd like to start by just quoting Greg Abbott, our governor
• Pennsylvania Association of Probation, Parole and Corrections, and been appointed under two state governors
• I had arrest powers but I was... Representative Lauterbach: You carried them for a reason. Mr.

Bills: HB31 , HB3360

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: juvenile justice, community supervision, felony offenses, treatment of children, juvenile facilities, chemical dispensing device, solitary confinement, rehabilitation, criminal proceedings, delinquency

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• In the event of a power failure here in the building or network failure and we have to reschedule, I'll
• This measure clarifies the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's powers relating to housing projects.
• Legislators and to the Governor, but to no avail.
• </c><02:26:25.560><c> and</c> agencies um in 2020 their powers and agencies um in 2020 their powers and
• </c><02:26:38.120><c> and</c><02:26:38.279><c> duties</c><02:26:38.600><c> that's</c> on their powers

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several housing, land use, and preservation bills. HB 1008 HD2 would require the Department of Land and Natural Resources to complete historic preservation determinations for state affordable housing projects within 90 days and create sensitivity-based review pathways. HHFDC, DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division, and written testimony from DBEDT supported the bill as an expedited process for projects unlikely to affect significant historic resources. Members asked how the bill would define significant versus non-significant historic properties, how it would interact with Kapakai analysis, and whether burial councils had been consulted; SHPD said the bill would not replace Kapakai review and that burial councils had not been included. Written support also came from OHA, Hawaii Realtors, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce. HB 1093 would clarify the Hawaii Public Housing Authority’s powers relating to housing projects. HPHA supported the measure, saying it would align definitions with prior law and help deconcentrate poverty by allowing mixed-income rebuilding. The director also said the bill was increasingly urgent because of reported federal HUD priorities that could affect public housing and Section 8 funding. HB 1096 HD1 would repeal state low-income housing preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans, with HPHA saying federal veteran programs such as VASH are a better mechanism and that the state preference has not been used in years. HB 1411 would allow HHFDC projects to give sale or lease preferences to applicants who live or work within five miles of a project; HHFDC and the Hawaii Chapter of NAIOP supported it as a way to keep residents connected to their communities, while members raised constitutional concerns about broader local-preference policies. The committee also heard HB 367 HD1, which would create county permit exemptions for certain agricultural and maintenance activities. Written testimony included opposition from the Department of Planning and Permitting and support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau, Grassroot Institute, and others. A public testifier opposed the bill, arguing that permit exemptions could worsen safety and compliance problems. Finally, HB 826 HD1 would allow county planning commissions, by special permit, to authorize residential housing in agricultural districts for agricultural workforce housing, long-term rental, or fee simple ownership under certain conditions. HHFDC supported it as a faster alternative to lengthy state land-use redistricting, but the Department of Agriculture, Land Use Commission, and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development raised concerns about food production impacts, due process, service provision, jurisdictional conflicts, and the use of special permits for what could amount to district boundary changes. Public testimony was mixed, with some support and some opposition. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• And so to me, when we passed this bill and sent it to the governor and the governor signed it, to me
• signed</c> to the governor and the governor signed to the governor and the governor signed it,<00:20
• So, how much money the governor signs.
• It'll help the governor, who basically the budget starts with him.
• Um so that starts with the governor.

Summary: The working group on restrictive housing met with a quorum present, approved the August 21, 2025 minutes, and adopted a procedure to take public testimony on each agenda item with a two-minute limit per testifier, with some flexibility for follow-up questions. The main presentation came from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on restrictive housing policies and a recent outside assessment of mental health care practices at HSCF and OOTC. DCR said the assessment found strengths such as consistent medication administration and staff commitment, but also identified major problems including outdated workflows, staffing shortages, inadequate physical plant conditions, overuse of suicide/safety watch for personal safety issues, and a need for more individualized treatment plans. DCR described several corrective steps already underway: filling a long-vacant high-level mental health administrator position, adjusting evening medication passes, working with DOH on transfer and referral workflows, planning a new electronic medical records system and revised screening tools, and pursuing additional training for ACOs and mental health staff. For OOTC, DCR said the facility is overcrowded and decrepit, needs a better screening tool, and requires more mental health-specific training and staffing. For HCF, DCR said the layout limits confidential assessments and provider access, and that the proposed consolidated healthcare unit would add 43 beds, private exam rooms, and a de-escalation room. DCR also said the new unit could serve acute and chronic suicide/safety watch needs and possibly some inmates with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or significant cognitive impairment. The discussion then focused on Act 292, which DCR said is difficult to implement as written. DCR said the bill aligns with DOJ, NCCHC, and ACA guidance in defining restrictive housing, limiting duration, requiring reviews, identifying vulnerable populations, and using step-down units, but raised two major concerns: a requirement to refer vulnerable people to DOH for confinement, and a requirement for clinical assessments every 12 hours by a provider. Members responded that the law should be matched with funding and staffing, and asked what resources are needed. DCR said it submitted a request for 35 positions at a cost of about $8.6 million, and also said funding may be needed for community-based beds and contracted medical services. Members also asked about the current MOA/MOU between DOH and DCR, the working group membership, and the timeline for revisions. DCR said the group includes DCR, DOH, and governor’s office medical advisors, that a first draft is complete, and that the revised agreement should be in place by the end of the year. On staffing, DCR said ACO recruitment classes increased from five to eight, vacancy rates dropped from 34% to 24%, but OOTC still faces a projected $7.1 million shortfall and heavy overtime costs, forcing post closures and program reductions. The meeting ended with continued discussion of screening tools, including DCR’s explanation that current broad questions may over-identify people with substance-use-related symptoms as having serious mental illness, and that a more discrete tool is needed to better identify those with acute needs.

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• She also serves as the governor of Region One on the March board, a statewide association of substance
• All of you here today have the power to change that for the next family, and I beg you to do so.
• All of you here today<00:31:08.720><c> have</c><00:31:08.880><c> the</c><00:31:09.039><c> power</c><00
• But does this allow for direct administrative power with no court oversight?
• </c> allow for um direct administrative power allow for um direct administrative power with<01:41:26.880

Bills: HF2233 , HF1999 , HF1995 , HF1614 , HF2781 , HF1775 , HF1316 , HF2127 , HF2521 , HF689 , HF2380 , HF1273

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

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• </c><00:39:39.920><c> and</c> on a broader pattern of power and on a broader pattern of power and control
• </c><00:39:49.000><c> and</c> mental health, but in learned power and mental health, but in learned power
• wheel</c><00:40:39.960><c> was</c> The power and control wheel was The power and control wheel was originally
• </c> the country have recognized these power the country have recognized these power imbalances<01:16
• </c> the exemption for the municipal power the exemption for the municipal power agencies,<03:38:16.480

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to skip lines 44 through 47, which are governor proposals that are not included in this tax
• I'm going to skip lines 44 through 47, which are governor proposals that are not included in this tax
• Senate, and one governor to sign it. uh Senate, and one governor to sign it. uh we<00:57:06.319><c> were
• The governor is very committed to solving at least half of that structural deficit.
• Public financing programs put more power into the hands of everyday voters.

Bills: HF2730 , HF2257 , HF2768 , HF1932 , HF2437

Committee: House Taxes

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• tool what are your next a powerful tool what are your next adventures<00:27:59.760><c> in</c><00:28:
• The first is that the governor has issued an executive order that puts a hiring freeze on non-direct
• The first is that the governor has issued an executive order that puts a hiring freeze on non-direct
• So that wasn't funded by the governor, so it sounds to me like at least that portion is a much bigger
• </c><04:27:25.199><c> um</c> governor's directive and the governor um governor's directive and the governor

Summary: House Finance Division III convened a work session on the DHHS budget, with the chair noting there would be no votes and that the committee would spend the day hearing from the commissioner’s office. Nathan White, DHHS Chief Financial Officer, opened with the Division of Finance/Office of Business Operations, explaining that the unit supports the department through daily financial management, AP/AR, audit work, expense projections, transfers, and procurement functions such as contracts, amendments, RFPs/RFAs, and grants management. He also described the division’s revenue and reporting work, including federal draws, CMS-64 reporting, and the public assistance cost allocation plan, and said the department had centralized rate-setting work and a small team handling Medicaid rate analysis and nursing facility rebase work. Members asked about vacancies, turnover, and budget changes. White said the division had 18 positions unfunded in the governor’s budget, reducing personal services from about $10.8 million to $9.9 million, and estimated the division’s vacancy rate at about 11 percent, below the department average. He said turnover was relatively low, with one retirement at the manager level and higher turnover mainly at lower AP-level positions. He also explained that some budget lines reflected reallocations rather than new spending, including fringe benefits centralized elsewhere and an EBT card contract moved into this unit because the staff member overseeing it works in Finance. When asked about a rent/lease increase, he said it was due to higher copier leasing costs under a statewide DAS contract. White highlighted several management and technology improvements. He said a business intelligence tool procured in 2022, using Salesforce and Excel-based data, helped DHHS better track federal revenue and maintenance-of-effort spending, reducing FY24 General Fund lapse by about 70 percent and federal/other revenue lapse by 88 percent compared with FY23; he warned that the tool is not funded in the current budget. He also described Lean Six Sigma efforts in the contracts team, training for vendors and nonprofits on procurement and indirect cost rules, and a Finance Academy to standardize policies and procedures. On the contracts side, he said the department uses Smartsheet for project management and DocuSign for electronic signatures, which cut contract execution time dramatically, but noted DocuSign is also not funded in the governor’s budget. The session ended as the committee prepared to move on to the Employee Assistance Program presentation.

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• Since 2019, the year Governor Polis took office, I believe, almost 100 companies, 13,600 jobs have been
• Since<00:40:20.600><c> 2019,</c><00:40:21.800><c> the</c><00:40:21.920><c> year</c><00:40:22.240><c> Governor
• </c><00:40:22.560><c> Polis</c><00:40:23.120><c> took</c> Since 2019, the year Governor Polis took Since
• 2019, the year Governor Polis took office,<00:40:23.800><c> I</c><00:40:23.880><c> believe,</c> office
• This bill recognizes that AI can be a powerful tool, but it also recognizes that mental health is not

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• We have one new executive branch board member appointed by the governor to welcome to the board today
• Do the users pay for that battery power?
• I remember who the governor was, and I'm not going to call it, God rest his soul. Yeah.
• I remember who the governor was, and I'm not going to call it, God rest his soul. Yeah.
• I remember who the governor was, and I'm not going to call it, God rest his soul. Yeah.

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the May 21 minutes, and welcomed a new executive branch member, Secretary Keith Jackson of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The board also received two informational items: agency responses to prior questions and amendments made to capital plans after the last meeting. It then heard the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s report on executive branch IT capital project scoring, which reviewed 16 IT requests totaling about $330.5 million. COOT said projects were ranked through an independent panel using standardized criteria focused on feasibility, statewide alignment, readiness, impact, and risk; the CIO recommended moving an enterprise application and artificial intelligence inventory system from rank 11 to rank 4 because of its enterprise-wide impact and connection to Senate Bill 4. The Department of Military Affairs presented its capital plan, describing 43 million in projects for the current period and 13 projects totaling $65 million for 2026–2028, with most funding coming from federal sources and restricted agency funds and no general fund request in the latter period. Its projects included maintenance pool adjustments, a statewide Army master plan, the Somerset readiness center, Shelbyville and Ashland armories, a future home for the Kentucky Army National Guard band, and other facility upgrades. Members asked about the Somerset project’s cost growth and federal delay; the department said the project remains in conceptual design, is awaiting federal MILCON action, and would require a state match of about $9.8 million against $29.6 million federal funding if it is approved. Members also asked about staffing levels, and the department said state employee and Title 32 numbers have been relatively steady, while technician positions have declined. The Department of Veterans Affairs outlined seven projects for 2026–2028, led by a Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC replacement that needs an estimated additional $16 million to finish phase two after phase one was already funded. Other requests included a maintenance pool increase, renovations and exterior upgrades at Eastern and Western Kentucky veterans facilities, a cooling tower replacement at Thompson Hood, and parking lot and lighting improvements. The department said some projects were already in the six-year plan and that the Radcliff phase two could be bid in June 2026 if funded. Members confirmed that a columbarium wall project at Grayson is federally funded. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented its six-year capital plan, citing more than $3 billion in loan commitments since 1988 and over $5 billion in supported infrastructure projects. KIA requested $298.439 million in the first biennium, including $27.742 million in state match for federal clean water and drinking water revolving funds, $25 million for its state Infrastructure Revolving Fund, $185.697 million in federal capitalization grants, and $30 million in leverage bond authorization for each year of the two federally assisted loan programs. Members asked about drinking-water quality, and KIA said that function is handled by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water, not KIA. KIA also said its loan rates currently range from 0.5% to 2.25%, averaging just under 1%, and that its revolving loan programs have had no defaults. The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet began its presentation at the end of the transcript, with staff identifying themselves, but no project details or board action from that presentation were included in the excerpt.

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• show us that California hasn't given up on us, that the state hasn't given up on us, and that our governor
• California has the power to protect these families. Thank you.
• California has the power to protect these families. Thank you. Hello, good afternoon.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on access to gender-affirming care in California, with opening remarks from the subcommittee chairs emphasizing the importance of protecting transgender, gender-diverse, and intersex Californians and asking for decorum during public comment. The first panel from the Department of Justice, Department of Managed Health Care, and Department of Health Care Services described existing state protections, including nondiscrimination rules, privacy protections, shield laws, and Medi-Cal and commercial coverage requirements for medically necessary gender-affirming care. State officials also outlined ongoing litigation against federal actions and against hospital decisions to end or restrict care, including the Rady Children’s case and challenges to federal proposed rules and declarations affecting Medicaid, Medicare, and provider participation. Members questioned state agencies about why some hospitals that had stopped providing care had not been sued, how network adequacy is measured, whether the state can track actual access to gender-affirming care, and what legislative changes might strengthen protections. DMHC said it monitors complaints and independent medical reviews but does not track gender-affirming care as a separate provider category or collect utilization data, while DHCS said Medi-Cal continues to cover medically necessary care and that the state is preparing for possible federal rule changes. Finance staff said the previously approved $15 million for gender-affirming care was still being implemented through Covered California. The second panel featured a physician, clinic leaders, a parent, and a transgender teen describing how care is delivered and the effects of hospital closures and federal pressure. Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy described the history and medical basis for gender-affirming care, said minors need parental consent for medical interventions, and argued that care should be individualized and supported by families. Providers and families testified that hospital closures and insurance barriers have disrupted continuity of care, forced patients to travel farther, and shifted demand to community clinics that lack sufficient funding and contracting support. Several witnesses asked the Legislature to provide new funding, strengthen insurance enforcement, and stabilize access to care for transgender youth and families.

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• The governor has signed our letter of support to turn that into a fee airport.
• if someone is able to maintain their old home and buy a new home and turn it into an Airbnb, more power
• if someone is able to maintain their old home and buy a new home and turn it into an Airbnb, more power

Committee: Joint Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• a child would come with a risk of court-imposed penalties for the online service, giving them a powerful
• AI-powered chatbots are everywhere.
• If California is to protect the people who live here, as the governor and A.G.

Summary: The committee heard several privacy and consumer protection bills, with most of the discussion focused on AI and social media. AB 1405 would create a state registry for AI auditors and set basic transparency, ethics, and qualification standards for those auditors; supporters said it would build trust and provide a foundation for future AI oversight, while some members questioned whether government should define auditor qualifications instead of industry groups. The bill was moved out on a 5-1 vote to Appropriations, with the roll left open. AB 2, by Assemblymember Lowenthal, would impose enhanced financial penalties on large social media companies when their negligence causes harm to children and teens. Supporters, including a grieving parent and Common Sense Media, argued the bill would create accountability for harmful algorithms and design choices, while opponents from TechNet, EFF, CCIA, and CalChamber warned it was vague, could chill speech, invite censorship, and raise Section 230 and First Amendment concerns. Committee members debated private right of action versus public enforcement, possible shakedown lawsuits, and whether the bill should be narrowed; the bill passed 6-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open. AB 410 would expand California’s bot disclosure law so bots must identify themselves up front and truthfully if asked, rather than only prohibiting deceptive bots in limited commercial or election contexts. Supporters said the measure would help users, especially youth and vulnerable people, know when they are interacting with AI and reduce deception online; one privacy group withdrew opposition after amendments, and other industry groups said they were no longer opposed or had no formal position. The bill passed 9-1 to Appropriations with the roll left open. The committee also approved AB 1327, which lets consumers cancel home improvement contracts by email instead of only by mail and requires phone assistance for cancellations; the Contractor State License Board withdrew opposition after amendments, and the bill passed 11-0 to Judiciary with the roll left open.