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• There are already talks of less hours and so forth, and this directly impacts them as they just bought
• It includes $25 million for Natcast, the operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center, to
• Protection Fund to maintain solvency and continue to sustain the operations of its programs.
• Protection Fund to maintain solvency and continue to sustain the operations of its programs.
• We definitely know the intent of what the department does is worthy, and you need to be able to operate

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration heard presentations from Go-Biz and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on the Governor’s budget proposals. Go-Biz described California Jobs First, the state’s 10-year economic development strategy, and emphasized support for small businesses, workforce development, and targeted investment in sectors such as ag tech, life sciences, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing. Members raised concerns about federal policy changes, tariffs, tourism, housing, child care, and whether state incentives are truly additive; Go-Biz responded that it tracks federal actions closely, works with chambers and advocates, and uses programs like California Competes to target jobs that would not otherwise come to California. The committee then reviewed the proposal to restore the California Competes grant program with $60 million. Go-Biz said the grant would help businesses that cannot use the nonrefundable tax credit, and explained the program’s five-year contracts, milestone-based awards, and recapture provisions. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the grant could be effective but recommended stronger oversight and clearer eligibility criteria, while also noting the 30% cap in trailer bill language may be too restrictive given the smaller funding level. Public testimony supported the grant and suggested considering refundability or transferability for the tax credit to broaden access for smaller and startup businesses. Members also heard the CHIPS-related proposal for $25 million to support Natcast’s semiconductor design and collaboration facility in Sunnyvale. Go-Biz and public witnesses argued the state investment would help secure a major federal research facility, retain engineering talent, and leverage billions in broader investment, while the LAO recommended rejecting the item because of its dependence on uncertain federal funding and the state’s budget condition. The committee also considered a $17 million continuation of CA RISE, which supports employment social enterprises; Go-Biz and several grantees cited strong job placement and workforce outcomes, while the LAO recommended rejection absent a more rigorous evaluation, noting prior LA RISE evidence did not show long-term employment gains. Finally, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation presented budget requests for IT security and rent increases, and a trailer bill to raise fees across several programs. DFPI said decades-old fee schedules, inflation, and new regulatory responsibilities have created a structural deficit and warned the department could face insolvency without adjustments. The LAO recommended approving the fee increases only on a three-year limited-term basis and asked for more detailed revenue plans for programs not covered by the proposal, so the Legislature can assess actual collections and market impacts before making the changes permanent.

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• There are other systems used to paint the full picture of our fleet operations.
• The department uses a combination of six different data systems to manage our fleet operations.
• FleetWave is one of the data systems, but it's not regularly used for our day-to-day operations.
• As a part of the department's DOGE activities, we have been actively looking at fleet operations.
• FleetWave is one of the data systems, but it's not regularly used for our day-to-day operations.

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum and heard several presentations on state fleet management. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services described its new fleet tracking rollout using AT&T/GeoTab devices, funded with $804,000, to monitor vehicle location, fuel use, idle time, driver behavior, and maintenance needs in real time. Members asked about whether the system was unique to FDACS and whether it duplicated reporting to the Department of Management Services; the agency said it was still implementing the system and would follow up on those questions. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission presented on its large and diverse fleet, including more than 4,000 assets, and explained that it uses both the statewide FleetWave system and the Samsara telematics platform. FWC said FleetWave is used for monthly reporting and replacement tracking, while Samsara provides real-time location and diagnostics, reducing administrative burden and improving accountability. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Florida Highway Patrol then outlined their fleet operations, emphasizing that most assets support law enforcement, that multiple manual systems create data inaccuracies, and that they are seeking a $750,000 increase to modernize fleet management with telematics, automated receipt processing, and a centralized database to improve safety and efficiency. The committee also considered SPB 7010, which would authorize the Department of Financial Services and local governmental entities to allow post-tax Roth contributions in deferred compensation plans, in addition to existing pre-tax contributions. After a brief explanation, there was no debate or public testimony, and the committee voted to submit the bill as a committee bill. The roll call showed the measure was favorably reported, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• Of hours and refiled it over there? I don't know.
• Now, we have just heard a couple of hours from our Democrat opposition.
• I do not know because I'm not the head of that committee. of possibility, which of course we can't operate
• But let me be clear: I sat through over 46 hours. of public testimony.
• HB223, relating to the maintenance and operations of ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus

Bills: HB4 , HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

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• The amendment creates some additional guardrails around the operations of private religious post-secondary
• Around the operations of private religious post-secondary institutions.
• months of historic operation to qualify for full certification.
• risk protection orders to require that the clerk of court or circuit court transmit the operative paperwork
• and maintenance inspection of all permitted stormwater management systems owner operated by September

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The committee first heard CS for CS for SB 344, which would modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 based on Public Service Commission recommendations. The bill drew no opposition and was reported favorably. Members then took up several Senator Burton measures: CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, which was amended to create a Department of Health website access point for a voluntary form allowing patients to notify providers they do not want opioid medications; CS for SB 738 on child care and early learning providers, which streamlines and updates child care regulation and was supported by industry and business groups; CS for SB 756 on health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, which removes the age-8 diagnosis limit and age cap for mandated autism-related coverage; and CS for CS for SB 1356, creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot, later amended to add FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to the board and remove specific appropriations. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1624 on higher education, a broad bill affecting tuition policies, workforce programs, institutional governance, and naming changes. The bill generated extended discussion over replacing references to “minority” with “underrepresented,” with the sponsor explaining the intent was to focus on low-income access and student support, while members raised concerns about impacts on majority-minority institutions and preeminence pathways. An amendment added guardrails for private religious postsecondary institutions by requiring public review of affidavits of compliance and giving the Commission for Independent Education enforcement authority. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then passed CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, which addresses military-family investigations, emergency shelter certification, children’s services council appointments, criminal-background exemptions, group-home rates, licensing extensions, small residential group homes, missing-children procedures, and psychotropic medication refills; it was amended to adjust council board composition and then reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 178, directing Florida A&M University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops for land taken out of production; SB 1162, expanding boating improvement funding for trailer parking and offering lease incentives for clean marine manufacturers; CS for CS for SB 958, creating a type 1 diabetes early detection information program for parents and schools; CS for CS for CS for SB 1070, requiring ECGs for student athletes with phased implementation and exemptions, after extensive testimony from parents and advocates about sudden cardiac arrest; CS for SB 774, requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders to sheriffs within six hours; SB 1516, creating an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida; SB 994, revising driver education requirements and prompting a commitment to add distracted-driving instruction; and CS for CS for SB 1402, expanding eligibility for dropout retrieval programs. The committee also took up SB 810 on stormwater management systems, amending it to focus annual inspections on vulnerable MS4 infrastructure. That bill drew significant opposition from the Florida League of Cities, counties, and stormwater groups, who argued the mandate would duplicate existing permit requirements and impose major costs, but supporters said it was a basic flood-prevention measure. The transcript ends during debate on SB 810, before a final vote is shown.

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• The Department of Children, Youth, and Families operates five forecasted programs.
• About 3% of our budget is now spent on grants, and 2% of our budget is spent on operations.
• is spent on grants and 2% of our budget is spent on operations.<00:12:26.399><c> So</c><00:12:26.560>
• So this includes all of the operations.
• They could also meet this through a monthly income equivalent of at least 80 hours at federal minimum

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 2393 will hold those operating outside the rule of law accountable and hopefully prevent these incidents
• Ignacio Hernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Interpreters, sponsors of the bill, just
• Ignacio Hernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Interpreters, sponsors of the bill, just
• Ignacio Hernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Interpreter, sponsors of the bill, just ask
• In some cases, requests span years of records, require the review of hundreds of thousands of documents

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 2393 will hold those operating outside the rule of law accountable and hopefully prevent these incidents
• Ignacio Hernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Interpreters, sponsors of the bill, just
• Ignacio Hernandez on behalf of the California Federation of Interpreters, sponsors of the bill, just
• In some cases, requests span years of records, require the review of hundreds of thousands of documents
• and Park Districts, City of Carlsbad, City of Redwood City, and City of Rancho Cucamonga, in support

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up a large consent calendar. It moved a set of bills to the Assembly Floor consent calendar by unanimous vote, including AB 1773, 1785, 1828, 1873, 1918, 2001, 2085, 2173, 2412, 2536, 2644, and 2781, and separately approved another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent, including AB 1544, 1555, 1614, 1621, 1637, 1704, 1816, 1933, 2529, 2559, 2663, and 2731. The committee then heard several individual bills, with each author describing the measure and witnesses generally testifying in support; no organized opposition was recorded on the bills discussed. Among the measures heard, AB 2393 would create fixed statutory damages for certain false imprisonment and arrest claims, while exempting peace officers, custodial officers, and public entities. AB 1697 would delay implementation of a recently enacted prohibition on employment contracts that require workers to repay employer debts if they leave a job, and AB 2534 would extend Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining order protections to attempted forced marriages and survivors of forced marriages. AB 1608 would strengthen the High-Speed Rail Inspector General’s office by adding staffing and contracting authority, requiring public reports, and allowing limited temporary confidentiality for sensitive information; the bill drew questions from members about transparency and whether information could be withheld, but the author and Inspector General said the measure would increase accountability and only allow narrow, time-limited confidentiality. The committee also approved AB 1916, which would allow American Sign Language interpreters to participate in the same collective bargaining process as other certified court interpreters, and AB 1803, which would require anti-hate speech training as part of workplace harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees. AB 1821 would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, with local government sponsors arguing it would better reflect actual processing time for broad and complex requests without reducing access. AB 1919 would establish election procedures to let voters decide the future of Santa Cruz Metro service funding after a one-time grant expires. Each of these bills was moved forward on due pass votes, with some members not voting on certain measures. The committee then approved a long suspense file, and the remaining suspense bills were deemed approved without further discussion.

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• We're located about an hour south of St. Paul on the Mississippi River.
• And then FEMA comes in and does, it's about a, you know, 8-, 10-hour operation.
• operating for a year would be approximately one of those canisters.
• Rob, I think Rod already covered a lot of this in terms of the commercial fleet that's operating today
• And then, of course, there's the low-level waste that comes out of just the daily operations and maintenance

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• </c> can make sure all of us get a copy of can make sure all of us get a copy of that<00:26:50.279><c
• </c> specific study um of of work that people specific study um of of work that people do<00:41:51.200
• The needs of the incarcerated have all collectively created a deficiency that requires the operating
• hour effective July 1 of per hour effective July 1 of 2024<01:14:14.159><c> there</c><01:14:14.280><

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:26:59.880><c> sure</c> put in a lot of long hours to make sure put in a lot of long hours to
• Donating blood takes less than an hour. It's one of the simplest ways we can help save lives.
• Many of these farms operate with small teams of workers who are responsible for managing a wide range
• At the end of the day, this bill will not affect my operation because I've got one of these.
• of issuing an operating deliberate work of issuing an operating permit<01:40:00.320><c> with</c><01:

Keywords: 981, all

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• of operation of the after two years of operation of the social<00:04:00.959><c> District</c><00:04:01.280
• And then here we have specific guidelines and rules regarding the district, hours of operation, certain
• hours of operation certain the district hours of operation certain times<00:10:24.040><c> during</c>
• And so the way that it operates is the city of Anoka has purchased a bunch of these cups.
• to operate and do many of those things.

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The mission of the Department of Labor is, quote, to force, to promote, and develop the welfare of the
• Can you confirm that information under the Department of Labor's wage and hour division on their website
• tens of thousands of lost children.
• Because of actions of the president, the EEOC currently has no quorum and cannot operate to protect equal
• It's a forgotten parts of a lot of our states.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Keywords: PRO Act, labor laws, worker rights, unionization, right-to-work, public testimony, political polarization

Summary: The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.

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• Sarah Keaton, Deputy commissioner for Administration Operations to the stand to testify on behalf of
• This funding has been built into the base and is an essential part of our institutions' operations that
• While each of these groups plays their role in academic planning and operations, the faculty Senate's
• Presently, Texas Southern operates a Summer of Success program to serve as a bridge from high school
• Finally, Texas Southern boasts of a nationally ranked Recognized aviation program operating out of Ellington

Committee: House Higher Education

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• An entire state of Missouri that deals with any type of dementia outside of Wash U—that's nine.
• Sorry, you can do lots of things if you manage your time wisely. I'm one of those type of people.
• If the PBMs are going to... ...have an increase in the cost of what it takes for them to operate, that
• Yet this bill would actually reduce the amount of audits in terms of number of records, frequency of
• If the PBMs are mandated to require a certain level of transparency for everyone, their operating costs

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are 26 other states that already operate under a two-year statute of limitations.
• How do they operate, and how do your expenses compare with those of other states where there's a...
• of Missouri when the majority of the states in this country are operating at two years.
• This year, we actually have a bill to suspend the operation of this insurer of last resort, the MMJUA
• You can be a business defendant and you could have somebody operating one of your business vans.

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I was operating out of my emotional mind, and I don't—I do still stand by the fact that I think it was
• critiques and merits of the bills that are in front of us.
• /c><00:01:00.440><c> mind</c><00:01:01.120><c> and</c> operating out of my emotional mind and operating
• It's a blockage of an artery. The chances of survival of a heart attack are as high as 90%.
• </c> of vital importance I have a a friend of of vital importance I have a a friend of the<00:32:04.799

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Point of order. Point of order, Senator Seyarto, what is your point of order?
• any documentation gathered in the normal course of business within 72 hours of receipt of an administrative
• On top of that, the operator warns the region could run short of electricity as early as next year due
• As part of their contracts with the federal government, private detention center operators agree to adhere
• The vast majority of these civil confinement facilities are privately owned and operated, and there is

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We worked for quite a number of hours to reach that agreement, but we have, with great sense of duty,
• the Governor of the State of California.
• it's affecting the safety of the operators of those trains at the same time.
• activity in 48... ...you know, on demand for that kind of activity in 48 hours or less, because, you
• Yet under the current law, they receive just eight hours of initial training, and then 32 hours of training

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of public safety bills. The chair announced recess and return times, noted several consent items, and said SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Testimony procedures were explained, including limits on principal witnesses and public comment. Several bills were heard out of file order with authors presenting and witnesses speaking in support and opposition. SB 1446 would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make votes public, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluations in certain cases. Supporters, including the author and district attorneys, said it would improve transparency and public safety; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The bill was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual or serial sexual offenses from elderly parole eligibility; the author and district attorneys cited recent releases of serious sex offenders and the need to respect victims and sentences, while opponents said the elderly parole process is already rigorous and evidence-based and that the bill would reduce rehabilitation incentives. The chair and other members strongly supported the measure, but no vote was taken. The committee also heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement forces from entering California without the governor’s permission; the author and supporters framed it as a state sovereignty and constitutional authority measure, and the committee discussed an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for implementation of Proposition 36; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and related services, while opponents called it fiscally reckless and said the budget process was the proper place to address funding. The chair summarized amendments removing a specific appropriation and limiting eligible recipients, and members emphasized that the voters approved Prop. 36 but it remains underfunded. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer oversight for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment providers, especially ABA providers serving children; it drew support from health plans and behavior analysis groups and no opposition. SB 1210 would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to all gang databases, including local ones; supporters described privacy harms and racial disparities, while police chiefs opposed applying CalGang rules to informal local investigative files. SB 1019 would create a DOJ cargo theft task force; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, and port interests described organized theft, rail sabotage, and supply-chain losses, and there was no opposition. SB 1217, on non-consensual intimate image removal, was introduced with privacy and public safety amendments and framed as a survivor-driven effort to create a DOJ clearinghouse for rapid takedown requests; the author said it would help end ongoing digital harm from exploitation.

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• This is all based off of what was on an hour ago. Uh, this bill will be laid over.
• ><c> in</c> seeing 16 hours of pharmaceutical ads in seeing 16 hours of pharmaceutical ads in a<01:45
• it can take a lot of man-hours to it can take a lot of man-hours to &gt;&gt; Mhm.<02:20:44.640><c> um
• activities that are central to the operation of the state-run behavioral health care system.
• </c> operation of the state-run behavioral operation of the state-run behavioral health<02:25:49.000>

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• a spinal fusion from lumbar two to five, with more hours of PT than you can imagine.
• from lumbar two to five, with more hours of PT that you can imagine.
• Sarah Tower Ricciardi, Director of Operations from Beacon Research. Welcome. Thank you.
• My name is Sarah Tower Ricciardi, and I'm Director of Operations at Beacon Research.
• People can obtain a certificate program for a 25-hour class, inclusive of didactic hours and clinical

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Health

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hybrid hearing on a wide range of bills focused on patient safety, workforce development, health equity, and access to care. A major portion of the hearing centered on H. 2362/S. 1491, which would require health care providers to offer trained chaperones for sensitive exams. Sponsors and supporters said the bill is a common-sense safeguard prompted by cases of physician sexual abuse, and survivors gave emotional testimony describing grooming, isolation, and abuse during exams when no chaperone was present. Support also came from a health services researcher, a physician, and a RAINN representative, all arguing that trained chaperones and clearer documentation would improve transparency and protect patients. Committee members asked about clarifying who may serve as a chaperone and whether the bill would apply to other clinicians such as PTs and OTs. The committee also heard testimony on H. 2401/S. 1485, which would require explicit informed consent for certain educational exams performed on unconscious patients. The bill’s supporters said patients should know in advance if students or physicians will conduct non-medically necessary exams while they are under anesthesia, and that the measure would protect survivors from retraumatization. The hearing then moved to H. 2537, a primary care access bill. Health Care for All, the Massachusetts Medical Society, pediatric and internal medicine physicians, and a patient advocate described long waits, provider shortages, and difficulty finding primary care, especially for low-income people and people of color. They supported the bill’s proposed primary care spending target, payment reforms, Medicaid graduate medical education funding, and a commercial payment floor for health centers. Another set of bills addressed workforce and safety issues. H. 2397/S. 1593 would establish a nursing workforce center; nursing leaders said Massachusetts should make the current workforce council permanent to support data collection, apprenticeships, and long-term planning for the state’s largest health care workforce. H. 2396/S. 1535 would require safe patient handling and mobility programs in health facilities; nurses described serious injuries from lifting patients and said better equipment and programs would reduce staff injuries and improve patient outcomes. H. 2501/S. 1505 on LGBTQ+ health disparities drew support from a medical student and Doctors for America, who urged collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data to improve care and school outcomes. Finally, H. 2448/S. 1522 on patient safety and equitable access to care drew strong support from nursing organizations and individual nurses who described unsafe staffing, burnout, and patient harm, while the Massachusetts Association of Behavioral Health Systems opposed the bill as redundant for psychiatric facilities already regulated by the Department of Mental Health.