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• </c><00:00:45.640><c> to</c> CCAP program and I will defer to CCAP program and I will defer to Representative
• And despite all in the CCAP program.
• <00:01:50.160><c> in</c><00:01:50.240><c> Minnesota</c> programs in Minnesota programs in Minnesota and
• my co-chair and the speaker were on the early childhood subcommittee with me in 2019 and 2020.
• that we can to root out fraud and prevent it before it starts.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• To clarify, like if somebody turns 18 during early voting and they go to early vote, they will be able
• It provides for early voting commissioners assisting with the nursing home early voting program.
• early voting, and very, very stressful tasks.
• And Ms. Heskey, Claire, you were saying, but For early voting. Thank you. And Ms.
• And they have to sign up for the nursing home program.

Committee: House House and Governmental Affairs

Summary: The Committee on House and Governmental Affairs met on March 18 and first adopted the minutes from its February 21 meeting. The committee then took up HB 250, which would have narrowed financial disclosure requirements for appointed, unpaid board and commission members by exempting immediate family information. Supporters said the bill would reduce burdens and help recruit volunteers, while opponents argued it would weaken ethics enforcement and create opportunities for undisclosed conflicts of interest. After debate and a roll call, the committee deadlocked and HB 250 failed to advance on a 6-6 vote with one abstention. The committee next considered HB 576, which transfers ownership and maintenance responsibility for the Old Governor’s Mansion to the Department of State and codifies its current operational role. Secretary of State Nancy Landry and mansion staff testified in support, describing expanded programming, increased visitors, and the need to align the statute with current practice. The committee adopted technical amendments and then reported HB 576 favorably without objection. The committee also heard HB 117, which recreates the Department of State and its statutory entities through July 1, 2033, and reported it favorably without objection. The major remaining item was HB 842, the annual omnibus elections bill, which makes numerous technical and substantive changes to election law, including voter assistance for people with disabilities, absentee ballot and petition procedures, inactive voter updates, and election contest deadlines. Several members and public witnesses raised concerns about disability documentation, absentee ballot curing, witness requirements, constitutional amendment challenge deadlines, and the scope of authority given to the Secretary of State, while others said the bill clarified existing practice and improved election administration. After adopting amendments and rejecting a motion to defer, the committee reported HB 842 favorably by an 8-5 vote.

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• Our office is responsible for detecting and helping to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in our MDE programs
• Our office is responsible for detecting and helping to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse in our MDE programs
• :29.200><c> program</c> and service delivery, program and service delivery, program implementation,<00
• </c> development and resource programs. development and resource programs.
• and resource program team development and resource program team and<01:19:38.960><c> their</c><01:19

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• this concern and are having visits and talks about programming to help educate and help our local communities
• of North Dakota, and you're appropriating to the Lignite Research Program, oil and gas research program
• , and renewable energy programs.
• That's typically what the lignite research program, oil and gas research program, renewable energy program
• Typically, what the lignite research program, oil and gas research program, and renewable energy program

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.

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• And just a reminder to the committee, don't get used to being early cause we never are early.
• to grow the PT program and we didn't invest in that.
• And so we do have some prevention work that we can outline there that will impact and prevent hopefully
• And so that is the preventative component that is built into the model.
• We're just so early in the process. And Madam Chair, Mr.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• And Senate third reading file items 7 and 8, we will also pass and retain. Thank you. Thank you.
• He was a huge force for wildfire prevention, both in this chamber and in Washington, D.C., fighting for
• For children ages 0 to 5, and laid the foundation for an early childhood system that families across
• greater access to preschool, health care, and early learning opportunities.
• When we invest in our kids early, we make our families, communities, and our state stronger.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine procedural motions, including permission for guest seating and adjournment-in-memory remarks. A motion by Assemblymember Tangipa to suspend the rules so ACA 12, described as preventing double taxation on roads, could be taken up without reference to file failed on a roll call vote of 17 ayes to 46 noes. The floor then featured several guest introductions and recognitions. Assemblymember Elhawary honored Los Angeles Trade Technical College on its centennial, highlighting its role in accessible education, workforce training, and reentry programs. Assemblymember Addis recognized Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime for Cal Poly’s 125th anniversary and its students and leadership. Assemblymember Haney welcomed representatives from Heel Palestine and six children from Gaza receiving medical care in California, describing the organization’s humanitarian work and the children’s resilience. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Members honored former Congressman Doug LaMalfa, emphasizing his long public service, rural advocacy, and work on agriculture, water, wildfire prevention, and local representation. The Assembly also remembered Alan Stewart Hammond IV for his civil rights and media policy work, and Rob and Michelle Reiner for their contributions to early childhood programs, equality, and public service. The House then adopted the adjournment motion and recessed until Thursday, February 5 at 9 a.m.

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• Let me talk about the program that we're offering, and short and brief, the program we call Surface Healing
• and short and brief the program offering and short and brief the program we<00:28:47.039><c> have</c
• I'm the chair of the Early Learning Board, and the Early Learning Board stands on its testimony.
• ><c> Learning</c><00:33:17.679><c> board</c> board and the Early Learning board board and the Early Learning
• <c> are</c><01:43:12.599><c> not</c><01:43:12.880><c> on</c> and early learning programs are not on and

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• When we have pilot program ideas and what have you, and this one was no exception: try this, try that
• And so the program fundamentally is an incentive program, as we've all talked about.
• is simple: prevention must start early and evolve as young people grow.
• institutions and TRIO programs.
• helping us understand the impact that these programs have on her and her colleagues and her peers, and

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• California's commitment to research-driven and effective HIV and hepatitis prevention by ensuring that
• We are a co-sponsor and a veterinary professional membership association. And I am here.
• and good behavior and the potential grant of parole release.
• He was early released and then he was out on probation when this tragic accident occurred.
• to apply credits for early release on indeterminate sentences for murderers, kidnappers, rapists, and

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><02:17:02.160><c> and</c> 8312, the Fraud Prevention and 8312, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability
• A bill to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within
• :42:29.280><c> and</c> to establish fraud prevention and to establish fraud prevention and program<02
• </c> all federal programs and operations. all federal programs and operations.
• Union Calendar No. 596, H.R. 8312, a bill to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• of program guidelines and selection criteria necessary to effectuate or implement programs that are
• of program guidelines and selection criteria necessary to effectuate or implement programs that are
• for the development of programs and project selection.
• In the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, it's a competitive program administered by the California
• And the securitization of the loan is through the state transit assistance program.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on two early-action budget bills. AB 107 would make mostly technical corrections to prior budget acts, including extending deadlines, fixing fiscal language, moving $20 million for California travel and tourism promotion from Visit California to GoBiz, and making changes related to Proposition 4 climate bond funding. A key provision would exempt development of program guidelines and selection criteria for certain 2025 climate bond appropriations from the Administrative Procedure Act, which supporters said would speed implementation of wildfire prevention and other projects. Members raised concerns about oversight, competitive bidding, and whether vendors and safeguards were sufficient, while public commenters from water, climate, and conservation groups strongly supported the APA exemption and urged similar treatment for future allocations. AB 117 would authorize up to $590 million in short-term loans for four Bay Area transit agencies: BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. Finance explained that the loan would be administered through MTC using Bay Area TIRCP funds that have been awarded but not yet allocated, making the structure cost-neutral to the state. The loan would run 12 years, with the first two years interest-only, and repayment would be secured through state transit assistance funds if needed. Several members questioned whether the proposal amounted to a bailout, whether it was fair to prioritize the Bay Area, and whether the structure adequately protected other projects, especially BART to Silicon Valley Phase 2; Finance and committee staff said safeguards and monitoring provisions were included and that no state funds were at risk. Public testimony was largely supportive of both bills. Transit agencies and local officials said the loan would provide bridge financing as ridership remains below pre-pandemic levels, while allowing service improvements and major events to continue. San Jose representatives and some members asked for possible cleanup language to better protect large regional capital projects. The chair said the committee anticipated hearing the bills on the floor later in the week, and the hearing was adjourned after public comment.

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• financial health and stability of our program.
• , and harm reduction programming as a whole.
• Review and update on the CalAIM and Home and Community-Based Alternative Waiver Program.
• bills related to PACE fees and sanction authority for PACE and HCBA programs.
• and oversight of the PACE program.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• : the program benefits and the workforce.
• And we just most recently furnished that... Both program and fiscal.
• for that program, and in most cases that... ...eligibility criteria for that program, and in most cases
• services, and preventable harm.
• services, and preventable harm.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services opened its first hearing of the year with a discussion centered on CalFresh, the Department of Social Services, and related anti-poverty and immigrant services programs. Chair Jackson framed the hearing as a response to the “historic and enormous challenges” created by H.R. 1, emphasizing that the committee’s goal was to minimize harm to vulnerable Californians. No votes were taken in the hearing. The first major topic was the impact of H.R. 1 on CalFresh eligibility and administration. CDSS estimated major federal funding reductions, with hundreds of thousands of Californians potentially losing benefits under new time limits and work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, and additional losses among certain non-citizen groups. County welfare directors, eligibility workers, SEIU, and other advocates argued that counties are underfunded and understaffed to implement the new rules, and urged release of the previously authorized $20 million General Fund, a county match waiver, and an additional ongoing workforce investment. LAO and the Department of Finance said they were reviewing the administration’s proposals and emphasized the need to use existing data, automation, and statutory direction to reduce administrative burden and improve implementation. A second panel addressed county administrative backfill and the broader fiscal effects of H.R. 1. CDSS explained that the law shifts more administrative costs to the state and counties beginning in federal fiscal year 2027 and could also create future state benefit costs tied to payment error rates. County and food bank representatives warned that many counties will struggle to absorb the higher match and that penalties tied to payment error rates could worsen budget pressure. Members pressed Finance and CDSS for clearer timelines, written responses, and more detailed workload assumptions, while Finance said it was still analyzing the federal guidance and county resource needs. The final major topic was the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) and possible state responses for people losing federal CalFresh eligibility. CDSS said CFAP remains limited by statute and by the federal structure it currently uses, but that the planned expansion to Californians age 55 and older regardless of immigration status remains on track for October 1, 2027, subject to funding. Immigrant advocates urged the state to fold newly excluded humanitarian immigrants into CFAP and to invest in outreach and administration, while Western Center on Law and Poverty proposed a broader state-funded anti-hunger response for people cut off by H.R. 1. LAO noted that the CFAP expansion is difficult to estimate and that further policy and technical work would be needed to assess costs and implementation options.

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• like TAFDC and EAEDC, if we continue to neglect the child care voucher program, and otherwise balance
• budget and prioritize funding for state programs that lift Massachusetts children and families out of
• And I'm here today to help advocate for continuing the program.
• Rental Voucher Program, and that's what I'm here to speak on today.
• We integrate behavioral health, we coordinate across primary and preventive services, and we connect

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The hearing focused heavily on the FY27 state budget and related funding priorities across health care, housing, education, disability services, and public higher education. Multiple witnesses urged restoration or increases in funding for MassHealth Community Partners and complex care management for homeless and medically complex patients, the DMH rental subsidy program, the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program, the DeafBlind Community Access Network, and the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Testimony also highlighted the need for fair pay and wage equity for community college faculty and staff, as well as support for early childhood vouchers, cash assistance, and nutrition education programs affected by federal cuts. Several witnesses described how funding gaps affect real people: nurses and care managers said patients with homelessness and severe medical needs lose coordinated care, leading to missed treatment and hospitalizations; early childhood educators said long voucher waitlists leave families without child care; community college staff said low salaries and increased workloads from MassEducate leave workers struggling to afford housing and basic expenses; and housing advocates said cuts to rental subsidies and vouchers push vulnerable people toward shelters or more expensive crisis systems. DeafBlind advocates asked for restored funding, more interpreter access, and better provider support, while a witness also supported hearing-aid coverage legislation. Education funding was another major theme. Boston, Framingham, Triton, and other districts described Chapter 70 and other formula-driven aid as failing to keep up with inflation and actual costs, forcing layoffs, program cuts, and local overrides. Speakers also called for fully funded charter reimbursements, special education circuit breaker funding, transportation aid, school building investments, and relief tied to enrollment declines driven by federal immigration enforcement. Committee members asked several clarifying questions about program status, funding mechanics, and the meaning of terms like “death by housing,” but no votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.

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• He said he is the program leader for the Cyber and Infrastructure Resilience Program at Lawrence Livermore
• And that's the benefit of that program. So there's a lot of pros and cons there.
• prevention, and other public purposes, and has adopted a net energy metering program that significantly
• programs, and existing policy commitments such as net energy metering.
• prevention, and other public purposes, and has adopted an energy metering program that significantly

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy and Privacy and Consumer Protection focused on the energy impacts of AI and the rapid growth of data centers in California. Chairs and members emphasized that the state wants to support innovation and data center development, but only under terms that protect ratepayers, preserve reliability, and avoid stranded grid costs. Testimony from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the California Energy Commission, the CPUC, CAISO, PG&E, Silicon Valley Power, and the Data Center Coalition described the scale of projected load growth, the uncertainty in forecasting, and the need for coordinated planning across agencies. Dr. Nate Gleason of Lawrence Livermore said data centers are a major and fast-growing share of electricity demand, with planning challenges driven by short construction timelines for data centers versus long lead times for transmission and generation. He urged stochastic planning, co-optimization of generation, storage, and transmission, and greater use of flexible load and demand response. CEC Director Alicia Gutierrez described the CEC’s bottom-up forecasting approach, based on utility energization requests and load profiles, and said California has over 23,000 megawatts of data center capacity requests in the CAISO footprint. CPUC Deputy Executive Director Luan Tesfai outlined recent actions on energization timelines, flexible service connections, PG&E’s Rule 30 tariff, and the commission’s resource planning and transmission permitting work. CAISO’s Neil Miller stressed that large loads affect transmission planning, interconnection, and reliability standards, and said the agency is preparing additional stakeholder work on technical issues. Utility and industry witnesses said California is already seeing substantial data center interest and is building out infrastructure accordingly. PG&E’s Mike Medeiros said the utility has more than 10 gigawatts of data center interest in its territory, has shifted to cluster studies, and is using flexible interconnection tools such as FlexConnect to speed service while protecting reliability. Silicon Valley Power’s Nico Prokos said data centers account for about 55% of its power use and that the city is investing heavily in transmission and local system upgrades to support projected load growth. He also warned that AI loads may be more variable than traditional cloud loads and that backup generation and air quality constraints complicate curtailment strategies. The Data Center Coalition’s Karabonder argued that data centers are also driving efficiency gains and support critical digital services, while urging better forecasting methods, more transparency, and regular backcasting. Members asked about statutory authority, data availability, flexible load, and whether current forecasts are sufficient for long-lead infrastructure planning. Witnesses said California already has authority to pursue flexible service and rate design, and that the CEC and CPUC have access to utility data, though out-year demand remains highly uncertain. CPUC representatives noted an advanced rate design rulemaking and said the commission is opening additional work on ratepayer impacts. No votes were taken during the informational hearing, and the discussion ended with continued questions about how California should structure planning, pricing, and reliability rules as AI-related load grows.

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• we'd be a year behind, and then we risk federal intervention with the level of care we provide.
• programs, changes in facilities, um, and other measures that would help speak to that need.
• :43.039><c> um</c><00:28:43.120><c> and</c> programs, changes in facilities um and programs, changes
• And so we're trying to work with them to get the new attendance program in.
• and we provide<00:40:19.359><c> the</c><00:40:19.599><c> same</c><00:40:19.760><c> programming.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• welding and automotive and electrical systems, as well as some allied health programs in phlebotomy and
• the practicum for our early childhood development program. our early childhood development program.
• Another popular program is our Certified Nursing Assistant and Phlebotomy program.
• I'm also known as DJ, and I am the program manager. for the Mining Act Reclamation Program for the state
• and our state safety program in Socorro.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

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• and certification programs and licensing and certification programs and Three<03:42:50.359><c> Investigators
• c> the</c><04:26:13.560><c> groundwater</c> program program and the groundwater program program and the
• </c><04:26:16.279><c> and</c> remediation and permitting program and remediation and permitting program
• also a pollution prevention program which provides free confidential technical assistance and compliance
• </c> waste and also a pollution prevention waste and also a pollution prevention program<04:43:15.798

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

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• structure to demand any term they want and exploit workers and prevent them from leaving their jobs.
• And these are exactly the reason we need to prevent them is this prevents that movement on purpose, right
• Apprenticeship programs and uh &gt;&gt; Yep.
• They prevent people from leaving and they uh they interrupt the freedom of the labor market.
• <c> leaving</c><00:37:31.520><c> and</c> They prevent people from leaving and They prevent people from

Keywords: 1183, house

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• workforce in early care and learning.
• It covers base funding for the early learning scholarships program and many critical grant programs that
• So we have included a number of Fraud prevention and program integrity measures, the funding for electronic
• We use the savings to address steps for success, implementing an early and often training program, and
• The layaway program was instituted back in the early '90s to try and incentivize getting rid of beds.