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• What are y'all's plans for that?
• Probably they'll give us about 90 days to produce a plan for them on that.
• This is pay plan appropriation and Performance Fund requests.
• Fourteen agencies request $3.8 million in pay plan appropriation for regular salaries match.
• The transfers are also related to pay plan implementation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So dozens of public officials, including planning commissions, are already required to maintain a link
• Now planning commissions are focused on the important resources of a particular county, a particular
• In our efforts to help family farmers understand their local groundwater sustainability plans and the
• Of this type within the state plan of flood control, I don't know of any.
• Of this type within the state plan of flood control, I don't know of any.

Summary: The committee heard several water, parks, and wildlife bills. AB 764 would expand the list of exotic non-game birds that can be managed in California to better control mute swan populations; the author and California Waterfowl said swans are invasive, aggressive, and rapidly increasing, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 616 would make the State Library Parks Pass program permanent by allowing state parks to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library free of charge; supporters said it improves equitable access to parks, especially for low-income families, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. AB 293 would require groundwater sustainability agencies to post board membership and a link to Form 700 filings online. Supporters, including the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, argued it would improve transparency and public trust, while opponents said the requirement was redundant and could discourage service on GSA boards. The bill passed, but with some no votes. AB 639 would narrow the definition of dams so certain weirs used for irrigation would not be subject to dam regulations; the author and technical witnesses said the structures pose no safety risk and are already closely managed, while members urged the bill be narrowed further to the Kings River area. It passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 679 would streamline land transfers for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks by exempting those acquisitions from the Public Works Board process. Supporters said it would speed conservation and park rebuilding after the CZU fire, while one member opposed it over cost and broader state land-management concerns; it passed as amended. AB 454 would remove the sunset on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act, making state protections for migratory birds permanent after federal rollback concerns; it passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved the consent calendar, and the meeting adjourned after add-on votes were taken for absent members.

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• Under the state employee health plan, the legislation aims to remove financial barriers to essential
• We've had a version of the state agency long-range planning program for nearly as long.
• And so this bill takes long-range planning program and simplifies it the key data points.
• It updates the processes and present the plans to present the plans to the legislature and that is the
• Well, it's been the last time we updated this plan. The Internet wasn't really ubiquitous.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The governor's plan.
• Not in that plan is a requirement for data centers to pay their own way, by way of creating their own
• The first one was a green energy plan. The gentleman will suspend.
• Yesterday, we passed a bill that required community development plans, water plans, energy plans, and
• employment plans as part of the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development Bill.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including the Civil Air Patrol Pennsylvania Wing Cadet Color Guard, district office staff, and a guest page. A quorum was established with 202 members voting on the master roll. The chamber also noted that Deputy Sergeant Hopkins is retiring after three years of service, and several committee meetings were announced for later in the day. The main floor action was on House Bill 2198, which repeals the sales and use tax exemption for computer data center equipment. Supporters argued the exemption is no longer needed because data centers are large, profitable companies that should pay their share, and cited a projected future cost to the Commonwealth of about $517 million annually. Members in favor also said data centers place heavy burdens on local water, land, and electricity resources and should not receive taxpayer subsidies. Opponents argued the bill conflicted with broader data center policy discussions and that the House was moving too quickly after passing related infrastructure legislation the day before. After debate, the House took a recorded final vote and passed House Bill 2198 by a vote of 197-5. The bill was sent to the Senate for concurrence. The House then moved several bills from the table calendar to the active calendar and adjourned until Friday, June 26, 2026, at 12 noon unless recalled sooner by the Speaker.

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• PATIENTS WITH STATE REGULATOR PLANS A NETWORK COST SHARING NO BALANCE.
• THE FEDERAL NO SURPRISES STRENGTHEN THE PROTECTIONS AND APPLY TO ALL FLORIDIANS REGARDLESS OF PLAN TIME
• TO BE ON ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL PROCESS FOR THIS AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE IT CLEAR A PROVIDER HEALTH PLAN
• WE ARE CONCERNED THIS IS AN EFFORT TO SEND MORE OF THESE CLAIMS TO THE FEDERAL PROCESS WHICH HEALTH PLAN
• DESPITE THE FACT THE PLAN SUBMITTED AN OFFER OF $6193 IN THE MEETING IN THAT WERE GREEN WAS $1000.

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• Let's get a plan." Let's get a vision. Let's get a plan.
• And I believe there is already either plans to do that or there... ...already either plans to do that
• And so our board has said, let's develop a regional plan and... said, let's develop a regional plan and
• Therefore, it's hard to get a plan to be successful, especially if a plan is built at the top and they
• them may not support that same plan, so that plan gets put on the shelf.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Our plan is to move forward with those grants this year.
• It allows for the planning. Everyone’s clear on what the rules are.
• Commission and the other 13 Massachusetts regional planning agencies across the Commonwealth.
• And we depend heavily on our regional planning commissions and the MMA to be our voice up here.
• The Planning Board is remote. The School Committee is hybrid.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on Governor Healey and Lt. Gov. Driscoll’s Municipal Empowerment Act, with administration officials and municipal leaders broadly supporting the bill as a package of tools to help cities and towns manage rising costs, staffing shortages, and service demands. The administration highlighted procurement reforms, including raising Chapter 30B advertising thresholds, clarifying cooperative purchasing, and removing the Commbuys notice requirement; permanent authority to amortize emergency-related deficits over three years; expanded authority and enforcement for removing double poles; continued flexibility for hybrid and remote public meetings; regionalization options such as regional boards of assessors and intermunicipal agreements; cybersecurity reporting to EOTSS; and several local revenue options and other municipal finance changes. They said the bill was shaped by listening sessions with municipal officials and was intended to increase flexibility, efficiency, and stability without imposing broad mandates. Committee members asked about regionalization, cybersecurity costs, Commbuys, hybrid meetings, and double poles. Administration witnesses said cybersecurity reporting would help the state target resources and that existing Community Compact and capital grant programs, including IT and municipal fiber funding, could support local needs; they said EOTSS would absorb reporting within existing resources. On procurement, they said the Commbuys notice change would be optional and that other public notice methods would remain available. On hybrid meetings, they emphasized flexibility for different types of boards and the burdens a one-size-fits-all mandate could create for small towns and volunteer boards. On double poles, they said the bill’s main change from last session was to give utilities more time and improve the removal process while keeping enforcement mechanisms aimed at speeding removal rather than raising revenue. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, MAPC, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, and multiple mayors and town managers testified in support. They described the bill as a practical modernization measure that would help local governments operate more efficiently and respond to fiscal pressure. Witnesses from Northampton, Lynn, Gardner, Cambridge, Franklin, North Andover, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Ashland praised the hybrid meeting provisions, procurement changes, regional service-sharing, and emergency deficit amortization. Several also urged adoption of local revenue tools, including meals and lodging tax options and other local fees, as ways to preserve services and staffing. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• And is there another state plan?
• Then we have the EODC plan, which is the plan that is a defined contribution plan that was the successor
• to the old elected officials retirement plan.
• Then we have other plans too.
• would help the members of the plan.

Committee: House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2290, which would clarify transaction privilege tax sourcing rules for tangible personal property by specifying that servers are not used to determine where an order is received and by defining business location. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill simply codifies existing origin-based treatment for Arizona businesses and provides certainty, while the League of Arizona Cities and Towns and ATRA warned it would shift revenue, create compliance problems, and potentially subject businesses to multiple tax rates depending on distribution or pickup locations. The Department of Revenue said it was neutral, noted a 2023 draft ruling had reflected a legal analysis of the issue but was never finalized, and said the bill would address a real need for clarity. After extensive debate over examples involving feed stores, Target, pizza delivery, and online orders, the committee voted 5-3 with one absent to return HB 2290 with a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 2373, which would add a space on the individual income tax return for taxpayers to voluntarily contribute part of a refund to the Veterans Donations Fund or Veterans Service Organization Fund. The sponsor and a veterans policy advocate said the measure would give taxpayers a simple way to support veterans organizations, with examples from Colorado and local veterans projects. The bill passed unanimously, 8-0 with one absent, and was returned with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 2143, a technical PSPRS measure that would limit the 5% ownership cap to publicly traded corporations. PSPRS representatives said the change would align the statute with its intended purpose, reduce unnecessary workarounds and legal costs, and preserve broader investment flexibility while maintaining other risk controls. Members discussed how the cap compares with ASRS and other retirement systems, and the bill was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• Our plan during this presentation is to go through the draft recommendation and get your feedback on
• And then the next year they have a baby, and now they have a family Plan.
• To training and support and reporting requirements within school safety plans.
• There are plans for those gifted students.
• If I have enough time, I will share some artwork from this lesson plan.

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• </c> Medicare Medicaid ma government plans Medicare Medicaid ma government plans receive<00:03:38.120
• </c> describe what the Private health plan describe what the Private health plan is<00:05:33.800><c>
• So Medicare Advantage plans and prepaid medical assistance plans, we exempted them at the time.
• plans and our government<00:15:19.759><c> paid</c><00:15:20.040><c> Health</c><00:15:20.320><c> Plans

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What we need now is a three-year strategic plan, and our current system is not built to do that.
• a cabinet secretary doing a strategic plan, it was a recipe for me jumping...
• I plan to address that before the bill gets to the Senate floor.
• Well, it would ensure better staffing, better planning, and a stronger business structure.
• Staffing, better planning, and a stronger business structure.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 53, an act relating to planning and zoning. Senator Thomas.
• And someone said, this bill makes it less cumbersome to move matters through planning and zoning.
• I also had with me the president, the chairperson of the planning and zoning commission there.
• </c> to vote on planning and zoning issues. to vote on planning and zoning issues.
• and zoning there in aspect of planning and zoning there in Fayette<00:36:34.520><c> County.

Keywords: 958, all

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• The city of Las Vegas already has the plans, and again, they've exhausted The city of Las Vegas already
• Municipalities already have established zoning codes, comprehensive plans, and planning boards that manage
• area is land use and planning and zoning.
• in our area is land use and planning and zoning.
• Now, the plan is there, and it's getting laid out.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 211, which would appropriate $5 million for the Las Vegas Rodriguez Park. Senator Campos said the money would help continue upgrades to baseball, softball, and little league fields and address fencing, flooding, and other park improvements as part of a larger regional park plan. There was no public opposition, and the bill received a unanimous do pass recommendation, 7-0. The committee then took up Senate Bill 131, a broad housing and zoning reform measure sponsored by Senator Maestas. The bill would allow more housing types by right, including accessory dwelling units, duplexes, townhomes, apartments in commercial zones, small-scale commercial uses in neighborhoods, and would eliminate minimum parking mandates; an amendment to remove height restrictions was adopted unanimously. Supporters, including Pew, housing advocates, chambers of commerce, builders, and some local officials, argued the bill would increase supply, lower costs, and modernize outdated zoning. Opponents, including the Realtors, Municipal League, neighborhood representatives, and several senators, argued it would preempt local control, ignore community differences, and could create infrastructure and neighborhood impacts. After extended debate, the committee tabled SB 131 by a recorded vote. Senate Bill 183 was next, proposing a feasibility study for a regional urgent care or emergency facility in Torrance County. The sponsor and local officials described long ambulance transports, heavy use of I-40, and the need for quicker access to care for rural residents and travelers. The bill drew support from a former hospital administrator and no opposition, and it passed 9-1. The committee then considered Senate Bill 222, which would appropriate $20 million for physician residency programs outside the federal system to help retain doctors in New Mexico. The sponsor and supporters said the state loses many medical graduates because of limited residency slots, while one witness urged accountability for large hospital systems. Some senators questioned the premise and feasibility, but the bill advanced on a 6-4 do pass vote to Finance.

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• So that's the plan, and we'll start with House Bill 2343 with a staff report from Jacob.
• the Department of Ecology for approval and then implement a program based on that approved plan.
• the Department of Ecology for approval and then implement a program based on that approved plan.
• And many of our laws are based on that plan.
• And many of our laws are based on that plan.

Bills: HB2515 , HB2343 , HB2301 , HB2272 , HB2367

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, water quality, game farms, public health, environmental protection, regulatory oversight, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, sustainability, recycling, ski areas, winter sports, terminology update, recreation, regulatory changes

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• Moderate income housing plan or station area plans or any of these things that this legislature has passed
• You have what's called the moderate-income housing plan.
• I'm just wondering if there are any thoughts or plans...
• No, I'm going to be really brief about presenting on the annual plan.
• We certainly like to highlight that, and that's in the plan as well.

Committee: Joint Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee

Keywords: 985, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This next season, he plans to produce 50 acres. That guy employs 14 year-round farmer farm hands.
• Infrastructure improvement funding is much needed, as evidenced by our own Region M planning needs.
• Um, if you look at the region M plan that our, our, we put together our water users, um.
• Lack of planning, we, the inability to plan. I mentioned we've taken out 7000 acres.
• All those region plans are good data.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• More information on the planned program timing and awards would help the Legislature make more informed
• On page two, you'll see a summary, one-pager of our local planning child care needs assessment.
• I just don't want another master plan in Sub 3. Sub 3 is known for master plans that go nowhere.
• And the Senate plan has $15 million allocated for CHIRP out of the $50 million.
• How do you create a business plan to fund attorneys for one year?

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy budget hearing focused on child care, child welfare, and immigration-related services, with most of the discussion centered on child care funding, slot utilization, and rate reform. Department of Social Services officials said the Governor’s budget would provide $6.8 billion for child care programs in 2026-27, including $11.5 million in Prop. 64 funds for mini-grants to licensed facilities affected by 2025 disasters. They also described federal CCDF and Prop. 64 revenue reductions that would reduce general child care funding by about 4,176 slots, while emphasizing that the cuts should not affect currently enrolled children. The LAO supported aligning spending with lower revenues and asked for more detail on the disaster grant program. Members questioned why so many awarded slots remain uncontracted or unfilled, and DSS said delays are largely due to providers building new infrastructure, licensing, staffing, and enrollment work. One senator criticized the repeated explanation, argued unspent funds revert to the General Fund instead of being redirected to child care, and urged shifting more funding from contract slots to vouchers and increasing flexibility for infrastructure and expansion costs. DSS said it is exploring more flexibility, better readiness screening, and quicker redistribution of relinquished slots. The committee also discussed the Emergency Child Care Bridge program, with DSS saying it can redistribute funds among counties to avoid disenrolling children. A second panel addressed the state’s broader commitment to expand child care and move toward a single rate structure. DSS reported that since 2021-22 nearly 125,000 new slots have been awarded across CCTR, CAPP, CMAP, and the Emergency Child Care Bridge program, bringing monthly service levels to more than 366,700 children. The department and CDE described progress on rate reform, including completion of the alternative methodology and joint recommendations from the labor-management committee on a single-rate framework. County and provider testimony emphasized persistent unmet need, especially for infant and toddler care, and argued that current reimbursement disparities between CDSS-funded programs and state preschool create inequities and discourage expansion. Stanislaus County Office of Education said rate differences can materially affect local program revenue and staffing, while Parent Voices California described the child care system as difficult to navigate and inequitable, especially for Black families and survivors of domestic violence. The California Budget and Policy Center argued that only a small share of eligible children are served, that Universal TK has concentrated investment in school-based settings, and that providers are still paid far below the cost of care. Members pressed the administration for deadlines on automation and implementation of the single-rate structure, and DSS said some work can proceed before collective bargaining concludes, though policy decisions are still needed. The committee also reviewed several trailer bill proposals. For the COLA, DSS proposed applying the 2026-27 increase through cost-of-care-plus payments, but acknowledged it had inadvertently excluded CalWORKs Child Care and the Emergency Child Care Bridge from the initial calculation; the LAO recommended making the COLA increase uniform across child care and state preschool programs. On the alternative methodology survey, DSS proposed replacing the market rate survey with the federally approved alternative methodology and aligning the timing with the federal CCDF state plan cycle. On licensed family child care homes, DSS proposed limiting temporary absences to 20% of monthly care hours and allowing more flexibility for medical appointments, jury duty, training, and union activities. On excessive unexplained absences, DSS proposed a statutory definition to align state policy with federal rules allowing disenrollment after 30 days of unexplained absences. The committee also discussed a proposal to require contractors to collect family fees directly so the full voucher value reaches providers, with DSS saying it is working with Riverside County on implementation and CDE asking that the same policy apply to state preschool. Finally, the committee reviewed an Early Childhood Policy Council reappropriation and reporting proposal, with DSS explaining that prior funds were underused because participation costs are hard to estimate and that additional staffing and contractor support would be needed for the expanded annual report requirements.

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• Once we have a plan, then there is hopefully will be an implementation of the plan, implementation that
• And then the plan will be implemented.
• shall implement that plan?
• shall implement that plan?
• It is hard to plan.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions, including students from Brooklyn and St. John’s University, followed by adoption of the resolution calendar with exceptions for two items. The chamber then took up a series of previously adopted resolutions recognizing Black Maternal Health Week, Workplace Violence Prevention Month, the one-year anniversary of the Jet Set nightclub tragedy in the Dominican Republic, New York Constitution Day, and the Month of the Military Child. Senators speaking on the maternal health resolution emphasized racial disparities in maternal mortality and the need for culturally competent care; the workplace violence resolution highlighted hospital safety programs; the Jet Set resolution was adopted in memory of the victims; and the Constitution Day speech reviewed New York’s delayed but eventual support for independence in 1776. The military child resolution stressed the sacrifices of military families and support for children of service members. All of these resolutions were adopted, and the resolutions were opened to co-sponsorship. The Senate then moved through the third reading calendar, passing several bills and laying others aside. Measures passed included bills on public health, environmental conservation, executive law, public authorities, and consumer protection. One notable debate involved a bill to require transparency from private arbitration organizations handling consumer cases; supporters argued it would provide basic public data and guard against conflicts of interest, while opponents said it would burden a useful dispute-resolution process and intrude on privacy. The bill passed after debate. Another debated bill would phase out number 4 heating oil statewide; supporters said cleaner alternatives exist and the fuel is harmful to public health, while opponents raised cost and transition concerns, especially for colder regions. That bill also passed. The chamber also considered a bill to create a rebate program for battery-powered landscaping equipment, funded through utility-related mechanisms administered by NYSERDA. Supporters said it would reduce air and noise pollution and help companies transition, while opponents argued ratepayers should not subsidize landscaping equipment. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar. Finally, the Senate began discussion of a housing-related bill aimed at preserving manufactured home parks by enabling nonprofits or municipalities to acquire development rights and keep the land dedicated to that use, with the sponsor explaining that the goal is to protect affordable housing and help residents remain in their homes.

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• She had to completely change her life plans, moving back home and becoming a full-time mother.
• She had to completely change her life plans, moving back home and becoming a full-time mother.
• Minnesota State also has its own administrators plan.
• </c><01:08:00.359><c> um</c><01:08:01.359><c> we</c> administrators plan um we administrators plan um
• uh and managerial have commissioner plan uh and managerial plan<01:08:16.520><c> are</c><01:08:16.719

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> isn't our collective bargaining plan isn't our collective bargaining plan this<00:26:05.559><c>
• plan to have a baby or now we can have plan to have a baby or now we can have you<00:28:11.679><c> know
• </c><01:04:58.680><c> that</c> to substitute if they have a plan that to substitute if they have a plan
• And if so, what is that plan? Mr. Chair, I think what my plan is to get through this hearing.
• </c> possibly coming later concepts of a plan possibly coming later concepts of a plan I<01:20:00.920

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house