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• For the record, Sandy Crawford, State Senator, District 28.
• Make sure to provide your witness form and state your name.
• States. Iowa is another. And I've got some feelers out there in other states. Okay. Thank you.
• They put the word state before law.
• Thank you. ...data, the Medicare data, the key CPT codes.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Nor are we, because the penal code is the penal code is the penal code.
• And the states could be more restrictive; Idaho and some other states are.
• I've been working on this for 14 years, guiding policy. ...state by state.
• They had to move out of their state to a different zip code.
• They've got QR codes.

Bills: HB5

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• AND 36 PERCENT OF THE STATES TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE.
• IN THE STATE?
• LESS THAN 36,000 PEOPLE TO STATE AGENCIES AND WE CANNOT GET IT FIXED.
• G CODE 0330.
• THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHERE THE FLAGS WERE.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Hoover Building on day one, reopen it the next day as a museum of the deep state.
• General of the United States.
• They state, quote, "Mr.
• buildings.
• I'm not an expert on state-by-state background checks.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

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• We got low-interest construction loans from the state.
• But it's going to happen all up and down the state.
• But it's going to happen all up and down the state.
• So what we did was we worked with the State of California, funding from the State of California, and
• So what we did was we worked with State of California, funding from State of California, and Water Research

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Biotechnology and Medical Technology held an informational hearing on the role of biotechnology industries in wastewater treatment, hosted at Bakar Labs on the UC Berkeley campus. Opening remarks emphasized California’s water scarcity, the rising cost of wastewater infrastructure, and the need to reuse and clean contaminated water. Committee members framed the hearing as a look at both current treatment challenges and emerging technologies that could improve water quality, affordability, and resilience over time. The first panel focused on statewide wastewater challenges. BACWA Executive Director Laurie Fono described wastewater plants as part of a broader circular economy, noting their roles in recycled water, environmental enhancement, biosolids management, carbon sequestration, and renewable energy generation. She highlighted major challenges including aging 1970s-era infrastructure, nutrient reduction mandates, sea level rise, evolving regulations, and PFAS source control. She said Bay Area agencies face about $11 billion in nutrient reduction costs, with rate increases, state revolving funds, WIFIA loans, and bonds as the main financing tools. Members asked about regional differences, energy revenue opportunities, smaller decentralized plants, and agricultural collaboration. The second panel featured researchers and lab experts discussing biotechnology solutions. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Dr. Romine Chakarvati described using microbial communities and machine learning to help break down PFAS and treat produced water. CEL Analytical’s Dr. Yigi Dearborn explained pathogen testing for direct potable reuse, wastewater monitoring, and the need for larger sample volumes and more funding to validate methods for viruses and protozoa. Stanford’s Dr. Chunhung-Shin presented an anaerobic membrane system that turns domestic wastewater into clean water and energy with less biosolids and lower operating costs. Committee members asked about AI, assay development, scaling technologies, and funding priorities. Public comment from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies stressed the need to balance scalability, reliability, and affordability, and the hearing adjourned without any formal vote or action.

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• and procedures, this state, which is not true in all states, but this state requires a legislative change
• to come back for a legislative state.
• From my understanding, there are only three zip Codes in the entire state that don't have these services
• the state chose, not me.
• the state.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• It is a state office building that different agencies use for different times.
• It is a working, functional state office building.
• It is a working functional state<01:38:02.000><c> office</c><01:38:02.320><c> building.
• </c><01:38:03.040><c> Um</c><01:38:03.440><c> the</c><01:38:03.679><c> other</c> state office building
• Um the other state office building.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Senate concurs with the House. came in, every state trooper who helped came in, every state trooper
• </c> is the compelling state interest here? is the compelling state interest here?
• :44:49.840><c> in</c><00:44:50.520><c> with</c> stated compelling state interest in with stated compelling
• </c><00:59:08.720><c> I</c> my state my home state failed me. I my state my home state failed me.
• </c> serving in the Executive Council serving in the Executive Council Chamber.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , and it's clearly stated that it's a surgeon's rate.
• It included dentists across the state. It included surgeons.
• So dentists that are performing services on children, whether they be these codes or other codes, will
• The current regulations state 90 hours.
• I am the General Counsel of the State Insurance Department.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large slate of agency rules and related reports. The chair announced that several items were stricken from the agenda and that the maternal health providers and remote monitoring rules were pulled by the agency. The committee filed reports on emergency rules, ALC subcommittee rule reviews, and administrative directives, then moved through agency rules from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce/Insurance, Department of Corrections, and multiple divisions of the Department of Human Services. Most rules were explained as technical updates or implementations of 2025 legislation and were approved without objection. Examples included repeal of obsolete equine ID-chip rules, updates to agriculture financing and pesticide rules, removal of duplicative workers’ compensation plan language, a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities, DHS marketing rules for PASS programs, a comprehensive DCFS policy manual revision, Medicaid-related changes for fictive kin, ABLE accounts, presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, SNAP work requirements and alien eligibility, coverage for certain incarcerated youth, nurse aide training updates, and permanent rules for state employee insurance and procurement. The committee also approved requests to exclude the Insurance Department from rulemaking requirements for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting and for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would issue rules later when more guidance is available. The most extended discussion concerned DHS’s dental Medicaid rate rule under Act 1025. Members and witnesses debated whether the statute’s language covered only oral surgeons or also general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, and whether the rate increase should apply more broadly to the services rather than the provider title. DHS said it was following the black-letter language of the law and could not confirm a broader interpretation without further approvals and funding, while legislators and a Dental Association representative said the intent was to increase payment for the services, especially in rural areas. Members also discussed the possibility of fixing the language in a future session or through a new rule if approvals and CMS review allow. Despite the concerns, the committee approved the rule. The meeting ended with approval of rule review reports and monthly updates, and the committee adjourned.

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• Our state economy depends on their hard work.
• SB 1274 creates a new definition in state code to formally recognize industrial cities, strengthening
• This bill is sponsored by the state water contractors.
• The state of Tennessee recognized the passing of Eric Washington.
• Kennedy High School, he went on to attend Sacramento State, where he continued to build meaningful connections

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled a large procedural and floor agenda. Members suspended rules for adjournments in memory, guest introductions, and expedited committee action, rereferred AB 1199 to Health and AB 2728 to Local Government, and removed several items from calendars or returned bills to the Senate at authors’ requests. The chamber then moved through concurrence and third-reading files, with many measures passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 230 on Pierce’s disease control, AB 1636 on a Cerritos College seamless enrollment pilot, AB 1982 on alcoholic beverages, AB 2120 on school district employees, AB 2413 on political reform and billboard use, AB 2437 and AB 2453 on vehicles, AB 2596 on housing, AB 1760 and AB 1873 on technical clarifications, AB 2312 on tidelands, AB 2390 on housing cleanup, AB 2685 and AB 2778 on agriculture, and ACR 194 on Women’s Equality Day. The Assembly also adopted several resolutions and Senate measures. HR 112 designating Black Music Month drew extensive remarks about Black artists’ influence and was adopted with 62 coauthors. HR 132 declaring September Young Women’s Reproductive Health Awareness Month was adopted with 50 coauthors. SJR 8 urging federal immigration reform passed 45-2, with supporters emphasizing immigrant contributions and the need to modernize the registry system. SCR 7 on permanent standard time was debated at length, with supporters citing health benefits and opponents warning about darker mornings and voter intent; the resolution ultimately passed 41-3 after a roll call. Other Senate bills passed included SB 105 on penny rounding for local agencies, SB 928 on AI guardrails in CSU classrooms, SB 1038 on CalPERS audit notices, SB 308 on community college reporting, SB 1172 on tax-sharing consultant fees, SB 1159 on AI-generated public participation, SB 1055 on flood project procurement, SB 1285 on juvenile dismissals, SB 1274 on industrial cities and transportation funding, SB 965 easing library card access for 16- and 17-year-olds, SB 1375 creating a narrow CEQA exemption for certain transit projects, SB 952 on clean energy accounting for water agencies, and SB 917 expanding farmers market wine sales eligibility. Several measures drew notable opposition or discussion. On SB 965, one member objected that the bill should preserve parental decision-making, while supporters argued it would remove an unnecessary barrier to library access. On SB 952, one member criticized state energy policy and the bill’s project labor agreement, but the measure still passed 64-1. On SB 1375, supporters framed the bill as reducing duplicative environmental review for major transit projects like Diridon Station while preserving other protections. The chamber also added coauthors to consent-calendar resolutions and adopted the second-day consent calendar items without objection. The meeting concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric L. Washington Jr., Ivan Garza, Darryl Preston Jackson, Richard “Dick” Oliphant, and former Madera Mayor Santos Garcia. Members described Washington as a community leader and peacemaker, Garza as a young athlete whose life was cut short, Jackson as a mentor and founder of the 1020 Club, Oliphant as a civic leader who helped shape the Coachella Valley, and Garcia as a labor advocate and public servant who fought for working families and helped reopen Madera Community Hospital. The Assembly observed moments of silence in their honor before adjourning.

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• All other support and opposition can be stated at the standing mic when called upon to simply state name
• Zach Leary on behalf of the Western States Petroleum Association.
• Erin Lehane on behalf of the State Building and Construction Trades Council. Good afternoon.
• Aaron Lehane on behalf of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, in support
• fuel is effectively out-competing in-state fuel.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:03:02.800><c> of</c> to all those in our beloved state of to all those in our beloved state of
• state to help<00:11:12.880><c> them</c><00:11:13.120><c> to</c><00:11:13.519><c> build</c><00:11:13.839
• So, please uh welcome state of Vermont.
• , Office of Legislative Council.
• </c><00:33:43.600><c> Um,</c> state. I still want to be a teacher. Um, state.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• These photos are from the southeast side of the building and the east side of the building.
• going to Jamestown State Hospital?
• Across the state—T-R-A-I-N-E-R trainers across the state. A little humor for you, Tim.
• state administrative code.
• They can take it to state district court. State district court judge rules upholds the decision.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a series of updates on major health-related projects and programs. CHI St. Alexius representatives reported progress on behavioral health buildouts in Bismarck, Williston, and Grand Forks, including demolition and construction milestones, staffing plans, and timelines. The Bismarck project remains on track for completion in June 2027 with about $346,500 spent to date. Williston reported construction underway, a $750,000 unbudgeted air handler replacement, active recruitment for psychiatrists and other staff, and a projected substantial completion in early 2027. Grand Forks reported about 30% completion, weather-tight status expected in August, and continued staffing ramp-up as the facility expands from its current 24-bed operation. The Department of Health and Human Services then reviewed a set of technical line-item transfers, emphasizing that they were administrative corrections with no net change in funding. The department also walked through the Salaries and Wages Block Grant and FTE counts, noting overall staffing remained within appropriated limits and that behavioral health staffing had increased. Members asked about vacancies, consultant use, and the mix of in-state versus out-of-state expertise for the Rural Health Transformation Program. HHS said it had posted 12 funding opportunities, received 422 applications, obligated $8.4 million so far, hired 26 people, and was preparing additional grant rounds and a CMS budget submission. The department said the program is structured around workforce, prevention/healthy living, care closer to home, and technology/data, with ongoing stakeholder engagement and community forums. The committee also heard on the certified community behavioral health clinic implementation plan, SNAP payment error rates, and the state laboratory project. HHS said CCBHC certification is being implemented in four regions—Williston, Minot/North Central, Fargo/Southeast, and Dickinson/Badlands—with care coordination expanding and baseline data still being collected. On SNAP, the department reported a 2025 payment error rate of 9.89%, acknowledged cost impacts under HR1, and said it is using training, system changes, and pre-authorization quality checks to reduce errors toward a 6% target over the next 6 to 12 months. Finally, Public Health reported the state laboratory reached substantial completion on June 12, with total costs at $69.95 million of the $70 million budget, though a service elevator issue will require a new lift to be added using contingency funds.

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• </c> state of Missouri. state of Missouri.
• We should be building labs and funding scholarships, not building walls.
• State of Rule 20.
• City Council.
• Only in local elections, namely for mayor, members of the city council, the State Board of Education,

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• a state-level MCL.
• As you've heard, 11 states have already adopted state standards that are similar to the federal standard
• While a state drinking water standard is a priority for all of us, past efforts under state laws have
• Ten other states will still be protected from PFAS in their tap water.
• develops state drinking water standards.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Notably, it offers the compact states a way to handle disciplinary issues that cross state lines.
• It's most needed for our state.
• Andrew Bolton, with Baton Rouge General, and Louisiana State Council of Emergency Nursing.
• Andrew Bolton, with Baton Rouge General and Louisiana State Council of Emergency Nursing.
• It is not negotiated on a state-by-state basis.

Committee: House Health and Welfare

Summary: The committee first adopted the minutes from several prior 2025 meetings, then took up HB 574 by Rep. Spell, which updates the names of two organizations on the Mental Health Advocacy Service Board of Trustees. Rep. Spell explained it as a technical cleanup bill to correct the names of the Louisiana Mental Health Association and the Louisiana State Medical Society so the board’s membership records match current organization names. With no objections, HB 574 was reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 486, also by Rep. Spell, to join the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PsyPact) and allow Louisiana psychologists to provide telepsychology and temporary in-person services across state lines. Rep. Spell and PsyPact representatives said the compact would expand access to mental health care, especially in rural areas, while maintaining standards and disciplinary oversight. The committee adopted amendments on fees and the effective date, and HB 486 was reported favorably with amendments. HB 198 by Rep. Eccles proposed a Medicaid reimbursement methodology for ambulatory surgical centers, using a Medicare-based rate to improve access for Medicaid patients needing specialty procedures. Amendments were adopted to add ophthalmology-related services and to cap reimbursement at the lesser of the outpatient hospital rate or 100% of the Medicaid rate, along with a technical amendment to address the fiscal note. Supporters from GI and ASC groups said the bill would improve access and lower long-term costs, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. The committee spent the most time on HB 182 by Rep. Travis Johnson, which would require hospitals to ensure access to sexual assault forensic exams and related training. Johnson, law enforcement witnesses, and the Attorney General’s office emphasized the need for timely evidence collection, especially in rural areas, and said the current system leaves victims traveling long distances or losing evidence. Hospital and coroner witnesses supported the goal but opposed the bill as written, arguing it could impose duties on hospitals without enough trained personnel, funding, or a workable statewide training and coordination system; they urged a statewide coordinator, mobile SANE units, and clearer implementation. The bill was not finally disposed of in the portion of the meeting provided, and members discussed continuing to work on amendments and timing before floor consideration.

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• When you award state project funding, is the state the lead or is the local government the lead?
• If it occurs on a state road outside of a construction project...
• It's basically building another off-ramp.
• So I really like the way that it's stated, the money.
• And so it's always because it's a shared road with county and state.

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• Please come up, state your name, organization, and your position.
• California is a happy, very, very big state. In California, very, very big, it's a big state.
• Please step forward, state your name, organization, and position.
• Please step forward, state your name, organization and position.
• “Would just like to state their name, organization, and position.”

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement met for its first hearing of the session, adopted committee rules, and heard several labor-related bills. The chair reviewed hearing procedures, including limits on testimony and expectations for orderly conduct. Members then took up measures affecting public employee bargaining, contracting, confidentiality, school employee benefits, pay stub information, and state correctional health staffing. AB 672 would require public employers to notify PERB when filing court actions involving statutes PERB administers and allow PERB to intervene; it drew support from SEIU, AFSCME, school employees, labor groups, and no opposition, and was passed out of committee. AB 283 would move IHSS bargaining from the county to the state level; providers and recipients testified about low wages, long delays in bargaining, and care access concerns, while counties and public authorities raised cost, scope, and implementation issues. The bill passed 7-0 after members discussed family care worker concerns and the author said he would continue working on the issue. AB 339 would require local governments to give unions 120 days’ notice before contracting out bargaining-unit work. Labor supporters said the bill would make existing meet-and-confer rights meaningful and protect jobs, while counties, cities, special districts, chambers of commerce, and staffing groups argued it would burden local agencies and interfere with existing MMBA procedures. The committee also heard AB 340, which would make communications between employees and union representatives confidential for PERB purposes; supporters said it codified existing case law, while school administrators, special districts, counties, and business groups warned it could hinder investigations. AB 378 would extend the classified school employees summer assistance program to JPA employees, and AB 374 would require more detailed pay stubs for classified school employees; both had labor support and some education-sector opposition over implementation and cost concerns, and both advanced. AB 393 would require cost analyses before contracting out physician work at CDCR and the Department of State Hospitals; supporters argued the state was overpaying contractors amid high vacancy rates, and the bill also advanced. At the end of the hearing, the committee recorded final votes showing AB 283, AB 340, AB 374, AB 378, AB 393, and AB 672 all passing out of committee, while AB 339 remained on hold with a 4-0 vote and some members not voting.

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• Rather than sending our construction dollars out of state, we can build local capacity.
• can be used either In commercial buildings or residential buildings, we frequently talk about a chicken
• Defense Council in the state industrial policy realm. So this is their area of expertise.
• energy economy right here in the state.
• . ...renewable energy potential in the state.

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Keywords: 996, all

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• </c> changes that were needed from council. changes that were needed from council.
• It's 30- to 45-minute interviews at 400 sites throughout our state, every corner of the state.
• , every corner of throughout our state, every corner of the<00:21:24.880><c> state.
• And about a thousand the state.
• And then of course the our state.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all