Transcript Highlights:

• Are those the things you want to measure?
• </c> about report cards you want to measure about report cards you want to measure report report report
• </c><00:20:42.200><c> because</c> things you want to measure because things you want to measure because
• These measures ensured that the student, their family, and the school were aligned in preventing future
• These measures ensured that the student, their family, and the school were aligned in preventing future

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> invasive grasses and wildfire prevention invasive grasses and wildfire prevention as<01:48:33.600
• The Senate also recovery and prevention.
• Next line, fire prevention electrical safety is all TRP.
• Next line, fire prevention electrical safety is all TRP.
• amendments. welfare fraud prevention act amendments.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Section eight, suicide prevention, requires MnDOT, with assistance from the Department of Health, to
• suicide-related deaths and to develop a methodology to determine when and where suicide reduction measures
• when and where suicide suicide determine when and where suicide suicide reduction<00:30:59.000><c> measures
• </c><00:30:59.400><c> should</c><00:30:59.560><c> be</c> reduction measures should be reduction measures

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that's in line 7, 6, 7, 2, 7, 71 those protections in place to prevent abuse.
• majority of this is preventable.
• Your vote could be the only one that helps prevent another senseless tragedy.
• I'm really here to ask you to help us prevent future attacks in in 2025. in 2026.
• We're financially sound in preventing crime or ensuring community safety.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:42:11.839><c> Members,</c> measure? Members, measure? Members, questions?
• </c> co-chair for measure. Yes, chair. Yes. co-chair for measure. Yes, chair. Yes.
• measure to July 1, 20150.
• measure to July 1, 20150.
• Measure is adopted. Last measure is HP 1050 HD1.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Senate committees heard HB 108 HD2, which would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require liquor commissions to adopt rules. Most testimony came from craft brewers and distillers in support, who said the bill would help small and fragile producers reach customers, move limited or specialty products that wholesalers do not carry, and maintain relationships with visitors after they leave Hawaii. Supporters also argued that direct-to-consumer shipping would not meaningfully increase underage access because common carriers age-gate deliveries and require adult signatures, and that the measure would supplement rather than replace the three-tier system. Opposition came from the Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association, which said the bill could create problems with minor access and tax revenue and would allow out-of-state manufacturers to ship directly to Hawaii households. Supporters responded that similar concerns were raised when wine direct shipping was adopted and said the existing shipping and reporting systems can track and tax these sales. Several witnesses, including Maui Brewing, Ola Brew, Koloa Rum, Hana Rum, Koulana Rumworks, Koval Distillery, and the Brewers Association, described their small-batch operations, limited distribution options, and the potential for direct shipping to expand sales and jobs. Committee members questioned witnesses about underage access, tax collection, and the impact on the three-tier system. One witness discussed efforts to protect and potentially scale the Hawaiian spirit Okolehao through geographic and sourcing rules. The transcript does not show a final vote or disposition on HB 108 HD2 in the excerpt provided.

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• One is prevention, to prevent this from happening, and then, if it does happen, there's consequences
• </c> it as two buckets. one is a prevention it as two buckets. one is a prevention to<01:02:06.640><c
• :07.839><c> and</c><01:02:08.079><c> then</c> to prevent this from happening and then to prevent this
• Now, I've just roadblocks to prevent it.
• Puts up prevent this from happening.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• One thing we'd add just on this investment is to prevent this issue from happening again in the future
• If we are wanting to make sure that we're setting up the counties to do everything they can to prevent
• The additional funds will cover costs above the SAE target to prevent any funding gaps.
• Chair, is that, is there anything in this current budget revise that would prevent, do you anticipate
• We are looking at what preventative measures can be taken to keep people from losing IHSS in the first

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held a hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, with no votes taken. The first major topic was child care and early education, where the Department of Social Services and Department of Finance outlined proposed changes to absorb federal Child Care and Development Fund and Proposition 64 revenue reductions, shift some funding between child care programs, end funding for prospective pay implementation now that the federal requirement has been rescinded, adjust the alternative payment administration structure, and fund child care infrastructure grants and a Low-Income Investment Fund contract closeout. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the budget makes progress on the structural deficit but recommended maintaining the administration’s solution level, making reserve deposits, and avoiding new ongoing commitments; it also raised concerns about shifting reductions to the California Alternative Payment Program and about the proposed administrative-rate change. Committee members strongly criticized the proposed loss of child care slots and said they would oppose eliminating those slots, while also expressing support for child care as essential infrastructure. The committee then reviewed California State Preschool Program proposals. Finance and CDE described reductions to the preschool COLA from 2.41% to 2.01%, removal of prospective pay funding, and increases for the QRIS block grant, audit support, and rate reform implementation. Trailer bill language would codify age-based rate categories, inclusion-rate documentation, family fee collection rules, portability, and excused absences. CDE supported the QRIS increase and some attendance and family-fee changes, but warned that aligning three- and four-year-old rates could reduce support for three-year-olds and that the budget does not fully cover enrollment growth. Members also questioned whether the preschool and child care slot reductions should be reallocated rather than terminated, and the administration said the reductions were intended to reflect current utilization and avoid harm to currently enrolled families. The hearing then moved to CalFresh and nutrition programs. CDSS said the May Revision includes a one-time CalFood augmentation, funding to cover federal SNAP administrative cost-share pressures, and additional staffing and technical assistance to implement HR 1 changes, including the able-bodied adults without dependents time limit and new non-citizen eligibility rules. The department estimated HR 1 could cut CalFresh funding by $2.3 billion to $3.7 billion annually and affect about 500,000 people, with roughly 806,000 adults potentially subject to the time limit and about 34,000 non-citizens expected to lose eligibility once fully implemented. Members pressed for stronger harm mitigation, including a $98 million backfill to protect families from losing food benefits, and raised concerns about county workload and the “chilling effect” on immigrant participation. The final portion of the transcript began the IHSS presentation, noting a revised budget of $33.7 billion total funds and $12.8 billion General Fund, with proposed reductions tied to Medi-Cal asset-limit changes and other federal conformity items.

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• And members, housing is one of the most impactful measures in the lives of Minnesotans.
• They've tried to prevent it from being a part of any sort of thing that could be weaponized during a
• saying that folks are, but that 2/3 vote threshold is the largest safeguard we can put in place to prevent
• </c><01:59:31.040><c> uh</c><01:59:31.599><c> what's</c> can put in place to prevent uh what's can put
• in place to prevent uh what's happened<01:59:32.159><c> in</c><01:59:32.400><c> other</c><01:59:32.639

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've added security measures as well: more transit ambassadors and more security officers.
• And unfortunately, a measure to increase sales tax... ...half a cent in local sales tax funding.
• And unfortunately, a measure to increase sales tax for transportation in the city of Sacramento just
• everything that we need, whether it be schools or health care or transportation policy or wildfire prevention

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• strategy that works, that it's a strategy that people will use, and it's a strategy where we can measure
• There's state-of-the-art devices to monitor, prevent the incident of a sudden death, or, you know, if
• And I think, you know, measuring success in that way and having it publicly reported helps people understand
• And I think, you know, measuring success in that way and having it publicly reported helps people understand

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules convened with a quorum and first took up several governor’s appointments not required to appear. It approved Paulette Brown Hines, PhD, to the California Transportation Committee, Christopher Clark and Maggie Hallahan to the Board of State and Community Corrections and Boating and Waterways Commission respectively, Kent Sasaki to the Building Standards Commission, and Danielle N. Munoz to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, with one appointment receiving a 3-1 vote and the others passing unanimously or 5-0. The committee also approved a reference of bills to committees by a 5-0 vote. The committee then heard Tanya Pacheco Warner, PhD, for reappointment to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Board. She described her public health background, her family’s experience with asthma, and her work on agricultural burning phase-outs and AB 617 community efforts. Members questioned her about the cumulative economic impact of air rules on Valley agriculture, mobile-source emission strategies, the FARMER tractor replacement program, collaboration with fellow board members, and how to communicate climate and air-quality risks to the public. After public comment, her appointment was approved 4-0 and sent to the full Senate. Next, the committee considered three reappointments to the California Horse Racing Board: Dennis Alfieri, Damascus Castellanos, and Thomas Hudnut, J.D. The nominees emphasized horse and rider safety reforms, reduced equine fatalities, the impact of Golden Gate Fields’ closure on Northern California racing, and the need for new revenue sources and possible legislative support to strengthen purses and keep the industry viable. Senators pressed them on safety, HISA relations, gambling-related revenue options, and the decline of racing in the North. Public witnesses from the racing industry supported the nominees, and all three appointments were approved 3-0. Finally, the committee heard Julie Lee and Ann Patterson, J.D., for the Delta Stewardship Council. Both stressed the Delta’s importance to statewide water reliability, ecosystem health, and climate adaptation, and highlighted the council’s science program, performance metrics, and community engagement efforts. Senators asked about the co-equal goals, the role of science and social science in building trust, the council’s future mission, and how to communicate climate impacts such as sea-level rise and salinity intrusion. The hearing continued into discussion of balancing water supply and ecosystem protection, with the members framing the Delta as a statewide system requiring coordinated management.

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• women's sports and the athletic center on campus, and ultimately that center was built in no small measure
• It removes the compliance measure and affirms the BESE measure that may revoke its approval of a non-public
• House Bill 626 by Representative Jordan enacts a new provision of Title 17 relative to suicide prevention

Bills: SR119 , SCR65 , HCR47 , HB196 , HB218 , HB256 , HB325 , HB352 , HB434 , HB448 , HB476 , HB608 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB749 , HB818 , HB1059 , HB1112 , HB1242 , HB1249

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: SR119, Senate Resolution 119, D-D Breaux, Sara Breaux, LSU gymnastics, LSU Gymnastics Training Center, LSU Board of Supervisors, facility naming, honorary resolution, public buildings and grounds, women's athletics, Title IX, college gymnastics, SEC gymnastics, Louisiana State University, Tiger Athletic Foundation, women in sports, coach recognition, sports legend, campus naming

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with four members present and took up a long agenda of education-related bills. Early items included SCR 65, which would create a K-12 student success task force to study statewide career and academic pathway advising; the committee adopted a substantive amendment adding designees and then reported the resolution favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SCR 119, honoring Coach D.D. Breaux, after brief remarks about her LSU gymnastics legacy and the request that LSU study naming its gymnastics training facility in her honor. Several bills affecting school operations and student support were heard and reported favorably, including HB 434 on probationary school bus driver employment and superintendent authority over dismissal; HB 484 expanding scholarship benefits for children and spouses of fallen or disabled firefighters and police officers; HB 749 and HB 1059 on savings accounts and TOPS math eligibility alignment; HB 218 adding food insecurity questions to student questionnaires, which was amended and reported favorably; HB 325 expanding TOPS Tech eligibility through dual enrollment and part-time use; HB 476 requiring Safe Haven law postings in middle and high school restrooms; HB 1249 clarifying access to school-based health centers, with an amendment adopted; HB 1242 allowing more than one early learning center license at the same location under certain circumstances; HB 632 improving data protections and functionality for LA First; and HB 352 on behavioral health services for public school students, which was amended to address IEP and dispute-process concerns before being reported favorably. Two bills drew extended debate over transparency, privacy, and school autonomy. HB 608 would create confidentiality for intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing documents; LSU representatives argued the bill was needed to protect student-athletes and competitive information, while PAR and the Louisiana Press Association opposed it as an improper secrecy carve-out for state-generated revenue. Despite the opposition, the committee reported HB 608 favorably. HB 1112, which would exempt BESE-approved non-public pre-K programs from certain licensure and safety requirements and adjust related definitions, was amended and then heard with testimony from the Pelican Institute in support, arguing it corrects overreach from prior law and protects private school autonomy and parental choice.

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• such as recharge only on fallow or dormant agricultural lands, avoidance of dairy lands, and other measures
• What I'm looking at, you know, this first year that I was here was trying to define and measure what
• we do... ...year that I was here was trying to define and measure what we do here in the legislature
• I know you have to do the analysis, but did it actually prevent you?

Summary: The hearing focused on oversight of AB 658 and the State Water Resources Control Board’s five-year temporary permits for groundwater recharge. Assembly Member Arambula and committee members discussed how the permits are intended to help capture high flows during wet periods, support SGMA implementation, and store water underground for later use. The State Water Board chair said the five-year permits have become an important tool, with seven five-year permits issued this season and over 43,000 acre-feet authorized, but noted that actual recharge depends on hydrology and that the board is open to improvements. Members and witnesses discussed several possible changes to make the program more effective: allowing a two-year delay before the five-year permit clock starts, codifying CEQA exemptions that have been used through executive order, and shifting from a public objection model to a public comment model to reduce delays. There was also discussion of water availability analyses, with some members asking whether the state could develop a broader statewide assessment to reduce consultant costs and make permitting more predictable. The board said such an effort would be large and costly, but could potentially save applicants money and improve consistency. District representatives described their experiences. Stockton East said the five-year permit was more cost-effective than repeated 180-day permits, but that the 90-20 methodology, consultant costs, and a burrowing owl survey condition made use difficult. Omaha-Hartnell Water District said its recharge work depends on simple, low-cost infrastructure and that five-year permits, CEQA reform, and lower upfront fees would help small districts. A consultant working with Scott Valley and Sierra Valley said five-year permits can work well in different basins, but local infrastructure, stakeholder coordination, streambed alteration agreements, and upstream flow constraints can limit recharge. Members also raised concerns about basin connectivity, downstream water rights, and the need to pair recharge with sustainable groundwater pumping and broader water storage planning.

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• Capacity, which Senator, you and I talked about last year, isn't we're not there's no good way to measure
• in the system as it previously existed to ensure that all of those Contact points have an actual measurement
• In the quality measures, is having the fourth party really going to drive that much?
• have to weigh outperform on the actual true healthcare side of things, because some of them are prevention

Keywords: 914, all

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• So the staffing issue that I referenced earlier prevent me from just absorbing the youth on the wait
• There's recommendations for remedial measures, which I don't feel like getting into right now because
• those meetings, so just my suggestion is in the DOJ report, it concludes with the minimum remedial measures
• And then from the agency side, I think going through those remedial measures and how you've worked through

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:34:12.119><c> systemic</c> opportunities, and prevent systemic opportunities, and prevent systemic
• </c><01:07:36.960><c> this</c> Again, we are trying to prevent this Again, we are trying to prevent this
• The process of requesting medical records by eliminating unnecessary obstacles that prevent providers
• We do not have a state law to prevent<04:41:54.958><c> this.
• We do not have any prevent this.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c><00:48:47.280><c> and</c> testimony in support of this measure and testimony in support of this measure
• So this measure ensures that the ED is So this measure ensures that the ED is thoroughly<01:14:23.679
• We stand on our written testimony in support of this measure.
• </c> testimony in support of this measure testimony in support of this measure that<01:20:17.600><c>
• Measures adopted. >> Thank you. Going on to the next bill, SB 2613 SD1.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Education met on March 19 and moved through several bills under time pressure, hearing mostly brief testimony. SB 2024 SD2 and SB 896 SD2, both concerning public-private partnerships for charter school facilities, drew support from the Department of Education, the Charter School Commission, White Kids Can, and Hawaii Technology Academy. DOE said any P3 model should apply only to charter schools on private land and not affect public schools on DOE land. Supporters argued the approach could speed construction, reduce costs, and keep public money in public assets, while UPW and HGA raised concerns about privatization. In response, SFA said the intent was to mirror the existing conversion charter school model, with public ownership of assets and unionized staff, and noted some regions have waited years for schools. SB 2613 SD1 on TMK transfers was heard next. DOE said the bill had originally been supported as part of the governor’s package but was amended to require DOE to convey lands for 13 libraries on DOE property, which DOE said would create “donut holes” in campuses and was unnecessary because existing agreements already govern library use. The State Public Library System supported the bill, saying it has long coexisted with DOE but needs clearer separation and more reliable control over its sites. The Attorney General’s office said the library system currently lacks express statutory authority to own real property and flagged implementation issues because some of the affected parcels are not currently owned by DOE. Committee members questioned both sides about current agreements, communication, and how the bill would change operations. SB 494 SD2, concerning charter school audits, received comments from the Charter School Commission, which said the bill was redundant because charter schools already undergo annual audits during the term of their contracts. The Office of the Auditor was also present. SB 2391 SD2, relating to automatic pay increases for teachers, drew strong opposition from the Office of Collective Bargaining, which said step movement and longevity increases are negotiated in each contract and do not automatically carry over when a contract expires; it warned the bill could affect upcoming negotiations with HSTA. HSTA and several other supporters argued the bill would standardize annual step movement, improve retention, and reflect existing contract language. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• SB 480 is a measured, evidence-based reform.
• </c> SB480 is a measured evidence-based SB480 is a measured evidence-based reform.<01:04:50.480><c> It
• We understand that prior authorization exists to prevent waste and overutilization.
• </c> coste effective but also the prevention coste effective but also the prevention of<01:12:31.440>
• And the reason for this is because we provide preventive care and lifestyle medicine.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The one on the right is from Minnesota Community Measurement, which looks at health care costs across
• Let's prevent one in the future.
• Do we need to invest more in preventative care?
• Do we need to invest more in in Do we need to invest more in in preventative<00:49:40.800><c> care?
• The best way to save preventative care?

Bills: HF3766 , HF3972 , HF3437 , HF4118

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: travel insurance, regulation, insurance licensing, consumer protection, travel assistance, short-term rental, vacation rental, home sharing, rental marketplace, online platform, property damage guarantee, damage waiver, reimbursement insurance, insurance regulation, commerce department, platform user, Airbnb, Vrbo, host protection, rental home marketplace

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• They partnered with former Governor Ronald Reagan to defeat a ballot measure that would prohibit gay
• founded the Unity Day Conference to connect local communities with LGBTQ plus resources, suicide prevention
• history within the Los Angeles Unified School District as a co-writer of the district's first suicide prevention

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• that directly support new housing development, removing infrastructure barriers that can delay and prevent
• speak a little bit more about how that lifecycle asset management is rolling out and how it will prevent
• construction season to get through what they need to do while implementing cost-effective resilience measures

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Transportation

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 4987, the administration’s transportation bond bill centered on Chapter 90 roadway funding and related capital programs. Administration officials described the bill as a roughly $5.5 billion package that would continue $300 million per year for Chapter 90 over four years, with part of the funding distributed by the traditional formula and an additional $100 million based solely on road miles to better support rural and smaller communities. They also highlighted authorizations for municipal pavement work, Shared Streets and Spaces grants, accelerated bridge and pavement repairs, MBTA rail modernization and reliability, housing-related transportation improvements, and a new DCR-focused PRISM program for parkways and related infrastructure. Officials emphasized that the bill is financed through the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and Fair Share revenues, and said it would help municipalities plan more predictably, speed project delivery, and support housing, safety, and climate goals. Committee members and witnesses discussed the bill’s broader scope beyond traditional Chapter 90, especially the $200 million for transportation projects that support housing development and the $200 million for MBTA modernization and rail reliability. Members asked about the rationale for a four-year authorization amid fiscal uncertainty, federal funding volatility, and the status of commuter rail electrification. Administration officials responded that the capital authorization is backed by dedicated transportation revenues rather than the operating budget, and said multi-year certainty helps cities and towns make better long-term repair decisions. They also said the MBTA’s rail modernization funds would support locomotive procurements, including battery-electric and Tier 4 diesel locomotives, as part of a longer-term regional rail and electrification strategy. Municipal officials and regional advocates strongly supported the bill. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, along with town and city officials from Sherborn, Conway, and Yarmouth, said the increased Chapter 90 funding and road-mile-based distribution are especially important for small and rural communities with limited local revenue capacity, and that multi-year funding would let them bundle projects, bid at better prices, and address backlogs more proactively. A Better City and MAPC also supported the bill but urged the committee to treat it like a traditional bond bill by adding policy provisions and considering new transportation revenue tools, such as TNC fee changes, road pricing, parking taxes, and other mechanisms. The committee took no vote during the hearing and adjourned after testimony concluded.