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• </c> investigation we generally um provide investigation we generally um provide notice<00:15:59.680>
• </c> The board is able to provide opinions to judges.
• </c><00:20:24.559><c> it</c> resource and we're happy to provide it resource and we're happy to provide
• </c> officers um the board's rules provide officers um the board's rules provide for<00:26:43.120><c>
• </c> that it is difficult to provide that it is difficult to provide information<00:37:58.480><c> to<

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:24:22.760><c> a</c> would hope that it kind of provides a would hope that it kind of provides
• We're the client, and you're supposed to be providing the service for us.
• shift, and they can email or provide input to that talk story session.
• </c> build up their vacation leave providing build up their vacation leave providing we<00:51:41.680>
• Could you provide those stats to the committee? Sure.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> whoever is providing the services. whoever is providing the services. Correct. Correct.
• Secondarily, an outside provider.
• Secondarily, an outside provider.
• Secondarily, an outside provider.
• We provide the state board there. We provide administrative<02:01:17.840><c> support.

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> requirement that a district provide requirement that a district provide adequate<00:18:58.799><c
• </c> to have a um a voice um and uh provide to have a um a voice um and uh provide feedback<00:27:27.240
• </c> district superintendents to provide district superintendents to provide reports<01:55:13.800><c>
• this</c> not all school districts provide this not all school districts provide this important<01:59
• </c> aggregate information that is provided aggregate information that is provided to<02:20:46.560><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and noted weather-related absences and a large number of new bills. The chair said a subcommittee would be formed to review three cell phone bills, and a full committee work session on bullying would be scheduled for the week after next. The committee then began a hearing on House Bill 121, which would create local special education advisory councils in school districts. Representative Glenn Cordelli, the sponsor, said the councils would be parent-driven, with parents of children with disabilities advising districts on education, safety, program development, evaluation, planning, policies, and communication with administrators. He said the bill would require at least quarterly meetings with district administration, an annual parent workshop, and a year-end report to the school board. He also cited federal guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on parent advisory councils and said the goal was to improve collaboration between parents and schools. Members raised questions about the use of “shall,” how councils would be formed in districts without PTAs/PTOs, whether the councils could function in very small districts, privacy concerns about parents disclosing their children’s disabilities, whether the councils should include guardians or educational professionals, and whether the councils would have any direct tie to the state advisory council. The sponsor said the requirement was intended to make the councils mandatory, that local districts could organize them organically if needed, that participation would be voluntary, that parents would not be required to disclose private information, and that the councils would remain advisory rather than determinative. He also said costs should be minimal. Testimony then began from Nicole Sheath, a pediatric occupational therapist and parent of four children with disabilities, who described her experience balancing advocacy, school collaboration, and the demands of her children’s therapies and education.

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• The employers are now providing DE6s based on any wages paid.
• It is also inconsistent with the rights provided to teachers.
• It is also inconsistent with the rights provided to teachers.
• It provides transparency.
• That are important to provide pension benefits to our members and retirees.

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They provide real value, not just to the customer, but to California as a whole.
• Because utilities operate as regulated monopolies, Californians have no alternative provider.
• Anyone wanting to provide opposition testimony? No. Okay.
• We are a CCA, a community-owned power provider serving Sonoma and Mendocino counties.
• Anyone providing me too testimony in opposition to AB 2111? Seeing none.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> A dedicated facility would provide A dedicated facility would provide access<00:10:58.560><c> to
• </c><00:18:32.640><c> clinical</c> youth secure, but also provide clinical youth secure, but also provide
• </c> to provide? to provide?
• </c> provide you that information. provide you that information.
• </c> picture, but this resolution provides picture, but this resolution provides the<00:39:56.240><c>

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 958, all

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• They may be prevented from providing... ...companies can't provide the adequate information.
• They may be prevented from providing that, for instance.
• IHSS and child care providers statewide.
• We're providing hands-on care to California patients.
• They're providing hands-on care to California patients.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And that will provide a roadmap to us to close that structural gap.
• It provides more flexibility to the Legislature to have your input on it.
• The calendar year 2025 provider payments are going out.
• They're actually providing the jobs in California. Thank you.
• So we will provide that to your office. Yeah, I appreciate that.

Summary: The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee heard opening remarks on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget, which the chair described as roughly balanced in the budget year but still facing large out-year structural deficits. The vice chair criticized the revenue assumptions as overly optimistic and stressed the need to review recent program expansions and address the state’s $20 billion federal unemployment insurance debt. The Department of Finance said the budget is a “workload” plan with about $350 billion in total spending, $23 billion in reserves, a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit, and out-year gaps above $20 billion, while the LAO warned of downside revenue risk tied to stock market volatility and urged earlier action on the structural deficit rather than waiting for May. Finance and the LAO discussed major budget components, including Proposition 98 funding, higher education base increases for UC and CSU, climate and wildfire spending, a new ZEV incentive, child care COLAs, and tax proposals involving marketplace facilitators, renewable aviation fuel, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. Members raised concerns about proposed Medi-Cal and CalFresh changes tied to federal HR1 impacts, the MCO tax extension, hospital finances, county costs, and the decision not to backfill all federal funding losses. Finance said the administration is not in a position to replace all lost federal funds, but wants to work with the Legislature on priorities and timing before the May Revision. Several senators used the hearing to preview subcommittee priorities and request more detail on spending growth, reserves, and program cuts. Topics included homelessness funding, Care Court throughput, wildfire and climate investments, AB 617, data centers, the judicial branch’s facilities backlog, displaced workers, transit funding, and preparations for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics. No budget action or vote was taken at this hearing; the committee mainly received presentations and member questions, with public comment scheduled later.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to ask you about the providers that your agency works with.
• And Lillian Valdez, so we do have a number of resources that we provide.
• Underfunded to meet our requirements to provide effective representation.
• And even talking to DOIT, they recognize they can't provide us a lot of the services that they provide
• And so I need to be able to provide them a place to live.

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• We've provided a list of LCCMR members, and we've also provided some pie chart information that breaks
• </c><00:10:04.839><c> some</c> Appropriations we have provided some Appropriations we have provided some
• a list of lccr members um we've provided a list of lccr members um we've also<00:10:11.839><c> provided
• </c><00:19:51.320><c> detailed</c><00:19:52.320><c> um</c> need to provide detailed um need to provide
• </c><00:20:39.559><c> that</c> critical service and we do provide that critical service and we do provide

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• As part of the program, third-party providers are subjected to audits to ensure they're providing quality
• and that multiple inspections be provided, and that they could provide a requirement that the buildings
• We can provide a list. How many of these are out there? Do we have a list? We can provide a list.
• It provides you a list, but it's significant.
• Is anyone providing transparency?

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> autonomous vehicles in Minnesota provide autonomous vehicles in Minnesota provide apps apps apps
• So, unlike rideshare companies, these companies provide the infrastructure, they provide the vehicles
• So, unlike rideshare companies, these companies provide the infrastructure, they provide the vehicles
• And then provide a get started.
• </c><01:59:32.440><c> access,</c> bring that cost down to provide access, bring that cost down to provide

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> discussion and would like to provide discussion and would like to provide co-chair<00:03:43.599>
• We are definitely going to stem the bleeding of our child care providers, provide some support, and keep
• </c><00:21:11.760><c> are</c> amount that health care providers are amount that health care providers
• </c> child care providers do the Lord's work. child care providers do the Lord's work.
• provide that care.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They're provided the information that we have.
• I think it provides some clarity on that issue, provides a more cost-effective option for our locals
• But all of that is and can be provided in prison.
• Is that something that you can provide us?”
• So I can provide that.

Committee: Joint Judiciary Committee

Summary: The committee opened with a moment of silence honoring a deceased member, then approved the April minutes. The first major presentation was from Chelsea Florey of Child and Family Services on the Diversion Task Force and related grant programs created with one-time funding from HB 1012. She reported that five of six proposals were funded, with youth diversion services operating in Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, and a Red River Children’s Advocacy Center program focused on problematic sexualized behavior. Members discussed barriers such as staffing shortages, voluntary family engagement, service fatigue, and the need for better coordination, broader outreach, and possible changes to diversion eligibility rules so low-level cases can remain in diversion longer. Several legislators pressed for more practical system changes and clearer service navigation, while Florey said the task force is trying to build a service array or hub and is leaning on the Children’s Cabinet for broader recommendations. The committee then heard from North Dakota Lottery Director Thomas Lawler, who gave an operational overview and biennium report. He described the lottery’s history, games, retailer commissions, Pick and Click subscriptions, Players Club membership, and revenue distribution. For the 2023-25 biennium, about $67 million in tickets were purchased, with roughly $16.2 million transferred overall, including money for the general fund, drug task force grants, and compulsive gambling prevention and treatment. Members asked about the compulsive gambling allocation and whether the amount is set by statute. A lengthy presentation followed from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on criminal justice data connectivity and reentry. Adam Anderson explained that North Dakota’s jail, court, HHS, and correctional systems use multiple separate databases that do not communicate in real time, requiring manual cross-checks and staff communication. He said the department is exploring a centralized hub or other integration approach, but noted challenges with identifiers, vendor contracts, confidentiality, and cost. Robin Schmolenberger then updated the committee on a Medicaid data-sharing project with HHS, saying monthly application assistance is now occurring in correctional facilities and that automated bi-directional data exchange is expected in late 2026 to help suspend and reactivate Medicaid coverage and identify former foster care youth. Members also discussed parole, probation, transitional housing, and the need for better real-time notifications and clearer data definitions. The committee also received an update from county representatives on the 24/7 sobriety program, including a recent attorney general opinion that if a court waives 24/7 fees, sheriffs may use the cheaper twice-daily breath test or urine testing instead of SCRAM bracelets or drug patches. Finally, Bruce Johnson of the Racing Commission presented on an audit report, acknowledging serious findings involving overspending from the promotion fund, grant documentation failures, a breeders fund eligibility reversal, and repeated procurement violations. He said the commission has already changed its procedures by tracking fund limits monthly, requiring grant applications and itemized reports, enforcing breeders fund rules as written, and routing purchases through procurement with written contracts. The committee asked follow-up questions throughout but took no formal votes on these presentations.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is an enormous opportunity to provide an unforgettable experience and after Coach Nanny, so bear
• We provided, I believe, $1 million for last year as well. That bill passed. Is that a question?
• We provided, I believe, $1 million for last year as well. That bill passed. Is that a question?
• We provided, I believe, $1 million for last year as well. That bill passed. Is that a question?
• ><c> for</c><00:48:12.960><c> Minnesota</c> and provide education for Minnesota and provide education

Bills: HF1007 , HF1152 , HF1671 , HF2258

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

Keywords: tourism, World Junior Hockey Championships, funding, economic impact, sports events, Minnesota, economic development, livability, marketing, partnerships, labor and industry, electrical licensing, electrical inspection, continuing education, online course approval, Internet continuing education, power limited technician, maintenance electrician, master electrician, technology circuits

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• What they were doing is they had medical providers providing medical services, as you described, to the
• She asked whether the actual providers were legitimate providers of these services or whether they were
• </c> this but were the actual providers this but were the actual providers legitimate<00:24:25.320><c
• providers of these services legitimate providers of these services or<00:24:28.440><c> were</c><00:24
• </c> original 250 million so just provide original 250 million so just provide some<00:32:09.799><c>

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> agency a resource it needs to provide agency a resource it needs to provide the<03:31:48.319><c>
• </c><03:56:28.080><c> the</c> and a fair opportunity to provide the and a fair opportunity to provide
• </c> assault survivor would have to provide assault survivor would have to provide to<04:21:32.640><c
• </c><04:44:14.000><c> for</c> protections that we can provide for protections that we can provide for
• ><05:03:35.360><c> for</c><05:03:35.680><c> clergy</c> provides a 2-year window for clergy provides a

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> providing us the PowerPoint slide. providing us the PowerPoint slide.
• </c> recommendations for licensed providers recommendations for licensed providers are<00:10:23.040><
• </c> medical providers, and ACOs. medical providers, and ACOs.
• </c> version that they provided some changes. version that they provided some changes.
• </c><00:46:31.760><c> I</c> provider. I am a nurse practitioner. I provider.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The working group on restrictive housing met with a quorum present, approved the August 21, 2025 minutes, and adopted a procedure to take public testimony on each agenda item with a two-minute limit per testifier, with some flexibility for follow-up questions. The main presentation came from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on restrictive housing policies and a recent outside assessment of mental health care practices at HSCF and OOTC. DCR said the assessment found strengths such as consistent medication administration and staff commitment, but also identified major problems including outdated workflows, staffing shortages, inadequate physical plant conditions, overuse of suicide/safety watch for personal safety issues, and a need for more individualized treatment plans. DCR described several corrective steps already underway: filling a long-vacant high-level mental health administrator position, adjusting evening medication passes, working with DOH on transfer and referral workflows, planning a new electronic medical records system and revised screening tools, and pursuing additional training for ACOs and mental health staff. For OOTC, DCR said the facility is overcrowded and decrepit, needs a better screening tool, and requires more mental health-specific training and staffing. For HCF, DCR said the layout limits confidential assessments and provider access, and that the proposed consolidated healthcare unit would add 43 beds, private exam rooms, and a de-escalation room. DCR also said the new unit could serve acute and chronic suicide/safety watch needs and possibly some inmates with dementia, Alzheimer’s, or significant cognitive impairment. The discussion then focused on Act 292, which DCR said is difficult to implement as written. DCR said the bill aligns with DOJ, NCCHC, and ACA guidance in defining restrictive housing, limiting duration, requiring reviews, identifying vulnerable populations, and using step-down units, but raised two major concerns: a requirement to refer vulnerable people to DOH for confinement, and a requirement for clinical assessments every 12 hours by a provider. Members responded that the law should be matched with funding and staffing, and asked what resources are needed. DCR said it submitted a request for 35 positions at a cost of about $8.6 million, and also said funding may be needed for community-based beds and contracted medical services. Members also asked about the current MOA/MOU between DOH and DCR, the working group membership, and the timeline for revisions. DCR said the group includes DCR, DOH, and governor’s office medical advisors, that a first draft is complete, and that the revised agreement should be in place by the end of the year. On staffing, DCR said ACO recruitment classes increased from five to eight, vacancy rates dropped from 34% to 24%, but OOTC still faces a projected $7.1 million shortfall and heavy overtime costs, forcing post closures and program reductions. The meeting ended with continued discussion of screening tools, including DCR’s explanation that current broad questions may over-identify people with substance-use-related symptoms as having serious mental illness, and that a more discrete tool is needed to better identify those with acute needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• These witnesses will have three minutes each to provide their testimony.
• For providers like St. John's, this is not abstract.
• For providers like St. John's, this is not abstract.
• The current bill does not provide for that.
• And I'm assuming amendments were provided.

Summary: The committee heard eight bills, mostly on local government, housing, and public agency contracting. AB 1658 would make permanent higher change-order authority for Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on large construction projects; supporters said it would reduce delays and save money on major projects, and the bill passed 6-0. AB 2263 would authorize the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to develop employee-preference affordable housing; supporters said it would help with workforce retention and long commutes, and it also passed 6-0. AB 2134 would require city councils to allow parental leave without forcing members to seek public approval or risk losing their seats; supporters described the bill as necessary to protect new parents in local office, and it passed 6-0. AB 2188 would raise Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s contracting authority to $250,000, with supporters citing administrative savings and faster project delivery; after committee amendments, it passed 6-0. AB 2033 would let general law cities use job order contracting for repair and maintenance work, with safeguards against employee displacement; supporters called it an efficiency tool, while AFSCME opposed it over workforce impacts, and it passed 8-0 after amendments. AB 1768 would authorize Los Angeles County and Contra Costa County to ask voters to approve a temporary transactions and use tax to help offset major federal health care cuts and preserve clinics and public health services. Supporters from community clinics, Planned Parenthood, labor groups, counties, and health organizations said the measure would let voters decide how to respond to funding losses; opponents, including CalTax and some cities, raised affordability and tax-burden concerns. Members also discussed equity concerns within Los Angeles County and the importance of local control. The bill was moved out on a 5-2 vote and left on call. AB 2415 would allow the city of Folsom to shift housing obligations away from its historic district and toward other transit-oriented sites; supporters said it would preserve the historic district while still meeting housing goals, and it passed 10-0. AB 2741, heard at the end of the meeting, would give cities a grace period to fix housing elements that were certified by HCD but later found noncompliant by a court, especially where cities relied on overlay zones. Supporters from the League of California Cities, Redondo Beach, and real estate groups said cities acted in good faith and should not be immediately subjected to builder’s remedy; opponents from California YIMBY and legal aid groups argued the bill would weaken housing accountability and reward noncompliance. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 2741, before a final vote is recorded.