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• </c> to that in 2017 the climate commission to that in 2017 the climate commission prepared<00:46:27.800
• </c><00:57:49.039><c> health</c> to Solutions we have public health to Solutions we have public health
• </c><01:20:47.239><c> EV</c> and have multiple stations public EV and have multiple stations public EV

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• The bill requires each entity and service provider to annually certify to the Commission that the provider
• We're lucky to have the services that we have, and in the event that services or oversight is cut even
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to provide breastfeeding and lactation care services, including
• Interlock requirements exist to protect the public.
• It supports public awareness and crash prevention.

Bills: HB2051 , HB2114 , HB2127 , HB2134 , HB2207 , HB2574 , HB2700 , HB2800 , HB2916

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: AHCCCS, lactation care, breastfeeding, health services, healthcare access, special license plates, transportation, funding, nonprofits, charitable contributions, critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, China, communications, security, braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion

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• On behalf of Public Citizen's members and supporters, including myself, I urge you to report House Bill
• On behalf of Public Citizen's members and supporters, including myself, I urge you to report House Bill
• I deal with violence against public officials.
• I'm Carrie Berman, I'm legislative counsel at the Uniform Law Commission.
• Citizen, Stand Up America, and the Uniform Law Commission.

Bills: H5227 , H5129 , H5086

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Election Laws

Keywords: vacancies, city council, local governance, Marlborough, elections, validation, town proceedings, MBTA Communities Zoning Bylaw, PFAS contamination, municipal governance, electoral process, presidential electors, election law, Electoral Count Reform Act, voter certification

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• to bring the public defenders on par with other public service attorneys, such as the Attorney General
• public defenders on par with other public service attorneys, such as the Attorney General and prosecutor's
• Um, this experience reaffirmed my belief that public service when done right can transform lives.
• utilities commission, the PUC, to public utilities commission, the PUC, to make<05:31:22.638><c> a</
• commission. ...of passing it on to the Public Utilities Commission to do this through a rulemaking process

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• But we typically do that on a non-regular commission day.
• And then we hold our public budget hearing. There's always an opportunity for the public.
• It is the school relief, and then it is also the social services or human services relief.
• all public information.
• We did not We did not always levy the full amount for our social services zone, human services zone.

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met to begin its study of whether the content of the real estate tax statement should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive from HB 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, legacy fund share, discounts for early payment, and special assessments. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statewide statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from NDACO, including auditors from McKenzie and Richland counties, described the full annual property tax timeline from budgeting through mailing final statements. They explained how counties gather budgets, calculate levies, verify taxable values, handle centrally assessed property, and prepare required notices and statements. They also said public attendance at budget hearings is generally very low, though the notices and statements generate some calls, mostly about whether attendance is required or why taxes are changing. Several members questioned the usefulness of the legislative tax relief line and the complexity of the 5% discount calculation, and county officials said the current process can be confusing and depends on manual data entry and coordination among counties, vendors, and taxing districts. The committee also discussed assessment frequency, valuation equalization, the 3% cap, and whether more frequent reassessment would reduce large jumps in taxable value. County officials said they try to use rotating reassessments and sales-ratio reviews to keep values within statutory tolerance, but staffing, training, and local market changes make the work difficult. NDACO staff estimated, based on a small county survey, that tax statement preparation and mailing costs average about 74 cents per statement, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing, and said HB 1176 added some mailing and administrative costs even if the tax statement itself did not change dramatically. Software vendors from CPT and Tyler then began presentations showing how their systems handle budgeting, valuation notices, tax statement generation, primary residence credit processing, and levy worksheets, emphasizing that many of the required calculations and reports are still manually entered or verified by county staff.

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• </c><00:08:45.040><c> employment</c> appropriations for public employment appropriations for public employment
• ><c> employment</c><00:13:22.720><c> cost</c> relating to public employment cost relating to public employment
• We have HB 1030 HD1 SD1, relating to public employment cost item.
• </c> HB 1035 HD1 SD1 relating to public HB 1035 HD1 SD1 relating to public employment<00:16:41.360><c
• </c><00:33:24.480><c> and</c> enterprise technology services and enterprise technology services and requires

Summary: The conference committees reconvened on April 25, 2025, and worked through a series of measures, mostly public employment cost items, appropriations, workers’ compensation, data sharing, and retirement-related bills. Several bills were briefly held for later action because Finance/FIN-WAM or related release had not yet been received, including SB 382, HB 423, HB 480, HB 214, HB 828, HB 717, HB 1065, and HB 1036, with some of those rolled over to a 2:30 p.m. meeting in Conference Room 16. HB 1424, relating to appropriations, was described as requiring the Director of Finance to report on transfers between position funding and operating expenses; the conferees agreed to a CD1 and voted to pass it. HB 430, relating to internships, was also agreed to in CD1 with technical amendments removing certain appropriation language and was passed after clarification that the funding covered both years and included the Helima program. The committees then moved through a block of public employment cost items. HB 1026, HB 1027, HB 1028, HB 1029, HB 1030, HB 1032, HB 1034, and HB 1035 were each reported as having CD1 agreement and Finance/WAM release, with appropriations tied to various bargaining units and governor’s messages; each was voted out. HB 1036 and HB 1037 were held over due to release issues, while HB 1038 was noted as having CD1 and Finance/WAM release and was passed for bargaining unit 13. HB 1039 was also rolled over for lack of release. Later, SB 336 on defense of state employees was agreed to with technical cleanup and passed as a CD, and SB 1491 on departmental data sharing was amended to add agencies to the state longitudinal data system and require aggregation/anonymization of certain data before being passed as a CD. Additional measures were also resolved. SB 935, relating to government, was amended to reduce the ERS multiplier for judges beginning in 2031, remove sheriff and deputy sheriff language, and require a DHR study on changing vesting from 10 to 5 years; it passed as a CD with no appropriation. SB 1567 required DERT to complete a comprehensive review of classification and compensation systems by October 31, 2026, allowed a third-party contractor, required legislative reports, and included $1.75 million in the budget; it passed as a CD. SB 855, relating to the Hawaii Retirement Savings Act, clarified covered employers, required automatic enrollment unless employees opt out, repealed a fee cap, and added funding for FY26 and FY27; it passed as a CD. SB 743 established a data sharing governance working group within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services and required a legislative report; after a brief recess it was passed as a CD. SB 717 and SB 1065 were both continued to the later 2:30 p.m. meeting because release was still pending.

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• I was appointed public member of the State Bar Board of Trustees in 2020. members of the public.
• And I am the Senate's public appointee to the State Bar.
• I'm dedicated to public service, and I know firsthand its importance, its value, and the difference it
• We are, as public servants, fiduciaries to the public. We hold their funds. We hold their trust.”
• So we have a cake for you, thanking you for your service.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules first took up several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, with roll calls on each item showing unanimous support from members present and the items left open for additional votes before final tallying. The main public business was the confirmation hearing for George Cardona, J.D., for a second term as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. Cardona described reforms made since taking office, including new conflict-of-interest and gift rules, stronger investigative requirements, efforts to reduce backlog and improve efficiency, and monitoring of discipline disparities identified in prior studies. Senators questioned him about safeguards after the Girardi matter, the John Eastman discipline case, racial and ethnic disparities in attorney discipline, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing shortages, and the use of AI in filings. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others spoke in support. The committee voted 3-0 to advance Cardona’s appointment to the full Senate. The committee then heard Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director of the State Bar. She said her priorities would be restoring public trust, improving the discipline system, addressing the February 2025 bar exam problems, and strengthening fiscal stability and internal controls. Members asked about the State Bar’s structural budget deficit, the remote administration failures in the February exam, safeguards against undisclosed gifts and conflicts, and the status of audits and investigations. Supporters from the State Bar, the civil defense bar, SEIU Local 1000, and a longtime colleague testified in favor. The committee approved her appointment 5-0 to move to the full Senate. At the end of the meeting, members also approved the remaining governor’s appointments and procedural items, and the chair thanked Senator Jones for his service on the committee before adjourning the public portion.

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• </c> and led a complex Eagle Scout service and led a complex Eagle Scout service project<00:15:02.800
• </c> allowed to use these services already. allowed to use these services already.
• The bill as amended establishes a commission to study the feasibility of transitioning all public schools
• to public charter schools.

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• Next item, B2, is a letter from Department of Public Safety, State Crime Lab.
• It's supported by funds passed through from the Minority Health Commission.
• G3 is a letter from Public Safety, State Crime Lab.
• are already open for public access.
• is already open for public access.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee met to consider a series of temporary appropriation requests, reserve fund transfers, federal grant appropriations, and review items. Early items included a $32 million appropriation and matching reserve transfer for the Department of Education’s educational freedom account program, a $476,000 request for the State Crime Lab, and a $90,000 assessment coordination request from DFA. Members asked questions about the assessment contract costs, and the item was approved. The committee also approved a $1 ARPA return to the CDC and a Department of Human Services reallocation package that moved general revenue and positions among divisions to meet client needs. The most extensive discussion centered on a $32 million restricted reserve transfer for the educational freedom account program. Members questioned the growing number of participating students, the program’s long-term funding needs, and safeguards against improper purchases. Agency representatives said about 44,000 students were being funded, that reimbursements and marketplace purchases are reviewed, and that reporting and audit controls are in place, though not every instance of fraud can be prevented. The committee approved the transfer after discussion. Members also approved smaller cash and federal grant items, including funding for a teacher shortage data dashboard, All Kids Bike grants, crime lab outsourcing, veterans cemetery operations, and a podiatric medicine licensing investigation fund. The most contentious item was a $7 million federal Forest Legacy grant request for Central Arkansas Water and the Department of Agriculture to acquire land in the Maumelle watershed, including acreage in Perry County and Pulaski County. Members debated water quality, development pressure, property tax impacts, local support, and whether Perry County had been adequately consulted. Agency and company representatives argued the acquisition would protect drinking water, preserve forested watershed land, and support recreation, while some legislators emphasized the county’s tax and development concerns. Senator Davis moved to defer the item to the full Legislative Council and to request removal of the Perry County portion; that motion passed. The committee then reviewed the remaining items, including a Veterans Affairs pay plan request, and adjourned.

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• service.
• Number five, public safety cuts. It claims to be a public safety budget, but it cuts firefighters.
• Most recent data shows that about 350 million dollars public dollars are city. million dollars, public
• He had a distinguished life marked by contributions to academia, public service, and his community.
• The beginning of his long career in public service began thereafter, when Arizona Representative John

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• Missouri ranks last in the U.S. for public schools.
• sold or leased to public charter schools.
• It still goes to a vote of the public.
• They, you know, participate in public services and public activities.
• You know, they participate in public services and public activities, and they also have reintegrated

Summary: The Missouri House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal 117-1, and held several points of personal privilege and guest introductions. Members recognized Women Legislators of Missouri for raising $100,000 for scholarships, honored fallen officer James Anthony Mitchell, Sr. with a moment of silence, welcomed the Blair Oaks state championship football team, visiting students from Bakersfield, Kirbyville, and Raymondville, hospital representatives promoting healthy eating, a former member of the House, and several interns. The chamber then took up committee reports and a supplemental budget measure, House Bill 2014. The budget chairman explained the Senate substitute made limited changes, including removing funding for the capital commission and a D.C. promotional event, restoring $600,000 for an agriculture fee fund, and adding $14 million for tobacco settlement shortfalls. He also noted major funding for MoDOT, disaster relief, and rural health care. The House adopted the Senate substitute 135-14 and finally passed the bill 137-13. Members next debated and passed House Bill 2559, the Raines Act, which would require more legislative review of rules with fiscal impacts; supporters framed it as reining in bureaucracy, while opponents said it would add delay and another layer of government. It passed 103-44. The House also passed House Bill 2710 on school accountability and A-F report cards for schools and districts after extensive debate over transparency, local control, and whether the bill would unfairly label schools; it passed 96-53. Other bills passed included HB 2404/2172 on repurposing unused school buildings (91-54), HB 1797 on alternative CPA licensure pathways (142-0), HB 1786 increasing Highway Patrol vehicle revolving fund spending authority (139-4), HB 2105 on water/sewer billing transparency for tenants (129-9), HB 2397 giving water district boards flexibility on dissolution thresholds and ballot language (130-15), HB 2108 conveying land to address a Jefferson City viaduct/emergency access issue (143-1), HB 2818 allowing St. Joseph to annex an airport it has owned since 1942 (137-8), and HB 1980 expanding peer review protections to emergency medical professionals, which was introduced and discussed near the end of the transcript.

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• They can hear from the counties, the problems that they're having providing public services to an area
• They can hear from the counties, the problems that they're having providing public services to an area
• Areas that need city public services can be separated by properties whose owners don't want to annex
• It's pretty intense public input.
• We use the opportunity to have public hearings, robust public hearings, and committee work to really

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The committee heard first from the City of Ferndale and FutureWise on city annexation planning. Ferndale officials argued that Washington’s Growth Management Act leaves too much of the annexation process open-ended, which they said allows counties to approve incremental development in urban growth areas without adequate infrastructure planning, impact fees, or coordination with cities. They described Ferndale’s “annexation blueprint” or phased annexation plan as a way to set conditions for annexation up front, align capital facilities and service extensions with annexation timing, and provide clearer expectations for residents, developers, schools, and fire districts. They also urged stronger county standards in UGAs, including larger minimum lot sizes, limits on land division, and application of city roadway and impact-fee standards. FutureWise supported phased annexation planning, suggested countywide planning policy changes and financial incentives to encourage annexation, and noted that interlocal revenue-sharing and pre-annexation agreements could help address county and special-district concerns. Committee members asked about fire district revenue loss, county incentives to develop before annexation, and how to improve coordination; no vote was taken. The committee then received a primer and update from the State Building Code Council. Staff explained the council’s membership, committees, technical advisory groups, and rulemaking process, including normal, expedited, and emergency rulemaking. They outlined the current code cycle, with Group 2 proposals moving to CR-102 in August, hearings planned for November, final adoption due by December 1, and publication and implementation dates in 2026. The council also updated members on Senate Bill 5491 and the related single-exit/multiplex housing work, describing the technical advisory group process, public proposal period, and target completion timeline. Members asked about the difference between prescriptive and performance-based code approaches, how the legislature can better communicate intent in future bills, and how the council handles regional differences, especially for energy code and EV charging requirements. Council members said they are advisory and technical, stressed the importance of clear legislative direction, and noted that the council is willing to engage earlier on bills to help avoid ambiguity and enforcement problems. No formal action or vote was taken.

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• There are other public safety concerns that law enforcement and the public have brought to us in the
• :44.880><c> have</c> law enforcement is and the public have law enforcement is and the public have brought
• </c><00:21:00.679><c> safety</c> suspects it's created a public safety suspects it's created a public
• </c><00:32:41.760><c> safety</c> of sound public safety of sound public safety policy<00:32:44.120><c
• </c> 4,863 out of a concern for Public 4,863 out of a concern for Public Safety<00:38:11.520><c> the<

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• Where's your public microphone? I don't know. Yeah, sir, did you know that? Public microphone.
• I want to move to public comment. So you’re done. Thank you. Move to public comment.
• So I will not limit public comment.
• Okay, any more public comment? One more?
• Any other public comment? Okay.

Summary: The hearing of the Select Committee on Sea Level Rise and the California Economy focused on infrastructure, pollution, climate resilience, public health, access, and economic impacts of sea level rise in California, with an emphasis on San Diego and the Bay Area. Chair Tasha Boerner Horvath opened by describing the committee’s purpose, the state’s sea level rise action planning, and the need for better monitoring and early warning systems. She also referenced her prior bills AB 66 and AB 72, which supported Scripps research on coastal bluff collapse warning capabilities. Assembly Members David Alvarez and Jessica Caloza later joined and emphasized that sea level rise affects not only coastal communities but inland areas as well, and that the issue should inform future legislative and budget decisions. In the first panel, Dr. Mark Merrifield of Scripps Institution of Oceanography described observed sea level rise of roughly 0.8 to 0.9 feet since the early 1900s, with acceleration expected by mid-century and potentially much greater rise by 2100 depending on emissions. He highlighted flooding, groundwater rise, beach and cliff erosion, salinization, and risks to transportation, sewage, ports, and national security. Dave Gibson of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board discussed how sea level rise affects wastewater systems, stormwater, contaminated sites, wetlands, and coastal groundwater basins, and said the board is requiring climate adaptation planning, updating stormwater permits, and seeking more flexible state permitting and mitigation tools. Members and witnesses also discussed the need for better mapping, more monitoring, and more state funding, especially if federal support from NOAA and other agencies declines. The second panel addressed public health, equitable access, and local economies. Ramon Chiras of Un Mar de Colores described how sea level rise, pollution, and access barriers threaten the Tijuana River Valley and Imperial Beach, especially for underserved communities and youth programs that rely on safe, welcoming access to the ocean. He stressed the cultural and spiritual importance of coastal access and the need for water safety and environmental education. Jessica Fane of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission explained that the Bay Area faces major economic exposure from sea level rise, citing a regional estimate of $96 billion in adaptation costs versus $230 billion in potential losses from inaction, and said BCDC is working with local governments under SB 272 on shoreline adaptation planning, funding, and regulatory innovation. Members discussed the tension between environmental permitting and the need to move projects faster, including the possibility of planned retreat in some areas and the use of simultaneous permitting and longer-term state authority to streamline adaptation work. In the final panel, Philip Gibbons of the Port of San Diego described the port’s climate adaptation efforts and its vulnerability assessments under AB 691. He said the port manages state tidelands, supports maritime commerce and recreation, and is already seeing flooding at king tides and during El Niño events, including storm-drain backflow and damage to bikeways and parks. He explained that future sea level rise could inundate major port areas and disrupt operations, underscoring the need for continued planning, mitigation, and infrastructure investment. The hearing did not take formal votes, but it concluded with a clear call for more science, funding, coordination, and regulatory streamlining to prepare California’s coast and nearby communities for worsening sea level rise impacts.

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• the threats of political violence against members of this House sometimes, but also members of the public
• Welcome to the House, and thank you, Debbie, for all of the years of service.
• Cipapoo is proud to have commissioned the new chairlift this past weekend, which is a continuation of
• Second session of a bill bearing Legislative Council Service drafting number 233180, a bill amending
• Affairs Committee, then the House Health and Human Services Committee.

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• Thank you for your service and assistance during my time in the House.
• The House bill relative to amending the Traffic Commission in the City of Westfield, House No. 5449,
• the House bill establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett, an employee of the Department of Public
• An act relative to amending the traffic commission in the city of Westfield, House No. 5449.
• , and an act establishing a sick leave bank for Andrew Bartlett, an employee of the Department of Public

Summary: The House received and placed on file a resignation letter from Representative Rodney Elliott of Lowell, effective August 1, 2026. The Committee on Rules then reported two orders extending the reporting deadlines for the Committee on Health Care Financing on current House documents, and in both cases the House suspended the rules and adopted the orders. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling announced several local bills for House consideration, including measures for Wakefield’s senior property tax exemption, financial department changes in Holyoke, a traffic commission amendment in Westfield, a land transfer in Weston, additional liquor licenses in Southborough and Weston, and sick leave banks for Edward Gillen and Andrew Bartlett. The House suspended Rule 7A, took the bills through second reading, and ordered them to a third reading. The House also adopted an order to adjourn and reconvene Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session. No recorded roll-call votes were taken; actions were by voice vote, with the ayes prevailing throughout.

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• Public and private investment is occurring right now as we speak.
• And the second panel are public benefits of hydrogen.
• And hydrogen, we're talking about public agencies and in hydrogen action, the public sector and the updates
• I mean, I'm willing to try, you know, use public money wherever we can get it to try to fund the public
• With that, I'd like to open the floor to public comments.

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• The bill was also expanded to include public charter schools in addition to the public schools.
• If you're going to siphon money from public schools, you should be held to public school standards.
• If you're going to siphon money from public schools, you should be held to public school standards.
• I do appreciate that. public schools. You should be held to public school standards.
• So they're already servicing me. They upgrade their equipment servicing me.

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• Assembly Bill 607 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez and relating to public social services.
• This bill will move the Public Utilities Commission and other agencies to prioritize strategies to reduce
• Speaker, AB 1524 helps protect public access to court services and products.
• while adding basic requirements that public financing systems and candidates who use public funding must
• Without immediate action, service will be cut.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor session focused largely on concurrence votes on Senate amendments and a few budget-related motions. Early procedural actions included a failed motion to send AB 1207 to the inactive file, approval of motions to take up Senate amendments without reference to file, and recesses for dinner and committee meetings. The chamber also heard several guest introductions and brief ceremonial remarks, including birthday acknowledgments and recognition of interns and visitors. Members then considered and passed a series of measures on topics including armory property transfers (SB 855), data center electricity impacts (SB 57), carbon capture pipeline transport (SB 614), health budget trailer bills (AB 144 and AB 149), and a Black Caucus higher-education bill allowing institutions to consider descendants of enslaved people in admissions (AB 7). The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on bills covering community college nursing programs (AB 1400), public health, signage for the Los Angeles Convention Center, gambling, social media warning labels for children, housing plan-check timelines, small business disaster recovery, wildfire mental health services, antitrust enforcement, foster care kinship placements, housing stability, AI cybersecurity, emergency services, and school nutrition standards. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes or brief debate over policy details. The most extended debate came on SB 274, which would limit retention of automated license plate reader data to 60 days unless tied to an investigation. Supporters argued it was needed to protect privacy and prevent misuse of sensitive location data, while opponents said it would hinder law enforcement and crime-solving. The transcript cuts off during that debate, so no final vote is shown for SB 274 in the provided text. Earlier and later votes recorded in the session showed broad support for many bills, with several measures passing unanimously and others receiving modest no votes, and some urgency measures being sent immediately to the Governor or the Senate after concurrence.

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• The report is available to the public, to the members, and is now before the House.
• It includes all public sector employees in Virginia and home care workers.
• It includes all public sector employees in Virginia and home care workers, but for employees at public
• institutions of higher education, it includes only our service employees.
• This legislation relates to collective bargaining by public employees, public employee relations board