Video & Transcript Research : 'reasonable efforts'

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CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 001 Jan 15th, 2026

Colorado Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're today, we're in it for one reason.
  • So it's a very worthy effort, and worth your time and effort.
  • worth your time and effort. worth your time and effort.
  • > pioneers Opportunity is the reason pioneers Opportunity is the reason pioneers crossed<01:24
  • > families took root, and the reason families took root, and the reason families continue<01:24
Keywords: 981, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This can lead to overlapping efforts, gaps in coordination, and inconsistencies. ...inconsistencies in
  • . efforts and ensure taxpayer dollars are always spent wisely.
  • And so for those reasons, I feel like this is very prudent and very necessary. intelligent.
  • I appreciate the effort put into this. I also think that just looking through this...
  • That's the reason why you've got to have that kind of collaboration in a unique way.
Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • important that we do have transparency around how this request is calculated and the multitude of reasons
  • For one reason or another they have been losing access to their primary coverage and instead have been
  • And for these reasons, the administration's proposal prioritizes the provision of free naloxone.
  • We stand ready to work with the administration and the Legislature on these efforts. Thank you.
  • We stand ready to work with the administration and the Legislature on these efforts. Thank you.
Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Apr 8, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 47

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:30:44.200> on Maybe we should focus our efforts on Maybe we should focus our efforts on
  • these reasons, I am opposing this bill. these reasons, I am opposing this bill.
  • This article discusses three legal reasons for eliminating fines and fees and three policy reasons.
  • > stated<01:00:19.760> are these reasons I just stated are these reasons I just stated
  • And my understanding from speaking to the parties is the only reason for this is not a reason that is
Keywords: 910, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Elections Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • SB 1369 adopts reasonable, commonsense reforms to our judicial recall process.
  • And I think there are really two reasons.
  • And for that reason, we would ask for your aye vote. Thank you so much. Now you have two minutes.
  • These adjustments are reasonable.
  • And so I support the efforts to strengthen the California Voting Rights Act laws.
Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on July 1, 2026, heard a full agenda of election-related measures, and took final votes on several bills and one resolution. The committee also adopted two consent items, SB 1429 and SB 1430, without opposition. Members and the chair repeatedly noted committee membership changes and the final meeting of the session, and the chair emphasized the committee’s focus on protecting democracy and election integrity. Among the bills heard, SB 1369 would shorten the signature-gathering period for judicial recalls in larger counties and require paid gatherers to disclose they are compensated; supporters argued it would protect judicial independence, while the chair and some members noted the need to balance recall rights with county differences. SB 900 would reformat campaign disclosure language on large print ads and billboards to improve readability while preserving transparency, with broad support from outdoor advertising, clean money, and good-government groups. SJR 18, which condemns Citizens United and urges action against corporate spending in elections, drew support from reform advocates but also concerns about the resolution’s focus and scope; it was advanced on a party-line split with some members voting no. The committee also advanced SB 1164, a major voting-rights measure expanding California protections against vote dilution and voter suppression, adding preclearance-style review for some jurisdictions, and directing courts to interpret election laws in favor of voting access. Local government representatives opposed it unless amended, citing uncertainty, loss of safe-harbor protections, and implementation concerns, while civil-rights and labor groups strongly supported it. SB 1360, which expands language-access requirements for voters with limited English proficiency and lowers coverage thresholds, was supported by voting-rights and immigrant-advocacy groups but opposed by elections officials unless amended; the committee acknowledged the need for further work on county-level implementation and data standards. The committee also approved SB 1418, which extends protections against seizure of election records and voting systems beyond voted ballots, and SB 884, which creates a buffer zone around polling places and vote-by-mail drop locations to prevent interference with voting and ballot custody, though sheriffs and police groups opposed the arrest restrictions. SB 46, which would give the Secretary of State clearer authority to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the ballot, and SB 715, which moves candidate ballot-designation challenge deadlines earlier, also advanced. Most measures were sent to Appropriations or otherwise held on call for absent members, and the meeting ended with final roll calls and adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission 1/22/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um but the effort was largely and 1995.
  • we'll those efforts for reasons that we'll those efforts for reasons that we'll discuss<00:09:57.680
  • Um the reason for that after the fact.
  • There's a reason this in K12, right?
  • <01:03:05.599> within think it's certainly reasonable within think it's certainly reasonable
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The Legislative Budget Office Oversight Commission met on January 22, 2026, with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the December 17, 2025 meeting. The main presentation was by Erikica McKeler of the National Conference of State Legislatures on dynamic fiscal notes, dynamic scoring, and how they differ from static fiscal notes. She explained that dynamic analysis tries to capture broader economic and behavioral effects of policy changes, but that most states have experimented with it only briefly, often for tax bills, and many have later scaled back or abandoned the practice because it is staff-intensive, expensive, and difficult to validate. McKeler highlighted examples from Texas, Utah, and Arkansas. Texas requires dynamic fiscal impact statements for certain large tax or fee measures and for the biennial appropriations bill; Utah has done such analyses on request during the interim but only when staff time allows; and Arkansas recently began producing dynamic fiscal notes with thresholds and request limits. She noted that these states generally use REMI software, though Utah switched to IMPLAN for cost reasons. She also outlined common challenges, including the need for strong staff expertise, the sensitivity of results to assumptions, the expense of software licenses, and the difficulty of measuring accuracy over time. Members then discussed whether dynamic scoring could be useful for health and human services programs where a policy may shift costs between settings rather than create a simple new expense. Senator Marty raised a Medicaid example involving home-based blue light therapy for newborns, arguing that dynamic analysis might better capture potential savings from avoiding longer hospital stays. Legislative Budget Office and Minnesota Management and Budget staff responded that such effects may be better understood as direct program substitutions rather than true dynamic effects, and emphasized the need for reliable data and caution because savings estimates could reduce appropriations if they do not materialize. The discussion also touched on whether dynamic models would capture local government impacts, but no formal action was taken beyond the approval of minutes and receipt of the presentation.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • effort?
  • the country on these types of efforts the country on these types of efforts and<00:25:37.360>
  • And the reason that we're per year.
  • <00:36:35.760> Um, effort to really see results. Um, effort to really see results.
  • I see no reason to read it.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the October minutes, and heard first a progress report on the state-funded “Putting Young Kentuckians to Work” initiative. Workforce leaders from Cumberland Workforce Development Board and Kentucky Works said the HB 1 funding has allowed them to contract with all 10 workforce boards and build new pipelines with high schools, area technology centers, school districts, and community and technical colleges. They reported an end-of-year goal of 3,600 job placements, with 218 placements reported as of October 2025 and enrollment numbers continuing to rise. Testimony emphasized that the program is aimed at disconnected youth and high school seniors, that federal WIOA funds are too limited to support this work alone, and that the flexible state funding has enabled short-term training and placements in fields such as welding, CDL, and CNA. Members asked about barriers to implementation, wage levels, and services for students with disabilities; presenters said the main challenge was building school relationships and that wage growth should improve as students gain more skills and credentials. The committee then received an update on the Kentucky Talent Attraction Initiative. Representatives from Greater Louisville Inc. and Commerce Lexington explained that the General Assembly previously provided $250,000 for a consultant to develop a statewide talent attraction and retention strategy, and that more than 13 organizations across the state support the effort. Development Counsellors International described its research process, including statewide stakeholder engagement, and said the goal is to create a Kentucky talent value proposition that combines job opportunities with quality-of-place messaging. They reported that Kentucky faces a shrinking labor force and a projected national worker shortfall, while internal research found 47% of working-age respondents could consider leaving the state within two years because they are not confident in career opportunities. At the same time, they said 96% of surveyed higher education students would stay if offered a full-time job, and 72% of employers expect to expand staffing in the next two years. The presenters said they are moving from research into messaging and an action plan, and that the strategy should be customized and measurable rather than one-size-fits-all.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The state has made many efforts in this regard.
  • These efforts are already working.
  • On those outreach efforts. Certainly.
  • Thank you, and just lastly, just to uplift the grassroots effort as well.
  • The two positions would support that in marketing outreach and efforts.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Governor's education policy bill discussed 3/11/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But best practices in violence prevention show that if we don't also address the underlying reasons for
  • But best practices in violence prevention show that if we don't also address the underlying reasons for
  • <00:03:02.640> for<00:03:02.959> the<00:03:04.159> acting underlying reasons
  • Matt Shaver from Ed Allies. reason, the legislation should avoid reason, the legislation should avoid
  • I don't believe there's a reason except that we were trying to be consistent within the read act.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Housing Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Housing Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I support this work and the efforts whether...
  • There are a number of reasons to support **House File 2461**.
  • Therefore, it seems reasonable itself that a park owner should.
  • Be able to articulate the reasons for an increase.
  • You know, I appreciate you pointing out a few of those reasons.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Finance - 05/07/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • :09:12.640> to but for whatever reason chooses not to but for whatever reason chooses not to investigate
  • So thank you for your efforts. Thank you. Any further discussion?
  • So thank you for your efforts. Thank you. Any further discussion?
  • So thank you for your efforts. Thank you. Any further discussion?
  • <00:26:43.679> Any<00:26:44.080> further efforts. Thank you. Any further efforts.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Insurance Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this is a big reason for this systemic underpayments problem.
  • And this problem of delays is a huge reason why.
  • For these reasons, we respectfully urge your support. Thank you. Thank you.
  • The CCPA has a reasonable and necessary, reasonable and proportionate standard that controls data processing
  • So I really appreciate the efforts to get at this issue.
Keywords: 988, house, all
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 04/15/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • OR LIMITING THEIR SALARIES ARE, THIS IS AN EFFORT TO GET A BILL THAT'S GOING TO PASS BOTH HOUSES, GET
  • This is a part of the tip of the reasons that people are leaving the state.
  • THIS IS A PART OF THE TIP OF THE REASONS THAT PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE STATE.
  • And for that reason, Madam President, I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment.
  • And so, voting against these bills, and the reason why these bills come up year after year after year
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then took up a series of utility and public service bills and resolutions. A resolution sponsored by Senator Scarcella-Spanton designating April 9, 2026, as Yellow Ribbon Day was adopted after remarks honoring veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. The chamber then moved through several Public Service Law measures focused on utility affordability, consumer protections, and PSC procedures, with some bills laid aside and others advanced. Among the bills passed were measures by Senators Mayer, Cleare, Hinchey, Comrie, and Parker. Debate on the Mayer bill centered on limiting utility expenses and fees recoverable in rate cases; supporters said it was part of a broader package to reform PSC practices, while opponents argued it would not lower current bills and had been softened from earlier versions. The Webb bill creating a residential utility usage monitoring program drew extended debate over whether it would meaningfully reduce costs, who would pay for the program, and whether it could lead to government monitoring of household usage; supporters said it would give consumers more control and transparency, while critics said it would not lower rates. The Gonzalez bill, which would add consumer protections during PSC investigations and delay shutoffs in certain circumstances, also passed after questions about whether it applied to rate cases, with the sponsor saying rate cases were explicitly excluded. Several members explained their votes, with supporters emphasizing affordability, transparency, and consumer protection, and opponents arguing the package would not address immediate rate relief and could burden ratepayers or encourage nonpayment. Senator Tedisco and others criticized PSC appointments and state energy policy, while Democratic sponsors argued the bills were part of a longer-term effort to reform utility regulation and address climate and affordability concerns. The chamber restored multiple bills to the non-controversial calendar before final votes, and the recorded results showed passage of the major utility bills by substantial margins, along with one amendment appeal being ruled nongermane and rejected.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means Apr 7th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I guess the only question I had was regarding that reason to believe.
  • I, I have, and one of the reasons why it's bracketed. To Bear County is that.
  • Family First is one of the organizations participating in this effort.
  • There's an amazing amount of different brackets for different reasons.
  • The requested language in HB 2408 is important to the viability of our efforts.
Bills: HB249
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I also think this is a reasonable amendment to vote for.
  • But that's beside the point for the reason that I'm speaking in favor of this amendment.
  • For that reason, I would be against a task force at this moment. Thank you.
  • And I do not blame them for doing so; they really should, which is the same reason why.
  • Chair West spoke to that a little bit before regarding his reasoning.
Bills: HF2436
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Second, it will prohibit using ratepayer money to lobby against efforts to create a public utility.
  • SDG&E spent almost $400,000 to oppose an effort to form a public utility in San Diego.
  • Members, for these reasons, I use your I vote on SB 1350. All right. Thank you. Vote on SB 1350.
  • Every other generation resource undergoes consistent safety review for this reason.
  • And for these reasons, SDG&E respectfully opposes SB 868. Thank you.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, clean energy, and consumer access. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection and accountability measure, while utilities and industry groups raised concerns about municipalization language and data-request procedures. After discussion about the scope of the bill and existing guardrails from prior legislation, the committee voted SB 327 out on a due pass as amended basis to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later updated to 12-2. SB 1350, a hydrogen bill, would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen in turbines. The author and supporters said it would help California meet clean energy goals, support the Lancaster hydrogen project, and create jobs, while opponents, especially environmental groups, warned about NOx emissions, the risk of paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on feedstocks and delivery. Members discussed amendments already taken and the need for continued work on environmental protections; the committee passed the bill 14-0 to Natural Resources. SB 868 would create a framework for plug-in or balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar, with safety standards and a cap on system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar, while utilities and some others raised safety and backfeed concerns and asked for more review through existing interconnection processes. The author and witnesses said the devices are small, non-exporting, and covered by safety certifications; the committee approved the bill 17-0, later updated to 18-0, and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1233 would require additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related information in existing reports to help inform rates and affordability. Utilities opposed the measure as duplicative of existing proceedings and potentially delay-inducing, while supporters said it would improve transparency for ratepayers. The committee passed SB 1233 10-3 to Appropriations. The committee also dispensed with the consent calendar, passing the remaining consent items, including SB 925, SB 667, SB 952, SB 742, SB 929, SB 943, and SB 1138, and noted that SB 905 had been pulled from the agenda.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For these reasons, I respectfully urge the committee to report this bill favorably.
  • This is, I think, a very reasonable framework to inform better policy in the future.
  • The reason it got caught at the end of...
  • It takes a lot of effort.
  • Western Mass—there was some reason, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sure. It was a good one.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on several climate and utility-related bills, especially H. 3449/S. 2292 to expand the municipal fossil fuel-free building demonstration program from 10 to 20 communities and related home rule petitions for Somerville and other municipalities. Witnesses from Somerville, Salem, Worcester, Cambridge, Newton, Arlington, Wellesley, Watertown, and the Massachusetts Municipal Association argued that local governments should be allowed to opt into fossil fuel-free or net-zero building standards, citing climate goals, environmental justice concerns, housing production, and data showing all-electric construction can cost about the same as or less than mixed-fuel construction. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses for cost data and asked for written follow-up, while also discussing whether strong environmental standards affect housing supply; witnesses responded that the main housing constraints are financing and that they would provide more data from local projects and state studies. A second major topic was H. 3564, which would require gas companies to provide municipalities with detailed multi-year pipe replacement plans, allow local review and objections, and limit reimbursement for projects not previously disclosed except in emergencies. Municipal leaders and advocates said the bill would improve coordination of street work, reduce disruption and costs, and help cities plan for electrification, network geothermal, and non-pipeline alternatives. Testimony from Wellesley, Cambridge, Arlington, Newton, and others emphasized repeated problems with last-minute gas main work, the need for advance notice, and the value of municipal participation in planning gas system retirement and alternatives. The committee also heard testimony on the “tactical transition” bills, S. 2249/H. 3539, aimed at managing the gas-to-clean-energy transition. Supporters from Gas Transition Allies, Rewiring America, and 350 Mass said the bills would require joint gas-electric planning, create an advisory council, eliminate subsidies for new gas hookups, shift investment toward repairs and clean alternatives, protect workers through retraining, and make utility plans more transparent. They argued these changes would reduce ratepayer costs, avoid stranded gas assets, and support orderly decarbonization. In addition, HEET testified on H. 3541, which would update greenhouse gas accounting to better reflect methane’s short-term climate impact, and H. 3543, which would establish a framework for managing shared thermal resources and thermal energy networks; committee members asked several questions about the meaning, ownership, and consumer-cost implications of the proposed “thermal commons.” No votes were taken during the hearing.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It is for this reason that I'm beyond proud of our school.
  • I think there should have been more of a collaborative effort.
  • Our RENI R&D Labs initiative is one effort to build that capacity.
  • Our RENI R&D Labs initiative is one effort to build that capacity.
  • The impact of these efforts is evident every day in our school community.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education heard testimony on several bills centered on school accountability, receivership, graduation requirements, charter school access, community schools, school libraries, and student voting rights. Much of the discussion focused on the Thrive Act, S. 374, which would end state receivership and change the state’s accountability approach. Supporters, including educators, parents, advocacy groups, and students, argued that receivership has not improved outcomes in districts such as Lawrence, Holyoke, Southbridge, Boston, and the Dever, and that local communities should have more control, with greater emphasis on community schools, wraparound services, and broader measures of school quality. They also supported related bills on community schools and school library standards, and several witnesses backed a bill to expand student representative voting rights on school committees. Opponents of S. 374, especially charter school leaders, parents, students, and some education advocates, focused on Section 4 of the bill, which would change the charter school net school spending cap in the lowest-performing districts. They argued that the provision would reduce access to charter seats in communities where families are seeking more options, and that schools such as Roxbury Prep, Excel Academy, Brook, Veritas Prep, and Libertas Academy have produced strong results for students, including students of color, low-income students, and students with special needs. Several witnesses said the section would force schools to shrink or close and would remove opportunities for families in districts with long waitlists. Committee members questioned witnesses on both the effectiveness of receivership and the charter school cap language. Chair Lewis and Chair Gordon emphasized the need for a better accountability system and noted concerns about whether current measures, including MCAS-based designations, accurately reflect school quality. Some witnesses said they had discussed the possibility of removing Section 4 from the Thrive Act and suggested it might be addressed in separate charter reform legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing; testimony was received and the committee later closed testimony on S. 374 and several related bills before moving on to the student voting rights bill, S. 367.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • For some reason, Is this the original timeline?
  • Question on your recruiting efforts.
  • The response explained that there are a couple of reasons for the variance.
  • In my opinion, there's no reason North Dakota should be at a 9% error rate.
  • And so some of those reasons are going to be it's untimely.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee was called to order, the roll was taken, and the March 18 minutes were approved. Members then received several project and program updates, beginning with CHI St. Alexius’s behavioral health buildouts in Bismarck, Williston, and Grand Forks. St. Alexius reported that the Bismarck project remains on track for June 2027 completion, with demolition underway and final design work nearing completion. Williston reported construction is progressing, staffing recruitment is underway for psychiatrists and other staff, and an air handler replacement is creating a roughly $750,000 unbudgeted barrier that will slightly delay the timeline. Grand Forks reported its expansion is about 30% complete, with no major barriers beyond weather, and leaders said the project should be substantially complete in the first quarter of 2027. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented a series of budget and program updates. Donna Ockland explained several recent line-item transfers as technical corrections that net to zero and do not require new spending, then reviewed salaries, wages, and FTE counts, noting the department remains within its authorized staffing levels. Pat Rainer followed with an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying 12 opportunities have been posted, 422 applications received, and $8.4 million obligated so far, with a goal of obligating the full $199 million by September. He described grants for workforce retention, rural rotations and housing, community gardens, school wellness, behavioral health promotion, safety net services, equipment, technology, EMS, and other initiatives, emphasizing that the program is intended to be transformational and tied to metrics. Members asked extensive questions about how rural eligibility is defined, how grants will support both rural facilities and hub hospitals, and how future years of funding will build on current awards. The committee also heard an update on certified community behavioral health clinics from Elena Zeller, who said North Dakota has been accepted as a demonstration state, implementation is underway in Williston, North Central/Minot, Fargo, and Dickinson, and care coordination and service counts are increasing. Rebecca Askins then reviewed SNAP payment error rates, saying the 2025 rate was finalized at 9.89%, with the state aiming to get below 6% through policy updates, training, data tools, and a quality assurance team. Members pressed her on the causes of the error rate, the role of the SPACES software system, and the need for accountability and improvements. Finally, Dirk Wilkie reported the state laboratory project reached substantial completion on June 12 and is on budget at about $69.95 million, though a service elevator had to be redesigned because it was too small for equipment.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee May 6th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • And the reason for the focus on—we have an advisory committee—it was important for us not to have, not
  • And so those systems are at risk of failing for a number of reasons.
  • So we were coming into the analysis, and the reason why we found it prudent to extend Diablo...
  • And there are times where those natural disasters are the reason for outages.
  • But we also, as a state, worry for other reasons. And that includes our supply.
Keywords: 987, senate, all