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• state individual income tax.
• We are taxing people out of our state.
• in the country, the most progressive state tax code out of the 50 states and D.C.
• 50</c> Progressive state tax code out of the 50 Progressive state tax code out of the 50 states<00:12
• </c> the state of Minnesota here our state the state of Minnesota here our state budget<00:15:20.880>

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Across the state.
• across the state.
• blue states.
• It's the people who build our state.
• If this is the same state government that put a statue on top of its Capitol building just to spite D.C

Committee: House Congressional Redistricting, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• , and build youth leaders.
• And it's really just time for the state to build the political will to continue to partner with us to
• So with that right there, Western States Carpenters, with the help of our community partnerships, building
• those relationships, we build the people that build our communities.
• Most states have state-level oversight body, and it is clear that probation absolutely needs accountability

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The state arbitration process is rarely used, time-consuming, and difficult to navigate.
• Should that not be allowable, you can still apply for the state program. You're right.
• I'm sure we all hear from constituents from one end of our state, one corner of our state to the other
• Is there any information we could gather from other states?
• I've heard from others who are within our state that have said different numbers.

Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. SB 1082 would let providers or insurers in state-regulated commercial plans opt into the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims, with a late-filed amendment clarifying access to the state program in certain circumstances. The bill sponsor and emergency physicians said the measure would reduce litigation and improve payment resolution; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168 would centralize background screening work for the care provider clearinghouse at the Agency for Health Care Administration and update related screening rules, including sealed and expunged records for qualified entities. The sponsor said the change would speed turnaround and reduce duplication; an amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1156 would move ambulatory surgical center regulation out of Chapter 395 into a standalone section of law, and it was reported favorably without amendment. SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designations change, allowing them to continue seeing current patients and potentially new patients in their existing area subject to board oversight. The committee heard support from health system representatives and reported the bill favorably. The final and most debated measure, SB 1756 on medical freedom, would require vaccine education materials and alternative schedules, expand school immunization exemptions to conscience-based objections, clarify limits on emergency vaccination orders, and allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin behind the counter with written information. The sponsor and supporters framed it as parental choice and access, while physicians, public health advocates, cancer advocates, and parents of immunocompromised children warned it would lower vaccination rates and increase disease risk. The committee adopted a liability-related amendment, rejected a substitute amendment that would have required consultation for exemptions, and continued hearing public testimony opposing the bill; the transcript ends before final action on SB 1756.

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• state lands.
• Kerry State Forest is our second oldest state forest and it was established in 1937.
• The last one I want to talk about here very quickly is colour code, the slew state forest.
• state forest around the state.
• work anywhere in the state.

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• It's affecting millions of employees in the state of California.
• In the definition of automated decision system, we pulled that from Government Code.
• Wilson: And I do recognize that when you walk into a building, most buildings where people work, it will
• The retailer emails you a 10% off code to complete the purchase.
• So this was a red state import here to California.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We are seeing this across the state.
• We are seeing this across the state. state. state.
• ,</c> we had houses across the the state, we had houses across the the state, across<00:24:04.600><c>
• ,</c><00:24:06.480><c> obviously,</c> on on the state, obviously, on on the state, obviously, that<00
• </c> and build generational wealth. and build generational wealth.

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• state aid highways.
• state aid highways.
• state aid highways.
• state aid highways.
• </c> health to the entire state. So, Mr. health to the entire state. So, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In 2019, the state increased eligibility from around 55% of the state median income to 85% of the state
• The state does not have funding, even if we're at 6.1, and it's The state does not have funding, even
• The state has already turned the building over to the federal government, and the VA is... already turned
• In the state of Oklahoma, you heard the governor in his remarks at the State of the State.
• As far as our state cost?

Summary: The subcommittee heard budget presentations and questions from several health and human services agencies, with members repeatedly emphasizing that agency numbers had been posted since October and that questioning should stay focused and brief. The Office of Juvenile Affairs said its $5.45 million request would support 162 employees receiving a pay adjustment, and members asked about juvenile care conditions and staffing. The Department of Human Services discussed major changes to child care subsidy funding, including a reduced subsidy request, a $11.5 million child care teacher recruitment/retention request, and planned eligibility and reimbursement changes; it also reviewed SNAP administrative cost shifts under federal law, the state’s SNAP error rate, and the risk of large future state costs if the error rate is not reduced. DHS also addressed TANF reserves, the DDS waiver wait list, the Greer Center buildout, the Advantage waiver supplemental, and meal service options for waiver members. OCCY described a largely personnel-driven budget, requests for more oversight staff, and workload pressures in juvenile competency evaluations. The Office of Disability Concerns reported a flat budget and said it relies mainly on mediation and informal resolution rather than enforcement. OSU Medical Authority said its Tulsa expansion, VA skybridge, and c-section suites remain on schedule, that psychiatric residency funding is being phased in over several years, and that it is working to reduce contract labor and evaluate service lines. J.D. McCarty Center reported its new ABA outpatient clinic is on time and on budget and is nearing full capacity. OMMA said its lab is following required standards, its FTE count is below budgeted levels because hiring depends on lab accreditation and other unknowns, and dispensary numbers continue to decline as the market matures. Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services said it needs about $1.4 million to avoid a maintenance-of-effort penalty and discussed aging campus capital needs and staffing vacancies. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority then outlined a very large budget requirement driven by utilization growth and the shift to value-based care, saying FY26 is currently stable but FY27 would likely require additional appropriations if the request is not fully funded.

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• the state accountability gap.
• This is building off of AB 1111.
• the state, in support.
• Greater state-level alignment of the many state entities that oversee public education.
• , and continuous improvement among state entities, financial support of the state, state transparency

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and first heard AB 302, which would prohibit schools from requiring students to use addictive social media feeds as a condition of participating in extracurricular activities and would require schools to offer a non-social-media way to communicate with students and families. The author and a student witness argued the bill protects minors from being forced onto addictive platforms, while senators asked how coaches and clubs would communicate; the author said email, built-in messaging, and other direct methods would still be allowed. The bill was held on call for absent members. The committee then took up AB 2504, creating a pilot program to train creative-industry workers for AI-related changes through partnerships among community colleges, employers, unions, and tech companies. Supporters from WME and the Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office said the program would help workers adapt to rapid industry change, while senators discussed the pilot’s size, geographic diversity, and sunset date. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 1534 followed, adding state guardrails for federal Workforce Pell short-term training programs, including limits on tuition, restrictions on certain financing products, and transparency rules for partnerships with unaccredited entities. Support came from TICAS, EdTrust-West, and the Campaign for College Opportunity; senators questioned the scope of state authority and why private institutions were not clearly included, and the author said the broader approval framework was being handled in trailer bill language. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee. The committee also heard AB 1381, a gut-and-amend proposal to strengthen screening for school teachers with histories of egregious misconduct while balancing due process and privacy concerns. Supporters and opponents both emphasized student safety and the need for reliable information-sharing, and members noted the bill was similar to a previously held measure; the author said amendments were still being worked out. The bill passed to the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee. AB 2202, which would create a Closing the Achievement Gap Commission to coordinate statewide efforts, drew broad support from school board and education groups but also concern that it could duplicate existing work and add bureaucracy; after extended debate about whether the commission would identify causes or solutions, it passed to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Finally, AB 1547, requiring a UC feasibility study for a branch medical school in Kern County, drew local support but opposition from a senator who argued the Legislature cannot direct UC’s internal operations under the state Constitution; the chair said the Legislature can make recommendations and the bill remained under discussion.

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• </c> the state and private insurance payers. the state and private insurance payers.
• To begin, I just state of Minnesota.
• with state uh, additional state<01:10:10.480><c> funds.
• </c> state funds. state funds.
• </c> our state and the need for this bill. our state and the need for this bill.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Rachel Bauer here on behalf of the Missouri State Medical Association in support of this bill.
• I think we hear, in this building, a lot about situations like this.
• I think it was DHSS that did this sort of tour around the state where you did some town halls.
• Were you part of that in various parts of the state, like last year?
• Anna Thomas with the Missouri Council in Aging is also submitted a letter of support.

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It doesn't state that has to be an air conditioner or what.
• the main breaker is not part of the building that only the building manager can access for that exact
• When there's extreme heat in the building?
• We should be helping tenants in our state.
• The apartment building was constructed in 2017.

Bills: HB1974 , HB2265 , HB2452

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation, deed restriction, affordability covenant, property tax exemption, excise tax exemption, predevelopment

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• to build a strong FY27 budget.
• and states across the country.
• it at a faster rate to keep people here in the state and attract people to the state.
• And this state of bad repair really is not even a state of good repair conversation where, you know,
• And when I say our commitment, I include all of us here in the building and outside the building.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Huss, is: Can the state sue the county for a state civil rights violation?
• And this is a state law. So could this, would the state have standing?
• our state.
• I am outraged because we passed a state law governing state employees.
• to non-state employees.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• and the code of conduct.
• c><02:08:29.360><c> of</c> code of ethics and code of code of ethics and code of conduct<02:08:31.199
• Our educators uphold and follow the principles in the code of ethics and the code of conduct.
• States states that have community States states that have community property<05:13:26.200><c> this</c
• State your motion.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

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• a state down a state prefer that we take a state down a state approach approach approach &gt;&gt; top
• </c> the state. the state.
• /c> when you have a state uh a state like when you have a state uh a state like Massachusetts<02:04:43.440
• </c> buildings and staff, etc. buildings and staff, etc.
• </c> the state owns that is not we the state the state owns that is not we the state it's<02:50:29.040

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that the state is going to use?
• Erin Lehane is joining us here from the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.
• Lehane, who's joining us from the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California.
• Thank you for including the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California in this very
• state of California.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the impact of the Iran conflict and global oil supply disruption on California fuel markets. Committee members and administration witnesses from the California Energy Commission and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight described California’s heavy reliance on imported crude and refined products, the state’s shrinking refining base, current inventory levels, and how global supply tightness is affecting gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices. CEC officials said near-term supply looked adequate for roughly the next six weeks, but warned that continued disruption would likely raise prices further and increase competition for imports. DPMO said the conflict is a real supply shock, but also emphasized a separate, longstanding problem of unusually high California retail gasoline prices, especially among major branded stations. Witnesses and members debated the causes of high prices and the state’s longer-term fuel strategy. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that much of the price gap beyond taxes and environmental costs comes from a “mystery gasoline surcharge” downstream of refineries, while also noting that California’s shrinking number of refineries creates market-power and supply-resilience concerns. Western States Petroleum Association CEO Jody Mueller argued that state policies have weakened California’s refining system and made it more vulnerable to global shocks, urging the state to protect remaining refining capacity and improve infrastructure for imports. United Steelworkers Local 675 Vice President Norman Rogers stressed the need for safe, reliable refinery operations and adequate staffing. Several members pressed witnesses on whether California should rely more on imports, how to manage inventories and port/storage capacity, and whether the state needs clearer authority and better data collection to coordinate fuel policy. Discussion also covered branded versus unbranded gasoline pricing, the role of California fuel specifications, and whether a floating gas tax or other policy tools could buffer consumers from global price spikes. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• COURT, PUBLIC DEFENDERS, STATE ATTORNEYS, REGIONAL CONFLICT COUNCIL, STATEWIDE GUARDIAN AD LITEM, CAPITAL
• COLLATERAL REGIONAL COUNCIL, JUSTICE, AND JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE.
• ARE WE CONTEMPLATING ANY INCREASES IN FTE FOR STATE ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE STATE ALSO TO HELP WITH THE
• IT WAS BY FLORIDA STATE EMPLOYEES. HE WAS TASED 27 TIMES AND PEPPER SPRAYED TO DEATH.
• >> Senator Martin: IT IS ONE BARCODE CODE 882670.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• uniform across the state.
• And even as we lose students throughout the state...
• V-Org students that we have throughout the state.
• It will be a benefit to our state, to every state in the union, that they spend those dollars where they
• A book, actually, that is put out by a certain national organization, is called Rich States, Poor States

Committee: Senate Senate Education