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• Mark Stivers with the California Housing Partnership in support.
• Mark Diversick with the California Housing Partnership.
• Mark Stivers, with the California Housing Partnership, in support.
• Mark Stivers with the California Housing Partnership, in support. Thank you.
• Mark Stivers with the California Housing Partnership.

Summary: The committee heard several housing bills, with the longest discussion focused on SB 79, which would allow more housing near high-capacity transit stops and on transit agency-owned land. The author and supporters argued it would address California’s housing shortage, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and strengthen transit systems by putting more residents near rail and rapid transit. Supporters included housing advocates, local officials, environmental groups, and transit-oriented development organizations. Opponents, including many cities, the League of California Cities, and some tenant and legal advocacy groups, raised concerns about affordability requirements, displacement, demolition protections, local control, and the bill’s interaction with existing local planning efforts. The committee discussed amendments to strengthen anti-displacement protections, minimum density, affordability standards, and a local flexibility alternative, and SB 79 was moved out on a due-pass-as-amended vote of 8-1, with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 21, which would amend the Housing Crisis Act to allow limited unit reductions when converting deed-restricted SRO buildings into larger, more livable affordable units with private bathrooms, kitchens, and supportive services. The author and nonprofit housing providers said many SRO buildings are financially unsustainable and that the bill would preserve deeply affordable housing while improving conditions for residents. There was no organized opposition testimony at the hearing, though one business property group registered opposition. Members expressed support for the preservation-focused approach, and SB 21 was approved on an 8-0 vote and sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Next, SB 92 was heard, a measure to close a density bonus loophole by limiting how much additional commercial floor area a project can receive and preventing the law from being used to justify very large nonresidential projects with only minimal affordable housing. The author cited a San Diego project as an example of the problem, and the City of San Diego supported the bill as a reasonable fix. Several labor and housing groups also supported it, while no formal opposition witnesses testified. The committee accepted amendments, members praised the effort to curb abuse while preserving feasibility, and SB 92 passed on a 7-0 vote. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 522, which would extend just-cause eviction protections to units rebuilt after disaster if they had previously been covered by the Tenant Protection Act. The author and the Los Angeles City Attorney said the bill would help preserve rental housing in disaster-affected communities, especially after the Pacific Palisades fires, and would not create new rent control. Opponents, including apartment, realtor, and property owner groups, argued it would add burdens to rebuilding and could discourage reconstruction. Members raised questions about whether existing law already protects returning tenants and whether the bill was necessary, and the hearing continued into committee discussion.

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• USIC is one of over 40 companies in the state that provides locating and utility marking services, and
• USIC is one of over 40 companies in the state that provides locating and utility marking services, and
• requiring on-site meetings for large-scale projects and extending the turnaround time to perform and mark
• This begs the question: what's the reason for a study focused exclusively on incorrect markings?
• This begs the question: what's the reason for a study focused exclusively on incorrect markings?

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• So mark the calendar. We are going to Lindenborough. I can't pronounce it. Lidenborough.
• So with that, we're adjourned, but keep mark those in your calendar. Thank you, everyone.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• My name is Mark Huzek. I am the House Chair. To my right, I'm joined by Senator Barrett.
• Next, joining us virtually is Mark Sanding, Select Board member from Lexington.
• My name is Mark Sain Dean.
• Thank you, Mark. Any questions from the committee? Thank you. Thank you.
• Mark Martinez. Hello? How are you? How are you?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on H. 4144, the Governor’s Energy Affordability, Independence, and Innovation Act, with the administration arguing the bill would lower bills in the short and long term while expanding clean energy supply and innovation. The Governor and Secretary said the bill would reduce or restructure charges on customer bills, reform Mass Save, expand securitization as a financing tool, speed interconnection, create energy-ready zones, strengthen consumer protections in competitive supply, and allow broader state procurement of energy resources. They said the package could save consumers billions over time and would help address high energy costs, especially during extreme heat and winter spikes. Committee members pressed the administration on several provisions, especially securitization, asking whether the bill requires an apples-to-apples comparison of total costs over time, including interest and lost tax revenue, versus paying through rates. Administration witnesses said DPU review and public comment would be required and said they would work to clarify the language if needed. Members also questioned the bill’s solar and procurement provisions, including reduced net metering compensation for some large facilities, the scope of all-resource procurements, and whether hydro, solar, and nuclear would be included; the administration said those resources were contemplated and that procurement would still be reviewed by DPU. Other questions focused on the short-term relief from bill changes, the treatment of low- and moderate-income discounts, and whether the bill’s heat pump and Mass Save reforms would help customers who cannot afford upfront costs. Several witnesses and committee members discussed Mass Save reforms, including securitization of program costs, on-bill financing, pre-approval of rebates, and shifting program administration away from gas utilities. Administration witnesses said the changes were intended to reduce volatility, lower administrative costs, and better align costs with long-term savings. Questions also touched on geothermal permitting, municipal participation in offshore wind procurement, and the proposed repeal of the ballot requirement for nuclear power, which the administration defended as preserving future options under heavy review. No votes were taken during the hearing portion described. Supportive testimony came from labor, environmental, business, planning, and development groups. The AFL-CIO, NECA, and the Environmental League of Massachusetts backed the bill, emphasizing lower bills, job creation, labor standards, just transition protections, and cleaner energy. NAIOP, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and MAPC supported provisions on energy-ready zones, interconnection reform, microgrids, extreme-heat shutoff protections, and Mass Save improvements. A HEET representative praised the bill’s use of securitization, geothermal, and utility financing tools but urged guardrails and workforce protections. Overall, testimony was broadly favorable, with most witnesses calling for refinements rather than opposing the bill outright.

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• the Public Defender's Office, and clear, visible officer identification, including badges or name markings
• the Public Defender's Office, and clear, visible officer identification, including badges or name markings
• You know, we're marked up.
• You know, we're marked up. >> Okay. >> And when we do these things, not only for recognition, but also
• You know, we're marked up. >> Okay. >> And when we do these things, not only for recognition, but also

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard several Senate bills. SB 2149 would exempt paternity proceedings involving allegations of domestic abuse from mediation and clarify the domestic abuse mediation exemption in divorce cases. The Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the measure but recommended technical and conforming changes, including updating references from HRS Chapter 584 to 584A and aligning the language more closely with the Uniform Mediation Act. Members discussed whether the bill’s wording could limit who may bring a support person to mediation, and the chair suggested the intent was to preserve survivor choice while avoiding ambiguity. No vote was taken in the portion heard. SB 2203 would create an offense for law enforcement officers using masks or personal disguises. The Office of the Public Defender, ACLU of Hawaii, Legal Clinic, and many other supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and public trust, while still allowing safety exceptions. Law enforcement agencies, including the Department of Law Enforcement, Honolulu Police Department, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, raised concerns about operational needs, undercover and auxiliary units, body cameras, and possible supremacy clause issues if the bill is aimed at federal officers. The chair noted the bill appeared likely to move forward and asked agencies and advocates to work on possible amendments; testimony count was reported as 114 in support, 3 opposed, and 2 comments. SB 2251 would appropriate funds for the victim witness assistance program in the City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. The prosecutor’s office supported the bill, saying it would replace shortfalls from declining federal funding and help maintain victim services and rights information. A former program director also testified in support. When asked, the office said it would not object to a simple reporting requirement. The committee then moved on to SB 2311, which would address claims against the state and add reporting and timing requirements; the Department of the Attorney General testified with concerns and recommendations, and members began questioning current practices for handling claims and settlements.

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• And so the we have marked as illegal.
• They should fall under, if the legislature has marked cannabis as illegal as cannabis.
• marked cannabis as illegal as cannabis. marked cannabis as illegal as cannabis.
• Um, and the chair calls Danielle and Mark from the Liquor Enforcement. >> Good morning, Mr.
• For the record, my name is Chief Mark Armagan.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The government is the mark, workers are the mark, there may be consumers of the mark—it all sort of fits
• <01:35:37.840> government<01:35:38.159> is<01:35:38.320> the<01:35:38.440> mark
• government is the mark workers are the<01:35:39.760> mark<01:35:40.119> there<01:35:40.239
• there may be consumers of the the mark there may be consumers of the mark<01:35:41.880> it<01
• it all sort of fits together I'm mark it all sort of fits together I'm wondering<01:35:43.960> as

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The petition accompanied by a bill, Senate No. 2508, of Mark C. Montigny and Mark D.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first took up committee reports on two bills. One was a petition by Senator Joanne M. Comerford concerning utility shut-off protections during periods of extreme heat; the rules were suspended, the matter was considered forthwith, and the bill was ordered to a third reading. The second was Senate No. 2508, a Judiciary Committee bill to establish a sick leave bank for Andrew Satera, a trial court employee; that bill also had its rules suspended and was ordered to a third reading. Later, the Senate considered an order related to the general appropriation bill. The order set a deadline of 2 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, for filing amendments electronically with the clerk and placed the Ways and Means version of the general appropriation bill on the calendar for Tuesday, May 20, 2025, for second reading as the only item on the calendar. The Senate suspended the rules, adopted the order, and then adopted a second order scheduling the chamber to reconvene on Thursday at 11 a.m. in a formal session with a calendar. The Senate then adjourned to meet again on Thursday next at 11 o'clock a.m.

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• Now, other states have tried to address this problem, but they usually don't hit the mark.
• <00:41:47.200> They're<00:41:47.920> reactionary don't hit the mark.
• They're reactionary don't hit the mark.
• So, I think if that's a problem where I have to know, I don't know how to mark in a recording.
• I don't know how to mark I don't know how to mark in<01:45:06.440> a<01:45:06.480> recording

Keywords: 916, all

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• the marking process so that more firearms can get marked. >> Okay.
• > process<01:56:18.880> uh<01:56:19.040> to decentralize the marking process uh
• > can<01:56:24.000> get<01:56:24.159> marked.
• <02:19:08.880> services<02:19:09.359> to they can provide marking services to they
• up that same product individually mark up that same product because<02:40:44.479> they<02:40:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• CHANGES FROM THE SENATE BUMP OFFER LANGUAGE IDENTIFIED BY HIGHLIGHTED TICK MARKS IN THE ROW NUMBERS.
• CHANGES FROM THE SENATE BUMPED LANGUAGE IDENTIFIED BY HIGHLIGHTED TICK MARKS IN THE ROW NUMBERS AND THAT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• He is here: Mark Miller with Securitas. They are on the way up. He is here.
• Mark Miller with Securitas. You've got two minutes. Good morning.
• My name is Mark Miller and I work for Securitas Security Services USA.
• Right, but she's saying you said the wrong thing, so we're sure that you marked them, but did they get

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He is here: Mark Miller with Securitas. They are on the way up. He is here.
• Mark Miller with Securitas. You've got two minutes. Good morning.
• My name is Mark Miller, and I work for Securitas Security Services USA.
• Right, but she's saying you said the wrong thing, so we're sure that you marked them, but did they get

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a long agenda of licensing, consumer protection, and sunset-review bills. Early items included SB 1148, which would let aspiring security guards complete all required training before a guard card is issued; SB 342, which would soften the penalty for contractors who were licensed during part of a project but had a brief lapse; and several sunset bills for boards and bureaus, including the Board of Registered Nursing (SB 1302), the Board of Naturopathic Medicine (SB 1303), the Respiratory Care Board (SB 1304), the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (SB 1363), and the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (SB 1368). The committee also heard SB 1311, which makes various updates to DCA boards and programs, and SB 1314, which restricts new tobacco retailers from locating within 600 feet of schools or daycare centers and bans nitrous oxide sales and related paraphernalia. Testimony was generally supportive on the training, sunset, and licensing cleanup bills, though several measures drew “opposed unless amended” or neutral positions over scope and implementation details. On SB 1314, supporters including prosecutors and school administrators argued it would reduce youth exposure to tobacco, while gas station, convenience store, cigar lounge, pharmacy, and business groups raised concerns about impacts on existing businesses, transferability of tobacco licenses, and possible de facto limits on future stations; some public health groups shifted to neutral after amendments. On SB 1302, nursing groups supported the board sunset bill, while the California Medical Association objected to allowing out-of-state nurse practitioner transition-to-practice experience to count without a California attestation process. On SB 1304, health facilities and long-term care groups supported the board extension but sought broader clarification so LVNs could perform respiratory tasks consistently across settings. After quorum was finally established, the committee voted to send the consent calendar bills SB 1376, SB 1391, SB 1416, and SB 1315 to Appropriations, and then approved SB 342, SB 1148, SB 1302, SB 1303, SB 1304, SB 1311, SB 1314, SB 1363, and SB 1368, all moving forward to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 1314 passed with some no votes, while the other measures advanced with broad support. The hearing ended after additional members were added on the record and the committee adjourned.

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• I'll mark the vote on behalf of the Senate. Yes. Chair Chang, aye. Co-Chair Hashimoto, aye.
• I'll<00:12:16.480> mark<00:12:16.800> the<00:12:16.920> vote<00:12:17.080> on
• <00:12:17.160> behalf<00:12:17.320> of<00:12:17.360> the I'll mark the vote
• on behalf of the I'll mark the vote on behalf of the Senate.<00:12:17.839> Yes.

Bills: SB2057, SB2109, SB2400, HB1752, SB2599, SB2930

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

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• Mark Johnson said cheers to the federal government.
• worth<00:10:19.279> of<00:10:19.440> cuts<00:10:19.760> and<00:10:20.560> Mark
• <00:10:20.880> Johnson dollars worth of cuts and Mark Johnson dollars worth of cuts and Mark

Keywords: 1183, house

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• No, I tell you, Mark Vegas here with the Poultry Association.
• No,<00:10:45.040> I<00:10:45.519> tell<00:10:45.680> you<00:10:46.399> Mark
• No, I tell you Mark >> Yes, Jonathan Moon.
• No, I tell you Mark Vegas<00:10:46.959> here<00:10:47.040> with<00:10:47.200> the

Keywords: Agriculture - Room 210, 3 February, 2026; 2:00 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a bill codifying herd-share/custom slaughter practices for small livestock producers. The sponsor proposed amending the bill to change “sale and/or purchase” to “deposit” and to allow pricing by live weight, dressed weight, or final weight. Members raised concerns that allowing payment by dressed weight could trigger federal USDA inspection requirements and conflict with existing federal rules. After discussion, the committee agreed to keep only the first change, striking “purchase” and inserting “deposit,” and to leave the weight-pricing language unchanged. The sponsor then withdrew the broader amendment, and the bill was reported out with a title-sufficient do-pass motion. The committee next took up a bill authorizing Mississippi State University Extension to assist poultry farmers with management plans, citing delays caused by short staffing at NRCS and DEQ. Members asked whether the extension service was comfortable with the role and were told the assistance would be voluntary and not mandatory. The bill was reported out on a title-sufficient do-pass motion. The committee also approved a bill to allow crawfish farms to be licensed, and a bill on district livestock shows that would let the northeast district show be held at any facility within the county rather than only at the Verona livestock center, which the sponsor said was no longer suitable for the children involved. The committee then considered a meat-labeling bill making technical amendments to last year’s law on cultured meat and related products. After an initial vote was set aside because of a communications problem, the committee reconsidered the bill and adopted an amendment changing a funding reference from “special” to “general fund.” The bill was then reported out as amended. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2631, creating a voluntary Mississippi Grain Indemnity Act to protect grain producers if elevators or buyers fail financially. The sponsor said the program would be funded by a per-bushel assessment, capped at $25 million, with possible state seed money still under discussion. Members asked about the source of any additional funds and the history of recent grain failures, and the bill was then moved forward on a title-sufficient do-pass motion.

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• which I was for many years, usually the only white person in my classroom, and I thought of that as a mark
• decades to 48% this last year, and I believe this next year we'll actually go over the 50th percentile mark
• have a waiver option and I have had students who came in well below grade level, did not hit that 2.0 mark
• Uh, but with that, you know, please mark your calendars.

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• Um, and, um, Mark Morris, come on up as well. OK.
• Chair calls Mark Bordes.
• Mark, I have you here on behalf of the Patient Choice Coalition registered for the bill.
• My name is Mark Bortas.

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• 2022, I had to go to Dallas and Fort Worth, and I must have traveled four different toll roads, all marked
• The same bridge bore the marks of our journey together home.
• born from a courageous life given in service as a Marine at the tender age of 20, leaves an indelible mark
• Six months of the 10-year mark.

Bills: HCR7, HB1557, HB1608, HB2061, HB2201, HB2210, HB2426, HB2754, HJR165, HB2513, HCR7

Keywords: Veterans of Foreign Wars, veterans, commemoration, military service, recognition, September 29, waiver programs, toll roads, discount programs, transportation, affordable housing, land bank program, low-income households, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, HB 2061, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 225, State Highway 242, Interstate Highway 69, Montgomery County

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• Mark Bell, Mark Stover, Cyrus Reed. The usual suspects here.
• I’m Mark Stover, executive director of the Texas Solar and Storage Association.
• Chairman and members of the committee, for the record, my name is Mark Bell, on behalf of AECT, the Association

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency