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• circumstance that can affect eligibility, including changes to unemployment benefits, employment status, or wages
• It states that on a monthly basis, Access must review Status or wages.
• The bill entitles a person who prevails against a covered entity to the following relief, as noted in

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long minority calendar covering a wide range of bills, with sponsors giving brief descriptions and members frequently raising concerns about constitutionality, cost, federal preemption, and policy impacts. Topics included medical intervention and vaccination/mask prohibitions, state treasurer investment rules, vacant state positions reporting, shooting range closure limits, congressional term limits, audit penalties, cellphone use while driving, procurement restrictions tied to China, air ambulance regulation, hospital immigration-status reporting, SNAP purchase restrictions, school assessment changes, school contract transparency, religious excusals from school, student contact information, fitness reporting, and several property tax, water, and agriculture measures. Members also discussed bills on AI-generated sexual material consent verification, DEI liability, hate-crime sentencing, commercial driver forfeiture tied to immigration status, speed-limiting devices for repeat speeding offenses, PFAS firefighting foam, name changes for sex offenders, abortion-inducing drugs, prisoner transition services, sexual extortion penalties, solar radiation management bans, and cultivated-cell food labeling and sales bans. Several bills drew explicit opposition or requests to pull them from consent, especially those affecting abortion access, immigration-related hospital reporting, school testing, religious release programs, DEI policies, and cultivated-cell foods. Members noted that some measures appeared duplicative, overly broad, or likely unconstitutional, and in multiple cases referenced prior vetoes or prior-year versions of the same bills. Supportive comments were also made on selected bills, including the PFAS foam prohibition, the assistive technology study committee, the digital goods consumer protection bill, and the prisoner transition services extension. The caucus also considered water and infrastructure measures, including brackish groundwater funding and studies, water augmentation authority bonds, Pima County water rates, groundwater transport rules, and HOA drought watering limits. Toward the end, members reviewed election-related memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers, a memorial urging withdrawal from the United Nations, and another urging defunding the IMF; all three were noted as being on consent and were pulled for further discussion. The meeting closed with announcements, including a note about a local missing-person concern and a caucus recognition program called the Affordable Arizona Award.

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• And in order to have that kind of experience, we have to have these judges make an appropriate wage because
• And in order to have that kind of experience, we have to have these judges make an appropriate wage because
• Hearing none, the motion prevails, and the committee stands in recess.

Bills: HB40

Keywords: law enforcement, sheriffs, constables, contracts, county authority

Summary: The Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence met to hear House Bill 1761, a broad judicial package focused on increasing judicial compensation and adding accountability and efficiency measures. The chair explained that HB 1707 and HB 2100 were withdrawn from the agenda, and that HB 1761 would be taken up first because many judges and stakeholders were present. The committee substitute for HB 1761 proposed a 30% increase in base judicial pay to $182,000, changes to judicial retirement linkage, stronger judicial conduct provisions, and efficiency measures such as targeted reporting for judges not meeting benchmarks, appellate in-person meeting encouragement, and time limits on certain motions. The chair and several supporters said judicial pay had reached “emergency status,” citing Texas’s low national ranking and difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified judges. Witnesses in support included presiding and district judges, the State Bar’s judicial section, business and trial lawyer groups, and prosecutors. They emphasized that many judges work long hours off the bench, handle warrants at night and on weekends, manage heavy dockets, and face recruitment problems in both urban and rural counties. Supporters also said higher pay would help attract experienced lawyers, retain judges, and improve court efficiency. Several witnesses and members discussed judicial accountability, including public reporting of court performance and the role of the Texas Supreme Court and presiding judges in setting benchmarks. Some members raised concerns that raw statistics can be misleading because judges also do substantial off-the-bench work and often help cover other courts’ dockets. There was also testimony and discussion about the bill’s conduct and discipline provisions. A representative of the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed parts of the bill that would tie pay raises to changes affecting judicial independence, warning about subjective bail-related discipline standards and possible chilling effects. The executive director of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct cautioned against civil penalties for complainants, saying it could discourage good-faith complaints and create litigation risks. Other witnesses supported accountability reforms but urged caution about unintended consequences, especially for family and emergency cases and for judges handling warrants and other time-sensitive matters. After testimony, the committee withdrew the committee substitute and left HB 1761 pending, then recessed the committee.

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• What I really like about this approach is it is similar to a prevailing wage, which we see applied in
• That's the wage part.
• than the state's minimum wage.
• than the state's minimum wage.
• Wage is $16.37, which is more than $5 greater than the state's minimum wage.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So while it would be great if the area median income, the wages of the people living around these buildings
• There being 67 yays and 67 nays, the motion does not prevail.
• yays and 67 nazs, the motion<00:23:56.880><c> does</c><00:23:57.039><c> not</c><00:23:57.120><c> prevail
• </c><00:23:57.600><c> The</c><00:23:57.760><c> amendment</c> motion does not prevail.
• The amendment motion does not prevail.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The motion prevails. Mr. Guerin, for what purpose? Inquiry, Mr. Speaker. State your inquiry. Mr.
• The motion prevails. 1666 1667 1668 The following motion in rise. the clerk will read the motion.
• Excuse me, the motion prevails. The following motion in writing, the clerk will read the motion.
• There being 97 ayes and 48 nays, the motion prevails.
• The motion to table prevails.

Bills: HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB2143, HJR2, HB147, HJR6, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

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• narrow margins, there is no ability to absorb these additional obligations without impacting staffing, wages
• >> The motion prevails, and the bill as amended is now re-referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
• &gt;&gt; The<01:25:28.239><c> the</c><01:25:28.560><c> motion</c><01:25:28.960><c> prevails</c><01:25
• :25:30.320><c> the</c><01:25:30.719><c> bill</c><01:25:31.040><c> as</c> &gt;&gt; The the motion prevails
• and the bill as &gt;&gt; The the motion prevails and the bill as amended<01:25:31.760><c> is</c><01:

Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634

Keywords: healthcare, provider enrollment, medical assistance, legislation, state funds, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, service verification, Medicaid, human services, electronic documentation, 1183, house

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• favor say I I oppose say nay uh the favor say I I oppose say nay uh the motion<00:24:23.520><c> prevails
• > and</c><00:24:24.240><c> the</c><00:24:24.360><c> amendment</c><00:24:24.919><c> is</c> motion prevails
• and the amendment is motion prevails and the amendment is adopted<00:24:26.240><c> okay</c><00:24:26.440
• The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted.
• </c><01:19:49.679><c> for</c><01:19:49.800><c> our</c> premiums to wages for our premiums to wages for

Bills: HF2446, HF2878, HF2667, HF1795, HF2683, HF2916

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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• Motion prevails. House File 1567 is re-referred to Judiciary.
• </c><01:32:29.639><c> anounce</c> opposed say nay motion prevails anounce opposed say nay motion prevails
• The reality is our peace officers make a mediocre wage and they're not superhuman; they're not without
• officers<01:35:48.880><c> make</c><01:35:49.119><c> a</c><01:35:49.280><c> mediocre</c><01:35:50.199><c> wage
• </c><01:35:51.199><c> and</c> officers make a mediocre wage and officers make a mediocre wage and they're

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The motion prevails.
• The motion prevails, and the House stands in recess to the call of the Speaker.
• Her numerous accomplishments over the decades in office include fighting for the minimum wage for tipped
• /c><00:03:57.519><c> for</c><00:03:57.760><c> tipped</c><00:03:58.200><c> workers,</c> the minimum wage
• for tipped workers, the minimum wage for tipped workers, increasing<00:03:59.680><c> penalties</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The motion prevails; the minutes are approved.
• wage, an apprenticeship requirement.
• wage, an apprenticeship requirement.
• and</c><01:12:05.199><c> we</c><01:12:05.320><c> are</c><01:12:05.480><c> watching</c> bonds will prevail
• and we are watching bonds will prevail and we are watching the<01:12:05.920><c> developments</c><01:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is not a wage. This is a bottom-line wage that will help our farm workers. This is not a wage.
• Why not just make it a $50 minimum wage? Why not make it a $100 minimum wage?
• Let's give a minimum wage increase.'
• But we have a minimum wage.
• We should honor that minimum wage and ensure that everyone gets paid that minimum wage who's doing hard

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• The amendment prevails and is adopted. There's an amendment at the desk.
• </c><00:24:54.159><c> There's</c><00:24:54.400><c> an</c> prevails and is adopted.
• There's an prevails and is adopted.
• Motion prevails. There are no further amendments at the desk.
• Hearing no objection, the motions prevail.

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HB1160, HB1289, HB1339, HB1798, HB1065, HB2125, HB2134, HB2140, HB2185, HB2191, HB2205, HB2245, HB2283, HB2343, HB2406, HB2501, HB1544, HB1834, HB2188, HB2206, HB2478, HJM4012, HB1104, HB1152, HB1254, HB1443, HB1982, HB2006, HB2297, HB2322, HB2329, HB2379, HB2388, HB2399, HB2462, HB2495, HB2544, HB2551, HB2636, HB2192, HB2262, HB2298, HB2351, HB2401, HB2442, HB2593, HB2661, HB1496, HB1898, HB2095, HB2157, HB2225, HB2311, HB2325, HB2552, HB1343, HB1634, HB1707, HB2361, HB2389, HB2410, HB2468, HB2521, HB2619, HB2720, HB1295, HB1591, HB2092, HB2168, HB2176, HB2248, HB2255, HB2281, HB2438, HB2590, HB2610, HB2650, HB2685, HB1526, HB1960, HB2236, HB2364, HB2416, HB1073

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the prior day’s minutes, received a Senate message that Senate Bill 5489 had passed the Senate, and then took up several House bills on second and third reading. The main debate centered on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2442, which would give local governments more flexibility to use certain local tax tools for public health clinics, housing, veterans’ assistance, and related purposes. Members offered and voted on multiple amendments, including proposals to require voter approval for tax increases and to strip out or narrow several tax authorizations; some amendments were adopted, including technical and limiting changes, while others were rejected. The bill ultimately passed the House 53-44. The House then passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1295, a literacy bill aimed at expanding evidence-based reading instruction and teacher training. Members described it as a long-overdue effort to improve reading outcomes, with supporters citing low grade-level reading proficiency and the need for scientifically based methods; a technical grammar amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 96-1. The chamber also passed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2636, creating a steering committee and JLARC review process to examine school district regulations and unfunded mandates, with broad support and no opposition in the final vote. Other measures passed included Substitute House Bill 2650, making administrative changes to local tax notification and effective-date procedures, and Second Substitute House Bill 2590, which exempts limited equity cooperatives from certain common-interest-community requirements to support affordable housing. House Bill 2610 also passed, allowing nonprofit housing providers to use property for interim community purposes without losing tax benefits, and Substitute House Bill 2343 passed unanimously to require publicly operated facilities to follow the same water-quality discharge rules as private facilities, prompted by concerns about nitrate contamination linked to a state game farm in Centralia. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2225, regulating AI companion chatbots; amendments added public disclosure of crisis referrals, but a proposal to remove the private right of action failed. The bill passed 69-28 after supporters emphasized child safety and opponents raised concerns about litigation and privacy. The House then adjourned to caucus.

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• </c><00:33:19.360><c> wage</c> Programs are subject to prevailing wage, but we feel that this carve-out
• that our local wages aren’t keeping up with.
• that um our outside demand and wages that um our local<02:15:11.440><c> wages</c><02:15:12.000><c> aren't
• wage.
• ><04:10:37.000><c> to</c><04:10:37.080><c> be</c> prevailing wage uh I'm going to be prevailing wage

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• , inflationary pressures driving up wages, the cost of equipment that's used, the cost of everything?
• ,</c><01:45:18.239><c> inflationary</c> increases in minimum wage, inflationary increases in minimum
• wage, inflationary pressures<01:45:19.440><c> driving</c><01:45:19.840><c> up</c><01:45:20.080><c> wages
• The motion prevails. Your bill is on the way to Commerce. Thank you all for your testimony.
• The motion prevails. Uh, Opposed? No. The motion prevails.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The motion prevails. Representative Sher moves in expedient to legislate.
• <01:55:31.599><c> move</c> the prevailing side, I move the prevailing side, I move reconsideration<01
• providing for minimum wage and providing for incremental<07:06:42.080><c> increases.
• ,</c> I know that markets should drive wages, I know that markets should drive wages, would<07:08:24.558
• ,</c> can't budget your way out of low wages, can't budget your way out of low wages, if<07:08:40.798

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Motion prevails. The minutes are approved. Our first bill today is from Representative Vang.
• number of jobs created and progress in achieving those goals, including equity hiring goals as well, wage
• </c><00:03:56.480><c> wage</c> equity hiring uh goals as well. wage equity hiring uh goals as well. wage

Bills: HF858, HF2577, HF2576

Keywords: bioincentive payments, agriculture, job creation, environmental compliance, financial reporting, waste handling, sewage sludge, PFAS regulation, environment, record retention, fertilizer disposal, pesticide disposal, environmental impact, safety regulations, burning prohibition, 1183, house

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• Value added is most correlated with GDP, and then labor income would be wages, and then we have the tax
• What's the entry wage?
• So for a trainee, someone who has to go through the law enforcement academy, our starting wage is 10,000
• Well, and I think Entry wages are not bad, but once they complete the academy, they can apply to any
• It's not even close, which is going to prevail in coming years.

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• the program's graduates pass their exams to enter a field and were greeted with family-sustaining wages
• end of receiving a baccalaureate degree in respiratory therapy, someone who was not making a living wage
• We have a policy of requiring payment of prevailing wage for all construction on UC land.
• We know that the key to family-sustaining wages and a thriving, beautiful California economy remains

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met with a quorum and first approved a consent calendar containing AB 341, AB 1098, and AB 1316, sending those measures to the Human Services, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees respectively. The committee then heard AB 977, which would require CSU to audit surplus land and work with California tribes to identify three regional burial sites for Native American remains that cannot yet be repatriated. Supporters, including tribal leaders and archaeology groups, said the bill is needed to honor ancestors and address the large number of remains still held by CSU; CSU said it is committed to repatriation but had no formal position. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote. Members also heard AB 1093, creating a California-Mexico higher education exchange program, and AB 1035, expanding the California College Promise to cover tuition for students pursuing community college bachelor’s degrees. AB 1093 drew support for strengthening cross-border educational and economic ties, but some members raised concerns about border-region sewage problems and the bill’s budget implications; it was held for later consideration. AB 1035 received strong support from community college leaders and faculty who said it would help low-income and first-generation students complete workforce-focused bachelor’s degrees, but several members questioned whether it would stretch Prop. 98 funding and whether the state should prioritize broader affordability concerns. AB 1035 passed to Appropriations on a 3-2 vote. The committee next approved AB 922, which would let the University of California keep access to federal criminal-history information for hiring background checks, avoiding delays and added costs if statutory authority is required. UC said the bill is needed to maintain safety and hiring operations, and it passed to Public Safety on a 5-0 vote. AB 1346, protecting military dependents from losing in-state residency status because of family travel, also passed unanimously to Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 1212, allowing UC to use low-income housing tax credits to build affordable housing for faculty and staff on UC land, drew support from UC and labor groups but opposition from members concerned about preferential access to public resources; it was held for later action. Finally, the committee approved AB 500 and AB 684, both aimed at increasing transparency around UC admissions policy changes and UC BOARS decision-making, sending AB 500 to Education and AB 684 to Governmental Organization, each on 5-0 votes. The hearing then moved on to AB 1122 on dual enrollment, with the author and witnesses presenting the bill as a way to expand college access for high school students.

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• They face intense situations and they carry the burden of high expectations all while earning modest wages
• c> high expectations all while earning high expectations all while earning modest<00:02:49.319><c> wages
• </c><00:02:50.319><c> And</c><00:02:50.640><c> those</c><00:02:51.040><c> expectations</c> modest wages
• And those expectations modest wages. And those expectations keep<00:02:52.319><c> rising.
• Motion prevails. Congratulations, Senator L. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all