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• the location of the resource because essentially the way DWR operates the project is they'll be purchasing
• because they are not subject to the same sunshine laws that we have for other, let's say, city council, school
• because they are not subject to the same sunshine laws that we have for other, let's say, city council, school

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• sometimes where it frustrates me, because then I have to go through some extra steps just to make a purchase
• require, allow, or open up the possibility for this to be a trade, something that's taught in the schools
• Allow or open up the possibility for this to be a trade, something that's taught in the schools?

Bills: HB489 , HB545 , HB555 , HB583 , HB670 , HB672 , HB797 , HB814 , HB913 , HB952

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: transfer on death, TOD, beneficiary designation, investment accounts, brokerage accounts, securities, nonprobate transfer, estate planning, succession, probate, community property, forced heirship, financial advisor, broker-dealer, custodian, transfer agent, banking, wealth transfer, inheritance, Louisiana Revised Statutes

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• did not include my children, Alec and Lydia, as protected parties, Brock removed the children from school
• example, van lines that were smuggling humans illegally, as well as nonprofit entities that have purchased
• Chair, if there’s one thing I learned while in law school, and that scared me, it was to make sure that

Bills: HB2495 , HB2557 , HB2594 , HB2615 , HB2800 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2931 , HB2995 , HB4042 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HB4136

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

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• Projects include replacing school asphalt with green areas, including native trees, plants, and pollinators
• access for people to take advantage of that program, even though they are charged for it when they purchase
• Public schools K through 12 in California are heat liabilities, whether it's flooding or extreme heat

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Provided outreach to 50,000 people into the housing shelter for purchase.
• various programs, Catholic Worker, and shelters, and then ended up going to medical and public health school
• that instance, or in a very sensitive-use area, if someone is camping right outside of an elementary school

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on California’s homelessness funding, focusing on the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HAP) Grant and the Encampment Resolution Grant Program. HCD described new accountability requirements, including regional action plans, stronger reporting and expenditure conditions, housing-element compliance, encampment response plans, and public dashboards that track fiscal spending, service outcomes, and encampment resolution status. Officials said the goal is to use the data to identify underperforming grantees, provide technical assistance, and, if needed, withhold or reallocate funds. Local officials from San Diego, Fresno, and Santa Cruz said the programs have helped expand shelter, outreach, and permanent housing, and that state dollars have leveraged local and federal resources. Mayor Todd Gloria said San Diego has used HAP to expand shelter and safe sleeping options, reduce downtown encampments, and increase housing production, but argued the state’s new accountability website is too high-level and does not fully reflect countywide conditions, behavioral health outcomes, or the role of continuum-of-care partners. Fresno officials said HAP and other state funds helped the city add shelter beds and reduce homelessness, while Santa Cruz emphasized that state funding helped build local coordination and draw in federal vouchers. Members pressed the panel on whether HAP is actually reducing homelessness, what the best success metrics should be, and whether the state is getting full, usable data from grantees and subcontractors. Several members asked for more granular jurisdiction-level reporting, better tracking of nonprofit spending, and clearer measures beyond point-in-time counts and “people served.” HCD said it is still improving HMIS participation and data quality, but can already show outcomes such as exits to permanent housing and returns to homelessness. The hearing ended with broad agreement that transparency is important, but disagreement remained over the best measures of success and how much emphasis should be placed on housing, prevention, shelter, and treatment.

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• I remember applying to Subway in high school and sitting through two interviews just to learn it paid
• 01:12:48.480><c> high</c> remember applying to Subway in high remember applying to Subway in high school
• </c><05:07:16.958><c> insurance</c><05:07:17.440><c> against</c> employers purchase insurance against
• employers purchase insurance against their<05:07:18.000><c> will</c><05:07:18.240><c> and</c><05:07:
• They can engage in the voluntary market and purchase a policy, or if they are unable to purchase a policy

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Latino families facing enormous disparities in purchase of services.
• of us have seen the reporting a couple of years ago where there's billions of unspent dollars in purchase
• This activity involves a review of records for infants and toddlers served by the school districts.
• Mission Promise Neighborhood is a 13-year-old place-based partnership between the city, school district
• cut chronic absenteeism. ...like housing and employment, we have helped schools cut chronic absenteeism

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview of the governor’s IHSS budget proposals and extensive testimony from the Department of Social Services, Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, county representatives, labor, consumer advocates, and advocates for older adults and people with disabilities. The administration described IHSS as a large and growing program serving more than 900,000 recipients, and outlined three proposals: shifting the cost of growth in authorized hours per case to counties, eliminating the backup provider system, and aligning IHSS terminations with Medi-Cal terminations. The LAO said the overall budget estimates appeared reasonable but raised concerns about the hours-per-case proposal, including the lack of a comprehensive root-cause analysis, the limited control counties have over statewide cost growth, and uncertainty about how the baseline and savings would work. CWDA, SEIU, and consumer advocates strongly opposed the hours cost shift, arguing that counties use state-designed tools, that demographic changes and rising need explain much of the growth, and that the proposal would pressure counties to cut services and destabilize care. The chair and members repeatedly questioned the administration about the proposed baseline, the claimed savings, and whether the measure effectively circumvents the county maintenance-of-effort agreement. On the backup provider system, the administration said the statewide program is underutilized and administratively expensive, and proposed eliminating it to save about $3.5 million. The LAO suggested the Legislature consider whether administrative costs could be reduced while preserving some version of the program. County and consumer advocates opposed the cut, saying the system is a critical safety net when regular providers are unavailable, especially in rural areas and for people with complex needs. They argued that low utilization reflects the difficulty of finding emergency backup care, not lack of need, and that many counties already rely on local backup systems or other models. Committee members also pressed for better data on requests, fulfillment, and administrative costs, and discussed whether the state could support local alternatives instead of eliminating the program. The final topic was the proposal to align IHSS terminations with Medi-Cal terminations by automating the process when recipients fail to complete Medi-Cal redeterminations. The administration said this would reduce General Fund costs by about $86 million by preventing payment of IHSS in the residual program when recipients are no longer eligible for Medi-Cal, while also automating reinstatement when Medi-Cal is restored. The LAO noted the proposal has been rejected in prior years and suggested improved notice and communication to recipients as an alternative. CWDA and advocates warned that the change could create gaps in care, especially for people who lose Medi-Cal for procedural reasons, and urged additional safeguards such as better notices, faster reprocessing, and automatic reinstatement. Members questioned how many people would be affected, how the residual program currently works, and whether providers could go unpaid during the gap; the department said the automation is already built and would be activated if the proposal is approved. No votes were taken during the discussion, and the committee moved through public comment and questioning without final action on the proposals in the excerpt provided.

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• But when I was in business school, we were taught how to build business plans, and we can't plan for
• ><00:20:45.000><c> was</c><00:20:45.160><c> in</c><00:20:45.240><c> business</c><00:20:45.560><c> school
• ,</c> But when I was in business school, But when I was in business school, we<00:20:47.280><c> were<
• And again, that benefits the entire state, whether that's threats to religious institutions, to schools
• Institutions, to schools, um, to large lawmakers or to even larger events and sporting events, things

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

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• High School class of 2027, our juniors. High School class of 2027, our juniors.
• </c> select committee on school facilities. select committee on school facilities.
• </c> getting schools in most of the places. getting schools in most of the places.
• </c> uh school capital construction items. uh school capital construction items.
• </c> school facilities commission. school facilities commission.

Keywords: 916, all

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• I just want to avoid any unintended consequences because people have purchased other systems and then
• I just think that if we just have FDLE purchase the database and then send it out to everybody and then
• But we just have to be clear on the one database that's picked, the purchasing of it for all 67 counties

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• You guys reenter negotiations and you purchase the thing back from them.
• You guys reenter negotiations and you purchase the thing back from them.
• to be our 12th North American manufacturing facility, and You guys reenter negotiations and you purchase

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We are part of the school, so during the initial school year we participate in back-to-school nights.
• School.
• , charter schools, and public schools.
• school, non-paid school.
• Anne School.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee first heard SB 206, which would require cardiovascular pre-screening and blood pressure testing for student athletes beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. Chairman Miller said the bill was prompted by concerns about undiagnosed hypertension and sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, and Coach Marcus Scott testified about his own kidney transplant after years of untreated high blood pressure. Members asked about who would perform the screenings and how follow-up would work; the American Heart Association said existing athletic physical processes and referral networks could handle it. An amendment was adopted, and the committee reported SB 206 favorably as amended. The committee then took up SB 305, which would require a publicly available statewide career-alignment dashboard showing how degree programs connect to workforce outcomes, including completion, employment, wages, and high-demand jobs. Chairman Edmonds and student task force member Cruz Cassard said the goal was to help students understand job opportunities in Louisiana and reduce the number leaving the state after graduation. Workforce and higher education stakeholders supported the measure as a transparency and workforce-planning tool. The committee reported SB 305 favorably. Next, the committee considered HB 624, a school safety cleanup bill updating references from crisis management plans to emergency operations plans and aligning school emergency language with national standards. Representative Johnson and the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools said the bill would not create new mandates or costs, but would clarify existing requirements. The committee reported HB 624 favorably. The committee then heard HB 1022, as substituted, concerning school-based health care services. Representative Jackson said the bill was intended to clarify that medical decisions in school-based health centers should be made by licensed health professionals, not school staff, while preserving parental consent. Testimony from school-based health center providers supported the bill, but several members raised concerns about consent, parental authority, and whether the language shifted too much responsibility away from schools; the Charter School Association suggested adding more collaborative language. After discussion, the committee adopted the substitute and reported HB 1022 favorably by a 10-4 vote.

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• Our members provide rodent management services in homes, rental properties, schools, hospitals, senior
• properties, schools, hospitals, senior centers,<01:30:01.040><c> food</c><01:30:01.360><c> processing
• </c><03:44:27.439><c> this</c> individuals that are purchasing this individuals that are purchasing this
• I would like to have a committee meeting the week of school vacation, and I guess, you know, for those
• And I don't the week of school vacation.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Most schools in both in- and out-of-facility settings in California use Positive Behavioral Interventions
• San Luis Obispo is a great example of where the juvenile court schools implemented PBIS and probation
• But in the next two years, can we focus on purchasing half of those vehicles? That's what I meant.
• the harms associated with ultra-processed foods and other harmful ingredients, phasing them out of school
• These declines in vaccination rates can result in preventable missed school and work and a greater burden

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The University of Kentucky reported various medical and equipment research equipment purchases.
• Pursuant to KAS 458121, through their fiscal agents, four school districts, none of which needed additional
• The school districts were Boone County, Callaway County, Kenton County, and Laurel County.
• issuance for Breathitt County in the amount of $7 million, which will fund roof replacements at the high school
• I am thrilled to see $265,695 made available for something in these two school districts.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December meeting minutes and received several information items, including quarterly capital project status reports, University of Kentucky medical and equipment purchases, school district bond issue notices, and a University of Kentucky RFP for an enterprise services partner. Members also briefly discussed a University of Kentucky public-private partnership for student housing and dining, with comments that such arrangements may improve efficiency and use of taxpayer dollars during a difficult budget year. The main substantive discussion centered on a new CHFS lease in Harlan County for the Department for Community Based Services. Members questioned the proposed annual cost of $25.62 per square foot, which was far above the county average cited in the meeting, and raised concerns about the one responsive bid, the long lease term through 2033, and whether a nearby hospital or other entity might have been interested. CHFS staff said the current office space is in poor condition, that the new lease includes needed construction and 60 parking spaces, and that the office is limited to considering only actual bidders. After debate over whether to rebid or negotiate, the committee voted to approve the lease, with some members supporting it because of the current facility’s condition and others recording reservations. The committee then approved the remaining 10 lease renewals as a group. These included one renewal for the Commonwealth’s prosecutorial system and renewals for several CHFS offices, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Natural Resources. One member noted that seven of the 10 renewals were at or below the county average rate and said the overall package was substantially in line with local market conditions.

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• I went to medical school in Nigeria, so I was very comfortable with antimalarial medications.
• I have four boys who were all in grade school at the time, but I just stepped up and did what I thought
• I went to medical school in Nigeria, and we got used to... that is one of the reasons why I was very
• I also want to share that recently I was shared a story of a young person who came home from school to
• was merely a clerical error in notation, but the pharmacy lost what it paid or what it was paid to purchase

Bills: SB331 , SB883 , SB926 , SB1137 , SB1138 , SB1144 , SB1151 , SB1236 , SB1270 , SB1522 , SB1869 , SB2207 , SB2422

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Keywords: healthcare, cost disclosure, transparency, administrative penalties, health facility compliance, COVID-19, off-label use, prescription drugs, patient access, medical standards, insurance, physician ranking, incentives, fiduciary duty, health plan issuers, SB 1137, group home, assisted living, residential care, board and care

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• School districts already know what they need to expand access to effective...
• I have a few schools you can visit, should you so choose. Just let me know.
• They work with our kids who are at risk the most, and they work with our schools.
• readiness to high school... ...from school readiness to high school graduation to workforce credentials
• , high school, the movie theater.

Keywords: 981, all

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• </c><00:14:31.400><c> of</c><00:14:31.520><c> fuel</c><00:14:31.839><c> and</c><00:14:32.080><c> purchased
• </c><00:14:32.440><c> power</c> &gt;&gt; made up of fuel and purchased power &gt;&gt; made up of fuel
• and purchased power costs<00:14:33.120><c> and</c><00:14:33.200><c> not</c><00:14:33.400><c> direct<
• of a residential solar system, lease of a solar system, whether it's a lease, a sale, or a power purchase
• sale,<00:46:20.880><c> or</c><00:46:21.000><c> a</c><00:46:21.040><c> power</c><00:46:21.360><c> purchase

Bills: SB3326

Committee: House Energy & Environmental Protection

Keywords: renewable energy, energy storage, cost reduction, public utilities commission, Hawaii energy policies, 910, house, all

Summary: The joint committees on Energy and Environmental Protection and Labor heard SB 3326, a bill concerning a study of separating transmission from generation in Hawaii’s electric system. Testimony was largely opposed. Life of the Land argued that true separation on an isolated island grid has not been shown to work anywhere and said the bill would waste taxpayer money. Hawaiian Electric and the Public Utilities Commission also opposed the measure, saying Hawaii already uses competitive bidding for new generation, that the bill would add cost, complexity, and reliability risks, and that a new study would duplicate prior work. In response to questions, the PUC explained its existing competitive bidding framework and said it had not seen an island system fully restructure in this way. The chair then amended the bill’s intent to require the PUC to open a proceeding for an independent, comprehensive analysis of the state’s energy pathways, including cost reduction, financial risk, state energy goals, and reliability, rather than narrowly focusing on separation. Both committees voted to pass SB 3326 SD2 with amendments, with the Energy committee adopting the recommendation unanimously and the Labor committee adopting it with one reservation and two no votes. The Energy and Environmental Protection Committee then took up SB 2497 SD2, which would require electric utilities other than cooperatives to provide transparent, publicly accessible customer bill impact analyses and annual reports to the PUC. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the PUC offered comments, with the PUC supporting the intent. Life of the Land said the proposed disclosure requirements would be too complex for most ratepayers to use meaningfully, while Hawaiian Electric said the bill could raise costs and slow projects, though it acknowledged some of the language changes and said much of the information is already available through existing planning and regulatory processes. Hawaii Clean Power Alliance and one individual testified in support. No vote was taken on SB 2497 SD2 during the excerpt. The committee also heard SB 3183 SD2, which would bar higher-income taxpayers from claiming the renewable energy technologies income tax credit for certain residential solar systems and would change refundability rules. The Department of Taxation, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the Tax Foundation offered comments, while the Hawaii Solar Energy Association and numerous companies and individuals opposed the bill. Opponents raised concerns about impacts on financing models and the solar market. Members asked the Department of Taxation for data on how credits are claimed by homeowners versus third-party owners and on the refundability of the credit; the department said it did not have the information immediately available but would follow up. The chair indicated decision-making would likely be deferred to allow further review, and no vote was taken in the excerpt.

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• We've seen it at the Commonwealth level here, where state schools have received investments in order
• You go to school, you go to school, but you're already practicing in the medical field, right?
• That's money that fuels the economy, supports our local businesses, and funds our schools.
• investigations into traffic violations, including reports that its taxis illegally passed stopped school
• buses. the road with taxis illegally passed, stopped school buses.

Bills: H5386

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

Keywords: economic development, innovation, investment, housing, small business, global trade, infrastructure, 1212, all

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• We spent a lot of time yesterday talking about kids, and including kids in schools.
• A lot of schools come to visit us, and we appreciate that.
• The property tax revenue will be shared with the schools in the city of St.
• And let's just say you pass a bond issue in your district to build a school.
• Ninety-eight cents out of every dollar goes toward building that school.

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a vote of 118-1. The bulk of the meeting consisted of lengthy points of personal privilege, including farewell remarks from several outgoing members who thanked family, staff, colleagues, and constituents, reflected on their service, and spoke about issues such as law enforcement, veterans, rural schools, unborn life, kindness, and the influence of money and lobbyists in the legislative process. The chamber also recognized several special guests, including schoolchildren, interns, a law school graduate, family members, and a former representative. The House then took up committee reports and several bills. It granted further conference on Senate Bill 1020. Senate Bill 1019, dealing with hospital finance and related health-care provisions, was amended and passed 110-31 after debate over an amendment on prior authorization reform, physician licensure, telehealth, workplace violence language, and Lyme disease fixes. Senate Bill 1572, a pensions measure affecting MOSERS, EMPERS, the St. Louis police retirement system, and Kansas City police retirement timing, was amended on several technical and policy points and passed 129-14 after discussion of overpayment recoupment rules and retirement system compliance concerns. The House also passed House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196, which removed the sunset from the workforce diploma program, expanded Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grants, added workforce Pell Grant language, and established a future higher-education funding model subject to later legislative approval. It passed 115-20-4, but the emergency clause failed 2-132-2 after the sponsor said it was included only to speed Pell Grant implementation and was being handled “tongue in cheek.” Finally, the House began consideration of House Bill 2508 with Senate amendments, an LLC-related bill addressing certificates of good standing, court dissolution of LLCs in limited cases, and a St. Louis County property-management affidavit requirement for unresolved ordinance violations.