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• And so they passed California SB 53 in lieu of that.
• So I think there is a lot of debate before bills pass.
• Help us pass it. It's not been that easy.
• the federal level, not pass, but put them in a package.
• If they fail it, it's not punitive.

Committee: Joint Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• </c> bill passes and thanks for your time. bill passes and thanks for your time.
• We are a pass-through and consumption state.
• We are a pass-through and consumption state.
• We are a pass-through and consumption state.
• </c><01:12:46.719><c> through</c> in northern Alberta, pass through in northern Alberta, pass through

Bills: HF4236 , HF4122 , HF4377

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: public utility, interim rates, utility rates, rate case, general rate case, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rate increase cap, rate freeze, refunds, customer refunds, ratepayer protection, electric utility, gas utility, regulated utility, ratemaking, return on equity, rate base, test year, rate design

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• ><c> that</c><04:48:43.360><c> they</c> even if this were to pass that they even if this were to pass
• Any further discussion needed on the motion of ought to pass?
• Please pass them along this way. What is the amendment number again?
• We have a motion on the floor to pass right now.
• </c><05:32:28.040><c> as</c> adopts the motion of ought to pass as adopts the motion of ought to pass

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senate Bill 124 passes. Mr.
• </c> The committee report passes. The committee report passes.
• You've passed passed the ethical exam.
• L8 passes to the bill. &gt;&gt; The eyes have it. L8 passes to the bill.
• House Bill 1421 passes. Mr.

Keywords: 981, all

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• October of 24 if that's law that passed October of 24 if that's law that passed so<00:49:40.280><c> this
• <00:49:48.440><c> further</c><00:49:49.200><c> comments</c> passing further comments passing further
• I’d like to pass HB 200, approve it. To pass with amendment, is that correct? Correct.
• </c> in a raft of bad bills that if passed in a raft of bad bills that if passed will<00:57:53.839><c
• </c> House Bill 138 local is ought to pass House Bill 138 local is ought to pass that<01:13:29.719><c

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senate File 32 in gross do pass. Roll call vote. Senate File 32 in gross do pass.
• </c><01:08:22.000><c> Representative</c> stup pass as amended. Representative stup pass as amended.
• the Senate, and that kind of passed after Senate File 1 passed.
• We had a bill passed, Senate oddity.
• </c><01:13:40.560><c> after</c> Senate, and that kind of passed after Senate, and that kind of passed

Bills: SF0032 , SF0010 , SF0001 , HB0001

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• , and I hope it will pass again this time.
• </c> this I believe this bill um has passed this I believe this bill um has passed the<00:04:17.400><
• </c> pretty sure I'm right that it's passed pretty sure I'm right that it's passed the<00:04:27.000><
• Don't pass this bill.
• Don't pass this bill.

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> reminder, the bill was passed in 2024. reminder, the bill was passed in 2024.
• we passed at least a we passed bills we passed at least a couple<02:23:44.479><c> of</c><02:23:44.720
• RFC passes.
• RFC<02:56:53.439><c> passes</c> RFC passes RFC passes &gt;&gt; and<02:56:55.200><c> increases</c><02:
• That measure failed.

Keywords: 981, all

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• I'm going to pass my time, or whatever you guys say, to Andy Russell to let him kick it off. Great.
• So I would say first, I think one of the big surprises in this being passed and cut, which is we always
• We immediately implemented the first two steps as soon as rescission passed.
• point I want to make is that our union recently held its convention a couple of weeks ago, and it passed
• We understand the failing model of losing, in KQED’s case, $8 million in funding.

Summary: The hearing focused on the impact of the federal rescission of Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding on California public media, with Assemblymember Chris Ward and Senator Akilah Weber Pierson framing public media as essential civic infrastructure for education, local news, arts, emergency alerts, and underserved communities. Local officials from San Diego and La Mesa voiced support, emphasizing public media’s role in trusted information, children’s programming, and community arts access. Panelists from PBS SoCal, KCRW, Rebuild Local News, NPR, KPBS, Radio Bilingüe, and KVPR described significant budget losses, layoffs, reduced programming, and threats to rural and specialized services. They highlighted impacts on children’s educational content, local journalism, arts coverage, science and documentary production, and emergency alert systems. Several speakers noted that smaller stations in rural or low-broadband areas are especially vulnerable, while larger stations are also cutting staff and delaying projects. They also discussed possible responses such as shared services, cost reductions, philanthropy, and state support, while warning that one-time bridge funding is not a long-term fix. Committee members asked about operational changes, alternative revenue sources, the role of state programs, and whether public pressure could restore federal funding. Witnesses said the loss is already being felt, that restoration appears unlikely in the near term, and that any state support should be structured to protect editorial independence and provide stable, timely funding. The hearing concluded with a shift to labor and production testimony and then to station-specific testimony from KPBS, Radio Bilingüe, and KVPR, followed by public comment.

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• Longer term, H.R. 1, which was passed in July 2023, makes pretty big changes to CalFresh.
• The state passed AB 130 in 2022, which supplemented federal funding and required districts to permanently
• They're bound to fail. But, you know, can we create a solution for that not to happen?
• When you talk about the burn side of things... ...you guys were very fortunately just passed a bill that
• I will say that as you made your way down from Sacramento, you probably somehow passed through Merced

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact and Agriculture, held at Fresno State, focused on cost pressures in California’s food system, household affordability, and the Central Valley’s role in agriculture. Opening remarks emphasized Fresno State’s regional importance, the Central Valley’s outsized contribution to food production, and the connection between agricultural health, food security, and the broader economy. Members also noted the impact of the federal shutdown on CalFresh benefits and the state’s efforts to respond with food assistance funding and National Guard support for food banks. The first panel featured academic and policy experts who described agriculture’s economic importance in the San Joaquin Valley and the rising pressures on farms and households. Dr. Conduro highlighted agriculture’s large share of regional GDP, farm receipts, jobs, exports, and food manufacturing, while identifying water scarcity, SGMA-related land fallowing, labor shortages and rising labor costs, market volatility, invasive pests, and production cost inflation as major barriers. Caroline Danielson of PPIC said food prices remain about 30% above 2019 levels, food insecurity affects about 1.8 million California households, and nutrition programs such as CalFresh, WIC, and school meals are essential in reducing poverty, especially in the Central Valley. Susie Pryor of the Central California Small Business Development Center described technical assistance, capital access, and training for small food and farm businesses, while warning that reduced funding limits support for rural and immigrant entrepreneurs. The second panel brought testimony from a small produce business owner, a food entrepreneur, and the Fresno County Farm Bureau. They said input costs for fertilizer, fuel, irrigation, labor, land leases, and compliance have risen sharply while commodity prices have remained flat or fallen, squeezing small farms and food businesses. Panelists stressed the need for small-batch processing facilities, local supply chains, education on food manufacturing compliance, land access for small farmers, and more pathways into agriculture through trade programs, community colleges, and FFA. Ryan Jacobson said California agriculture is facing a prolonged downturn, with farm bankruptcies, weak commodity prices, export-market uncertainty, water reliability problems, and costly ag-burning rules all contributing to financial strain. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible policy solutions and continued engagement with stakeholders.

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• direct insight into that across the healthcare system, and there is no requirement that those be passed
• Um, I think there's been proposals around that, uh, previously that just haven't passed, but, um, certainly
• to present two of your programs, and that might be a result of all of your programs, but let us not pass
• That is something the department could do and has failed.
• Senate Bill 425 was passed in 23 that requires this treatment to be provided in all the counties.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Just looking forward to positively contributing to the committee and seeing what we can do to passing
• presentation, the meeting materials includes a base budget document for your consideration. >> The amendment passed
• I know in year years pass.
• And and if the department normally we just found out now, is it pass?
• more psychologists and psychiatrists, you can do more referrals are rather more diagnoses sooner but failing

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• passed passed and<00:19:59.080><c> this</c><00:19:59.200><c> is</c><00:19:59.400><c> indeed</c><00:19
• </c><00:26:33.320><c> two</c> paperwork reduction act that passed two paperwork reduction act that passed
• </c><00:28:29.840><c> the</c><00:28:30.000><c> high</c> could you pass the high could you pass the high
• </c><01:00:03.440><c> it</c> we said we'd take care of if passed it we said we'd take care of if passed
• </c><01:27:55.480><c> in</c> permanent act that we passed in permanent act that we passed in 2024<01:

Bills: HF1346 , HF1169 , HF1276

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• anymore, so I'm not going to talk much about it other than to say that the reason Yucca Mountain failed
• I think that's why, you know, North Dakota, that and your law is why you're kind of taking a pass on
• You know, DOE couldn't make and keep promises in Nevada when Yucca failed because DOE's leadership changed

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• </c><02:02:24.560><c> HB</c> government and vote to pass HB government and vote to pass HB 524<02:02:
• </c><02:05:09.320><c> similar</c> business worked to pass similar business worked to pass similar legislation
• I ask that you vote to pass this bill, please. Any questions?
• </c> practices um if this bill were to pass practices um if this bill were to pass pediatric<02:33:16.040
• c><04:06:58.120><c> couple</c><04:06:58.319><c> times</c> passed passed the house a couple times passed

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There being 22 ayes and 44 nays, the motion to adopt that committee report fails.
• Uh, the goal is to get this passed and have the governor sign it before March 31st.
• with wide bipartisan this, and it passed with wide bipartisan support<00:42:12.760><c> through</c><00
• and have the goal is to get this passed and have the governor<00:42:16.880><c> sign</c><00:42:17.240
• There being 41 I votes and 26 nay votes, the motion the bill is passed and its title agreed to.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Delgado to pass out. There's a, a blue handout she'll be giving you.
• Motion passes. Thank you. We'll move on to the next item. That is. Um, Mr.
• All those opposed, motion passes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for being.
• Motion passes, and we'll go on to the timeline. The next time I Thief Page 126. Mr.
• Motion passes To Informational items, so. It I would like to.

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• I encourage you to pass it.
• In July of 2025, after several years of failed attempts to pass special assessments to repair damaged
• Maricopa County passed one currently one million people total county Maricopa County passed one million
• So, and I think it would probably pass.
• Both of them passed.

Bills: SB1246 , SB1338 , SB1428 , SB1443 , SB1501 , SB1566 , SB1571 , SB1645 , SB1646 , SB1663 , SB1688 , SB1805 , SB1808 , SB1825 , SCR1023 , SCR1029 , HB2079 , HB2080 , HB2130 , HB2239 , HB2324 , HB2375 , HB2610 , HB2619 , HB2620 , HB2716 , HB2745 , HB2749 , HB2837 , HB2857 , HB2968 , HB4064 , HB4066 , HB4087 , HB4130 , HCR2048 , HCR2058

Committee: Senate Government

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development

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• The measure passes. We will pass and retain on file item 40.
• The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 62, 63.
• The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 70.
• The measure passes. Pass and retain on file item 74-75.
• The measure passes. Pass and retain on file items 81 and 82.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file with numerous guest introductions and recognitions, including tributes to outgoing University of California President Michael Drake, student and community advocates, and visitors connected to foster care, military appreciation, and college savings. The chamber also took up several procedural items, including concurrence in Senate amendments to ACR 75 on California Farm Week, which passed 59-0. Members then adopted AJR 7 on protecting federal special education funding and services for students with disabilities, with broad bipartisan support and a 65-0 vote after 63 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 82 recognizing Foster Care Month and ACR 85 recognizing 529 College Savings Day by voice vote after adding co-authors, and ACR 89 recognizing Military Appreciation Month, also adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. These resolutions featured testimony and remarks emphasizing support for vulnerable children, foster youth, military families, and access to higher education. On policy bills, the Assembly passed AB 929 on groundwater and managed wetlands (41-14), AB 1026 on utility connection timelines for housing projects (52-0), AB 1332 on direct shipment of medicinal cannabis under specified conditions (55-0), AB 1356 on follow-up reporting in DHCS death investigations at treatment facilities (54-0), and AB 671 on streamlining restaurant openings through self-certification of certain plans (62-0). The chamber also approved AB 715 on anti-Semitism and school climate after extensive debate and cross-caucus support, 64-0, and AB 33 on autonomous vehicle deliveries requiring a human safety operator, 52-6. Later, AB 5 on election ballot-counting timelines passed 66-0, AB 27 and AB 28 addressing the Chiquita Canyon landfill disaster passed 61-0 and 44-6 respectively, and the Assembly began consideration of AB 43 to extend state authority over wild and scenic rivers.

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• The measure passes. Moving to item 29.
• The measure passes. Item 33, SB 983. Secretary, please read.
• The measure passes. Item 40, SB 958. Secretary, please read.
• The measure passes. Ayes 31, noes 4, the measure passes. Moving to Item 118, SB 1301.
• The measure passes. Moving to the motion. Ayes 29, noes 9. The measure passes.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved prior journals, and moved through confirmations and floor items. Doreen DiAmico was confirmed to the State Water Resources Control Board by a 34-1 vote, Dr. Anne Maria de Mars was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0, and Ronald Fiore was confirmed to the State Athletic Commission by 36-0. The body then took up SB 73 on election security, with supporters arguing it would protect ballot chain of custody and prevent intimidation or unauthorized access to voting materials, while opponents raised concerns about transparency, federal preemption, and the bill’s impact on investigations. SB 73 passed on concurrence and urgency with 29 ayes and 8 noes on both the urgency clause and the measure. The Senate also approved SB 929 on annual Energy Commission oversight (37-0), SB 1370 on wildfire-related testimony/oversight (28-5), SB 983 authorizing Port of San Diego job order contracting (28-8), SB 1367 restricting local approval of new or converted private detention facilities (28-8), SB 1257 requiring annual reporting on immigration enforcement incidents (28-8), and SB 1103 requiring large home improvement retailers to report immigration enforcement activity and related records (23-8). SB 1399, which removes the sunset on DOJ reviews of immigration detention facilities, passed 28-7, and SB 873, “ICE Out of Courts,” passed 28-7 to limit arrests near courthouses without a judicial warrant. Later, the Senate passed SB 1292 creating a pilot for camera- or sensor-based curb management with human review and privacy safeguards, despite opposition over privacy and automation concerns, by 28-7. SB 878 strengthened prompt-payment insurance penalties for delayed claims after disasters and passed 29-6. SB 958, a CEQA clarification related to housing and building height impacts, passed unanimously 37-0. SB 924 modernized low-income energy assistance services and passed 35-1. SB 1057 on certification for nurse assistants and home health aides passed, as did SB 1092 giving mobile home residents a chance to bid on park sales (29-7), SB 1123 requiring agencies to consider consumer and other benefits in rulemaking (26-8), SB 1233 increasing utility rate transparency (29-8), SB 1237 strengthening pay data reporting enforcement (28-6), SB 886 shifting data center infrastructure costs away from existing ratepayers (28-6), SB 905 reforming utility incentives and performance metrics (28-8), and SB 909 strengthening public works wage enforcement (28-7). The final item shown, SB 925 on fusion energy roadmap development, passed unanimously 37-0, while SB 954 on CEQA and advanced manufacturing drew extensive debate over environmental guardrails versus economic competitiveness; the transcript cuts off during closing remarks before the vote is shown.