Transcript Highlights:

• I also want to share with you today, and we'll show you some really great examples of how our researchers
• with you today and we'll show you share with you today and we'll show you some<00:03:09.400><c> really
• Finally, my colleague Kim shared the Forever Green initiative earlier.
• Finally, my colleague Kim shared the Forever Green initiative earlier.
• /c><01:03:31.240><c> Minnesota</c> the privilege of sharing is a Minnesota the privilege of sharing is

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Do they share their mission? Did they all appear in Vermont at the same time? Mr.
• Do they share their mission? Did they all appear in Vermont at the same time? Mr.
• </c> Women's Center or if they share Women's Center or if they share something<00:32:56.360><c> in</c
• Do they share<00:33:28.400><c> um</c> share um share um their<00:33:29.760><c> their</c><00:33:30.000
• </c><01:06:50.560><c> recommendations</c><01:06:51.960><c> on</c> combined and shared recommendations

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We allowed people to share their feelings, call, send cards, make donations.
• And she really just highlighted, and I think it's important to share, like, the love that Melissa really
• Thank you for sharing the work that you do, but also thank you for giving us a moment to just reflect
• And she really just highlighted, and I think it's important to share, like, the love that Melissa really
• Thank you for sharing the work that you do, but also thank you for giving us a moment to just reflect

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register. House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register. Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is just a snapshot of things I've already shared, but I just like to put everything on one page
• This is just a snapshot of things I've already shared, but I just like to put everything on one page
• Uh, in addition to those three cost-sharing plans, we have these other non-cost-sharing plans.
• Yes, that goes back to the shared sacrifice era, ranging barely back all the way to 2010, 2013, when
• sacrifice era of ranging barely shared sacrifice era of ranging barely back<00:47:56.319><c> all</c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Anglo share of the district. It rises from 36% to more than 52% of the voting age population.
• It makes up 85% of CD 32 within what share of the district.
• In the new map, Dallas County's share of the district is reduced to 62%, adding.
• a community, share relationships, share a grocery store, will...
• Boulevard, are going to have no ability to link their voices with those other constituents who share

Bills: HB4 , HB 4

Keywords: district composition, congressional election, Texas, legislature, voting districts, 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• intelligence. to share information for the regulatory framework for the metal recycling entities.
• So, you know, for the integrity and security, I'm happy to share that with you.
• There's a chart that we have, if y'all are ever interested, I'd be glad to share it with you.
• Thank you. with us and sharing your story, and we certainly empathize with your situation.
• And those agencies don't always all talk to each other or share data well.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• would</c><00:14:56.639><c> like</c><00:14:56.839><c> to</c><00:14:57.399><c> uh</c><00:14:58.240><c> share
• </c><00:14:58.519><c> a</c><00:14:58.639><c> few</c> Rivers would like to uh share a few Rivers would
• like to uh share a few thoughts<00:14:59.519><c> I</c><00:14:59.639><c> will</c><00:14:59.880><c> start
• Yeah, I share Representative Gilman's interest in that report as well and seeing where the dollars were
• </c><00:51:09.720><c> representative</c> you Mr chair yeah I share representative you Mr chair yeah I

Bills: HF276 , HF413 , HF411

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:38:43.480><c> key</c><00:38:43.720><c> data</c> general this slide shares key data general this
• all counties, prorated based upon each county's share of the most recent probation population.
• Interstate Compact to be shared across Interstate Compact to be shared across all<00:49:02.079><c> counties
• of the most recent County's share of the most recent population<00:49:08.319><c> um</c><00:49:09.240
• Quite honestly, I can't share the view that you have.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But for those who are feeling disappointed about the amendments today, I share your heartbreak.
• the building trades and our friends in the carpenters, and I think all the members of this committee share
• AB 306 helps ensure that lessons learned in an individual jurisdiction may be shared effectively across
• We can meet statewide housing goals without sacrificing the places that tell our shared story.
• It would allow subregional entities to form earlier, COGs to determine subregional shares earlier, and

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and operated briefly as a subcommittee while the chair outlined public comment procedures and the consent calendar. The first major item was AB 1751, a townhome/homeownership measure by Assembly Members Quirk-Silva and Wicks. The author accepted amendments to strike the bill’s wage provision and to limit unit size and project size, but declined other proposed amendments on downzoning, demolition protections, and site restrictions. Supporters, including the New California Coalition and California Conference of Carpenters, argued the bill would expand attainable homeownership and create more townhome sites; opponents and “opposed unless amended” witnesses raised concerns about renter protections, demolition/displacement, density impacts, and local control. Several labor groups and local government representatives were neutral or supportive of the amended bill, while the committee members discussed the tension between housing production and worker protections. The committee ultimately passed AB 1751 as amended to the Senate Committee on Local Government on a roll call vote, with the bill held on call for absent members. The committee then heard AB 750, which expands HCD’s Portfolio Reinvestment Program to more at-risk affordable housing developments needing rehabilitation. The author and supporters from the California Housing Consortium and California Housing Partnership said the bill would help preserve deed-restricted housing facing expiring affordability restrictions and disrepair, especially when paired with anticipated bond funding. Members asked about the program’s prior funding and how it works to keep units affordable through rehabilitation rather than state takeover; the author emphasized the goal was preservation of existing affordable housing stock. AB 750 passed to the Senate Appropriations Committee on a roll call vote and was held on call for absent senators. The consent calendar was also approved on call. Next, the committee heard AB 306, which would create a more workable statewide appeals and code-interpretation process at the California Building Standards Commission for local building code decisions. The author and supporters from AIA California and the Housing Action Coalition said the bill would reduce inconsistent interpretations across 540 jurisdictions, improve transparency, and support housing innovation while preserving local authority over local matters. Members discussed how the bill would interact with local amendments and alternative methods and means, and the committee moved the bill to the Senate Committee on Local Government on a roll call vote. AB 2612, directing HCD and the Building Standards Commission to develop standards for plug-in photovoltaic systems in new construction, also advanced to Appropriations after supportive testimony and brief questions about safety standards and stakeholder consultation. AB 1070, which orders a study on allowing 3- to 10-unit missing-middle housing under the Residential Code and requires a one-time report on code-related cost pressures, passed to Appropriations after building officials removed opposition. Later, AB 2181, a narrow bill concerning hotel and motel valuation and density bonus potential, passed to Local Government after testimony from Unite Here and others about protecting hospitality jobs and preventing speculative appraisals. Finally, AB 1237, clarifying safety rules for private in-unit pools in hotels and condominiums, passed to Health after the author described added safety measures such as pool covers, alarms, emergency devices, certified operators, and AEDs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Of those who did, many shared details about their negative experiences of being tricked by third-party
• Thank you for the opportunity to share our experiences on the ground. All right, thank you so much.
• I won't go back into the details, but just want to echo what so many of our partners have shared and
• One woman, a recent widow, had done the math, and I would like to share her story.
• She shared this in a meeting with the Springfield City Council and representatives of Eversource.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several energy-related bills, with the main focus on H. 3534/S. 2255, which would ban or sharply restrict residential third-party electric suppliers, and on related reform proposals. Supporters included the Attorney General’s office, municipal and regional planning officials, environmental justice groups, consumer advocates, and city officials from Boston and Chelsea. They argued that the residential competitive supply market has produced higher bills, deceptive sales tactics, auto-renewals into higher rates, and disproportionate harm to low-income residents, seniors, communities of color, and people with limited English. Witnesses cited AG reports estimating hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges over time, described door-to-door and storefront marketing abuses, and said municipal aggregation programs have saved residents money while offering more stable rates. Several supporters said the Legislature should either ban residential competitive supply or adopt strong guardrails such as ending automatic renewals, banning incentive-based commissions, and capping rates relative to basic service. Opponents or industry representatives from the Retail Energy Advancement League, Vistra, and Constellation argued that the market can provide savings, longer-term price stability, and value-added products such as renewable options and time-of-use offerings. They said Massachusetts has already improved consumer protections through DPU proceedings, that complaints are relatively few compared with the size of the market, and that a ban would eliminate consumer choice. They also defended direct sales and commissions as normal features of a retail market, while saying they would support additional protections, licensing, bonding, and stronger oversight of bad actors. Committee members pressed both sides on whether the market truly saves money, whether automatic renewals should be banned, and whether the AG’s proposed reforms would be enough. The committee also heard testimony on H. 3972, a bill to extend utility shutoff protections during extreme heat, with Rep. Mindy Domb arguing that Massachusetts should treat extreme heat like extreme cold and protect customers facing financial hardship. Rep. Barrett also testified for H. 3450, a municipal broadband/right-of-way bill, arguing that communities need easier and cheaper access to utility poles and public rights of way to build municipal broadband. In addition, Senate Majority Leader Creem testified for S. 2239, which would bar utilities from recovering ratepayer funds for lobbying, promotions, trade association dues, and similar expenses. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• We had a little bit of a technical issue in getting connected to Zoom so that we are able to share the
• McKinley, I have it up sharing your Exhibit C, page 214. Is that correct?
• And that should be ready to share. Is that correct, Mr. McKinley? What's it?
• And you had some shared experiences with her. Is that correct?
• And he will have the ability to share exhibits with him via Zoom. Okay. All right. Mr.

Summary: The hearing opened in a Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings matter involving Legislative Ethics Board complaint 2025-5 against Representative Tara Simmons. The ALJ outlined the process, the issues on appeal, and the burden of proof, which centered on whether Simmons violated the Ethics Act by using her legislative position for others’ benefit and by holding outside employment that conflicted with her duties, and what sanction would be appropriate. Several exhibits were admitted by stipulation or without objection, while Exhibit 2 was initially held for later ruling but was ultimately admitted after testimony from the witness who prepared it. The board also granted a motion to sequester witnesses and took under advisement a motion to exclude three defense witnesses until after the staff case-in-chief. In opening statements, board staff alleged Simmons violated RCW 42.52.020 and RCW 42.52.070 by sponsoring a proviso that benefited her outside employer, Equity and Education Coalition (EEC), by using campaign surplus funds to help hire a friend, by intervening in a dispute over the proviso-funded work, and by sending text messages to influence others. Staff said it would seek penalties of up to $5,000 per violation plus costs. Defense counsel argued the allegations were technical ethics issues, denied Simmons profited personally, and contended the proviso funding her employer was permitted under prior board guidance; counsel also argued the campaign donation and later contract dispute were lawful and context-dependent. The first witness, Kimberly Gordon of American Equity and Justice Group (AEJG), testified that AEJG received state proviso funding and donations from Simmons, including $10,000 and later $40,000, which Gordon said were intended to fund the hiring of Antoine Coleman, Simmons’s romantic partner. Gordon said AEJG returned the donations and terminated Coleman after learning of the relationship and potential conflict of interest. She also testified about a later 2024 proviso involving EEC, a subcontract between AEJG and EEC, and a dispute over EEC’s performance under that subcontract. Gordon said AEJG raised concerns with the Administrative Office of the Courts, met with contract manager Chris Stanley, and ultimately rewrote the subcontract after Stanley, allegedly after speaking with Simmons, directed them to do so. The hearing then recessed for lunch, and cross-examination of Gordon was set to continue afterward.

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for the opportunity to be here today and to share my thoughts about the proposed tax credit
• The benefits are narrowly concentrated, but the costs are widely shared.
• I would just underscore what Abby is sharing, and I think the first year of the...
• I would be happy to share that. All right. Anything further from... Okay. All right.
• I really appreciate your questions that you shared during the hearing on issue three, which we share.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:37:48.760><c> in</c><00:37:48.880><c> the</c> got more than its share in the got more than its
• share in the supplemental.<00:37:49.680><c> So,</c><00:37:49.920><c> we're</c><00:37:50.040><c> just
• I mean, you shared your thoughts and how we would move forward with that.
• I mean, you you<01:00:49.360><c> shared</c><01:00:50.000><c> your</c><01:00:50.120><c> thoughts</c><01
• your thoughts and and and how you shared your thoughts and and and how we<01:00:51.640><c> would</c>

Bills: HB517 , HB98 , HB235 , HB236 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242 , HB565 , HB517 , HB98 , HB235 , HB236 , HB237 , HB238 , HB239 , HB240 , HB241 , HB242 , HB565 , SB380

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

Transcript Highlights:

• I know sharing really personal stories out in public, especially like this, takes a lot of courage, and
• that we're doing this in public, but I want to share with you some of the concerns that I have about
• And it has to do with the sharing of distribution.
• There's a lot of provisions in this, and I want to share with you that I really appreciate you going
• There's a lot of provisions in this, and I want to share with you that I really appreciate you going

Summary: The House first established a quorum after introductions of the Freedom of the Road Riders and Warsaw High School students. Members then took up House Bill 1855, a reporting bill on alpha-gal syndrome. The sponsor described the bill as a public health surveillance measure to add alpha-gal to Missouri’s reportable conditions, require lab reporting to the Department of Health and Senior Services, and send aggregated data to the CDC. Supporters said the bill would help identify hotspots, guide education and funding, and address a serious tick-borne condition affecting rural and urban Missourians alike. Opponents raised concerns about cost, false positives/negatives, and privacy, but the sponsor and others said the system would be HIPAA-compliant and de-identified at the federal level. Two amendments to HB 1855 were debated. An amendment changing the department’s follow-up authority from “may” to “shall” was adopted, with supporters arguing that if the legislature funds follow-up, the department should be required to do it. A second amendment creating an opt-in/opt-out consent process for reporting was rejected 41-10 after extensive debate over privacy, data collection, and whether consent would undermine disease surveillance. The House then adopted the House committee substitute for HB 1855 as amended and ordered it perfected and printed. The chamber next considered House Bills 2230 and 2978, a revised education measure aimed at reducing screen time in K-5 classrooms and encouraging handwriting and cursive instruction. The sponsor said the bill was based on research linking heavy screen use to poorer educational and behavioral outcomes, and supporters emphasized local control, parent access to screen-time policies, and the need to bring experts together through a state-level focus group. An amendment to exclude virtual school programs was adopted. The House then adopted the committee substitute for HB 2230 and 2978 as amended and ordered it perfected and printed. Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 2355, the Food Is Medicine Initiative. The sponsor said the bill would let Missouri use federal funds through 1115 waivers to pilot medically tailored meals, produce prescriptions, nutrition counseling, and related interventions to improve health and lower Medicaid costs. Members generally supported the concept, citing food deserts and the benefits of better nutrition, but an amendment adding vitamin therapies and cleanup language prompted concern from one member about supplement quality and regulation; the transcript ends during that amendment discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• If the district doesn't create its own system, this bill encourages them to share information about the
• information about the public share information about the public department<00:03:32.640><c> of</c><00
• Research shows that most school attackers share or leak their plans beforehand.
• Like the two previous speakers, I want to share that we support this bill.
• </c> between districts, providing shared between districts, providing shared infrastructure,<00:14:15.120

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Truthfully, I am not sharing this to put anyone on the spot.
• I'm sharing this example because slow payment like this is commonplace in the industry, and something
• that they're not necessarily given out directly to the cities themselves, but where there can be shared
• </c><00:43:11.560><c> there</c><00:43:11.680><c> can</c><00:43:11.800><c> be</c><00:43:11.880><c> shared
• </c><00:43:12.200><c> resources</c> but where there can be shared resources but where there can be shared

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Currently, this information is already being shared.
• Currently, this information is already being shared on a quarterly basis.
• Lady, thank you for sharing that. Very deeply personal story. Mr.
• These are experiences that get shared with...
• I know that we share a commitment to literacy and to education.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to share Representative Jones's as well.
• I do share also Representative Veit.
• the science, and I know you would stop by my office, and I appreciate that, prior to the hearing to share
• wonder why the energy drinks have been taken out of any machines, which is a perfect opportunity to share
• And she and I do not share politics, to be clear.

Committee: House General Laws

Summary: The Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 3088, where members discussed concerns raised by hospitals about proposed language changes. The bill sponsor said he was still working with hospitals and would continue to refine the measure, but several members objected to voting before seeing the revised language. HB 3088 was nevertheless voted do pass by an 8-4 vote. The committee then approved House Bill 2749 by an 8-4-1 vote, after which it moved into public hearing. The committee heard House Bill 2844, which would prohibit paraquat use in Missouri and require reporting related to its use. Representative Gallick said the bill was intended to be narrow and focused on paraquat’s toxicity and possible links to Parkinson’s disease. Supporters, including the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Sierra Club, and others, argued that paraquat is highly toxic, that research links exposure to increased Parkinson’s risk, and that many countries have banned it. Opponents from the Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri AgriBusiness Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Corn Growers, and Missouri Pork Association said paraquat is a restricted-use pesticide already regulated under federal law, is important for weed control and crop production, and that a state ban would set a dangerous precedent and harm farmers. The committee took no final action on HB 2844 during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 1880, which would bar school districts and charter schools from selling beverages with more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per container to students. Representative Reuter said the bill was inspired by students from Seckman High School and cited concerns about adolescent caffeine consumption. Student witnesses described energy drink use at school, health effects such as anxiety, heart racing, dehydration, and sleep disruption, and said the bill would help reduce harmful habits. Several members supported the goal but suggested the threshold might be too high, that private schools receiving state scholarship funds should be included, and that school boards might be a better place to address the issue; others noted the bill lacked an enforcement provision. No vote was taken on HB 1880.

Transcript Highlights:

• I just want to thank you for the opportunity to testify and share some of our concerns around Thank you
• /c><00:05:14.919><c> to</c><00:05:15.040><c> testify</c><00:05:15.680><c> and</c><00:05:15.919><c> share
• </c> for the opportunity to testify and share for the opportunity to testify and share some<00:05:16.240
• He said that MAPE shares concerns around some of the language in House File 3822 regarding the expansion
• He also said MAPE shares the concerns highlighted in MMB's letter, particularly the impact the bill may

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We're so delighted to be able to share our music with you.
• to</c><00:03:05.200><c> be</c><00:03:05.280><c> able</c><00:03:05.440><c> to</c><00:03:05.599><c> share
• to be able to share our music with<00:03:06.400><c> you.
• </c> uh, Senate Joint Resolution 6, Shared uh, Senate Joint Resolution 6, Shared Parenting<00:29:57.840
• So signed. six shared parenting day a joint six shared parenting day a joint resolution<00:38:25.760>

Keywords: 916, all