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• And I'm very happy to be able to share this information with you and open for questions if you have any
• I took time off work to be here today to share with you why I'm in strong support of House Bill 2611.
• On drug use, one youth I worked with shared that in a previous group home, he walked into a bathroom
• We recognize that diagnostic services are important for access members, and we share the goal of making
• Access members, and we share the goal of making sure members can obtain needed lab services in a timely

Bills: HB2035 , HB2086 , HB2434 , HB2611 , HB2732 , HB2733 , HB2830 , HB2923 , HB2932 , HB4004

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, vaccination mandates, mask requirements, public health, government entities, COVID-19, controlled substances, prescription monitoring, opioid crisis, healthcare regulations, patient safety, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health

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• can introduce yourself as you speak, I appreciate the opportunity to be with you here today and to share
• "Thanks for sharing that. And can you share, is there a waiting list right now with your agency?
• Thanks for sharing that.
• public complaints that go into the department, licensed and unlicensed across the board, and then shared
• is public complaints that go into the department, licensed, unlicensed across the board and then shared

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The clearinghouse program shall provide a method for policyholders to opt out of the sharing of personal
• Then insurers, whether admitted or non-admitted, seeking to expand their market share, could market directly
• Thank you for the opportunity to share these perspectives. Thank you, Mr. Taylor. Thank you.
• When you look at the market share, I think it takes about 12 carriers to get to about 90% of the market
• When you look at the market share, I think it takes about 12 carriers to get to about 90% of the market

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um they are only paid tips when they share them with the servers.
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• </c><00:05:25.840><c> them</c> only paid uh tips when they share them only paid uh tips when they share
• Restaurants have allowed these servers to share their tips with their service bartenders to kind of recognize
• Restaurants have allowed these servers to share their tips with their service bartenders to kind of recognize

Committee: Senate Licensing & Occupations

Keywords: 958, all

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• They might not share, but they share the concerns, and legislators are responding to that.
• And so, as an organization, sometimes they don't have a position because they don't share positions with
• 00:23:31.720><c> because</c><00:23:32.040><c> they</c><00:23:32.160><c> don't</c><00:23:32.400><c> share
• </c> have a position because they don't share have a position because they don't share positions<00:23

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Senators Erin Maye Quade, Eric Lucero, Liz Boldon, and Chair Ron Latz discussed a package of bipartisan bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence and related technology in Minnesota. The speakers argued that AI can be beneficial but has been rolled out without adequate safeguards, citing concerns about consumer surveillance, insurance claim denials, dynamic pricing, chatbot harms to children, and the use of AI in healthcare utilization review. Maye Quade and Boldon emphasized protecting kids, consumers, and constitutional rights, while Lucero framed the issue as keeping law aligned with rapidly changing technology and protecting individual liberties. A major focus was the “reverse warrant” bill, which would restrict law enforcement from using warrants that start with an unknown suspect and sweep up data from everyone in a location or search terms in a broad area. The senators said such warrants are the opposite of the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement, though they noted ongoing conversations with the BCA and police chiefs about balancing privacy and public safety. They also discussed a bill to prohibit minors from accessing chatbots, describing chatbots as conversational, addictive, and uniquely harmful to developing brains; Maye Quade cited examples of self-harm, sexual content, and dangerous advice allegedly given to minors. The senators said the package was intentionally heard in Judiciary first so it could be referred to Commerce, and they expressed hope for further hearings there and in the House. Lucero said he did not support all the bills, naming the dynamic pricing bill and the AI utilization review prohibition as measures he had reservations about, while supporting the reverse warrant, disclosure, and minor-access restrictions. The discussion also touched on federal preemption concerns, with the senators saying states are stepping in because federal action has lagged and the harms cross party lines. No formal votes or committee actions were described in the transcript.

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• You shared, I think this was an experience.
• You shared, I think this was a specific example where there was a conservation land next to a solar array
• You shared, I think this was an experience.
• You know, talking about the developer, he's going to make his fair share, okay?
• When they shared that contract with you, were you in contact with your neighboring property owners to

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• all over Western Washington, and sitting between two rivers in the middle of a valley, we had our share
• We are also other on this bill, and we're other because we share Representative Reed's strong desire
• certainly narrowed, and we recognize that it's well intended in trying to get it a goal that everyone shares
• Protecting vulnerable roadway users is a Protecting vulnerable roadway users is a shared priority, but
• I've shared a chart that compares the current second-degree criminal impersonation statute, the elements

Bills: HB2543

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: county clerk, fees, local government, administrative costs, revenue generation, 904, all

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• At camps, in Sunday school, and in youth group meetings, I have had so many kids share with me their
• , this bill shifts focus away from predators and towards regulating who belongs in a restroom and shared
• Furthermore, the bill affirms and codifies something deeply harmful: the idea that sharing a bathroom
• I wanted to come today to share my story to those who may not understand how much this bill endangers
• You don't have the freedom to force my daughter or my wife to share a bathroom with you.

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• that $73.2 million that's still in House Bill 2 for that 80-20 public school employee insurance cost share
• look at for insurance: row 19, that's House Bill 47, that's the cost to get us from the current cost share
• As Secretary Rodriguez shared, this is a growth industry in higher ed and in the teacher prep programs
• As Secretary Rodriguez shared, this is a growth industry in higher ed and in the teacher prep programs
• As Secretary Rodriguez shared, this is a growth industry in higher ed and in the teacher prep programs

Bills: SB204 , SB241 , HB34

Committee: Senate Senate Education

Keywords: higher education, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, appropriation, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department

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• Share a Cronehorse with P&M. This bill is important for New Mexico.
• directly from the governor, meaning that the governor would still be allowed to provide money from her share
• While we certainly support the efforts to modernize capital outlay, I wanted to share with the committee
• But I just want to share those concerns that we have, Madam Chair, members of the committee, but we are
• working process to get to this point was long and tough because folks really wanted to keep their share

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Keywords: 996, all

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• Can you share what it indicates? Yes, Representative Springer.
• table set that we’re setting here today to welcome those questions and to have them together in a shared
• Are there ways and areas and gaps that we can fulfill based on information that's being shared?
• I’d say that’s not balanced, that’s not shared risk.
• It's good to see you in the committee again, and thank you for sharing your testimony.

Bills: HB2598 , HB2620 , HB2104 , HB2348 , HB2544 , HB2554 , HJM4009

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: anadromous fish, environmental conservation, state coordination, wildlife recovery, fisheries management, forest management, natural resources, collaboration, forest practices, sustainability, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, timber sales, land sales, process efficiency, legislation, department language

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• The citizenship information sharing even, that's already being done.
• It sounds like there's a lot of shared concerns that folks on the committee have and folks that we heard
• It sounds like there's a lot of shared concerns that folks on the committee have and folks that, you
• The only reason I share that personal information is so that you and the committee understand you should
• And again, we've talked this morning with the representatives from the Republican Party about sharing

Committee: House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and voted to pass House Bill 2125, which drew some concern from Rep. Woods about subpoena power for the Secretary of State, and House Bill 1812, which passed unanimously. The committee then moved to public hearing on House Bills 2387 and 2480, both aimed at reinstating Missouri’s presidential preference primary and adjusting absentee voting rules. Sponsors Rep. Veit and Rep. Banderman argued the primary would increase participation, make Missouri more relevant in presidential politics, and better reflect voter preferences, while also proposing changes to the in-person absentee window to reduce overlap with April elections and encourage in-person voting. Testimony in support came from the Missouri Republican Party, the Missouri Democratic Party, the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, ACLU Missouri, Missouri Farm Bureau, and several individuals. Supporters emphasized broader voter participation, the value of a primary over caucuses, and the need to make Missouri’s presidential process more accessible and visible. Party representatives said they were willing to work on binding language so primary results would inform or bind delegate selection, and Democrats said their rules already bind delegates to primary results. Several members said they would be more comfortable supporting the bills if the primary were made binding by statute and if the primary were closed to party members only. Opposition focused on the fiscal cost, the nonbinding nature of the primary as written, and concerns that the bill could mislead voters into thinking they were directly electing a nominee when delegates are still chosen through caucus/convention processes. Witnesses and clerks also objected to shrinking the excused in-person absentee period from six weeks to three, warning it could create confusion and burden election offices. The committee heard no final vote on HB 2387 or HB 2480 before adjourning.

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• As you all know, the SNAP federal share to administer the SNAP program is being reduced from 50% to 25%
• their payment error rate had up to a two-year grace period to get that fixed before the higher cost-sharing
• If we get the payment error rate below 6%, New Mexico will not have a cost share. That's the plan.
• New Mexico will not have a cost share. That's the plan. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is it feasible?
• And so yesterday I shared about, again, Sierra County, Catron County, and maybe Union, I can't recall

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• He's executive director of the New Mexico Housing Authority, and he would like to share some more specific
• He's executive director of the New Mexico Housing Authority, and he would like to share some more specific
• I have some maps that I can share with you.
• I have some maps that I can share with you. That, well, we don't have those requirements.
• State departments need a shared mission, adequate resources, and strong leadership they know and trust

Bills: HB70 , HB93 , HB95 , HB139 , HB140 , HJR4

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup

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• And if you want, I'm happy to talk to you about that or share our tax reference manual that talks about
• If nothing else, this confirms the position we've shared with this committee before that diverting MTCA
• Earmarking a small share of the proceeds from the aviation fuel tax was set up as an allocation of critical
• Earmarking a small share of the proceeds from the aviation fuel tax was set up allocation of critical
• We definitely share the problem statement that this bill is trying to address.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on aircraft fuel taxes, hearing from WSDOT Aviation about the FAA’s aviation fuel tax rules, Washington’s compliance history, and the potential consequences of noncompliance. WSDOT said the state has collected roughly $210 million in aviation fuel taxes since the federal compliance period began, and that FAA has questioned some of the state’s claimed offsets. Members asked about the federal authority behind the rules, who pays the taxes, and whether Boeing is affected. The committee then moved to public hearing on several bills tied to aviation fuel tax revenue. SB 5989 would redirect a small share of state sales and use tax on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account and require reporting on airport project funding. Supporters, including port, airport, and pilot groups, said it was a measured step toward FAA compliance and airport investment; the bill’s staff summary said it would reduce general fund revenue and increase DOR costs. SB 5898 would redirect hazardous substance, petroleum products, and oil spill-related taxes on aircraft fuel to the aeronautics account. Supporters said it would bring Washington into compliance and help airports, while Ecology, counties, and ports warned it would significantly reduce MTCA and related environmental funding. SB 6240 would create a new noise and air quality mitigation account funded by a portion of hazardous substance tax revenue; airport and aviation groups opposed it as duplicative or noncompliant with FAA rules, while community and environmental advocates from Sea-Tac area cities supported it as a needed mitigation source. The committee also heard SB 6244, which would extend a hazardous substance tax exemption for certain pesticides used in Washington agriculture through 2038. Agricultural and logistics witnesses supported it as important for food security, storage, and competitiveness, and staff said it would have a small revenue loss and administrative cost. SB 6231, a governor-request bill, would repeal the sales tax exemption for data center refurbishments while keeping the exemption for original server equipment; OFM and local government groups supported it as a revenue-raising budget measure, while data center, labor, and business representatives opposed it, warning of lost investment, jobs, and competitiveness. SB 6228 would repeal the preferential B&O rate for prescription drug resellers; OFM supported it as an outdated preference, but pharmacies, wholesalers, and business groups argued the cost would be passed through to pharmacies, hospitals, insurers, and patients and could worsen pharmacy closures. The committee then heard SB 6220, which would narrow and clarify a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income homeownership property by allowing temporary community use and preserving the exemption when property is transferred to another exempt nonprofit. The sponsor said the bill was intended to let a community land trust host local performances without jeopardizing affordable housing plans. Finally, the committee heard SB 5880, which would allow blood and breath toxicology results to be admissible if tested by ISO/IEC 17025-certified labs, in addition to the state toxicologist process. Seattle’s city attorney supported it as a way to reduce a long toxicology backlog and speed DUI cases, while counties raised concerns about shifting costs to local governments and creating unequal access based on local resources. No votes were taken in the transcript provided.

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• I have two expert witnesses with me, and each of them will share a brief introduction as well.
• As a born and raised New Mexican, it is clear to me that our state is defined by a shared set of values
• By a shared set of values: acceptance in the face of diversity, understanding, and moments of uncertainty
• I do not at all share the viewpoints of the gentleman from Otero, and I'm... I don't know.
• I do not share the viewpoints of the gentleman from Otero.

Committee: House House Consumer & Public Affairs

Keywords: 996, all

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• Madam Chair was just sharing and appreciating and thanking him for coming here and testifying in his
• I often share that my parents were agricultural workers, picking cherries, apples, and asparagus, and
• Women shared stories just like my mom's.
• Thank you for sharing your story with us. Are there any questions for our panel?
• So we'll share that with you, Representative, when we have it. Representative McEntire: Thank you.

Bills: HB2355 , HB2151 , HB2372 , HB2472 , HB2409

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: labor protections, domestic workers, wage standards, employment rights, worker safety, factory built housing, commercial structures, national standards, construction regulation, building safety, workers' compensation, benefits, employment, injury claims, insurance, liability, fire protection, sprinkler systems, licensed contractors, certified fitters

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• Thank you for the opportunity to share some information about our program and to provide you with a brief
• I've got some more questions, but the bottom line is, and has been shared here, this program needs some
• Well, I do share the same concerns that everybody voiced here. Okay.
• Edens because she has had conversations with vendors and can share what some of the feedback has been
• We have also reached out and shared our solicitations with national organizations for the treatment of

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee held an oversight hearing on the state auditor’s October 2024 report on California’s Forensic Conditional Release Program (CONREP) for sexually violent predators. Members and witnesses discussed public safety, the long delays in finding community housing, the role of local housing committees, and the Department of State Hospitals’ oversight of Liberty Healthcare, which operates much of the program. Several legislators from rural and high-desert districts said their communities have been disproportionately affected by placements and questioned why many placements end up in remote areas. State Auditor Grant Parks said the audit found that CONREP participants were convicted of new offenses less often than sexually violent predators who were unconditionally released, but that 18 of 56 participants had been revoked and returned to state hospitals for noncompliance. He said it took an average of 17 months to place current participants in the community, with 20 additional people awaiting placement for an average of 20 months, and that the program incurred significant pre-placement costs. Parks also said local officials were often unclear about their role, DSH had not given clear guidance at the time of the audit, and California lacks a transitional housing option used in some other states. He reported that DSH had implemented four of the five audit recommendations, while declining the recommendation to explore state-owned transitional housing. DSH Director Stephanie Clendendon and Liberty representative Ken Carabello defended the program as a court-ordered, highly supervised treatment model intended to reduce reoffending and support reintegration. They said DSH is actively involved in placement review, that Liberty searches countywide under statutory restrictions, and that community feedback and court approval are part of the process. DSH said it has now implemented guidance for housing committee designees, formal program reviews, an outcome tracker, and an analysis of whether to separate some Liberty services into different contracts. DSH continued to oppose transitional housing, arguing it would not solve the core siting and statutory problems and would add cost. Several members remained critical, arguing the program is broken, costly, and unfairly concentrated in certain communities, and some called for major statutory changes or suspension of the program.

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• You may not have that in front of you, but there was a map that was presented to us, and I can share
• And we're happy to share that with you as well. Are there other districts that are participating?
• One is I want to share with the committee and the public listening the discussion you and I had very
• Legislature about the sharing of that information, the GPS data, and the effectiveness of that.
• I think it was really his leadership, but it may be shared with others, stepping in to point out the

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• to thank our colleague from Paramount for always being his authentic self and reminding us of our shared
• cameramen on the floor zooming in to make videos of us, but, you know, we have a right to obviously share
• You know, and I also was listening to my colleague from Paramount, and we'll share a conversation separately
• I want to thank our colleague from Lynwood for sharing such heartfelt remarks.
• Members, this is unacceptable and inconsistent with our shared goals and values to ensure that every

Summary: The Assembly met on June 4, 2025, first establishing a quorum and then moving through a long budget and concurrence session. After procedural motions, the house took up several budget trailer bills and related measures presented by Assembly Member Gabriel. SB 103, a technical budget cleanup bill addressing the Public School System Stabilization Account, a CDCR shortfall, and Middle Class Scholarship funding, passed 52-16. SB 120 on child care and preschool funding passed 65-1; SB 124 on natural resources and wildfire response passed 69-1; SB 127 on climate change and zero-emission transportation passed 53-17; SB 128 on transportation and DMV/LA Olympics implementation passed 53-17; SB 132 on taxation, veterans, wildfire settlements, film tax credits, and housing passed 64-1; SB 141 on cannabis enforcement and illicit market suppression passed 71-1; and SB 142 extending the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program passed 68-1 on both urgency and the measure. The Assembly also approved a motion to re-refer several bills to committees and later suspended rules to take up Senate-amended bills without reference to file. The chamber then considered AB 102, the main budget bill reflecting the final three-party agreement with the Governor. Supporters said it balanced compassion and fiscal responsibility while preserving housing, health care, child care, education, wildfire resilience, and public safety funding. Opponents criticized it for unsustainable spending, insufficient Prop. 36 funding, and other omissions. After extended debate, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments by a 55-16 vote and sent the bill to the Governor. The Assembly then concurred in Senate amendments to AB 116 on health care, AB 118 on human services, AB 121 on TK-12 education, AB 123 on higher education, AB 134 on public safety, AB 136 on courts, AB 137 on general government, and AB 143 on developmental services, with each bill passing on largely party-line or broad bipartisan votes. Debate on AB 116 focused on Medi-Cal, HIV program backfills, pharmacy benefit managers, and health care cuts; opponents objected to funding for undocumented immigrants and to hospice prior authorization. AB 118 drew support for child welfare, CalFresh disaster readiness, and CalWORKs simplification. AB 121 emphasized record K-12 funding and a $1.7 billion block grant. AB 123 extended the Golden State Teacher Grant Program and supported higher education and fire-impacted career technical education. AB 134 updated CDCR and tribal policing provisions, AB 136 streamlined court reporting and funded courthouse facilities, AB 137 made technical budget adjustments and fee changes, and AB 143 made developmental services reforms while preserving the state’s entitlement commitment. The final item shown was AB 470 on telecommunications, which was presented and discussed as a transition away from copper landlines toward fiber and modern networks, with supporters emphasizing public benefits and labor concerns, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.