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• For we enjoy each day of life because of them.
• the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Adjutant General of the California Military
• of their chosen career.
• This is part of the California Legislative Black Caucus's repair package this year.
• of higher learning.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine procedural motions. Members then moved through a long agenda of Senate and Assembly bills, including several concurrence votes on budget trailer bills and policy measures. Early actions included defeating a motion to send AB 1207 to the inactive file, then passing SB 855 on armory property transfers, SB 57 on data centers and ratepayer impacts, and SB 614 on carbon capture pipeline transport, with SB 614 transmitted immediately to the Senate. The house also approved AB 144 and AB 149, the health and resources budget trailer bills, and later took up a large concurrence file with many mostly bipartisan measures. Among the major policy items, the Assembly concurred in AB 7 on consideration of descendants of enslaved people in higher education admissions, AB 1400 on community college nursing/bachelor’s degree pilots, AB 56 on social media warning labels for children, AB 253 on housing plan-check timelines, AB 265 on disaster recovery support for small businesses, AB 301 on housing reconstruction timelines after fires, AB 325 on antitrust and pricing algorithms, AB 478 on emergency planning for pets, AB 670 on renter stability, AB 841 on the State Fire Marshal, AB 979 on AI cybersecurity, AB 1007 on faster housing permitting, AB 1032 on mental health care for wildfire victims, AB 1181 on firefighter cancer protections, and AB 1264 on ultra-processed foods in school meals. Several bills drew brief opposition or questions, including AB 149, where Assembly Member Dixon criticized omnibus budget drafting and fee increases, and AB 1264, where members discussed agriculture concerns and school nutrition. Most measures passed with strong margins, many unanimously. Later in the day, the Assembly also considered a separate set of Senate bills, including SB 760 on behest reporting for charitable appeals, SB 271 on student parents’ access to child care and financial aid services, SB 613 on methane emissions from imported fossil fuels, SB 744 on postsecondary accreditation, SB 461 on a facility transfer for police services in Imperial, SB 487 on compensation for injured firefighters and peace officers, SB 635 on street vendor protections, SB 641 on licensing relief after disasters, SB 720 on red-light camera programs, SB 763 on Cartwright Act penalties, and SB 274 on limits for automated license plate reader data retention. SB 274 drew the most extended debate, with supporters emphasizing privacy, civil liberties, and misuse of data, and opponents arguing the bill would hamper law enforcement and crime-solving tools. The transcript ends during that debate, with no final vote shown for SB 274 in the excerpt provided.

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• He said all of their watersheds were taking millions of gallons of raw sewage dumped into them.
• He said all of their watersheds were taking millions of gallons of raw sewage dumped into them.
• So, Senate Bill 192 represents the work of the Kentucky League of Cities, the Kentucky Society of CPAs
• Some of them have tens of thousands of dollars sitting in a bank account.
• tens of thousands of Some of them have tens of thousands of dollars<00:15:49.040><c> sitting</c><00:

Committee: Senate State & Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:06 Attendance Roll Call: 00:11 SB 53 Discussion: 01:54 SB 53 Vote: 09:09 SB 192 Discussion: 10:15 SB 192 Vote: 13:42 HB 290 Discussion: 15:02 HB 290 Vote: 16:08 HB 314 Discussion: 16:45 HB 314 Vote: 19:38 Adjournment: 21:32, 958, all

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• And of course, I want to thank my Vice Chair, Mr. Hoover, for all of your hard work.
• There are also a limited number of hard copies of the agenda in the hearing room today.
• So those are some of the considerations that we're making of balancing all these different priorities
• also a limited number of hard copies of the agenda in the hearing room today.
• AB 2598, CREL notification of next of kin, do pass out on an A roll call.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• of the piece of for the question one of the piece of technical<00:29:58.120><c> assistance</c><00:29
• </c><00:30:51.159><c> the</c> of samples and so that's sort of the of samples and so that's sort of the
• of cannabis businesses of employees of cannabis businesses of reference<00:32:59.080><c> in</c><00:32
• of the lack of next renewal because of the lack of having<01:10:47.040><c> that</c><01:10:47.320><c>
• </c><01:20:20.280><c> number</c><01:20:20.480><c> of</c> of stops number of weeks number of of stops

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:04:56.240><c> of</c><00:04:56.440><c> those</c><00:04:56.720><c> same</c> of of those same of of
• </c> not a lot of claims, not a lot of money. not a lot of claims, not a lot of money.
• </c> any of that type of training. any of that type of training.
• I personally took a fall in the winter of 2025 and had to have physical therapy to repair a sprained
• </c> of care. of care.

Committee: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: 916, all

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• of both.
• But this is the state of the art of what we're dealing with—a matter of funding.
• of eye contact ahead of time.
• And so we see a lot of the, one of the things that we're And so we see a lot of the, one of the things
• of what's the cause of this.

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• /c><00:25:32.200><c> California</c><00:25:32.760><c> has</c> of modeled off of what California has of
• </c> report some of those today 74% of report some of those today 74% of participants<00:58:14.640><c
• of those types of Administration all of those types of things<01:26:23.880><c> Mr</c><01:26:24.320><
• I know you have a lot of requests in front of you.
• of domestic or foreign of being a victim of domestic or foreign terrorism<01:46:20.520><c> of</c><01

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of of of an features or um um elements of of of an agreement<01:19:42.000><c> uh</c><01:19:42.159><c
• of a kind of out of the jail so sort of a kind of civic<01:38:50.199><c> center</c><01:38:50.960><c>
• One is lack of sustained funding for the maintenance and repair of the facilities we operate 24/7, 365
• </c><02:02:25.440><c> and</c><02:02:25.560><c> repair</c><02:02:25.880><c> of</c><02:02:25.960><c> the
• </c> the maintenance and repair of the the maintenance and repair of the facilities<02:02:26.960><c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• of their systems are in need of help and of their systems are in need of help and so<00:24:38.279><c>
• </c><00:36:25.920><c> and</c> of Health Board of Agriculture and of Health Board of Agriculture and counties
• of Health and Department<01:00:32.760><c> of</c> Department of Department of Agriculture<01:00:34.599
• ><c> what</c> changing of the qualifications of what changing of the qualifications of what would<01:
• </c> of department heads and the president of of department heads and the president of uh<01:29:47.560

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c><00:37:49.760><c> laptops,</c> of some kind made up of laptops, of some kind made up of laptops,
• </c> sort of interrupting that that sort of sort of interrupting that that sort of continuum<00:49:46.319
• ><c> of</c><00:59:47.440><c> reverse</c> Speaking of Minnesota's use of reverse Speaking of Minnesota's
• </c><01:07:30.160><c> stretch</c> capturing of data of a twomile stretch capturing of data of a twomile
• So, good point, Senator Lucero. prospect of of humanity relying more on prospect of of humanity relying

Keywords: 1183, house

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• lack of of reporting and um but just the lack of of reporting and followup<00:31:32.679><c> and</c><00
• Obviously, one of the challenges of buying instead of renting, of course, is that interest rate, and
• </c><01:07:40.599><c> the</c> owner of that school used some of the owner of that school used some of
• </c><01:23:41.239><c> of</c><01:23:41.400><c> of</c> go to one who is capable of of of go to one who
• </c><01:37:57.159><c> of</c> representation of some of the impact of representation of some of the impact

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> status of the driver or an occupant of status of the driver or an occupant of the<00:25:16.399><
• </c><00:33:02.440><c> County</c> through both of uh middle of our County through both of uh middle of
• ><c> number</c><01:21:13.760><c> of</c> a lot of concerns about a number of a lot of concerns about a
• years of of of uh law that's been of years of of of uh law that's been developed<01:25:52.880><c> that
• sort of that intersection of newme about sort of that intersection of our<01:28:08.000><c> privacy</c

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That leaves us with 12%, or $3.4 million, for maintenance and repair of our local streets in the MSA
• </c><00:04:36.520><c> of</c> million for maintenance and repair of million for maintenance and repair
• of the introduction of we're made aware of the introduction of this<00:09:04.800><c> bill</c><00:09:
• </c><00:41:34.240><c> those</c> of those cost shares on all of those of those cost shares on all of those
• /c> efficiencies of at least 15% of efficiencies of at least 15% of basically<01:31:39.679><c> all</c

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:11:39.200><c> this</c> to you by the end of u the end of this to you by the end of u the end of this
• </c> lot of ways. lot of ways.
• </c> the risk um of of not being available. the risk um of of not being available.
• <00:55:43.920><c> beach</c> everybody out uh of of uh of the beach everybody out uh of of uh of the beach
• What is the integration of<01:11:03.199><c> AI?</c> of AI? of AI?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• types of data.
• </c><00:04:05.280><c> types</c><00:04:05.519><c> of</c> to look at a whole range of types of to look
• </c> um sort of scenario. um sort of scenario.
• It would kind of duration of time.
• </c><01:31:22.320><c> that</c> of um data brokers and um use of that of um data brokers and um use of

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee approved the October 15, 2025 minutes and then held a broader discussion on current challenges with data retention and government transparency. Judy Randall of the Office of the Legislative Auditor said historical data is essential for post-audits, which often look back three to five years, and that retention decisions must balance audit needs with the burden of separating public and nonpublic data. She described the records-retention panel process as informal and largely based on individual judgment, noting she had objected to a proposed 60-day email retention period and generally uses a three-year guideline, though she said that standard is not grounded in a formal rule. Members discussed whether auditing standards should set retention periods, with Randall saying auditing is a good starting point but other offices, including the attorney general, also have needs, and that some agency discretion is unavoidable because of the gray area between official records and non-records. Representative Elkins raised the related principle of data minimization, arguing that government should not keep data longer than needed and citing a University of Minnesota legacy data warehouse breach as an example of the risks of retaining unnecessary sensitive information. Randall agreed that data no longer needed is a liability and said her office purges workpapers after five years. Representative Scott pressed whether three years is enough for fraud investigations and financial records; Randall responded that a reasonableness standard is needed and that longer retention can produce diminishing returns, though she said she would follow up on whether financial records should be treated differently. Tanya Tacker of the Rum River Special Education Cooperative testified in support of updating Minnesota’s data-retention laws for schools. She said districts want to protect student information and maintain transparency, but the current general retention schedule dates to 1985 and 2000 and does not reflect digital records, modern systems, or the volume of special education data. She urged modernizing the schedule, clarifying what must be kept in paper versus digitized form, aligning state rules with IDEA and other federal requirements, and providing practical guidance and tools. Members praised the specificity of her recommendations. Dr. BB Newman testified that retention failures in St. Anthony Village have made it difficult to obtain routine municipal and police data, with records delayed, missing, or inconsistently produced and no clear explanation of what systems were searched or whether records were destroyed. Newman argued these gaps undermine statutory access rights and force residents into costly litigation, and recommended stronger retention auditing, documentation of destruction, mandatory disclosure of systems searched, and consequences for noncompliance. In response to questions, Senate counsel said there is generally no direct penalty, but affected parties may seek mandamus, Data Practices Act claims, or informal mediation/opinions from the Data Practices Office. The discussion closed with calls for clearer standards and possible legislative updates to improve compliance and transparency.

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• that</c> just kind of a completion of that just kind of a completion of that training<00:09:03.920><c
• </c><00:09:09.200><c> the</c> kind of that back office side of the kind of that back office side of the
• The thousands of miles of States.
• The rest of it is kind of on us.
• Uh the rest of it kind of on us. state. Uh the rest of it kind of on us.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

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• </c><00:21:48.000><c> on</c> all of those types of associations on all of those types of associations
• who is kind of struggling right now with condos that are not in good repair, that are not necessarily
• </c> needs-based assessment, you know, of of needs-based assessment, you know, of of the<00:35:34.000
• mean, of the value of insurance.
• ><01:38:19.920><c> value</c><01:38:20.320><c> of</c> low cost of I mean of the value of low cost of I

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> happens third of people tend to kind of happens third of people tend to kind of win.<00:37:05.839
• <c> a</c> example of something that would be of a example of something that would be of a greater<01:
• <01:37:37.679><c> the</c> guess at the intent of the uh of of the guess at the intent of the uh of of
• of dollars, which will translate to fewer services, limiting infrastructure repair, forgoing capital
• </c><01:52:22.080><c> Uh</c> hundreds of thousands of dollars. Uh hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• of our country and the preservation of our freedoms.
• Third reading of bills. The reading of bills.
• Of the children of men and women of our armed forces is completely unacceptable.
• Last bill of this session and yet another example of out of touch.
• Therefore, we, the members of the Arizona House of Representatives on behalf of the people of the state

Summary: The House convened, completed roll call, approved the journal, and took up several Senate bills and one Senate concurrent resolution through motions to reconsider, return bills for reconsideration, and refer measures to additional Committee of the Whole sessions for further amendment. Early actions included returning SB 1175 and SB 1198 to the Senate for reconsideration, rescinding passage of SB 1336 so it could be reconsidered, and referring SB 1111 and SB 152 to an additional COW. The House also recognized Representative Travers for a personal privilege statement honoring National Women Veterans Recognition Day and recorded attendance. In Committee of the Whole, members adopted floor amendments and recommended passage for SB 1511, SB 1552, SB 1198, SB 1110, SB 1618, SB 1431, and SCR 1004, with some debate on SB 1110’s home-confinement/reentry program, SB 1618’s Military Affairs Commission changes, and SB 1431’s city and town authority over residential project standards and streetscapes. The House later adopted the COW reports and moved the measures to engrossing or third reading as appropriate. SB 1336 and SB 1519 were also advanced from committee, while SB 1004 was reconsidered and ultimately failed on reconsideration. On third or final reading, the House passed SB 1127, SB 1180, SB 1428, SB 1198, SB 1336, SB 1511, SCR 1004, SB 1552, HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2114, HB 2311, HB 2729, and HB 4117. SB 1687, SB 1004, SB 1519, and SB 1502 failed. Members explained votes on several measures, including support for tax administration clarity in SB 1180, objections and support for the May primary proposal in SB 1687, concerns about sex offender monitoring in SB 1004, support for the Arizona Beef Council in SB 1198, and debate over the photo enforcement referral in SCR 1004. The session also included recesses for caucuses, lunch, and dinner, plus a brief technical outage of the live stream.

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• Stewardship of our laws, stewardship of our communities, and stewardship of the great state of Florida
• citizens of the entire state of Florida.
• colorful lives of members of our community.
• One, two, three, one of the top three economic drivers of the state of Florida.
• The bill authorizes the use of cellular tissue-based products, CTPs, to support the repair and regeneration

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and several recognitions, including law enforcement guests, a Spina Bifida Week presentation, and a salute to the 2025 IPSC Handgun World Shoot team. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to floor consideration of Senate bills. Members passed several bills unanimously or near-unanimously after brief debate and, in some cases, floor amendments. CS/SB 590 clarified that changes to the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters of child abuse apply prospectively and passed 111-0. SB 418 required law enforcement autism-interaction training and allowed the blue-envelope program to be offered in electronic or physical form; it passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1668 addressed NICA’s actuarial soundness and passed 112-0. CS/SB 1246 expanded the Linking Industry to Nursing Education fund to broader health science programs and passed 112-0. CS/CS/SB 1404 set baseline standards for memory care providers and passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1030 revised recovery residence rules, including MAT-related provisions, and passed 168-0. CS/CS/SB 178 changed FHSAA rules so school coaches may use limited personal funds for student welfare with parent consent and passed 112-0. CS/CS/SB 422 barred use of ADS-B data for airport billing and passed 108-2. CS/CS/SB 598 modernized funeral, cemetery, and consumer services licensing and passed 111-0. The House also considered CS/CS/SB 1134, a controversial bill restricting county and municipal DEI-related official actions and contracting. Sponsor Rep. Black described broad prohibitions with numerous exceptions, while members asked about effects on observances, special events, parade participation, and local economic-vitality offices. Rep. Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing vague prongs, arguing the language was ambiguous and could chill local government action; debate on that amendment was underway when the transcript ended. The chamber then moved into farewell remarks, including an extended address from Rep. Eskamani reflecting on her service, family, staff, constituents, and policy priorities, followed by remarks from the Speaker praising her energy and preparation. Rep. Overdorf also delivered farewell remarks highlighting his work on environmental policy, human trafficking, development regulation, property rights, and property taxes, with the Speaker commending his contributions.