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• Fresno County transportation services that its residents depend on for getting to work, attending school
• I'd also like to register a me too for Hmong Innovating Politics, Move California, Safe to School, Public
• Genoveva Isla, board president of Fresno Unified School District and executive director of Cultiva La
• I'm a resident of Fresno, also a member of the Fresno Unified School Board, and I support.
• The Fresno Unified School District, the Fresno Teachers Association, Every Neighborhood Partnership,

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee held an informational hearing on AB 1923 by Assembly Member Soria, which would place the Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act on the November 2026 ballot as a successor to Measure C. Supporters said the measure is needed to preserve transportation funding for road repairs, transit, and matching dollars for state and federal grants, and argued that Fresno County voters should be allowed to decide after more than 32,000 petition signatures qualified the initiative. Testimony in support emphasized impacts on rural communities, students, seniors, farmworkers, caregivers, and access to medical care, with many local officials, residents, labor groups, and community organizations registering support. Opposition came from the Fresno County Board of Supervisors, which argued the bill would override local control and set a bad precedent by directing a local ballot placement contrary to the board’s action. The county also said the board did not delay intentionally, but acted at the next available meeting after signature verification, and argued that a required study was justified. California State Association of Counties registered concerns about local control but did not take a formal position. Committee discussion reflected those concerns, with one member warning about state overreach and the author responding that the board’s role is ministerial and that the bill is intended to prevent delay from pushing the measure to 2028. No vote was taken because the hearing was informational only. The chair noted the committee was hearing testimony and issues surrounding the bill, and the author closed by urging support when the measure reaches the Assembly floor.

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• today, Fresno County transportation services that residents depend on for getting to work, attending school
• I'd also like to register a me too for Hmong Innovating Politics, Move California, Safe to School, Public
• Genoveva Isla, board president of Fresno Unified School District and executive director of Cultiva La
• I'm a resident of Fresno, also a member of the Fresno Unified School Board, and I support.
• District; the Fresno Teachers Association; and Every Neighborhood Partnership. the Fresno Unified School

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• sure the funds get to where it's actually benefiting the individuals who need to get their GED, high school
• sure the funds get to where it's actually benefiting the individuals who need to get their GED, high school
• sure the funds get to where it's actually benefiting the individuals who need to get their GED, high school
• sure the funds get to where it's actually benefiting the individuals who need to get their GED, high school
• sure the funds get to where it's actually benefiting the individuals who need to get their GED, high school

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 958, all

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• School collegiate.
• Up here in the gallery, we have John Newman and a bunch of students from Jonesboro High School.
• And whereas after graduating from college, Senator Hardin attended the University of Arkansas School
• after graduating from law school, Senator Hardin moved to Russellville, Arkansas, where he became a
• Senate Bill 57, by Joint Budget, an act for the Department of Education Arkansas School for the Deaf

Keywords: 1204, all

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• state that is so important to their local economy and so important to everything that they dismiss school
• And anybody in here have areas that dismiss school?
• The kids get out of school during their season for the week.
• The kids get out of school during their season for the week because it's that vital and important to
• the area, plus nobody would be in school if they had school.

Committee: House Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1885, Representative VanSkoik’s bill. The committee moved the bill “do pass” and approved it by roll call vote, 22-0. After that action, the committee held a special presentation by the Grundy County R-5 FFA agriculture issues team. The FFA students presented a skit and discussion on chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the Missouri Department of Conservation’s targeted removal practices. Their presentation laid out competing concerns from farmers, deer hunters, families using venison, and conservation officials, including crop damage, hunting economics, deer population health, food safety, and the spread of CWD. Committee members asked questions about CWD prevalence in Grundy County, the Wisconsin and Kansas experiences, human health risks, Share the Harvest, testing practices, and the economic effects of deer hunting versus deer damage and collisions. Members praised the students’ preparation and presentation, and several offered suggestions about strengthening their factual support and economic data for competition. The committee also discussed the controversy around MDC’s CWD policies and the decision to pause targeted removals while more research is done. The meeting ended with thanks to the students and adjournment of the committee.

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Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Chair, we're going to have a group of high school students that are coming in, and they wanted to listen
• They're coming from Lawrence High School, so if you see a bunch of high school students here, it's not
• I've been practicing in Massachusetts since I graduated from Tufts Veterinary School back in 2004, both
• 1,800 members who represent veterinarians working in all areas of industry as well as veterinary school
• I've been a small animal practitioner since I graduated from Tufts Veterinary School in 1992, and my

Bills: S3082 , S3090 , H5425 , H5130 , H5114

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: animal telehealth, veterinary telemedicine, veterinary telehealth, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, pet care, companion animal, livestock, remote veterinary care, synchronous audio-video, telemedicine, prescription drugs, antimicrobial drugs, controlled substances, xylazine, compounding pharmacy, veterinary practice, Massachusetts Controlled Substances Act, animal owner

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• In high school, he started playing AAU. He had an ankle fracture and back pain.
• Had I been 10 years younger, maybe medical school.
• She currently attends a therapeutic school after very costly litigation involving her local public school
• Services can be provided in primary care, community-based settings, or schools, and today we’re going
• she was subsequently too afraid to take the bus to school.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• These landmark projects will bring much-needed tax revenue to help fund local schools, infrastructure
• More money for your schools, your fire department, your libraries, your community colleges.
• They are levies on schools, community colleges, and so on. And then this is off of one development.
• The jobs, the school revenue, what are you upset with?
• And as you just heard from the job creation, tax revenues, local school jurisdictions, the impact in

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The Missouri House Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers, with the chair saying the goal was to hear different perspectives and better understand the issue before future legislation. No public testimony was taken, but three invited speakers presented: a labor representative, an Ameren Missouri executive, and a consumer advocate. The discussion focused on the economic benefits of data centers, including construction jobs, local hiring, apprenticeship opportunities, tax revenue for schools and local governments, and related spending by Missouri businesses. The labor witness described current Montgomery County projects, said hundreds of Missourians were already working there, and argued that closed-loop cooling and generator noise were manageable. Committee members also raised questions about water use, noise, cybersecurity, local hiring, and how much tax revenue a project could generate annually. Ameren’s Rob Dixon said Senate Bill 4 and the PSC’s large-load tariff provide key protections for ratepayers by requiring large customers to pay their own interconnection costs, sign long-term contracts, post collateral, and pay for most of their requested load even if they use less. He said those rules help prevent costs from shifting to other customers and that large loads can put downward pressure on rates by contributing to fixed system costs. Dixon also said Ameren is planning for significant new generation, including gas, nuclear, hydro, coal, and renewables, and that data centers are subject to the same load-shedding and emergency restoration rules as other customers. He noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities. John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri argued the PSC protections are still too weak and warned that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects are delayed, shrink, or fail. He urged stronger consumer protections, more upfront financial commitments from data centers, and greater transparency for ratepayers, while also suggesting community benefit agreements and cautioning against over-reliance on utility projections. Several members pushed back on his characterization of Senate Bill 4 and QIP/CWIP provisions, and the hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses and adjourned the committee.

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• That's the new SAW, if you're Old school. And the M-7, which is heavier than the M-4.
• He actually was a Golden Eagle from Bethpage High School.
• He's a graduate of Honeoye Falls-Lima High School.
• HE ACTUALLY WAS A GOLDEN EAGLE FROM BETHPAGE HIGH SCHOOL.
• done outside the school.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with ceremonial opening proceedings, approved the prior journal, and then moved through a series of calendar actions, including discharging and substituting identical companion bills from committee and restoring several bills to the Third Reading Calendar after reconsideration. The chamber also took up a supplemental budget calendar and a controversial supplemental budget extender, with Senator O’Mara questioning the delay in final budget negotiations, the size of the extender, table targets, and unresolved policy issues such as auto insurance reforms, SEQRA, New York for All, and CLCPA changes. Senator Serrano responded that negotiations were ongoing and that the extender was a clean measure to keep state government functioning. The budget extender bills were then passed, with Senator Weik voting in the negative on one of them. The Senate also adopted a resolution memorializing May 4, 2026, as 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum Day, and hosted Major General Scott Naumann and other Fort Drum leaders and soldiers for remarks on the division’s deployments, readiness, economic impact, and requests for continued state support on items such as microreactors, health care, DMV services, dining facilities, airports, and mineral-related development. The Fort Drum resolution drew extensive bipartisan praise from Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Minority Leader Ortt, Senator Scarcella-Spanton, Senator Ashby, Senator Walczyk, and others, who emphasized the division’s military history, its role as a major employer and economic driver in Northern New York, and the sacrifices of service members and their families. Several senators highlighted individual soldiers in attendance and their service records, while the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and adopted. The Senate also recognized a visiting child author, Thomas Ortiz, who was introduced for publishing a book encouraging kindness and friendship. After the ceremonial segment, the Senate returned to regular business and passed a series of bills on the calendar, including measures affecting environmental conservation, executive law, public service, education, public authorities, real property tax, criminal procedure, election law, and civil rights. Some bills drew negative votes from a bloc of senators, particularly on the environmental, criminal procedure, election, and civil rights measures, but all listed bills were ultimately passed. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.

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• James Elementary School. If we could give them a warm welcome, maybe a roar, that would be great.
• To my right and your left in the upper galleries, we have one of my favorite schools from Grundy County
• We have the seventh- and eighth-grade class from United in Christ Lutheran School, as I said, and from
• For me, notably, you know how important the child care subsidies and school transportation funding were
• Most taxing jurisdictions, most school boards, Are very unusual circumstances.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We just passed AB 727 to put hotlines on school ID. But this is the next big step.
• We just passed AB 727 to put hotlines on school ID. But this is the next big step.
• I strongly oppose this bill, and I am a school board member for Gallaud Elementary School District.
• I was urinating blood and had ulcers in my bladder and was too weak to attend school.
• And I'm a school board member for Gallaud Elementary School District, and I oppose this bill.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on March 17 and first approved a consent calendar of several bills, then heard AB 1540 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, which would restore the 988 “Press 3” LGBTQ youth crisis line. Supporters, including suicide prevention advocates, behavioral health groups, and local governments, argued the service is a vital, identity-affirming suicide prevention tool for LGBTQ youth. Opponents, including detransitioners and conservative advocacy groups, argued it would steer vulnerable youth toward organizations they viewed as harmful. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Communications and Conveyance Committee, with several no votes; the bill was later held on call and then advanced. The committee next heard AB 1671 by Assemblymember Tangipa, creating a Rural Medical Provider Grant Program to help providers serving rural communities with operational costs, equipment, workforce needs, and related expenses. Supporters said the bill would help retain providers and improve access in areas where patients travel long distances for care; committee members also discussed telehealth as an important rural access tool. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 1876 by Assemblymember Addis, the Fair Care for All Act, which would codify federal health care nondiscrimination protections into California law, including protections related to race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, and gender identity. Supporters said the bill is needed because federal protections are vulnerable to rollback and because patients, especially transgender and intersex Californians, face coverage denials and care disruptions. Opponents argued the bill would force coverage of gender-affirming care and raised concerns about detransitioning. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass motion to Judiciary, with some no votes, and later held it on call before it advanced. Finally, the committee heard AB 1629 by Assemblymember Haney, which would require dental plans to honor assignment-of-benefits requests and improve reporting on network adequacy. Supporters said the bill would reduce upfront costs for patients and improve transparency, while opponents, including Delta Dental and dental plan groups, warned it could weaken networks and increase out-of-pocket costs. After discussion about network participation and patient access, the committee passed the bill on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The committee then completed the remaining votes, including the consent items, and adjourned.

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• high-skilled technical training that we are enforcing in our career and technical education high schools
• We also actively support local schools, ...million in annual payroll.
• We also actively support local schools, youth athletics, charities, and community organizations across
• They travel long distances for groceries, medical care, school, and work.
• I currently serve as the interim superintendent for the Mora Independent School District.

Bills: SB22 , SB310

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County, 996, all

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• our chaplain, Tom Doherty, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance today by Kaylin Clark of Rigby High School
• Well, they taught me in law school, you measure risk by taking the probability of something happening
• Well, they taught me in law school you measure risk by taking the probability of something happening
• Between the years of 1980 and 1987, when I graduated from high school, my mom and my dad and my five
• There are four young men in the gallery today from Rigby High School.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Manzano High School area, if you know Albuquerque. Thank you.
• My name is Shana Arvizo, and I serve as the VA School Certifying Official here at UNM.
• We also help with Boy State and Girl State, where we take high school kids.
• He teaches the Young Marines program at Miyamura High School. Mr.
• I went to high school with her. I've been trying to reach out to message her.

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• I'm a family medicine physician and assistant clinical professor with the UCSF School of Medicine.
• My name is Steve Gold and I own the 160 Driving Academy Truck Driving Schools.
• In 2024, we train to place over 27,000 new professional truck drivers across our school system.
• In 2025, across our 10 California CDL schools will create and place over 3,000 new truck drivers into
• These schools are taking advantage of the BPP exemption that allows training schools to bypass the BPP

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Andrade, HB 6507, relief of Marcus Button by the Pasco County School Board. You're recognized, sir.
• Members, in 2006, Marcus Button was driving to school when a Pasco County school bus pulled out, made
• There has been a settlement reached between the Pasco County School District and Mr.
• Button would receive $1 million from Pasco County School District, and Mr.
• In freshman year of high school, and that's horrible.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of 20 bills, beginning with CS/HB 1173 on the Florida Trust Code, which clarified that the Florida Attorney General is the only public official with standing to enforce charitable trusts administered in Florida; it was amended and reported favorably. The committee also unanimously or near-unanimously approved several claims and relief bills, including HB 6507 for Marcus Button, HB 6523 for Darlene Engerville and J.R., HB 6525 for Eric and Jennifer Miles, HB 6529 for J.N., and HB 6519 for the estate of Beniel Hambier, all involving settlements or compensation for injuries or wrongful death. Other measures reported favorably included CS/HB 213 on commercial squatters, CS/HB 1447 on trespass at large-scale ticketed events, CS/HB 515 updating the Uniform Commercial Code for virtual currency and related technologies, CS/HB 1007 on gift card fraud, CS/HB 1049 on protection of court officials, CS/HB 1219 on non-compete and garden leave agreements, CS/HB 399 on stolen valor in the ethics code, CS/HB 57 on xylazine regulation, HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, and CS/HB 265 on enforcing terrorism-related judgments against frozen assets. Most of these bills had support from industry, law enforcement, or affected parties and passed with little or no opposition. The most contested measure was CS/HB 1517, which would expand Florida’s wrongful death statute to include parents of unborn children as survivors. Supporters argued it would allow families to recover damages when negligence causes the loss of a pregnancy, while opponents—including the ACLU of Florida, Planned Parenthood affiliates, reproductive rights advocates, and some committee members—warned it could be used to advance fetal personhood, chill medical care, and empower abusive partners or others to sue over abortion-related conduct. The sponsor said the bill remained within the wrongful death framework and included protections for mothers and lawful medical providers, but the committee still reported it favorably on a 14-6 vote. CS/HB 903, a corrections bill addressing inmate litigation, sentencing, execution methods, tracking devices, health services, and offender review appointments, also drew debate over a proposed tolling amendment and due process concerns; the amendment failed and the bill passed 16-5. CS/HB 57 on xylazine likewise saw debate over whether penalties should target users or traffickers, but the committee rejected a narrowing amendment and passed the bill 20-1. Several bills were amended in committee, often with technical or clarifying changes, including CS/HB 1219, HB 1351 on sexual offender and predator registration, and HB 901. Public testimony was generally supportive on the non-controversial bills, especially from law enforcement, business groups, and affected claimants. At the end of the meeting, Rep. Gottlieb offered a personal correction, acknowledging he had wrongly criticized FOP in a prior meeting after learning the organization had, in fact, contacted him. The committee then adjourned after completing the full agenda.

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• Um, it does remove one item related to school improvement, which is now a one-time appropriation in Section
• Our rural areas want that, especially for their school kids.
• I'm a high school senior from Albuquerque Academy.
• the same amount of money as the traditional school bus.
• The EV infrastructure and school buses are in the Public Schools Facility Authority.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• I've heard stories and I've shared stories of certain school districts.
• I know some school districts hire risk managers where they... and read the contracts.
• I've represented many school districts forced to arbitrate in New York.
• New York arbitrator preside over a Texas school district's insurance claim somehow made sense.
• He even wrote that Ed Couch could enjoy a cost savings by forcing school officials to do the traveling

Bills: SB388 , SB455 , SB917 , SB925 , SB1006

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: dispatchable generation, electricity, natural gas, ERCOT, energy credits, utilities regulation, renewable energy, arbitration, insurance contracts, surplus lines, Texas law, insurance policy, boiler inspection, boiler safety, inspection report deadline, certificate inspection, authorized inspector, inspection agency, Health and Safety Code, board of boiler rules

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• state, whether that is funding to prevent wildfires, whether that is funding for our roads. for our schools
• example, in the case of CalWORKs and TANF funds to other entities like local housing authorities, school
• This is mainly for school meals, money for high-poverty schools.
• So that's going to include universities, housing authorities, transit agencies, school districts, etc
• If you strip children of the ability to learn in school because they're hungry or because their class

Keywords: 988, house, all