Transcript Highlights:

• be able to be recycled at a... ...of those would be able to be recycled at a used oil collection center
• subject to the provisions of the type of collection center it is.
• example, if it was a do-it-yourselfer project, they could take five gallons of used oil to a collection center
• And that's the same as any other more conventional... ...55-gallon limit.
• So, and that's the same as any other more conventional used oil application.

Committee: Joint Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee

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• It's the difference between being coastal and a center of the state.
• For example, when I left Broward County, we were going to build a convention center hotel.
• The $340 million convention center hotel is now being finished, and it's beautiful, but it's $980 million

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee held its first meeting of the 2025 session and focused on an overview of county and municipal home rule powers and state preemption. After roll call and member introductions, Chair Alex Rizzo and Vice Chair Griff Griffiths explained the constitutional and statutory basis for local self-government, the distinction between charter and non-charter counties, and how express and implied preemption limit local authority. Griffiths emphasized that home rule gives local governments broad power to address community needs, but the Legislature can override that authority through clear preemption, with courts ultimately deciding disputes. Representatives Holcomb and LaMarca added that local issues should generally be addressed locally first, but statewide standards can be appropriate when uniformity is needed or local action is ineffective. The committee then heard from a panel representing counties, cities, business, and construction interests: Ginger Delegal of the Florida Association of Counties, Carolyn Johnson of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Rebecca O'Hara of the Florida League of Cities, and Carol Bowen of Associated Builders and Contractors of Florida. Delegal and O'Hara argued that home rule is rooted in local autonomy, policy experimentation, and accountability to voters, and warned against broad or “vacuum” preemptions that remove local authority without replacing it with state regulation. Johnson and Bowen supported preemption when local rules create a patchwork that hurts statewide competitiveness, raises costs, or complicates business operations, citing examples such as labor rules, heat safety, permitting, and procurement preferences. The panel also discussed the 2023 local ordinances law, which requires business impact estimates and provides attorney’s fees in certain challenges, as a mechanism to resolve disputes locally before resorting to preemption. Members questioned the panel about the 2024 heat-safety preemption and how to protect workers in the absence of local ordinances. Business representatives said existing OSHA duties and industry best practices already require employers to provide safe conditions, while local governments and the state should avoid inconsistent standards across jurisdictions. Another discussion centered on construction permitting, licensing, and local boards that may slow projects and increase costs; Bowen suggested eliminating redundant local fees and barriers while preserving statewide licensing and enforcement against bad actors. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational, with the chair inviting continued discussion on when preemption is appropriate versus when local governments should retain authority.

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• I'm the executive director of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence.
• I'm the executive director of the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence.
• We were doing a town hall a couple weeks ago, and I asked the person that was at the convention center
• We were doing a town hall a couple weeks ago, and I asked the person that was at the convention center
• are</c><01:32:50.800><c> you</c> the convention center, um what are you the convention center, um what

Bills: HF3127 , HF3524 , HF3525 , HF3754

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• Orchard at their center in 20120 was highlighted in the Minnesota documentary Sequencing Hope, which
• This usually results in moving expenses from the hospital cost center that are ... know this is not easy
• in November mfu members voted convention in November mfu members voted to<00:45:20.280><c> make</c><
• As a quick overview, as many of you know, North Memorial has two hospitals, one Level 1 trauma center
• </c><01:25:38.040><c> in</c> hospitals one level one Trauma Center in hospitals one level one Trauma

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Thirty-three years after the V.A.
• Medical Center in Altoona. He was born in Altoona, elected to 11 terms in the U.S.
• Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Thirty-three years after the V.A.
• Medical Center in Altoona. He was born in Altoona, elected to 11 terms in the U.S.
• MEDICAL CENTER IN ALTOONA. HE WAS BORN IN ALTOONA, ELECTED TO 11 TERMS IN THE U.S.

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• I'm the Director of the Center for Tax and Budget Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute.
• We talked about the A&M Real Estate Center having a statistic that for every $1,000 you increase the
• This program would help us expand the work at our Family Hope Centers.
• Some of the centers have been to our Family Hope Centers around the state, including those in Dallas,
• I am part of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Christian Life Commission, often just referred

Bills: SB214 , SB935 , SB1030 , SB1901 , SB2018 , SB2020 , SB2066 , SB2206

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill addresses conventional, more conventional pharmacies, not the outsourcing facilities.
• Addresses conventional, more conventional pharmacies, not the outsourcing facilities.
• It's something that's done in conventional tobacco. They're required to be licensed in the state.

Committee: House House International Trade Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee began with a presentation from Berthold Barak Karlich of Benor Capital on investment and innovation from a European perspective. He argued that legacy in trade and innovation is about enabling future generations, not isolation, and highlighted Austria and Europe’s strengths in education, applied research, hidden-champion SMEs, and deep-tech. He also warned against economic nationalism and emphasized that entrepreneurship and cross-border trade create shared interests, peace, and long-term collaboration. In response to questions, he said Arizona had impressed him as a strong, international deep-tech hub, and he expressed interest in learning more about opportunities there. The committee then considered HB 2746, which creates a study committee on trade offices under the Arizona Commerce Authority to review existing trade offices, gather stakeholder input, and report recommendations by December 31, 2028. Members discussed oversight of Arizona’s trade offices in countries including Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Romania, and Germany, and the sponsor said the bill would help evaluate effectiveness while identifying new opportunities. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 7-0 vote. HB 2750, which establishes the Arizona-Sonora Trade Commission with legislative appointees, also received a due pass recommendation after members discussed its role as a complement to executive-branch efforts; it passed 5-1 with one present. The committee next heard HB 4036, a bill restricting the sale and distribution of compounded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs made with certain bulk drug substances and authorizing inspections by the State Board of Pharmacy. Supporters, including Novo Nordisk and the Partnership for Safe Medicines, argued the bill would address unsafe imported ingredients, impurities, misleading advertising, and a surge in mass compounding that they said exceeds the intent of compounding law. Opponents from the Arizona Pharmacy Association, compounding pharmacists, and a physician argued the bill would burden lawful compounders, raise costs, reduce access, and could harm patients who rely on compounded medications. After extensive debate, the committee failed to pass HB 4036 on a 5-5 vote. Finally, the committee took up HB 2765, as amended by a strike-everything amendment creating a vapor product manufacturer licensing framework, fees, penalties, and Department of Revenue oversight. The sponsor said the measure was intended to address illegal smuggling of vape products and protect children, while opponents argued it would burden lawful businesses and that the real problem was illicit actors outside the regulated market. The transcript ends during the discussion of this bill, before a final vote is recorded.

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• We have an international convention once a year. There's other CE opportunities for our members.
• We have an international convention once a year. There's other CE opportunities for our members.
• We have an international convention once a year. There's other CE opportunities for our members.
• We have an international convention once a year. There's other CE opportunities for our members.
• We have an international convention once a year. There's other CE opportunities for our members.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture met for its first session and took up Senate Bill 69, as amended by a committee substitute. The substitute was adopted by motion and vote, and the chair noted that a fiscal note had been requested but not yet received, so the bill would proceed and the fiscal note would be trailed. The bill concerns equine dental care and related chiropractic services, creating a licensing and regulatory framework for equine dental providers and allied animal health practitioners. Senator Robin Webb, the bill sponsor, said the substitute made technical corrections requested by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and the chiropractors association. She described the measure as a compromise intended to clarify scopes of practice, establish a credentialing/licensing board, and provide a legal pathway for people who have long provided equine dental services, especially in rural areas where veterinary access can be limited. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, allow providers to obtain liability insurance, and preserve referrals to veterinarians for issues outside the defined scope. Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and Board of Veterinary Examiners representatives said the bill was developed through a working group, modeled in part on Texas, and would include continuing education, grievance procedures, and due process protections. Justin Tallup, an equine dental provider, testified in favor, saying the bill would not change day-to-day practice but would legalize and formalize it. He said the scope would be limited to floating and balancing molars and incisors and removing caps and wolf teeth, with anything beyond that referred to veterinarians. He also said certification requires formal training, case submissions, testing, and annual continuing education. Senator Deneen asked about sedation, and witnesses said sedatives would still be prescribed and dispensed by a veterinarian under a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship, with the owner administering them. Michelle Shane of the Board of Veterinary Examiners said the board supported the bill’s disciplinary framework and would defer to federal law on controlled substances. Dr. William Rainbow, a veterinarian, testified against the bill, arguing that equine dentistry is veterinary medicine and that the proposal would allow undertrained practitioners to work without sufficient standards, including a grandfathering provision. He said practitioners should have training comparable to licensed veterinary technicians and warned that the bill could leave horses vulnerable to poor care. The committee did not take final action on the bill in the portion of the meeting provided, but the chair indicated time was running short and that a vote would be needed.

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• It bridges the gap between conventional fuels and renewable fuels, which is really critical for adoption
• It bridges the gap between conventional fuels and renewable fuels, which is really critical for adoption
• We feel like the DOT already has rules and regulations in place that require a conventional human driver
• Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice in support.
• Hoy Health and Harm Reduction Center in support. >> Blue Pono Initiative in support.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1694, which would create a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and HB 1695, which would expand the state’s renewable fuels production tax credit. For HB 1694, supporters from the airlines, renewable fuels industry, business groups, and some environmental and youth representatives said sustainable aviation fuel is a practical near-term way to cut emissions in aviation, a hard-to-decarbonize sector, and argued the credit would send a market signal, support local production, and help meet state climate goals. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and a taxpayer-focused testifier, argued the bill could subsidize expensive fuels that may not be truly clean, could duplicate benefits available under other tax provisions, and should not support transpacific aviation or technologies they said are unproven or harmful. The Department of Taxation stood on written testimony, and the chair later asked that all verbal testimony on remaining bills be limited to one minute because of time constraints. HB 1695 drew similar support and opposition, but focused more broadly on renewable fuels for transportation, trucking, shipping, and other sectors. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Energy Office, airlines, PAR Hawaii, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pacific Biodiesel, and the RNG Coalition, said the bill would help scale local fuel production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support jobs and agriculture, and advance the state’s climate and energy goals. Several supporters emphasized that the credit would help build a local industry and that life-cycle accounting should be used to measure emissions benefits. Opponents repeated concerns that some biofuels and waste-based fuels may not be climate-beneficial, may rely on flawed modeling, and could create costly infrastructure that would need to be replaced later. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And yes, data centers.
• Yes, these data centers, the size of your desk, do use water.
• I am not opposed to data centers. We have an example here in our state.
• Incredibly expensive when compared to conventional generation. Mr.
• We had another two gigawatt natural gas data center announced for Lee County.

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• We will hear specifically from UC San Diego about their plans to expand an off-campus center in southern
• of the IT department, which is implementing it, with costs associated with building a little data center
• The university has ...particularly at our academic medical centers.
• For example, our law school centers range from the business law center to the center for racial and economic
• Our back doors are the Tenderloin; our front doors are the Civic Center, admin market.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held an extended hearing focused primarily on University of California budget issues, enrollment, housing, and Title IX. Chair David Alvarez opened by noting the governor’s proposed 8% ongoing General Fund reduction to UC, the deferral of compact funding, and the College of the Law budget item, while emphasizing that no votes would be taken that day. Public commenters, including UC Davis employees and lecturers, urged restoration of UC funding and opposed the hiring freeze, saying cuts would worsen staffing shortages, reduce research capacity, and harm students and patients. On UC core operations, the Department of Finance said the governor’s budget maintains the compact but defers $240.8 million in ongoing support and continues a planned 7.95% reduction, while the LAO recommended rejecting the deferrals and instead making any changes in the budget year. UC San Diego’s chancellor and UC Office of the President argued the cuts and deferrals would create major campus shortfalls, force hiring freezes, larger class sizes, fewer course offerings, delayed projects, and possible layoffs. Committee members questioned whether cuts could be shifted away from students and toward administration, discussed UCOP reserves and bond debt, and noted that UC’s budget structure makes the campus-level impact larger than the headline reduction. The committee also reviewed enrollment trends and nonresident replacement. The LAO said UC resident enrollment has grown and recommended revisiting 2026-27 targets and pausing the nonresident replacement plan if state funding does not improve. UC said it has exceeded California undergraduate enrollment and nonresident replacement goals, but warned that continued growth without funding would force enrollment reductions and harm quality. Members discussed the role of nonresident and international students, tuition rates, and the value of UC as a pathway for California students and a source of talent for the state. A separate housing item covered the state’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program. UC reported that recent bond savings could support additional affordable beds at UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara, but the LAO and Finance noted the Legislature would need to decide how to use the $6.2 million in savings from the original projects. The committee also heard a Title IX update from UC’s systemwide civil rights office, which described campus Title IX structures, training, and policy enforcement, and said the system has been working to improve confidentiality guidance and streamline complaint processes after survey feedback showed confusion and lengthy procedures.

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• Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair on May 9 through 15, 2026, at the Phoenix Convention
• Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

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• </c><00:14:49.760><c> And</c><00:14:49.959><c> so</c><00:14:50.200><c> here</c> hold the joint convention
• And so here hold the joint convention. And so here we<00:14:50.560><c> are.
• The joint committee then recommends candidates to the joint convention, at which time the joint convention
• , at which at which time the convention, at which at which time the joint<00:47:54.480><c> convention
• </c> joint convention elects Regents. joint convention elects Regents.

Bills: HF4252

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Benjamin Henderson with the Western Center on Law and Poverty. We will...
• Good morning, Christina Scringer, the Center for Biological Diversity.
• Grecia Roscoe, at the Center on Race, Poverty, and Environment...
• Marie Lou, in support for Occidental Arts Center, Ecology Center, and Surfrider. Thank you.
• Benjamin Henderson, with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, in support.

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to environmental quality, housing, transportation, and waste policy. SB 1375, by Senator Cortese, would create a narrow CEQA exemption category for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive environmental review. Supporters, including VTA, the City of San Jose, BART, Caltrain, MTC, and Climate Reality Silicon Valley, said it would reduce duplicative review and speed projects like the Diridon Station modernization. Committee members emphasized added amendments requiring displacement, construction-impact, and natural resources plans, and the bill passed 5-0 as amended to Transportation. The committee then took up SB 1031 on compostable plastics labeling. The author and supporters such as Californians Against Waste and the California Compost Coalition argued the bill would reduce consumer confusion, curb contamination in compost and recycling streams, and direct OEHHA to study health and environmental impacts. Opponents including manufacturers, BPI, retailers, and other industry groups said the bill would effectively ban compostable products in California, harm businesses, and fail to fix the underlying National Organics Program issue. After extensive discussion about labeling, composting capacity, and costs, the bill passed 2-2 on call to Appropriations. SB 958, relating to the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, was presented next; supporters said it would help move forward a large housing and mixed-use project on city-owned land after years of review and voter approval, and it passed 3-0 on call to Local Government. SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, drew the most extensive debate. The bill would strengthen implementation and enforcement of AB 617 community emissions reduction plans and local plans in overburdened communities. Environmental justice advocates and youth supporters backed the measure, while local governments, business groups, air district representatives, and industry groups warned it would create uncertainty, add land-use constraints, and act as a housing and cost driver. The author accepted several committee amendments and said the bill was still being worked on, but the motion to pass it to Local Government resulted in a 2-2 tie and the bill remained on call. SB 1064, by Senator Dahle, would reduce clean truck check testing frequency for low-use heavy-duty vehicles and equipment from twice a year to once a year. Agricultural and trucking witnesses supported it as a practical, cost-saving change, while air quality advocates opposed weakening a program they said prevents excess emissions and protects public health. The bill passed 4-0 on call to Transportation. Finally, SB 1258 was presented as a revised measure on remediation of hazardous waste sites on the Cortese list. The author said the committee amendments replaced the bill’s original approach, but he continued to argue that remediation should be aligned with housing development so contaminated infill sites can be cleaned up and built on more efficiently. Developers and environmental consultants supported the concept, saying current timing rules create risk and leave sites idle, while the committee continued to hear testimony as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• But we have additional debt that the state is backing up, like we share the debt to the convention center
• no new data center can qualify for the data center equipment TPP exemption during this period.
• And then number five, 35—I'm sorry—is a data center thing.
• And then number five, 35—I'm sorry—is a data center thing.
• So any city can build a data center. They can do all that.

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• The project was originally created in 2016 and operated through the card centers that later expired under
• It allows participating card centers to work with local sheriff's offices to provide voluntary tracking
• Each conventional septic system installed during this window will decrease water quality and increase
• It's important to understand that DEP can only prohibit conventional septic tanks where our waters are
• I teach math at Rosenwald Learning Center in Bay County.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Southern Poverty Law uh from Birmingham Southern Poverty Law uh from Birmingham Southern Poverty Law Center
• uh I will try and be as brief uh Center uh I will try and be as brief uh Center uh I will try and be
• um in which the Bible Baptist convention um in which the Bible Baptist convention um in which the Bible
• one on your calendar this uh the last one on your calendar this uh the last one on your calendar Center
• um Hatcher Senate Bill 55 it Center um Hatcher Senate Bill 55 it Center um Hatcher Senate Bill 55 it

Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

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• At the center of that story was a young man from Pennsylvania, Richard Winters.
• At the center of that story was a young man from Pennsylvania, Richard Winters.
• The Bible was the most often cited by a large margin during the Constitutional Convention.

Transcript Highlights:

• Nothing that happens at precinct caucuses or at any convention has any bearing on who can vote or who
• Nothing that happens at precinct caucuses or at any convention center currents result of them ...they

Bills: HF2185 , HF1849 , HF3719 , HF3721 , HF3845 , HF3720

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:

• And our final thing throughout the year is our state convention, where we have around 1,700 kids every
• so grateful for this opportunity, and we wanted to give you a personal invitation to our state convention
• the National Association of Wheat Growers, the National Wheat Foundation, and the Wheat Marketing Center

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs