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• Today I rise to share the history of an organization whose legacy is grounded in sisterhood, service,
• Professionally and socially, while remaining deeply committed to community service.
• , Incorporated, has consistently answered the call to National service initiatives, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
• , Incorporated, has consistently answered the call to service.
• healthy employees that have access to medical care is going to be crucial to making sure that Missouri

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 126-0. Members then offered several points of personal privilege and introductions, including recognition of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, a tribute and moment of silence for the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, and greetings to various visiting groups such as manufacturers, FFA students, university graduate students, and the Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps for an America 250 event. The chamber then moved through first reading of several bills and took up multiple measures for perfection and printing. House Bill 2596, dealing with multiple employer self-insured health plans for small businesses, received supportive testimony from members who said it would help small employers recruit and retain workers and modernize outdated law; it was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1644, establishing a franchise-specific joint employer standard, drew extensive debate over liability, franchisor control, and whether it would protect small franchise businesses without limiting legitimate claims; it was also adopted and ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 2423, updating consumer credit licensing fees for the fee-funded Division of Finance, was presented as a way to keep the agency self-funded and maintain consumer protection staffing, and it too was ordered perfected and printed. The House also considered House Bill 2641, which would regulate intoxicating hemp products and align state law with federal changes set to take effect on November 12, 2026. The bill’s sponsor said it was intended to protect children, provide clarity, and create a coordinated enforcement framework, while opponents argued it was unconstitutional because it would effectively reclassify hemp products under the marijuana framework in Article 14 of the Missouri Constitution and could harm lawful hemp businesses. An amendment and a technical amendment were adopted, and the bill was then adopted and perfected and printed as amended. The House later announced committee meetings and other notices before voting to recess until 2 p.m.

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• The Chair is going to lay Senate File 2669, Senator Wiklund's Health and Human Services bill, on the
• a relationship to being um provided a hospital<01:10:16.880><c> type</c><01:10:17.280><c> service.
• And that is we want to make sure that we have adequate health care access across the state.
• </c><01:47:40.000><c> to</c><01:47:40.239><c> coverage</c> coverage or reduced access to coverage coverage
• </c> access to medical care across the state. access to medical care across the state.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I am in full support of every community having that access to government resources to flee when there
• ><c> to</c> that access to government resources to that access to government resources to flee<00:47:
• Also, this restricts access for all wāhine in Hawaii to receive care from two types of midwives, western
• </c> with the deepest disparities in access with the deepest disparities in access to<01:27:28.159><c
• <c> services</c><01:31:00.560><c> to</c><01:31:00.800><c> our</c> uh provide safe services to our uh

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And what this bill will do is it will open access to people.
• And what this bill will do is it will open access to people.
• </c><01:26:36.440><c> to</c> will do is it will open access to will do is it will open access to people
• Minnesota the ability to access our lands.
• </c> to access our lands. to access our lands. Thank<01:43:18.960><c> you,</c><01:43:19.000><c> Mr.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HR 301 honors the United Way of the Concho Valley for over 100 years of exceptional service to our Wests
• To the members, past, present, and future. Of LWB Collin County, we thank you for your service.
• Physician assistants play an essential role in increasing access to care for individuals in both urban
• Their ability to provide high quality care from preventative services to complex treatments help ensure
• These individuals are working to ensure that adult adoptees in Texas have fair access to their original

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• Encouraging students to join civics will inspire more Americans to pursue public service, further leading
• Not every kid has access to go do things outside of the school day, so I just want to caution us of that
• So I want to thank you all for your time and your service to the state. Thank you.
• We need to work on connecting families and schools to tools and services to address barriers rather than
• This proposed change will require districts to report non-compliant students to counties for services

Committee: House Education Policy

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• then look at our vast California Health and Human Services initiatives to operationalize them to the
• We need to service all our students with very minimal resources, and so what we were able to do with
• The mission of the Highway Patrol is to provide the highest level of safety, service, and security to
• safety and service to one of California's most vulnerable populations.
• Without access to these critical funds, Without access to these critical funds, essential training for

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Public Safety heard several items focused on youth safety and law enforcement resources. The committee first took up tribal youth diversion programs, with the Legislative Analyst’s Office describing the Tribal Youth Diversion Grant Program and its two cohorts of grantees funded through the Board of State and Community Corrections. Tribal representatives from the Yurok Tribe and San Pasqual Band of Indians testified that diversion, tribal courts, school partnerships, mentoring, and culturally grounded services helped reduce truancy and justice-system involvement, but that short-term funding interruptions and limited capacity prevented them from serving all youth in need. Committee members discussed the importance of early intervention, tribal-state court collaboration, and possible misidentification of Native youth in the justice system. The committee then heard the California Highway Patrol’s overview of surge operations supporting local crime suppression, including organized retail theft. CHP reported that its surge teams have been used in response to mutual aid requests and cited arrests, stolen vehicle recoveries, and firearm seizures in Oakland, Bakersfield, and San Bernardino. Members asked about demand for these operations and whether CHP could meet requests without affecting other duties; CHP said requests have increased and are accepted when resources allow. The committee also heard CHP’s request for a $5 million General Fund augmentation and 12 positions for its Computer Crimes Investigation Unit to make child sexual abuse material and human trafficking investigations a higher priority. CHP cited rising cybertip volumes, a case involving AI-generated CSAM, and the need for more investigators and forensic capacity. A larger portion of the hearing focused on the Internet Crimes Against Children task forces and a separate $5 million ongoing General Fund proposal for Cal OES to continue the program. Task force commanders from Sacramento, San Diego, Silicon Valley, and Fresno described rapidly growing cybertip volumes, heavy caseloads, forensic backlogs, and the need for training and equipment for affiliate agencies statewide. They emphasized that the ICAC model relies on local partnerships, deconfliction, and subject-matter expertise to identify victims, execute warrants, and rescue children, and they gave examples of cases that led to arrests and child rescues. Members generally supported the work but raised questions about overlap between CHP and ICAC efforts, the need for broader statewide collaboration, and whether more resources should be directed to task forces and victim services. A public commenter also urged expansion of homeless youth exploitation services and the California Youth Crisis Line.

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• ><c> in</c> students to continue their service in students to continue their service in the<00:08:09.360
• ><c> in</c> land access to critical minerals in land access to critical minerals in Central<03:42:36.000
• :11.439><c> have</c><04:23:11.600><c> to</c> American service member should have to American service
• access to for oversight purposes.
• </c> are trying to get access to your are trying to get access to your Medicaid<07:44:57.760><c> or</

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Oh, we're going to fix this problem that there's a different way you subscribe to support service or
• But being separate, you don’t have access to that kind of a fund, so that means we have to have a little
• separate you don't have access to that separate you don't have access to that kind<01:34:09.600><c> of
• So looking at how can we best utilize software as a service, cloud services, to transition some of those
• cloud services uh software as a service cloud services uh to<01:36:33.840><c> transition</c><01:36:34.520

Bills: HF1060 , HF1062

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: sports facilities, Minnesota, legislative commission, financial oversight, accountability, HF1062, driver and vehicle systems oversight committee, MNLARS, VTRS, vehicle title and registration system, driver's license system, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MN.IT, legislative oversight, transportation finance, state government, committee repeal, sunset provision, information technology audit, vehicle registration

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• YOU SENATOR GARCIA AND THANKS TO ALL THE SENATORS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR BEING HERE.
• ALL THOSE INMATES ARE AND HAVING ACCESS TO THOSE REENTRY CENTERS AS WELL INTENDED AS THAT WAS THE WE
• WHERE ARE WE WITH THOSE THAT WANT ACCESS TO EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WHETHER IT IS GED AND STILL CAN'T
• THERE IS ENHANCED RECREATIONAL AREAS THEY CAN ACCESS AND GREATER ACCESS TO THOSE PROGRAMS.
• ACCESS TO THOSE PROGRAMS FOR LONG SENTENCES, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE BUT WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Systems such as mine were denied access to those grants.
• I think of those districts that are in outstate Minnesota that don't have access to level four services
• I think of those districts that are in outstate Minnesota that don't have access to level four services
• I think of those districts that are in outstate Minnesota that don't have access to level four services
• I think really what this comes to is wanting it to be as accessible as possible and perhaps changing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's a technical correction to this proposal for accessible space.
• Ken Berry from Accessible Space Inc. to provide more details. Thank you, Mr. Berry, go ahead.
• </c><00:10:04.040><c> this</c> It's a technical correction to this proposal for accessible space.
• Ken Berry from Accessible Space Inc. to provide more details. Thank you, Mr. Berry, go ahead.
• </c><00:11:00.240><c> Space</c><00:11:00.560><c> to</c> 1.15 million for Accessible Space to 1.15 million

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• provides critical employment and housing resources to discharge service members.
• to civilian life, many of my fellow service members do not meet the requirements to receive this aid
• So I could see those two as potential to release somebody from active service because that's to release
• The access to medication, I mean, that is not specific to this issue.
• The access to medication, I mean, that is not specific to this issue.

Summary: The Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard four bills, with AB 1616 (Davies) and AB 1638 (Ta) placed on consent and later approved unanimously. The committee then heard AB 1775 (Ward), which would provide state support for veterans affected by the federal executive order targeting transgender service members, including prioritizing them for discharge-upgrade assistance, housing support, and expedited professional licensing. Supporters described the bill as a response to abrupt separations, loss of benefits, housing instability, and employment harm; there was no formal opposition. Members raised questions about how the state would verify eligibility and avoid unintended coverage of discharges based on other reasons, and the author said applicants would need a DD-214 and supplemental documentation showing the discharge was solely due to the executive order. AB 1775 was passed on a due-pass motion and referred to the Committee on Business and Professions. The committee also heard AB 2022 (Gonzalez), which would provide a full property tax exemption for the primary residences of veterans who are 100% service-connected disabled, and extend the exemption to unmarried surviving spouses. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent homelessness and help severely disabled veterans remain in their homes amid California’s high housing costs. Committee discussion focused on the size of the eligible population and the fiscal impact, with the author noting the measure applies to a much smaller group than all disabled veterans and that he would provide more cost information later. AB 2022 was approved as amended and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. By the end of the hearing, all bills on the agenda were reported out 8-0.

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• make it far more accessible to everybody.
• make it far more accessible to everybody.
• make it far more accessible to everybody.
• ><c> to</c> make it far more accessible to make it far more accessible to everybody.<01:12:23.120><c>
• </c> accessible to the public. accessible to the public.

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Can anyone answer my question about whether this information is already accessible to?
• I wanted to know, is that information accessible to the public currently?
• Is that information accessible to the public currently? Yes, ma'am.
• Yeah, we have the ability to access any and all records.
• So I guess I'm trying to appreciate: what if the service is not up to par? What if it's not?

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered HB 431, which would require annual training for municipal mayors. After adopting a technical amendment adding municipal retirement systems to the training categories, members heard testimony from the bill author and Louisiana Municipal Association (LMA) officials that the measure would require 16 hours of annual training, count existing ethics/harassment/cybersecurity requirements toward that total, allow online and in-person options, and impose no penalty other than public audit disclosure of compliance. The bill was favorably reported. Members then heard HB 150, authorizing Cameron Parish to create a local insurance program to help residents recover and repopulate after hurricanes without state funding. Testimony emphasized that the program would be locally funded and likely function as a subsidy or premium offset rather than a standalone insurer. The bill was favorably reported. HB 822, dealing with nonprofit entities appointing members to certain economic development district boards, was also favorably reported after discussion of an amendment to set a two-year forfeiture period for noncompliant nonprofits. The committee then took up HB 204, which would require monthly financial reports from certain East Baton Rouge Parish agencies to the Legislative Auditor. After an amendment removing the Council on Aging, testimony from CATS, BREC, and the auditor focused on whether the information was already public, the burden of monthly bank-statement reporting, and whether bank statements would expose sensitive information. Members ultimately agreed to voluntarily defer the bill for further work. The committee also favorably reported HB 136 on Harahan classified police hiring, HB 376 extending provisional appointment timeframes in civil service, HB 377 changing pay-range rules for the State Examiner and Deputy Examiner, HB 450 clarifying veterans’ points in fire and police civil service exams, HB 273 repealing a duplicate local tax statute, HB 1068 on garbage collection contract terms, and HB 864 allowing New Orleans to establish fire limits in certain state-right-of-way areas to address bridge fires. The transcript ends as HB 444 on adding commissioners to the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission was being introduced.

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• If we're having cloud services, it's not as easy to turn those off because then, hey, we don't have access
• telehealth appointments, our emergency services—we need access to those 24/7—and that's why data centers
• If we're having cloud services, it's not as easy to turn those off because then, hey, we don't have access
• telehealth appointments, our emergency services—we need access to those 24/7—and that's why data centers
• would like to have full access to the Great.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy and Privacy and Consumer Protection focused on the energy impacts of AI and the rapid growth of data centers in California. Chairs and members emphasized that the state wants to support innovation and data center development, but only under terms that protect ratepayers, preserve reliability, and avoid stranded grid costs. Testimony from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the California Energy Commission, the CPUC, CAISO, PG&E, Silicon Valley Power, and the Data Center Coalition described the scale of projected load growth, the uncertainty in forecasting, and the need for coordinated planning across agencies. Dr. Nate Gleason of Lawrence Livermore said data centers are a major and fast-growing share of electricity demand, with planning challenges driven by short construction timelines for data centers versus long lead times for transmission and generation. He urged stochastic planning, co-optimization of generation, storage, and transmission, and greater use of flexible load and demand response. CEC Director Alicia Gutierrez described the CEC’s bottom-up forecasting approach, based on utility energization requests and load profiles, and said California has over 23,000 megawatts of data center capacity requests in the CAISO footprint. CPUC Deputy Executive Director Luan Tesfai outlined recent actions on energization timelines, flexible service connections, PG&E’s Rule 30 tariff, and the commission’s resource planning and transmission permitting work. CAISO’s Neil Miller stressed that large loads affect transmission planning, interconnection, and reliability standards, and said the agency is preparing additional stakeholder work on technical issues. Utility and industry witnesses said California is already seeing substantial data center interest and is building out infrastructure accordingly. PG&E’s Mike Medeiros said the utility has more than 10 gigawatts of data center interest in its territory, has shifted to cluster studies, and is using flexible interconnection tools such as FlexConnect to speed service while protecting reliability. Silicon Valley Power’s Nico Prokos said data centers account for about 55% of its power use and that the city is investing heavily in transmission and local system upgrades to support projected load growth. He also warned that AI loads may be more variable than traditional cloud loads and that backup generation and air quality constraints complicate curtailment strategies. The Data Center Coalition’s Karabonder argued that data centers are also driving efficiency gains and support critical digital services, while urging better forecasting methods, more transparency, and regular backcasting. Members asked about statutory authority, data availability, flexible load, and whether current forecasts are sufficient for long-lead infrastructure planning. Witnesses said California already has authority to pursue flexible service and rate design, and that the CEC and CPUC have access to utility data, though out-year demand remains highly uncertain. CPUC representatives noted an advanced rate design rulemaking and said the commission is opening additional work on ratepayer impacts. No votes were taken during the informational hearing, and the discussion ended with continued questions about how California should structure planning, pricing, and reliability rules as AI-related load grows.

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• ensuring continued access to critical employment services for individuals with disabilities.
• ensuring continued access to critical employment services for individuals with disabilities.
• ensuring continued access to critical employment services for individuals with disabilities.
• And because this services close to home.
• However, I will um disclose to services.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

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• That would be adult vision services, hearing services, chiropractor services, and podiatry services.
• And so I think if we trim back some of that, we can still continue to meet the intended services with
• They're already wrestling with dental pain, dental suffering, trying to find a provider that will service
• in these DD services, so that they can take care of these people and be able to make sure that they
• Does that mean we're going to streamline some of how we actually provide those services?

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the February 2, 2026 minutes and then introduced RS 33180, the Prior Authorization Reform Act, sponsored by Representative Wheeler. Wheeler said the bill would set enforceable standards for insurer prior authorization, including public disclosure of criteria, electronic processes, decision timelines, specialty-appropriate reviews, and protections against retroactive denials. Members raised questions about whether the bill’s physician language could exclude advanced practice providers, and Wheeler said that language may need to be revisited before a full hearing. The bulk of the meeting was a wide-ranging budget discussion ahead of Health and Welfare’s budget presentation. Members debated possible Medicaid and department savings, including trimming optional services, reducing provider reimbursement cuts, using reserves, delaying or renegotiating contracts, expanding audits, and improving department efficiency. Several members argued against cutting disability, home- and community-based, and other vulnerable-population services, while others supported looking at Medicaid expansion, ResHab, and administrative overhead as places to find savings. There was also discussion of hospital rate reductions, work requirements, improper payments, and the use of Millennium Fund dollars. Representative Kaler presented specific ideas for the youth safety and permanency budget, including repealing the extended foster care expansion if participation remains low, reducing FTEs, and moderating benefit increases. Other members emphasized the need for evidence-based budgeting and stronger oversight of contracts and program integrity. No budget votes were taken; the committee mainly gathered ideas and directed members to provide more detailed numbers before the Health and Welfare budget hearing the next day.

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• electronically accessible to the public.
• </c> electronically accessible to the public. electronically accessible to the public.
• to work services providers to work collaboratively<00:03:08.400><c> and</c><00:03:08.720><c> effectively
• that's accessible electronically to the public.
• > to</c><00:05:13.360><c> the</c> accessible electronically to the to the accessible electronically to

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard and acted on several resolutions related to housing, emergency preparedness, public safety, corrections, transportation, and wildfire mitigation. Measures discussed included HCR 67 on developing a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; HCR 164 on maintaining publicly accessible hurricane shelter lists; HCR 180 on coordinated homelessness response; HCR 37 on emergency outreach to kupuna; HCR 121 on expanding Kolekole Pass as an emergency exit route; HCR 43 on studying highway patrol and speed cameras; HR 69 on vegetation management and wildfire risk; HCR 133 on supporting a floating dry dock at Pearl Harbor; HCR 153 on reducing the use of private out-of-state prisons; and HTR 23 on the new Oahu Community Correctional Center design and inmate release procedures. Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. Supporters included state agencies, advocacy groups, and individuals, with some measures drawing comments or suggested amendments. For HCR 69, the Division of Consumer Advocacy, PUC, Hawaiian Electric, Charter Communications, and Life of the Land all supported the measure, though some requested amendments or raised due process concerns. For HCR 121, the Department of Transportation said improvements were planned later in the year to allow emergency access through Kolekole Pass, and public testimony emphasized wildfire, tsunami, and evacuation concerns. For HCR 43, DOT supported the study, and testimony noted possible benefits for enforcement and court efficiency. HCR 37 received strong support from ARP Hawaii, social work students, caregivers, and other community groups focused on kupuna safety. The committees took action on all items. HCR 67, HCR 164, HCR 180, HCR 37, HCR 121, HCR 43, HCR 133, HCR 153, and HTR 23 were all recommended for passage, with some measures passed as is and others with amendments. HCR 69 was amended to add the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Education, and to incorporate suggested amendments from Charter Communications and Hawaiian Telecom. HCR 121 was passed with technical amendments. Votes were recorded in favor on each measure, with some members excused and one no vote noted on HCR 43. The meetings concluded with adjournment after the final votes.

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• services to Vermonters who don't have health insurance.
• services to Vermonters who don't have health insurance.
• services to Vermonters who don't have health insurance.
• We also added about $450,000 to support the Vermont Access Network.
• We also added about $450,000 to support the Vermont Access Network.

Keywords: 926, house, all