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• For now, the time is to act in support of SB1.
• And you can't support common sense legislation.
• I have switched it from opposition to support.
• As such, I support Senate Bill 1.
• I support the bill.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I'm here to express my support for HB 1414.
• Wholeheartedly supports House Bill 316.
• Support this bill.
• I am here testifying in strong support.
• I'm in support of this bill for several reasons.

Bills: HB316

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding

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• I'm here to support HB 1811 in a multi-armed support approach.
• I'm here to support HB 1811 in a multi-armed support approach.
• I'm here to support<01:46:33.760><c> HB1811</c> support HB1811 support HB1811 in<01:46:36.719><c> a</
• </c> in support of HB1811. in support of HB1811.
• </c> support this bill. Thank you. support this bill. Thank you.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I stand in strong support of ACR 176 with my seatmate, and I believe as a co-author to our colleague
• It is with immense pride that I rise and show strong support for this resolution.
• I rise in support of my fourth-floor crew that works through the day and the crew that works through
• So to Ruben and to my fourth-floor crew, I appreciate you, and I support, and I ask all my colleagues
• to support H.R. 109.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Around 80% of them had some... ...level of bipartisan support.
• keeping families together... ...and the right way to also support keeping families together.
• And so I don't, I'm not trying to say that we will get Republican support necessarily on this.
• But you don't need Republican support on the errors tax. Do you have all the Democrats support?
• I've been very supportive of this bill, but we just have to see where the caucus is at.

Summary: Senate and House Democratic leaders said they were pleased with progress before cutoff, highlighting work on immigration/federal-overreach protections and affordability measures. They cited bills such as restrictions on ICE activity in private spaces, employer notice requirements for ICE worksite actions, housing expansion in commercial and mixed-use zones, limits on medical debt interest, senior property tax relief, grocery-store covenant restrictions, preventive health care access, energy relief for low-income households, and the proposed millionaire’s tax, which they said would support tax credits and long-term fiscal sustainability. They also noted strong bipartisan movement on many bills and said they were now focused on processing House bills in the Senate and vice versa. Several stalled or controversial measures were discussed. Leaders said the JR bill did not advance in the House because it lacked votes, though support had grown and stakeholder engagement continued. Child welfare and controlled-substance/endangerment bills were described as still under discussion, with lawmakers saying there were differing views on the best way to protect children and that some proposals were paused for further work. The Senate-side transmission and cultural resources package also ran into procedural and timing problems, with one bill ultimately not moving after a request for a full reading delayed the plan. The governor’s comments on the millionaire’s tax and the updated revenue forecast were a major topic. Democrats said they welcomed the governor’s tax ideas, were aiming to balance meaningful tax relief with a sustainable budget, and saw the forecast as providing some breathing room and more reserve capacity, though much of the new revenue would be absorbed by caseload growth and maintenance costs. They also discussed a proposed employer assessment tied to Medicaid-funded health coverage, saying it was intended to address federal cuts and shifting costs, while acknowledging concerns from employers and nonprofits. Other items included the tort-liability/survivor claims bill, which leaders said would preserve jury trials and damages while creating a claims process, the 0.05 BAC impaired-driving bill, and a pension-related proposal to terminate and restate LEOFF Plan 1, with some related transfer ideas still unresolved.

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• I'd like to thank Senator McEwen for support of this legislation, Senator Chapman for his support, and
• I'm Dow Constantine, CEO of Sound Transit, and I'm here in support of Senate Bill 6148.
• I'm here to help support any questions that may come up that need my expertise. Thank you.
• Who thinks this is a good idea, and especially supporting Sound Transit?
• Transportation Choices Coalition voices our strong support of SB 6148. A Como News...

Bills: SB5750 , SB6148

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: electric vehicles, charging fees, state facilities, sustainability, infrastructure, regional transit authority, RTA, transit bonds, general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, bond maturity, debt limit, 25-year cap, regional mobility grant program, public transit financing, transportation funding, Washington RCW, bond issuance, municipal finance, infrastructure finance

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• Any other in opposition or approval support?
• With that, I would not be able to support that.
• We will now move to lead witnesses in support.
• With me here to testify in support are Ms.
• I do support the bill today. I want to thank you. Thank you. I support the bill today.

Committee: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Summary: The committee heard three bills. SB 73, by Senator Cervantes, would bar county registrars from allowing federal agents to inspect voting machines and was presented as a response to alleged federal interference in California elections. Supporters said it would help local governments defend election systems, while Senator Choi opposed it as unnecessary and beyond state authority, arguing federal law already governs access to voting equipment. The bill passed on a 4-1 vote to Appropriations after the call was lifted. SB 401, by Senator Hurtado and presented by Senator Allen, would authorize the Fair Political Practices Commission to extend Form 700 and other economic-interest filing deadlines during declared emergencies. Testimony and committee discussion focused on whether the bill gave the FPPC too much open-ended discretion, with members asking for clearer limits on how long extensions could last and when they would apply. The author and FPPC counsel said they would work on clarifying the language, and the bill passed 5-0 to Labor, Public Employment and Retirement. SB 46, by Senator Umberg, would give the Secretary of State authority to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential or vice presidential candidates from the California ballot, aimed at preventing a third presidential term. Supporters from CREW and a constitutional law professor argued the measure was constitutional and necessary to enforce the 22nd Amendment, while the Secretary of State’s office raised concerns about creating an investigative role and suggested alternative language or use of an independent special counsel. Members debated whether ballot eligibility determinations should be made at the state or federal level, and the bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. The chair then thanked committee staff and adjourned the hearing.

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• Yvonne Fernandez, AARP, waves in support.
• Colton Medell, Florida Chamber of Commerce, waves in support.
• Adam Bassford, Associated Industry of Florida, waves in support.
• AARP Waves in support. Colton Medell, Florida Chamber of Commerce. Waves in support.
• So I'm going to support the bill today.

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard three bills. First, the committee considered Senator Osgood’s home hardening products bill (CS/SB 78). The sponsor offered and the committee adopted a strike-all amendment that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund program. The refund is limited to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, requires application to the Department of Revenue with proof of eligibility, caps the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and runs for two years beginning July 1, 2026. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then took up Senator McLean’s land use and development regulations bill (SB 208), which would redefine compatibility, define infill residential development, allow administrative approval in certain cases, and set standards for local development-related fees. Members and stakeholders discussed concerns about the compatibility definition, the scope of administrative approval, and whether 100 acres is too large to qualify as infill. Testimony came from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, Highland Homes, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and others, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and affordability and opponents warning about sprawl, reduced public participation, and impacts to rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The sponsor said he would continue working on the language, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senator Truenow’s bill on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks (SB 118). The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessment may not exceed the maximum square footage allowed for an RV site. An amendment clarified that maximum as 400 square feet, resolving confusion about the cross-reference in current law. After brief discussion and one appearance form in support, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So that was the most recent change that this administration put out and supported.
• So that was the most recent change that this administration put out and supported.
• And so the governor very much supports trying to invest in that.
• It's eliminating positions, but it's also reducing student support services.
• So just please do support H. 497 to 5.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on H. 4975, Governor Healey’s bill to manage the impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OB3) on Massachusetts tax law and state revenues. Administration officials, led by Secretary of Administration and Finance Matt Gorowitz, said OB3 would otherwise reduce FY26 revenue by about $442 million and argued for a phased-in conformity approach that would preserve the current-year budget while still adopting selected federal business tax provisions over time. The proposal would phase in the research and experimental expenditure deduction first, delay other major corporate provisions for two years, extend the pass-through entity excise to income subject to the 4% surtax, add a one-year delay mechanism for future federal tax changes over $20 million, limit opportunity zone benefits to Massachusetts investments, and make smaller technical changes to DFML contributions and casino reporting thresholds. Committee members questioned the rationale for phasing in rather than fully decoupling, the effect on the budget if the bill did not pass, and the treatment of opportunity zones, the surtax, and future federal tax changes. Public testimony was split. MassBudget, Progressive Massachusetts, and several labor and public-sector groups urged the committee to permanently decouple from the federal corporate tax changes rather than delay them, arguing that the bill would still send state revenue to corporate tax breaks, often for investments outside Massachusetts, and that the state should protect funding for schools, health care, human services, and other public services. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs supported the administration’s timing and the research-and-development provisions, citing filing deadlines and the importance of certainty for businesses and startups. Business and tax experts also testified that rushed conformity can create revenue losses and that the governor’s review-and-delay framework was a prudent improvement, though some said decoupling should be the default if the Legislature does not act. Unite Here Local 26 testified against sections 3 and 4, which would raise the slot-machine jackpot reporting threshold from $1,200 to $2,000, arguing the current threshold helps with problem-gambling intervention, preserves slot attendant jobs, and generates revenue. Several union leaders, including the Massachusetts Teachers Association, AFT Massachusetts, SEIU 509, the Massachusetts Building Trades, the AFL-CIO, and 1199 SEIU, urged permanent decoupling, warning that OB3’s federal tax cuts and related spending reductions would worsen budget pressures, harm public services, and shift costs onto workers, patients, and schools. No votes were taken at the hearing.

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• Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation and support our nation's timber
• I rise today in support of H. Res. 1335.
• I am proud to support this legislation...
• I do rise in support... ...I do rise in support of Representative Fallon-sponsored anti-fraud resolution
• , you're supporting racism.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 11, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• troopers and support law enforcement.
• support law enforcement.
• I support ISP 100 percent, but this is going to cost—it's a tax shift, in my opinion.
• Counties are supportive. Our professional firemen are supportive.
• Our fire districts are supportive. Our EMS districts are supportive. This is a needed fix.

Keywords: 989, all

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• The cost side, you know, obviously that is one way that we can help support our wineries and growers
• And thank you all for your support and your work today. All right, so let's speak about the panel.
• That supports 16,000 jobs.
• Our organization has supported farm workers through education.
• . quite as robust is our model is grower supported, farm worker driven.

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry held its first meeting at Napa Valley College, with Chair Christopher Cabaldon and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry opening the hearing by stressing the wine industry’s importance to California’s economy, communities, and tourism. They said the purpose of the hearing was informational rather than legislative, with no votes or bill actions taken, and framed the day as a fact-finding session to inform future legislation, budget work, and oversight. The first panel focused on research and trends, with Dr. Damien Wilson of Sonoma State, UC Davis professor Ben Mumpeteet, and wine economist Chris Bitter describing the industry as facing structural change rather than a temporary downturn. The research panel highlighted falling wine production and sales, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Wilson argued the industry has relied too heavily on premiumization and technical elitism, pricing out younger consumers and needing to focus more on new customer acquisition, accessible brands, and evidence-based business decisions. Mumpeteet emphasized external threats such as grapevine diseases, extreme weather, water shortages, and wildfire smoke, and called for more public investment in viticulture and enology research, especially through California’s university system. Bitter said growers are dealing with depressed grape demand, a grape glut, vineyard removals, and sharply higher production costs driven largely by regulation and labor, and he urged review of regulatory costs, trade conditions, vineyard removal support, and barriers to replanting. Committee members then asked about how the industry can adapt, whether change will come through existing producers or market turnover, and how California might use its research capacity to improve regulation and compliance. Witnesses said the industry needs cultural change, better marketing to younger consumers, more data on health and consumption trends, and more efficient, science-based regulation. The second panel, with representatives from growers and the Wine Institute, described severe market stress: unharvested grapes, vineyard removals, and closures in some regions. Michael Miller said growers are seeing fruit left on the vine and called for relief on regulatory and trade pressures, while Honor Comfort described Wine Institute’s Share Wine Co-Lab, an open-access marketing platform aimed at helping wineries reach younger consumers through digital and data-driven strategies. A final panel addressed tourism, farmworkers, and water regulation. Visit Napa Valley’s Lindsay Gallagher said Napa remains relatively strong but is broadening its message beyond wine to cuisine, wellness, and outdoor experiences, while noting international visitation, especially from Canada, has fallen sharply. Sonia DeLuca of the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation said declining sales and rising costs reduce hours and income for farmworkers and called for targeted relief, wage-loss support, and continued workforce training. Annalisa Kiara of the State Water Board provided an update on the Winery General Order, explaining that it was created to streamline and standardize wastewater permitting while protecting water quality; she said 56 wineries have enrolled and 122 more are under review, and noted ongoing coordination with industry sustainability programs. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for updated regulations, better data, and collaborative solutions, but no formal action was taken.

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• </c><00:09:18.640><c> patients</c> advocacy plays in supporting patients advocacy plays in supporting
• </c><00:18:35.919><c> bill</c> regrettably cannot support this bill regrettably cannot support this bill
• So, um, I'd move the amendment and ask for support.
• So, um, I'd move the amendment and ask for support. >> All right.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, February 19, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• </c> the process is the bipartisan support the process is the bipartisan support that<00:03:52.400><c
• And by both Republicans and Democrats standing here today saying we support our cops, we support our
• This is why we're working together bipartisanly to generate as much support as we can for this.
• , we support your families.
• Well, much support.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Nearly $47 million in the grants have supported housing programs downtown.
• And to the point that was being made there a moment ago, I support Housing First.
• And to the point that it was being made there a moment ago, I support housing first.
• So that means, by that I mean that they have the evidence to support that.
• And by that, I mean that they have the evidence to support that.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on California’s homelessness funding, focusing on the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HAP) Grant and the Encampment Resolution Grant Program. HCD described new accountability requirements, including regional action plans, stronger reporting and expenditure conditions, housing-element compliance, encampment response plans, and public dashboards that track fiscal spending, service outcomes, and encampment resolution status. Officials said the goal is to use the data to identify underperforming grantees, provide technical assistance, and, if needed, withhold or reallocate funds. Local officials from San Diego, Fresno, and Santa Cruz said the programs have helped expand shelter, outreach, and permanent housing, and that state dollars have leveraged local and federal resources. Mayor Todd Gloria said San Diego has used HAP to expand shelter and safe sleeping options, reduce downtown encampments, and increase housing production, but argued the state’s new accountability website is too high-level and does not fully reflect countywide conditions, behavioral health outcomes, or the role of continuum-of-care partners. Fresno officials said HAP and other state funds helped the city add shelter beds and reduce homelessness, while Santa Cruz emphasized that state funding helped build local coordination and draw in federal vouchers. Members pressed the panel on whether HAP is actually reducing homelessness, what the best success metrics should be, and whether the state is getting full, usable data from grantees and subcontractors. Several members asked for more granular jurisdiction-level reporting, better tracking of nonprofit spending, and clearer measures beyond point-in-time counts and “people served.” HCD said it is still improving HMIS participation and data quality, but can already show outcomes such as exits to permanent housing and returns to homelessness. The hearing ended with broad agreement that transparency is important, but disagreement remained over the best measures of success and how much emphasis should be placed on housing, prevention, shelter, and treatment.

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• So today I am here to ask for your support of Senate File 379 and to expand the conversations that center
• It does so by providing grant resources that can support those underresourced cities that I mentioned
• It does so by providing grant resources that can support those underresourced cities that I mentioned
• </c> collectively these programs support collectively these programs support nearly<00:15:30.360><c>
• </c><00:15:54.040><c> the</c> welcome the opportunity to support the welcome the opportunity to support

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> support. Thank you. support. Thank you.
• they support the change.
• </c> the support the support letters<01:45:20.120><c> of</c><01:45:20.360><c> support</c> letters of
• </c> that they support the change. that they support the change.
• </c> urge the support for this amendment. urge the support for this amendment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for animals and that has uh life support for animals and life<00:10:25.920><c> support</c><00:10:26.160
• ><c> enunciation</c> our students supporting enunciation our students supporting enunciation students
• c> we</c> and supportive.
• With your support, we and supportive.
• </c> supports wildlife for that experience. supports wildlife for that experience.

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We strongly support the Senate file and respectfully ask for your support.
• We strongly support the Senate file and respectfully ask for your support.
• We strongly support the Senate file and respectfully ask for your support.
• </c> ask for your support. ask for your support.
• </c> support their own families. support their own families.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:10:23.200><c> of</c> today I'm here to testify in support of today I'm here to testify in support
• We support schools.
• </c> know you all have we support know you all have we support schools<00:30:55.679><c> my</c><00:30:
• </c> long-term success I urge you to support long-term success I urge you to support house<01:00:38.680
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Bills: HF1124 , HF1457 , HF1803

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination