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• . experts, peer collaboration and experts, peer collaboration and research.<00:03:32.560><c> Number</
• </c><00:07:40.720><c> the</c> Department of Workforce and the Department of Workforce and the Department
• </c> there and I support that. there and I support that.
• </c> then by uh Pascal and second by Dubos. then by uh Pascal and second by Dubos.
• </c><00:09:52.800><c> so</c> be having two days next week and so be having two days next week and so

Bills: HB584 , HB604 , HB584 , HB604

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: marriage, religious solemnization, probate court, marriage license, traditional practices, HB604, Alabama veteran tag program, distinctive license plate, veteran license tag, radiation-exposed veterans, atomic bomb testing, ionizing radiation, World War II veterans, nuclear weapons cleanup, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, motor vehicle tag, special license plate, military and veterans affairs, Cold War veterans

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• </c> and Interstate 22 comes through and and Interstate 22 comes through and Interstate<00:06:50.319>
• And owns in Walker and Faget counties.
• It's been sitting there for years and years and years.
• there for years and years and years. years. years.
• /c> development for them and and we've got a development for them and and we've got a bunch<00:11:44.399

Bills: SB337 , HB520 , HB75 , SB337 , HB520 , HB75

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, discrimination, immunization, facial coverings, healthcare rights, religious convictions, civil rights, Attorney General

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• Recognizing Judea and Samaria is consistent with that tradition and with longstanding legal and historical
• and Mission.
• And I ran this bill for a couple of reasons, and I want to kind of go through those and then we'll turn
• and 2003.
• , and go ahead and speak on the bill.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2156 , HB2180 , HB2554 , HCR2047 , HR2002

Committees: House Appropriations , House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea

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• We ask you to continue to bless this state, bless our nations, and bless our leadership, and Bless our
• And so I like what's being proposed because you are broadening the prospects and it you are broadening
• I've been taught for four or five years and six months, I believe, in a body by rules, and that's what
• And if I'm not here, I hope I'm going to sew some seeds that somebody will stand up and carry it on and
• And thank you, Committee.

Bills: SB211 , SB241 , HB614

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, DUI, driving under the influence, drunk driving, license suspension, driver's license revocation, ignition interlock, interlock device, breathalyzer, alcohol offense, impaired driving

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• </c><00:01:18.880><c> same</c> and then I'll call upon you and same and then I'll call upon you and same
• many</c> services and and prevented as many services and and prevented as many closures<00:04:12.799
• ><c> other</c> equipment and Technology uh and other equipment and Technology uh and other services<00
• <c> care</c><00:09:18.640><c> and</c> providing those care and that care and providing those care and
• Chair, because we... and and and those types of um um things and and and those types of um um things

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

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• We're looking at that, and we're like, wait, we don't feel you captured everything, or we don't think
• capture methane from a landfill and develop a policy or guidance around that.
• And Mr. Speaker and gentlelady...
• and sports, and dates of attendance.
• Speaker and gentlemen. Yes, and Mr.

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• To be honest, most municipal utilities are not poised to meet their 2040 renewable and carbon-free standards
• To be honest, most municipal utilities are not poised to meet their 2040 renewable and carbon-free standards
• To be honest, most municipal utilities are not poised to meet their 2040 renewable and carbon-free standards
• To be honest, most municipal utilities are not poised to meet their 2040 renewable and carbon-free standards
• To be honest, most municipal utilities are not poised to meet their 2040 renewable and carbon-free standards

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• And an important note with this fee is that it can capture payment from out-of-state drivers.
• And this can be an opportunity to capture revenue from those drivers.
• and make this work and be reasonable.
• Case in point: I’m charged a very hefty carbon tax on the gas pumps, and zero amount of that is used
• quality and consult with local jurisdictions and law enforcement agencies and obtain and examine medical

Bills: HB2109 , HB2139 , HB2192

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: vehicle loads, public highways, transportation, road safety, infrastructure, HB2139, snowmobile registration, snowmobile fee, vehicle license fee, registration fee, Department of Licensing, RCW, vehicle registration, winter recreation, off-road vehicle, moped, motorcycle, trailer, recreational vehicle, vintage snowmobile

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• And we go in and try and identify...
• So that includes Albuquerque and Berlin and Los Lunas, and all those areas that farm and they compete
• bulk parameters such as salts, suspended particles, and total organic carbon.
• In addition to this, there are other technologies like granular activated carbon and ion exchange resins
• have permitting, compliance, and enforcement divisions, and so on and so on.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• And so we certainly do support and help.
• And you see that happen over and over again.
• between rental and and for sale units.
• And it was twice as much 20 years ago, and it's more today. And so.
• and it was a book about how stable societies get captured by insiders and make it impossible for outsiders

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.

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• Thank you, and good morning, Mr. Speaker and members.
• Passing to item 43 and 44 and 45.
• Fusion means zero carbon and a potential abundant power source for California's future.
• youth and result in lifelong harm and trauma.
• Now, I know I don't have 45 minutes to capture everything that deserves to be said in this moment and

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. After routine procedural announcements and motions, members moved through a long concurrence and third-reading file, with many bills passing on largely bipartisan or unanimous votes. Early actions included rejecting a motion to strike SB 958 from the file, concurring in AJR 9 on national parks, and approving AB 1647 on juvenile transfer hearings, AB 1656 on human trafficking, AB 1660 on probate procedures, AB 1875 on marriage cooling-off period procedures, AB 1892 on common interest developments, AB 1908 on civil actions and urgency, AB 1954 on business reservations, AB 1957 on post-foreclosure home acquisition, AB 1977 on notaries public, AB 2001 and AB 2052 on criminal procedure, AB 2107 on pupil instruction, AB 2263 on housing, AB 2346 and AB 2595 on e-bike/vehicle issues, AB 1562 on elections, AB 2180 on local government finance, and AB 2624 on privacy protections for immigration support service providers. AB 2624 drew the most extensive debate, with supporters saying it expands Safe at Home protections for workers facing doxxing and threats, and opponents arguing it could chill speech and journalism; it ultimately passed 49-13 and was immediately transmitted to the Governor. The Assembly also adopted H.R. 134 designating November as California’s First-Generation College Celebration Month after supportive remarks about access to higher education and first-generation students. On the Senate side, the Assembly concurred in or passed measures including SB 932 on transparency in civil proceedings, SB 1400 on health authorities, SB 1154 on community college best-value procurement, SB 1264 on probate and child support notice, SB 599 on atmospheric river forecasting, SB 692 on emergency abatement of abandoned vehicles, SB 1263 on contractor accountability, and SB 1371 on solid waste service during labor disputes; SB 1371 prompted opposition over labor leverage and potential cost impacts but passed 41-14. Other notable Senate bills approved included SB 401 on emergency extensions for political reform filings, SB 945 on CPR/AED training in schools, SB 977 requiring healthier children’s meals at chain restaurants, SB 1192 on protections against abusive litigation by domestic violence abusers, SB 1194 on immigration legal services, SB 872 on water, SB 925 on a fusion energy roadmap, SB 934 strengthening conversion therapy protections, SB 1030 repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule, SB 1056 on protective orders for adult sexual assault materials, SB 1069 streamlining CARB approval for aftermarket auto parts, and SB 1135 creating a statewide wildlife coexistence program. The session ended with several items passed or retained on file and multiple procedural announcements, including guest permissions and adjournment-memory requests.

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• We're going to pass and retain on file items 447 and 448.
• If you have leukemia, it goes on and on and on.
• and cities and bring significant benefits to students and their learning experiences.
• motivated and allow service providers and the court and our probation officers to re-evaluate and adjust
• AB 1376 is reasonable and balanced and focused.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through guest introductions, including students and fellows from California Lutheran University, UC Merced’s CAPE program, the Maddy Institute, and Madera High School’s Madtown Robotics Team 1323, which was recognized for multiple robotics world championships. The chamber also adopted an adjournment in memory and took up the daily file. Several bills and resolutions were considered and passed, including AB 1390 on school board compensation thresholds, AB 1338 on air district cost recovery for fence-line air monitoring, AB 648 on community college housing, AB 1207 on cap-and-trade price ceilings, ACR 66 recognizing Skin Cancer Awareness Month, AB 49 on keeping ICE out of public schools, AB 317 on a CEQA exemption for certain single-family homes, AB 527 on geothermal exploratory wells, AB 665 on the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ombudsman report, AB 940 creating quantum innovation zones, AB 1021 on workforce housing for education agencies, AB 1112 on property tax apportionment in Rancho Mirage, AB 1318 on nonprofit eligibility for public funding, and AB 1470 on using student housing loan funds for affordable housing in downtowns and commercial districts. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 49 and AB 1318 were urgency bills and passed with the required higher vote threshold. The floor also adopted H.R. 40, declaring May 25 as Rosenda’s Day to honor a teen killed by a drunk driver, and H.R. 42, recognizing May as Behavioral Health Awareness Month. Both drew extensive personal testimony from members about mental health, suicide, substance use, and the need to reduce stigma and expand access to care. Additional health-related bills passed, including AB 408 creating a physician health and wellness program, AB 546 requiring coverage for HEPA purifiers for certain enrollees after wildfire disasters, AB 967 expediting licenses for out-of-state physicians, and AB 968 expanding pharmacist authority to provide non-hormonal contraception. The Assembly also debated AB 1056 on phasing out gill net fishing and AB 1376 on limiting juvenile probation terms, with supporters framing both as conservation or rehabilitation measures and opponents warning about economic harm or public safety concerns. Both bills ultimately passed. Throughout the session, members repeatedly emphasized public safety, education, housing, climate, health care access, and support for immigrant and youth communities, with recorded roll-call votes and voice votes taken on each measure.

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• to increase carbon-free energy availability and paying our fair share to ensure other ratepayers are
• to increase carbon-free energy availability and paying our fair share to ensure other ratepayers are
• to increase carbon-free energy availability and paying our fair share to ensure other ratepayers are
• </c> emitting carbon dioxide Nitro oxides and emitting carbon dioxide Nitro oxides and particulate<00
• And I think Senator Matthews captured it, which is, you know, what we have in front of us with the A5

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• And what I will do is go back and confirm that, and I'll get back to your office, just to confirm it.
• And so we have a motion and a second, and we will take a roll call, though.
• And I know that we had this bill in front of us before in committee, and we supported it then and are
• Wicks and a second from Ms. Quirk Silva and we will take a vote. And a second from Ms.
• And especially..." "Multiple cities and counties that are doing this, and it seems like they work.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

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• And just like Washingtonian families and households and businesses and communities around the state are
• And that's true for, I think, two items that are not as well captured in this chart as we would like,
• and reduce carbon emissions.
• and reduce carbon emissions.
• Organic farmers sequester carbon in the soil and have been heavily impacted by climate change, but they

Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard an overview from OFM Director Katie Chapman See on Governor Ferguson’s 2026 supplemental budget proposal. She said the budget was built in response to higher caseloads and inflation, a roughly $390 million revenue forecast drop, new federal costs tied to H.R. 1, and a relatively small ending fund balance. The proposal would increase near general fund spending by about $1.1 billion and solve an estimated $2.3 billion two-year gap through about $800 million in reductions, revenue shifts and tax preference changes, use of other funds, and about $1 billion from the budget stabilization account. She also noted the budget is balanced over two years but not fully over four years under the state’s outlook rules. Chapman See highlighted reductions in Working Connections Child Care, including a soft cap on enrollment and holding subsidy rates at the 75th percentile, delays to long-term care and developmental disability-related changes, and across-the-board reductions to higher education and administrative spending. She also described investments in wildfire suppression and preparedness, affordability programs like utility rebates and home energy assistance, housing-related planning and permitting support, One Washington IT replacement, behavioral health workforce programs, and continued support for some K-12 initiatives such as ninth grade success and homeless student stability. In response to questions, she said some proposed cuts were based on the governor’s subjective judgment about what was critically necessary, that current child care enrollees would not be cut off immediately, and that the budget would maintain services for about 500 highest-acuity Medicaid clients who lost eligibility under federal changes. Public testimony was largely critical of the proposed cuts in K-12, early learning, and higher education. School officials, educators, nurses, and advocacy groups opposed reductions to Transition to Kindergarten, Local Effort Assistance, Running Start, MSOC, school leadership and support grants, and higher education funding, arguing the cuts would worsen existing funding gaps and harm student outcomes. Several witnesses supported restoring or maintaining funding for ninth grade success, Treehouse’s foster youth graduation program, homeless student stability, and Science on Wheels. In early learning, child care providers and advocates opposed the Working Connections cap and subsidy-rate reduction, warning it would reduce access and destabilize providers. In higher education, campus leaders and labor representatives opposed across-the-board cuts and fund shifts, while some institutions and advocates supported targeted investments such as behavioral health workforce programs and DigiPen aid restoration. In human services, Planned Parenthood advocates praised restored abortion access funding and Medicaid reimbursements. The committee took no votes or final action in the transcript provided.

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• They can't control trucking and transportation and the cost of fuel, but they can control this, and this
• My name is Rafael Massiel, and I'm from Bar 20 Dairy Farm, and I support SB 921 for more hours and for
• You can't control the transition with ultra-low carbon fuels and fuel carbon and the difference between
• And where the factory will have a carbon intensity four times higher than it would in California, just
• And we know our taxpayers are struggling with paying mortgages and rent and food and gas, and all of

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime wage costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, Western Growers, and other agricultural groups, argued that California’s ag overtime law has reduced take-home pay by limiting hours and that the credit would help employers continue offering overtime while putting more money back into workers’ paychecks. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the bill would subsidize employers for complying with the law, shift costs to taxpayers, and set a precedent for industry-specific carve-outs. The bill was held in subcommittee and taken up later when more members arrived. The committee then considered SB 1083, a follow-up to last year’s school employee misconduct database law. Senator Perez said the bill would add due process protections for classified school employees by requiring an administrative law judge review before placement in the statewide egregious misconduct database, require notice when an employee leaves during an investigation, and extend vetting to some contractors and non-permanent workers. Supporters, including the California School Employees Association and California Federation of Teachers, said the bill balances student safety with fairness for employees who could be wrongly accused. Opponents, including school business officials, joint powers authorities, administrators, and school employers, warned the bill could delay investigations, create conflicting timelines, and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved SB 1083 on a 3-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1089, authored by Senator Richardson, would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications for chronic weight management and direct CalRx to help make the drugs more affordable. The senator described the bill as a response to personal experience with coverage denials and high out-of-pocket costs, and said broader access could improve health outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The American Diabetes Association and other medical groups supported the measure, citing diabetes prevention and treatment benefits, while a pharmaceutical industry representative said there were still concerns but noted ongoing discussions. The committee passed SB 1089 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar. The committee next heard SB 954, which would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by narrowing the definition and adding environmental, tribal, labor, and community protections, including prevailing wage, skilled-and-trained workforce requirements, and review for projects near disadvantaged communities. Support came from labor unions, environmental groups, and community organizations, which said the bill would restore oversight and prevent harmful projects from bypassing CEQA. Business groups and chambers of commerce opposed, arguing the bill would make the exemption too restrictive, discourage investment, and worsen California’s manufacturing job losses. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1299, which would codify training and certification standards for fire sprinkler fitters after a court decision invalidated prior regulations on procedural grounds; the author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect public safety and ensure qualified installation of fire suppression systems.

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• courts, the NCAA, and state and federal actions.
• the protest and contract controversies and other legal remedies processes flow smoother and make it
• And I can absolutely agree at the desperate and dire need for this. And so thank you for the work.
• And Mr.
• And I think this is a very creative and responsible way to do it. And at the appropriate time, Mr.

Bills: HB513 , HB581 , HB596 , HB660 , HB719 , HB766 , HB802 , HB940 , HB950 , HB1028 , HB1183 , HB1201 , SB233 , SB300 , SB303 , SB315 , SB324 , SB411

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: name image likeness, NIL, student-athlete, college athletics, high school athletics, intercollegiate athletics, interscholastic athletics, athlete compensation, athlete endorsements, sports marketing, athlete agent, marketing representative, sports attorney, publicity rights, right of publicity, Louisiana high school sports, NCAA, school policy, athletic association, athletic conference

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• of early voting and absentee ballots before election day, and counting and tabulating absentee and early
• I just wanted to capture all of the changes, and there's a cost for it.
• and work.
• who to call and so forth and so on.
• And I said, we have to do more. And Senator... And I said, we have to do more.

Bills: SB83 , SB135 , SB143 , SB155 , SB157 , SB202 , SB237 , SB261 , SB276 , SB295 , SB450 , SB465 , SB506 , HB1070

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: human trafficking, trafficking prevention, school safety, public schools, elementary and secondary education, charter schools, mandatory reporting, victim identification, victim services, child trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, commercial sexual activity, DCFS, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana State Police, governor's office of human trafficking prevention, counselor training, mental health professional, administrator training

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• And I have met and spoken to Elena Bronzera.
• It goes on and on and on.
• And I have... ...video and I believe it's the same dog and possibly the same trainer, and I have seen
• But this bill captures all of that, and that's my problem with it right now, that there's no delineation
• , and we can always talk about that later, where she captured data that was provided by, at the parish

Bills: HB9 , HB10 , HB16 , HB44 , HB46 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB153 , HB164 , HB233 , HB242 , HB436 , HB455 , HB571 , HB594

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, legal holiday, Acadia Parish

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• </c> exposure and and purposeful. exposure and and purposeful. &gt;&gt; Yes. &gt;&gt; Yes.
• </c><00:10:32.800><c> and</c><00:10:32.880><c> and</c> limited to formal settings and and and limited
• ><c> her</c><00:12:57.040><c> phone,</c> and and constantly looking at her phone, and and constantly
• and I mean that and I &gt;&gt; and<00:29:06.240><c> and</c><00:29:06.320><c> and</c><00:29:06.880><c>
• and and I said it to him privately, &gt;&gt; and and and I said it to him privately, but<00:29:08.640

Bills: HB329 , HB8 , HB353 , HB329 , HB8 , HB353 , HB50 , HB78 , HB225 , SB75 , SB209 , HB50 , HB78 , HB225 , SB75 , SB209

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, tobacco regulation, vaping, sales restrictions, youth protection, tobacco compliance, public health, education programs, electronic nicotine delivery systems, judicial compensation, salary adjustments, district attorneys, Judges, local officials, computer science, education reform