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• </c><02:09:56.400><c> to</c> upgrade our airfields and our ports to upgrade our airfields and our ports
• To be consistent and fair across our ports for our harbor users, we're asking for additional funding
• The reimbursement rates that go to doc physicians for medical professional visits.
• visits visits that<03:33:46.720><c> we</c><03:33:47.000><c> we</c><03:33:47.239><c> have</c><03:33:47.640
• Oh, we're glad you... yes, I visit every time. Good, thank you.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Coast Guard, which determines when a port is going to be closed.
• As they approach what they call Port Condition Zulu, which is the closure of a commercial port, there
• The plan is applicable to all commercial ports statewide here in Hawaii.
• Coast Guard, all the dry dock operators in commercial ports request to remain in port, and the requests
• c><03:05:25.760><c> they</c> request to remain in Port and uh they request to remain in Port and uh they

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures. On HB 211 relating to stream maintenance, DLNR supported the intent but requested amendments to clarify that responsibility for removing abandoned property rests with the entity that has jurisdiction or ownership of the stream, and asked for appropriations to help cover cleanup costs. Members discussed existing county authority to clean streams and then seek reimbursement from private owners, and the City and County of Honolulu’s written testimony was noted as arguing the bill conflicts with a federal court stipulation requiring notice and storage of personal property before disposal. On HB 502 relating to land use, OPSD and the Land Use Commission supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about the short timeline and the need for rule changes, with OPSD recommending a more permanent county plan-based district boundary amendment process instead of a temporary one. The Department of Agriculture asked counties to make concurrent revisions to ordinances and rules affecting agricultural land partitioning. Testimony also noted the bill is aimed at legacy agricultural subdivisions and would require Land Use Commission rulemaking. On HB 510 relating to declaration of water shortage and emergency, DLNR and the Board of Water Supply strongly supported the measure, saying it would give CWRM a more timely tool to respond to emergencies outside designated water management areas and would require rulemaking, permit classifications, and criteria for declaring shortages. In response to opposition concerns from the Land Use Research Foundation and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, DLNR said the rulemaking process would allow public input and that permit classifications could help balance agricultural and other water uses. On HB 511 relating to public lands, DLNR, the Department of Agriculture, and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported removing the survey requirement before setting aside public lands between state agencies, saying it would speed Act 90 transfers and save time and money, though one testifier cautioned against misuse of agricultural lands. No votes were taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting.

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• The Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry was on two-boat service prior to the service disruptions.
• We'd remind folks that the ports of Tacoma and Seattle launched the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy
• From our Lower Columbia River ports who are directly impacted to ports and port partners around the state
• This would be a huge step forward for our supply chain, for port competitiveness, and for the largest
• The letter that we, WPPA, those ports, and a number of partners submitted to the Governor requesting

Bills: HB2306

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

Transcript Highlights:

• The Coupeville-Port Townsend ferry was on two-boat service prior to the service disruptions.
• We'd remind folks that the ports of Tacoma and Seattle launched the Northwest Ports' clean air strategy
• The ports are working in partnership with our customers, and because of generous contributions...
• From our Lower Columbia River ports who are directly impacted to ports and port partners around the state
• This would be a huge step forward for our supply chain, for port competitiveness, and for the largest

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard a presentation from WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith on the agency’s mission, 2025 accomplishments, and 2026 priorities. Meredith emphasized preservation, safety, emergency response, ferry reliability, culvert replacement, and major projects such as the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge work, North Spokane Corridor, Confluence Parkway, and the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. She highlighted the state’s aging transportation assets, recent storm and flood damage, bridge strikes, and the need for additional preservation funding, including the governor’s proposed $1 billion investment in Washington State Ferries and continued work on the World Cup and future regional growth planning. Members asked about ferry service disruptions, rising IBR costs, staffing needs, aviation assets, and bridge-strike certainty tied to the Coast Guard’s upcoming decision on bridge clearance requirements. The committee then received a briefing on HB 2306, the governor’s supplemental transportation budget, which totals $16.7 billion and increases the enacted budget by about $1.2 billion, with most of the increase directed to WSDOT capital spending. OFM staff said the proposal is driven by preservation, maintenance, and ferry needs, and relies on about $3.1 billion in bonding against transportation revenues, while staying below the Treasurer’s coverage ratio. The proposal includes $2 billion for preservation, $164 million for paving this summer, $756 million for paving over 10 years, $250 million for maintenance, $150 million for preserving existing ferries, $15 million for Lower Columbia River dredging, and smaller investments for WSP communications, DOL access, and local road grants. Committee members asked about debt service, remaining bonding capacity, and the impact of office closures and ferry service reductions. Public testimony was largely supportive of the governor’s budget, especially its preservation and ferry investments. Local officials and associations backed ferry funding, local road grants, pavement and bridge preservation, and the Columbia River dredging match. Several speakers urged more support for cities and counties, while rail and transit advocates asked for more rail capital funding and less highway expansion. One ferry advocate criticized the cost of hybrid-electric vessel maintenance compared with diesel, and another witness warned against a pay-per-mile tax. The hearing ended without a vote, and the chair announced a short caucus before adjournment.

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• Uh<00:20:54.640><c> Senator</c><00:20:54.960><c> Port.</c> Uh Senator Port. Uh Senator Port.
• Senator Port: I.
• Senator Port? Senator Port? No.
• Senator<00:45:52.880><c> Port.</c> Senator Port. Senator Port. No.
• Senator<01:16:24.000><c> Port.</c> Senator Port. Senator Port. Aye.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Port.
• </c><00:44:59.680><c> Senator</c><00:45:00.079><c> Port.</c> When you're ready, Senator Port.
• </c> Senator Port. Thank you Madam Chair. Senator Port. Thank you Madam Chair.
• Senator<01:05:24.240><c> Port.
• </c> Senator Port. Thank you, Madam Chair. Senator Port. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our focus—I'm the CEO of the Schland-Douglas Regional Port Authority.
• For the record, once again, John Flanagan, Senior State Government Relations at the Port of Seattle.
• Eric Fitch, Executive Director of the Washington Public Ports Association, also signed in on SB 5898.
• Ports around the state develop and operate transportation facilities to promote economic development.
• And so far, there has not been one port package fixed.

Bills: SB5989, SB5898, SB6240, SB6244, SB6231, SB6228, SB6220

Keywords: aircraft fuel tax, tax revenue distribution, aviation funding, transportation, state revenue, aeronautics, taxation, aircraft fuel, state funding, aviation fuel, hazardous substance tax, air quality, noise mitigation, environmental impact, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, data center

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• Ashes Consortium stacked agriculture. program was created to address staffing shortages and improve port
• HB 4810 seeks to renew the grant to support the confirmed growth of trade through South Texas Port. has
• The state of the United States is a third busiest land port of U.S.
• As Texas grows and port of infrastructures expand.
• million dollars the economic economic output across the southern ports of entry.

Bills: HB2013, HB4163, HB4810

Keywords: property owners associations, chickens, urban farming, land use, homeowner rights, agriculture, municipal regulation, governmental requirements, farm management, inspections, border control, trade, state funding, 1184, house, all

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• Studies have shown that while 82% of port truck drivers are labeled as independent contractors, more
• SB 703 addresses this problem by requiring the ports to collect and report key information that will
• In the largest ports, there's thousands of trucks that enter every day, in and out of those ports.
• Madam Chair and members, Dan Cha on behalf of the Port of Long Beach.
• I don't see Port of Long Beach, Port of L.A.'

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker rights, workplace technology, pay equity, and retail/self-checkout standards. SB 703 would require ports to collect and report information on trucking companies to help identify worker misclassification in the port trucking industry; supporters, including Teamsters and the California Labor Federation, said better data is needed for enforcement, while trucking and retail groups said they were working with the author and expected to remove opposition after amendments. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Transportation. The committee also approved a consent calendar of other measures. SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, would require the Labor Commissioner to create a template for annual employer notices about workers’ labor and civil rights, including emergency contact notification if a worker is detained or arrested. Supporters said the bill would help workers understand their rights amid federal rollbacks and weak enforcement; the California Restaurant Association opposed it. SB 7 would require notice and human review before employers use automated decision-making systems for discipline or termination, and would bar predictive use of such systems for employment actions. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or opaque algorithmic management, while HR, chamber, retail, and local government groups raised concerns about breadth, notice burdens, and small-business impacts. Both bills passed 5-0 to their next committees. The committee also advanced SB 238, which would require disclosure about workplace surveillance and AI monitoring tools, and SB 442, which sets staffing and operational standards for self-checkout, including at least one staffed lane, one employee dedicated to monitoring self-checkout, item restrictions, and a 15-item limit sign. Supporters argued both bills improve transparency, safety, and worker protections; opponents warned SB 238 could expose security practices and SB 442 could raise costs and create preemption issues. SB 464 would expand state pay-data reporting to better capture public-sector workforce demographics in line with reparations and pay-equity goals, and SB 642 would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by extending recovery periods, clarifying wage definitions, and updating pay-scale language. SB 464 and SB 642 also passed, with some opposition from county and business groups over scope and retroactivity. All measures taken up in the hearing were approved by committee, generally on 5-0 votes, and re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees.

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• Jessica Almaguer: Slide four, department recruiting and site visits.
• Our current performance measure requires 48 site visits per year. TESRS...
• Departments visited in fiscal...
• We have 40 historic sites from El Paso to Port Arthur, from the Panhandle to Port Isabel.
• We also use VOCA to help pay for travel for our volunteers to visit children.

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• And when you say the word visited, we don't just mean passing through.
• How do you feel about visiting Sandia?
• Visitation at the national parks has gone up 15 percent. So we already had a staffing problem.
• I love our visits together. Absolutely, I can commit to you with working on that legislation.
• McGregor, and thank you for the time to come and visit.

Keywords: nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development

Summary: The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.

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• There exists, um, so this port authority was created in 2021, and so it's a new port authority.
• There exists, um, so this port authority was created in 2021, and so it's a new port authority.
• </c><00:36:13.240><c> Authority</c> uh term of the Red Wing Port Authority uh term of the Red Wing Port
• </c> that that created the Red Wing Port that that created the Red Wing Port Authority.<00:36:25.600>
• </c> which was transitioned into the Port which was transitioned into the Port Authority.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, please welcome Michelle Blake, Senator Blake's stepmother, who's visiting us from Portland,
• At the beginning, we needed them to protect us, and now we are the safe port in the storm, in the largest
• I've had the pleasure of visiting Underdog Bookstore in the city of Monrovia and seeing firsthand their
• He visited New York and admired the Nuyorican community there, but after coming to California, he knew
• He visited constantly. He held her hand. He brought her home when he could.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the session on floor recognitions and Pride Month observances. Members welcomed guests and honorees including APICA fellowship participants, the El Dorado Roses, retiring Loma Linda University Health president Dr. Richard Hart and incoming leader Dr. Anthony Hilliard, and Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Shrey Parique. The chamber also heard several personal and community tributes tied to LGBTQ+ Pride Month, including a long series of introductions of Pride honorees from across the state. The main legislative item was SR 116 recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Senators Cervantes, Weber Pierson, Becker, Menjivar, Arreguín, Wahab, Ochoa Bogh, Wiener, and Laird, among others, spoke in support, emphasizing the history of Stonewall and other LGBTQ+ resistance movements, the contributions of Black, Latino, Jewish, women, and Asian American LGBTQ communities, and the need to oppose ongoing discrimination, violence, and attacks on transgender people. The resolution was adopted after a roll call vote of 28-0, and the Senate then proceeded to honor a large slate of Pride honorees from multiple districts and organizations. The Senate also adopted SCR 166 designating Soju Day, with support highlighting Korean American culture and soju as a symbol of hospitality and cross-cultural exchange. SCR 155, naming the State Route 52/Interstate 805 interchange in San Diego County the Officer Kirk Leeland Johnson Memorial Interchange, also passed unanimously after remarks honoring Johnson’s military and police service and the long effort by his partner to secure the memorial. In addition, the Senate confirmed Laura Capps to the Board of State and Community Corrections by a 27-9 vote and confirmed Danielle Munoz to the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology by a 28-0 vote. The body also approved several Joint Rule 62(a) suspensions to allow committee hearings on short notice, moved AB 2294 to the inactive file, and sent SB 1189 back to the Assembly for further action. The session concluded with adjournment in memory motions for Judith Helene Ware, Huntley Gordon, and Adolfo Franceschi Colon, followed by announcements that the Senate would reconvene on June 25, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Limmer, Lucero, Mann, Marty, Mathews, Mohamed, Miller, Mitchell, Noor, Oumou Verbeten, Pappas, Pha, Port
• ,</c><00:59:24.240><c> Pratt,</c> Verb, Bbaiten, Papus, PA, Port, Pratt, Verb, Bbaiten, Papus, PA, Port
• And Senator<01:14:43.520><c> Port</c><01:14:44.000><c> votes</c><01:14:44.480><c> I.
• </c><01:14:45.280><c> And</c><01:14:45.520><c> Senator</c><01:14:46.000><c> Port</c> Senator Port votes
• And Senator Port Senator Port votes I. And Senator Port votes Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that's successful advancement for to ports across the state.
• costs, you know, with this function more as a P 3 type of when we're talking about the the verge of ports
• Land to happen is with Florida ports. But let me give you, Jean. Thank you.
• that, it it also seems that the next the next step would be to essentially set up individual Verna ports
• One of them are very proud of their ports.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Whether it's getting to work, making a doctor's appointment, or visiting family, these investments make
• The competitors of the Port of Boston, and that being at risk.
• I mean, we were literally, you know, the Port of New England, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Conley Terminal, Marine
• I mean, we were literally, you know, the Port of New England, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Conley Terminal, Marine
• situations like this when you bring up competitiveness in this particular case with respect to the Port

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 55, the governor’s FY25 supplemental budget proposal to spend about $1.3 billion in surplus Fair Share revenue. House and Senate chairs framed the bill as a one-time opportunity to invest fairly in education and transportation, while also noting the need to protect the state’s long-term fiscal balance. Administration officials said the proposal should be considered alongside the FY26 budget and related bills, since the governor’s broader Fair Share plan aims for roughly an even split between education and transportation over time. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, and Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler outlined the administration’s priorities. Transportation funding would go mainly to the MBTA and related reserves, including money for the Federal Transit Administration reserve, MBTA stabilization reserve, low-income fares, winter resilience, RTA workforce support, MassDOT workforce and project delivery, and micro-transit grants. Education funding would support universal preschool expansion, early education and care capacity, early literacy tutoring, adult basic education and ESOL, early college and career technical education, MyCAP expansion, and special education circuit breaker funding. The administration emphasized that many of these investments are one-time or multi-year measures designed to address current needs without creating unsustainable recurring costs. Committee members raised concerns about regional equity, especially the large share of transportation money going to the MBTA versus regional transit authorities and rural areas. Several members asked for more detail on how the proposal would benefit Western Massachusetts and other non-MBTA regions, and whether micro-transit and Chapter 90-related investments would be sufficient. Education questions focused on special education reimbursement shortfalls, federal funding cuts to school districts, and how CTE and vocational investments would align students with workforce needs. The administration said it would provide additional data on MBTA versus RTA investment and explained that the special education circuit breaker and transportation reimbursement changes were intended to improve predictability and relief for districts. After the administration panel, Jessica Tang of AFT Massachusetts testified in support of using Fair Share funds to protect public education amid federal uncertainty and cuts. She argued that schools are facing a fiscal cliff, that vulnerable students would be hit hardest by funding losses, and that the Fair Share revenue should be used to preserve services and support students’ needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Port is a co-sponsor of this with me and I'm not exactly sure the status of what the bill is.
• </c><00:14:49.960><c> Senator</c><00:14:50.320><c> Port</c><00:14:50.760><c> is</c><00:14:50.920><c>
• Senator Port is a co-sponsor the get-go.
• Senator Port is a co-sponsor of<00:14:52.040><c> this</c><00:14:52.400><c> with</c><00:14:52.680><c>
• And what I hear time and time again when I visit with constituents, when I'm door knocking in my communities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We closed the ports to exports. Uh, it kind of got away from them.
• think, uh, Doctor Miller, I'm sorry, Commissioner Miller mentioned, uh, we do have, uh, we do have the ports
• Um, we do have a protocol at the ports that we feel.
• The cost of treating infested animals is not just the medicine or vet or the vet visit.
• we're, if we're doing it right, uh, we should never see the, that screw worm show up at the border port

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• Today we are visited with Laporte High School.
• I'm proud to represent La Porte.
• I want to extend a warm welcome to the Realtors that are visiting us today. here at the Capitol, and
• And that would be a bipartisan problem. 1822 1823 Welcome everyone who's visiting in the gallery today
• So let's visit. both of those things. Our schools are already teaching this subject.

Bills: SJR57, SCR8, SB8, SB14, SB24, SB108, SB112, SB125, SB213, SB251, SB315, SB318, SB371, SB378, SB379, SB472, SB487, SB502, SB513, SB565, SB621, SB650, SB689, SB707, SB710, SB761, SB763, SB815, SB854, SB875, SB896, SB916, SB925, SB958, SB961, SB965, SB973, SB987, SB990, SB995, SB1006, SB1018, SB1019, SB1024, SB1026, SB1146, SB1194, SB1198, SB1253, SB1330, SB1343, SB1362, SB1379, SB1497, SB1498, SB1527, SB1532, SB1547, SB1596, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SCR22, SCR12, SCR8, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB925, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB815, SB1379, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB502, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB24, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB761, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB916, SB896, SB1352, SB973, SB785, SB710, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB1547, SB961, SB1038, SB513, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB1198, SB1146, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SJR37, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741

Keywords: central bank digital currency, CBDC, Federal Reserve, digital dollar, digital currency, cashless payments, financial privacy, cybersecurity, government surveillance, financial surveillance, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit finance, banking policy, monetary policy, payments system, commercial banks, Texas Legislature, concurrent resolution, federal reserve digital currency

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• I'm Andy Nelson, the pharmacy director of Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend.
• I'm Annie Nelson, the pharmacy director of Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, testifying in support
• I'm Andy Nelson, the pharmacy director of Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend. members of the committee
• Our concern is in Section 4, and I did have a chance to visit with the prime sponsor this week about
• Our concern is in Section 4, and I did have a chance to visit with the prime sponsor this week about

Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.