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• All of that being said, we know it's a horrible chemical.
• All of that being said, we know it's a horrible chemical.
• It is an awful chemical. It shouldn't have a bit of light shined on it to think about it.
• It is an awful chemical. It shouldn't have a bit of light shined on it to think about it.
• It is an awful chemical. It shouldn't have a bit of light shined on it to think about it.

Committee: Senate Finance

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• specifically, as I said before, I'm using metabolomics, and here I'm analyzing metabolites, which are just chemical
• They're just different compounds, chemical compounds or chemical structures in our body that carry out
• Or chemical structures in our body that carry out specific functions. Any other questions?
• pathway, I identified a specific target protein that would need to be targeted in order to create the chemical

Committees: House Science & Technology , House House Science & Technology Committee of Reference

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• That incident that happened out in Wetherford with the chemical spill that happened, that system had
• One other question: who controls the content?
• individual over the summer about content that goes on OETA, but he said certain content was out of their control
• Who controls the content that goes on OETA?
• that the archival storage capacity will be increased by 130%, and we will achieve adequate climate control

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

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• </c><00:13:02.720><c> drug</c> for violating the uh the control drug for violating the uh the control
• </c><01:13:42.480><c> Um,</c><01:13:43.040><c> so</c> controlled drug substance list.
• Um, so controlled drug substance list.
• As long as chemical substance etc.
• And while um, controlled drug act.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• This is local control. This is allowing our school boards the opportunity.
• This is local control. This is allowing our school boards the opportunity.
• </c><00:37:00.040><c> this</c> state mandate this is local control this state mandate this is local control
• For the record, Kadela with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• For the record, Kadela with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Bills: HF1124 , HF1457 , HF1803

Committee: House Education Policy

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• The funding in that bill will certainly help the public with firefighting and management and control
• the mayor mentioned, ah, hydrogen can be used to generate ammonia and the methanol, those are the chemical
• Pilot demonstration project, and then to treat the brackish water and convert the brine into the chemicals
• chloride will generate the acid and the sodium will be used to generate the caustic soda, that is a chemical
• because hydrogen is not only the clean energy for storage, but also this is industrial feedstock for chemicals

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• It's constitutionally the state controls alcohol coming into its border.
• Difficult to control those things. I agree with them, and that's why we're willing to...
• To control those things.
• So, I mean, are we talking about having those types of controls or maybe a shift in that?
• It operates within a system that is already highly controlled and fully accountable.

Committee: House Commerce

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• And this is underlined in the original Prop 11: fundamental to our privacy is the ability to control
• It specifically said chemical burns: zero.
• And I know a woman I work with who had chemical burns on her hands working in our hazardous materials
• Surveillance for the sake of control and extraction does not protect workers.
• School tablets, you can control the programs, the facial cameras on them, the microphones.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• We already have controlled drug protocols that we use for other drugs, and this would be one that we
• as the profession would be happy to join the effort in keeping it under better control and trying to
• And a lot of people think that by scheduling these types of chemicals and these drugs, the goal isn't
• All you've proposed is that we recognize it as a controlled substance.
• And so this should not even be debatable that it should be controlled.

Summary: The committee heard several public safety bills, with testimony split between supporters who framed the measures as targeted fixes and opponents who warned about overcriminalization and unintended consequences. SB 701, by Senator Wahab, drew support from law enforcement and local government groups, who said state law lacks a tool to address the conduct at issue; the ACLU opposed it as duplicative of existing law, while public defenders said they may withdraw opposition after amendments. Because there was no quorum at that point, the bill was held open without a vote. SB 834, by Senator DeRazzo, was presented as a technical cleanup bill to improve California’s automatic record clearance system by preventing outdated “pending” charges from blocking relief, requiring local court records to match DOJ records, and creating a way for people to obtain proof of relief. It received broad support from criminal justice reform and defense organizations, with no opposition, and the chair indicated support, but no final action was taken during the hearing. SB 248, by Senator Rubio, would require DOJ to send new gun purchasers educational materials during the waiting period about safe storage, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and related resources; supporters called it common-sense education, while one opponent argued the information is already available. The committee voted the bill out on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, but it remained on call pending one additional vote. Senator Rubio’s SB 19, the Safe Schools and Places of Worship Act, would create a new offense for credible threats against schools or houses of worship even when no specific individual is named. Supporters, including law enforcement and Jewish community advocates, said current law leaves a loophole and that the bill would help prevent panic and resource-draining lockdowns; opponents from civil liberties and youth justice groups argued existing law already covers threats and that the bill would worsen the school-to-prison pipeline. After a motion and second, the committee voted due pass to Appropriations, with the measure also left on call. Later, SB 759 by Senator Archuleta, prompted by the killing of Whittier Officer Keith Boyer, would require a court hearing after a third supervision violation or new offense for people on post-release community supervision; supporters said it adds accountability, while opponents said it removes probation discretion and could increase jail and court burdens. The bill passed due pass to Appropriations and was reported as passing. The committee also heard SB 6 by Senator Ashby, which would schedule xylazine as a controlled substance while preserving veterinary use. Supporters, including veterinarians, law enforcement, and a parent who lost a son to a drug-related death, said the drug is increasingly present in fentanyl mixtures and needs to be controlled; opponents from drug policy and civil liberties groups argued scheduling would criminalize users, hinder research, and repeat failed drug-war policies. After extensive debate, the committee voted the bill out due pass to Appropriations, and it passed. Finally, SB 11, the AI Abuse Protection Act, was introduced to regulate AI-generated voice, image, and video replicas, with supporters emphasizing protection against deepfakes and nonconsensual images; the California Chamber of Commerce opposed unless amended, seeking narrower definitions and limits on consumer warnings. The hearing ended while SB 11 was still under discussion, with no final vote reflected in the transcript.

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• And this is underlined in the original Prop 11: fundamental to our privacy is the ability to control
• It specifically said chemical burns zero.
• And I know a woman I work with who had chemical burns on her hands working in our hazardous materials
• First, individuals—the goal is to provide people with control over who knows what about them.
• Surveillance for the sake of control and extraction does not protect workers.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on California privacy in the age of mass surveillance, with members framing the issue as urgent in light of AI, data brokers, workplace monitoring, and government access to commercially collected data. Opening remarks emphasized California’s long-standing privacy tradition and concern for impacts on Latino, immigrant, LGBTQ+, and other vulnerable communities. The committee heard from experts from UC Law San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and a worker-organizer from Amazon, followed by a journalist from 404 Media. Nicole Ozer reviewed the history of California’s constitutional right to privacy, tracing it to the 1972 ballot measure and arguing that lawmakers should use that right more fully to operationalize stronger protections against surveillance. Deirdre Mulligan described how surveillance capitalism has expanded through physical-world instrumentation, biometrics, connected devices, and AI, and argued that notice-and-consent models are inadequate because people cannot meaningfully understand or control how data is collected, inferred, shared, and used. Ari Waldman focused on disparate harms to marginalized communities, including queer people, survivors of domestic violence, and people seeking reproductive care, and called for stronger regulation, limits on data collection and sharing, and greater accountability for companies and government access to data. Josh Black testified about Amazon’s workplace surveillance, including handheld devices, time-off-task monitoring, hidden cameras, and driver-facing AI cameras, saying the system pressures workers to skip breaks, rush safety training, and discourages organizing. He said the surveillance is used to increase productivity and suppress union activity. Committee members asked about data retention, injury reporting, cash as a privacy-protective payment option, and whether workers truly consent to surveillance as a condition of employment. Jason Kebler described how police departments adopt commercial surveillance tools through pilot programs and vendor relationships, often without public debate, citing license plate readers and networked camera systems that can spread data across jurisdictions. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with discussion of the need for clearer definitions, stronger enforcement, and continued legislative action.

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• highest standards, if the manufacturing process requires the highest standards, if contamination control
• There have been no refinery-style disasters, no chemical safety... facility construction.
• There have been no refinery-style disasters, no chemical safety board investigations, and no legislative

Committee: House Labor and Employment

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• five-year basis, the Clean Air Act requires EPA to go through those industries, look for any technical control
• adopted by EPA in 2000, and the PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as forever chemicals
• discussions, EPA asked the court to scale back or vacate portions of the rule to only include two of the chemicals

Committee: House Environment, Energy and Technology

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• It’s an important tool for communities that want to maintain local control over fire and emergency medical
• Let the committee hear the reality: the process of a chemical abortion unfolds in three stages of deliberate
• The process of a chemical abortion unfolds in three stages of deliberate violence against life.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held public hearings on several bills before moving into executive session. Substitute Senate Bill 6037 would change how single-city fire protection districts are funded by ending the requirement that a city reduce its levy dollar-for-dollar and instead reducing the city’s statutory maximum rate; testimony was generally supportive from cities and firefighters, while public hospital districts opposed it over prorationing concerns and some witnesses sought amendments on governance and accountability. Senate Bill 6194 would allow cost-based Medicaid reimbursement for rural hospitals on federally recognized Indian reservations, with strong support from Toppenish/Astria representatives and the Yakama Nation, who said the bill is needed to address severe funding inequities and preserve services. Senate Bill 5963 would make Passport to Careers students automatically income-eligible for the Washington College Grant; it drew support from student advocates and foster-youth advocates, with staff noting modest estimated costs. Senate Bill 5909 would require public universities to review and report low-enrollment undergraduate programs and potentially discontinue them after repeated low enrollment; Eastern Washington University supported it as an accountability measure, while faculty and student representatives opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and potentially politicized. Senate Bill 5826 would require public postsecondary student health centers to provide access to medication abortion or referrals and related web information; testimony was sharply divided between supporters who framed it as needed student health access and opponents who raised moral, safety, and budget objections. In executive session, staff briefed a series of bills, including measures on opioid treatment accreditation fees, a pre-K donation account, JLARC report elimination, retirement trust fund expense authority, pension lump-sum thresholds, port employee retirement exemptions, lemon law arbitration fees, LEAP website disclosures, limits on corporate ownership of single-family homes, a permanent senior center property tax exemption, timber tax distributions for school districts, capital project administration rules, and a real estate excise tax exemption for affordable housing. The committee then took action on the listed bills. The committee voted to give due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee for Senate Bills 5872, 5879, 5834, 5835, 5905, 5832, 6177, 5496, 5970, 5994, 6047, and 5647. Amendments were adopted on SB 5834, SB 5905, SB 6047, and SB 5647 before those bills were advanced as substitutes. SB 5988 was noted as taking action later, but no vote on it was recorded in the transcript excerpt.

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• I'm the chief innovation officer of Jost Chemical Company in St. Louis. I spoke with you...
• I'm the chief innovation officer of Jost Chemical Company in St. Louis.
• Like, for example, Jost Chemical is already a company that has over 400 employees in St. Louis.
• Well, like, for example, like the API Innovation Center or like even Jost Chemical, maybe we could build

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The committee first called the roll and established a quorum, then heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory. The bill is aimed at reshoring critical supply chains to the United States through tax credits and related incentives for production of pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, materials, and metals. Gregory said the Senate version added clarifying language tying eligible materials to federal critical-materials and FDA lists. Witnesses in support described the bill as a national security measure and an economic development tool for Missouri, citing dependence on China and India for medicines and materials, forced labor concerns in cobalt supply chains, and examples of Missouri companies and institutions already working in pharmaceutical and mineral production. Several supporters noted the bill’s incentives would be difficult to use without additional federal support, and one witness said the transferable tax credits were a key strength, though the scope could be narrowed in the future. Support testimony came from Douglas Jost of Jost Chemical Company, Jared Hankinson of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Matt Thompson of the API Innovation Center, Michael Givens of Doe Run Company, and Matthew Smith of Associated Industries of Missouri. Their comments emphasized supply-chain vulnerability, national security, and Missouri’s existing manufacturing base. No opposition or informational testimony was presented, and there were no substantive questions after the witnesses. The committee then moved into executive session and voted unanimously, 9-0, to report Senate Bill 1553 do pass.

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• Huffman, will each control 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arkansas. Mr.
• You now have control of the Justice Department. You have the generals pledging fealty.
• The Coastal Commission is simply out of control.
• The Coastal Commission is simply out of control.
• The Coastal Commission is simply out of control.

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• Basically, that money is going out to actually control the wolf population.
• But we would really like to make sure that we control these wolves.
• There shouldn't be... ...make sure that we control these wolves.
• And we have to control them with what we have. Appreciate that.
• It has temperature control on a lot of this stuff, delicate things on a lot of things.

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• Many people don't know the protective gear they wear has toxins and chemicals known to increase cancer
• This bill will encourage fire departments to inform firefighters about chemical hazards in their protective
• Many people don't know the protective gear they wear has toxins and chemicals known to increase cancer
• This bill will encourage fire departments to inform firefighters about chemical hazards in their protective
• The amendment ensures that consumers are informed when certain chemicals like PFAS, formaldehyde, and

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard and advanced a large slate of bills, beginning with SB 978, which directs DEP to report on large sewage disposal facilities, rank them for wastewater treatment upgrades, and provide progress reports; it was reported favorably without public opposition. The committee also adopted an amendment and favorably reported SB 1388, which restricts vessel safety inspections without probable cause, creates a five-year safety decal, addresses spring protection zones, and bars FWC fishing licenses for commercial vessels owned by alien powers. Members raised some questions about spring protections and boating access, and one public witness urged further review of the spring-zone language. The committee then favorably reported SB 880, designating the American flamingo as state bird and the Florida scrub jay as state songbird, after testimony supporting both birds as symbols of Florida’s identity and conservation values. Several other measures were heard and passed. SB 830, dealing with lost or abandoned migrant vessels and aligning with House language, was amended and reported favorably. SB 1326, which requires local plans to maintain hurricane evacuation clearance times and allocates building permits in Monroe County and nearby municipalities, was amended to spread allocations over at least 10 years and then passed. SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility to correctional officers and correctional probation officers and exempting certain public safety personnel from the waiting period for rifles and shotguns, was reported favorably after support from the Florida PBA. SB 26, an uncontested claim bill for injuries from a 2022 crash, also passed, with one member suggesting future consideration of health insurance coverage for victims in similar cases. The committee additionally approved SB 98 on securities regulation and fingerprinting requirements, SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety, SB 196 on labeling food and cosmetics that contain vaccine materials or certain chemicals, SB 1300 restricting oil and gas drilling structures in sensitive areas, SB 1612 on financial institution assessment and stock offering timelines, and SB 492 on mitigation banking and wetland conservation easements. SB 1212 drew strong support from firefighters, while SB 492 drew both support and opposition from environmental and development interests, with concerns raised about wetland function, credit release timing, and conservation easement releases. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of 12 appointees to water management district governing boards and adjourned after members recorded individual votes on selected bills.

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• Catherine Butler, I'm the Director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
• How has it addressed the structural deficit in the hazardous waste control account?
• Very briefly, Parks has received $1.238 million out of the control section funding, which is the funding
• Fish and Wildlife, you also need approval from the Army Corps, the Regional Water Control Board, and
• SB 54 prohibits hazardous technologies like chemical recycling from counting as recycling.

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• been civilly committed as one or more of the following: mentally ill, mentally ill and dangerous, chemically
• </c><00:02:54.920><c> dependent</c> dangerous chemically dependent dangerous chemically dependent developmentally
• Peter as well, as we've got our chemical addiction and mentally ill in our outstate hospitals in the
• Same thing with our chemical addiction or CD efforts.
• </c><01:23:06.560><c> dependency</c> has because we have chemical dependency has because we have chemical

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• This is about control. This is not about better representation.
• Can't control that.
• I think I understand the idea of giving up control. I get that. I understand that.
• How would it control the rates if it's... ...how would it control the rates if it's efficiently run?
• Does this put more control of Birmingham in the hands of Montgomery?

Bills: HB 1520 , HB 1545 , HJR 110 , HJR 203 , HB 245 , HB 1465 , HB 1482 , HB 294 , HB 793 , HB 809 , HB 3928 , HB 334 , HB 2037 , HB 1973 , HB 285 , HB 4341 , HB 4264 , HB 1043 , HB 837 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB 1194 , HB 1646 , HB 1729 , HB 2498 , HB 1314 , HB 2295 , HB 1353 , HB 1531 , HB 1988 , HB 5398 , HB 3960 , HB 3923 , HB 1407 , HB 1764 , HB 2221 , HB 2214 , HB 2517 , HB 2518 , HB 2213 , HB 5008 , HB 5092 , HB 3421 , HB 3663 , HB 3748 , HB 3800 , HB 3756 , HB 2613 , HB 3782 , HB 5246 , HB 4344 , HB 4044 , HB 4066 , HB 2702 , HB 2807 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3181 , HB 3250 , HB 4153 , HB 2091 , HB 2115 , HB 2542 , HB 2768 , HB 3349 , HB 3352 , HB 4406 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 3133 , HB 4432 , HB 4960 , HB 3214 , HB 3915 , HB 3508 , HB 2145 , SB 304 , SB 608 , SB 2312 , SB 494 , SB 530 , HB 45 , HB 2520 , HB 35 , HB 47 , HB 318 , HB 349 , HB 554 , HB 1359 , HB 1373 , HB 2254 , HB 2259 , HB 2853 , HB 3073 , HB 3088 , HB 353 , HB 355 , HB 786 , HB 762 , HB 705 , HB 932 , HB 849 , HB 1119 , HB 3041 , HB 713 , HB 3104 , HB 3970 , HB 4042 , HB 4490 , HB 1731 , HB 2607 , HB 3689 , HB 1788 , HB 1612 , HB 138 , HB 15 , HB 1971 , HB 1338 , HB 2989 , HB 267 , HB 1201 , HB 2954 , HB 5265 , HB 1804 , HB 5061 , HB 1520 , HB 1545 , HJR 110 , HJR 203 , HB 1887 , HB 1914 , HB 2402 , HB 2306 , HB 1809 , HB 2350 , HB 3000 , HB 3237 , HB 3326 , HB 3211 , HB 1056 , HB 2081 , HB 2187 , HB 3092 , HB 3308 , HB 3526 , HB 3750 , HB 3527 , HB 4219 , HB 4230 , HB 4290 , HB 5238 , HB 4804 , HB 4749 , HB 245 , HB 1465 , HB 1482 , HB 294 , HB 793 , HB 809 , HB 3928 , HB 334 , HB 2037 , HB 1973 , HB 285 , HB 4341 , HB 4264 , HB 1043 , HB 837 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB 1194 , HB 1646 , HB 1729 , HB 2498 , HB 1314 , HB 2295 , HB 1353 , HB 1531 , HB 1988 , HB 5398 , HB 3960 , HB 3923 , HB 1407 , HB 1764 , HB 2221 , HB 2214 , HB 2517 , HB 2518 , HB 2213 , HB 5008 , HB 5092 , HB 3421 , HB 3663 , HB 3748 , HB 3800 , HB 3756 , HB 2613 , HB 3782 , HB 5246 , HB 4344 , HB 4044 , HB 4066 , HB 2702 , HB 2807 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3181 , HB 3250 , HB 4153 , HB 2091 , HB 2115 , HB 2542 , HB 2768 , HB 3349 , HB 3352 , HB 4406 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 3133 , HB 4432 , HB 4960 , HB 3214 , HB 3915 , HB 3508 , HB 2145 , HCR 6 , HCR 12 , HCR 34 , HCR 50 , HCR 55 , HCR 58 , HCR 70 , HCR 71 , HCR 72 , HCR 74 , HCR 75 , HCR 78 , HCR 80 , HCR 93 , HCR 100 , HCR 107 , HCR 116 , HCR 117 , HCR 90