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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

S/C on State-Federal Relations May 1st, 2025

S/C on State-Federal Relations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And are you aware of what particular projects or things that they've done in the past of how this would
  • Does, uh, as far as, um, qualified projects or qualified properties, are other states able to apply for
  • We even have sky bridges, which some airports don't have.
  • that once, um, do they accept, and obviously being able to come in, the Real ID currently at the bridge
Summary: The Committee on State-Federal Relations heard testimony on HB 3484, which would formalize agreements between border municipalities and treat certain infrastructure, services, and facilities as Texas assets for funding eligibility if they are within 30 miles of the border. Representative Van Deaver and a witness from Texarkana described how the bill would help Texarkana, Texas, secure state funding for jointly used facilities such as wastewater, water treatment, and airport assets that are physically located in Arkansas but serve Texas residents. Members asked about whether Arkansas benefits from the facilities and whether the bill would apply only to U.S. border cities; testimony clarified that it applies to Texas municipalities bordering another U.S. state, and the bill was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. The committee also heard HCR 112, by Representative Perez, which urges Congress to allow state-issued Real ID cards, including Texas driver’s licenses, to be accepted as identification for U.S. citizens re-entering the country at land and sea ports of entry. Perez argued that Texas already verifies citizenship and lawful presence for Real ID issuance, that most Texans already have Real ID-compliant licenses, and that acceptance at the border would reduce costs and delays for routine cross-border travel without weakening security. Members asked about the security features of Real ID, implementation timing, passport delays, and how border crossings currently work; Perez said the resolution would not replace passports for international air travel and would apply only to U.S. citizens returning at land and sea ports. HCR 112 was also left pending, and the committee adjourned after HDR 125 was withdrawn from the schedule.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Apr 17th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and project costs for certain project and project costs for certain project and project costs and to
  • Ed Bridges took over in 82.
  • And many of you know Ed Bridges. Ed served until his retirement Bridges.
  • And the other bridge is Washington. And the other bridge is Washington.
  • So uh Francis Scott Key has been bridge. So uh Francis Scott Key has been bridge.
Keywords: 920, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • How do we bridge this?
  • I should say Project Omega, not just Omega—Project Omega on the bottom right.
  • I should say Project Omega, not just Omega—Project Omega on the bottom right there.
  • That project is in progress. Hopefully I'll get to that project to show you.
  • That project is in progress. Hopefully I'll get to that project to show you.
Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the availability of presentation materials, then moved into a series of technical briefings from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent federal and DOE efforts to streamline nuclear regulation for advanced reactors, including NRC Part 53 and upcoming Part 57 rulemaking, DOE authorization updates, crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements, and use of AI to speed licensing communications and document review. He emphasized that the goal is to align safety standards for advanced technologies, reduce rework for developers, and support deployment for commercial, defense, and research uses. In response to questions, he said there is no current plan to merge agencies, but there is more information-sharing and embedded NRC staff at DOE facilities; he also noted public outreach is supported through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, covering uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and recycling. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), DOE’s HALEU Availability Program, and the need to expand domestic enrichment, deconversion, and transportation capacity to support advanced reactors and the 2050 nuclear growth goal. He also reviewed used fuel management, including on-site storage at operating and shutdown reactors, the Center for Used Fuel Research at INL, a high-burnup research cask project, and the long-term repository question, which he said is ultimately political as well as technical. He outlined reprocessing approaches—aqueous/Purex, pyrochemical, and fluoride volatility—describing INL’s work on electrochemical processing of EBR-II fuel and noting industry interest from several companies in recycling technologies. Ashley Shields presented on AI for nuclear applications, describing INL’s use of generative AI, high-performance computing, and digital-twin tools to accelerate reactor design, licensing, operations, and materials development. She highlighted the Prometheus effort to pursue highly automated reactor design and operation, the large documentation burden for reactor licensing, and ongoing work on autonomous control, remote operation, and AI-assisted materials qualification through the Vulcan challenge and related data platforms. In questions, she said AI tools are used under data-governance and security controls, with different models chosen for different tasks, and argued that software engineers and human oversight remain necessary. The session ended with a brief recess announcement and a transition to a later presentation on critical minerals and materials.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Jul 16th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They did a project here a couple of months ago.
  • That we have going is our bike trail project.
  • What they wanted to do is continue that project, the dream that we have with our chapter and the project
  • We have projects; we assist a chapter in...
  • Corners Rail Freight Railroad project.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the projects that have been approved...
  • They have responsibilities for bridges, even what I call off-system bridges, inspecting county and city
  • bridges, things of that nature.
  • There are five projects continued using unexpended balance authority, three projects that have been removed
  • We can do facilities capital improvement projects and facility improvement projects on all of those properties
Bills: SB 1
Summary: The committee first heard the Legislative Budget Board and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on the Secretary of State budget. LBB said the recommendation would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million overall, with major changes including removing federal HAVA funding and one-time business system replacement money, adjusting the agency’s base request, deleting an outdated Interstate Crosscheck rider, and directing HAVA funds to be drawn down first. Secretary Nelson and staff defended the agency’s needs, emphasizing election security, business filings, international protocol, and the Texas Register, and requested additional staff, a new website, digitization of records, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, and renovation of the Rudder Building. Senators discussed voter-roll maintenance, cross-checking data, call-center response times, and the need for online voter registration and more efficient election administration. No votes were taken. The committee then took up the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB outlined a $2.4 million decrease for the office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs, driven by unexpended balances and the removal of one-time federal and border-security items, while noting continued funding for disaster response, victim assistance, and $2.9 billion for border security at roughly the prior level. Governor’s staff said Texas remains focused on border security, economic development, and public safety, and discussed efforts to seek federal reimbursement for prior border spending. Members asked about the National Guard’s status, possible federal assumption of border costs, the music incubator program, the Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, defense economic adjustment grants, and a new $5 million nonprofit security grant proposal. Staff said the semiconductor program has 12 approved projects totaling about 948 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment, and that the nonprofit security request was added late to address threats to houses of worship and other nonprofits. No formal action was taken. Finally, the committee heard the Texas Facilities Commission and lease-payment recommendations. LBB said the Facilities Commission recommendation would reduce appropriations by about $2.0 billion, mainly by removing border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, while adding money for higher utility costs, Rudder Building refurbishment, and additional staff. The lease-payment recommendation would decrease general revenue by $9.3 million. LBB also noted new riders related to completing the State Library and Archives building, tenant communication during disruptions, and a space-utilization report. In agency testimony, members asked about border wall maintenance responsibility, total facilities-related debt, and the status of capital complex construction. The Rudder Building renovation and related security needs were repeatedly discussed as important one-time infrastructure investments.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • What are our projects for FY27? Like I said, we're not asking for any budget increase.
  • Actually, our projects. I think this is the most important thing to look at.
  • We're setting aside $650,000 for agricultural conservation projects.
  • We have to bid the project. We have to make sure those vendors are good in quality.
  • But as you start to bridge that gap, there may be some discussions about what does that really look like
Keywords: 914, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 14, 2025 - 02:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • It expands eligibility for the summer bridge program to assist students transitioning from VPK to kindergarten
  • Child care is infrastructure, just like buildings, roads, and bridges. It keeps our economy moving.
  • Senate voted off their respective floors last week, their fiscal year 25-26 budgets, appropriation projects
  • beginning the conference process, side-by-sides of both the House and Senate budgets, appropriation projects
  • These side-by-sides show where the House and Senate are the same for certain budget issues or projects
Summary: The Pre-K Through 12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up three bills, along with a brief budget conference-prep presentation. The first bill, CS/HB 1483 on school grading and student supports, would gradually align Florida’s school grading scale with the familiar A-F student grading scale over a 10-year glide path, add school report card transparency on the percentage of students reading at grade level, expand interventions for students with substantial reading and math deficiencies through VPK through grade 8, and create a competitive grant for diverse books in K-5 classrooms and libraries. Supporters argued the current school-grade scale is misleading and that the bill would improve transparency and supports; some members raised concerns about impacts on turnaround schools, community perception, and whether the bill adequately captures student gains. The bill passed 12-2 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/HB 859 on the School Readiness Program, which revises the definition of “economically disadvantaged” for eligibility purposes. The bill originally moved from 150% of the federal poverty level to 65% of state median income, but three amendments were adopted to create a glide path and reduce fiscal impact by using 50% of state median income or 150% of poverty, whichever is greater, and by deleting an obsolete section. Public testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, emphasizing child care as workforce infrastructure and a lifeline for working families. The bill passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. Finally, CS/HB 1607 on cardiac emergencies in schools would require AEDs in every Florida school, including charter schools, require CPR/AED training, and create a pulse-saving plan with rulemaking authority for the State Board of Education. Proponents cited alarming statistics about sudden cardiac arrest on campuses and argued that rapid AED access can save lives; supporters from the American Heart Association, PTA, and cardiology groups backed the measure. Members spoke in strong support, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0, and was reported favorably. The meeting ended with a budget presentation explaining that House and Senate FY 2025-26 budget, appropriations project, and proviso side-by-sides had been distributed ahead of conference, followed by adjournment.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 20th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also says that if you have a standard project, it requires a 10% match.
  • It just changes, after investment, and inserts, for a project to qualify as a large project, just defining
  • So if they wanted to have a project and a Seymour project, they would be able to do it down to $1 million
  • So if they wanted to have a project and a Seymour project, they would be able to do it down to $1 million
  • , transit rail, and other critical projects.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Environment committee hears HF1012 3/20/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:05:18.320> The<00:05:18.560> recent projects in recent years.
  • The recent projects in recent years.
  • And yes, it has bridges that cross trout streams, but it doesn't do any damage to the trout streams,
  • :47.520> that<00:24:47.840> cross<00:24:48.159> trout has bridges that cost that
  • cross trout has bridges that cost that cross trout streams,<00:24:49.279> but<00:24:49.520>
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee heard House File 1012, as amended by the A1 amendment, and the author moved the bill to be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill. The amendment, adopted on a voice vote, changed the timing for public input in trail planning, removed language on decommissioning trails, and combined the measure with another ATV-fee bill. The author said the bill would unify ATV trail signage policy statewide, align statute with DNR best practices, and not affect the forest trail inventory, existing ATV-accessible miles, or hunting exemptions. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives of the Minnesota Public Lands Coalition, tribal officials from the Max Band and Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, a retired DNR conservation officer, a retired wildlife manager, and the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board, argued the bill would better protect wetlands, wildlife habitat, and culturally significant areas, improve transparency and tribal consultation, and make trail planning and enforcement more workable. The EQB said the amended bill’s rulemaking timeline was more workable, and the DNR described its existing multi-step trail review and consultation process. Opponents, including ATV Minnesota, county commissioners from northern counties, and a representative of the Minnesota Trappers Association, argued the bill would burden or restrict existing trail systems, increase costs, and threaten tourism and local economies. They said current trail development already involves DNR and local review, and that the bill could reduce access for riders, trappers, and other users. In member questions, the author and a Minnesota Association of Townships representative said the bill was intended to codify DNR best practices and bring local governments into the process earlier, while confirming that hunting exemptions were not removed.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 117 by Senators Bridges and Senate Bill 117 by Senators Bridges and Amab [questionable],
  • Senate Bill 133 by Senators Bridges and Senate Bill 133 by Senators Bridges and Catelyn, also Representatives
  • Senate Bill 187 by Senators Mobble and Bridges, also Representatives Brown and Bridges. Bridges.
  • Since 1992, on these types of 100% cash-funded projects by our institutions.
  • Projects that exceed $5 million or exceed $10 million will still need Projects that exceed $10 million
Keywords: 981, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 1/22/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • because it was a middle-mile project, and there wasn't a classification for a fiber splicer.
  • , but not on the last mile projects.
  • last mile projects and the on the last mile projects and the problem<01:14:18.920> with<01:14:
  • are collaboratively working to bridge are collaboratively working to bridge the<01:17:33.920>
  • today's meeting the uh capital projects today's meeting the uh capital projects fund<01:38:37.560
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee met for an introductory session to begin the new legislative session. Members and staff went around the table introducing themselves and describing their agricultural backgrounds, including farming, livestock, crop production, county government, and related research or staff roles. Chair Paul Anderson emphasized agriculture’s importance to Minnesota’s budget and economy, welcomed new members and staff, and noted that the committee would have a full agenda. The committee then heard a presentation from the University of Minnesota’s College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, Extension, and the Forever Green initiative on the GREE program (Agricultural Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer). Testimony described GREE as a state investment created in 2015 to support agricultural productivity and growth through research, education, extension, and technology transfer. Speakers highlighted its broad focus areas, including crop and livestock genetics, soil health, water quality, nutrient management, microbial science, agroecological innovation, and technology stewardship, as well as rapid-response funding for emerging issues such as waterhemp, PRRS, and avian influenza. University witnesses said the program has brought in faculty and extension educators, generated sponsored research awards, and leveraged state funding into additional grants and contracts. They cited a reported roughly 12-to-1 return on investment and said the state has invested about $39 million since 2015. They also noted additions such as a deep winter greenhouse program and a tribal representative on the advisory group. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary B May 14th, 2026

Judiciary B

Transcript Highlights:
  • And one of our main projects that we had to oversee was the parallel bridge in downtown New Orleans.
  • And one of our main projects that we had to oversee was the parallel bridge in downtown New Orleans.
  • The DOTD had been trying to Was the parallel bridge in downtown New Orleans.
  • DOTD had been trying to build a bridge across the Mississippi River in New Orleans for 20 years and couldn't
  • And a bridge across the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans resulted from it.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Feb 4th, 2026 at 08:36 am

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It now reads a child's participation. in Foster Care Plus pilot project shall be based upon the child's
  • Currently, I am part of the New Mexico Bridge, getting access to buprenorphine through hospitals across
  • Through my ECHOs, through my work with the New Mexico Bridge, I hear the same problem repeatedly.
  • And then Are you guys aware of the BRIDGE program?
  • So I've been part of the New Mexico BRIDGE since its inception, and I continue to serve on that.
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Finance - Part 1 - 04/25/25

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:44:55.679> This Express passenger rail project. This Express passenger rail project.
  • bridge over I94 in St. bridge over I94 in St.
  • project in Duluth.
  • project um in duth.
  • Line 117 is a bridge project um in duth.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Sep 8th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • We started out with a proposed bridge toll increase, as the chair will remember, and others as well.
  • It did not go over very well, and so we pulled back on the bridge toll increase.
  • It did not go over very well, and so we pulled back on the bridge toll increase.
  • governor to agree to the $750 million loan that was in the Budget Act, to provide at least one year's bridge
  • Because to me, we've seen this in other transportation programs and projects.
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard SB 63 by Senator Wiener, as amended and coauthored by Senator Arreguín, a Bay Area transit funding measure intended to avert major service cuts at BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. The authors said the region faces a fiscal cliff and that without new revenue, BART could collapse and other systems could face severe reductions. They described the bill as the product of extensive negotiations among the five Bay Area counties and transit operators, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties opting in during the process. Much of the discussion focused on accountability and governance. Supporters said the bill includes some of the strongest oversight provisions in recent memory, including a third-party efficiency review and ad hoc adjudication committees that can withhold a portion of funding if operators fail to correct problems. Assembly Member Papin and Assembly Member Lackey argued the measure amounts to a taxpayer bailout with insufficient representation and too much control left to MTC, while the authors responded that the bill gives affected counties direct complaint and enforcement authority and that MTC must follow the ad hoc committees’ recommendations. Several members asked about complaint procedures, withholding thresholds, opt-in/opt-out issues, and whether the funding would return to the source counties if withheld. Testimony in support came from SPUR, Caltrain, MTC, the Bay Area Council, BART, SamTrans, VTA, San Francisco MTA, transit coalitions, environmental groups, local governments, and labor. Supporters emphasized the risk of severe service cuts, the importance of preserving recent investments such as Caltrain electrification, and the need for regional self-help. There was no registered opposition witness, though some members spoke against the bill. The committee ultimately voted 11-5 to pass SB 63 as amended to the floor, with the committee amendments also removing urgency language.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Rules Mar 19th, 2025

Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • He is darting down to the border for the Borderplex project that's going on down there.
  • I also established and ran the special projects department for the Screen Actors Guild, which was the
  • There are situations where, whether it's a government entity or a developer, tries to push a project
  • In those situations, that project won't get rooted, they won't be successful, and they can't stay.
  • We also see that in 2027, the Bridge of the Americas in El Paso will be closing for retrofitting.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Higher Education Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a pilot project. It's focused. I would urge the governor to look at both of these bills.
  • California is projected to be short over 44,000 registered nurses by 2030.
  • It's a pilot project. It involves a handful of the universities.
  • Most, you know, we have Proposition 2, which is intended to support facilities projects at community
  • They interface with the community and bridge the academic world and the local community.
Keywords: 988, house, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative<00:01:40.479> Bridges Representative Bridges Representative Bridges >> here
  • And then a 1971 Project Storm Fury, uh, with Noah and the U.S.
  • And then a 1971 Project Storm Fury, uh, with Noah and the U.S.
  • And then a 1971 Project Storm Fury, uh, with Noah and the U.S.
  • And then a 1971 Project Storm Fury, uh, with Noah and the U.S.
Summary: The meeting began with a quorum call and approval of the prior meeting’s minutes. Senator Williams then presented a discussion draft involving KCNA and COOT/Kentucky Wired governance changes. He said the proposal would make the COOT executive director the KCNA director, place the education CIO as chair of a new board of constitutional officers, terminate existing KCNA employees at inception, and return KCNA funds to the general fund. He described the measure as a temporary holding pattern focused on customer connectivity until an audit is completed next summer. Senator West asked whether the bill would change existing Kentucky Wired contracts, and Williams said the contracts would remain in place and COOT would simply handle the work without an extra layer of bureaucracy. No vote was taken; the item was for discussion only. The committee then heard a presentation on geoengineering and related legislation from Rep. John Hodgson, Sen. Rollins, and retired meteorologist Randy Baker. They described geoengineering as attempts to alter climate or weather, including solar radiation modification, stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cloud seeding. The presenters distinguished these activities from ordinary jet contrails, crop dusting, ground-level emissions, and airport fog control, and said the proposed Kentucky bill would exclude those ordinary activities. They argued Kentucky lacks a current prohibition on weather modification, said the bill would protect farmland, crops, animal agriculture, aquaculture, and human health, and cited public concern, federal uncertainty, and similar legislation in other states. They also said cloud seeding is used in some western states but remains scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Members asked about enforcement, federal preemption, and whether other states’ actions could affect Kentucky. The presenters said high-altitude spraying would be difficult to hide, that satellite imagery could detect large releases, and that the bill was intended as an assertion of state sovereignty even if federal law later changed. They also said there were no known active geoengineering projects in Kentucky. The discussion remained informational, with no committee vote or final action taken on either topic.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (1-29-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Representative Baker, Representative Bauman, Representative Blanton, Representative Bowling, Representative Bridges
  • There you go. >> Representative Bridges, here. Representative Chester-Burton, here.
  • load growth need for more supplies to meet the demands of data centers and economic development projects
  • meet the demands of data centers and economic<00:02:31.040> development<00:02:31.440> projects
  • Representative Bridges: Yes. Representative Chester-Burton: Pass.
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 398, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, with testimony from David Samford of East Kentucky Power Cooperative. The bill would amend KRS 278.264, the Senate Bill 4 statute, to clarify that it governs retirement of fossil fuel plants and not the recovery of associated decommissioning costs. Supporters said the measure would restore the Public Service Commission’s discretion to spread decommissioning costs over the life of a plant, consistent with traditional ratemaking, and avoid large rate spikes when plants are retired. Testimony focused on ratemaking principles such as cost causation and matching, with the witnesses arguing that customers should pay costs as they are incurred rather than face a large “sticker shock” charge at the end of a plant’s life. Members asked about possible double charges, environmental surcharges, fuel adjustment clauses, and what happens if a planned retirement is delayed or canceled. The witnesses said the bill is intended to prevent double exposure and that rates would be revisited in future base rate cases as assumptions change. During roll call, most members voted yes, while Rep. Fugate passed and explained concern about high electric bills and prior lump-sum charges in his area, and Rep. Watkins voted no, saying he needed more information on long-term affordability. The committee reported the bill out favorably, with the chair stating it should pass on the floor.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 4th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This project is the most expensive infrastructure project happening in the entire world.
  • The high-speed rail project.
  • This seemed like a prudent decision, considering that the project now is projected, as we've heard, to
  • is a law that would cancel the project as quickly as possible, Is a law that would cancel the project
  • It went from a $30 billion project to $130 billion. Now it is projected to be $230 billion.
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved a procedural motion by a 41-17 roll call to re-refer AB 2690 and AB 1863 to Appropriations and to allow guests for the Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. House Resolution 92, recognizing Cinco de Mayo Week, was adopted after supportive remarks from members of several caucuses, and the chamber then held the 2026 Latino Spirit Awards ceremony honoring 11 individuals and organizations in higher education, human rights, philanthropy, health and science, advocacy, business, environmental justice, journalism and media, culinary arts, and a legacy award for Los Tigres del Norte. After the ceremony, the Assembly resumed business with guest introductions and moved through the daily file, passing or retaining a number of bills and resolutions. Among the measures taken up, the Assembly passed AB 1657 on domestic violence restraining order procedures (64-0), AB 2042 on civil procedure and service of process (66-0), AB 1660 on probate and public guardians (45-10), AB 1917 on criminal procedure and reinstatement of dismissed charges (43-15), AB 2148 clarifying that public school employees are human beings in the context of AI (69-0), AB 1647 protecting juvenile statements at transfer hearings (63-0), AB 1555 expanding community college access in Siskiyou County (66-0), AB 1608 on High-Speed Rail Inspector General oversight and reporting (45-18), AB 1803 requiring anti-hate speech training in workplace harassment prevention (50-9), AB 2128 protecting tenants in subsidized housing from certain federal work requirements and time limits (44-16), AB 2576 as a land-use cleanup bill protecting historic resources (61-0), AB 2601 allowing concurrent review for certain housing projects, and AB 2764 on extended foster care eligibility (60-0). Several items were passed and retained on file, and AB 2601 was interrupted by a call of the house before later business continued. The chamber also adopted ACR 159 on indigent defense after adding 59 coauthors, then heard guest introductions from chief public defenders from multiple counties. ACR 179, designating Wildland Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day, was adopted with 65 coauthors after remarks on wildfire risk and forest management. Later, ACR 183 establishing Black Health Equity Advocacy Week was presented with extensive testimony from members of multiple caucuses emphasizing racial health disparities, maternal mortality, life expectancy gaps, and the need for systemic change; the debate continued beyond the excerpt provided. Throughout the session, members repeatedly used guest introductions to recognize visiting groups and individuals, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members, UAW President Shawn Fain, California Women in Agriculture, and others.