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• ,<00:10:41.839> the servants um the school system, the servants um the school system, the
• <00:29:40.399> and system can be daunting and system can be daunting and retraumatizing<00
• violence caused by systemic violence caused by systemic discrimination.<01:25:36.560> The
• it's affiliated with the hospital. it's affiliated with the hospital.
• <02:38:36.319> with<02:38:36.560> a owned and affiliated with a owned and affiliated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• states and within other systems as well, you know, seeing a couple of our private nonprofits kind of
• Commissioner Olson: The response by systems within other neighboring states and within other systems
• And have that full load of tuition flowing through the system.
• <01:26:52.080> Finance academic affiliation Finance academic affiliation Finance subcommittee
• <01:28:15.280> so affiliation that we use in our system so affiliation that we use in our

Keywords: 1183, house

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• system.
• , the connectivity system.
• , being able to inspect these systems and enabling that to happen. secure in the communication systems
• they are making... ...system, and I don't want to speak for ERCOT, but there's the affidavit system
• These are the residential systems.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Rather than creating an entire new system, simply add another component to the existing system, which
• So again, we'd have to find a way, but we would certainly have it recorded in our system.
• Silva, please state your name and your affiliation, and you may begin.
• We do, but we do have some university systems, to your point.
• Please state your name and your affiliation as a witness. Position on the bill.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• I'm here on behalf of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.
• I put in her age at the operating system.
• The birth date is entered at the operating system level. Okay.
• Let's build a system that saves lives and doesn't wait until it's too late.
• , which is the system used by many districts across the state.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• support and opposition can be stated at the standing mic when called upon to simply state name, affiliation
• support and opposition can be stated at the standing mic when called upon to simply state name, affiliation
• nonprofit that has worked for over 40 years to improve the quality of care in California's long-term care system
• Name and affiliation. Support. Good afternoon.
• living transitions program, and they work slightly differently, but both are based on a tiered rate system

Summary: The Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee met on June 24 with a substitute chair presiding and considered three measures. SB 352 by Senator Reyes was placed on the consent calendar and approved unanimously, 7-0, to be re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 433 by Senator Wahab, presented on behalf of Senator Stern, was heard next and focused on room-and-board protections for participants in the assisted living waiver and CalAIM assisted living transition community support programs. Supporters, including Justice in Aging, CANHR, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, the California Commission on Aging, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, argued the bill would prevent low-income Medi-Cal residents from being charged unaffordable rates and losing their housing. Opponents, including the California Assisted Living Association, LeadingAge California, and Six B’s, said they remained concerned about the bill’s rent-control implications and statutory scope, though they acknowledged recent amendments addressed some eligibility issues. After committee discussion, SB 433 was approved 5-1 with one abstention and re-referred to the Committee on Human Services. The committee also heard SB 582 by Senator Stern, presented by Senator Wahab, which would allow state departments to issue disaster suspensions of active licenses for facilities rendered inoperable by declared emergencies, waive some licensing fees, and provide temporary flexibility for community-based adult services, child care, and evacuation planning requirements for skilled nursing and residential care facilities. Support came from the California Assisted Living Association, LeadingAge California, the California Commission on Aging, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, CANHR, and a child care resource center, all describing the bill as helpful for rebuilding and continuity of services after disasters. There was no recorded opposition, and SB 582 passed unanimously, 7-0, to the Committee on Health. The meeting then adjourned.

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• reimbursements to non-affiliated reimbursements to non-affiliated pharmacies<01:26:42.440> and
• losses when those systems fail. losses when those systems fail.
• That's how the system left me.
• ,<02:22:50.200> a created a very different system, a created a very different system, a system
• That's how the system left me. That's how the system left me.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the insurance middleman in the system. the insurance middleman in the system.
• Not a risk-based system.
• health care system. health care system. >> Thank<01:13:17.679> you.
• As a brief overview, you system.
• affiliated with private equity firms. affiliated with private equity firms.

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• They transfer you directly to a hospital-affiliated ER.
• They transfer you directly to a hospital-affiliated ER.
• Our health care system is already fragile in Nevada.
• Our health care system is already fragile in Nevada.
• And then how do you plan to fund the system?

Bills: AB568, SB90, SB133, SB147, SB229, SB233, SB240, SB245, SB280, SB378, SB393, SB417, SB434, SB494, SB495

Keywords: higher education, Nevada System of Higher Education, operational expenses, instructional expenses, public funding, education funding, teacher grants, classroom supplies, instructional support, specialized personnel, civics education, Nevada Center for Civic Engagement, funding, youth programs, civic involvement, Southern Nevada, Clark County, Las Vegas Valley, regional planning, economic resiliency

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• The system is broken.
• systems.
• health system is using the 340B program.
• systems.
• health system is using the 340B program or not.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a lengthy hearing on a large docket of pharmacy and drug-pricing bills, with most testimony focused on PBM reform, 340B drug discount program protections, specialty medication access, and medication adherence. Chair James Murphy and Senator Paul Feeney opened the hearing and took testimony from legislators, patient advocates, pharmacists, health center leaders, industry representatives, and policy groups. Several speakers described delays, denials, high out-of-pocket costs, and pharmacy closures tied to PBM practices, while others emphasized the importance of community health centers and independent pharmacies in serving patients. On the 340B program, supporters including Senator Eldridge, Senator Payano, Community Care Cooperative, Fenway Health, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, and several community health center leaders argued that bills such as H. 1107 and S. 819 would stop discriminatory PBM and manufacturer practices, preserve contract pharmacy access, and protect safety-net providers that say they reinvest savings into care, pharmacy expansion, interpreter services, behavioral health, and other services. Opponents including PhRMA, the Community Liver Alliance, and a public policy analyst argued the program lacks transparency and accountability, has grown beyond its original purpose, and may benefit large hospitals and for-profit entities more than low-income patients. They urged more reporting and oversight rather than expanding protections. On PBM reform, testimony supported bills including H. 1157, H. 1234, S. 724, S. 831, and related measures that would require rebate pass-through, ban spread pricing, limit steering to PBM-owned pharmacies, and improve reimbursement for community pharmacies. Independent pharmacists and patients said current PBM practices raise costs, create administrative burdens, and threaten access to local pharmacies. PCMA, representing PBMs, opposed the reforms, arguing PBMs lower costs, that plan sponsors choose to contract with them, and that the Health Policy Commission and CHIA should complete their ongoing study before new mandates are adopted. The committee also heard support for H. 1322 and S. 734 on specialty medications, and for H. 781 and H. 1305 on medication synchronization to improve adherence. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• In the process of that, the financial institution or its affiliate will get from, let's say, a hotel,
• institution or its affiliate institution or its affiliate will<00:26:26.240> get<00:26:26.960
• affiliated companies. affiliated companies.
• Court system. Thank you. Thank you, Chair. Um, further question or follow-up question.
• the valuation of that solar PV system the valuation of that solar PV system generally<01:27:32.160

Bills: SB2607, SB2031, SB2043, SB2623, SB2876, SB2396, SB2964, SB2089

Keywords: landscape architecture, licensure, educational requirements, examination, professional standards, consumer protection, junk fees, live-event tickets, short-term lodging, transparency, pricing disclosure, deceptive practices, insurance, captives, regulations, policyholders, SB2623, Hawaii pharmacy law, Board of Pharmacy, registered pharmacy technician

Summary: The committee first heard HCR 168 and HR 158, which would create a temporary working group to study utility capacity, coastline infrastructure lifespan, and the costs of needed expansions. Public Utilities Commission staff said the commission was not the right entity to direct all of the work because it lacks authority over many affected agencies. Members discussed whether the study should be limited to a coastal area or broadened to the whole island, and in decision-making the committee amended the measure to focus on the County of Honolulu, correct references to the Public Utilities Commission, and revise the working group membership to include the PUC chair, legislative designees, and directors or designees from DLNR, DOT, HIEMA, and DCCA Consumer Advocacy. The committee then passed both resolutions with amendments; the vote was adopted unanimously, with some members excused. The committee next considered HCR 145 and HR 137, which would convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division stood on its written comments, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission supported the intent, and the Attorney General opposed the measure, warning that a working group could create discoverable materials that might complicate the state’s climate litigation and noting a technical ambiguity in the reference to the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund administrator. After questions about discovery and the lawsuit, the committee amended the resolutions to replace the administrator reference with the chair of the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund Board of Directors, remove the Attorney General as convener while keeping the office as a member, and have the working group share findings and recommendations with the House CPC and Senate CPN committees instead of issuing a report. The committee passed the measures with amendments, with Rep. Martin voting with reservations. In the later agenda, the committee heard SB 2607, SD 1 on landscape architect licensure. The Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects supported the bill, explaining it modernizes licensure requirements to align with national standards and clarifies the profession’s design-focused role. The bill was discussed as distinguishing landscape architecture from groundskeeping and from civil engineering drainage work. No opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 2031, SD 2 on consumer protection and price transparency for live ticket events and short-term lodging. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill, saying it largely mirrors an FTC rule requiring all-in pricing and would give the state enforcement authority and remedies. The Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill as drafted and sought a limited exemption for credit card issuers relying on third-party hotel information, while the Hawaii Hotel Alliance supported the measure but asked for language deeming compliance with the federal rule sufficient for short-term lodging. Committee members questioned whether those proposed exemptions would conflict with federal law or weaken state enforcement, and the discussion focused on preemption, liability, and the value of state remedies such as restitution.

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• Name and affiliation, please.
• the system.
• You've got to test those systems, and you have to certify those systems.
• You've got to test those systems and you have to certify those systems.
• You've got to test those systems, and you have to certify those systems.

Summary: The committee heard a long housing agenda with several bills presented before quorum was established. AB 1725, as amended, would require disclosure of nearby oil wells and methane monitoring issues in a specific district; the author and community witnesses described serious health and safety risks in Vista Hermosa Heights, while the California Apartment Association, California Building Industry Association, and California Chamber of Commerce opposed, arguing the bill targeted the wrong industry and that the state should instead fix abandoned wells directly. AB 2110, a local finance tool to create tax increment districts for workforce housing for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, drew no witnesses in support or opposition and was presented as a way to help workers live closer to jobs. AB 1732 would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and college housing projects; UC and several housing and labor groups supported it, while housing advocates raised concerns about amendments affecting existing 100% affordable housing exemptions. AB 1771, amended into a study bill, would direct HCD to report on the long-standing resident manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units; the rental housing industry supported studying the issue, while the chair emphasized the need to consider tenant protections and the impact on current resident managers before changing the law. The committee also heard AB 2185, which would direct state affordable housing programs to update guidelines to better support factory-built housing; it drew broad support from housing, labor, technology, and local government groups, with no opposition. AB 2748 would delay new EV-readiness requirements for 100% affordable housing developments, keeping the prior 40% standard through 2035; supporters said the higher standard would add significant costs and threaten project feasibility, while clean air and transportation advocates argued the code changes are modest, important for equity, and should not be rolled back. Members split along those lines, with some emphasizing housing production and others urging more public subsidy for EV infrastructure rather than delaying the code. SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, received extensive support from housing organizations, local governments, labor, and business groups, but Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles mayor’s office asked for specific allocations for CalHome and interim housing; the bill was ultimately moved to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, with members noting ongoing negotiations over funding priorities. Finally, AB 1740 would create an urban multimodal community designation for Santa Monica, allowing local approval of certain low-impact coastal-zone activities—such as some housing, bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, and building changes—without Coastal Commission review. The author and Santa Monica officials said the bill would reduce delays and uncertainty for infill housing and local economic recovery while preserving protections for sensitive coastal resources; supporters included housing, business, and city groups. The Coastal Commission and environmental organizations opposed, saying the bill would carve out broad exemptions, weaken public access and appeal rights, and bypass the local coastal program process that Santa Monica has not completed. Committee members debated the Commission’s role, with some criticizing it for opposing legislation and others arguing the bill was a common-sense way to modernize coastal permitting. A motion and second were made on AB 1740, and the bill was left pending with the committee’s action to be taken when appropriate.

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• He said when those statements are not correct, the whole system falls apart and the whole system of the
• When you have a situation where those statements are not correct, the whole system falls apart.
• The whole system of the election breaks down.
• correct, the whole system falls apart. correct, the whole system falls apart.
• . affiliations. affiliations.

Bills: HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: elections, audit procedures, ballot integrity, political party observation, transparency, county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all

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• care systems. care systems.
• And you know, if you're going to game the system, you're going to game the system.
• system you're going to game the system. system you're going to game the system.
• health system. Our patients deserve it. health system. Our patients deserve it.
• other positions within the the system. other positions within the the system.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And I'm sure with the child welfare system as well.
• This is a system that is not working.
• When this system is the last line of defense. We have to be humble.
• Starting with the idea that voters are locked out of the system.
• Yeah, I mean, I believe that's a democratically affiliated caucus.

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• We have to be an expert of these systems in many cases, right?
• Please state your name and affiliation.
• Name and affiliation, please.
• and our child welfare system. system.
• Name and affiliation, please. Hi there, thank you, Chair Jackson.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Kindly state your name, affiliation, and position on the bill for the record. Good morning.
• Uh, if you can state your name, affiliation, and position on the bill for the record.
• This inequitable system has reduced our ability to upgrade and expand our networks.
• And I would note that there's a different system for Tex dot.
• Texdot has a different system for, for projects whether there's federal funds or not.

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• We have a system of governance that is a support system.
• of governance that is a support system. of governance that is a support system.
• And so the political affiliations.
• but not by political affiliation. but not by political affiliation.
• of political affiliations. of political affiliations.

Keywords: 981, all

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• this appropriation is to design, construct, and equip a biological filtration and water treatment system
• this appropriation is to design, construct, and equip a biological filtration and water treatment system
• <00:05:21.680> improvements, system improvements, system improvements, uh,<00:05:23.320> part
• I'm the director of housing and affiliate operations for Accessible Space Inc., the St.
• operations<00:10:39.960> for housing and affiliate operations for housing and affiliate operations

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , is going to remove that penalty on the rating system.
• I sit on public ed, and we're having a new accountability system.
• So, you basically have a flawed piece in the system regarding qualifications.
• as well as a dangerous buildings abatement system.
• Okay, so you're registered twice in our system.

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs