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• To the facility, so.
• I think that In a lot of instances they are accommodated by single-use bathroom facilities.
• And a part of that included making sure that they had their sex separated facilities.
• at public facilities, including state, county, and municipal buildings.
• They no longer primarily commit abortions at brick and mortar facilities.

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• Distribution costs are going up for this smaller...
• Access that distribution costs are going up for this smaller person here.
• Access that distribution costs are going up for this smaller person here.
• Processing facilities, right? I've seen a need for that right now.
• A local distribution company where we're not having to get our products from across the nation, right

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact and Agriculture, held at Fresno State, focused on cost pressures in California’s food system, household affordability, and the Central Valley’s role in agriculture. Opening remarks emphasized Fresno State’s regional importance, the Central Valley’s outsized contribution to food production, and the connection between agricultural health, food security, and the broader economy. Members also noted the impact of the federal shutdown on CalFresh benefits and the state’s efforts to respond with food assistance funding and National Guard support for food banks. The first panel featured academic and policy experts who described agriculture’s economic importance in the San Joaquin Valley and the rising pressures on farms and households. Dr. Conduro highlighted agriculture’s large share of regional GDP, farm receipts, jobs, exports, and food manufacturing, while identifying water scarcity, SGMA-related land fallowing, labor shortages and rising labor costs, market volatility, invasive pests, and production cost inflation as major barriers. Caroline Danielson of PPIC said food prices remain about 30% above 2019 levels, food insecurity affects about 1.8 million California households, and nutrition programs such as CalFresh, WIC, and school meals are essential in reducing poverty, especially in the Central Valley. Susie Pryor of the Central California Small Business Development Center described technical assistance, capital access, and training for small food and farm businesses, while warning that reduced funding limits support for rural and immigrant entrepreneurs. The second panel brought testimony from a small produce business owner, a food entrepreneur, and the Fresno County Farm Bureau. They said input costs for fertilizer, fuel, irrigation, labor, land leases, and compliance have risen sharply while commodity prices have remained flat or fallen, squeezing small farms and food businesses. Panelists stressed the need for small-batch processing facilities, local supply chains, education on food manufacturing compliance, land access for small farmers, and more pathways into agriculture through trade programs, community colleges, and FFA. Ryan Jacobson said California agriculture is facing a prolonged downturn, with farm bankruptcies, weak commodity prices, export-market uncertainty, water reliability problems, and costly ag-burning rules all contributing to financial strain. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible policy solutions and continued engagement with stakeholders.

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• The bio incentive program has helped private sector companies and facilities enhance the use of local
• The bio incentive program has helped private sector companies and facilities enhance the use of local
• Our nearly 600 members produce, process, and distribute the majority of the nation’s energy.
• establish maintain and distribute establish maintain and distribute consensus<00:09:37.760> standards
• egg and milk processing facilities egg and milk processing facilities appropriation<00:35:36.440

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, every new solar facility will have, uh, batteries.
• Uh, once that is done, then we'll start the design of the hydrogen facility.
• So this can be distributed to the nation.
• Chair, uh, you said transmission is expensive, distribution is expensive.
• to create the hydrogen for the facility.

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• and support services and with facilities and support services and are<00:02:27.440> numbers<00
• with facilities and support services. with facilities and support services.
• ,<00:16:15.840> the equipment of of all the facility, the equipment of of all the facility
• how this distribution um um uh<00:47:34.280> is<00:47:34.440> going.
• <00:47:43.360> That that money's being distributed. That that money's being distributed.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its January 13 meeting and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, with members repeatedly voting to review items without objection. The chair noted the agenda included 227 contracts totaling about $89.5 million, all with vendors registered with the Secretary of State. Most items were approved after brief discussion and roll-call votes. Several contracts drew questions. Kentucky State University explained two four-month contracts tied to its online academic program: one for continued implementation support and one for marketing. University officials said the program is in a transition year under a management improvement plan, that the university owns the intellectual property, and that the marketing effort is aimed at growing enrollment in targeted programs such as business and social work. They reported online enrollment had grown from 74 students to 612, with an overall university enrollment of 2,872, and said the goal is to reach about 1,000 online students by fall. The committee approved both items, though Senator Douglas said he would keep watching university spending. The Department of Education presented a contract cancellation for administrative reviews of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Officials said USDA changed the review requirement from every three years to every five years, making the outside contract unnecessary because internal staff can now handle the work. The committee approved the cancellation. The Transportation Cabinet also explained an increase to a professional services contract for engineering work on a section of KY 54 in Owensboro, describing it as preliminary design and commissioning work for a multi-section roadway project; the committee approved that item as well. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation sought approval for an amendment tied to its iLottery platform. Officials said the increase reflected higher sales volume, since the contract structure causes prize and platform-related expenses to rise as sales grow. The committee approved the amendment. The Department of Public Health also discussed a perinatal psychiatry consultation program funded by a five-year federal HRSA grant; members raised concerns about what would happen if federal support changes, but no action beyond discussion was noted in the excerpt.

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• So there's clinical treatment included in that level of treatment facility.
• Section 14, report children in correctional facilities.
• Section 14, report children in correctional facilities.
• It continues important work. in one of our facilities in the state. in one of our facilities in the state
• . facilities. facilities.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• the Woodberry water treatment facility the Woodberry water treatment facility that<00:12:52.079>
• distributions exceeds the amount appropriated for the aid.
• <00:59:48.000> is uh annual aid distribution is uh annual aid distribution is proportionally
• , or other law enforcement facility.
• , or other law enforcement facility.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:47:01.800> opening because we have a new facility opening because we have a new facility
• They translate to facilities and facility upgrades to meet the educational needs of our students across
• :29.720> facility translate to facilities and facility translate to facilities and facility upgrades
• , production tax revenues are distributed, production tax revenues are distributed, so<00:52:33.440
• She said Representative Warwas had done a lot of work on this. are distributed. are distributed.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's going to consist of distributions, appropriations, gifts, grants, etc. 5% of this trust fund will
• We are stationing them with our correctional facilities.
• Line 6, Phase 2 Nursing Facilities: Executive recommended $4 million; LFC recommended $9 million.
• I think, Eric, do we have the nursing home facility rebase? We have that somewhere else. Mr.
• $27 million facility.

Keywords: 996, all

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• It will be electronically distributed to remind you and your staff of the rules and guidelines governing
• relating to the creation of an anonymous reporting program for employees of certain generation facilities
• Or employee of political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application
• HB 4242 by Kane relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp, creating
• Reynolds relating to required reporting of online posting of certain information by solid waste facilities

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• A memo will be placed on your desk and will be electronically distributed to remind you and your staff
• relating to the creation of an anonymous reporting program for employees of certain generation facilities
• A political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms,
• HB 4250 by Reynolds, relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities,
• assisted living facilities, and certain multi-unit complexes, providing a civil penalty, referred to

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Chamber tomorrow morning at 9:15 to Room 321 to meet the residents. of La Vida Llena Senior Living Facility
• This is the first time in the history of the facility that they have brought residents to the Roundhouse
• Establishing distribution systems. Time out. Time out. That's not what I have here. Sorry. Pause.
• is an act relating to accessibility and enacting the Traveling with Dignity Act, requiring all facilities
• Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, Local Government Planning Fund, and Cultural Affairs Facilities

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• <00:08:52.720> uh<00:08:53.440> requiring or move all facilities uh requiring or move
• all facilities uh requiring cover<00:08:54.320> or<00:08:54.800> movement<00:08:55.440
• A disclosure is required when a person publishes or distributes synthetic media that the person knows
• A disclosure is required when a person publishes or distributes synthetic media that the person knows
• A disclosure is required when a person publishes or distributes synthetic media that the person knows

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• So this bill would potentially impact up to two facilities, but you don't know of any other facility
• So this bill would potentially impact up to two facilities, but you don't know of any other facility
• Could I distribute that? Sure. Yep. Mr.
• new facilities, particularly renewable facilities, and maintaining those facilities, they get to pass
• He's got a proposal that I think he's distributed.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.

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• 4, and we find that utilizing existing state programs allows for the state to more efficiently distribute
• of the funding going to the Wildlife Conservation Board is in a single allocation that would be distributed
• like the board to come back in subsequent years with a few more details about how it intends to distribute
• like the board to come back in subsequent years with a few more details about how it intends to distribute
• is the Farm to School Producer and Food Hub Track, to increase production, processing, and/or distribution

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• . $200 million is appropriated from the School Facilities Division to the School Facilities Division
• More neglect, more abuse, more assault in facilities funded by your budget, operating under your watch
• A woman with profound disabilities was raped by a staff member in a licensed facility more than once.
• the bill's established the Arizona at an urban Indian organizational facility the bills established
• Regarding the distribution of revenues for infrastructure improvements for manufacturing facilities,

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, fiscal year 2026-2027, appropriations, state agencies, public funding, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation, government operations, budget bill, fiscal policy, state finance, spending plan, legislative budget, capital appropriations, operating budget

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• And I'm going to ask for more money for facilities.
• I have a bill for $20 million to rebuild some of the facilities.
• K1 is a surplus income and distribution report.
• K1 is the surplus income and distribution report.
• New to the report are transfers from the water and sewage treatment facilities grant program fund.

Summary: The committee considered a series of appropriation, transfer, and review items, approving most requests in Sections B through J. These included temporary appropriations for state technology upgrades, personnel management, court reporters and interpreters, crime victim claims, juvenile sex offender assessments, radiation lab testing, higher education workforce grants, an ARPA grant for the UAFS LPN program, an IIJA grant for geological/critical minerals work, a restricted reserve transfer for 102 State Police vehicles, a transfer to the Arkansas Heroes Program, several cash fund requests for the Real Estate Commission HVAC and AV needs, and overtime appropriations for Emergency Management and Military. One budget classification transfer request from the Commissioner of State Lands for $250,000 to cover operating expenses tied to a new building was discussed at length but failed on the vote after questions about the lease and operating costs. A major portion of the meeting focused on a $25.7 million pay plan appropriation request for 15 agencies. Members questioned why the Department of Human Services had not requested additional pay-plan dollars for human development centers, where DHS acknowledged staffing shortages, high turnover, and heavy overtime but said the issue was not lack of pay-plan funding. DHS was asked to provide a written plan to address staffing problems. The Department of Corrections testified that the pay plan had improved retention and hiring, and committee members asked for follow-up data on vacancies and staffing outcomes. Members also clarified that the pay-plan request was appropriation only, not new funding, and approved it. The committee then reviewed fund reports, including the restricted reserve, Budget Stabilization Trust Fund, Tobacco Settlement, State Central Services, Education Adequacy, Medicaid Trust Fund, IIJA, and Revenue Services transfer reports. DHS and DFA were questioned closely about the Medicaid Trust Fund, with members noting a $90 million February draw and asking about projected year-end balances; DFA and DHS said February was a high-expense, low-revenue month and projected the fund would remain solvent through the fiscal year, ending between $150 million and $200 million, while a second $100 million set-aside is planned for FY27. The committee also discussed a state hospital damage report, where DHS explained that insurance proceeds would not fully cover the repair costs because of depreciation and the age of the buildings; members expressed concern that the state would recover far less than originally expected, and DHS said any additional insurance recovery would be limited and returned to restricted reserve.

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• It distributes funds across the state to all the regions, including the rural, urban. and metro areas
• We also developed a new distribution process where plates could be ordered, tracked, and and inventory
• So if I'm a dealer, am I going to have to have them stored there at the facility? Yes, sir.
• And what we plan to do is provide a quarterly distribution. of plates that way they don't have to store
• In our facility in Reeves County, we have to draw straws every morning to see who has to drive a truck

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• food and water, and serving distributing food and water, and serving our<00:14:02.720> country
• You are to remain seated while the tellers distribute the ballots.
• If a member is distribute the ballots.
• Much of the work of the board is done in committees, and he has served on the finance and facilities
• has served on the finance and facilities has served on the finance and facilities committee,<00:

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• This includes major residential areas, the University of North Dakota, medical facilities, retail and
• But there are distributions for public transit now in the state highway distribution formula.
• because the other distributions are the state, the county, the cities, and the townships.
• There are already permanent distributions to these transit programs.
• But I know it's a transit distribution, and I see Adam might be looking at it right now.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Government Finance Transportation Study Subcommittee met to review fixed-route transit systems and related funding needs. After approving the prior meeting minutes, the committee heard presentations from Cities Area Transit in Grand Forks/East Grand Forks, Bisman Transit in Bismarck-Mandan, and MATBUS/Fargo, along with comments from North Dakota Protection & Advocacy. The transit agencies described their routes, paratransit services, ridership trends, fare structures, fleet replacement needs, and rising operating costs, emphasizing that transit supports access to work, school, medical care, and other essential services. Testimony also noted that ridership fell during the pandemic and has been recovering, while vehicle and maintenance costs have risen sharply. Grand Forks transit reported 17 routes, a recent fare increase, and operating costs that exceed fare revenue, with paratransit service extending beyond the federal minimum service area. Bisman Transit outlined its fixed-route and paratransit operations, recent service expansions, local mill levies, sales tax support, and federal grant structure, and said it is seeking more stable funding and flexibility beyond paratransit-only support. Minot’s transit superintendent explained the state’s existing transit aid formula, the use of refurbished buses, and the challenges of driver recruitment and electric bus infrastructure. Fargo asked for additional state support for fixed-route urban transit. Committee members discussed whether ride-share services could replace transit, the cost per trip, local match requirements, and whether a separate state funding source should be recommended for the four urban fixed-route systems. The subcommittee ultimately approved a motion to have Legislative Council prepare a summary of its activities for inclusion in the full Government Finance Committee report, and members indicated they would seek more detailed funding figures from the transit agencies before making any specific recommendation.