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• or to have possessed a firearm on public elementary or secondary school premises, public school-provided
• I will—can I provide you some written materials?” “Absolutely. It's just the question.”
• School districts are still required to provide the constitutional requirement.”
• First of all, some of the alternative education being provided isn't adequate.
• I have to provide that medication to the school nurse to be able to do that.

Summary: The House Education Committee first heard House Bill 2246, which would update school discipline rules for firearm-related violations. Committee staff explained that the bill extends existing firearm expulsion and readmission provisions to charter schools, state tribal education compact schools, the School for the Blind, the Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth, and educational service districts, and would allow governing boards to deny readmission or limit participation in activities after a firearm-related incident. Representative Lowe said the bill was prompted by a local incident and was intended to give districts more flexibility and clarity while still ensuring students continue receiving educational services. Committee members questioned how the bill interacts with constitutional rights to public education, whether it applies to imitation firearms or social media threats, and whether the school board or administration should make the initial discipline decision. OSPI testified “other,” noting concern about limiting appeals to one reconsideration and citing 48 firearm-related expulsions and 198 suspensions in 2023-24. Team Child testified in opposition, arguing the bill would make reentry harder and could unnecessarily exclude students from extracurriculars after they had served their discipline period. The public hearing on HB 2246 closed with 246 pro, 7 con, and 1 other signed in. The committee then heard House Bill 2360, which would allow public and private schools to maintain stock albuterol under a statewide standing order for use in asthma or other respiratory emergencies. Staff described the bill as authorizing trained school personnel or nurses to administer school-supplied albuterol in certain circumstances, including on school property, buses, and sanctioned excursions, with limited liability protections and a refusal option for employees not wishing to administer it. Representative Donaghy said the bill was meant to address life-threatening asthma attacks, especially when a student’s own inhaler is unavailable or when emergency response times are long. OSPI and the Washington State Nurses Association/School Nurse Organization of Washington testified in support, emphasizing the prevalence of asthma, the bill’s permissive nature, and the need for a standing order. The Department of Health had sent a letter asking to strike one section, and some witnesses raised concerns about administering albuterol to students without a prior prescription or diagnosis. Opponents, including a school nurse, argued the bill should wait until the state has clearer protocols, more training, and better staffing, and said nurses should not be asked to diagnose or medicate without physician orders. Supporters, including a pediatric pulmonologist and school nurses, said stock albuterol is safe, can prevent emergency room visits and deaths, and should be paired with parent notification and follow-up care. The public hearing on HB 2360 closed with 113 pro, 2 con, and 1 other signed in.

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• They provided some good feedback for this bill.
• Second, providing stability.
• In providing the necessary tools to strengthen oversight and protect program integrity.
• that there are some areas where we can provide support and resources.
• So, striking that from this statute just again provides some statutory integrity.

Committee: House Education Policy

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• It provides that an employer is not prohibited from implementing electronic monitoring prior to giving
• It provides that if the employer is using computer monitoring some.
• HB 2188 is designed to provide more information and greater detail about rate classes.
• She said the department could provide what is already on its website today.
• You provided it, all the columns, all the things.

Bills: HB2188 , HB2563 , HB1571 , HB2144 , HB2191 , HB2218 , HB2243 , HB2372

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: transparency, industrial insurance, insurance rate increases, financial disclosure, regulatory oversight, unemployment, electronic notices, compensation, digital communication, order processing, workers' compensation, occupational disease, firefighters, fire investigators, law enforcement officers, first responders, heart disease, cardiac conditions, respiratory disease, cancer presumption

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• It provides that an employer is not prohibited from implementing electronic monitoring prior to giving
• It provides that if the employer is using computer monitoring software, keystroke tracking, cameras or
• It is very similar, but amendment 008 also provides a right to cure for subcontractors in addition to
• HB 2188 is designed to provide more information and greater detail about rate classes.
• You provided it, all the columns, all the things.

Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee met on January 28, 2026, first hearing staff briefings and then taking executive action on House Bills 1571, 2144, 2191, and 2372. HB 1571 would make heart conditions a presumptive occupational disease for certain firefighters and law enforcement officers; members spoke in support of the bill as a response to the stresses and exposures of those jobs, and it was reported out 8-1 with a do-pass recommendation. HB 2144 would require notice to employees when employers use electronic monitoring for performance evaluations. The committee considered several amendments to a proposed substitute, adopting an amendment clarifying private communications protections but rejecting amendments to broaden emergency exceptions and remove the private right of action. The bill, as amended, passed 6-3. HB 2191 concerns wages in the construction industry and employer/contractor liability for unpaid wages. The committee considered a proposed substitute and several amendments. Members rejected amendments to include public entities as owners and to extend the right to cure to subcontractors, but adopted amendments removing Attorney General enforcement authority and making additional clarifying changes. Supporters emphasized accountability for unpaid wages and protecting vulnerable workers; opponents raised concerns about the scope of liability. The amended bill was reported out 6-3. HB 2372 would require workers’ compensation time loss benefits to include the full employer health care premium contribution rather than a partial percentage. An amendment to add L&I invoice and notice requirements and bar attorney fees on the health-care-premium portion was rejected, and the bill was then reported out 6-3. The committee also held public hearings on HB 2563 and HB 2188. HB 2563 would allow the Office of Administrative Hearings to automatically serve unemployment-case notices electronically during a pilot period ending July 30, 2029. OAH testified that the change would reduce mailing costs and improve service, while the Unemployment Law Project warned it would harm claimants with limited digital access and create procedural barriers; no action was taken during the hearing. HB 2188 would require L&I to publish actuarial indicated workers’ compensation rates and explain when rate caps shift costs to other classes. Business groups supported the transparency measure, and L&I testified it could provide the information and that the bill would have no fiscal impact; the hearing was closed without action.

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• For good discussion to provide guidance to staff and ourselves would be very helpful.
• We do provide services in Santa Fe as well.
• Chair, I think I'm going to have Larry provide information on this.
• To provide an energy management platform and software services.
• We were to provide a success story. The success story is in your packets.

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• 00:05:00.800><c> aren't</c> safe harbor so providers aren't safe harbor so providers aren't mistakenly
• </c><00:08:02.000><c> innovative</c> uncertainty and it provides innovative uncertainty and it provides
• ><c> framework</c><00:15:36.720><c> that</c> File 1724 provides a framework that File 1724 provides a
• The risk lies with the provider.
• </c> providers to offer one no cost option. providers to offer one no cost option.

Bills: HF2400 , HF1724 , HF3437 , HF4333 , HF2874 , HF4052

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, direct primary care, healthcare agreements, medical services, patient care, health insurance, mortgage fees, residential loans, commercial loans, finance regulations, investment properties, insurance, supplemental health insurance, short-term care, home health care, nursing care

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• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• I provided some examples of these in my written responses.
• And you provide the information to the legal court that does that hearing?
• And there are many who come to the United States and use the title of notario to provide immigration

Committee: Senate Rules

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• :49.840><c> revenue</c><01:20:50.159><c> for</c> fees will provide additional revenue for fees will provide
• :32.880><c> two</c> provided the chairman with two provided the chairman with two corrections<01:21:33.520
• And and service that we're providing.
• </c><01:38:15.440><c> in</c> And again, our security is provided in And again, our security is provided
• ,</c> outlined in the handout that I provided, outlined in the handout that I provided, a<01:55:41.840

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• I provided some examples of these in my written responses.
• Eastman had made statements of fact he knew to be false and had provided legal opinions he knew were
• And you provide the information to the legal court that does that, right?
• Enderton Speed, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules first took up several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, with roll calls on each item showing unanimous support from members present and the items left open for additional votes before final tallying. The main public business was the confirmation hearing for George Cardona, J.D., for a second term as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. Cardona described reforms made since taking office, including new conflict-of-interest and gift rules, stronger investigative requirements, efforts to reduce backlog and improve efficiency, and monitoring of discipline disparities identified in prior studies. Senators questioned him about safeguards after the Girardi matter, the John Eastman discipline case, racial and ethnic disparities in attorney discipline, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing shortages, and the use of AI in filings. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others spoke in support. The committee voted 3-0 to advance Cardona’s appointment to the full Senate. The committee then heard Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director of the State Bar. She said her priorities would be restoring public trust, improving the discipline system, addressing the February 2025 bar exam problems, and strengthening fiscal stability and internal controls. Members asked about the State Bar’s structural budget deficit, the remote administration failures in the February exam, safeguards against undisclosed gifts and conflicts, and the status of audits and investigations. Supporters from the State Bar, the civil defense bar, SEIU Local 1000, and a longtime colleague testified in favor. The committee approved her appointment 5-0 to move to the full Senate. At the end of the meeting, members also approved the remaining governor’s appointments and procedural items, and the chair thanked Senator Jones for his service on the committee before adjourning the public portion.

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• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• Cardona, you will have the opportunity to provide one to two minutes for your opening testimony to the
• And you provide the information to the legal court that does that, hear me?
• And there are many who come to the United States and use the title of notario to provide immigration
• And we provide guidance as to how people can check to try and ensure that the person they are speaking

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules established a quorum and first approved several items without required appearances, including the appointments of Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California, along with references of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony on two State Bar of California appointments requiring appearance: George Cardona, J.D., for Chief Trial Counsel, and Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director. Cardona described his first four years as chief trial counsel, emphasizing reforms after the Girardi matter, including stronger conflict-of-interest and gift rules, tighter trust-account investigations, more data tracking, and efforts to reduce case backlogs and discipline disparities. Senators questioned him about the John Eastman disbarment case, the office’s role and jurisdiction, racial and Latino discipline disparities, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing vacancies, and the use of AI in pleadings and internal work. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others supported his confirmation, and the committee voted 3-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate. Enderton Speed said she sought the executive director role to help restore public trust, strengthen discipline and admissions, and address the February 2025 bar exam problems. Senators asked about the State Bar’s budget deficit, hiring freeze, long-term fiscal stability, the bar exam audit and litigation, safeguards against conflicts and gifts, and the decision to move the February exam largely remote before returning to in-person administration for July. Public witnesses also supported her confirmation, citing leadership, accessibility, and a focus on core functions. The committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The meeting ended with remarks honoring Senator Jones on his final day on the committee and a cake presentation before adjournment to executive session.

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• Randy manages one of the cleanest power plant fleets in the nation, providing reliable and affordable
• It's a commitment from all of us to stop injustice, to end sanctioned murder and violence, and to end
• You will see them providing labor, providing food, providing assistance, not just here in California,
• You will see them providing longer, providing food, providing assistance, not just here in California
• This bill strengthens consumer protections and provides clarity for notaries, platforms, and users by

Summary: The Assembly convened without a quorum, then quorum was established and the chamber proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and a series of procedural motions. Members approved multiple unanimous-consent requests to suspend rules, re-refer bills to committees, and allow committees to notice bills pending re-referral. The day also included several guest introductions recognizing student leaders, public power executive Randy Howard, a family member of Assemblymember Gallagher, higher education leaders, Leadership Torrance, and the Vacaville PAL program. On the floor, the Assembly adopted several resolutions and heard extensive remarks in support of them. ACR 160, proclaiming April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, was adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. H.R. 98, designating California Holocaust Memorial Day, received broad bipartisan support and was adopted after 76 co-authors were added. H.R. 100, recognizing Vaisakhi, also passed by voice vote after 73 co-authors were added, with members highlighting Sikh history, service, and cultural contributions. The Assembly then took up several bills on the third-reading file. AB 1977, relating to online notarization and notaries public, passed 69-5. AB 1987, which would direct wildlife-area fees back to operation and maintenance of state wildlife areas, passed 69-0. Other items on the second- and third-reading files were passed and retained, continued, or placed on the consent calendar as noted by the presiding officer. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven, community organizer Cynthia Brantley Pierce, coach John Beam, and Ralph Cavallo. The Assembly then adjourned until Thursday, April 16, at 9 a.m.

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• you remember the bill by Representative Curry relating to the regulation of roofing contractors, providing
• This bill aims to provide customers with factual information about the seafood they are serving while
• This morning's sanctions, the long, long flow. Oh, no way. People are not coming back for it.
• So the bill provides explicit authority for a clerk who suspects fraud.
• It provides updates to the law without imposing any administrative burdens.

Bills: HB1958 , HB2031 , HB2879 , HB3285 , HB3995 , HB4487 , HB4558 , HB4560 , HB4876 , HB4899 , HB5212 , HB5317 , HB5543 , HB5567 , SB1333

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Keywords: firearm possession, tenant rights, landlord regulations, civil penalties, property code, justified use of force, deadly force, property rights, home defense, smart devices, data privacy, personal data collection, user consent, mobile application, data transparency, HOA, property owners association, property owners' association, Texas Property Code, Chapter 202

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• It requires a woman who tests positive for pregnancy to be released on bail provided that the woman does
• We focus on providing appropriate care for those who are already pregnant at the time of the arrest or
• This bill would provide that if a person tasked with advertising the legal notice of a local bill as
• The legislative record and to provide criminal penalties for the violation.
• Provide the following clear priority list of who is entitled to summary.

Bills: SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307 , SB210 , SB292 , HB360 , HB233 , HB66 , HB356 , HB164 , HB238 , HB209 , SB223 , HB307

Committee: House Judiciary

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• </c><00:30:44.519><c> for</c> the buildings they own and provide for the buildings they own and provide
• </c> this bill is introduced already provides this bill is introduced already provides for<00:59:34.079
• housing providers and tenants.
• </c> regulation for our housing providers regulation for our housing providers this<01:08:06.720><c>
• residential property to provide tenants residential property to provide tenants with<01:28:43.040><c>

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• They provide for one civil district court in New Orleans with 13 judges.
• Chairman, that's been provided, ma'am. All right. All right. Is any opposition to that amendment?
• prohibitions and directives in violations that this bill does not provide for.
• It provides for, I want to say punishment, but that's not the word, penalties, sanctions, and things
• Justice Hughes, you signed a white card for provide for information.

Bills: HCR11 , HB153 , HB278 , HB424 , HB454 , HB455 , HB687 , HB816 , HB833 , HB942 , HB1053 , HB1097 , HB1147 , HB1148 , HB1190 , SB75 , SB85 , SB197 , SB200 , SB217

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: Camp Beauregard, Louisiana National Guard, Youth Challenge Program, military affairs, Pineville, National Guard training, emergency response, youth development, alternative education, high school equivalency, GED, at-risk youth, leadership training, job skills, citizenship, veterans, state military operations, mobilization, logistics staging area, public service

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• Randy manages one of the cleanest power plant fleets in the nation, providing reliable and affordable
• It provides opportunities.
• Leadership Torrance provides opportunities for emerging leaders to take an active role toward building
• It's a commitment from all of us to stop injustice, to end sanctioned murder and violence, and to end
• You will see them providing labor, providing food, providing assistance, not just here in California,

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• Come on up. as as an individual providing comments as as an individual providing comments Hawaii Hawaii
• </c> Nursery of nurse midwives providing Nursery of nurse midwives providing comments<00:03:01.599><c
• </c> my future sons wives to State sanctioned my future sons wives to State sanctioned rape<00:08:52.440
• </c><00:26:53.919><c> for</c> autonomous health care providers for autonomous health care providers for
• </c><00:48:21.400><c> oral</c> stands um I've chosen to provide oral stands um I've chosen to provide

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard extensive testimony on HB 1194 HD2, a bill to regulate midwifery and require accredited education for licensed midwives. Supporters, including the Midwives Alliance of Hawaii, ACOG, a pediatrician, and several licensed midwives, argued the bill would improve maternal and newborn safety, clarify the definition of midwife, strengthen accountability, and align Hawaii with national education standards. They said accredited training is necessary to avoid gaps in knowledge and to support safe transfers and collaboration with hospitals. Opponents, including many midwives, parents, cultural practitioners, and community groups, argued the bill would restrict access to care, criminalize traditional and apprenticeship-based midwifery, and undermine reproductive autonomy and Native Hawaiian and other cultural birthing practices. Several asked for amendments to preserve a birth attendant exemption, the PET/portfolio pathway, and cultural and religious protections. Others said the bill would disproportionately harm rural, Indigenous, and low-income families by making training and licensure less accessible. The committee also heard testimony from state and county entities and professional organizations, with some standing on written testimony and others offering brief comments. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers of the one-minute limit and the possibility that final decision-making would be deferred if quorum was lost. The transcript does not show a final vote or action taken during this segment.

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• </c> and at the provider level. and at the provider level.
• But that's not provides for a study.
• </c> the Department of Education to provide the Department of Education to provide direct<01:41:08.880
• ><c> student</c> if if it's provided to every student if if it's provided to every student athlete<01
• This bill doesn't provide in any way—there's nothing in here providing for an oversight committee or

Bills: SF0059 , SF0053

Committee: Senate Education

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• payments to providers directly.
• We're going to conduct targeted provider outreach to those providers that are plan network providers,
• new providers.
• So they provide the services, they provide the care coordination. So why is the rate different?
• in a medical provider.

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• payments directly to providers.
• Based on our point in time annual estimates, which we provide to the legislature, which was provided
• We're going to conduct targeted provider outreach to those providers that are plan network providers,
• new providers.
• in a Medi-Cal provider.

Summary: The committee first heard May Revision child care and human services items. The Department of Child Support Services described two technical adjustments, which the analyst supported. The Department of Social Services then walked through child care proposals, including a reduction in federal and Proposition 64 funding absorbed through a shift from General Child Care to the Alternative Payment program, a 2.01% child care COLA, disaster-related infrastructure grants, a new administrative support cost structure for Alternative Payment agencies, the removal of prospective pay funding after a federal rule change, a reappropriation for existing infrastructure grants, and estimates of unspent child care funds. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended asking for more justification for shifting reductions to CAP, supported the COLA reduction but wanted consistency across programs, recommended removing prospective pay funding, opposed the administrative cost shift, and suggested further review of disaster grant alignment. Members pressed the administration on why more slots would be cut for the same savings, why the COLA was reduced, and whether the administrative percentage would grow over time. The administration said the changes were intended to avoid disrupting currently enrolled families, reflect point-in-time relinquishments and unspent funds, and stabilize contractor operations. Public commenters, including providers, advocates, and county representatives, urged full COLA funding, rejection of child care slot reductions, preservation of prospective pay, and continued investment in child care infrastructure and access. The subcommittee then recessed before moving to health items. In Part B, the Department of State Hospitals presented its May Revision proposals, including a central utility plant replacement project at Metropolitan State Hospital, funding for a continuum electronic health record system, reduced county bed billing authority to reflect phase-in of additional LPS beds, limited contract exemption authority for online clinical subscription services, reversion of prior-year unspent operating funds, and a workforce development proposal to use Behavioral Health Services Act funds instead of General Fund for training programs. The department said the EHR would modernize records and improve continuity of care, and that the contract exemption would prevent delays in essential clinical information services. No votes were taken in the excerpt provided.