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• Uh, the intention is to wait for the Senate concurrent resolutions, which are pretty much similar to
• We stand in support of House Resolution 58 and House Concurrent Resolution 64. Thank you.
• to conduct current reviews concurrent to conduct current reviews concurrent reviews<00:25:27.159
• landowner um applies for this concurrent landowner um applies for this concurrent process<00:28:
• We are voting on HCR 65 and HR 59 concurrently.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Water and Land met on March 25, 2025, and first announced it had deleted HCR 3 and HCR 4567 from the agenda pending similar Senate measures. It then heard HR 35/HCR 40, which urges DLNR and other state agencies to work with community groups to co-steward community forests on public lands. DLNR’s urban and community forester testified in strong support, and several organizations and individuals submitted support; there were no questions or opposition noted. The committee next heard HCR 64, asking OPSD to convene a working group on establishing and placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. OPSD and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience supported the resolution and suggested friendly amendments, including replacing county civil defense representatives with mayors or their designees and allowing subject-matter experts to serve. Members questioned the office’s role, funding, and relationship to other resilience and emergency management offices, and the witness explained it was created after the Maui wildfires to coordinate long-term recovery, with special-project funding and a focus distinct from response and mental health functions. The committee also heard HR 59/HCR 65 on coordinating concurrent reviews of general plan, district boundary, and zoning amendments during land reclassification. OPSD testified with comments and warned that the proposal could facilitate spot zoning if individual landowners could use the concurrent process, recommending it be limited to county-initiated actions. A related discussion followed on HR 118/HCR 122, which would create a collaborative working group on surveying and protecting iwi kūpuna and related coastal erosion issues; DNR, OHA, and others supported it with suggested additions, and testimony emphasized cultural sensitivity and community-specific decision-making. Members asked about burial practices and a recent court ruling, and witnesses said the working group could help guide broader policy and communication. Finally, the committee heard HR 145/HCR 151, requesting DLNR to report on its lease enforcement process and procedures. DLNR said it was recruiting staff to conduct lease inspections but had difficulty filling positions due to compensation, and explained that new or extended leases can include inspection requirements, while retroactive cost-shifting would raise contractual issues. Members asked for information on lease renewal timelines and whether inspection provisions were being added to renewals; DLNR said those decisions are made in public sunshine meetings and agreed to provide additional information. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The chair lays out as a matter of pending business House Concurrent Resolution 90.
• There being five ayes and no nays, House Concurrent Resolution 90 will be reported to the full Senate
• House Concurrent Resolution 90 will be reported to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation.
• Senator Schwertner moves that House Concurrent Resolution 90 be recommended for the local and uncontested

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• File item, excuse me, concurrence.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 185 by Assembly Member Macedo and others, relative to Portuguese Heritage
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 197 by Assembly Member Stephanie, relative to Italian American Heritage
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 205 by Assembly Member Lackey and others relative to congenital cytomegalovirus
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 177 by Senator Weber-Pierson and others relative to World No Tobacco Day

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled routine procedural business including approval of the previous day’s journal, several consent motions, and re-referral or removal actions on a few bills. Members also introduced guests, including a high school hydrogen car team, family visitors, and former legislator George Runner. The main floor action focused on several heritage and awareness resolutions. ACR 185 recognized June as Portuguese Heritage Month; members spoke about the contributions of Portuguese Californians, and the resolution was adopted with 51 coauthors. ACR 197 declared October as Italian American Heritage Month and was adopted with 54 coauthors. ACR 205 designated June as Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month and was adopted with 55 coauthors. SCR 177 proclaimed May 31, 2026 as World No Tobacco Day, highlighting tobacco-related harms and California’s flavored tobacco restrictions; it was adopted with 49 coauthors. The Assembly also heard adjournments in memory for John Wesley Finney, Jr., a longtime educator and community leader, and Deputy Levi Vargas of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, with brief tributes from members and a moment of silence for Finney. The session concluded with announcements of upcoming committee and floor schedules and adjournment until Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9 a.m.

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• how maybe some of this is passed down to the consumer, I feel like every time I take a trip, the receipt
• And those are kind of the two only legislatively mandated fees that are assessed on the receipt.
• additional per-trip fees that are levied on TNC customers, as just noted, and riders can see in their receipts
• That being said, the booking fee on Uber trips, which you could see on your receipt, is the cost of insurance

Summary: The hearing focused on transportation network companies in California, with the chair framing it as an informational hearing on the history, regulation, safety, climate, accessibility, and data issues surrounding Uber, Lyft, and smaller or autonomous TNC services. The CPUC described its decade-long regulatory role, including safety rules, background checks, insurance requirements, reporting obligations, and two major legislative programs from 2018: the Clean Miles Standard and the Access for All program. Members asked about complaint trends, data collection and disclosure, program implementation, and how the CPUC uses annual reports for policymaking, compliance, and program oversight. Uber and Lyft said the statewide framework has supported growth while providing safety and access benefits, but both companies emphasized that insurance is a major cost driver and argued that California’s UM/UIM requirement is unusually high compared with other vehicles. They said the Clean Miles Standard is pushing electrification but faces headwinds from EV affordability and charging infrastructure, while Access for All has expanded wheelchair-accessible service but still needs continued support. They also discussed transit partnerships, wildfire response, and the potential role of autonomous vehicles, with both companies saying human drivers will remain important and that future regulation should account for new technology. The final panel, including the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and UC Berkeley researchers, presented evidence that TNCs have increased congestion and reduced transit ridership, especially in dense urban areas. They described prior research showing TNCs contributed to congestion growth in San Francisco and noted that this work helped spur local taxes on ride-hailing trips to fund safety and transit improvements. The panel also discussed the CPUC’s evolving data-disclosure decisions, arguing that public access to TNC trip data is important for understanding transportation impacts and informing local policy.

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• You have to provide all the receipts for that time where you had the child care, and it has to be specific
• But it could also be an individual because if you hire a babysitter, you're going to have to get a receipt
• Because if you hire a babysitter, you're going to have to get a receipt from them.
• teenage son to babysit your kids while you're off at a campaign event, as long as they gave you a receipt

Summary: The committee first took up CS for Senate Bill 304, which would address child protective investigations involving children with certain pre-existing genetic or medical conditions. Senator Sharif said the bill is intended to prevent children from being wrongly removed from their families when symptoms of conditions such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, or vitamin deficiencies are mistaken for abuse. Several parents and advocates testified in support, describing long dependency cases and removals they said were caused by misdiagnosis. The committee adopted a substitute amendment that removed language requiring certain medical personnel to provide differential-diagnosis analysis, and the bill then passed favorably with unanimous support. The committee then heard SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings relating to terrorism, sponsored by Senator Collins, who described the long effort by U.S. victims of the FARC to enforce a federal judgment and recover assets. The bill would clarify procedures for terrorism-related judgments, modernize intangible asset law, and help prevent terrorists from hiding assets or blocking wire transfers. After one supportive appearance form and no debate, the bill passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 96, a local claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and SB 382, an affordable housing rent bill that was amended to define base rent and apply to certain shorter-term rental agreements entered after July 1, 2026; SB 382 drew support from housing advocates and some opposition, but passed unanimously. Several claims bills were also approved: SB 4 for Patricia Armini, SB 6 for Jose Correa, SB 28 for Darlene Engerville and J.R., SB 30 for the estate of M.N., and SB 24 for Mandy Penny Lemon, each involving injuries or damages caused by local government or hospital district negligence and each reported favorably after brief testimony and roll calls. The committee also passed SB 658 on waiver or release of liens after discussion about form language and enforceability. SB 72, which would allow campaign funds to pay certain child care expenses incurred while a candidate is actively campaigning, prompted questions about definitions and safeguards; the sponsor said the bill would require the expense to exist only because of campaign activity, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SB 1142 on release of conservation easements, which would create a statewide process for releasing certain small, low-value parcels from conservation easements if mitigation credits are secured elsewhere. The bill drew support from the sponsor and a property representative, but environmental advocates and President Passidomo raised concerns about flood control, wildlife corridors, and whether the bill was too property-specific; the sponsor said he would continue working on the language. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 1622, which would repeal the 2018 customary use law and restore local authority over public beach access. Supporters argued the current law has privatized beaches, hurt tourism, and led to harassment and conflict, while opponents defended private property rights and warned against taking away owners’ ability to exclude others. The transcript ends during testimony on SB 1622, before a final vote is shown.

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• We've seen stronger than anticipated performance of the economy, the stock market, and cash receipts,
• Following that, we had the federal tax; the IRS delayed our tax. received receipts from April through
• Also, we didn't have any tax receipts in hand to tell us how things were actually trending.
• We currently have the IRS, which has delayed the tax receipts until October for LA.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All right, looks like we got some concurrences to work on here.
• on against concurrence. on against concurrence.
• concurrence. Is that correct? Yes. concurrence. Is that correct? Yes.
• Message number 245, concurrence failed. Mr.
• message number 245 concurrence failed. message number 245 concurrence failed.

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• The question is on concurrence. All those in favor say aye. Question is on concurrence.
• House concurrence.
• The Committee on Rules and the committees on rules of the two branches acting concurrently report recommending

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up a series of Rules Committee reports extending committee reporting deadlines on current House documents for the Education, Labor and Workforce Development, Municipalities and Regional Government, and Public Health committees. In each case, the rules were suspended and the orders were adopted. The House also concurred with a Senate referral involving a Milton easement bill and suspended Joint Rule 12 on a petition concerning benefit payments by the New Bedford Police Association. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee recommended several matters for House consideration, including a Senate bill allowing Brookfield to continue employing Herbert Schaff II, a bill on enhancing child safety, and local bills concerning Athol special revolving funds, Carlisle’s town administrator, and the Nantucket charter. The House suspended the rules, ordered these bills to a third reading, and then advanced them accordingly. On final or engrossment votes, the House passed to enactment a bill allowing Wellesley to increase residency limits for police and fire members. It also passed to engrossment bills exempting Freddie Castellanda from the Haverhill police age limit, amending the Hopkinton charter to give appointment powers to the Board of Library Trustees, establishing an economic development special revenue account for Hopkinton, and creating a sick leave bank for a Department of Transitional Assistance employee. The House then adopted an order to adjourn to Wednesday at 11 a.m. in formal session, and a Democratic caucus was announced for noon in Room A1.

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• We'll move to the concurrence calendar. House Bill 1368, Representative Soliday.
• We have had a word on this concurrence motion yet.
• We have had a word on this concurrence motion yesterday.
• For the time being, the House will withdraw the concurrence motion.

Keywords: 964, all

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• of the following House file herewith returned as amended by the Senate, in which amendments the concurrence
• And the chairs and my city, and we recommend concurrence.
• the following House file, herewith returned as amended by the Senate, in which the amendments the concurrence
• I do support this concurrence, members, and I would...

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• <00:09:02.240> Listen it ought to pass in concurrence.
• Listen it ought to pass in concurrence.
• <00:12:54.000> Listen it ought to pass in concurrence.
• Listen it ought to pass in concurrence.
• State courts have concurrent jurisdiction over the U.S. Constitution.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I have the honor to inform your honorable body that the Assembly on this day adopted Senate Concurrent
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 2, introduced by Senators DeNiante, ... Motion carries.
• Senate concurrent resolution two introduced by Senators De Niante. To be notified of our action.
• I move to concur in Assembly Amendment No. 571 to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 is ordered enrolled, and the Assembly is to be notified of our action.

Keywords: 909, all

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• develop and submit a plan for operating in the event of a 5% or 20% reduction of state or federal receipts
• Um, replace lines 126 through 129 on page five with the following: state receipts, state financial assistance
• with the through 129 on page five with the following<02:38:13.760> state<02:38:14.080> receipts
• <02:38:14.720> state<02:38:15.040> financial following state receipts state financial
• following state receipts state financial assistance<02:38:16.000> received.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Chair, your committee on ways and means has had consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 252 and
• I move that my floor amendment to House Concurrent Resolution 252 be adopted.
• I move that my sub-floor amendment to House Concurrent Resolution 252 be adopted.
• Chair, I move that my sub-floor amendment to House Concurrent Resolution 252 be adopted.
• And the reason why we're moving this as a House concurrent resolution is for the obvious concern that

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions and proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Eric Osowski as Doctor of the Day, Donate Life Day participants, State Farm Day guests, and proclamations honoring Ganado Unified School District and Chinle Unified School District for academic and cultural achievements. The chamber also handled routine business such as committee assignments, Senate messages, and motions to adjourn and to refer bills to additional Committee of the Whole consideration. The main floor action centered on several bills and a concurrent resolution. HB 2093 was amended to restore mental health instruction while removing social-emotional learning, and HB 2229 was amended after debate over abortion-related language and public funding restrictions; both received do-pass recommendations. HB 2429, HB 2950, and HB 4136 also received do-pass recommendations after floor amendments, with HB 2950 amended to make tourism improvement areas voluntary and add notice requirements. HB 4001 advanced after extensive debate over regulating alternative nicotine products, with supporters arguing it would help curb youth vaping and opponents urging taxation and stronger public-health provisions. HB 4030 and HCR 2052, both focused on limiting municipal tax and fee increases tied to affordability, inflation, and utility costs, were heavily amended and advanced after debate over local control, data centers, water costs, and the scope of the amendments. The House also took up procedural challenges, including a failed appeal of the chair’s ruling that a health-care claims amendment to HCR 2052 was out of order under the single-subject rule. On final adoption of the Committee of the Whole report, the House ordered HB 4001 and HB 4030 and HCR 2052, as amended, to engrossing and signing. In third reading, HB 2170 passed 36-16, HB 2380 passed 31-21, HB 2389 passed 31-21, HB 2784 passed 31-21, and HB 2902 passed 31-21, while HB 2388 failed 23-29. The transcript ends as the House was moving on to HB 294.

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• Chair, I move that House Concurrent Memorial 2007 be returned with a do pass recommendation. Mr.
• Chair, I move that House Concurrent Memorial 2007 be returned with a do pass recommendation.
• You've given House Concurrent Memorial 2007 a do pass recommendation. The do pass recommendation.
• Chair, I move that House Concurrent Resolution 2004 be returned with a due pass recommendation.
• You have given House Concurrent Resolution 2004 a due pass recommendation. Thank you, officers.

Bills: HB2163, HB2256, HB2305, HB2367, HB2369, HB2669, HB2772, HB2916, HCM2007, HCR2004, HR2003

Keywords: lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, law enforcement, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2669, which would limit railroad train length to 8,500 feet on main and branch lines in Arizona. The sponsor and several supporters, including a Santa Cruz County fire captain and a BNSF engineer, argued that very long trains create public safety risks by blocking crossings, delaying EMS and fire response, and increasing the consequences of derailments involving hazardous materials. Union Pacific’s witness opposed the bill, saying train length does not cause derailments, that railroads already track crossings and train movement, and that shorter trains would increase congestion and delays. Members debated safety concerns versus interstate commerce and constitutional issues, then advanced the bill on a do-pass recommendation by roll call vote. The committee then considered HB 2369, as amended, which requires certain photo-enforcement citations to be signed by the presiding judge and allows electronic signatures. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by a Mesa issue involving about 40,000 citations that bore the wrong judge’s signature after a judge left the bench. A Mesa representative and a Paradise Valley court director testified that their photo-radar citations already include a judge’s signature, though the practice varies by court. Members discussed whether the requirement should apply only to photo enforcement, whether a designee should be allowed if a judge is unavailable, and whether the bill should be clarified further. The Martinez amendment was adopted, and the bill was returned with a do-pass recommendation. HB 2256, a technical cleanup measure for salvage auction dealers, was then approved. The bill allows a salvage auction dealer to obtain title to a vehicle abandoned after an insurance claim is denied or unpaid, and sets notice and title-release procedures; the amendment refined how an insurance company may request actions regarding a salvage vehicle and payment of storage fees. A CoPart representative said the change would streamline handling of total-loss vehicles when coverage is denied or the owner cannot be located. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also approved HCM 2007, which urges renaming sections of State Route 69 to honor veterans from five wars, after members discussed adding World War I to the memorial. HB 2772, which would place a pre-hospital medical care directive indicator on driver licenses or ID cards, generated extensive discussion about DNR/advance directive language, first-responder liability, good Samaritan protections, and whether the designation should be handled through a hospital-style advance directive instead. The sponsor said he was willing to work on amendments and broader stakeholder input, and the committee recessed and then held the bill for later consideration. Separately, HCR 2004, which would prohibit photo enforcement systems such as speed and red-light cameras if approved by voters, was heard with strong opposition from Scottsdale Police, who said photo enforcement reduces collisions and serious injuries and should remain a local decision; supporters argued the systems raise due process concerns and do not stop dangerous driving. The transcript ends during that debate, before a final committee action on the resolution.

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• Report of a committee: The Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred
• Report of a committee: The Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, to whom was referred
• The committee on rules in the two branching acts concurrently to whom was referred to the Senate order
• The Committee on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently, to whom was referred the petition accompanied

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate convened on February 19, 2006, with a Pledge of Allegiance and remarks noting the Commonwealth’s observance of Iwo Jima Day. The chamber also adopted a congratulatory resolution for Elizabeth Beth Renaud on her retirement from public service to the city of Salem. Members then acted on several local and procedural matters. House Bill 4272, authorizing Hudson to grant one additional off-premises wine and malt beverages license, was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for the Environment and Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee and the Transportation Committee, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer several House petitions to committees. Later, the Senate passed to enact House Bills 3977 and 4438, concerning alternate members for Beckett’s Conservation Commission and a fall annual town meeting in Swampscott. The chamber also adopted an order placing House Bill 4769, the “build resilient infrastructure to generate higher-ed transformation” bill, on the Orders of the Day for immediate second reading with Ways and Means text as the amendment. Another petition, filed by Senator Brownsberger and others regarding violations of the U.S. Constitution under cover of law, was referred to the Judiciary Committee after suspension of the necessary rules. The Senate concluded with an order to adjourn until the following Monday at 11 a.m. and a motion to adjourn in memory of Phyllis Chapman of Hingham, followed by a moment of silence. The motion prevailed and the Senate adjourned in her memory.

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• Assembly concurrent resolution 93 by Assemblymember Dixon relative to aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase
• And assembly concurrent resolution 95 by Assemblymember Caldwell relative to the 2025 International Day
• Assembly concurrent resolution 93 by Assemblymember Dixon relative to aromatic L amino acid.
• And assembly concurrent resolution 95. Ayes 64, noes 0. Members, quorum call is in place.

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• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 68 by Assembly Member Avila-Farias.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 87 ACR 83 by Assemblymember Wilson. The clerk will read.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83 by Assemblymember Wilson, relative to ship building.
• Speaker and colleagues, I rise today to present Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83, which formally proclaims

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The Postsecondary Education Committee has met and reports Senate Concurrent Resolution 66 should pass
• , a concurrent resolution urging the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville to explore
• met and reports Senate Concurrent met and reports Senate Concurrent Resolution<00:05:38.320>
• Resolution 66 should pass, a concurrent Resolution 66 should pass, a concurrent resolution<00:05
• concurrence of this honorable body. concurrence of this honorable body.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Message 305, concurrence requested: Senate File 123, Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund.
• Concurrence passed.
• message 305 concurrence requested. message 305 concurrence requested.
• c> Message 301, Concurrence requested, Message 301, Concurrence requested, Senate<00:09:34.160> File
• concurrence passed. concurrence passed.

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