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• Additionally, the resolution encourages states to find ways to limit corporate spending on elections.
• CAOC has continued to work with stakeholders like the State Bar on adding more clarity to the bill, the
• In contrast, states such as Arizona and Texas generally allow divorces to be finalized in about 60 days
• them, to be able to have more control over the situation. ...to be able to have more control over the
• Allen, aye. 10 to 2. 10 to 2. One second. All right, that bill is out, 10 to 2. All right.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several measures focused on campaign finance, legal ethics, notarization, domestic violence, immigration detention transparency, workplace violence restraining orders, and divorce relief for domestic violence survivors. Senator McNerney presented SJR 18, which condemns Citizens United and urges limits on corporate spending in elections; there was no opposition testimony, and committee members voiced support. Assembly Member Kalra presented AB 2305 to bar private equity, hedge funds, and other corporate lenders from influencing litigation decisions, with support from the Consumer Attorneys of California and other stakeholders; no opposition appeared, and the bill was framed as protecting client-centered legal judgment. Assembly Member Irwin’s AB 1977, sponsored by the Secretary of State, made technical and procedural fixes to the Online Notarization Act to support implementation by 2030, with support from notary groups and no opposition. Assembly Member Rogers’ AB 1657 would allow temporary restraining orders in domestic violence cases without prior notice in certain circumstances, and Assembly Member Lee’s AB 1801 would tighten public notice and hearing requirements for contracts involving private immigration detention facilities; both drew broad support and no opposition. Assembly Member Patel’s AB 2179 would extend electronic filing and remote appearance rules to workplace violence restraining orders, and Assembly Member Hart’s AB 1875 would let courts shorten or waive the six-month divorce waiting period for domestic violence survivors; both were supported and had no opposition testimony. The committee then took formal votes. The consent calendar passed 12-0. SJR 18 passed 10-2. AB 2305 passed 12-0. AB 1801 passed 10-2. AB 1657 passed 12-0. AB 2179 passed 8-0. AB 1875 passed 10-0. AB 1977 passed 8-2. The chair announced the committee would adjourn until the following Tuesday, June 16, at 1:30 p.m.

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• Additionally, the resolution encourages states to find ways to limit corporate spending on elections.
• CAOC has continued to work with stakeholders like the State Bar on adding more clarity to the bill, the
• Eight to zero. Eight to zero. We're going to put that on call. Thank you very much. All right.
• In contrast, states such as Arizona and Texas generally allow divorces to be finalized in about 60 days
• them, to be able to have more control over the situation. ...to be able to get out from the marriage

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• California who continue to pave the way for policies in the state of California.
• state Legislature, and I'm equally proud to stand with the other 49 women who serve across the State
• are not just contributors to this state.
• We are each in a position to influence our communities and to influence the trajectory that our state
• Please join me in welcoming Michael and Douglas to the State Assembly. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added. The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association. The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.

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• I also think they need to show their state-issued ID when they do those things. But yes.
• But as you can assume, it would be bad for the inverse situation to be the case in a part of the state
• But as you can assume it would be bad for the inverse situation to be the case in a part of the state
• Now I'm trying to encourage state and local governments to follow the federal government's lead and become
• I encourage state and local governments to follow the federal government's lead and become equally aggressive

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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• other states may be able to differently?
• </c> State level, just to put right back in.
• Say, "Hey, we're going to shift this up to the corner of the state." I don't know why.
• Say, "Hey, we're going to shift this up to the corner of the state." I don't know why.
• c> point</c> in our state, we're going to hit a point in our state, we're going to hit a point where<

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• That allows the Secretary of State if they, say, received a request for records to not be required to
• Chairman and maybe as we think about that discussion I'd like to know what other states may be due to
• to see what other states may be doing.
• It's a great opportunity to look to see what other states may be doing and still be able to survive.
• States to just help provide some context when it comes to questions about term-limited states and perhaps

Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up a draft bill to make legislators’ and candidates’ residential addresses confidential in public records. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State explained the proposal was prompted by security concerns and would protect residential addresses while still allowing election officials to verify residency and keep candidate names and offices public. Members raised concerns about unintended consequences, transparency, and how the change would affect rural districts and residency enforcement. The Secretary of State suggested an amendment to end the confidentiality when a candidate’s term ends, and the committee agreed to hold the bill over for further discussion at the next meeting. The committee also reviewed follow-up materials on legislator security and best practices, including advice on situational awareness, internet hygiene, varying routines, and reporting threats, along with NCSL materials comparing capitol security practices in other states. Members discussed a recent security incident and the need to keep alert contact information current, and staff said they would continue working with the Highway Patrol on legislative-specific notifications. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to Garrity Consulting’s final report on mitigating the effects of legislative term limits. The consultants summarized survey, focus group, and stakeholder input showing concerns about loss of institutional knowledge, leadership turnover, onboarding demands, and workload pressures, while also noting public support for term limits and annual sessions. Recommendations included considering annual sessions or shifting biennial sessions to even-numbered years, restructuring organizational session and interim committee work, creating office hours and more structured orientation and mentorship, expanding ongoing training and staff support, improving public communication and virtual testimony rules, and addressing barriers to service such as employer support and travel costs. Members discussed the tension between making the legislature more effective and preserving a citizen-legislature model, and the report was received as a roadmap for future implementation rather than immediate action.

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• to update state code. about the need to update state code.
• So, it's not just them at the state house. Hey, Grinch Jr.'s got to get his licks in, too.
• But now we can continue to look at it as long as you want to.
• Get to the point that this destruction is going to have to be paid for in full by Alabama taxpayer money
• A check has to be written for half the qualifying fee to the state party and half the qualifying fee

Bills: HB207 , SB269 , SB279 , SB291 , SB266

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: cybersecurity, Office of Information Technology, data management, telecommunications, state government, emergency management, public awareness, promotional materials, education, state funding, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• Do you know what this state has done to its state building code since 2008?
• this swift action to move on to something that we know has been plaguing our state for decades.
• I don't ever want to hear that I want to hear them say the state is helping us get these things done
• deliver aid to the impacted communities.

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• The Acting Chair recognized State Senator Paul Feeney, noting he is no stranger to the committee.
• and to the safety of the United States.
• I just want to introduce the vice chair of this committee on the Senate side, State Senator Jason Lewis
• I also want to emphasize that this bill would ensure that the state minimum wage would cover municipal
• I expected to see you at the state office today, but he's in New York City carrying on your great work

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hybrid hearing on legislation concerning unemployment insurance, non-compete agreements, prevailing wage, and minimum wage issues. Committee leaders outlined the hearing process, asked witnesses to keep oral testimony to three minutes, and invited written testimony through November 20. No votes were taken during the hearing; it ended with a motion to adjourn and notice of the next hearing on November 20. Much of the testimony focused on bills to expand unemployment insurance for striking workers, including H. 2168 and S. 1319. Labor leaders, union members, and legal advocates argued that workers who are out on strike for more than 30 days should be able to receive UI benefits, saying the policy would help workers and families meet basic expenses, reduce employers’ ability to “wait out” strikes, and encourage good-faith bargaining. Speakers cited recent strikes, including the Republic Services strike, and said the proposal would not meaningfully increase strike activity or strain the UI trust fund. Another major topic was minimum wage legislation, especially H. 2107/S. 1349 to raise the minimum wage to $20 by 2029 and index it to inflation, and H. 2191 to create a $25 enhanced care worker minimum wage. Supporters said current wages are not keeping pace with housing, food, and childcare costs, and that care workers, direct support staff, and human service employees face chronic vacancies, burnout, and turnover. Testimony also supported H. 2126 on prevailing wage by adding apprenticeship and training contributions to the wage calculation, and H. 2159 and S. 1363 on prevailing wage-related issues. One witness, Russell Beck, testified against S. 1336, which would ban non-competes, and against H. 2118, arguing Massachusetts’ current non-compete law is a balanced compromise that should not be disrupted.

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• support ambulance response, mutual aid requests, they'll all be contributing to the sales tax to fund
• support ambulance response, mutual aid requests, they'll all be contributing to the sales tax to fund
• support ambulance response, mutual aid requests, they'll all be contributing to the sales tax to fund
• So certainly supportive of this, but I don't want it to take away from what I perceive to be our state
• So certainly supportive of this, but I don't want it to take away from what I perceive to be our state

Bills: HF4343

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services

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• The current state of the law is if I want to look at town or state records, I have the right to go to
• related to library privacy and the right to read.
• related to library privacy and the right to read.
• related to library privacy and the right to read.
• related to library privacy and the right to read.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• There are names now known throughout this state and to the world: Melissa and Mark, Fletcher and Harper
• States like Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, I'm trying to think, Wisconsin don't allow people to bring
• Minnesota compared to each of the surrounding states to build a comparable home in Minnesota versus
• house in Minnesota again compared to our neighboring states.
• to our neighboring<00:24:54.799><c> states.

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• they</c><00:03:50.800><c> left</c> were going to the library, and they left were going to the library
• my</c> am so very honored to call this state my am so very honored to call this state my home. home.
• This is not cost savings to our state or to our community.
• to our state or to our cost savings to our state or to our community.<00:31:28.720><c> It's</c><00:31
• I think it was tied to the tax bill for public safety aid for local communities to spend however they

Bills: HF1082 , HF2099 , HF4177 , HF2742

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic that it represents
• And an individual coming from a rural part of the state, but at the same time with so much to offer to
• That's going to be a while. Thank you. Nancy, I just want to welcome you to the State Senate.
• from out of state, but they're about to hire them.
• The Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices Act to provide for state

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• We appreciate the LESC members of the committee for taking the time to come out to this part of the state
• This is very unique to GMCS, and I believe this is unique to the state of New Mexico.
• to roll that up into state reporting because we want to track things individually.
• So all K-5 teachers, as long as they're not new to the district or new to a school in this State of New
• But I wanted to comment on this particular question about the intentionality of the state to increase

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• the flag of the United States of America and to the United States of America and to the United States
• State 54 million to the Alabama State 54 million to the Alabama State 54 million to the University of
• to help that or an arm of the state to help that or an arm of the state to help that state institute
• and you come to Alabama to maybe state and you come to Alabama to maybe state and you come to Alabama
• governor of this state to be an governor of this state to be an governor of this state to be an emergency

Bills: HB 29 , HB 125 , HB 145 , HB 171 , HB 255 , HB 50 , HB 796 , HB 363 , HB 116 , HB 491 , HB 589 , HB 1495 , HB 368 , HB 1285 , HB 1905 , HB 1360 , HB 2002 , HB 917 , HB 2723 , HB 2067 , HB 1238 , HB 2337 , HB 745 , HB 1188 , HB 1606 , HB 2003 , HB 2147 , HB 2391 , HB 2355 , HB 2546 , HB 2495 , HB 2818 , HB 2249 , HB 1749 , HB 3109 , HB 3228 , HB 3240 , HB 1507 , HB 658 , HB 1748 , HB 1851 , HB 1922 , HB 2001 , HB 2798 , HB 107 , HCR 29 , SB 5 , SB 262 , HB 11 , HJR 72 , HB 106 , HB 18 , HB 48 , HB 27 , HB 37 , HB 1481 , HB 581 , HB 1696 , HB 2216 , HB 1035 , HB 1633 , HB 742 , HB 754 , HB 1689 , HB 1690 , HB 2669 , HB 391 , HB 517 , HB 1024 , HB 1607 , HB 252 , HB 1716 , HB 1562 , HB 4116 , HB 1866 , HB 1741 , HB 2103 , HB 2637 , HB 2884 , HB 503 , HB 1089 , HB 2986 , HB 972 , HB 502 , HB 29 , HB 125 , HB 145 , HB 171 , HB 255 , HB 50 , HB 796 , HB 363 , HB 116 , HB 491 , HB 589 , HB 1495 , HB 368 , HB 1285 , HB 1905 , HB 1360 , HB 2002 , HB 917 , HB 2723 , HB 2067 , HB 1238 , HB 2337 , HB 745 , HB 1188 , HB 1606 , HB 2003 , HB 2147 , HB 2391 , HB 2355 , HB 2546 , HB 2495 , HB 2818 , HB 2249 , HB 1749 , HB 3109 , HB 3228 , HB 3240 , HB 1507 , HB 658 , HB 1748 , HB 1851 , HB 1922 , HB 2001 , HB 2798 , HB 107 , HCR 29

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• Is it going to save money through the state aid, or can you kind of explain anything that is going to
• If we didn't, if we carried over too much, we had to send it back to the state.
• And so to be able to carry more money over is going to aid us as we start to actually restore property
• expense in trying to collect those documents and then to submit them to the Secretary of State.
• As a child of a state employee, I want to give a shout-out to all the state employees.

Bills: SB1627 , SB227 , SB366 , SB1193 , SB1433 , SB1450 , SB1481 , SB1749 , SB1810 , SB1812 , SB1921 , SB1948 , SB2044 , SB2178 , SB169 , SB1877 , HB1409 , SB1266 , SB1432

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized several guests, doctors, nurses, pages, student shadows, and visitors in the gallery. Members also adopted a motion to request the House’s consent for the Senate to adjourn for more than three days, with Senator Hicks opposing the motion because of the number of bills still available for consideration. The motion passed. The chamber then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1627, a cleanup measure to eliminate duplicate criminal code sections and clarify the law for legal research, passed 45-0 and was advanced as an emergency. Senate Bill 227, dealing with gross production tax and ad valorem taxation on oil and gas means of production, drew extensive questioning and debate over possible revenue impacts, county assessors, schools, and economically at-risk wells; it passed 37-9. Senate Bill 366, which gives charter schools a first right of refusal to buy or lease public school buildings sold or leased by districts, also generated debate over local control and lack of resale guardrails, and passed 40-6 as an emergency. Later, Senate Bill 1193 to remove general fund carryover caps for school districts passed 46-0 as an emergency after supporters argued it would reduce “use it or lose it” spending and allow more local flexibility, while opponents questioned fiscal effects and accountability. Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act requiring agencies to publicly disclose guidance documents in a searchable database, passed 37-7 after concerns about attorney-client privilege, administrative burden, and whether guidance could function like law. Senate Bill 1450, expanding relief from fines, fees, and court costs for certain people in the criminal justice system, was advanced and passed unanimously; Senate Bill 1481, increasing minimum recess time for K-5 students from 20 to 40 minutes, was advanced as an emergency measure; Senate Bill 1810, allowing expert testimony in human trafficking cases, passed 45-0; Senate Bill 1812, requiring school districts to make benchmark testing information available to parents, passed 46-0 as an emergency; Senate Bill 1921, increasing OSBI background-check fees, passed 39-7; and Senate Bill 1948, updating fireworks laws and limiting county restrictions on private outdoor consumer fireworks displays, was taken up with significant safety and local-control questioning.

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• </c><00:40:45.520><c> aid</c> 244 million, increase state aid 244 million, increase state aid entitlements
• provide state aid to cover the cost for the next two years.
• While our preference would be to have the state aid cover this on an ongoing basis, we recognize that
• While our preference would be to have the state aid cover this on an ongoing basis, we recognize that
• Other workers across the state have access to... Other workers across the state have access to...

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• state recognition given to highest level state recognition given to a<01:09:08.000><c> public</c><01
• </c> highest state level recognition given to highest state level recognition given to a<01:09:22.880
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Bills: HB2240 , HB2255

Keywords: law enforcement, police, officer safety, officer wellness, violent attacks, ambush attacks, assaults on police, anti-police violence, public safety, Department of Justice, Attorney General, FBI, National Institute of Justice, Uniform Crime Reporting, UCR, NIBRS, Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Data Collection, LEOKA, bulletproof vests, Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership

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• to serve the state women who are elected to serve the state in<00:05:25.680><c> the</c><00:05:25.840
• </c> access to adequate funding by the state access to adequate funding by the state there<00:10:14.000
• being pushed down to us, promised cannabis aid, and now we want to pull that cannabis aid away from
• being pushed down to us, promised cannabis aid, and now we want to pull that cannabis aid away from
• <00:32:04.159><c> state</c> spending increase in uh to the state spending increase in uh to the state

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration