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• Senate Joint Resolution 12 correctly re-revised.
• <00:19:36.880> House resolution 12 correctly re-revised House resolution 12 correctly re-revised
• Some of them are small and technical.
• House Bill 1070 and reviser of statutes.
• We hear with >> Message from the reviser.

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• So with the May Revision coming out tomorrow, the reorganization will be a part of the May Revise, and
• As I said, the full cost analysis will be revealed in May revise tomorrow.
• And so much of that detail will be revealed tomorrow in the Governor's revise.
• And that will also then be reflected in the May revise that will be posted.
• Yes, all of those details will be revealed in the May revise, yes.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Governor’s 2025 reorganization plan to split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into two new agencies: a Business and Consumer Services Agency and a California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Administration officials said the change would give each side more focused leadership, improve consumer protection and regulatory oversight, and better align housing and homelessness policy with the state’s broader housing goals. Leaders from the Department of Consumer Affairs, Cannabis Control, Alcoholic Beverage Control, and Financial Protection and Innovation all voiced support for the business-side reorganization, while housing officials emphasized that the new housing agency would help streamline funding, compliance, and coordination across programs. Members raised concerns about timing, budget impacts, office space, and whether the split would actually reduce bureaucracy. The administration said the plan would be included in the May Revision, was intended to be cost-neutral, and would not require fee increases for licensees or additional office space. On the housing side, officials said the new Housing Development and Finance Committee would work toward a single application and more coordinated award process for affordable housing funding, while preserving CalHFA’s statutory and financial independence. They also said the reorganization would improve compliance monitoring, data collection, and coordination with local governments, including Los Angeles homelessness programs. Public testimony was largely supportive. Industry groups representing beverage distributors, craft brewers, wine, mortgage lenders, and housing organizations backed the business-side split, and housing advocates such as Housing California, the California Housing Partnership, and the California Housing Consortium supported the housing agency concept and the proposed one-stop-shop approach. Several witnesses urged that tax credits, bonds, and other funding sources be better coordinated, and some said the plan should be paired with additional state investment and implementation resources. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational.

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• They want to revise it on their own.
• Or there want to revise it on their own.
• revise the rule accordingly. revise the rule accordingly.
• Uh the first technical feedback on it.
• occur, there could be um one technical occur, there could be um one technical suggestion<05:20:10.638

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• <02:56:19.359> and legislative days in which to revise and legislative days in which to revise
• Without objection, revise my remarks.
• <07:30:49.760> and House for one minute to revise and House for one minute to revise and extend
• minute to revise and extend my remarks. minute to revise and extend my remarks.
• Without and extend revise my remarks.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Speaker, I seek to address the House for one minute and revise and extend my remarks.
• bipartisan Career and Technical bipartisan Career and Technical education<02:16:58.880> caucus
• I request unanimous consent to address the House and to extend and revise my remarks.
• I ask consent to address the House for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks.
• the house for one minute and to revise the house for one minute and to revise and<07:22:38.798><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• minute to revise and extend my remarks. minute to revise and extend my remarks.
• One minute to revise and extend my remarks.
• <04:03:49.520> and five legislative days to revise and five legislative days to revise and
• <05:41:05.120> and legislative days in which to revise and legislative days in which to revise
• Without revise and extend my remarks.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Oh, I transposed the numbers. 1492 um represents a revision from what 1492 um represents a revision from
• And so this revised 1285, which is what got discussed last week.
• And so technically from an by July 1.
• wanted, but if not, it can be revised. wanted, but if not, it can be revised.
• H I guess technically. So uh line what? H I guess technically.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 3 work session focused largely on amendment 1176 to HB 2, which would have incorporated the substance of HB 548FN, a House-passed bill creating a direct-pay or membership-based model for health care facilities. Representative Mlan described the proposal as a way to increase competition in health care by extending the direct-care model used in primary care to facilities, arguing it could encourage innovation and that concerns about widespread harm to critical access hospitals were overstated. He pointed to Oklahoma’s long-standing Surgical Center model as evidence that the approach had not spread broadly or displaced hospitals there. Several members and witnesses raised concerns. Representative Stringham questioned whether the model would shift profitable services and patients away from existing hospitals, potentially worsening their finances and affecting Medicaid-related funding. David Ross, speaking for county nursing homes, opposed the language because it also removed moratoriums on nursing home, skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, and self-pay beds, warning that it could increase pressure on Medicaid rates and undermine community-based care. Ben Bradley of the New Hampshire Hospital Association said the proposal appeared to create a separate regulatory framework for direct-pay facilities and raised concerns about patient safety, CMS participation rules, and a separate patient bill of rights. The chair concluded that, because HB 548 was already moving through the Senate, the HB 2 process was not the best vehicle for the policy and that the issue should be left to the Senate’s more deliberative committee process. Representative Ferski moved to not accept or remove amendment 1176 from the agenda, and the committee approved the motion by roll call, 9-0, withdrawing the item from HB 2.

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• There will be technical amendments needed for clarity, consistency, and style.
• We'll be making technical amendments needed for clarity, consistency, and style.
• We'll be making technical amendments needed for clarity, consistency, and style.
• We'll be making technical amendments needed for clarity, consistency, and style.
• We'll be making technical amendments needed for clarity, consistency, and style.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Members, a revised Bolick Amendment to H.B. 4001 came in after the 5 p.m. distribution deadline to fix
• a technical drafting error.
• Members, a revised Bullock Amendment to H.B. 401 came in after the 5 p.m. distribution deadline to fix
• a technical drafting error.
• Like I said, there's technical experts. Madam Chair, if I... Mr.

Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

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• This helps them reduce risk and strengthen their technical management.
• I think we want a couple technical changes that would make the bill improve.
• So I think it's kind of more technical stuff that we're looking at fixing.
• I'm from California, again, but just here to answer technical questions.
• Subler from California again, but just here to answer technical questions.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda focused heavily on housing, local government, Brown Act teleconferencing, and public agency administration. Early bills included AB 39, which would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning for EV charging and building decarbonization; AB 76, which clarifies Chula Vista’s university innovation district housing requirements; AB 259, AB 409, and AB 467, which extend or modernize Brown Act teleconferencing provisions for local agencies, community college student bodies, and Los Angeles neighborhood councils; and AB 428, which would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance. Supporters emphasized climate planning, housing access, public participation, safety, and cost savings, while several bills were amended to address stakeholder concerns. Most of these measures advanced on bipartisan votes, generally 6-1 or 7-0, and were left open for additional members to add on later. The committee also heard AB 632, which would strengthen local enforcement tools for serious code violations, fire hazards, illegal cannabis operations, and unsafe housing by allowing unpaid administrative fines to be converted into money judgments and liens. Local government and code enforcement groups supported the bill as a way to improve compliance and reduce costly litigation. AB 670 would let local governments count investments in preserving naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element reporting and require broader reporting of demolitions and replacement housing compliance; supporters argued preservation is essential because many unsubsidized affordable homes are at risk. AB 761 would allow Monterey-Salinas Transit to place a future sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board, rather than separate approval from each member jurisdiction, to preserve transit funding for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. These measures also moved forward, with the committee noting amendments and sending them to the next committees of referral. Another major item was AB 810, which would require special districts and joint powers authorities to migrate public-facing websites and email addresses to .gov or CA.gov domains by 2031. The author argued the change would reduce fraud and improve public trust, especially after emergency-related scams, while opponents from special districts and IT organizations said the transition would be costly and difficult for smaller agencies. Several school-related opponents withdrew after amendments, and committee members discussed possible aliases and tribal-government language. The bill passed 7-1 to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. Finally, AB 1206 proposed a pre-approved design catalog for single-family homes and small multifamily developments, modeled on a prior ADU bill, to speed rebuilding and reduce design costs; supporters from Habitat for Humanity and housing advocates said it would help both wildfire recovery and broader housing production, and the bill drew at least one opposed-unless-amended position as the committee moved into further discussion.

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• :02:51.440> to<00:02:51.680> the 25, making technical changes to the 25, making technical
• providing technical providing technical assistance.<01:25:04.080> Together,<01:25:04.560>
• <01:37:26.560> by<01:37:26.719> the a technical change suggested by the a technical
• change suggested by the reviser. reviser. reviser.
• c><01:39:01.440> the technical changes suggested by the technical changes suggested by the reviser

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• Schools and colleges to fund the creation or expansion of career and technical education programs. $28.5
• Also, there's $16 million for local government cybersecurity technical assistance grants.
• Also, there's $16 million for local government cybersecurity technical assistance grants.
• Specifically, the conference amendment revises the state university system performance-based incentive
• Specifically, the amendment revises health care, Medicaid, developmental disability, long-term care,

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• And as far as what the sub did, it technically didn't change anything.
• And um as far as what the sub did,<00:14:31.440> it<00:14:31.839> technically<00:14:32.720
• > didn't<00:14:33.199> change did, it technically didn't change did, it technically didn't
• <00:35:41.599> some<00:35:41.760> of have right now and it revises some of have right
• now and it revises some of the<00:35:42.000> waitings.

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• And so it would be, you know, a revision to the governor's balanced budget and potential change, or would
• It's a request to amend House Bill 1054, Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education
• This letter has been revised. The revision is on page two.
• This letter has been revised. for various infrastructure projects for the 2027 fiscal year.
• This letter has been revised. The revision is on page two.

Summary: The committee first filed a report on the executive protection detail and then reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready for action, with members instructed to hold any items they wanted removed. The committee then took up several agency requests to amend bills: the Auditor of State’s request for a $370 increase for special deputy expense allowance, the Administrative Office of the Courts’ requests for additional funding for court interpreters and substitute court reporters, and requests tied to local sales tax refunds, county property tax redistribution, emergency medical and law enforcement support, and Northwest Arkansas Community College tornado-related repairs. All of those amendments were adopted, and one amendment on House Bill 1034 was held over at Senator Johnson’s request. A major portion of the meeting focused on an amendment for the Department of Corrections to fund a pilot program using mobile technology to identify and disable illegal inmate cell phones at Varner and Cummins prisons. The bill sponsors and Corrections officials described the problem as a serious public safety issue, saying inmates use contraband phones for criminal activity, trafficking, scams, and outside coordination. Members asked about FCC rules, procurement, whether the system would jam or only identify phones, whether it would affect staff or nearby users, how quickly it would work, whether it would be a one-time or ongoing cost, and whether the department had existing budget authority. Officials said the proposal would require an RFP, that current funding was not available in the department’s budget, and that the technology would be a two-year pilot. The committee ultimately adopted the amendment and then gave the underlying bill a do-pass recommendation. The committee also considered an amendment for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, which sought a $4 million increase in appropriation authority. Senators discussed the division’s role in county extension offices, 4-H, research, and salary competitiveness, while others questioned why the division needed more appropriation room when it already had about $10 million in headroom and had requested a different funding level through higher education. Division representatives said the increase would help with salaries and provide flexibility for future funding, and Higher Education staff clarified the original request and recommendation amounts. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted the amendment and gave it a do-pass recommendation. Finally, the committee began acting on governor’s letters, adopting amendments for a homestead property tax credit increase, insurance department conference travel, property appraisal analysis support, career and technical education professional development, regulatory and casino gaming appropriations, a new program integrity line for the Department of Inspector General, consolidation of licensing board appropriations, deletion of a completed Fort Chaffee Readiness Center appropriation, and a revised reappropriation package for prison expansion that included special language limiting use of the funds. Members asked several questions about the prison reappropriation, including whether it still related to the earlier Calico Rock project and whether special language should be considered separately; the committee moved the governor’s letters forward for drafting and further action.

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• House Bill 2307, an act amending section 13-4521, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to dangerous and
• Brief explanation: technical conforming changes. All right, further discussion? Seeing none...
• 41, and repealing section 13-45-2101, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to dangerous and incompetent
• Under section 13-45-2101, repealing section 13-45-2101, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act
• House Bill 272: an act repealing section 13-8, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to holidays.

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• Third reading of bills: House Bill 2041, amending Section 8-2-101, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating
• House Bill 2041, amending Section 8-2-101, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to child neglect.
• House Bill 2342, amending Title 33, Chapter 16, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section
• There are a few technical but serious issues that need to be fixed.
• House Bill 4018, amending Section 11441 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to county officers.

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• The bill filed, Child Abuse Homicide Corrections, this will be fun, really just corrects a technical
• And then it revises the benefiting from human trafficking or smuggling statute.
• And then some of the patronizing offenses have been removed and other ones have been revised.
• So as far as... ...have been removed and other ones have been revised.
• We've also revised some of the language.

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• SB 36 is the adoption act which is an essential element of the continuous statutory revision program.
• requires agencies, after the review has occurred, to take action making a change, noting no change, technical
• Agencies must provide history notes for reviews even if the rule is unchanged or only technical changes
• Technical changes must be published as notices of correction.
• Senator Simon: This amendment revises the provision relating to the county and Senate grant program to

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• There's still a couple technical things we're working on, but this is the meat and potatoes of, uh, getting
• It revises the criteria to designate a litigant as vexatious by allowing the court to consider the litigant's
• It revises the criteria to designate a litigant as vexatious by allowing the court to consider the litigant's
• This is a technical amendment to clarify that a pre-filing order pursuant to the vexatious litigant law
• This is a technical amendment to clarify that a pre-filing order pursuant to the vexatious litigant law

Summary: The Judiciary Committee considered a long agenda of claims bills, housing and business measures, and court-administration legislation. It reported favorably several claims bills, including SB 20 for J.N., a minor, SB 14 for the estate of Pennial Janvier, SB 10 for Sidney Holmes, SB 8 for Marcus Button, SB 22 for Eric and Jennifer Miles, and SB 26 for Kristen and Leah McIntosh. Members also approved SB 520 on curators of estates, SB 386 on self-storage lien-sale notices, SB 362 on reusable tenant screening reports, SB 316 creating series LLCs in Florida, and SB 1650 and SB 1652 on vexatious litigants and related public-records issues. SB 248, expanding eligibility for private school and homeschool students to participate in FHSAA sports at public schools, also passed after amendment. Most of the claims bills were described as settled cases with amounts above sovereign-immunity limits, and several senators spoke in support of compensating victims of catastrophic injury or wrongful conviction. SB 10 drew comments about the 34 years Sidney Holmes spent incarcerated after a wrongful conviction, and SB 8 prompted discussion about the long delay in resolving Marcus Button’s injuries from a 2006 school-bus crash. SB 26 was presented as an uncontested claim arising from a DACS employee’s fatal crash that severely injured two teenage girls, and the committee adopted an amendment placing funds for the minor claimant into trust. The policy bills drew more substantive debate. SB 386 would let self-storage operators use websites instead of newspaper ads for lien-sale notices, with newspaper representatives opposing the change and storage-industry witnesses supporting modernization and lower costs. SB 362 would let renters reuse tenant screening reports for 30 days, with the sponsor saying it would reduce repeated application fees. SB 316 would authorize series LLCs while adding record-keeping protections, and SB 1650/1652 would broaden Florida’s vexatious-litigant rules and create a public-records exemption for certain stricken filings. SB 248 passed over concerns from private-school and public-education witnesses about instructional time, funding, and fairness in athletic participation. All measures were reported favorably, with recorded votes ranging from 7-2 on SB 248 to unanimous or near-unanimous support on the other bills.

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• House Bill 385 provides technical clarifications and changes to several provisions of the Florida Trust
• It revises the Florida Community Property Trust dealing with community property trusts.
• It revises the Florida Community Property Trust Act, which was just passed in 2021, to clarify that the
• The amendment makes technical changes to conform with the Senate version. Thank you.
• We have a due process problem because we still have to technically serve that person.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard five bills. HB 1097 would rename the Florida Catastrophic Storm Center at FSU as the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management, transfer the public hurricane loss projection model from FIU to FSU, and provide recurring and nonrecurring appropriations to support independent insurance research and collaboration with OIR and other universities. Members discussed university roles, model oversight, independence from industry funding, and student/workforce benefits. The bill passed favorably on a roll call vote. HB 319 would create a regulatory framework for virtual currency kiosk businesses, requiring registration with the Office of Financial Regulation, consumer disclosures, and penalties for violations. Much of the discussion focused on fraud prevention, especially for seniors, and whether the bill should include transaction caps or stronger recovery tools; AARP supported the bill but urged additional protections. The bill passed favorably. CS/HB 385 made technical changes to the Florida Trust Code and Community Property Trust Act, including decanting, trustee claims, redemption by satisfaction, and homestead transfer treatment; an amendment conforming to the Senate version was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. CS/HB 97 would allow service of process for exploitation injunctions against unascertainable scammers through the same communication method used to contact the victim, such as text or social media, and would let courts freeze funds temporarily while the matter is heard. Testimony from elder law practitioners and AARP supported the bill as a tool against scams, while some members raised due process and overreach concerns; the bill passed favorably. HB 839 would shorten the overpayment recovery window for claims submitted to psychologists and HMOs to match other health providers, with the goal of improving parity and access to mental health care; an amendment was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. The meeting concluded with adjournment after the final roll call votes.