Transcript Highlights:

• So we had a, in 1992, we had a, I believe it was state Senate district that crossed Lake Okeechobee east
• So, such as Lake Okeechobee, they were touching.
• educational and helpful. geographical units that span the entire state including the water areas such as Lake

Summary: The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting, established a quorum, and opened with remarks from the chair outlining the committee’s purpose and scope. The chair said the committee will focus only on congressional redistricting, will not take public comment at this introductory meeting, and may consider whether to propose a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 session. He emphasized that the work would rely on the 2020 census data, the current congressional map, and the House’s map-drawing software, and he stressed transparency, record retention, and compliance with constitutional prohibitions on drawing districts to favor or disfavor a party or incumbent. House outside counsel Andy Bartos then gave an educational presentation on redistricting basics and legal standards. He distinguished reapportionment from redistricting, explained that Florida was apportioned 28 congressional seats after the 2020 census, and reviewed the one-person, one-vote rule, noting that congressional districts must be drawn with near-exact population equality. He also described census geography and how counties, tracts, block groups, and blocks are used to build districts, and explained that congressional redistricting follows the ordinary legislative process rather than the special process used for state legislative districts. Bartos also covered contiguity, explaining that districts must be one connected piece and that mere point-touching is not enough, while bodies of water within a district do not necessarily break contiguity. No questions were asked after the presentation, no votes were taken, and no public testimony was heard. The meeting ended after the chair thanked attendees and said the committee would meet again the following week.

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• press conference where it was also told about a story when one of our colleagues from, I guess, Silver Lake
• press conference where it was also told about a story when one of our colleagues from, I guess, Silver Lake
• Silver Lake, who was knocking on doors during the daytime, and she also told the story to us as well,

Summary: The Assembly convened on June 4, 2025, first addressing a quorum call before proceeding with the day’s business. Members handled several procedural motions, including a failed attempt to withdraw AJR 4 for immediate consideration, approval of requests to notice bills pending re-referral, and a successful motion to withdraw SB 119 from Budget and Fiscal Review and place it on third reading. The chamber also rescinded prior action on SB 47, re-referred SB 355 and SB 685 to Appropriations, and authorized notice for a Housing and Community Development hearing on SB 522. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 369, a measure on emergency services that increases access to life-saving medication for people with seizure disorders, by a unanimous vote. Members then took up AB 1138, the major film and television tax credit measure, with extensive support from the author and other members who described the bill as a response to California’s declining production and job losses; the bill’s urgency clause and Senate amendments were concurred in, and it was sent immediately to the Governor. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 313 on student financial aid. The body adopted SJR 2, which urges Congress to protect the rights of classified school employees, after debate emphasizing the importance of paraeducators, bus drivers, custodians, clerical workers, and food service staff. The Assembly then adopted the second-day consent calendar, including SCR 25 on nuclear fusion and several other Senate concurrent resolutions, and added coauthors to SCR 74 on Flag Day. The session concluded with announcements, birthday acknowledgments, and adjournment until Monday, July 7 at 1 p.m.

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• :10.079><c> property</c> Connecticut Lakes Headarters property Connecticut Lakes Headarters property
• ><c> Headwater</c><00:46:29.280><c> uh</c> the Connecticut Lakes Headwater uh the Connecticut Lakes Headwater
• Um, one the Connecticut Lakes project.
• </c> Lakes Headwater Forest, 146,000 acres. Lakes Headwater Forest, 146,000 acres.
• </c> member of the Connecticut Lakes member of the Connecticut Lakes Headarters<02:23:54.720><c> Citizens

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are all the lakes infested? Have they just thrown their hands up and given up?
• We saw this in Lake Tahoe, where the city of South Lake Tahoe was literally saved because of the fuel
• Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes, etc.
• Our argument was Region 5 to Salt Lake City.
• The nearest is at Lake Berryessa.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that came out from Southeastern Louisiana University about the toxins being within the settlement of Lake
• it's important to know whether we're moving in the right direction when it comes to contaminating the lake
• As we discussed previously, when you're talking about any water body such as the lake, I mean, any lake
• ...are in the food chain when it comes to the fish we eat on a regular basis, you know, out of the lake
• Our young hunters are the future of conservation, so we have expanded youth lottery hunts at White Lake

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard the FY27 executive budget review for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). House Fiscal outlined a $59.4 million LED budget, with major funding from state general fund, self-generated revenue, federal funds, and a marketing dedication, and explained reductions tied largely to the removal of one-time funding and carryforwards. The Secretary highlighted recent economic development results, including major capital investment announcements, job creation, the high-impact jobs program, Louisiana Fast Sites, and efforts to support existing businesses and small business growth. Members repeatedly asked for clearer public-facing materials on the tax and economic benefits of incentives, the use of the entertainment development fund, the structure of the high-impact jobs and Fast Sites programs, and how LED competes with other states. LED also discussed its Storyteller Initiative, regional project distribution, and the role of major events and film-related incentives. The committee then reviewed Louisiana Works’ FY27 budget of $352.7 million. Staff explained that the budget is driven mainly by federal funds and statutory dedications, with changes largely attributable to the One Door to Work Act and the transfer of workforce functions and positions into the department. The Secretary noted a planned $5 million move for the Louisiana STEM Council and a small request for elevator repairs, and members discussed the unemployment insurance trust fund’s improved balance, which lowered employer tax rates and increased benefits. Questions focused on workforce shortages, coordination with LCTCS and other training partners, the new Louisiana Talent Accelerator and workforce modernization efforts, the need for marketing to attract workers back to Louisiana, and remaining gaps in funding for rehabilitation services and disability employment programs. Finally, the committee took up the Department of Conservation and Energy’s FY27 budget of $201.3 million. Staff described decreases tied to the end of the Solar for All grant, lower orphan well spending as prior balances were drawn down, and reductions in some one-time funding and interagency transfers. The Secretary said the department’s reorganization is now largely complete and emphasized a focus on eliminating duplicative functions, strengthening enforcement and permitting, and using available funds more efficiently. Members questioned the reduction in orphan well funding, the impact of the Solar for All repeal, the use of settlement dollars, and the department’s plans for AI-assisted permitting and modernization of the Sunrise database. They also discussed ongoing work on seismic activity in Red River Parish, commercial fishermen’s claims for gear damaged by energy infrastructure, and efforts to improve financial security requirements for operators so future orphan well liabilities are better covered.

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• I have had an opportunity to go Lake Havasu, which is our sort of gold star veterans treatment courts
• Representative Travers said she had an opportunity to go to Lake Havasu, which is their sort of gold
• of Lake Havasu City.
• Yeah, but burned up the air between Salt Lake and Phoenix a few times this last week, so I'm happy to
• Yeah, I've burned up the air between Salt Lake and Phoenix a few times this last week, so I'm happy to

Bills: HB2211 , HB2229 , HB2389 , HB2403 , HB2445 , HB2502 , HB2620 , HB2813 , HB2872 , HB2889 , HB2960 , HB4028 , HCR2007

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

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• Um, so the commissioner from Lake County, welcome to the committee.
• My name is Rich Svey, and I am chair of the Lake County Board of Commissioners.
• Lake County supports this direction.
• </c><00:34:13.839><c> County</c><00:34:14.079><c> Board</c><00:34:14.320><c> of</c> chair of the Lake
• Lake<00:35:47.440><c> County</c><00:35:47.680><c> supports</c><00:35:48.079><c> this</c> Lake County

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:16:36.240><c> But</c><00:16:36.399><c> I</c><00:16:36.639><c> I</c> whether it be a lake or a
• But I I whether it be a lake or a pond.
• get state approval because we live<00:20:44.559><c> on</c><00:20:44.720><c> a</c><00:20:44.880><c> lake
• once</c><00:20:46.240><c> we</c><00:20:46.480><c> went</c><00:20:46.720><c> through</c> live on a lake
• And once we went through live on a lake.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee opened discussion on SP 170 and worked through the bill section by section, focusing first on housing discrimination language and then on land-use and development provisions. On the housing section, members discussed adding “school enrollment status” or a similar term as a protected class to prevent municipalities from steering students into specific zones, especially in Durham. Some members questioned whether “status” was too vague and suggested “enrollment status” or “school enrollment status” for clarity. Public testimony raised concerns that adding a new protected class could have broader implications beyond this bill and could affect municipal zoning authority, while supporters argued the language was needed to prevent discrimination against students in housing access. The committee then heard testimony on provisions limiting municipal authority over septic test pits and well-siting requirements. DEES officials and a builder testified that state standards are already protective of groundwater and surface water and that some local requirements are more stringent than the state’s, adding cost and delay to housing projects. Supporters said uniform state standards would make housing development faster and more predictable. Opponents warned that local rules can protect aquifers, wellhead areas, and drinking water in specific communities, and that removing municipal flexibility could weaken those protections. The subcommittee appeared comfortable keeping these sections, though members discussed whether to clarify the language and whether some local review authority should remain. The meeting also covered road-length limits, caps on the number of lots on dead-end roads, and subdivision design rules. Members generally supported prohibiting municipalities from using maximum road length or lot caps to block development, with one amendment suggested to allow such limits where adequate water and sewer capacity is lacking. The committee also discussed allowing utilities and infrastructure such as septic systems, wells, electric systems, drainage structures, and shared leach fields to be placed in subdivision open space or perimeter buffers when those areas are not protected wetlands or shoreland. Finally, the committee reviewed a provision requiring municipalities to stamp and accept plan changes within three days after initial review, with members explaining that the goal is to prevent repeated, incremental changes from dragging out the approval process. No final votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided, but members indicated general comfort with several sections as amended or clarified.

Transcript Highlights:

• These are many of the roads that people enjoy using to get to their favorite cabin on a lake, hunting
• <00:43:19.040><c> as</c> Emergency Services access as well as Emergency Services access as well as Lake
• <c> for</c><00:43:20.119><c> millions</c><00:43:20.480><c> of</c><00:43:20.920><c> minnesotans</c> Lake
• access for millions of minnesotans Lake access for millions of minnesotans uh<00:43:22.040><c> most<
• people to be able to get from point A to point B, especially when they're going to their favorite lake

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Water from rain and snow melt enters the storm water pipe that flows directly to lakes and rivers, and
• and rivers and flows directly to lakes and rivers and this<00:03:45.760><c> water</c><00:03:46.080><
• </c><00:05:21.680><c> leads</c><00:05:21.919><c> to</c><00:05:22.080><c> higher</c> rivers and lakes
• ,</c><01:36:16.880><c> rivers,</c> maintained, protect our lakes, rivers, maintained, protect our lakes
• </c> local lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams? local lakes, ponds, rivers, or streams?

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Great Lakes Restoration Initiative covers<05:16:02.480><c> a</c><
• , as well as many other members of the Great Lakes region.
• Restoration Initiative. the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
• ><c> Initiative</c> The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has
• I have always appreciated Lakes region.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So, at that point, you're allowed to fill the lake. The lake can fill on up.
• </c> fill the lake. The lake can fill on up. fill the lake. The lake can fill on up.
• A lot of stuff seems to be based on hope that we can have enough melt into the Shasta Lake or Lake Oroville
• /c><03:48:30.479><c> the</c><03:48:30.640><c> other</c><03:48:30.800><c> large</c> Lake or Lake Orville
• and the other large Lake or Lake Orville and the other large ones<03:48:32.880><c> that</c><03:48:33.439

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• the White Bear Lake public schools from kindergarten through 7th grade.
• White Bear Lake School Board. And while White Bear Lake School Board.
• I attended the White Bear Lake because I attended the White Bear Lake public<00:41:04.079><c> schools
• And by the way, it was Lake Aerys Mount Elementary School.
• </c> great to be back in the Great Lakes great to be back in the Great Lakes region. region. region.

Bills: HF3421

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: early literacy, reading instruction, teacher preparation, teacher candidates, teacher licensure, educator licensing, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, field experience, supervised practicum, evidence-based reading, science of reading, literacy methods, teacher training, preservice teachers, school-based experience, reading intervention, Minnesota education policy, 1183, house

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• I'm Senator Michael Krun, District 32 in Anoka County, the communities of Blaine, Ham Lake, Lexington
• So Eric Pratt, I represent Scott County, the communities of Shaki, Prior Lake, and Jordan.
• ,</c> the communities of Shaki, Prior, Lake, the communities of Shaki, Prior, Lake, and<00:03:08.080>
• </c> in the audience today is Alino Lakes in the audience today is Alino Lakes warden<01:29:27.840><c
• The smallest award funded a drinking fountain in 1996 for White Bear Lake.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I Googled who manages sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, and the answer is the Great Lakes Fishery Commission
• And who funds the Great Lakes Fishery Commission?
• I mean, it's a big economic impact on the $7 billion fish industry out of the Great Lakes.
• </c><00:36:58.680><c> now</c> management of our great Lakes now management of our great Lakes now straight
• Great Lakes my point is Great Lakes my point is that<00:37:30.440><c> I</c><00:37:30.560><c> can't</c

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I went to Tony Lake, you know, it was his first year at Lindbergh, and said, hey, listen, this is,
• Lake looked at it and said, well, you know what?
• Lake. He essentially said, let's wait and see.
• Lake and essentially his response was, 'We'll figure it out.'
• Lake or the school board or anyone considered kids in phase three schools.

Committee: House General Laws

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Lake? Here. Senator Masolo? Yes. Senator Osgood? Senator Pasadomo? Senator Trumbull? Here.
• Senator Lake? Yes. Senator Massolo? Yes. Senator Osgood? Yes. Senator Pasadomo? Senator Trumbull?
• Senator Lake? Senator Massolo? Senator Osgood? Yes. Senator Pasadoumelo? Senator Trumbull?
• Senator Lake? Senator Masula? Senator Osgood? Senator Osgood? Senator Pasadoma? Senator Trumbull?
• Senator Lake? Yes. Senator Massullo? Yes. Senator Osgood? Senator Pasadomo? Senator Trumbull?

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1414 by Sen. Polsky on congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) education. The bill would require the Department of Health, working with medical experts, to create and distribute CMV educational materials to expectant and new parents or caregivers through hospitals, birth centers, and OB/GYN practices. An amendment removed a section that would have required instruction for medical professionals, and the amended bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then took up a block of confirmations. Appointees on tabs 2 through 7 were recommended favorably in one vote, and Chavon Harris was separately confirmed as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after extensive questioning. Senators praised her leadership and experience, while others raised concerns about Medicaid redeterminations, the state’s CORE modernization project, Hope Florida, and a DCF anti-marijuana ad campaign; Harris said she would follow up on some issues and defended the agency’s work on transparency, managed care oversight, and access to care. Her confirmation was recommended favorably, with Sen. Berman noting opposition. Several health-related bills were then heard and advanced. SB 186 by Sen. Garcia expanded epilepsy training requirements for school personnel, including charter school bus drivers, and was reported favorably. SB 902 by Sen. Garcia, after amendments narrowing dental workforce provisions and allowing certain seizure rescue medication delegation to family home health aides, was reported favorably; testimony focused on medical marijuana regulation, practitioner accountability, and concerns about park and child-care proximity restrictions. SB 196 by Sen. Sharif created a uterine fibroid research database with privacy protections and was reported favorably after emotional testimony from a patient and supporters. SB 688 by Sen. Rodriguez would reestablish licensure of naturopathic doctors; it drew both support and skepticism about diagnosis and treatment boundaries, but was reported favorably. SB 1574, Maddie’s Law, would add biliary atresia screening to newborn screening and was strongly supported by parents describing a delayed diagnosis; it was reported favorably. SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel, SB 1092 on podiatric medicine and certain cellular/tissue-based products, and SB 1032 on medical marijuana registry timelines and veteran fee waivers were also reported favorably, while SB 1032 drew debate over longer renewal/supply periods. The committee then began SB 1760 on Medicaid oversight and program transparency, with the sponsor describing the bill’s creation of a joint legislative oversight committee and a legislative actuary.

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• Lake Nona, you said, sir. Permission to go back and forth with Senator for just a second.
• And I'm sorry, your district, you said Lake Nona. Yeah, Orlando, Lake Nona. Yes, sir.
• We did Lake and Brevard flooding.
• We spent $500,000 responding to the Lake County and Brevard County flooding event in just a matter of
• It allows us to go out and help Brevard County, helps us go out and help Lake County with their flooding

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The definition of quote, an open body of water, is overly broad, covering not just lakes and rivers but
• rate, one in 16 for four-year-olds, who are as American as apple pie, as Minnesota and its 10,000 lakes
• /c><00:18:07.039><c> and</c><00:18:07.120><c> its</c><00:18:07.280><c> 10,000</c><00:18:07.840><c> lakes
• </c><00:18:08.679><c> how</c> pie as Mino and its 10,000 lakes how pie as Mino and its 10,000 lakes how
• Great to Representative Hussein, if you want to follow it is a common... yes, it is a 10,000 lakes state

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• As an example, we've been working on a phased development in a rural area near Lake Tahoe and El Dorado
• I'm the president of the Lake Greenhaven Association. My name is Ross Meyer.
• I'm the president of the Lake Greenhaven Association.
• Lake Greenhaven is approximately 59 acres of lake and about 19,000 lineal feet of bulkhead.
• So, lake quality: we get significant algae blooms.

Summary: The committee heard a long housing agenda with several bills presented before quorum was established. AB 1725, as amended, would require disclosure of nearby oil wells and methane monitoring issues in a specific district; the author and community witnesses described serious health and safety risks in Vista Hermosa Heights, while the California Apartment Association, California Building Industry Association, and California Chamber of Commerce opposed, arguing the bill targeted the wrong industry and that the state should instead fix abandoned wells directly. AB 2110, a local finance tool to create tax increment districts for workforce housing for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, drew no witnesses in support or opposition and was presented as a way to help workers live closer to jobs. AB 1732 would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and college housing projects; UC and several housing and labor groups supported it, while housing advocates raised concerns about amendments affecting existing 100% affordable housing exemptions. AB 1771, amended into a study bill, would direct HCD to report on the long-standing resident manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units; the rental housing industry supported studying the issue, while the chair emphasized the need to consider tenant protections and the impact on current resident managers before changing the law. The committee also heard AB 2185, which would direct state affordable housing programs to update guidelines to better support factory-built housing; it drew broad support from housing, labor, technology, and local government groups, with no opposition. AB 2748 would delay new EV-readiness requirements for 100% affordable housing developments, keeping the prior 40% standard through 2035; supporters said the higher standard would add significant costs and threaten project feasibility, while clean air and transportation advocates argued the code changes are modest, important for equity, and should not be rolled back. Members split along those lines, with some emphasizing housing production and others urging more public subsidy for EV infrastructure rather than delaying the code. SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, received extensive support from housing organizations, local governments, labor, and business groups, but Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles mayor’s office asked for specific allocations for CalHome and interim housing; the bill was ultimately moved to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, with members noting ongoing negotiations over funding priorities. Finally, AB 1740 would create an urban multimodal community designation for Santa Monica, allowing local approval of certain low-impact coastal-zone activities—such as some housing, bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, and building changes—without Coastal Commission review. The author and Santa Monica officials said the bill would reduce delays and uncertainty for infill housing and local economic recovery while preserving protections for sensitive coastal resources; supporters included housing, business, and city groups. The Coastal Commission and environmental organizations opposed, saying the bill would carve out broad exemptions, weaken public access and appeal rights, and bypass the local coastal program process that Santa Monica has not completed. Committee members debated the Commission’s role, with some criticizing it for opposing legislation and others arguing the bill was a common-sense way to modernize coastal permitting. A motion and second were made on AB 1740, and the bill was left pending with the committee’s action to be taken when appropriate.