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• to a patient about alternatives, whether it's antibiotics or different varieties of total joint replacements
• This amendment would replace line 13 on page one with the following. This is really just cleanup.
• The next is we're going to replace lines 16 through 17 on page one with the following: information to
• The last part is the substantial part where we're going to replace lines 106 through 115 on page four

Bills: SB87, HB491, SB43, SB101

Keywords: midwifery, licensed midwives, State Board of Midwifery, licensure fees, professional liability insurance, complaints investigation, emergency care plan, out-of-hospital care, HB491, public schools, K-12, school nutrition, school lunch, cafeteria, artificial dyes, food additives, food coloring, synthetic dyes, Red Dye No. 3, Red Dye No. 40

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• include a $120 million decrease in general revenue due to the removal of one-time funding for vehicle replacement
• So these six replacement helicopters, they were purchased originally in.
• In the 79th legislature, the 15-year replacement schedule has expired.
• So we're asking to replace those. Just as recently as a couple weeks ago, we get, this is.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• AI therapists cannot replace the clinical judgment, training, duty of care, and human instinct that a
• AI therapists cannot replace the clinical judgment, training, duty of care, and human instinct that a
• They want to use it to support their workforce, not replace it, to expand access, not dilute quality,
• First, we agree with the author that AI should not be advertised as replacing licensed professionals.
• So we're actually capturing when a business is saying, 'This job is replaced by AI.'

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.

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• I don't want someone not to get a heart valve replacement because we don't have an adequate way to do
• in it, I'm willing to do that to save our military's lives right now while we look for better replacements
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace
• were pretty hot and heavy in committee um the airplane fire departments were like we have nothing to replace

Keywords: 1183, house

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• would have two emergency clauses in their committee, one for this and the other is for the drone replacement
• Committee, this is an amendment having to do with the replacement program, the drone replacement program

Bills: SB2018

Keywords: funding, commerce, autonomous technology, workforce development, economic growth, grant programs, 908, all

Summary: The E&E Committee met to finalize action on Senate Bill 2018, the Commerce Department budget. Members reviewed several funding lines and made verbal adjustments, including reducing tourism marketing awareness to $5 million, keeping Operation Intern at $2 million, restoring the Destination Development Fund to $20 million, setting Autonomous Agriculture Grants/Grand Farm at $10 million, and reducing the WIP Regional Workforce Impact Program to $5 million. Representative Martinson proposed additional earmarks for the Fargo Theatre, Maddock trolley cars, a theater in Marmarth, and Driscoll’s community hall, and also moved to keep the Destination Development Fund at $25 million; the committee discussed these items, but the transcript does not show separate recorded votes on those proposals. The committee adopted two amendments. One dealt with the drone replacement program and related data-collection direction, with language agreed to by UAS representatives, IT, and the governor’s office. The second, offered by Representative Swantec, created a trigger for funding children’s science centers in Fargo and Grand Forks if the SIF fund exceeds a specified threshold during the 2025-27 biennium; the amendment was clarified to use the term “Children’s Science Education Center” and passed 7-0. The committee then approved a do-pass motion on the Commerce budget as amended and with the verbal changes discussed, passing the bill 7-0. During debate, Representative Louser raised concerns that the budget’s spending could affect property tax relief, while the chair responded that there would still be sufficient money for tax relief and that the programs funded were ongoing and successful. The chair closed by thanking members and staff, noting conference committee assignments and a committee dinner, and then adjourned.

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• So a wage replacement rate that's more down in the line of around 30%.
• </c><01:53:51.800><c> rate</c> $888,000 so a wage replacement rate $888,000 so a wage replacement rate
• Now there are a lot of other types of wage replacement programs that are out there. You have, Mr.
• </c><04:55:22.280><c> programs</c> other types of wage replacement programs other types of wage replacement
• </c> event um you receive wage replacement event um you receive wage replacement for<04:55:43.400><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now these these bridges are replaced.
• </c><01:42:38.480><c> these</c> embark upon a project to replace these embark upon a project to replace
• So it's a very efficient way to replace this bridge.
• So it's a very efficient way to replace this bridge.
• If you go the superructure replacement.

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> decisions until a replacement is ready. decisions until a replacement is ready.
• </c><00:15:22.040><c> Replacing</c> uh who know the program best.
• Replacing uh who know the program best.
• Um, we were work on a replacement plan.
• </c><00:17:28.199><c> plan,</c> committee with that replacement plan, committee with that replacement

Bills: HF1767, HF2068, HF4725, HF4637, HF4638

Keywords: human services, community support, integrated care, disability services, stakeholder consultation, homeless youth, grants, funding, Minnesota, mental health, substance use disorder, education, workforce development, licensure, direct care services, healthcare, long-term care, personal care assistants, employment support, medical assistance

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• </c> it's a total replacement. it's a total replacement. &gt;&gt; Correct. &gt;&gt; Correct.
• Um, it is a replace-all amendment.
• Um the um a replace all amendment.
• So, I'm supporting the amendment, which replaces it and deletes it.
• </c> supporting the amendment which replaces supporting the amendment which replaces it<04:17:13.279>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Uh he has replaced me in uh Collins.
• , and valve replacement.
• , and valve replacement.
• So inspection, repairs and replacement So inspection, repairs and replacement of<00:43:09.440><c> those
• </c> essentially is going in there to replace essentially is going in there to replace whether<01:31:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill held an informational briefing at the State Capitol focused on updates from the Navy Closure Task Force Red Hill and NAVFAC Hawaii. Members and Navy officials opened by noting the meeting format, providing public links to tank closure supplement 4 and environmental remediation resources, and thanking Admiral Barnett for attending before his transition. The Navy emphasized that the Red Hill closure effort and the PFAS/PAS environmental remediation effort are separate but coordinated, and that both are long-term undertakings. For the closure effort, Navy officials reported progress on tank cleaning, ventilation, sludge removal, groundwater monitoring, and preparation for pipeline removal. They said supplement 4 to the tank closure plan was submitted in May and outlines the overall closure strategy, post-closure monitoring, and the decision to proceed with closure rather than wait for beneficial reuse decisions. They described completed ventilation of tanks 3 through 8, the start of tank 2 ventilation, removal of 283 gallons of sludge from the first six tanks, and plans to begin pipeline pigging and removal later this year. Officials also said all sludge samples tested so far were non-hazardous and that air monitoring has not shown elevated volatile organic readings during operations. NAVFAC Hawaii then outlined the PFAS/PAS remedial investigation under CERCLA, explaining the cleanup process, the nature of PFAS, and the role of aqueous film-forming foam as a source. The presentation said the Navy began investigating PFAS releases in 2014-2015, that the 2021 Red Hill fuel release led directly into remedial investigation work, and that current activities include quarterly groundwater sampling at 42 monitoring wells, installation of new shallow and deep wells, soil sampling where exceedances were found, fate-and-transport modeling, and human health risk assessments. Officials said data are publicly available on the Red Hill environmental website and that the next restoration advisory board meeting is scheduled for August 27. The Navy also gave a water resiliency update, saying it is upgrading the joint base drinking water system with pump, tank, and cybersecurity improvements and is installing treatment systems for the inactive Navy Aiea and Red Hill shafts ahead of EPA drinking water standards taking effect in 2029. No votes or formal committee actions were taken, as the meeting was informational only.

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• </c><00:25:42.440><c> all</c> confused because this replace all confused because this replace all amendment
• Interim replacement for permanent replacement, so I've been shanghaied into filling in for him, along
• Interim replacement for permanent replacement, so I've been shanghaied into filling in for him, along
• </c><01:21:36.040><c> for</c> interim interim replacement for interim interim replacement for permanent
• been</c> permanent replacement so I've been permanent replacement so I've been shangy<01:21:38.960><c

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• However, when it comes to a replacement, we don't necessarily need to reinvent the wheel.
• However, when it comes to a replacement, we don't necessarily need to reinvent the wheel.
• We just hope that it isn't replaced with something even more onerous. Thank you.
• We just hope that it isn't replaced with something even more onerous. Thank you. Thank you.
• We just hope that it isn't replaced with something even more onerous. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services heard testimony on Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and related budget and trailer bill proposals, with a major focus on the impacts of H.R. 1 on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). DDS and the Department of Social Services (DSS) said H.R. 1 could affect Medi-Cal and CalFresh access, but that people with disabilities and caregivers are exempt from the work requirements; the administration is working on data matching and automation through the statewide eligibility system to identify exemptions, with June 1, 2026 as the implementation date for CalFresh changes. Witnesses and advocates warned that any loss of Medi-Cal could create fiscal pressure on regional centers and households, while public commenters described the real-life consequences of losing services. Committee members repeatedly expressed concern about cost shifts to counties and asked for harm-mitigation strategies before the May Revision. The committee also reviewed the governor’s IHSS-related proposals. DSS said the budget would set a baseline for authorized hours, align IHSS disenrollment/reinstatement with Medi-Cal eligibility processes, and eliminate the IHSS backup provider system, while emphasizing that individual service hours would still be based on assessed need. DDS said if a person loses IHSS or Medi-Cal, regional centers may have to step in as payer of last resort for some services, potentially at higher state cost. Members and the Legislative Analyst’s Office questioned whether counties could absorb the proposed shifts without reducing services, and asked for more detail on implementation, data quality controls, and how regional centers could help families navigate disruptions. A separate trailer bill on DDS rate reform and the Quality Incentive Program drew mixed reactions. DDS proposed extending a contract exemption and delaying final rate reform regulations to 2030, saying the changes are budget-neutral and needed for implementation. DDS reported that about 81% of providers had completed the current Quality Incentive Program requirements, but providers and advocates argued the 90-10 structure can function like a penalty and may destabilize services if providers lose 10% of funding. Committee members asked for clearer assistance to providers, possible flexibility for good-faith efforts, and a redlined version of the language before the May Revision. The committee also heard DDS’s proposed trailer bill on regional center governance and provider capacity. DDS said the language would consolidate regional center contracts and performance measures, strengthen board training and oversight, require consumer advisory committees, expand independent legal support, raise the threshold for board approval of contracts, and remove barriers such as physical-office requirements and duplicate vendorization. DDS said the goal is to improve accountability and efficiency while preserving person-centered services, and members indicated they wanted further refinement and stakeholder input before moving forward.

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• Over time, that autonomy has not only eroded, but it's been replaced.
• </c> not only eroded, but it's been replaced. not only eroded, but it's been replaced.
• </c><00:56:00.240><c> And</c> replace the thinking of the nurse.
• And replace the thinking of the nurse.
• We just don't want it to replace tool.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would like to thank Assembly Members Dixon and Alice for joining us as temporary replacements for Vice
• For each of the measures being presented today, for joining us as temporary replacements for Vice Chair
• Santa Cruz study found employers raised prices, cut staffing, and replaced workers with technology.
• Santa Cruz study found employers raised prices, cut staffing, and replaced workers with technology.
• AI therapists cannot replace the clinical judgment, training, duty of care, and human instinct that a

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.

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• I would like to thank Assembly Members Dixon and Alice for joining us as temporary replacements for Vice
• For each of the measures being presented today, For joining us as temporary replacements for Vice Chair
• A UC Santa Cruz study found employers raised prices, cut staffing, and replaced workers with technology
• Santa Cruz study found employers raised prices, cut staffing, and replaced workers with technology.
• AI therapists cannot replace the clinical judgment, training, duty of care, and human instinct that a

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• gigawatts of new generation by 2030 to serve all of our customers, not just data centers, and to replace
• And as we build out our generation portfolio over time and replace aging infrastructure, we still believe
• So as we look at trying to cut tax for the consumers, is this a replacement that will pay the taxes?
• areas where these are going in to ask their local governments to consider dropping their taxes and replacing
• But is this an answer to the potential of replacing those taxes on individuals?

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• gigawatts of new generation by 2030 to serve all of our customers, not just data centers, and to replace
• And as we build out our generation portfolio over time as we replace aging infrastructure, we still believe
• So as we look at trying to cut tax for the consumers, is this a replacement that will pay the taxes?
• areas where these are going in to ask their local governments to consider dropping their taxes and replace
• But is this an answer to the potential of replacing those taxes on individuals?

Summary: The Missouri House Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers, with the chair saying the goal was to hear different perspectives and better understand the issue before future legislation. No public testimony was taken, but three invited speakers presented: a labor representative, an Ameren Missouri executive, and a consumer advocate. The discussion focused on the economic benefits of data centers, including construction jobs, local hiring, apprenticeship opportunities, tax revenue for schools and local governments, and related spending by Missouri businesses. The labor witness described current Montgomery County projects, said hundreds of Missourians were already working there, and argued that closed-loop cooling and generator noise were manageable. Committee members also raised questions about water use, noise, cybersecurity, local hiring, and how much tax revenue a project could generate annually. Ameren’s Rob Dixon said Senate Bill 4 and the PSC’s large-load tariff provide key protections for ratepayers by requiring large customers to pay their own interconnection costs, sign long-term contracts, post collateral, and pay for most of their requested load even if they use less. He said those rules help prevent costs from shifting to other customers and that large loads can put downward pressure on rates by contributing to fixed system costs. Dixon also said Ameren is planning for significant new generation, including gas, nuclear, hydro, coal, and renewables, and that data centers are subject to the same load-shedding and emergency restoration rules as other customers. He noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities. John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri argued the PSC protections are still too weak and warned that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects are delayed, shrink, or fail. He urged stronger consumer protections, more upfront financial commitments from data centers, and greater transparency for ratepayers, while also suggesting community benefit agreements and cautioning against over-reliance on utility projections. Several members pushed back on his characterization of Senate Bill 4 and QIP/CWIP provisions, and the hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses and adjourned the committee.

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• We'll also have an update from the Secretary of State on the Cal-Access Replacement System and the NAP
• HCD Connect has implemented an enhanced replacement solution for housing elements and annual progress
• We are on issue number 8, Cal Access Replacement System, the CARS project. Welcome. Thank you.
• The objective of the CARS project is to replace the outdated Cal Access for electronic reporting of campaign
• Notary Automation Program Replacement Project, yes. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Discussions related to replacing the existing airplane are on hold.
• Corporate business flights, departments are increasingly hesitant to replace or upgrade aircraft because
• deploying and testing today a connected vehicle technology system, where the vehicle itself will replace
• the... ...connected vehicle technology system, where the vehicle itself will replace the toll tag via
• One is that smartphone tolling can enhance and complement, but not replace, today's roadside technologies

Bills: HB2347, HB2410

Keywords: luxury aircraft tax, tax reduction, economic impact, business aviation, state revenue, HB2410, commercial truck safety, commercial vehicle safety, trucking industry, truck driver training, driver education, highway safety, traffic safety commission, Washington State, commercial motor vehicles, vehicle registration fee, IRP fee, state patrol highway account, safety enforcement fee, public-private partnership

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• Discussions related to replacing the existing airplane are on hold.
• Corporate business flights and departments are increasingly hesitant to replace or upgrade aircraft because
• Corporate business flights and departments are increasingly hesitant to replace or upgrade aircraft because
• deploying and testing today a connected vehicle technology system, where the vehicle itself will replace
• One is that smartphone tolling can enhance and complement, but not replace today's roadside technologies

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on House Bill 2410, which would establish a commercial truck safety and education council, increase the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32, and direct the new revenue to a dedicated account for truck safety and training programs. Committee staff outlined the bill’s CDL and training requirements, council structure, confidentiality provisions, and fiscal impacts. The prime sponsor said the bill was intended to improve truck safety through industry-led education and noted that a substitute was expected because details still needed work. Testimony from the Washington Trucking Associations, insurers, the Association of Washington Business, and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission was generally supportive of the safety goals, though the commission said operational details and agency roles still needed clarification. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 2347, which would repeal the recently enacted luxury aircraft tax on non-commercial aircraft valued above $500,000. Staff explained that the tax is scheduled to take effect April 1 and that repeal would reduce revenue to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel account. Representative Dent, the sponsor, argued the tax is harming business aviation, emergency services, wildfire response, agricultural operations, and rural access, and said aircraft and related jobs were already leaving the state. Most public testimony came from aviation businesses, airport operators, industry associations, and related employers, all urging repeal and warning of aircraft departures, lost hangar tenants, reduced fuel sales, and job losses. One witness from the Port of Seattle supported addressing the tax’s impact but urged working toward a narrower fix rather than full repeal so sustainable aviation fuel funding would remain stable. After closing the hearing on HB 2347, the committee received a work session on tolling technology. Transportation Commission staff presented the results of a pilot using a smartphone app to support toll collection, explaining that the current tolling system remains accurate but that new technologies could reduce costs and improve flexibility over time. The pilot found high accuracy when the app was paired to a vehicle by Bluetooth, lower accuracy without pairing, strong customer satisfaction, and some privacy concerns. The commission recommended keeping the current system in place for now, conducting a more fully operational smartphone-based pilot in the near term, and eventually developing a broader technology marketplace for future tolling systems. Members asked about the role of tags versus apps, video tolling accuracy, and the timeline for replacing existing tolling methods. The meeting ended with adjournment for caucus.