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• be moved to general orders. be moved to general orders.
• All those in and move to general orders.
• > roughly This amendment would generate roughly This amendment would generate roughly 400<00:54
• greatest impact on the ground. greatest impact on the ground.
• generation of great investigators. generation of great investigators.

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• <02:58:56.399> L peaceful and loving are being General L peaceful and loving are being General
• :58.920> ladies 30 additional seconds General ladies 30 additional seconds General ladies recognize
• <04:29:59.119> to thousands of lives we lose generally to thousands of lives we lose generally
• is incorporated into this bill General is incorporated into this bill General was<04:41:12.240><
• yield back General yield back General ladys<04:59:03.520> general<04:59:03.798> for

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I think about my family, tobacco farmers... ...get it for generations.
• We want them to take the next generation and then the third generation to stay in California, providing
• Doyle Radford, with Construction and General Laborers' Local 185, in strong support. Victor, Dr.
• Doyle Radford, with Construction and General Labor's Local 185 and strong support.
• We want to make sure our dollars are going to support those in greatest need.

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime premium costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, and agricultural groups, argued the bill would restore lost hours and take-home pay after California’s agricultural overtime law reduced schedules. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the proposal would subsidize employers with taxpayer dollars and undermine the principle that employers should pay overtime themselves. The bill was held in subcommittee until more members arrived. The committee then took up SB 1083, a cleanup bill to the prior year’s school employee misconduct database law. The author and supporters said it would add due process protections for classified school employees, require an administrative law judge review before placement in the database, and improve notice and vetting rules for contractors and non-permanent staff. School employer groups and other opponents warned the bill could slow investigations and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved the bill 3-0 and sent it to Senate Appropriations. Members also considered SB 1089, which would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications and expand access through CalRX for chronic weight management and related health conditions. The author and supporters, including the American Diabetes Association and medical groups, said the drugs can prevent diabetes and improve health outcomes but remain unaffordable for many. Pharma representatives expressed concerns about the bill as drafted but said they were open to continued discussions. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar 4-0. Later, the committee heard SB 954, which would narrow and add guardrails to last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, including environmental review near disadvantaged communities and labor standards such as prevailing wage and skilled-and-trained workforce requirements. Labor, environmental, and community groups supported the bill as a cleanup of an overly broad exemption, while business and manufacturing groups opposed it, warning it would discourage investment and worsen California’s competitiveness. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1299, a fire sprinkler fitter certification bill, was heard and passed 3-0 to Appropriations with support from the sprinkler fitters and building trades and no recorded opposition.

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• Not only do they help protect our Asequias, but they help in preserving the next generation of people
• And we are also committed to educating the next generation on the importance of conservation. Mr.
• But as I said in rules, your greatest qualifier is motherhood.
• However, setting this up now really levels our general fund revenue.
• But those entities who do participate in this process generally are coming out way ahead.

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• <00:39:27.040> a parking so moderators do generally a parking so moderators do generally a
• It was okay to set up at one major polling place at 5:00 p.m. the day before, and then at the general
• The problems that the non-electioneering zones and the electioneering statute in general is intended
• This isn't during your off-year general election when turnout tends to be significantly lower.
• This isn't during your off-year general election when turnout tends to be significantly lower.

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• Agencies generally comply with proactive disclosure requirements, including using searchable electronic
• Rule of general applicability that must be publicly noticed in the Federal Register.
• So that, I think, generally using AI in the federal government for transparency would be a good thing
• And I know a little bit about this because I was the Attorney General of Florida.
• I was Attorney General when I had the responsibility for enforcing what we call the OPA.

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• To the greatest country on earth, Bell County Fellows, please join me.
• fund; it's a general revenue fund.
• Wish you the very best, and we wish you to commit to your greatest dreams. Ms.
• Generally, yield for questions. She yields for questions. Very respectful.
• It's been for a purpose with a generally yield for a few questions. Generally for questions?

Bills: HB2293, HB2694, HB2999, HB3694, HB3254, HB4662, HB5629, HB5632, HB5675, HB5664, HB5671, HB5680, HB5682, HB5693, HB4158, HB5695, HB4669, HB5696, HB5698, HB5677, HB5699, HB5694, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR89, HCR111, HCR142, HR868, SB682, SB1351, SB1895, SB1931, SB2141, SB3044, SCR1, SCR6, SCR37, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HB75, HB5354, HB4683, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB265, HB1845, HB 108, HB1960, HB1955, HB2512, HB2581, HB2803, HB1738, HB636, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB3679, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2658, HB2757, HB2080, HB3063, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB3178, HB158, HB2060, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB4630, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5520, SB1177, SB1559, SB746, SB434, SB1383, SB1214, SB1079, SB3031, SB2141, SB2185, SB1895, SB1241, SB901, SB1883, SB552, HB 1249, HJR218, HB5623, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SB3037

Keywords: Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors, local governance, elections, healthcare administration, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, vacancies, resignation, hydrogen vehicles, weight limitations, transportation, environmental impact, clean energy, deep fake, intimate depictions, consent, digital media, criminal penalties, State Board of Education

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• And also, as noted in the analysis, very limited cost to the General Fund.
• I'd like to turn it over to Colin Parent, Chief Executive and General Counsel at Circulate Planning and
• I'm the CEO and General Counsel of Circulate Planning and Policy, the lead co-sponsor for this bill.
• And General Counsel of Circulate Planning and Policy, the lead co-sponsor for this bill.
• The committee analysis notes potential DOJ and Attorney General costs, although DOJ already provides

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules. Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue. Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.

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• investment, I really think we should look at, let's really find a way to make sure we're targeting the greatest
• investment, I really think we should look at, let's really find a way to make sure we're targeting the greatest
• To alleviate this need across all types of housing for all ages and all income brackets, our greatest
• To alleviate this need across all types of housing for all ages and all income brackets, our greatest
• To alleviate this need across all types of housing for all ages and all income brackets, our greatest

Keywords: 1183, house

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• office of general counsel. Uh Bill throw office of general counsel.
• ><00:37:33.839> be our general counsel would be our general counsel would be coordinating<00:37
• We uh we in the general committee.
• senior counsel for the attorney general. senior counsel for the attorney general.
• And just to elaborate uh general.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first approved the minutes from its May 13 meeting. Members then reviewed a deferred contract with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for the Kentucky Pharmacist Recovery Network (KYPRN), a program that provides monitoring and support for pharmacists and pharmacy interns with substance abuse or mental health issues. Board representatives explained that the contract is a long-running arrangement, renewed periodically, with an option for two additional two-year renewals. Senators asked about the program’s structure, participation trends, follow-up, and consequences for noncompliance. The board said enrollment has remained fairly consistent at about 52 participants, with roughly 500 participants over the life of the program, weekly and monthly check-ins during the five-year typical enrollment period, and possible additional sanctions if participants fail to meet obligations. The committee then approved the contract. The committee next considered a group of economic development contracts, including items from the Cabinet for Economic Development. Secretary Jeff Null and general counsel Matt Wingate testified about contracts tied to regional innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. Members focused on the large differences in funding between regions and pressed for more support for rural and eastern Kentucky. Null said the cabinet is working on a more tailored, non-one-size-fits-all approach, including possible changes to capital support, build-to-suit options, and additional resources for rural areas. He said the hubs have helped 193 startups over the last two years and helped attract nearly $350 million in private capital, and he agreed to provide a written report by hub district on startup viability. The committee approved the economic development contracts. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation then presented its contracts with vendor IGT for retail and internet sales systems. Lottery officials said the contracts are mission-critical, cover both the traditional retail system and iLottery, and are structured as a percentage of sales so no payment is made until revenue is earned. They described planned equipment upgrades, including refreshed terminals, new ticket checkers, cashless vending and bill acceptors, and connected-play features that would link retail and online wallets. Officials said keeping the same vendor reduces the risk of business disruption and that the arrangement has already produced cost savings. They also said the lottery continues to see year-over-year growth and expects to meet its annual contribution target of $360 million for scholarships and grants. The committee approved the lottery contract after discussion.

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• I do not know the details beyond that very generally. It came up.
• Madam Chair, so generally, just asking for a show of hands, and then do a second if you would like to
• We have the greatest need of any of the health professions in terms of numbers.
• I also want to talk about the work that has been done on these compacts generally.

Keywords: 996, all

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• I do not know the details beyond that very generally. It came up.
• Madam Chair, so generally, just asking for a show of hands and then do a second if you would like to
• We have the greatest need of any of the health professions in terms of numbers.
• I also want to talk about the work that has been done on these compacts generally.

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• I shall return, as General MacArthur said. Thank you.
• troubling reports of private militias operating on the border and private militia groups in Texas generally
• you, the author of the bill, and the members of the committee to make sure that... ...that to the greatest
• There’s a lot of stuff being done that the general public doesn't know about. ...were made, but implementation

Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• I shall return as General MacArthur said. So. Here's the script. Thank you.
• troubling reports of private militias operating on, on the border and private militia groups in Texas, generally
• work with you, uh, the author of the bill, the members of the committee, to make sure that to the greatest
• And, and there's a lot of stuff being done that the general public doesn't know about.

Bills: SB 36, SB 2202

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

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• Additionally, 45% of all children with an allegation of maltreatment are related to general neglect,
• Overall, the governor's budget includes $10.8 billion, $1 billion general fund in 25-26 for children
• The goal to create an alternative approach to address general neglect is one that we are supportive of
• outcomes, not only for that child and family, but for future generations.
• of... ...no matter how insufficient, uplifted an entire generation of marginalized people.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing on child welfare, foster care, child support, and related prevention efforts. The chair opened by emphasizing mandated reporting reform, foster care system improvements, and community-based prevention, and noted that no votes would be taken. Public testimony focused first on mandated reporting, where a lived-experience advocate and several organizations argued that the current system overreports families, especially Black, Native, and Latino families, causes trauma, and should be reformed through standardized training, clearer thresholds, and stronger community supports rather than more hotline referrals. Casey Family Programs cited data showing nearly 90% of reports are unsubstantiated, while CDSS said it is already forming a Mandated Reporting Advisory Committee, updating training, and exploring community pathways and possible changes to the list of mandated reporters. CWDA and SEIU supported training and alternative response concepts but stressed child safety, county capacity, funding, and the need for careful implementation and accountability. The committee then discussed a proposal to create a foster care multi-agency office within the California Health and Human Services Agency, led by a chief foster youth advocate with authority to coordinate across departments. Advocates said foster youth often need services from education, health, housing, and behavioral health systems that do not coordinate well, and argued that a central office with real authority could improve placement stability and access to services. CDSS responded that existing structures already provide coordination, including AB 2083 interagency teams, the Child Welfare Council, complex care steering committees, and the foster care ombudsperson, but said it was open to technical assistance. Members raised concerns about whether the new office would have enough authority and funding to avoid becoming another layer of bureaucracy, and the chair emphasized the need for real “teeth” and better interagency action. The final major topic was the continuation and expansion of Promise Neighborhoods. A community leader described strong early results from the state-funded neighborhoods, including improved kindergarten readiness, reduced chronic absenteeism, higher graduation rates, food access, housing supports, and mental health services, but warned that current funding sunsets in June 2025 and that a fiscal cliff could jeopardize staff and services. CDSS said the four funded neighborhoods have reported positive outcomes and valuable flexibility, but also noted challenges with one-time funding, student mental health, and long-term planning. Assemblymember Mia Bonta urged continued investment, saying the place-based model is difficult to rebuild once lost, and the chair asked LAO to help identify the minimum funding needed to preserve the existing infrastructure while evaluation results are still pending.

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• I'm being told by general counsel for the committee that a minor does have to appear.
• The greatest concern on the House floor that day was ensuring children were born to teenage mothers in

Bills: HB168

Keywords: certificates of obligation, local government debt, municipal finance, county finance, public works, bond election, voter petition, registered voters, refinancing certificates, Texas Local Government Code, municipality, county, hospital district, infrastructure financing, public improvement, debt issuance, general obligation alternative, public oversight, local bonds, historic preservation

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• , seven generations forward.
• generations generations forward.<03:50:26.880> seven<03:50:27.279> generations<03:50:28.000
• forward. seven generations forward. forward. seven generations forward.
• general public.
• <05:42:28.798> Lopez Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Brigadier General Frederick R.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have you registered as John Litzler, Baptist General Convention of Texas, Christian Life Commission
• My name is John Litzler, and I am the director of public policy and general counsel for the Baptist General
• I have some young people too, but generally they're older.
• We're generally an organization that approves of any bill that expands health care access.
• William Lewis, the Attorney General pages. The second is Jamie Reed, representing Do No Harm.

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

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• It seems to me, just my general comment here, is that's putting the cart before the horse.
• where needs were greatest.
• generally, it was certainly<01:13:45.199> when<01:13:45.440> I<01:13:45.600> was
• 01:13:47.679> where<01:13:47.920> needs<01:13:48.239> were<01:13:48.480> greatest
• we resourced where needs were greatest. we resourced where needs were greatest.

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• Generational impacts.
• Sonerud, you talked a lot about diesel-run generation.
• But I would say that generally speaking, those units are... ...generally speaking, those units are substantially
• We've got, I think, seven other buildings within a three-block area that run off generation, diesel generation
• Within a three-block area, that run off generation, diesel generation.

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