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• Placement of minimum salary scheduled for the public school employees referred to the Committee of Public
• HB 2586 by Rodriguez Ramos relating to the minimum standard for pregnancy resource centers for the Committee
• and Children's Health, HCR 104 by Lauterbach, designating Matagora County as the official burning capital

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• HB 2499 by Gerdes relating to the placement of minimum salary schedule for the public school employees
• Relating to the Minimum Standard for Pregnancy Resource Centers, refer to the Committee on Public Health
• HCR 104 by Lauterbach designating Matagora County as the official birding capital of Texas for a 10-year

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• fee referred the committee on state affairs AB 1052.57 by Bo Jenny relating to the placement of a minimum
• Creating a criminal offense, increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felonies, changing
• Lambert, proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• All GSAs have minimum... ...or special legislation.
• All GSAs have minimum enforcement authority under SGMA, which includes the ability to impose penalties
• This dynamic is often described as disaster capitalism and has occurred in several post-disaster. as
• disaster capitalism and has occurred in several post-disaster communities.
• As the community struggles to rebuild, long-term protections against disaster capitalism are necessary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee heard several bills, with testimony focused on end-of-life medical orders, CARE Court participation, HOA fee transparency, custody protections for sexual assault survivors, groundwater enforcement, pet policy disclosure in rentals, and restrictions on post-wildfire property solicitation. SB 1088 would modernize POLST and pre-hospital DNR rules by renaming POLST as Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, allowing electronic signatures, clarifying who may sign on a patient’s behalf, recognizing out-of-state forms, and reaffirming that completion is voluntary; it drew support from the Coalition for Compassionate Care and no opposition. SB 1242 would let original family petitioners participate in CARE Court care coordination and information-sharing even without the respondent’s consent, while preserving judicial discretion to limit participation; supporters said it would improve care coordination, and Disability Rights California opposed it as coercive and harmful to respondents who may not want family involvement. The committee discussed the balance between family support and privacy, and SB 1242 passed 7-0 on call. SB 1007 would require more HOA transparency, including clearer budget comparisons and evidence for violations, and would limit regular assessment increases without a homeowner vote, while leaving special and emergency assessments intact. Supporters argued homeowners need more information and protection from steep fee hikes; opponents said the cap could impair associations’ ability to cover rising insurance and maintenance costs. Members raised concerns about flexibility and planning, but the bill passed 6-1 on call. SB 1364, as amended, would lower the burden for survivors of sexual assault to block custody or visitation rights for a perpetrator when a child was conceived through the assault, using a clear-and-convincing standard and aligning the law with federal grant requirements; it passed 8-0 on call after opposition argued the bill could deny children a relationship with a parent. The committee also approved SB 997, which grants the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency lien authority to enforce fees and sustainability rules, with supporters saying it would help avoid litigation and maintain local control; it passed 9-0 on call. SB 1296 would require landlords to disclose pet policies up front on applications, websites, and ads, and allow application-fee refunds if disclosure was not provided before payment; supporters said it would reduce wasted fees and pet relinquishment, while landlord groups said the ad and disclosure requirements could be impractical for small owners. That bill passed 8-0 on call. Finally, SB 1090 was presented to bar large property owners from making unsolicited purchase offers for five years in wildfire disaster areas, aimed at preventing predatory post-disaster speculation; the author and a supporter described aggressive investor outreach to fire victims, especially in Altadena, as the committee moved on to that bill’s testimony.

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• And so we are asking for some additional funding this year, as I just mentioned, in our capital outlay
• We want to try to bring all... ...funding this year as I just mentioned in our capital outlay.
• project, and it looks like there was a special appropriation in addition to the capital project.
• They did not request new capital funds for it this year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• And is there a minimum payment that will be made? Is there a minimum payment that will be made? Mr.

Summary: The Department of Public Safety presented its FY27 budget request, emphasizing three priorities: improving community engagement through a redesigned website and outreach, expanding statewide data and intelligence integration through intelligence-led policing, and improving emergency response and officer safety through fleet replacement, a driving track, and a requested helicopter. DPS said much of its increase is driven by rising health care premiums, and it is also seeking special appropriations for fleet replacement, the website rebuild, and an Honor Guard program created after the 2022 helicopter crash that killed four public servants. Members asked about vacancies, fleet costs, cybersecurity compliance, the real-time crime center, EV fleet participation, and the Metro DPS facility. DPS said its vacancy rate is about 9%, its fleet replacement needs are driven by mileage and condition, it is compliant with federal CJIS standards even though DoIT has raised concerns, the real-time crime center would be built as a regional model to complement Albuquerque’s center, and the Metro facility is moving toward a January groundbreaking. Committee members also discussed several DPS-related capital and IT requests, including the intelligence-led policing data lake, recurring maintenance for critical systems, and a $5.6 million reauthorization for state crime lab DNA backlog work and a $900,000 reauthorization for fingerprinting equipment. DPS explained that the website request is high because the current site must be rebuilt from scratch to support missing-person alerts, memorial updates, ADA compliance, and better communication with law enforcement and the public. Members also raised concerns about speed enforcement, construction-zone cameras, and whether EVs are practical for patrol use; DPS said it is not pursuing speed cameras and is only partially participating in the state EV initiative because patrol needs make full electrification difficult. The committee then received an LFC quarterly update on non-recurring appropriations from the 2025 General Appropriation Act. LFC reported that of the $1.4 billion appropriated in Section 5, $164 million had been expended and $333 million encumbered, leaving $897.4 million unspent, which is a slower pace than the prior year. Staff highlighted a number of reauthorization requests and slow-moving projects across agencies, including AOC cybersecurity funding, DFA housing and public safety grants, DoIT cybersecurity and higher education funds, EDD economic development and energy programs, OSI mitigation and malpractice funds, EMNRD energy and geothermal grants, Health Care Authority behavioral health-related appropriations, DPS crime lab and fingerprinting funds, PED career technical education and special education initiatives, and higher education loan repayment and technology funds. Members questioned why some large appropriations had little or no spending, discussed the need to monitor reauthorizations more closely, and asked for follow-up on several specific line items and project balances.

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• Capital of the Day for Seedling Giveaway Day.
• This is truly your capital. But members, I want to tell you about Del Rio Texas. Texas.
• Welcome to your capital. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President.
• God bless you and welcome to your Texas capital.
• The next amendment is capital deeds amendment. engrossment. Is there objection?

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• Along the same lines of opportunities that I think we have in Louisiana that we should capitalize on.
• So any airborne residuals will be kept to a minimum.
• And you said, so you said this is something…” “Airborne residuals will be kept to a minimum.
• carrying parts, standing behind what they sell, while other retailers may satisfy the law with only a minimum
• carrying parts, standing behind what they sell, while other retailers may satisfy the law with only a minimum

Bills: SCR53, HB259, HB267, HB478, HB548, HB555, HB617, HB670, HB672, HB797, HB848, HB917, HB921, HB1096, HB1103, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230

Keywords: payable-on-death accounts, transfer-on-death accounts, estate planning, beneficiary designations, Louisiana law, task force, inheritance, nonprobate transfers, excavation, demolition, infrastructure repair, BEAD Program, utility damage, construction coordination, contact point, home inspectors, board membership, licensing, term limits, Louisiana State Board

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• So welcome to your capital, East Montgomery County. Today I celebrate you. Chair recognizes Mr.
• We have Alpha Phi Alpha Dei, Alpha Dei Capital Chairman, Mr.
• so if you see one of these gentlemen, know that they're here not just as a... way to get to their capital
• committee on public education hb 688 by Thompson relating to the applicability of death penalty the capital
• Relating to the minimum wage, refer the subcommittee on workforce.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• With GIS, we do have part of our capital in rural areas. Thank you. Thank you.
• We've always Presented that during our capital outlay requests.
• So, Capital Outlay will. Probably open in September.
• I mean, minimum wage hasn't been raised in 40 years.
• Our minimum cost to Gallup is 136 million. That's based on a 25% ability.

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• We have heard from and we have been sharing the gavel in the Capital Investment Committee. welcome to
• hand with Senator papis on the capital hand with Senator papis on the capital investment<00:42:01.119
• We have heard from and we have been sharing the gavel in the Capital Investment Committee.
• investment committee thank you capital investment committee thank you Mr<00:42:54.559> President<
• and uh co-chairing the capital and uh co-chairing the capital investment<00:45:35.920> committee

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In regard to the question about how much the budget growth is driven by capitation rates, what we pay
• The average capitation rate paid does not appear to be the biggest factor in increased spending.
• Chris Grogan with Capital Advocacy on behalf of Children's Choice Pediatric Dental Care.
• I think, I mean, at a minimum, it would be available through the Public Records Act.
• I think I mean at a minimum it would be available through the Public Records Act.

Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• We have Troy Suing, the director of the Capital Program Development and Management Program at the Department
• The director of the Capital Program Development and Management Program at the Department of Transportation
• My name is Troy Suing, and I'm the director of our Capital Program Development and Management Group in
• It was much smaller than this, and that was a bare minimum that was required just to keep a lot of our

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee devoted its meeting to a presentation from Troy Suing of the Department of Transportation on state highway preservation needs. Suing said DOT is a leader in asset planning, but that current funding is not enough to keep up with the condition of highways, bridges, and other assets. He distinguished operations and maintenance from preservation, and described the preservation program’s main parts: pavements, bridges, and other highway facilities such as slopes, rest areas, signal systems, retaining walls, and culverts. Suing reported that about 40% of state roads are already overdue for preservation and that, with current funding, as much as 85% could need preservation within 10 years. He said there are more than 7,900 lane miles currently due, and that delaying work past the “lowest life cycle zone” increases risk and can cost three to five times more later. For bridges, he said the state has about 3,400 bridges, an average age of 52 years, and roughly 10% are over 80 years old; the share of bridges in poor condition is about 9.9%, near the federal threshold that could trigger more federal oversight. He also highlighted culvert failures, including one on SR-510, and the closed Carbon River Bridge on SR-165 as examples of how deferred preservation can lead to closures and community disruption. Committee members questioned the comparison to national asset management leadership, liability risk as roads deteriorate, the cost and regulatory burden of bridge projects, and whether DOT is relying more on its own crews for bridge work because of cost and urgency. Suing said the department is underfunded to fully implement its asset plans and is forced to focus on risk, emergent needs, and the most critical bridge work first. He said DOT’s 2026 supplemental budget identified preservation as one of five unfunded critical priorities and estimated a 10-year preservation need of $8 billion to address the backlog and become proactive again. Members discussed whether targeted funding in the next biennium could help move the state back toward the “green zone,” and the chair closed by emphasizing the real-world impacts of bridge and road failures and the need for legislative action.

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• My name is like, uh, not capitalized.
• Obviously, there's a minimum, but, you know, is there a maximum age you're looking at?
• I use capital F foster, following the lead of our younger advocates, to refer to those of us who have
• ,<01:03:06.880> following<01:03:07.240> the I use capital F foster, following the I
• for fosters to have legal bare minimum for fosters to have legal standing<01:09:22.640> in<01

Bills: HF3877, HF3714, HF3750, HF3024

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• And if the tenant has to find two apartments in 12 months, that's easily $8,000 minimum between twice
• <01:48:30.639> lease<01:48:31.040> term will be changing the minimum lease term will
• $8,000 minimum between twice having<01:48:55.199> to<01:48:55.360> pay<01:48:55.600>
• My amendment just minimum lot size.
• <02:04:49.199> by<02:04:50.000> reducing know free up some capital by reducing know

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Senate funds the workforce development capitalization incentive grants at $100 million, while the
• higher education proviso is related to the EASE grant, which you will recall the House is proposing minimum

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum present for what was described as its final committee meeting of the session. Chair Busatta opened the meeting by outlining the upcoming budget conference process, explaining that the House and Senate had both passed their budget bills and that conference negotiations would begin soon, with the Senate serving as the hosting chamber this year. She reviewed how the conference process works, including side-by-side budget documents, chamber offers, subcommittee negotiations, escalation to the chairs and then to the Speaker and President, and the required 72-hour cooling-off period before final budget passage. The main discussion focused on the differences between the House and Senate higher education budgets for fiscal year 2025-2026. The chair noted a total $62.5 million difference, with the Senate budget higher overall. Key differences included House reductions for vacant FTE positions, differing approaches to recurring versus nonrecurring funding in financial aid and workforce programs, the Senate’s larger funding level for workforce development capitalization incentive grants, and differing allocations for colleges and universities. In the university budget, the Senate centralized nurse education funding at the University of South Florida’s Center for Nursing and funded several specific initiatives, while the House proposed additional funding for performance-based metrics, faculty recruitment and retention, and tuition waivers. The chair also highlighted a major proviso difference involving the EASE grant, where the House proposed minimum benchmark metrics for institutional eligibility. No testimony was taken and no votes were held on the budget differences. After the overview and brief explanation of the budget and proviso side-by-side documents, the committee concluded its agenda and adjourned on a motion by Representative Blanco, without objection.

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• Organization, Capital and forensic writs, uh, the judicial council, the presiding judges counsel.
• uh, with capital budget authority for the buildout of a new, uh, a new courtroom.
• The chair calls Benjamin Wolf, director for the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs.
• Unfortunately, trained, experienced capital mitigation specialists are hard to find.
• Real quick on the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs, which I also love.

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• Chair and members, Chris Scroggins with Capital—I see apologies for our late submission of our letter
• We've got to be a minimums and analysis. ...try to figure it out and the amendments and the analysis
• Transparency and minimum support timelines could avert waste and encourage longer support.
• We replaced the fixed five-year minimum for the support time frame and added flexibility for technical
• They are minimum standards that should apply to all individuals civilly detained in California.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This dynamic, called disaster capitalism, has occurred in several post-disaster communities.
• We are the energy capital of the world.
• Most of them were making sub-minimum wage.
• I rise today to present SB 898, which requires manufacturers to disclose the minimum amount of time they
• It is absolutely critical that consumers, as a baseline, at a minimum, have access to that information

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, offered a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then proceeded through gubernatorial appointments and third-reading measures. Three appointments to the California Housing Finance Agency Board and the State Mining and Geology Board were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body then considered a series of bills on criminal procedure, military authority, housing, refinery safety, land use, music festivals, homelessness planning, solar tax assessment, HOA assessments, privacy, utility accounts, refrigerant disposal, law enforcement training, natural gas planning, school transfers, and regional transportation planning. Among the more debated measures, SB 1173 on lesser related offense instructions passed 25-10 after opposition centered on judicial discretion and consistency. SB 1354, limiting out-of-state military or law enforcement activity without the Governor’s permission, passed 29-9 after supporters framed it as a sovereignty measure and opponents argued federal command authority controls. SB 1090, the Altadena disaster-speculation bill, passed 29-9; supporters said it would curb predatory investor purchases after wildfire disasters, while opponents raised concerns about property rights and market effects. SB 966 on refinery worker participation in safety standards passed 30-9 amid a dispute over worker protections versus regulatory burden, and SB 1256, a local housing/subdivision bill, passed 32-0 despite concerns about fire-safety amendments. The Senate also approved SB 865 on music festivals, SB 866 on homelessness planning with a commitment to exempt smaller cities, SB 1007 on HOA assessment transparency and homeowner approval thresholds, SB 923 on privacy deletion rights, SB 1098 on utility balancing accounts, SB 1010 on refrigerant recovery, SB 937 on flashbang and breaching-device restrictions, SB 1082 on inter-district transfer timelines, and SB 1087 on modernizing regional transportation planning. SB 1329 on solar farm property tax assessment drew extensive debate over county revenues, solar development certainty, and fairness to rural communities, but ultimately passed after the call was lifted. Several measures were supported by authors and committee chairs as balancing consumer, worker, or local government protections against concerns about costs, regulatory stability, and local control.

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• Uh but I don't think that we have mandatory minimum damages.
• amount that that are in effect a minimum amount that that does<00:37:16.640> it<00:37:16.800>
• It does seem like there's too much dark money flowing around the capital coming from too many unknown
• <01:13:53.120> As<01:13:53.360> it influencing here at the capital.
• As it influencing here at the capital.

Bills: SF0035, SF0090, SF0072

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• And that we have provided to the capital tours.
• I imagine that there will be an increase in demand for tours of the capital.
• If you want to help us fill it, if you know of anyone, it is our capital tours manager.
• Right now, we call it a capital tour's manager because they're not doing much education.
• And we're doing the minimum to keep the docent program functioning at a minimal level.

Keywords: 914, all