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• And what I want to share with my colleagues is that this team's 93-day journey from practice to winning
• what</c><00:10:37.120><c> I</c><00:10:37.279><c> want</c><00:10:37.360><c> to</c><00:10:37.519><c> share
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• to share with my colleagues<00:10:38.720><c> that</c><00:10:39.120><c> this</c><00:10:39.440><c> team's
• It also enhances community participation in tree planting stewardship for the existing native trees and

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• It is truly an honor to have these advocates with us this week, sharing their stories of resilience,
• IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO HAVE THESE ADVOCATES WITH US THIS WEEK SHARING THEIR STORIES OF RESILIENCE, LOSS
• The story of the Exonerated Five Is a tragedy, and part of our shared history.
• Dexter: I share some good news.
• We hope to share their story with educators around the world because they impressed us all.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• the estimated local share of child welfare<01:02:46.799><c> services</c><01:02:47.200><c> expenditures
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Keywords: 981, all

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• that data, right, in terms of your data-sharing work.
• And at what point will the sharing part be complete?
• To share information, which is how I provided the 200,000 person.
• “I think we’ve shared a little bit about how those have gone.
• Here's the other half, as was shared earlier.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services held an informational hearing focused on the impacts of federal HR1 on CalFresh and Medi-Cal, along with related state mitigation efforts. CDSS, DHCS, DDS, county representatives, LAO, and Finance discussed automatic exemptions, data-sharing between departments, county workload, and the timing of implementation. CDSS said about two-thirds of adults ages 18 to 64 are already known to be exempt in CalFresh, and that administrative data matches could newly exempt about 200,000 of the roughly 955,000 adults potentially at risk. DHCS said Medi-Cal work requirements would begin in 2027 and the department is working to automate exemptions, including for IHSS recipients and some caregivers, while DDS said its population is expected to be covered by auto-exemptions. County welfare directors emphasized that individualized worker contact is critical, that counties need more staffing and stable funding, and that without it they expect delays, higher error rates, and reduced exemption screening capacity. Members pressed for written timelines, county-by-county impact data, and clearer guidance; the administration said it would provide follow-up materials and technical assistance. No votes were taken. The committee then heard a separate discussion on a proposed CFAP expansion or “CFAP Plus” concept to provide state-funded benefits to additional populations affected by HR1, including lawfully present non-citizens and ABODs. CDSS said implementation could not occur before October 1, 2027 because of policy and system-design constraints, and that adding unique eligibility rules would increase complexity and cost. Finance cautioned that any expansion would have General Fund impacts likely in the hundreds of millions to multiple billions. Members asked for cost estimates and technical feedback on trailer bill language, and CDSS said it would review the proposal and respond. The hearing also covered CDSS’s CalFresh strategic plan and mandated reporter training updates. CDSS said it is hiring a strategic plan lead to develop a long-term, data-informed CalFresh plan, and that the revised mandated reporter training is on track for launch in fall/winter 2026, ahead of the July 1, 2027 statutory deadline. The training will include updated content on structural racism, ICWA protections, implicit bias, and the distinction between reporting and supporting families. Members praised the work and asked for continued updates. Later panels focused on Promise Neighborhoods, Stop the Hate, and housing programs. Promise Neighborhood advocates and CDSS described the state’s prior $12 million investment, a positive evaluation showing roughly a 4-to-1 return, and a new proposal to support place-based partnerships and community schools through AB 1969. Stop the Hate grantees and CDSS reported that the program has provided direct services, prevention, and statewide coordination to millions of Californians, and urged reauthorization before funding expires; members asked for best-practice language and discussed focusing future funding on solidarity work, harm reduction, legal services, and education. Finally, CDSS presented on the CalWORKs Housing Support Program and Housing and Disability Advocacy Program, saying proposed General Fund investments of $105 million and $55 million would prevent funding cliffs and allow the programs to continue through 2026-27, while the absence of new funding would force reductions in housing assistance, subsidies, and enrollments.

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• We don't have anything for you to share. Thank you for that.
• But stuff from accounts that has been shared to other sites, I think you lose control of that.
• So, I am here to introduce, um, HB 1198, which would, um, establish a postconsumer paint stewardship
• </c> postconsumer paint stewardship program. postconsumer paint stewardship program.
• One way it does that is by incentivizing local districts, local towns, cities, by sharing the split of

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• criticized the organization for poor due diligence and oversight of grantees, raising concerns about stewardship
• won't bombard you anymore with this, but um I asked for an I vote on 10:09. >> Thank you both for sharing
• Now they don't pay their fair share.
• /c><04:37:54.879><c> pay</c><04:37:55.039><c> their</c><04:37:55.279><c> fair</c><04:37:55.520><c> share
• </c> Now they don't pay their fair share. Now they don't pay their fair share.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Meyer is able to share that, that's fine.
• Then seeing none, battery stewardship, any amendments on that section from any members?
• ,</c> Then seeing none, battery stewardship, Then seeing none, battery stewardship, any<01:15:28.880>
• Battery stewardship. Any amendments? Energy finance. Any amendments in this section?
• Battery stewardship. Any amendments? Energy finance. Any amendments in this section?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the first being mutual support and information sharing, having those key block captain meetings at
• Where we will come out, we will do chipping to help encourage that stewardship of and maintenance of
• I want to share, again, my appreciation for fire, local and state, and a group that never gets mentioned
• nonprofits, government agencies, faith-based communities, and volunteers to coordinate resources, share
• nonprofits, government agencies, faith-based communities, and volunteers to coordinate resources, share

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• It could open the door to broader mandates involving required data sharing or the addition of new symbols
• and the devastating impact they have on innocent individuals and families, which I know the author shares
• , all of us share, and that's why I'm supporting.
• They have on innocent individuals and families, which I know the author shares, all of us share, and
• I'll share the clip with you and we can have a conversation another time, but in general that's where

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In order to do something simple like make appointments or download the software that they need to share
• Chairman and members of the subcommittee for the invitation to share our research with you today and
• Uh, I'm happy to share more information on that report, um, but generally across states, um, we're finding
• with our counterparts in the broadband industry to kind of ensure there's sufficient information sharing
• Good stewardship of these federal and state dollars and good results for rural Texas means we will need

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• With agile and effective systems, we provide trusted stewardship and effective oversight of our programs
• Do you use the SHARE system? Madam Chair, we do not. You don't, okay.

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• We've shared our concerns with the author and committee and look forward to future conversations.
• Raines from Californians Against Waste, in support, also here to register support for the National Stewardship

Summary: The committee heard SB 404 on metal shredding facilities, SB 601 on water quality protections after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, SB 682 on phasing out PFOS in certain consumer products, and later SB 646 on prenatal vitamins and toxic metal contamination. SB 561 had been pulled from the hearing. In each of the measures, the authors and supporters emphasized environmental and public health protections, while opponents raised concerns about overregulation, implementation, and unintended economic impacts. The committee also spent time on the policy details of each bill, including how smaller operators would be treated under SB 404, how “nexus waters” would be defined under SB 601, and whether alternatives and testing standards were adequate under SB 682 and SB 646. For SB 404, Senator Caballero said the bill would create a permitting and enforcement framework for metal shredding facilities, with operational standards for fire prevention, stormwater, and releases of shredder residue, while supporters argued it would bring needed certainty to a critical recycling industry. Opponents, including small recyclers and community/environmental advocates, said the bill was either too broad or not strong enough, with some warning it would burden smaller facilities and others arguing it would fail to protect overburdened communities. The committee approved SB 404 on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, with recorded support from the chair and some members and opposition from others. SB 601 sought to restore state-level protections for waters that lost federal Clean Water Act coverage after Sackett, using a “nexus waters” framework and revised enforcement provisions after amendments removed the private right of action. Supporters said California needed to preserve protections for seasonal streams and wetlands and avoid backsliding, while opponents from business, agriculture, water districts, and local governments argued the definition remained too broad and could create uncertainty, costs, and unintended consequences. The committee also approved SB 601 on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, again with split votes. SB 682, which the committee also advanced, would phase out intentionally added PFOS in six product categories, including cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, ski wax, food packaging, and juvenile products, with an amendment delaying cookware implementation until 2030. Supporters framed it as a source-control measure to reduce PFAS contamination and lower long-term water treatment costs, while manufacturers and cookware interests argued the bill was overbroad, lacked workable testing standards, and could push consumers and businesses toward uncertain alternatives. The committee chair recommended an aye vote, and the measure passed to Appropriations. SB 646 was then introduced on prenatal vitamins, with supporters saying it would require testing and disclosure of heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury, while the opposition said disclosure must be handled carefully so as not to confuse consumers or undermine confidence in prenatal supplements.

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• One thing you can note is Health Share is about 0.6%.
• So for Health Share, their Health Share partners in total reported a negative $108 million loss in 2025
• We also share… …about the trends that they're seeing.
• in good stewardship of these funds.
• So I think that that will be a good story to share.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing focused first on Oregon Medicaid coordinated care organization (CCO) finances and rate setting. Oregon Health Authority staff explained how 2025 CCO financial results will inform 2027 capitation rates, including reserve requirements, subcapitation arrangements, and major cost drivers such as behavioral health, pharmacy, rural hospital costs, and dental directed payments. They said the Legislature’s added 2025 funding materially improved CCO margins and that, without it, the program would have been negative overall. Members asked about retained earnings, subcapitation, behavioral health utilization, ABA therapy, and whether outcomes are being evaluated; OHA said rate setting is actuarial and that CCOs, OHA, and other partners all play roles in monitoring efficacy and access. OHA also reviewed House Bill 4039 changes intended to increase transparency and give CCOs earlier access to rate information and reconciliation exhibits. CCO representatives then testified that the system is under significant financial pressure and that behavioral health state-directed payments, benefit changes, and federal uncertainty from H.R. 1 are reducing flexibility. CareOregon said it has lost more than $500 million over the last couple of years and is now making provider terminations and other network changes to align spending with available funding, while emphasizing that CCOs must make hard decisions about which services and providers can be sustained. Eastern Oregon CCO said rural and frontier factors, cost-based hospitals, air ambulance needs, and statewide efficiency adjustments are not fully reflected in rates, and that dental funding is especially strained. Trillium similarly warned that state-directed payments and benefit expansion pressures are constraining the global budget model and that H.R. 1 could worsen acuity and volatility. Members pressed the witnesses on who is responsible for evaluating treatment effectiveness, especially for ABA and psychotherapy, and on how utilization limits and reimbursement changes are being used to control costs. The committee then shifted to an overview of the Affordable Care Act and Oregon’s commercial insurance market. Department of Consumer and Business Services staff explained actuarial value, metal tiers, premium tax credits, medical loss ratio rules, and the main drivers of premium rates: cost trend, utilization trend, and administrative costs. They said mandates have likely added only a limited amount to premiums over the past decade, though the exact effect is difficult to isolate, and they gave examples of how high-cost, low-volume services versus broad, high-utilization services can affect rates differently. Staff also noted that Providence Health Plan and PacificSource Health Plans are withdrawing from the individual market, though consumers should still have at least three insurer options in every county and may have four in many counties. The division said it is in the middle of reviewing proposed 2027 rates and will continue its public rate review process, including hearings and written comment.

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• Then we will share our draft recommendations.
• So I will share some findings from our revenue and expenditure analysis.
• But I want to first share just a few notes.
• With in sharing ideas about ways to improve outcomes.
• We will be likely passing our first shared streets policy and designating a shared street.

Keywords: 904, all

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• Very little information was shared with the faculty.
• This is not shared governance.
• I was going to talk about shared governance. I have real concerns about that as well.
• I'm also a former member of a few shared governance committees.
• Nationally, there is no definition of shared governance or faculty senates in statutes.

Bills: SB 37

Keywords: fetal development, education, public health curriculum, middle school, age-appropriate instruction, 1184, house, all

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• Finally, we must look to the future with stewardship and accountability.
• But I am sharing it with you as an open concern.
• And that's what I'll share with members of the majority before you come up for a vote.
• And I say during peacetime, I do question the, I do question and share the concerns that Senator Rogers

Summary: The Senate Committee on Director Nominations held a confirmation hearing for John Connolly, the current Adjutant General and Director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA). Connolly described his background in the Army, National Guard, and military law, and outlined DEMA’s dual mission of supporting the Arizona National Guard and emergency management. He emphasized readiness, modernization of aging aircraft and facilities, growth in capabilities such as drones and electronic warfare, partnerships to restore helicopter training at Silver Bell, and stewardship of resources. He also discussed DEMA’s border-related missions, including Task Force Safe at Nogales, counter-drug operations, and use of artificial intelligence to monitor drone activity and build a common operating picture for law enforcement. Committee members questioned Connolly about his interview and vetting process, his role in emergency management, disaster response in Gila County, support for rural counties and tribes, and services for Guard members and families through the Integrated Resilience Operations Center. Several members pressed him on military discipline, lawful orders, classified information, and the distinction between war and hostilities. Senator Rogers focused on chain of command, combat readiness, and whether Connolly’s JAG background prepared him to lead a combat-oriented force; Connolly responded that his role is to provide ready forces, follow civilian authority, and ensure troops have training, equipment, and family support. He also said he had experience advising commanders and teaching lawful versus unlawful orders. A major point of contention came when members questioned Connolly about the 2021 COVID-19 vaccination mandate for the Guard and whether he had treated it as unlawful or unconstitutional. Connolly said it was a lawful order at the time and that exemption processes existed under the regulations. The hearing also turned to immigration enforcement, emergency powers, and whether the Guard should support ICE; Connolly said the Guard is a support function and would respond to a direct request through the governor, but he could not identify a specific scenario in the abstract. No vote or final action was taken during the hearing, and the committee appeared to continue its review after testimony and questioning.

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• I think it's important to thank Senator Burton for this discussion and sharing her kind of journey on
• I've had a very... ...for this discussion and sharing her kind of journey on this bill.
• I tried to play with the right approach on this, and I've evolved quite a bit, and I'll share that later
• I'm here today in strong support of SB 56, a bill that promotes responsible water stewardship in Florida

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and heard extensive debate on SB 734, which would repeal Florida’s wrongful-death medical malpractice exception that bars certain adult children and parents from recovering noneconomic damages. Senator Yarborough presented the bill as a fairness and accountability measure, while many family members testified in support, describing deaths they believed were caused by medical negligence and arguing the current law denies equal justice. Opponents, including physician and insurer representatives, warned the bill could increase malpractice exposure, premiums, defensive medicine, and physician shortages. The committee also considered two late-filed amendments: Senator Burton’s amendment would make Department of Health investigative findings admissible in court, and Senator Martin’s amendment to that amendment would broaden admissibility/discoverability to additional disciplinary and prior-adverse-incident records and insurance coverage facts. After debate, the Martin amendment was adopted, but the Burton amendment as amended failed on a roll call vote. The committee then reported SB 734 favorably without the amendment. The committee next unanimously reported CS for SB 86 favorably. That bill, by Senator Burgess, expands peer support protections for first responders to include support personnel; there was little debate and several law-enforcement-related organizations indicated support. The committee also took up SB 316 on series limited liability companies. Senator Berman explained that the bill creates rules for series LLCs in Florida, and a late-filed amendment, requested by the Secretary of State, delayed implementation by one year. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered CS for CS for SB 384, which requires municipalities seeking to annex state-owned land to notify the relevant county legislative delegation when the first public hearing is advertised. Senator Burton presented the bill briefly, there was no opposition or debate, and the committee proceeded to vote on the measure.

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• They pay their fair share and they need help.
• And most of all, I want to thank the survivors, those who shared their stories, who pushed for change
• He shared his devotion to education by establishing the Portuguese American Scholarship Fund and the
• But to bring us back to where we are today, what we're talking about is something that we all share:
• So I approached Agha, and I know that share ways it means.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• ...about a data center being built in their area, can a city and county still, can they still share this
• So if they say, you know, everybody's going to pay their fair share, but in order to transmit and to
• I want to personally thank her for allowing us to share her wonderful son for the past two months.
• Economic vitality and environmental stewardship are not competing goals.
• title to real property as of July 1st of 2026, located within a rural boundary, or contiguous to, shares

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• We have prioritized information sharing via our magazine, A whole-of-government response.
• If you would like to just get those to our office and we can share those. That's awesome.
• I'll be happy to share that with you or get that to you so you can share it among the concerns that we
• But I want to share a personal story about it, too.
• foundational to the beginnings of our dear state of Texas, as Justice Wise shared earlier.

Keywords: 1184, house, all