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• SJR 6 recognizes a simple principle: When communities have planned around funding commitments already
• California needs a coordinated approach that helps us plan ahead rather than simply react to crisis.
• California needs a coordinated approach that helps us plan ahead rather than simply react to crisis.
• But again, the truth of the matter is that one of the first elements of this strategic plan is going
• And within a year, they had brought the entities together to develop a three-year strategic plan that

Summary: The committee heard several measures focused on economic development, procurement, workforce equity, federal infrastructure funding, and food security. SB 1044 by Senator Reyes would raise and then index to inflation the cap for streamlined state contracts awarded to certified small businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises for services and IT work; supporters said the current cap is outdated and limits access, while opponents representing goods suppliers and some small business groups argued the bill could disadvantage goods contractors and should preserve lower thresholds for those contracts. After discussion about the ceiling versus floor effect of the cap and the impact on different types of businesses, the bill was approved as amended and sent to Appropriations. SB 247 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would create a bid preference for projects that hire workers from disadvantaged communities; supporters framed it as a way to connect public infrastructure spending to family-sustaining jobs, while union construction employers opposed it because they said they cannot control worker dispatch through hiring halls and the bill would be difficult to implement. The committee advanced the measure to Appropriations despite those concerns. The committee also approved SJR 6 by Senator Cortese, which urges the federal government to honor commitments under the bipartisan infrastructure law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, with supporters emphasizing the importance of certainty for California infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductor investments. SB 1025 by Senator Hurtado would establish an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food assistance efforts and develop a statewide food security strategy; supporters from a Kern County food bank and the University of California said the state’s response to hunger is fragmented and needs better coordination, while committee members asked about deliverables and timelines. The bill was sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up consent items SB 700 and SB 1340, which were moved on consent to Appropriations, and the hearing ended with the remaining votes recorded and the bills advanced. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly discussed the need for clearer implementation details, data on program impacts, and how to balance equity goals with operational realities for state agencies, contractors, and small businesses.

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• When this project was, you know, it was a huge planning effort.
• In 2022, we learned that with this project, we wanted to focus more on planning and perform better planning
• So that's our plan for those three facilities.
• So your counter-drug activities plan won't defer, or will still refer to our plan instead of whatever
• the national plan?

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an item on the vehicle license fee backfill for counties, focused largely on San Mateo County and the related excess ERAF calculation. Department of Finance staff said the administration does not propose the requested $119 million backfill, arguing the payment is discretionary and that the existing statutory formula should continue to operate as written. Senators and public witnesses, including Senator Becker and former Senator Jackie Speier, argued the state has a longstanding obligation to local governments and that San Mateo County faces severe service cuts without the funds; they also discussed whether the issue could be solved through local school district boundary changes or other structural fixes. The chair held the item open after testimony. The committee then reviewed Secretary of State budget proposals. The department presented SB 851 implementation funding of $1.1 million General Fund in 2026-27 and $807,000 ongoing for four positions and software to track election-related litigation, update voting system standards, and expand vendor notice requirements. Members asked about election security, the impact of recent federal court decisions, the end of federal HAVA funds in 2027-28, and the staffing and timeline needed to implement the law. The committee also heard a $11.8 million General Fund request for the Cal Access Replacement System, intended to replace the outdated campaign finance and lobbying disclosure platform; staff said the project is on track for a November 2026 go-live with a stabilization period afterward. A separate item sought $9.795 million Business Fees Fund for the Notary Automation Program replacement, with the department explaining delays were due to more planning, a 2025 special election, and the need to secure a contractor, with go-live now projected for 2029. All three items were held open. The Department of Veterans Affairs presented its overall status and then its Yountville skilled nursing facility project. CalVet described progress on veterans homes, home loans, housing programs, and mental health initiatives, while noting higher-acuity needs among older veterans and continued support for underserved groups. For Yountville, the department said the new 240-bed skilled nursing facility is nearing completion and will replace the aging Holderman Hospital building, though some functions will remain in the old building and other campus projects, including roof and steam system work, are still underway. Members also raised concerns about retroactive tax liabilities for employees whose housing fringe benefits had not been reported, and CalVet said it has corrected the reporting, retrained staff, and is working with employees on repayment and lease adjustments. The committee also discussed a proposal to eliminate vacant positions under Control Section 4.12; CalVet said the positions were long vacant and could be given back without harming operations, while the LAO noted the Legislature had not concurred and keeping them would increase General Fund costs. The item was held open. Finally, the California Arts Council gave an informational update on its work and the cultural districts program. The director described the council’s grantmaking, technical assistance, and support for 24 cultural districts statewide, while members emphasized the economic and preservation value of arts funding and urged more investment, including a proposed $50 million General Fund augmentation and a $10 million carve-out for cultural districts. Staff explained that the original cultural district funding was reduced and that the program is currently unfunded and lacks dedicated staff, limiting its ability to expand beyond a small share of applications. Members from different regions noted that many parts of the state still lack cultural district designations and pressed the council to broaden access beyond major urban areas. The item was informational only, with no vote taken.

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• These campaigns were coordinated and delivered.
• Every environmental review, every rulemaking, every local planning decision is at stake.
• These campaigns were coordinated. residents' names without their knowledge or consent.
• These campaigns were coordinated and delivered.
• Every environmental review, every rulemaking, every local planning decision is at stake.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• is that I work directly with advertisers day in and day out to have them have the most effective campaigns
• California's campaigns need to reach the people that they're looking for.
• I think what this plan really does is it puts out a strategic solution that will make the plans more
• And in many campaigns we've worked on, ethnic media consistently drives stronger engagement in Hispanic
• And in many campaigns we've worked on, ethnic media consistently drives stronger engagement in Hispanic

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused largely on regulatory oversight, food insecurity, state symbols, immigration-related funding, and ethnic media outreach. SB 885 and SB 986 would require major regulations with estimated economic impacts over $50 million to come back to the Legislature for review; supporters said this would restore accountability and help address affordability, while opponents warned it would delay health, safety, and worker protections. SB 1025 would create an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food programs across state departments, expand outreach, run a hunger hotline, and analyze service gaps; members generally supported the goal but urged stronger reporting and oversight language. SB 1214 would designate the Western monarch as California’s state butterfly, and SB 1178 would designate the California yellow jacket as the state wasp, with testimony emphasizing conservation, ecology, and agricultural benefits. SB 1286 would recognize the California sea lion as the state pinniped, with supporters citing its role as a sentinel species and conservation success story. SB 1171 would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded grants or loans; supporters framed it as a response to ICE conduct, while opponents raised concerns about unintended impacts on contractors providing essential services and possible federal retaliation. SB 1358 would create the Ethnic and Community Media Equity Act to improve state advertising and outreach to ethnic and community media through a database and contracting requirements, with supporters arguing it would improve effectiveness and reach underserved communities. Several bills were advanced on committee votes, many with roll calls held open for absent members. SB 885, SB 986, SB 1025, SB 1214, SB 1178, SB 1286, and SB 1171 all received motions to do pass, with some members noting support but also urging amendments or guardrails, especially on timing, reporting, and oversight. The committee also took up a consent calendar of multiple items after quorum was established.

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• Chair recognize Campaign Practices Act. Chair recognize Campaign Practices Act.
• And you do know Campaigns Act, right? And you do know Campaigns Act, right?
• It said that the that the campaign said that the that the campaign said that the that the campaign committee
• What this does is allow for that plans. What this does is allow for that plans.
• Is there a company that administrates plans like this? Is that administrates plans like this?

Bills: HJR 4, HJR 6, HB 195, HB 13, HB 143, HB 135

Keywords: occupation tax, securities, financial regulation, tax exemption, legislative amendment, capital gains tax, realized gains, unrealized gains, investment income, asset sale, capital assets, wealth tax, estate tax, trust tax, tax limitation, constitutional amendment, Texas Constitution, Article VIII, property tax, sales tax

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• and general medical and surgical benefits typically afforded under such plans.
• and general medical and surgical benefits typically afforded under such plans.
• We have a plan.
• </c> health by trying to defund Planned health by trying to defund Planned Parenthood.<04:15:02.319><
• President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:08:53.000><c> campaign</c> 1915 and it's for campaign campaign 1915 and it's for campaign campaign
• </c> proposal uh this bill asks the campaign proposal uh this bill asks the campaign Finance<00:09:57.440
• <00:10:03.560><c> financing</c> campaign financing campaign financing programs<00:10:05.800><c> uh</c
• </c><00:10:39.120><c> spending</c> to abide by certain campaign spending to abide by certain campaign
• </c> decades meanwhile the actual campaign decades meanwhile the actual campaign spending<00:11:01.120

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Rob was the architect of my first campaign.
• Redondo's triple-XL campaign polos because the campaign ran out of shirts.
• And so unfortunately, parts of this bill would erode that local planning and bypass the original planning
• And so unfortunately, parts this bill, I would erode that local planning and bypass the original planning
• Harrison were planning to attend the ceremony today.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar. The chamber then took up several Senate bills on special order, with members offering questions and debate before final votes. The first major measure, CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, would reclassify certain offenses against law enforcement officers and add manslaughter of an officer to the life-sentence reclassification statute. Supporters said it honored Officer Rayner and clarified that resistance to officers with violence is unlawful; opponents argued it reduced judicial discretion and could sweep in unintended cases. The bill passed 100-8. The House next passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory framework and licensure standards for naturopathic physicians, defines scope limits, and establishes a board under the Department of Health. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and medical freedom bill, while opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for unlicensed practice. It passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a unanimous 112-0 vote. Members then approved CS/CS/SB 1220, a broad transportation bill covering FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone and delivery devices, autonomous vehicle crimes, tolls, and other transportation issues; an amendment added provisions on Space Florida, golf carts, automated license plate recognition, and related matters while removing digital driver’s license repeal language. The bill passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. Finally, CS/CS/SB 1580 on aiding illegal gaming was introduced and discussed; it would strengthen penalties for illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, clarify reporting and enforcement, and preempt local regulation, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and online betting. The transcript then shifted into lengthy farewell remarks and recognitions, including tributes from members leaving the House and acknowledgments of guests in the galleries.

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• </c> the money goes to uh on their campaign the money goes to uh on their campaign finance<00:08:42.560
• </c><00:10:36.200><c> finance</c> mail house, currently campaign finance mail house, currently campaign
• </c> inside the mail house where campaign inside the mail house where campaign finance<00:11:04.640><
• </c> campaign finance board. campaign finance board.
• </c> the campaign finance board would absorb? the campaign finance board would absorb?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, yeah, what I'm hearing is that we need to plan to plan this structure that we need to have because
• We also spend a lot of time doing advanced planning through hazard mitigation plans, determining the
• We have our own plan... ...out with regard to community resilience.
• It's part of our risk and hazard assessment planning.
• It's part of our risk and hazard assessment planning.

Bills: HB2579

Keywords: public media, digital equity, funding, media access, communication technology, 904, all

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• Campaign Spending Commission.
• Campaign Spending Commission.
• Campaign Spending Commission.
• </c><00:42:51.680><c> spending</c> the state of Hawaii campaign spending the state of Hawaii campaign
• and</c><01:27:09.280><c> then</c> campaign to another campaign and then campaign to another campaign

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held its first hearing of the 33rd Legislature and heard several measures, beginning with HB 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain purposes and direct the Office of Information Practices to adopt uniform rules. OIP supported the bill, saying it would help researchers access government records, while DLNR questioned whether the bill was necessary, raised concerns about costs and exemptions, and suggested a definition change regarding media. The Public First Law Center and other supporters said the bill would not remove existing exemptions or create new disclosure requirements, but would simply authorize rulemaking to create a clearer process for research access. Common Cause Hawaiʻi raised concern about including news media in the measure. The chair emphasized that the rulemaking process would allow agencies and the public to work through details, and the committee moved on without a recorded vote in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 411, which would create uniform administrative penalty procedures under the state ethics code and lobbyist law, and HB 412, which would expand lobbying definitions to cover certain communications with high-level executive officials about procurement and make some contracts voidable if awarded through unethical lobbying. The Ethics Commission supported HB 411 as an efficiency measure that would streamline the charge process without changing substantive rights, while HB 412 was described as a narrow transparency measure modeled on other states. The State Procurement Office warned that voiding contracts could cause delays, warranty issues, third-party complications, and higher reprocurement costs. The Ethics Commission responded that any contract revocation would be at the Attorney General’s discretion and likely reserved for egregious cases, and that the threat of voiding a contract would help deter noncompliance. The committee also heard HB 413, which clarifies that lobbyist campaign contribution prohibitions apply during periods when both houses of the Legislature are in session; the Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission both supported the bill and the Ethics Commission requested amendments to clarify jurisdiction between state and county lobbyist enforcement. Finally, the committee took up HB 149, which would require domestic and foreign corporations to report independent expenditures and political contributions to shareholders. The only testimony noted in the transcript was written comments from Matson, which said the requirement would be expensive and cumbersome and that the information is already publicly available through existing campaign finance reporting websites. No votes or final committee actions on the bills were recorded in the provided transcript.

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• That's um I appreciate you deeply and I'm just going to—that's a campaign thing.
• That's um I appreciate you deeply and I'm just going to—that's a campaign thing.
• </c><01:09:06.719><c> I</c> to that's a a that's a campaign thing.
• I to that's a a that's a campaign thing.
• </c><01:19:03.960><c> If</c> blocking its expansion plans. If blocking its expansion plans.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In 2023, legislation added a long-term planning office to MMB as well. agency uh MMB was created in 2009
• In addition to that, we manage employee insurance premiums and payments to our health plans.
• </c> know people running our nuclear plans know people running our nuclear plans like<00:30:18.200><c
• But as it relates to campaign finance and all campaigns—I'm sorry—the Consumer Financial Protection Board
• </c><01:09:41.759><c> finance</c> but as it relates to campaign finance but as it relates to campaign

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Isaac Tenorio, here representing the Campaign Legal Center, just testifying in support.
• guise of, quote, election education, end quote, potentially shaping voter outreach and information campaigns
• county clerks, you know, it's just made it too complicated, and I'd really like to see some great plans
• And I'd really like to see some great plans out of the Education Committee and the Secretary of State
• Conducting an election is not easy and requires thoughtful, well-in-advance planning, and we urge you

Keywords: 909, all

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• /c><00:01:31.840><c> our</c> and fraud, close loopholes in our and fraud, close loopholes in our campaign
• finance</c><00:01:32.799><c> laws,</c><00:01:33.759><c> and</c><00:01:34.000><c> strengthen</c> campaign
• c><00:16:04.639><c> move</c><00:16:04.959><c> to</c><00:16:05.360><c> an</c> their own they have a plan
• to move to an their own they have a plan to move to an even<00:16:05.920><c> year</c><00:16:06.160><
• </c><01:00:10.319><c> finance</c> Minnesota's strong campaign finance Minnesota's strong campaign finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• AB 431 would create a statewide plan to guide the development and implementation of AAM infrastructure
• AB 431 is a product of AUVSI's AAM preparedness campaign.
• AB 431 is a product of AUVSI's AAM preparedness campaign, which we developed with our members.
• AB 431 is more than just a planning bill.
• They don't even have a plan for how that's going to happen.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several transportation-related bills, beginning with AB 431 on advanced air mobility. The author and supporters from AUVSI, Joby Aviation, United Airlines, Wisk Aero, the City of Long Beach, and Archer said the bill would create a statewide plan and technical framework for eVTOL/advanced air mobility infrastructure, public outreach, and local implementation. No opposition testified, and the bill passed the committee as amended to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call. Members then took up AB 630 on abandoned or hazardous RVs. The author and supporters, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office, argued the bill would curb a cycle in which inoperable RVs are towed, auctioned cheaply, and returned to the streets by predatory buyers, while adding notice, recovery, and reporting requirements. Opponents from Western Center on Law and Poverty and ACLU California Action warned the bill would destroy RVs that serve as shelter for unhoused residents and could worsen homelessness. After discussion about the bill’s focus on dismantling rather than towing, the committee passed AB 630 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 314, which would support transit-oriented development around planned and existing high-speed rail stations; AB 1223, which gives Sacramento County communities more flexibility to use local transportation revenues for related infrastructure supporting infill development; AB 1111, which adds flexibility to the zero-emission school bus transition for rural and disadvantaged districts; AB 1190, which caps fees charged by DMV business partners and requires clearer disclosure of the official DMV site; AB 987, which limits unreasonable towing fees and related charges; and AB 911, which creates a narrow exemption from Advanced Clean Fleets rules for telecommunications bucket trucks and sail-on-wheels used in emergencies. Most bills drew support from local governments, industry, or consumer groups, while AB 1111 and AB 911 drew opposition from clean transportation and environmental advocates concerned about weakening emissions goals. All of the bills were reported out as amended to the Committee on Appropriations, with recorded roll-call votes and several members adding their names as co-authors or supporters.

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• for this plan.
• </c> Next, I'd like to talk about the plan Next, I'd like to talk about the plan Governor<00:10:26.320
• </c> governor's 2026 infrastructure plan governor's 2026 infrastructure plan across<00:10:33.120><c>
• And the governor has uh $50... infrastructure plan. And with that, I infrastructure plan.
• ><c> plan</c><00:58:49.520><c> was</c><00:58:49.839><c> well</c> implementation of that plan was well

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So on that PTA mom, what would be the barriers this mom has to go through to volunteer on a campaign?
• So this is a fiscally responsible amendment and ensures you can't use public money to campaign on ballot
• some receipts that indicate money from the Opioid Trust Fund was used in some of these election campaigns
• Historically, even the most organized campaigns cannot reach the 90% threshold. Threshold.
• We've seen Big Pharma undertake cunning campaigns to spread a poison through our community, and now we

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• is in regular or special session. receipt of campaign donations during receipt of campaign donations
• </c><00:01:56.079><c> donation</c> unknowingly receives a campaign donation unknowingly receives a campaign
• The idea there is campaign contribution.
• </c> that for that campaign contribution. that for that campaign contribution.
• </c><00:14:42.560><c> donation</c> senator does receive a campaign donation senator does receive a campaign

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Senate rules committee continued work on a proposed rule restricting campaign fundraising in the Capitol and during session or special session. Senator Nethercott and LSO attorney Mr. Shaw explained that the draft was revised to add clarity after concerns that the earlier language could unintentionally penalize a senator who merely received a contribution without affirmatively soliciting it. The committee discussed two options: option one, which would prohibit knowingly soliciting a contribution and accepting it by affirmative act, and option two, which would prohibit knowingly soliciting or accepting a legislative campaign contribution by affirmative act. A new subsection C was also added to make clear the rule would not apply when a senator merely discovers that a contribution was made and took no affirmative act to solicit or receive it. Members focused on how the term “solicit” should be understood, including whether a campaign website donate button or online promotion would count as solicitation. Mr. Shaw said the rule does not define the term and suggested it should be applied reasonably, noting that a static donate button may be treated differently from actively promoting donations. Several senators said subsection C addressed the main concern about accidental receipt of a mailed contribution, but that further guidance may still be needed on passive receipt and how to handle donations connected to pending legislation. Senator Duro said the committee was responding to an unacceptable incident that occurred in the building and wanted to make clear such conduct would not be tolerated. After discussion, Senator Rothfuss moved option two and Senator Gierau seconded. The committee voted to adopt option two, with Senators Gierau, Nethercott, Salazar, and Chairman Biteman voting aye; Senator Rothfuss also voted aye. The committee then adjourned, and it was noted that the adopted rule would become part of the permanent Senate rules unless changed at the start of a future session.

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• . campaign. campaign.
• This is an ethnic cleansing campaign. Mr.
• This is an ethnic cleansing campaign.
• This is an ethnic cleansing campaign.
• </c><07:43:02.638><c> The</c> is an ethnic cleansing campaign. The is an ethnic cleansing campaign.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 1012, house, all