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• Allows the suspension or revocation of a permit to operate for unsafe behavior.
• Without intervention, AV fleets could exacerbate transportation inequities, increase single-occupancy
• Without intervention, AV fleets could exacerbate transportation inequities, increase single-occupancy
• Without intervention, AV fleets could exacerbate transportation inequities, increase single-occupancy
• Without intervention, AV fleets could exacerbate transportation inequities, increase single-occupancy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And it goes on to say that any sexual behavior between them constitutes sexual misconduct and will subject
• There is constant aggressive behavior from staff, which keeps most IPs in fear, and some don't even know
• Their behavior is beyond professionalism. They are their own gang.
• , people in the women’s prisons are facing daily abuse and dehumanizing behavior from the staff.
• , people in the women’s prisons are facing daily abuse and dehumanizing behavior from the staff.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee hearing focused on the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s handling of mental health care in prisons and allegations of sexual abuse, retaliation, and excessive force in the state’s women’s facilities. CDCR officials described their PREA-based prevention and response efforts, including training, oversight, body-worn cameras, retaliation follow-up, and partnerships with outside groups. The Office of the Inspector General explained its monitoring role, noting increased authority under SB 1069, but also limited staffing and the ability to monitor only a portion of cases. The Legislative Analyst’s Office added that prison population trends could allow the state to close a prison and save over $100 million, with some savings potentially redirected to prevention or response efforts. Advocates and formerly incarcerated witnesses from Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition and the California Coalition of Women Prisoners testified that meaningful systemic change has not occurred and that retaliation, blocked programming, and unsafe reporting conditions remain widespread. They described alleged barriers to community-based services, forced or coercive treatment concerns involving Suboxone, and the need for survivor-centered reentry support, trauma-informed care, and more independent oversight. Sandra DeAnda gave detailed testimony about alleged staff abuse, retaliation, denial of mental health care, and a large use-of-force incident at Central California Women’s Facility, while Amika Mota and April Grayson urged release or resentencing for survivors housed with their abusers and greater investment in outside programs. Members of the committee pressed CDCR and OIG on accountability, use-of-force standards, criminal referrals, disciplinary outcomes, and whether investigations are completed within statutory timelines. CDCR acknowledged cultural problems at both women’s prisons and said it was retraining staff and working on reforms, while OIG said it had monitored 161 investigations and found most grievance routing appropriate, though some cases had lapsed due to time limits. Later exchanges revealed that CDCR has over 13,500 active cases and 109 investigators, and that some cases have exceeded deadlines, prompting concerns from members about whether the current system can adequately investigate misconduct and impose consequences. No votes were taken.

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• So, as I understand it, for teenagers who may be caught up in this behavior, which is hard for me to
• under that under that current law so as i understand it for teenagers who may be caught up in this behavior
• They have engaged in some unsuitable behavior, such as illegal gambling or extortion or some other prohibited
• 11, members, the report shall, at a minimum, include the following information: prevention and intervention

Summary: The Criminal Justice Committee met on May 12 and took up a series of bills, mostly on juvenile justice, gaming-related background checks, bail/electronic bonds, and corrections policy. Early in the meeting, the committee reported favorably SB 258 on juvenile traffic violations, SB 321 on electronic bonds, SB 134 on limiting certain child sexual abuse material offenses for juveniles under 17 in specific circumstances, HB 75 on promotional play for racetracks as amended, and SB 422 on unsupervised probation for certain fourth-offense impaired driving cases. Later, the committee also advanced SB 440 on the Renaissance District board membership, SB 393 on explosives regulation, SB 487 on charitable gaming rental arrangements, SB 339 and SB 288 on criminal background check procedures in the gaming and related regulatory systems, and SB 325 on excluding certain persons from sports wagering. A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 201, which would change juvenile homicide sentencing procedures, including first- and second-degree murder cases, and how reviewing courts consider parole eligibility and prior death sentences converted to life. Supporters said the bill aligns sentencing with existing Supreme Court precedent and gives courts clearer guidance; opponents from children’s rights and civil liberties groups argued it weakens the “rarest and uncommon” safeguard for juvenile life-without-parole sentences and could expand harsh sentencing beyond constitutional limits. After debate and testimony, the committee adopted an amendment and reported SB 201 favorably by a 7-3 vote, with Representatives Adams, Knox, Moore, and others voting no. The committee also heard SB 523 on clemency and sentencing considerations for defendants who are victims of domestic abuse, human trafficking, or sexual assault. Survivors’ advocates and domestic violence organizations supported the bill’s overall purpose but objected to the mandatory pre-sentence investigation language, warning it could introduce biased information and harm survivors; the Board of Pardons and Parole said its staff and trauma-informed victim assistance coordinators are trained to handle these cases. The committee adopted an amendment narrowing the bill and then reported SB 523 favorably. Finally, SB 320 on DNA detection and crime lab reporting was advanced without opposition, and SB 470 on pregnant women in custody passed after testimony from the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association and discussion of pregnancy testing, bonding options, and prohibiting shackling during delivery and postpartum periods.

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• have in their heart, they're ready to hurt people, the only thing that's going to stop them is intervention
• technology solutions, like what we’ll talk about today, as well as evidence-based trainings like C-STAG, behavioral
• technology solutions, like what we'll talk about today, as well as evidence-based trainings like C-Stag, behavioral
• threat assessment, Alice, Active Insurer, As well as evidence-based trainings like C-STAG, behavioral

Keywords: 1182, all

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• a lot of time in classrooms and talked with lots of teachers, and it's clear to me that off-task behaviors
• In the long term, it improves behavior, concentration, and academic outcomes.
• activity not as a trade-off, but as a critical, evidence-based ingredient that improves student-focused behavior
• Sometimes the intervention by educators... Can you please wrap it up?

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements

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• And I think that's the type of sort of behaviors that we want to promote through CHAI is... ...sort of
• behaviors that we want to promote through CHAI is really creating the consumer education so that they
• tandem with policymakers and hopefully with you all, we really hope to incentivize the right type of behavior
• And when they do show up, they will be more critically ill, needing more costly interventions and care

Summary: The committee heard a JLARC presentation on the Department of Health’s oversight of hospital inspections, complaints, and reporting. JLARC said DOH was late on 72% of acute care hospital inspections as of December 2024, had not verified that third-party accrediting standards were substantially equivalent to state standards, did not consistently require proof of those inspections, did not review adverse health event corrective plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. JLARC also raised a possible language-access barrier in the complaint system. Members asked about complaint filing by staff, the meaning of adverse health events, inspection outcomes, and whether the audit compared DOH to other agencies. JLARC said it had not reviewed inspection results or cross-agency comparisons, but noted inspectors were dedicated and working long hours. DOH later said it concurred with the recommendations and outlined a strategic plan with target dates for improving timeliness, verifying accreditation standards, expanding language access, reviewing adverse event laws, and improving public data access, with annual reporting to the Legislature expected. The committee then heard a Department of Health presentation on certificate of need modernization. DOH described the current certificate of need process, which reviews need, financial feasibility, quality, and cost containment for certain facility changes and new services, and said the program has not been modernized since the 1980s. DOH proposed 10 statutory modernization recommendations, including clarifying the program’s purpose, creating a planning entity, adding flexibility, reducing legal costs, updating access-to-care standards, expanding oversight to freestanding emergency departments and urgent care, addressing equity, improving cost control coordination, strengthening long-term funding, and using better data systems. Members asked about oversight of freestanding urgent care and EDs, funding sources, and whether the process could be streamlined or made more responsive to complaints or other triggers. A third panel discussed artificial intelligence in health care. Lucy O’Rourke of the Coalition for Health AI described CHAI’s work on responsible AI principles, technical standards, model cards or “nutrition labels,” testing and governance tools, and educational resources for providers. She said the group is focused on trust, transparency, fairness, safety, security, and privacy, and noted Washington’s AI-related policy work as among the more progressive in the country. No questions were asked. The final portion focused on the financial impact of federal and state health care policy changes. The Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals are facing low or negative operating margins, service reductions, layoffs, and closures, and that state cuts and taxes enacted in 2025, combined with federal HR1 changes, will significantly worsen finances. Providence Swedish leaders described staffing reductions, service cuts, delayed capital investments, and pressure from denials, tariffs, and reimbursement changes, while emphasizing that frontline staffing cuts are tied to service reductions rather than nurse-to-patient ratio changes. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange then began a presentation on expiring federal ACA premium tax credits, state Cascade Care Savings assistance, and eligibility changes affecting lawfully present non-citizens, with examples showing large premium increases for customers if federal subsidies expire.

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• reiterate what we're doing process-wise this session, which is a little different with an expedited behavioral
• When the Accountants Intervention Program Act was passed a few years ago, we have a coordination role
• re-entry issues, and establish minimum standards for re-entry, including pre-release assessments, behavioral
• Safety, Secretary of Children, Youth and Families, Secretary of Public Education, representatives of Behavioral

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• Um, without some intervention, it will be county property taxpayers who bear the brunt of paying for
• Um,<00:32:41.000> without<00:32:41.280> some<00:32:41.440> intervention,<00:32:42.440
• > it<00:32:42.520> will Um, without some intervention, it will Um, without some intervention
• First, this policy penalizes corporate structure, not economic behavior in Minnesota.
• <01:26:24.800> in structure, not economic behavior in structure, not economic behavior in

Keywords: 1183, house

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• involving extreme driver behavior involving extreme driver behavior such<00:02:50.480> as
• It becomes about a pattern of behavior.
• Meaning, if you have someone behavior.
• What it there's a pattern of behavior.
• , daughter was subjected to this behavior, daughter was subjected to this behavior, and<00:37:26.320

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• Speaker, if I know that this bill focuses specifically on repetitive patterns of behavior in which a
• :49.919> of specifically on repetitive patterns of specifically on repetitive patterns of behavior
• in which a parent intentionally behavior in which a parent intentionally undermines<00:24:54.400>
• , it must also inform the intervention, it must also inform the people<01:47:20.480> of<01:47:
• to economically advantage intervention to economically advantage one<05:13:33.920> technology

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're just going to close the file and everybody's going to go on their merry way. in a intervention
• These are behavioral health providers.
• Sometimes their behavior demonstrates that they run it through the system. system and it gets denied,
• Which is very unusual because state intervention is typically not that successful in other states the
• Abyssidarian was a five-year intervention from birth through the fifth year of life.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This behavior will not be tolerated and no longer subsidized by the American taxpayer.
• This behavior<00:59:28.079> will<00:59:28.319> not<00:59:28.480> be<00:59:28.559
• no behavior will not be tolerated and no longer<00:59:29.839> subsidized<00:59:30.400> by<
• Their lawless behavior has no place in our democracy.
• <02:50:18.399> than more effective safety intervention than more effective safety intervention

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• hospital stays, prescription medications, mental health counseling, substance use treatment, crisis intervention
• residents depend on community health centers for everything from primary care to dental care, to behavioral

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a series of amendments to a supplemental appropriations bill and related measures, with several adopted and several rejected or withdrawn. Early amendments on equitable approaches to public safety and a Holyoke local account clarification failed, while amendments providing $2.5 million for Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers technical assistance and expanding access to gender-affirming medications and mifepristone were adopted. The chamber also adopted a technical amendment on alternative protein grants, a clarification to ETF modernization, and an energy storage systems amendment. Other proposals on homeowner protections, La Casa funding, emergency contract reform, an energy dashboard, EV charging ratepayer impacts, hate crimes, distressed hospital payments, and task force membership were rejected or withdrawn. A substantial portion of the debate focused on health care, food assistance, and public safety. Senators spoke in support of funding for community health centers, hospital relief, and EBT anti-skimming protections, including $15.5 million for chip-enabled EBT cards and related replacement-benefit support. One amendment to strengthen protections against impersonating federal officers was rejected, while another on professional protections was withdrawn after discussion of ballot address privacy and security concerns. The Senate also adopted amendments to continue prior appropriations for a North Shore food pantry and drought management efforts, and it later approved a sick leave bank for a Department of Mental Health employee. The chamber then took up the fiscal year 2025 fair share supplemental budget conference report, which Ways and Means described as $1.39 billion in spending split between transportation and education, including MBTA improvements, Chapter 90 aid, regional transit authorities, special education circuit breaker reimbursements, higher education deferred maintenance, and career technical education capital grants. After a roll call, the bill passed, with one recorded negative vote. The Senate also adopted a separate Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to third reading before final passage. The session ended with adjournment motions and a moment of silence honoring Melissa and Mark Hortman and other victims of political violence, along with a memorial adjournment for firefighter Jeffrey DeSanchez.

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• truancy, dropout, teen pregnancy, suicide experience, eating disorders, and engaging in other harmful behaviors
• It's about prevention, intervention, and support for survivors, teen dating violence is a serious and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is exactly the kind of proactive, health-conscious behavior we should be encouraging.
• This is exactly the kind of proactive, health-conscious behavior we should be encouraging.
• While existing traffic fines influence the behavior of many drivers, they have proven insufficient to
• They are not going to be coaching them in eating disorder behavior.
• AB 2169 is an unnecessary intervention in a market that is already innovating to serve consumers.

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• to bring a kinder atmosphere back to their schools and ensure that we don't have any, like, bad behavior
• to bring a kinder atmosphere back to their schools and ensure that we don't have any, like, bad behavior
• And ensure that we don't have any, like, bad behavior.
• Um, the number one life-saving intervention for cardiac arrest is high-quality CPR.
• Um, the number one life-saving intervention for cardiac arrest is high-quality CPR.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Second, as is customary, we will not accept disruptive behavior and will apply Assembly rules to maintain
• Second, as is customary, we will not accept disruptive behavior and will apply Assembly rules to maintain
• So that also discourages bad behavior.
• So, as Professor Bernstein mentioned, some of the behavior that we had to do in the last couple of years
• And the market will solve for itself, and the state intervention for imports is really around making

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the impact of the Iran conflict and global oil supply disruption on California fuel markets. Committee members and administration witnesses from the California Energy Commission and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight described California’s heavy reliance on imported crude and refined products, the state’s shrinking refining base, current inventory levels, and how global supply tightness is affecting gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices. CEC officials said near-term supply looked adequate for roughly the next six weeks, but warned that continued disruption would likely raise prices further and increase competition for imports. DPMO said the conflict is a real supply shock, but also emphasized a separate, longstanding problem of unusually high California retail gasoline prices, especially among major branded stations. Witnesses and members debated the causes of high prices and the state’s longer-term fuel strategy. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that much of the price gap beyond taxes and environmental costs comes from a “mystery gasoline surcharge” downstream of refineries, while also noting that California’s shrinking number of refineries creates market-power and supply-resilience concerns. Western States Petroleum Association CEO Jody Mueller argued that state policies have weakened California’s refining system and made it more vulnerable to global shocks, urging the state to protect remaining refining capacity and improve infrastructure for imports. United Steelworkers Local 675 Vice President Norman Rogers stressed the need for safe, reliable refinery operations and adequate staffing. Several members pressed witnesses on whether California should rely more on imports, how to manage inventories and port/storage capacity, and whether the state needs clearer authority and better data collection to coordinate fuel policy. Discussion also covered branded versus unbranded gasoline pricing, the role of California fuel specifications, and whether a floating gas tax or other policy tools could buffer consumers from global price spikes. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• We're also trying to prevent early intervention between domestic violence, retaliatory shootings, gang
• what the data shows in light of the recent increases, as increased penalties do not deter criminal behavior
• And we are expected to tolerate this behavior and continue to do our jobs.

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• We need rigorous, Minnesota-specific research to understand risk factors, effective interventions, and
• In medicine, we know that upstream interventions are more effective and less costly than treating injuries
• are more effective and interventions are more effective and less<00:42:20.040> costly<00:42:20.920
• Without robust data, we cannot design the interventions that protect pregnant and postpartum patients
• that protect pregnant the interventions that protect pregnant and<00:46:01.320> postpartum<00

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• particular neighborhood, but did it benefit other neighborhoods, and what did it do to change the behavior
• particular neighborhood, but did it benefit other neighborhoods and what did it do to change the behavior
• higher presence of law enforcement, but certainly you're going to use these tools to change the behavior
• But going back to Representative Entenman's questions... ...change the behavior of the drivers.
• And have we done it long enough to see where maybe we're having some long-term effect on behavioral change

Keywords: 904, all