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• time when inflation and state-specific costs continue to outpace wage growth, this bill offers a practical
• address the narrative we just heard because it's incredibly damaging to our state and incredibly unfair
• Trade of fraud in California. So anyway, just have to really push back on that narrative.
• Workforce shortfalls would be addressed, our trades would get quality people, federal dollars for health

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 1277, which would create a California Cost of Living Tax Credit modeled on the 2022 middle-class tax refund to provide refundable relief to low- and middle-income Californians facing high housing, fuel, energy, and general living costs. Senator Grove and supporters, including the California Policy Center and some local government representatives, argued the bill would put direct relief into the hands of working families. Opposition came from the California Tax Reform Association and the California Teachers Association, which said California already has progressive tax credits and that the proposal would be costly to the General Fund and reduce money for schools and other services. After extended debate, the bill was not advanced; a roll call vote on a motion to pass it to Appropriations failed 1-4, and the bill was held/fails on the floor with a request for reconsideration noted. The committee then heard SB 1287, which would create a capped tax credit to encourage private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure. The author and rail industry witnesses said the measure would improve safety, reliability, emissions, and freight movement, especially for rural communities and agriculture, and that it was a public-private partnership rather than a handout. Opposition from CTA and the California Tax Reform Association argued a direct grant program would be preferable to a tax credit. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call without a final vote in the transcript. Members also considered SB 1407, which would fully exempt military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits from state income tax, increasing the prior partial exemption. The author, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and veterans’ groups said the change would help retain veterans in California, support local economies, and align California with most other states. CTA and CTRA opposed on General Fund grounds. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, with the roll call showing support and the bill placed on call. Later, the committee heard SB 1349, directing the Legislative Analyst’s Office to review major tax expenditures and evaluate their goals, beneficiaries, and effects on revenues and Proposition 98 funding. CTA, CTRA, and several local government and labor supporters backed the bill as a way to improve accountability for roughly $94 billion in annual tax expenditures. The bill was accepted with committee amendments and placed on call. The committee also heard SB 1078, authorizing Santa Cruz County to ask voters for a temporary half-cent sales tax to help fund health care and safety-net services amid federal cuts; it was placed on call. SB 1120, extending the California Competes Tax Credit through 2035 and making it refundable for certain strategic industries, received strong support from business and manufacturing groups and was passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1275, which would replace the state sales tax on vehicle purchases with a vehicle license fee structure intended to increase federal deductibility for Californians, was passed 4-0 as amended to the Committee on Transportation.

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• 2010, proudly representing 23,000 workers throughout California education, including 1,100 skilled trades
• workers at California State and about 19,000 administrative and skilled trades workers throughout the
• positions that are unfrozen, we will be striking for the second time in four months next week over UC's unfair
• practices. to strike, but UC's negotiators have left us no choice.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 11 provides clarity by asking TDLR to maximize. practicing reciprocity agreements with other
• Members, House Bill 1024 instructs law enforcement to execute as soon as practicable a warrant for the
• House Bill 1024 seeks to prioritize superintend Supervision warrants to be served as soon as practicable
• This is the best practice the department has already been doing, we're simply codifying that here.
• HB 2637 by Dayala relating to the practice and procedures for summoning prospective grand jurors and

Bills: SB5 , SJR3 , HB 11 , HJR72 , HB48 , HB27 , HB144 , HB37 , HB1481 , HB581 , HB1696 , HB2216 , HB 1035 , HB1633 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB2669 , HB391 , HB517 , HB1775 , HB 1024 , HB1607 , HB252 , HB1716 , HB1562 , HB4116 , HB1866 , HB1741 , HB2103 , HB2637 , HB2884 , HB3707 , HB503 , HB 1089 , HB1757 , HB2986 , HB972 , SB365 , SB1786 , SB5 , SJR3 , HB14 , HB43 , HB36 , HB26 , HB149 , HB 121 , HB206 , HB136 , HB3114 , HB2733 , HB1732 , HB3700 , HB467 , HB 1130 , HB1846 , HB1442 , HB 1147 , HB2176 , HB2701 , HB805 , HB2890 , HB 1154 , HB1644 , HB2118 , HB1718 , HB2488 , HB2596 , HB2468 , HB484 , HB2578 , HB3204 , HB 1041 , HB307 , HB685 , HB538 , HB2525 , HB3125 , HB2027 , HB2894 , HB3077 , HB 106 , HB18 , HB 11 , HJR72 , HB48 , HB27 , HB144 , HB37 , HB1481 , HB581 , HB1696 , HB2216 , HB 1035 , HB1633 , HB742 , HB754 , HB1689 , HB1690 , HB2669 , HB391 , HB517 , HB1775 , HB 1024 , HB1607 , HB252 , HB1716 , HB1562 , HB4116 , HB1866 , HB1741 , HB2103 , HB2637 , HB2884 , HB3707 , HB503 , HB 1089 , HB1757 , HB2986 , HB972

Keywords: dementia, research institute, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, funding, grants, state health initiatives, research funding, state budget, prevention, healthcare, medical research, Dementia Prevention and Research Institute, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, tax exemption, intellectual disability

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• SB 1551, budget stabilization fund transportation fund; SB 1554, unfair claims; SB 1552, ad revisions
• ; SB 1554, unfair claim settlement practices, chiropractic; SB 1555, property tax increment affordable
• SB 1665, state agencies hiring practices appeals.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• </c> learn about data practices and whatnot. learn about data practices and whatnot.
• </c><01:05:17.520><c> section</c> existing data practices section existing data practices section regarding
• This is not just unfair uh to people.
• We think it's unfair. We their recovery. We think it's unfair.
• I'm a private practice attorney here in St.

Bills: HF1027 , HF2226 , HF1916 , HF1915 , HF1567 , HF1986

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• practice and unfair discriminatory practice and should<01:02:50.799><c> be</c><01:02:51.040><c> considered
• The failure to engage in the process to determine an accommodation may be an unfair discriminatory practice
• </c><01:27:03.760><c> discriminatory</c><01:27:04.639><c> practice</c> um an unfair discriminatory practice
• um an unfair discriminatory practice under<01:27:05.520><c> chapter</c><01:27:06.159><c> 363A.
• </c> outset um could be an unfair outset um could be an unfair discriminatory<01:27:24.320><c> practice

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chairman, members, Scott Wedge on behalf of the California State Pipe Trades Council in support.
• Under current practice, this money is used to provide straight-up bill credits to customers.
• If everyone else must practice fiscal... ...piecemeal after-the-fact approach.
• So it’s, you know, I’ve seen that account work in practice in some cases.
• When you bring performance-based ratemaking into the CPUC process, there are trade-offs.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I have practiced immigration law. Anything that touches the INA is immigration law.
• I have practiced immigration law. Anything that touches the INA is immigration law.
• Erica Kreller, and I’m a board-certified OB-GYN working in private practice in the East Valley.
• Chair, it's a little unfair. My wife's a teacher.
• No ban on stock trading. Federal preemption on almost everything.

Bills: HB2076 , HB2135 , HB2175 , HB2186 , HB2223 , HB2345 , HB2364 , HB2417 , HB2440 , HB2666 , HB2763 , HCR2043

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: school safety, employee training, firearm certification, crisis response, school policies, reimbursement fund, local law enforcement, HB2135, Arizona, civil liability, private right of action, DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, critical race theory, anti-racism, race stereotyping, sex stereotyping, race scapegoating, sex scapegoating, gender identity

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• I represent CTA, the Trade Association for the Wireless communications industry.
• make the platform subject to penalties and remedies under the Florida and for treating deceptive practices
• I mean, just this question practically speaking, will it then be expressly?
• The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act also known as FCC PA prohibit certain practices by any
• this committee asked to ever appear in advance, then I would only say, ma'am, that it is somewhat unfair

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is a practical, financial hardship.
• </c><01:55:10.239><c> part</c> a car later to do the practical part a car later to do the practical part
• </c> practicing to learn. And I'm a witness. practicing to learn. And I'm a witness.
• </c><02:40:57.920><c> and</c> where compassion and practicality and where compassion and practicality
• At minimum, I respectfully urge unfair.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So you've implemented the rules, and now the industry is practicing this currently.
• Will it impact anything that you're practicing currently or not?
• And the ALJs absolutely practice that.
• And it sounds like what you're attempting to practice is that agencies would adjudicate without bias
• And if that's your practice, which you guys say, then that's wonderful.

Bills: SJR50 , SJR51 , SJR52 , SJR53 , SJR54

Committee: Senate Administrative Rules

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

Summary: The Senate Committee on Administrative Rules met with a quorum and considered five Oklahoma Health Care Authority and OMMA rules resolutions. Senate Joint Resolution 50 was presented as a federal-law conformity change allowing licensed professional counselors, LBHPs, and licensed alcohol and drug counselors to work as eligible providers in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics; despite questions about the fiscal estimate, it passed 9-0. SJR 51 was amended to correct rule citations related to human genome sequencing, then failed on a 4-5 vote after members noted an estimated $860,000 fiscal impact tied to legislation. SJR 52, removing physician visit limits in Medicaid, was described as an access-to-care and rural health measure that could reduce ER use; it passed 8-1. The committee then took up SJR 53 from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, which would align rules with statutes requiring prepackaging of medical marijuana products and other provisions. Members questioned OMMA extensively about the economic impact, the discrepancy between the agency’s estimate and Loft’s much larger estimate, and whether the rules were already being implemented under emergency authority. OMMA said the rules mirrored existing statutes and that the cost would fall on the industry and ultimately consumers, not the agency. After debate about regulatory fairness and the effect on the industry, the resolution passed 5-4. Finally, SJR 54, a non-major OMMA rule change renaming the adjudicator from administrative law judge to hearing examiner to match the Administrative Procedures Act, drew concerns about independence and whether OMMA should be required to contract for outside adjudicators. The director said the change was only a terminology alignment and would not alter current practice, and Senator Bergstrom said he would pursue legislation next year to require outside contracting. An amendment changed the committee’s position from disapprove to approve, but the underlying resolution still failed 4-5. The committee then adjourned.

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• These unfair, intentionally discriminatory practices violate every core of Title IX.
• unfair intentionally discriminatory<00:09:56.840><c> practices</c><00:09:57.920><c> violate</c><00:09
• </c> that make competition unfair that make competition unfair for<00:19:16.160><c> girls.
• </c> my tail off in practice. my tail off in practice.
• I'm a practical person. I think I'm typically a practical person.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It focuses on standardizing disclosure practices so homeowners better understand what they're getting
• to insurance premiums, what is going on here is insurance company A is creating for themselves an unfair
• to insurance premiums, what is going on here is insurance company A is creating for themselves an unfair
• request bill by the Attorney General's Office and the Court of Criminal Appeals Codifies well-known practices

Bills: HB3790 , HB2941 , HB2959 , HB3087 , HB3974 , HB3500 , HB3697 , HB3262 , HB3582 , HB4226 , HB3037 , HB4139 , HB4143 , HB4144 , HB2936 , HB3322 , HB4296 , HB3278 , HB4202 , HB4176 , HB3303 , HB3648 , HB4119

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent

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• The department's current foster care per capita forecast practices factor these reimbursements into its
• It sounds like there's good practice, but the statute does not declare that if an organization takes
• It sounds like there's good practice, but the statute does not declare that if an organization takes
• It's time for our state to end this practice of withholding these benefits.
• The momentum to end this practice across the country The momentum to end this practice across the country

Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care

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• endowment is invested in private investment funds that are a lot less liquid than when you or I go on to E-Trade
• And there's some truth to that, but in my I go on to E-Trade and buy a share of IBM or Microsoft.
• That's an unfair assumption in my opinion, Mr. Chair, but it's also a costly one for the state. Mr.

Bills: HB2565 , HB1607 , HB2254 , HB2385 , HB2531 , HB2543

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: investment, gifts, grants, University of Washington, funding, higher education, recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment

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• endowment is invested in private investment funds that are a lot less liquid than when you or I go on to E-Trade
• There's some truth to that, but in my I go on to E-Trade and buy a share of IBM or Microsoft.
• That's an unfair assumption in my opinion, Mr. Chair, but it's also a costly one for the state. Mr.

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2565, which would require University of Washington gifts, grants, and similar funds to be invested through the Washington State Investment Board instead of UW’s internal investment office. Staff and the prime sponsor argued the change would lower fees and improve returns, while UW’s representatives opposed the bill, citing concerns about donor intent, legal restrictions on thousands of individual endowments, and differences in portfolio management and liquidity needs. No questions were raised in the hearing, and no action was taken on the bill at that time. The committee then moved into executive session on several bills. On Third Substitute House Bill 1607, related to recycling and waste reduction, members adopted a technical amendment but rejected amendments that would have directed unredeemed deposits to the Working Families Tax Credit and litter programs, added accountability requirements for grants, or created a SNAP-related benefit. The bill was then reported out of committee with a do pass recommendation on a 17-13 vote. On Second Substitute House Bill 1622, concerning bargaining over public employers’ use of artificial intelligence, members adopted one amendment updating the AI definition and rejected three others that would have narrowed bargaining triggers or limited the bill to technologies with demonstrable material impacts. The bill was reported out with a do pass recommendation on a 19-11 vote. The committee also advanced House Bill 2254, which would cover administrative costs for the Partnership Access Line assessment, and House Bill 2385, which extends timelines for the Medicaid access program after federal changes affected implementation; both were reported out with do pass recommendations. House Bill 2531, continuing and adjusting the ground transportation quality assurance fee structure, also passed out of committee. Finally, House Bill 2543, allowing county clerks to increase certain fees to cover court-related costs, was reported out with a do pass recommendation on a 22-6 vote. The committee adjourned after completing its business.

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• Many are going on to either serve our country in the military or in trade school and apprenticeships.
• </c><00:32:03.279><c> schools,</c> workforce, trade schools, workforce, trade schools, apprenticeships
• </c><02:11:29.360><c> I'm</c> practices in the maritime efforts.
• I'm practices in the maritime efforts.
• That's not just inefficient, that's unfair.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But there is some irony that we are telling the federal government to adopt fair redistricting practices
• That is unfair for the community of voting New Mexico. I can go on and on.
• how to do, giving examples of how fair redistricting looks like when we just went through the most unfair
• redistricting New Mexico. ...redistricting looks like when we just went through the most unfair redistricting
• to have demanded those. ...the same people who are calling on the feds to employ these practices to

Bills: SR1 , SM1 , SM6

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Keywords: alcohol consumption, Senate rules, legislative conduct, ethics, New Mexico Senate, redistricting, gerrymandering, election integrity, Congress, voter rights, political polarization, Nancy Lopez, Roswell bypass, US Highway 285, U.S. Highway 285, Highway 285 bypass, road naming, highway naming, memorial, transportation department

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• So I'm just curious what your take is on that, if you're seeing any best practices, how we can either
• </c><00:42:50.440><c> across</c><00:42:50.760><c> the</c> Building Trades across the Building Trades
• Model best practices for AI use with government procurement strategies.
• Model best practices for AI use with government procurement strategies.
• </c><01:13:46.280><c> around</c> state law and best practices around state law and best practices around

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm representing the New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council.
• The New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council strongly urges you to vote yes on this bill.
• That is the scope of work, and they do have replenishable trades for that.
• As demand for trade workers in the state increases, this is something that all trade programs and all
• You're saying that, and there's people that trade in gold and silver, too.

Summary: The Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee heard and voted on several bills, beginning with SB 190, which would authorize revenue bonds for Gila Regional Medical Center to replace an aging linear accelerator for cancer treatment. The sponsor and hospital representatives said the project is critical for rural patients who otherwise travel long distances for radiation therapy. After a brief amendment changing the bond term from 20 to 30 years, the committee advanced the bill 7-0. The committee then took up SB 152, a broadband affordability and rural telecommunications bill that would keep money in the broadband fund for maintenance, expansion, and a new affordability program after the federal ACP lapsed. The sponsor and broadband stakeholders said the bill is needed to close the digital divide, while some industry witnesses supported the affordability goal but wanted changes to broaden eligibility and adjust program rules. The committee heard public testimony from supporters and opponents, then passed the bill 8-0. Next, SB 77 would require certain highway and public works contractors to contribute to apprenticeship training funds; labor groups supported it as workforce development, while highway and asphalt contractors opposed it as an added cost and argued they already run their own training programs. After extended debate about whether the 60-cent-per-hour contribution would raise project costs or simply redirect existing prevailing-wage funds, the committee advanced SB 77 on a 5-3 vote. The committee also heard SB 182, a dyed diesel gross receipts tax deduction for agricultural use, but held it for the tax package without a vote. SB 151, a corporate income tax decoupling bill intended to recover revenue lost to federal tax changes, drew strong support from tax and advocacy groups and strong opposition from business, oil and gas, and chamber representatives who called it a tax increase that would hurt investment and competitiveness. Committee members raised concerns about long-term revenue stability and business impacts, but the sponsors said the bill would restore state tax capacity and selectively decouple from federal provisions; the bill was held for later consideration in the tax package. Finally, the committee heard SB 133 on eliminating gross receipts tax on medical providers for medical equipment and supplies, and SB 212 on a ski-area construction equipment gross receipts tax exemption, with sponsors arguing both would improve competitiveness and support industry investment; both were discussed as possible tax-package items and held for further consideration.