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• is definitely different than what you're looking at when you're trying to do more of an exposure-oriented
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Summary: The Legislative Oversight Committee met to review statewide education improvement and assessment issues under RSA 193-C:8-a, with the chair focusing on curriculum frameworks, academic standards, and resource elements tied to the state’s adequate education statutes. The chair walked through the statutory relationship between minimum standards for public school approval, academic standards, and local control of curriculum, noting that New Hampshire law requires curriculum frameworks to guide what students should know and be able to do while leaving districts flexibility in instruction. He also raised concerns that some subject areas appear to have current frameworks or standards while others do not, and suggested the committee may need to consider an amendment creating a curriculum frameworks and academic standards coordinator at the Department of Education. Nate Green, director of the Division of Education Analytics and Resources, explained that the terms “academic standards” and “curriculum frameworks” have evolved over time and are often used interchangeably, but can mean different things depending on the subject area. He said the state’s more prescriptive standards largely developed after No Child Left Behind, especially in math, ELA, and science, while older or less-tested subjects such as arts, physical education, and health often retained looser framework-style documents. Green outlined one possible approach of standardizing terminology, but also said New Hampshire could instead define curriculum frameworks separately as a combination of standards, curriculum, and instructional approaches. He emphasized that state standards must support statewide consistency and assessment, while local districts retain control over how they teach. Committee members discussed how these distinctions affect different grade levels and subjects, using examples from math and science to show that minimum standards are broad while academic standards are more specific and grade-level based. Green described how science standards are organized by physical science, life science, and earth/space science across grade bands, while math standards are more directly tied to individual grades. No votes were taken and no formal action was reported during this portion of the meeting; the discussion remained informational and exploratory as members considered whether statutory language or departmental organization should be updated.

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• Member<00:04:51.240><c> from</c> Member from Member from Coventry.
• Thank you, member.
• Thank you, member.
• The member sustained. be taken by roll. The member sustained.
• </c> Member from West Rutland. Member from West Rutland.

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• Chair, members, thank you.
• Members, this is not right.
• Members, this is not right.
• Chair and committee members.
• Chair and members.

Bills: HF1976

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• We are not going to go after members. We are not going to go after members of the executive branch.
• </c><00:00:39.360><c> of</c> do because we do have several members of do because we do have several members
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• </c><00:01:40.759><c> we</c> we are not going to go after members we we are not going to go after members
• “Members, Mr. Chair, I request a roll call on the vote.” “Members, Mr.

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

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• Chair and members.
• Chair and members.
• Chair and members.
• Chair, members.
• Chair, members.

Committee: House Education Finance

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• Chairman and members of the committee.
• Chairman and members of the committee.
• </c> we'll have you stick around for member we'll have you stick around for member questions<00:07:48.639
• And thank you, members.
• Really appreciate it, members.

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: House Taxes

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• Thank you, members.
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Committee: Senate Labor

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• I'm Matt Verlick, Baker and members.
• Um, part of the reason that I members.
• I'm the members. U, my name is Allison.
• ,</c> should have done this earlier, members, should have done this earlier, members, members<01:29:44.560
• My Baker and members of the committee.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• Thank you, members of the committee.
• Chairman and members of the committee.
• Sometimes they're policy-oriented, and sometimes we get questions from members of the community.
• Sometimes they're policy-oriented, and sometimes we get questions from members of the community.
• Sometimes they're policy-oriented, and sometimes we get questions from members of the community.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• Questions by the committee members?
• Any other questions from committee members? Any other questions from committee members?
• members? members?
• Questions from committee<01:22:03.199><c> members.</c> committee members. committee members.
• Thank you, members of the committee.

Committee: Senate Education

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• No back and forth between the members. Great. Just so it's amazing.
• </c> No back and forth between the members. No back and forth between the members.
• They're a member of the community.
• </c> and no discussion between members. and no discussion between members.
• He's a house member. I sponsor do that? He's a house member.

Committee: Senate Education

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• Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio. Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio.
• Arambula, Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, Assembly Member Berman, Assembly Member Haney, Assembly Member
• Irwin, Assembly Member Pellerin, Assembly Member Pellerin, Assembly Member Rubio, Assembly Member Ward
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members voted.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and opened with a prayer and pledge, then held a ceremonial observance for Jewish American Heritage Month. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 195 by Assembly Member Gabriel was presented with extensive remarks from members of multiple caucuses highlighting Jewish Californians’ contributions, the importance of solidarity amid rising antisemitism, and themes of tikkun olam and tzedakah. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 67 co-authors were added, and the chamber then recognized 14 honorees for their service in public life, philanthropy, media, faith leadership, education, and civic engagement. The floor also featured guest introductions and a procedural vote on Assembly Constitutional Amendment 9 by Assembly Member Borrero, which would add affordability as a required consideration in CPUC rate-making, remove telecommunications from the commission’s portfolio, create an office of broadband, and expand legislative appointments. The amendment was adopted. The Assembly then moved through a long third-reading file, passing measures including AB 1697 delaying implementation of a 2025 employment law, AB 2322 on stormwater permit definitions, AB 1653 on hearing-illness education, AB 2274 closing a loophole involving secrecy in trafficking cases, AB 2512 on Anaheim Angels naming language tied to a land exemption, AB 1956 prioritizing young men and boys in suicide prevention, and AB 2273 addressing prosecutorial handling of a local sexual abuse case. Additional bills passed included AB 1809 extending job order contracting for school and community college districts, AB 1970 banning step therapy for serious mental illness and substance use disorder medications, AB 1973 expanding practice authority for advanced practice clinicians, AB 2055 updating vessel law, and AB 2059 narrowing CEQA vehicle-mile-traveled mitigation for certain rural highway projects. The Assembly also adopted ACR 186 designating May 2026 as California Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being Month and H.R. 11 recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia after a lengthy debate that included support from several caucuses and some disagreement over the resolution’s framing of current threats to LGBTQ+ communities.

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• Members, excuse me.
• Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio. Thank you, Assembly Member Rubio.
• Arons, Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan, Assembly Member Berman, Assembly Member Haney, Assembly Member Irwin
• , Assembly Member Pellerin, Assembly Member Perlmutter, Assembly Member Rubio, Assembly Member Ward,
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members voted.

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• Member Murietta. Aye. Member Rainey. Member Russia? Excused. Excused? Well, excuse him.
• Member Schwab? Yes. Member Soper? Excused. Member Watson? Excused. And Member O'Shramsky?
• Member Creek Palm? Aye. Representative Fitzgibbon? Aye. Member Hermanson? Aye.
• Member Murietta? Aye. Member Rainey? Aye. Member Russia? Aye. Senator Robinson? Aye. Member Schwab?
• Member Sober? Aye. Aye. Member Soper? Aye. Member Watson? Excused. Member Yistramski?

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

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• Members, let's be clear.
• Assembly Member Papan.
• Motion from Assembly Member Wallace. Second from Assembly Member Davies.
• Assembly Member Burner.
• Motion from Assembly Member Davies. Second from Assembly Member Hart.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, clean energy, and consumer access. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection and accountability measure, while utilities and industry groups raised concerns about municipalization language and data-request procedures. After discussion about the scope of the bill and existing guardrails from prior legislation, the committee voted SB 327 out on a due pass as amended basis to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later updated to 12-2. SB 1350, a hydrogen bill, would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen in turbines. The author and supporters said it would help California meet clean energy goals, support the Lancaster hydrogen project, and create jobs, while opponents, especially environmental groups, warned about NOx emissions, the risk of paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on feedstocks and delivery. Members discussed amendments already taken and the need for continued work on environmental protections; the committee passed the bill 14-0 to Natural Resources. SB 868 would create a framework for plug-in or balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar, with safety standards and a cap on system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar, while utilities and some others raised safety and backfeed concerns and asked for more review through existing interconnection processes. The author and witnesses said the devices are small, non-exporting, and covered by safety certifications; the committee approved the bill 17-0, later updated to 18-0, and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1233 would require additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related information in existing reports to help inform rates and affordability. Utilities opposed the measure as duplicative of existing proceedings and potentially delay-inducing, while supporters said it would improve transparency for ratepayers. The committee passed SB 1233 10-3 to Appropriations. The committee also dispensed with the consent calendar, passing the remaining consent items, including SB 925, SB 667, SB 952, SB 742, SB 929, SB 943, and SB 1138, and noted that SB 905 had been pulled from the agenda.

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• It's a 12-member board. Ten of those members are elected by different constituent groups.
• We have 4 state members, 3 municipal members, 1 county member, and as I stated, the 2 retiree members
• and our retired members.
• Thank you, members.
• retiree plan members and enhanced retiree members.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• Assembly Member Papan.
• Motion from Assembly Member Wallace. Second from Assembly Member Davies.
• Assembly Member Gonzalez.
• Assembly Member Irwin.
• Motion from Assembly Member Davies. Second from Assembly Member Hart.

Committee: House Utilities and Energy

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• Chair, Ranking Member.
• Good morning, Chair, Vice Chair, Ranking Member, and members.
• Chair, and members.
• Chair, and members.
• Chair, Vice Chair, Ranking Member, and committee members.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, and local government bills. Early measures included HB 743 on social media use by minors, which would require platforms to provide access to parents and law enforcement with a warrant; PCS for HB 1049 on protection of court officials; PCS for HB 491 restricting warrantless government use of AI cameras to detect concealed firearms; and HB 1053, an FDLE agency bill that removed obsolete provisions, renamed a program, combined reports, expanded security-related definitions, and added support for retired police dogs. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 1053 adopted as amended after some questions about eliminating the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee and related reporting changes. The committee also approved HB 4075, a Leon County local bill capping reimbursement for inmate medical transport and care at Medicare-based rates, and HB 1095, a Hillsborough County pilot program for probationers with substance-abuse conditions that uses frequent testing and short jail sanctions for violations; both were reported favorably as amended. Several bills focused on law enforcement and public safety. HB 1129 clarified that victims’ identifying information, including names, is protected from public release under Marsy’s Law, and its amendment added a 72-hour confidentiality period for law enforcement officers involved in critical incidents, with possible extension if safety concerns remain; the bill passed favorably as amended. PCS for HB 1371 addressed a range of protections and tools for law enforcement and first responders, including limits on vehicle kill switches, funding for critical infrastructure mapping, a 25-year minimum for attempted first-degree murder of specified justice personnel, and procedures after exposure to bodily fluids; it was reported favorably. HB 857 increased penalties for assault or battery on utility workers and was also approved. HB 317 required written, sworn complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, imposed penalties for false complaints, and limited the use of unsubstantiated investigations in personnel files; it passed despite opposition from some law enforcement groups and support from others. The committee spent substantial time on HB 903, a corrections bill that would tighten inmate complaint procedures, authorize tracking of inmate movement, adjust execution-related provisions, streamline mental health and competency processes, and change contracting authority for prison services. Members raised concerns about costs, civil rights, and the statute of limitations, but the bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-3 vote. HB 181 on objective parole guidelines, which would require the Commission on Offender Review to incorporate vocational, educational, and self-betterment programming and provide its statistical analysis to legislative leaders, drew strong support from criminal justice reform advocates and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved HB 1455 on repeat sexual offenders, which creates mandatory minimum sentences for subsequent specified sexual offenses and bars gain time or discretionary early release; an amendment increased one mandatory minimum from 10 to 20 years for selling or buying minors for sexually explicit conduct. Throughout the meeting, several bills drew testimony from law enforcement, industry, advocacy groups, and members of the public, with votes generally favoring the measures.

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• Chairman and members. Chair: All right, members, are there questions for Mr. Metcalf?
• Chair and members. I'm happy to take any questions from committee members. Now, Mr. Raymond.
• Members, other questions? Mr. Metcalf. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• Chairman and members.
• Chairman, members.

Bills: HB346 , HB1360 , HB1510 , HB1606 , HB1804 , HB1805 , HB2156 , HB2391 , HB2767 , HB3022 , HB3044 , HB3272 , HB3293 , HB3493 , HB3809 , HB3824 , HJR110 , HB2463

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• Thank you, Chair Doleo, Ranking Member Dye, members of the committee.
• Thank you, Chair Doglio, and Ranking Member Dye, and members of the committee.
• Chair Doglio, Ranking Member Dye, and members of the committee.
• Good evening, Chair Doglio, Ranking Member Dye, and committee members.
• Good evening, Chair Doglio, Ranking Member Dye, and committee members.

Bills: HB2426 , HB2373 , HB2416

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, electric utility, energy assistance, low-income households, monthly bill assistance, energy equity, waste management, energy, climate action, environmental regulations, fair treatment, renewable energy, sustainability