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• option to get to and from school.
• option to get to and from school.
• File items 104 to 106, all items shall be continued.
• We're going to pass and retain on file items 127 and 128. That brings us to file item 129.
• That is file items 153 through 175. Does any member wish to remove an item? 153 through 175.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then dispensed with reading the journal and moved through a large number of procedural items, including deeming 102 second-reading items read and amendments adopted. The body also approved several floor motions, including suspending rules for guest access and committee noticing, moving AB 2595 to second reading, and sending ACR 110 to the inactive file. Numerous local officials and community representatives were introduced from cities including South Pasadena, Isparia, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Palmdale, Holtville, and Lindsay. On the floor file, several measures were taken up and passed. AB 1673 by Hadwick, allowing county fish and game commissions more flexibility to use certain funds for wildlife conflict prevention, passed 62-0. ACR 143 by Pacheco, proclaiming April 19-25 as California Cities Week, was adopted with 65 co-authors added. AB 1982 by Lowenthal, removing sunsets from existing anti-drink-spiking requirements for certain establishments, passed 68-0. ACR 158 by Solache, recognizing April 2026 as Donate Life Month, was adopted with 74 co-authors added after testimony about organ donation and transplant needs. AB 1908 by McKinnor, authorizing counties to establish victim compensation funds for survivors of abuse involving public agencies, passed 71-0. AB 2052 by Stephanie, aimed at ensuring continuity for vulnerable victims in criminal cases by allowing the same prosecutor to remain on a case, passed 62-0. ACR 178 by Flora, recognizing April 21 as National Rendering Day, was also adopted with 69 co-authors added. The second-day consent calendar and remaining listed items were then approved, with all votes recorded at 69-0 and no items removed. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory from Assembly Member Haney for Mary Dallas Armstrong of San Francisco, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session. The House adjourned until Monday, April 27, at 1 p.m.

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• File Item 6, SB 1252 from DeRazzo, and File Item 7, SB 1280 by Senator Viadaris, have been pulled from
• We'll now move to file item 11. Please call the absent members. File item 11, SB 1199.
• We'll move to file item... We'll place that on call. We'll move to file item 9, SB 1314.
• We will now move to file item 10. Yeah. I. 8-0 on call. We will now move to file item 10.
• File item 3, SB 1150. File item 3, SB 1150. Please call the absent members.

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• File item number 5, AB 359 by Ramos.
• File item number 6, AB 502 by Pellerin.
• So one of the things that we do is we work collaboratively with school and where a particular school
• On item 8, AB 795. AB 775 by Fong.
• Our last Item 4 AB 331 by Pellerin.

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• We have file item six.
• Senator Reyes, file item seven. Thank you, Madam President.
• File item 20. Secretary, please read.
• Senator Gonzalez, file item 26. Secretary, please read.
• , as of lately, as we've seen rises in school shootings.

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• Concurrent file item seven, we're going to pass and retain on reconsideration file items 8 through 10
• File items 8 through 10, all items shall be continued.
• That's file items 11 through 14. File item 11, we're going to pass and retain.
• Sam Yetto High School, which is our continuation high school, is a school where students have had some
• , high schools, college campuses, elementary schools, graduations, homes, neighborhoods—everywhere is

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• We have 18 items, file items on our agenda, and we are ready to start with Mr. Lee.
• File item number one, AB 1729.
• On the consent calendar, we have file item 4, AB 1245; file item 9, AB 1980; file item 14, AB 2417; and
• file item 18, AB 2780.
• File item number 12, AB 2054, Gibson. File item number 12, AB 2054, Gibson.

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• We also have items on our vote-only calendar, but we're going to be holding off on those items and voting
• districts into two school districts.
• We can move to the item, that's fine. Thank you. We can move to the item. That's fine. Thank you.
• We're going to hold this item open, and we are going to move to the next agenda item.
• And we will hold this item open.

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• , Kingston School, Rural Special School, and Timbo School.
• And so if we did that, we would have a separate vote on that item.
• Members, that takes us to item C.
• Item C, this is the Revenue Stabilization Law and schedule. Your first item C is the schedule.
• So we’re—and then the next item is other funds.

Summary: The committee first reviewed a long list of House and Senate bills that were ready to be passed out, then heard a special language subcommittee report. The report recommended do pass on six bills, including SB 63, SB 67, SB 73, HB 1089, HB 1090, and HB 1093, and amendments on 11 others. A motion to pull HB 107 out for separate consideration failed, and the special language report was adopted. The committee then took up the Revenue Stabilization Law and schedule. Staff explained the schedule’s differences from the governor’s balanced budget proposal and described several fund transfers, including $100 million for Medicaid sustainability, $70 million for the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom account, $43.7 million for the general discretionary majority vote set-aside, $5 million for the motor vehicle set-aside, and two $150 million transfers related to the Quick Action Closing Fund and public highway improvements. Members asked for clarification on allocations, and the committee adopted the amendment and passed both House Bill 1100 and Senate Bill 75 as amended. Representative McClendon then presented a bill to support expansion of the Bella Vista Veterans Wall of Honor, but withdrew it, saying he would seek other funding sources. The committee then moved through the remaining captioned bills, including House Bills 105, 107, 1008, 1022, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1051, 1052, 1064, 1066, 1068, 1089, 1090, and 1093, and Senate Bills 3, 4, 7, 8, 15, 20, 21, 30, 31, 36, 41, 43, 58, 63, 67, and 77, generally passing them with little or no discussion, some as amended. The chair announced that all prior holds had been released and said the next Joint Budget Committee meeting would be Tuesday for peer issues only, then adjourned the meeting.

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• school, the dental school, the medical school, and the pharmacy school, three of those four schools
• Examples include Ryan Middle School and Rusk Middle School in Houston.
• There are five medical schools and nursing schools.
• Those items include our Longview campus funding, Palestine campus funding, and our School of Nursing's
• School districts struggle for school bus drivers.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• First item is our budget process. We started to. First item is our budget process.
• Teachers retirement now: you'll see a big $238 million item in the school aid formula that... $238 million
• item in the school aid formula, that pays for the unfunded liability.
• Some major items in the budget. I just did a quick list of some of the bigger items.
• These are one-time items, $111 million of one-time items that are not considered base, so we don't put

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• <00:00:55.120> agenda<00:00:55.440> is Um, first item on the agenda is Um, first item
• Total number of items Uh motion carries.
• <00:09:54.399> Um, might see utilized in schools. Um, might see utilized in schools.
• The schools actually submitted, and 155 schools submitted, and they were all awarded.
• is item number 60 on MOA Uh, next item is item number 60 on MOA amendment<00:25:08.799> yellow

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Summary: The committee met after several reschedulings due to flooding, welcomed a new assistant, and confirmed a quorum. It first approved the March 11 minutes, then reported that the day’s agenda included 310 items totaling about $139.4 million, with all vendors registered with the Secretary of State. The committee then approved deferred items involving the Transportation Cabinet/Department of Highways, including one routine PSC green-list item and one PSC amendment item, after hearing from the Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Professional Services and noting prior questions had been answered. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Education contracts tied to reading and literacy initiatives. Officials described a competitive grant program for high-quality instructional resources and related professional learning, explaining that resources are selected through evidence-based reviews and a quality curriculum task force, and that districts apply using an instructional resources alignment rubric. Members questioned the program’s reach, whether districts opt in, how many schools applied, and whether the effort is producing measurable reading gains. Department witnesses said about 155 schools applied and were awarded, the program is voluntary, and the University of Louisville’s Reading Research Center is collecting qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate effectiveness. Several members expressed concern that the state has repeatedly funded literacy efforts without improving reading scores, though the committee ultimately approved the education items, with Senator Meredith noting support but frustration about the lack of progress. The committee also approved an MOA amendment item supporting the Principal Partnership Project, which provides tools, resources, and professional learning for administrators and helps meet statutory evaluation-training requirements. Members asked about the use of nonrecurring federal funds and whether the arrangement affects retirement benefits; staff said the contract pays districts based on daily wage and additional workdays, which does increase retirement packages. Representative McCool voted yes but voiced caution about possible supplanting. Finally, the committee took up an Office of the Controller contract for a brokered insurance-related procurement. Representative Balman moved to disapprove the contract, arguing the winning broker was not the low bidder and that the committee lacked answers about how technical scoring outweighed a roughly $600,000 price difference. The motion to disapprove did not prevail, and the contract was approved after further discussion about procurement scoring and the committee’s limited information.

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• Item 14, AB 1141 by Assemblymember Lee; and Item 17, AB 1479 by Assemblymember Tangipa.
• Next item on the agenda is agenda item number nine, AB 670 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva.
• Next item on the agenda is item number 12, AB 10 by Assembly Member Irwin.
• Agenda item. We move on to Assemblymember Harabedian's bill, agenda item number 16, AB 1206.
• Honorable Chair, the last item from you. All right, the last item, AB 1154, from the chair.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda focused heavily on housing, local government, Brown Act teleconferencing, and public agency administration. Early bills included AB 39, which would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning for EV charging and building decarbonization; AB 76, which clarifies Chula Vista’s university innovation district housing requirements; AB 259, AB 409, and AB 467, which extend or modernize Brown Act teleconferencing provisions for local agencies, community college student bodies, and Los Angeles neighborhood councils; and AB 428, which would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance. Supporters emphasized climate planning, housing access, public participation, safety, and cost savings, while several bills were amended to address stakeholder concerns. Most of these measures advanced on bipartisan votes, generally 6-1 or 7-0, and were left open for additional members to add on later. The committee also heard AB 632, which would strengthen local enforcement tools for serious code violations, fire hazards, illegal cannabis operations, and unsafe housing by allowing unpaid administrative fines to be converted into money judgments and liens. Local government and code enforcement groups supported the bill as a way to improve compliance and reduce costly litigation. AB 670 would let local governments count investments in preserving naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element reporting and require broader reporting of demolitions and replacement housing compliance; supporters argued preservation is essential because many unsubsidized affordable homes are at risk. AB 761 would allow Monterey-Salinas Transit to place a future sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board, rather than separate approval from each member jurisdiction, to preserve transit funding for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. These measures also moved forward, with the committee noting amendments and sending them to the next committees of referral. Another major item was AB 810, which would require special districts and joint powers authorities to migrate public-facing websites and email addresses to .gov or CA.gov domains by 2031. The author argued the change would reduce fraud and improve public trust, especially after emergency-related scams, while opponents from special districts and IT organizations said the transition would be costly and difficult for smaller agencies. Several school-related opponents withdrew after amendments, and committee members discussed possible aliases and tribal-government language. The bill passed 7-1 to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. Finally, AB 1206 proposed a pre-approved design catalog for single-family homes and small multifamily developments, modeled on a prior ADU bill, to speed rebuilding and reduce design costs; supporters from Habitat for Humanity and housing advocates said it would help both wildfire recovery and broader housing production, and the bill drew at least one opposed-unless-amended position as the committee moved into further discussion.

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• I have 101 school districts and, unfortunately, always have the most schools on his list.
• Clerk will read the remaining items. Item 7 is fine.
• All items shall be continued.
• All items shall be continued.
• We're going to pass your intent on file items 23, 24, and 25. File item 26, decorum please.

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• Going to pass and retain on file item 73, brings us to file item 74.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item 7576, brings us to file item 77.
• The pass and retain on file item 798081, that brings us to file item 82. AB 1206 by Assemblymember.
• Pass and retain on file items 103, 104, 105. Gets us to file item number 106, AJR 10 by Assembly.
• Going to pass and retain on file item 110, brings That is to file item 111, AB 1152 by Assemblymember

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• When I was a student in high school, I had a school guard who attempted to groom me and asked when I
• We're going to move on to file item while we have everybody. File item number two.
• File item number one, SB 921 by Grove.
• We are ready to go to our last file item of the day, and that is file item number seven, SB 1319.
• We are going to start then with file item number one. File item 1, SB 921.

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• to those items, which is charter<02:21:40.319> schools,<02:21:40.560> EFAs,<02:21:41.120
• Is there a schools.
• <03:58:09.640> and schools in general, charter schools and schools in general, charter schools
• Page 10, item number four. Open that for Page 10, item number four.
• I'd like to make a motion to approve the changes to HB 1 described in item number two, charter school

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Summary: The committee met with Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre and Charitable Gaming Chief Compliance Officer Kulie Aoyo to review proposed changes in HB 2 and related amendments affecting video lottery terminals, historic horse racing, charitable gaming, and scratch tickets. McIntyre said the late-arriving amendment made revenue estimates difficult, especially because the bill would allow operators to decide when to convert from HHR to VLTs and would change the floor-space rules. He explained that the existing 70/30 floor-space split between machines and table games was negotiated to protect charity revenue, and warned that moving to a 90/10 split could reduce charity revenue, potentially by as much as $17 million, while also changing the character of the facilities. Committee members discussed whether to keep the 70/30 split, and McIntyre said he could provide updated estimates later that day, including net impacts after any offsetting gains or losses under current law. Members also asked about the governor’s proposed operator share versus the Sweeney amendment’s higher operator share. McIntyre said the governor’s 45% figure was based on his own estimate and on comparable rates in other states, and he supported it as a way to maximize revenue for the state and charities. He also described a change to high-stakes tournaments: after speaking with Rep. Sweeney, he said the amendment was clarified to apply only to those tournaments and would lower the house take from 10% to 5% to encourage participation in rare, high-buy-in events. The committee also discussed a separate proposal to raise the maximum scratch ticket price from $30 to $50; McIntyre said the change would take time to implement, would likely increase net state revenue by about $1 million in year two, and was consistent with pricing in neighboring states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut. Additional questions covered sports betting and a separate Kino-related estimate. McIntyre said March Madness is the busiest period for sports betting and that the state’s sports betting revenue has exceeded initial expectations. He also said he had estimated that removing a municipal-vote restriction for Kino could cost about $12 million total, with $2 million in the first year and $10 million thereafter. No formal votes were taken during the discussion; the chair indicated the committee would revisit the VLT amendment and other sections later, and McIntyre agreed to send updated revenue estimates to committee members.

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• That item is approved. That item is approved, 5 to 0.
• high schools.
• And I also understand that schools don't always, not every school...
• , discussion item, or action item.
• schools and approving those schools and approving those.

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• ; Luke Langley, Erath High School.
• , Benton High School.
• , Denham Springs High School.
• , Denham Springs High School.
• Right, the school year.

Summary: The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education met with a quorum, approved the minutes from its prior meeting, and unanimously approved the 2026–27 membership slate for the Legislative Youth Advisory Council after hearing that more than 300 students applied. The commission also approved LIAC’s budget and mileage reimbursement guidelines, which were updated to reflect the IRS rate increase. Members thanked the Legislature for continuing to fund LIAC after earlier years of sponsor-based support. The meeting featured several civic education presentations tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. Brandon Burris of the Lieutenant Governor’s office described state parks, museums, library backpack programs, Keep Louisiana Beautiful, and Homework Louisiana as civic and educational resources. Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute discussed national trends in civics education, teacher discomfort with controversial topics, and the institute’s teacher training, student camps, debate programs, and civics app. Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Katie Stark and Nancy Torren presented America 250-related materials, including a PBS Kids feature on a Louisiana child and a PBS Learning Media series on Bernardo de Gálvez and Spanish Louisiana, along with teacher training events. LIAC members John Parker and Brandon Routon reported on their work over the year, including school safety efforts, digital service-hour tracking, AP self-study access, minor work permits, AI-generated harassment of minors, and school advisory councils. The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education reported on Law Day and Constitution Day programming reaching thousands of students, its summer institute, student and teacher awards, and a proclamation marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Barry Irwin also reported that legislation to clean up the commission’s membership and quorum provisions had passed the House and been heard in Senate Education. The commission adjourned after thanking staff for managing the meeting during severe weather.

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• Remember, we are to our last item, that's agenda item number 6, that's the Oklahoma School of Science
• The South Carolina school has 2.5 LPCs. And the Louisiana school has 4.5 LPCs.
• That's item number one. Item number two is armed security.
• That's item two. Item three is roof replacement for a residence hall.
• Item number three. Item number four is fiber upgrade.

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• Item number 1 is an item that we need to address.
• Uh, this is where OB's new middle school in Heiser was, um, approved for funding. Item C, Mr.
• Item D, Mr. Chair, is for Anne Parish Elementary School in Los Lunas.
• Chair, uh, item G was the recertifications of SSTBs, which certified Hobbs Middle School, Hobbs Heiser
• Um, I, I wonder about that sometimes with, uh, like on item 3 it says for the Cuba Independent Schools