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• <00:12:36.880> of Senator Murphy, for a motion to adopt the committee reports.
• President, I move the committee reports printed in the agenda be adopted.
• The secretary will report the A1 amendment.
• <00:24:02.200> the<00:24:02.320> A1 secretary will report the A1 secretary will report
• <00:30:15.360> or somebody got away with fraud or somebody got away with fraud or mismanagement

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• Chair, go ahead with your report. Mr. Vice Chair, committee, Mr.
• To track it, we report it, we relive it over and over again.
• I'm an investigative reporter.
• Of the $3 billion in fraud losses reported by Californians last year, more than half of those losses
• Thank you very much for that prompt and concise report.

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• Those are fraud claims violations.
• If they have to report certain things, they have a time frame to report certain things.
• If they have to report certain things, they have a time frame to report certain things.
• If they have to report certain things, they have a time frame to report certain things.
• recipient if they don't report it? recipient if they don't report it?

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• By your vote, Senate Bill 1054 is reported favorably and unanimously.
• By your vote, CS for SB 628 is reported favorably.
• By your vote, Senate Bill 878 is reported favorably and unanimously.
• By your vote, SB 952 is reported favorably.
• By your vote, SB 952 is reported favorably.

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several criminal justice, public records, nuisance, and firearms bills. SB 1168, by Sen. Leak, would create a second-degree felony for aggravated installation or use of a tracking device or application when done in furtherance of a dangerous crime; it passed unanimously. SB 1054, by Sen. Garcia, would increase penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring devices, require immediate revocation of pretrial release for tampering, and bar further pretrial release on the current charges; after testimony raising concerns about unintended consequences and proof issues, it was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1198, by Sen. DeSigley, addressing fraudulent use of gift cards, was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment and a technical amendment, then reported favorably with support from retail and industry groups. SB 710, by Sen. Osgood, would create a public records exemption for personal identifying and location information of current and former Crime Stoppers employees, board members, and volunteers; it was reported favorably unanimously. SB 1022, by Sen. Wright, would strengthen nuisance abatement enforcement by raising fines, allowing tax-collector collection and special assessments, and authorizing foreclosure on unpaid liens; it was reported favorably after support from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. SB 716, by Sen. Martin, would impose mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses by registered sexual offenders or predators and bar early release; after an amendment to tie the penalty to prior convictions rather than registration status, it passed favorably. SB 878, also by Sen. Martin, would extend probation supervision for certain misdemeanor controlled-substance offenses and align them with existing alcohol-related probation rules; it passed unanimously. Finally, SB 952, by Sen. Guglia, would repeal the statute allowing firearm and ammunition sales restrictions during certain declared emergencies; after extensive testimony from gun-rights advocates and debate about local emergency ordinances, it was reported favorably.

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• Chair, go ahead with your report. Mr. Vice Chair, committee, Mr.
• I'm an investigative reporter.
• I'm an investigative reporter.
• Of the $3 billion in fraud losses reported by Californians last year, more than half of those losses
• Thank you very much for that prompt and concise report.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• Today we're presenting two reports that have findings, and we also have four reports without findings
• Today we're presenting two reports that have findings, and we also have four reports without findings
• Okay, the first report we have today with findings is the Department of Human Services, FY24 report,
• and this report contains three findings.
• Chair, the next report we have with findings is the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, FY24 report

Summary: The committee first approved prior meeting minutes by motion and voice vote. It then took up audit reports, with several reports without findings filed without objection. The main discussion centered on the FY24 Department of Human Services audit, which contained three findings: alleged fraud involving disaster SNAP and Medicaid benefits, a delayed notification of a nearly $610,000 altered state warrant, and asset-control issues including missing or misidentified equipment and improper sales tax paid on vehicle purchases. DHS representatives said some fraud cases had been resolved with restitution, others were pending or dismissed, and they described corrective steps such as updating internal notification procedures and asset controls. Committee members questioned the missing assets, the notification delay, and the sales tax issue, and the report was deferred to the next meeting so DHS could return with written policy changes. The committee also reviewed the FY24 Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism audit, which had two findings: loss of nearly $3,500 in museum receipts and cash-control exceptions involving $100 missing from a park camping drawer and an $80 overage at War Memorial Stadium. Agency officials said the museum loss was believed to be theft, that controls had since been strengthened with a point-of-sale and reservation system, and that the stadium issue reflected the unique mix of cash and bank balances used for events. Members asked about the investigation, reimbursement through the bond board, and whether the employee’s final paycheck could be withheld. The chair later relayed that the prosecutor’s office said the Parks and Tourism investigation remained open and that additional information had been requested from the agency, so the report was also deferred to the next meeting.

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• . report. report.
• the minority report. the minority report. Thank<00:19:29.360> you.
• be a minority report on that. be a minority report on that.
• report? report?
• study for the minority report on 1335. study for the minority report on 1335.

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• By your vote, the bill passes and will be reported favorably.
• Right now there's a report that comes in from DPM, and we want to make a report quarterly to follow up
• CHAIRMAN REP  CROSS RIGHT NOW THERE'S A REPORT THAT   126 COMES IN FROM DPM AND WE WANT
• TO MAKE A  REPORT QUARTERLY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.
• With that, we will show House Bill 953 reported favorably. Thank you, sir.

Summary: The Transportation Economic Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four measures. First, the committee considered PCS for HB 1177, which originally addressed ad valorem tax exemptions for defense and aerospace operations and contract procedures for Space Florida. An amendment removed the tax exemption portion for later consideration in the tax package, and the bill then passed favorably after brief discussion about Florida’s competitiveness in the space industry. The committee next took up a conforming budget bill on documentary stamp taxes, which redirects a portion of doc stamp revenue from general revenue to the State Transportation Trust Fund. The sponsor said the change restores a $60 million transportation funding stream with a corresponding general revenue reduction, while maintaining a net zero fiscal impact overall. Members asked about why the funding was being restored and how the money would be used, and the bill passed favorably. Members then heard PCB 26-02, which re-creates the Emergency Preparedness Response Fund and adds restrictions and oversight. The proposal limits the fund to state appropriations for natural emergencies, requires legislative consultation for extended emergencies, keeps revenue in the fund, sends federal reimbursements to general revenue, adds quarterly reporting and inventory/accounting requirements, and sunsets the fund in 2030 unless reenacted. Testimony and debate focused on accountability, disaster response readiness, and concerns about prior uses of the fund; the PCB passed favorably. Finally, the committee considered HB 953, which strengthens oversight of commercial driving schools by authorizing county tax collectors to enforce related statutes and inspections. The sponsor said the bill responds to fraud and misrepresentation in the industry and would help protect driver licensing integrity, especially in South Florida. After supportive testimony from the Miami-Dade Tax Collector’s Office and a lobbyist, the bill passed favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Conference Committee report.
• Madam Speaker, I hereby announce the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the conference
• , who will explain the report. Thank you. I move that we adopt the conference committee report.
• report say I. I. Those opposed say nay. report say I. I. Those opposed say nay.
• ,<00:03:26.560> and things to control the waste, fraud, and things to control the waste, fraud

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up the conference committee report on Senate File 3045, an act relating to state government operations. The authors described the bill as a broad agreement on government operations that funds state functions, limits growth in government, and includes elections and campaign finance provisions that were characterized as common-sense and bipartisan. Members also noted the bill supports legislative staff and other government operations, and one speaker highlighted that the final product reflected technical changes and input from counties and other election stakeholders. During debate, several members praised the conference process and the bipartisan work between the House and Senate co-chairs. One member specifically emphasized that the elections portion was developed to address technical fixes and to respond to concerns from those involved in election administration. Another speaker, in a lighthearted aside, referenced a “giant beaver bill” and thanked a colleague for bringing it forward again, before urging members to vote green. The House adopted the conference committee report and then repassed Senate File 3045 as amended by conference. The final roll call was 116 ayes and 18 nays, and the bill’s title was agreed to.

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• The clerk will report the motion.
• The clerk will report the bill.
• The clerk<00:00:57.600> will<00:00:57.760> report<00:00:58.079> the<00:00:58.239
• clerk will report the bill. clerk will report the bill.
• The clerk will report the amendment. West moves to amend House File 9.

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• But if there is fraud, it could affect the whole state.
• And these laws serve to keep our elections safe and secure and to prevent voter fraud.
• Report you answered a lot of my questions ahead of time. Did you tell us?
• And as of our interim hearings and all, we were getting very good reports.
• Reports from Christina Adkins that the complaints had stopped. So.

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• <00:35:30.640> report um from the mclassification fraud report um from the mclassification
• fraud report uh<00:35:32.640> appropriation<00:35:33.359> of<00:35:33.880> 326,000<
• that provides objectives and reporting that provides objectives and reporting requirements.<00:41
• fraud or misuse of public funds.
• <00:48:29.359> on<00:48:29.920> R elements of the report. on R elements of the report

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• They represent are anything but fraud.
• fraud rates. fraud rates.
• And those with proposed minority reports to be prepared on the 27th with committee reports.
• Last bill of the day, Senate Bill 663. consider having committee reports consider having committee reports
• And those with proposed minority reports And those with proposed minority reports to<01:34:33.120

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Summary: Division Three of the Finance Committee met in work session on April 20, 2026, to consider Senate Bills 481, 603, and 663, with the discussion focused primarily on SB 481, relative to the sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center property. The chair explained that the bill was advisory only and that the committee’s recommendations would go to full Finance on April 27. For SB 481, members reviewed conflicting provisions in the prior budget law about whether sale proceeds should go to the general fund or the Youth Development Center Claims and Administration Settlement Fund, and the bill was described as a compromise that would direct proceeds to the general fund before June 30, 2027, and to the settlement fund after that date. It was noted that the settlement fund had originally received about $20 million and had roughly $10 million remaining. The committee also received an extensive update from DCYF Director Marie Noonan on the new Youth Development Center in Hampstead. She reported that construction remained on schedule, with major structural and interior work complete, substantial completion expected in late summer or early fall 2026, and occupancy anticipated in early 2027. The presentation highlighted the facility’s design features, including single-occupancy bedrooms, sensory rooms, an education wing, medical and clinical suites, visitation space, a gym, and multiple outdoor courtyards, all intended to support a trauma-informed setting. Members asked about the facility’s funding, square footage, fencing, and scanner; staff said the building is about 34,000 square feet, funded entirely with federal ARPA state recovery funds to date, and that the scanner is on site but not yet operational pending policy and staff training. Committee members also raised concerns about the facility’s design and security. In response, DCYF said some concrete walls are required for structural and safety reasons, but they are being painted to maintain a brighter environment, and that the fencing will be about 15 feet high with privacy netting because the campus is shared with Hampstead. Officials said the new facility is legislatively limited to a maximum of 12 youth, while the current center can house 12 to 18, and emphasized that courts ultimately determine placements. No votes or final actions were taken during the work session.

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• and in the supplemental report issued in January.
• With under $600, there's no reporting to the IRS. From $600 to $5,000, there's reporting.
• On the mobile app, we will just be reporting that to the IRS.
• We have quite a few reports from El Paso, Laredo, San Diego.
• That report to be made that report is available, but it wasn't completely presented to y'all two years

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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• printed in part A of House Report printed in part A of House Report 119-440, 119-440, 119-440, if
• , the time specified in the report, the time specified in the report, equally<00:08:36.320> divided
• came up with a report and what that<00:37:59.040> report That report identified what we were seeing
• The GAO report will compare plans.
• . fraud. fraud.

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• Other reports of committees? None on the desk, Mr. President.
• We only know that, taken together, it is about three times the amount of fraud and administrative and
• to the board, revises reporting requirements and language for the requirements of the University of
• and mail fraud, aiding and abetting wire fraud.
• They had a report, 481 pages, January 20th of this year.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.

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• We'll report back to you all next session on the status of those. You'll get a report on those.
• Issue five, rider reports.
• I am pleased to report that our staff, both our cyber security and our fraud fraud deterrence staff have
• That report from 2023 by.
• That's all that was reported.

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• We will begin at the fifth order of business, reports of committee.
• business, reports of committee. business, reports of committee.
• Could you go back again to that fraud question you asked me earlier?
• We understand that fraud is a problem.
• , as well as efforts to prevent fraud, as well as efforts to prevent fraud, especially<00:55:31.680

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• I urge the committee to report the bill out favorably, and thank you again for this opportunity.
• I’m happy to report that all stakeholders remain fine with the language of the DCFA as introduced.
• , a huge mortgage fraud that nobody is paying attention to.
• I was asking who can fix that huge mortgage fraud crime. Who can fix it?
• So they want you to pay to fight for an appeal against a fraud, which doesn't make sense to me.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on several bills focused on consumer debt, mortgage regulation, credit unions, and foreclosure prevention. The Attorney General’s Office strongly supported the Debt Collection Fairness Act (S. 735/H. 1275), saying it would curb abusive debt collection, prevent stale claims, limit civil arrest warrants, modernize wage garnishment rules, and reduce judgment interest rates. Senator Eldridge and legal aid advocates echoed that support, while the Massachusetts Bankers Association and the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association supported bills on credit union mission/competition, consumer privacy in mortgage applications, subprime loan definitions, UCC updates, and protections for vulnerable adults, but opposed foreclosure mediation proposals and several credit union expansion measures, arguing they would distort competition and add unnecessary burdens. A large portion of the hearing focused on foreclosure prevention bills (S. 765/H. 1090), with testimony from homeowners, housing organizers, and legal advocates describing predatory lending, confusing servicing practices, health harms, and displacement caused by foreclosure. Supporters said a statewide pre-foreclosure mediation program would give borrowers and lenders a chance to reach alternatives such as loan modifications or repayment plans, and cited local experience in Lynn where mediation reportedly produced high rates of foreclosure alternatives. Opponents from the banking industry argued Massachusetts already has strong foreclosure protections and that a new mandatory process could delay resolution without added benefit, though they also noted a 2024 pilot should be evaluated first. The committee also heard strong support for H. 1282/S. 684, which would update the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code. State Street and a bankruptcy attorney said the changes are needed to keep commercial law current with electronic transactions, tokenized assets, and blockchain technology, and to maintain competitiveness with other states. The hearing concluded after public testimony, with no bill votes taken during the session; the chair thanked speakers and the committee voted to adjourn.

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• They did a police report, but I never found out who that person was.
• I don't like the the fraud that has taken place.
• But the office of election crimes and security had report, I think, was it 3 counties that they did a
• sample and saw some significant fraud in some of the 2024 issues.
• At 6 elections had they've done a report and there was not any elections had they've done a report and

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