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• So, if a town clerk wants to go to a college and register college students to vote, that's perfectly
• A more fair question would be: There is a suicide crisis and a homeless crisis.
• The more fair question would be, what are you going to do about suicide and homelessness?
• The more fair question would be, what are you going to do about suicide and homelessness?
• Would be what are you going to do about suicide and homelessness?

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The bouts of homelessness are temporary and short-lived.
• But what's also important is that the wraparound services come with this homelessness funding.
• Because of this, veterans' homelessness was cut in half in the last 10 years.
• Interagency Council on Homelessness.
• In Minnesota, one of the saddest demographics in the homelessness space is that senior homelessness is

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• It's about a permanent position authority for the Housing and Homelessness Program.
• Hi, Hannah Zamati, Deputy Director for the Housing and Homelessness Division within CDSS.
• The proposal is for permanent position authority for CDSS's Housing and Homelessness programs.
• So, for example, two months ago, UCSF's housing and homelessness initiative published...
• again found that the program really is effective at closing gaps in the homelessness system.

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services heard a series of budget items focused first on the California Department of Aging and then on the Department of Social Services. For Aging, the director reported the state is at the midpoint of the Master Plan for Aging, with about 300 initiatives launched and roughly three-quarters completed, nearly $1 billion invested, and expanded local planning, research, and stakeholder engagement. The committee also discussed HICAP modernization, which would add ongoing funding from the Special HICAP Fund to expand Medicare counseling capacity, and senior meal programs, including support for virtual congregate/to-go meals and the use of prior one-time nutrition investments. The chair raised concerns about federal H.R. 1 and its downstream effects on older adults, food assistance, and other safety-net programs, and the department said its direct budget was not affected but that other programs serving older adults could be under pressure. The committee then reviewed multiple CDSS proposals. These included implementing the federal Medicaid Access Rule by creating a statewide grievance process and critical incident reporting system for IHSS and other home- and community-based services; housing and homelessness programs such as CalWORKs Housing Support, Housing and Disability Advocacy, Home Safe, and Bringing Families Home, where the department described strong outcomes but warned that one-time funding is expiring and services are scaling back; and permanent position authority for the Housing and Homelessness Division. Members also heard about the facility management system modernization for Community Care Licensing, home care services branch solvency and regulation work, child care centers in multifamily housing, the Seizure Emergency Response Act, licensing during emergencies and disasters, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, and social services automation projects including CalSAWS, the enterprise data pipeline, and CalWORKs child support notices. The LAO and Department of Finance generally had no additional comments or were still reviewing several requests. A notable exchange occurred on the Community Care Licensing item, where Senator Grove pressed the department about the Autumn Oaks facility in Tulare County, citing dozens of complaints and severe conditions affecting seniors. The department said it had worked with the county and ombudsman on relocation, was reviewing what went wrong, and had authority to pursue administrative action even after a license surrender. The hearing ended with a stakeholder presentation from the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging supporting a $62.3 million Older Californians Act request, followed by public comment from advocates for housing, Meals on Wheels, HICAP, Home Safe, and H-DAP. The subcommittee adjourned without taking votes, and all items were held open.

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• Our churches, at least the ones I'm honored to serve, stay close to the problem of homelessness, and
• And it's well established that people experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of becoming homeless
• And it's well established that people experiencing homelessness are at imminent risk of becoming homeless
• I think where we are approaching it is: it is not a crime to be homeless.
• I'm a physician with a more than 30-year career caring for people experiencing homelessness.

Bills: HB2304 , SGA9280 , SGA9281

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: condominium, housing, warranty, property rights, construction, 904, all

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• And so he did and a number of students did.
• The university opened its doors in 1903 with just 32 students.
• Student body president Olivia Alexander.
• HB 3939 by Johnson relating to a student input for student.
• HB 4143 by Reynolds relating to initiatives for first generation students, low-income students, and underserved

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• In the gallery today and over in the Assembly, we're joined by educators, students, parents, local leaders
• behavioral health needs of adults and older adults, many of whom experience isolation, underdiagnosis, homelessness
• to remember what it was like to be transitory and to be on the move and to be a refugee and to be homeless
• Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, where he was a student-athlete in both basketball and baseball.
• Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, where he was a student now. And more.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest recognitions, and several ceremonial presentations. Members welcomed Jack and Jill of America’s Far West Region and a large education bus trip from Senate District 15. The body also adopted SCR 151 designating May 2026 as ACL Injury Awareness Month, SR 105 declaring May as National Tennis Month, SCR 175 recognizing Behavioral Health Awareness Month, SCR 176 designating May as Small Business Month, and SCR 178 recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month. These resolutions drew broad support, with many senators speaking to the health, civic, economic, and cultural themes in the measures, as well as concerns about anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and solidarity across communities. The Senate also confirmed three gubernatorial appointees unanimously: Siva Gunda to the California Energy Commission, Tony Sertich as Executive Director of the California Housing and Finance Agency, and Craig Snellings to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. In addition, the chamber approved a motion to suspend Joint Rule 62(a) so the Committee on Local Government could hear AB 1768, after debate over the procedure and a roll call vote. On legislation, the Senate passed a series of bills on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including SB 922 on local cost recovery for street damage from public service operations, SB 932 on litigation transparency, SB 1311 on updates to consumer affairs boards and licensing rules, SB 1143 on access to forensic interview recordings in child abuse cases, SB 1307 on clearing forged real estate documents, SB 1177 on high-speed rail reporting, SB 971 on community networks for older adults, SB 1400 on Alameda Health System governance, SB 1228 on existing outdoor advertising displays in former redevelopment areas, SB 997 on lien authority for a groundwater sustainability agency, SB 1115 on public cemetery district governance, SB 1088 on advance care planning forms, SB 1242 on family participation in CARE Court, SB 1364 on parental rights in rape-related custody cases, SB 993 on protecting mental health professionals’ identifying information, SB 1094 on prescription drug biosimilar use, SB 1117 on ADU fee calculations, SB 1244 on broker compensation disclosures for public agency health plans, SB 1315 on automated driving system software update reporting, and SB 1398 on recognizing Green Globes as an equivalent state building certification. Earlier, a motion by Senator Strickland to withdraw SB 1035 from committee failed on a 22-22 vote.

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• In the gallery today and over in the Assembly, we're joined by educators, students, parents, local leaders
• behavioral health needs of adults and older adults, many of whom experience isolation, underdiagnosis, homelessness
• to remember what it was like to be transitory and to be on the move and to be a refugee and to be homeless
• doesn't apply if the CSU program is impacted persistently and therefore it has no seats open for students
• Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, where he was a student-athlete in both basketball and baseball.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c> experienced chronic homelessness experienced chronic homelessness these<00:19:59.400><c> are</c>
• This isn't a program to help the homeless from our point of view.
• We are living in community with people who are homeless.
• We share our home with the people coming out of homelessness.
• That we share our home with the people coming out of homelessness.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and assistance homeless prevention and assistance program. program. program.
• </c><00:31:40.560><c> Prevention</c><00:31:41.040><c> and</c> Family Homeless Prevention and Family Homeless
• </c><00:39:21.560><c> Prevention</c> used the Family Homeless Prevention used the Family Homeless Prevention
• </c> inclusion of the family homelessness inclusion of the family homelessness prevention<01:01:06.000
• </c> displacement or homelessness. displacement or homelessness.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee on the housing omnibus bill began with member introductions and a staff walk-through comparing House and Senate provisions. House Research staff reviewed major policy differences affecting Minnesota Housing Finance Agency operations, including limits on how much the agency may retain from state appropriations for administrative costs, new reporting requirements, restrictions on transfers between appropriated accounts, and House-only language requiring annual expenditure of investment income from state appropriations. Senate provisions were also summarized, including tighter rules on when appropriations may be placed into Housing Development Fund bookkeeping accounts, updated operating-cost reporting, and Senate-only changes to how investment earnings may be used. Staff also described shared and differing provisions on program-money transfers, a lived-experience earnings exemption, and a long list of Senate-only policy changes, including manufactured home park tenant protections, low-income housing tax credit and bond-related changes, a task force on housing taxes and fees, and repealers affecting Housing Development Fund authority and certain older programs. Fiscal staff then reviewed the budget impacts. The House side included one-time appropriations for workforce housing development, family homeless prevention and assistance, a Minnesota Nice Home Share pilot, and homebuyer education, along with debt service for $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds and transfers/cancellations that produced a net zero general fund impact across the budget window. The Senate side noted a fiscal note for the housing taxes and fees task force and a smaller housing infrastructure bond authorization, with corresponding debt service costs and a total Senate budget-window impact of about $1 million in general fund debt service. After the staff presentations, the committee moved to public testimony. Commissioner Jennifer Ho of Minnesota Housing said the bill’s housing infrastructure bonds and continued support for family homeless prevention were important, and she supported the lived-experience earnings exemption, while noting concerns about the interest-earnings provisions. Testifiers from Greater Minnesota groups praised the workforce housing investments and Senate updates to the state housing tax credit and infrastructure grant program, though they suggested changes to the geographic distribution language. HOME Line urged funding for statewide tenant hotline services, citing rising demand and asking for $1 million if additional money becomes available. The Minnesota Consortium of Community Developers supported the bill’s investments and emphasized the need to pair housing development with supportive services. Housing First Minnesota praised housing infrastructure bonds and other investments but criticized the omission of the Minnesota Starter Homes Act. The Minnesota Multi Housing Association began testimony opposing certain rent-control-related provisions in the House bill. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• On this one, because we talked about it, I think, in the first hearing around H.R. 1 and homelessness
• , how would these positions in particular intersect with coverage and homelessness?
• because this position is going to help deliver health care services to individuals experiencing homelessness
• I would—there's overlap in terms of individuals experiencing homelessness being perhaps at highest risk
• in-person, on-the-ground implementation supports to protect individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• It states that student housing and student family housing built on land owned by tax-exempt higher education
• student success.
• , mostly UNM students, but CNM students as well.
• I think that student housing is really important.
• So they'd be passed on to the students proportionally.

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

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• </c> for the omnibus housing and homelessness for the omnibus housing and homelessness prevention<00:
• </c> resources, including family homelessness resources, including family homelessness prevention,<00
• The greater Minnesota homelessness.
• </c> while seniors are ending up homeless. while seniors are ending up homeless.
• I think at that point, it's homeless.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 714 seeks to address housing affordability and homelessness in Texas Representative Wally:
• My husband and I worked with the homeless for years with...
• Leo Wilson: Individuals and families who are currently experiencing homelessness, including newly homeless
• Chair now calls Eric Samuels with Texas Homeless Network testifying for the bill.
• of Texas Homeless Network and I am speaking in favor of the bill.

Bills: HB158

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: public funds, lobbying activities, political subdivision, government spending, transparency

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• We restored the homelessness initiatives.
• </c><00:03:52.799><c> um</c> know that with the homelessness um know that with the homelessness um funding
• </c><00:04:01.760><c> are</c> that the um bouts of homelessness are that the um bouts of homelessness
• So again, you'll homelessness funding.
• Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We also have the school-linked behavioral health program, which serves over 20,000 students.
• Okay, do we have less homeless people?
• Okay, do we have less homeless people?
• You can see: are they not homeless? Are they stable? Do they have employment?
• </c><00:10:40.079><c> are</c> you can see are they not homeless are you can see are they not homeless

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The alleged perpetrator, a staff person, listed his current address as a homeless shelter.
• We understand that the HCS group home residents were once our high-cost special education students.
• We understand that the HCS group home residents were once our high-cost school special education students
• The alleged perpetrator, a staff person, listed his current address as a... homeless shelter.
• That the HCS group home residents were once our high-cost pool special education students.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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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• That bill has been referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
• , you'll see Senate File 2231, and that bill has been referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness
• That bill has been referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
• That bill has been referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.
• That bill has been referred to the Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's about a permanent position authority for the Housing and Homelessness Program.
• Hi, Hannah Zamati, Deputy Director for the Housing and Homelessness Division within CDSS.
• So, for example, two months ago, UCSF's housing and homelessness initiative published...
• again found that the program really is effective at closing gaps in the homelessness system.
• Adults at risk of homelessness with reduced funding.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I'm the homeless coordinator for the Department.
• It is my experience as being homeless before.
• </c><00:26:17.960><c> before</c> my experience as being homeless before my experience as being homeless
• </c><00:26:51.399><c> basically</c> problems with the homeless basically problems with the homeless basically
• </c><00:30:12.360><c> to</c> might also catalyze the homeless to might also catalyze the homeless to

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The hearing began with HB 1113, which would create an intensive mobile team pilot program in the Department of Health for chronically houseless individuals with serious brain disorders such as schizophrenia. The Department of Health Adult Mental Health Division strongly supported the bill, and written support was also submitted by several health and harm-reduction organizations. Members asked about the program’s size and coordination with existing services; the testifier said the team would use a low-caseload, 24/7 mobile model, coordinate with police, ERs, hospitals, housing, dual-diagnosis treatment, and other case-management resources, and continue serving participants even if they cycle through jail or hospital. The committee amended the bill to change the participant language from a maximum of 40 to “at least 40,” blanked out the appropriations section, deferred the effective date to July 1, 3000, and then adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass with amendments by unanimous vote in both committees. The next measure, HB 1140, would appropriate funds for DLNR to clean up homeless encampments on department lands. DLNR testified in support, saying it conducts about 22 to 24 cleanups per year and the bill would help it address homelessness statewide. Members asked whether the funds would be used to sweep people out of areas; DLNR said its practice is to give notice, allow time to leave, and then clean up what remains, with storage procedures for personal property. The department also said people still present are told to move to the county area across the road. DLNR confirmed the bill is not in the governor’s budget, though it is in the governor’s legislative package. The committee then heard HB 1486, which would make it disorderly conduct to remain or loiter within 20 feet of a bus stop without intent to use bus services. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal enforcement is not the right tool, could lead to arrests of people who are simply tired or unhoused, and could create a cycle of repeated low-level cases and constitutional issues around questioning and intent. HPD supported the bill, saying officers would generally try to get people to move first, but could also use field questioning, citations, or arrests depending on the circumstances; HPD said such incidents can be documented and later used in ACT or other mental-health interventions. A private resident testified in support, describing bus stops near her home as occupied overnight and burdening nearby residents and small businesses. Written support came from the City and County of Honolulu Mayor’s Office, and one individual opposed the bill. Members also asked about neighbor-island impacts, property handling, and whether the bill could help connect people to services; HPD said it had not consulted other counties and would follow up. Finally, the committee began hearing HB 877, which would prohibit encampments within 100 feet of the property line of a K-12 public or private school or school facility. DLNR stood on its written testimony, and the Department of the Attorney General raised concerns that the bill did not specify how violators would be removed, what would happen to property or the encampment, or whether the buffer zone applies only to public spaces. The AG suggested making violations petty misdemeanors and adding clearer definitions and due-process guidance. Members asked whether charter schools are included and whether private-property situations within the buffer zone should be clarified; the AG said public schools include charter schools and indicated the bill may need more specificity about private property and trespass situations.

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• For 32 years, her focus was on our students getting the best education and supporting her staff to be
• This type of education fosters empathy and equips students with the critical thinking skills necessary
• It doesn't matter if you're a senior citizen, low income, or student.
• I want to make sure that folks who are on Social Security, folks that are students, folks that are low
• I want to make sure that folks who are on Social Security, folks that are students, folks that are low

Summary: The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey. On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding. The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.