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• The instances of prior referrals do not contain the same circumstances here.
• The instances of prior referrals do not contain the same circumstances here.
• The instances of prior referrals do not contain the same circumstances here.
• <00:13:19.400> not instances of prior referrals do not instances of prior referrals do not contain
• contain the same circumstances here. contain the same circumstances here.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Rules and Administration Committee met on March 19, 2026, to consider the referral path for Senate File 4139, the sports betting bill, rather than the substance of the proposal. Senator Franzen, the bill’s chief author, asked that the bill be referred first to the Commerce Committee, saying he had discussed the matter with the relevant committee chairs and that Commerce was the best place to address the bill’s consumer protection provisions. He emphasized that any final path to passage would still require the bill to go through State and Local Government as well. Senator Rasmusson objected and argued the bill should go first to State and Local Government, citing Senate jurisdiction rules, which he said assign gambling bills to that committee. He noted that prior sports betting bills had been referred there first and said a predictable referral process is important. Senator Maye Quade, Senator Dibble, Senator Bar, and Senator Jasinski also supported sending the bill to State and Local Government first, arguing that the committee has primary jurisdiction over gambling and that the bill’s consumer protection language does not change that basic referral. Senator Champion and Senator Miller supported the Commerce referral, saying authors may request an initial committee and that the bill’s consumer protection sections fit Commerce jurisdiction. Senator Marty moved to re-refer Senate File 4139 to the Committee on State and Local Government. Before the vote, members continued debating whether the bill’s structure and prior referral history justified Commerce or whether committee jurisdiction rules required State and Local Government first. The transcript ends with the motion pending and no final vote or disposition shown.

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• And based on the information that was given by the bill sponsor and the information that is contained
• So in effect, both the Senate and the House versions contain the provisions which allow a school district
• So in effect, both the Senate and the House versions contain the provisions which allow a school district
• This bill, as well as Representative Tance's bill that we passed off the House floor, contains that same
• ...doesn't contain a mandate for supervisors to follow as to how they notify voters on their polling

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then moved into returning messages from the Senate. Early action focused on CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification, which would add computer science and artificial intelligence content in high school and create a K-12 teacher certificate program; after adopting a House amendment restoring certificate language and adjusting implementation timing, the House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill 105-0. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, adopting a House amendment to allow local governments to buy into the cyber grant program and add a five-year sunset, then concurring in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration back to the Florida Digital Service; the bill passed 104-1. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, sending both back to the Senate. It also refused to concur in the Senate amendment to CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel, saying the Senate version expanded the bill beyond its original autism-focused scope. After a recess, the House unveiled Speaker Daniel Perez’s portrait and heard extended remarks praising his leadership, institutional reforms, and the work of House staff and members. In the second returning-message list, the House debated CS/CS/HB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The Senate amendment clarified the definition of “promote,” refined notice and timeline provisions for terrorist organization designations, and kept references to Sharia law as an example in the foreign religious law section. Supporters argued the bill was aimed at conduct beyond speech and was intended to protect the Constitution and public safety; opponents warned it would chill free speech, target Muslim Floridians, and give the governor and cabinet unprecedented power without adequate due process. After lengthy debate, the House concurred and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1473, a public records bill tied to HB 1471, and moved to concur in a technical Senate amendment aligning the records exemption with the revised structure of HB 1471.

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• the State of New Hampshire, passed a bill prohibiting the sale of specific consumer products that contain
• the State of New Hampshire, passed a bill prohibiting the sale of specific consumer products that contain
• So this is just a bill to get rid of wax that contains PAS in New Hampshire. We don't want it.
• <00:05:12.560> We that contains PAS in New Hampshire.
• We that contains PAS in New Hampshire. We don't<00:05:12.960> want<00:05:13.120> it.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• budget recommendations for our agency, so I'll briefly summarize the appropriations and policies contained
• summarize the appropriations and summarize the appropriations and policies<00:10:51.880> contained
• policies contained in House File 2783. policies contained in House File 2783.
• So the bill contains 32 different sections, and it contains a lot of language.

Bills: HF2783, HF2603, HF2846, HF2354, HF1836, HF2713, HF1198, HF1389

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• administratively take care of that if we issue them for every $5, and it would be cumulative and contained
• administratively take care of that if we issue them for every $5, and it would be cumulative and contained
• administratively take care of that if we issue them for every $5, and it would be cumulative and contained
• 01:14:21.760> be<01:14:21.920> cumulative<01:14:22.560> and<01:14:22.760> contained
• it would be cumulative and contained it would be cumulative and contained within<01:14:23.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Finally, this bill does contain writer language for the PGA to secure tournaments in Chaska.
• Finally, this bill does contain writer language for the PGA to secure tournaments in Chaska.
• Finally, this bill does contain writer language for the PGA to secure tournaments in Chaska.
• Finally, this bill does contain writer language for the PGA to secure tournaments in Chaska.
• Finally, this bill does contain writer language for the PGA to secure tournaments in Chaska.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in the spring of 2025, the DOJ demanded that states turn over unredacted statewide voter lists containing
• What's more, a presidential declaration of national emergency unlocks powers contained in 137 different
• of national emergency<00:29:31.760> unlocks<00:29:32.240> powers<00:29:32.680> contained
• <00:29:33.200> in emergency unlocks powers contained in emergency unlocks powers contained

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They're designed to be compact, usually about the size of a cargo container, and the fact that they can
• 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 36-2903.18 relating to Arizona health care cost containment
• deeply concerned to see that there isn't a single amendment to address the many flaws this bill contains
• Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 36-2903.08, relating to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
• Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 36-2903.08, relating to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment

Keywords: 1182, all

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• California's ports handle about 60% of all inbound U.S. containers, yet we lack the necessary infrastructure
• On average, tampons contain lead levels eight times higher than the limit for drinking water in California
• Interestingly enough, that bill didn't contain many of the provisions in this bill.
• Assembly Bill 899 by Assembly Member Ransom and relating to beverage containers.
• Assembly Bill 899 by Assembly Member Ransom and act later into beverage containers.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

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• 2007 regulation that achieved an 80% reduction in criteria pollutant emissions from cruise ships, container
• changes to the program, but rather simple adjustments that are grounded in affordability and cost containment
• changes to the program, but rather simple adjustments that are grounded in affordability and cost containment
• changes to the program, but rather simple adjustments that are grounded in affordability and cost containment
• It's our job to keep that stuff contained.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.

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• we passed it last year regarding making sure that the training funding that we're providing also contains
• c><00:35:58.560> also funding that we're providing also funding that we're providing also contains
• <00:35:59.599> instruction<00:36:00.240> on<00:36:00.920> racial contains instruction
• on racial contains instruction on racial disparities<00:36:01.839> in<00:36:01.960> the
• 06.359> informed ...regarding making sure that the training funding that we're providing also contains

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This budget resolution contains $9 trillion in cuts to programs for working families.
• I wanted to note, while we were talking here, the House put out their budget resolution, and it contains
• It strikes Title II, which contains the reconciliation instructions, as well as an accompanying reserve
• Sorry, my amendment does two things: it strikes Title 2, which contains the reconciliation instructions
• And so, for that reason, I offer this amendment against legislation containing funding for any agency

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• The budget contains key investments in water quality improvements, transportation, infrastructure, and
• The budget contains key investment in water quality improvements, transportation, infrastructure, and
• Upon receipt, FDLE must create and maintain a corresponding record containing the offenders' immigration
• FDLE must create and maintain a corresponding record containing the offenders' immigration detainer information

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And they also required parents to upload the document containing those actual scores.
• /c><00:11:12.480> document parents to upload the document parents to upload the document containing
• containing those actual scores. containing those actual scores.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee received an update from the LBA on three audits related to education programs. Christine Young reported that the special education audit is in report-writing, with 44 of 81 observations completed, and that a draft is expected early in the third quarter with a final report later in the summer. She also said the doorway program audit has a draft report with 12 observations, auditee responses were received May 14, an exit conference was held May 18, and the report is now expected to be presented at the June fiscal committee meeting. The bulk of the discussion focused on the education freedom accounts audit and a proposed expansion of scope. Beulah Skids explained that the original audit, required by the 2022 law creating the EFA program, would be expanded to examine whether students were New Hampshire residents at enrollment and throughout participation, and whether records of educational attainment satisfied program requirements. She described the current work, the draft cooperation agreement being developed with the Department of Education and the Children’s Scholarship Fund, and the department’s concerns about the audit period and the term "educational progress," which the LBA said it would revise. The committee discussed that the expanded work would depend on a written agreement giving the LBA access to needed records, policies, and staff, with the Department of Education potentially serving as an intermediary for data access. Members raised concerns about the scope period and data access. Senator Lang asked that the residency review be limited to the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, rather than the broader 2022-25 period, because those years captured the major program expansions; the committee appeared to agree, with clarification that the reference was to school years, not fiscal years. Members also discussed reconciliation of EFA funds, noting that the department has agreed to reopen rulemaking to make reconciliation more frequent so unused funds can be returned to the state sooner. Several members expressed frustration that access to data had been delayed, while LBA staff said the cooperation agreement is intended to prevent further roadblocks and that the AG’s office could review it if needed.

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• language would be due on January 10, 2028, requiring the judicial branch to provide options for containing
• include options on how to recruit and retain civil service court interpreters and any other cost containment
• The state should be focused on shoring up essential service programs like those contained in the Wright
• or 42% statewide the state should be focused on shorting up essential service programs like those contained

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And we know it's in the United States right now, and we know that it has not been contained.
• We found out two days ago that it has not been contained.
• We found out two days ago that it has not been contained.
• Like, 99, if not 100 percent of the consternation with this piece of legislation was contained in pages

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then spent considerable time on points of personal privilege and introductions, including remarks recognizing law enforcement wellness, personal health updates, legislative service and family sacrifices, interns, visiting students, and special guests such as a St. Louis entrepreneur honored with a House resolution and a visiting governor from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before moving to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and Senate Bill 1020, both of which were approved for conference committees. The House also passed Senate Bills 977 and 1011, a measure barring international organizations or foreign law from exercising authority in Missouri or being used to deny “fundamental rights,” after debate over its scope and concerns about foreign-law venue rules and its practical effect; the final vote was 99-45. Senate Bill 1470, dealing with legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended and passed 148-1 after debate over reducing committee size, shifting publication to a primarily web-based format, and preserving printed archival copies. The House then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 1940, the public notices/newspaper bill, by 142-1, with discussion focused on modernizing notice publication rules and election-related deadlines. It also took up Senate Bill 1871, which included county clerk and election administration provisions and a Senate amendment incorporating campaign finance language; debate emphasized ballot testing timelines and election transparency. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• Monday, I received an email from the Governor's legal counsel containing Governor DeSantis' plan for
• intent, and that those separate parts of the Fair Districts Amendment should be and ought to be contained
• map-making process, what was in the maps, and why they were there, and the occasion for the maps, was contained
• lobbyists, not by party bosses, but by the people of Florida, in an overwhelming majority in 2010, contains

Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituting identical House Bill 1D, to establish Florida’s congressional districts. The opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were followed by procedural remarks, then extensive floor discussion focused almost entirely on the redistricting proposal, its timing, and its legal basis. Senator Gaetz, explaining the bill, said the Governor had transmitted the map two days earlier, argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is not prohibited by law, and said the Governor’s stated reasons were to address population growth and to draw race-neutral districts. He also said the legislature could accept, reject, or amend the proposal. Much of the debate centered on the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Louisiana decision and whether it affected Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators Smith, Rouson, Sharief, Polsky, Arrington, Bracey Davis, Bernard, Nathan, and others questioned the short notice, lack of public hearings, the use of partisan data, the absence of sworn testimony, and whether the map diluted minority voting strength or fragmented communities of interest. Gaetz repeatedly said he was not offering legal opinions, that the Governor’s counsel believed the Fair Districts race-based provisions were inconsistent with federal law, and that any legal challenge would be for the courts. He also said the Governor’s mapmaker reported using census and demographic data, along with political data as one of many inputs, and claimed the map’s compactness was comparable to the current map. A motion by Senator Smith to temporarily postpone consideration of the bill failed on a 12-23 vote. After the Senate returned from a 30-minute break to review the new Supreme Court decision, debate continued. The chamber then substituted HB 1D for SB 8D, read the House bill, and advanced it to third reading. The transcript ends during debate on final passage, with Senators Rouson and Bernard speaking in opposition and arguing the map was procedurally rushed, legally vulnerable, and politically motivated.

Transcript Highlights:

• Monday, I received an email from the Governor's Legal Counsel containing Governor DeSantis' plan for
• intent, and that those separate parts of the Fair Districts Amendment should be and ought to be contained
• map-making process, what was in the maps, and why they were there, and the occasion for the maps, was contained
• lobbyists, not by party bosses, but by the people of Florida, in an overwhelming majority in 2010, contains

Summary: The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D / House Bill 1D, which would establish Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Sen. Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a redistricting plan two days earlier and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based districting is unconstitutional. Much of the floor time was spent in extended questioning about the process, the lack of public hearings compared with prior redistricting cycles, the use of population estimates from the Census/EDR/ACS, compactness scores, and whether the Governor’s office used partisan data or outside consultants. Gates repeatedly said he was relaying the Governor’s proposal and legal theory rather than offering his own legal opinion, and he said any constitutional challenge would be for the courts. A major portion of the debate focused on the U.S. Supreme Court’s newly issued Calais decision and its implications for the Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators questioned whether the decision struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, whether it affected Florida’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, and whether the Legislature should postpone action to review the ruling. A motion to temporarily postpone the bill failed by voice vote and then by recorded vote, 12 yeas to 23 nays. Senators also raised concerns that the proposed map cracked minority communities, including Latino and Black populations in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, and that it would produce a heavily Republican-leaning map despite the state’s voter registration mix. After debate on the Senate bill, the chamber substituted the identical House companion bill, read it a third time, and proceeded to final debate. Opponents argued the map was an illegal partisan gerrymander, was based on assumptions rather than verified data, and would likely lead to litigation. Supporters maintained that the Governor had authority to propose a congressional map, that the plan was race-neutral, and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The transcript ends during continued debate on House Bill 1D, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Monday, I received an email from the Governor's Legal Counsel containing Governor DeSantis' plan for
• intent, and that those separate parts of the Fair Districts Amendment should be and ought to be contained
• map-making process, what was in the maps, and why they were there, and the occasion for the maps, was contained
• lobbyists, not by party bosses, but by the people of Florida, in an overwhelming majority in 2010, contains

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Many of them contain racial covenants that wouldn't have allowed someone like me to even own a home in
• They also contain provisions like a 10,000-square-foot minimum lot size that make a modern starter home
• Many of them contain racial covenants that wouldn't have allowed someone like me to even own a home in
• They also contain provisions like a 10,000 square foot minimum lot size that make a modern starter home

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government transparency. SB 911 by Senator Becker would require notification to fire enforcement agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold with an agreement for the buyer to bring the property into defensible-space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 by Senator Cabaldon would bar local officials from signing nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision-makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it also passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1041 by Senator Riggins would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements and add consumer protections, but it drew strong opposition from homeowner advocates, county treasurers, bankers, and others over predatory lending and lien concerns; it passed 3-2 and remained on call. The committee also considered SB 1075 by Senator Reyes, which would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality reduction measures in land-use approvals for industrial and commercial projects. Environmental justice groups supported the bill as a way to implement community air plans, while counties, cities, business groups, builders, trucking interests, and others opposed it as duplicative of CEQA and a barrier to investment and jobs. After debate over local control and environmental justice, the bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958 by Senator Cabaldon would advance the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, replacing a former arena and parking lots with housing, affordable units, parks, and a new entertainment venue; with no opposition voiced, it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Another wildfire-related measure, SB 1182 by Senator Allen, would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas and direct state technical guidance on the issue. Supporters said insurance access is now a key indicator of risk, while some members questioned whether the bill would add useful information or burden local governments; the bill received a 1-1 vote and remained on call. The committee then began hearing SB 1116 by Senator Caballero, a starter-home/infill housing bill creating a streamlined ministerial path for small projects up to 10 units, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or a vote on that measure.