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• We will take up the Senate file and then substitute the language.
• Senate File 2077 move Senate File 2077 uh<00:00:56.000> to<00:00:56.480> come<00:00:56.719
• the language from House File 2439.
• move Senate File 27 as amended<00:01:42.040> 2077.
• Next item on the agenda is House File 841.

Bills: SF2077, HF2439, HF841

Keywords: environmental protection, natural resources, wildlife management, public funding, community grants, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, food support, emergency funding, shelf programs, Minnesota statutes, appropriation, 1183, house

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• If you'd want to move forward, the Chair will move House File 3217 to be laid over today.
• Welcome, Representative Kresha, and proceed with your bill, House File 3217. Thank you, Mr.
• As amended, your House File is ready to go as amended. Thank you, Mr.
• testifying in in favor of House File testifying in in favor of House File 3217<00:02:44.800>
• We have lots of we do this all the time.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• required by Statute had not been filed required by Statute had not been filed by<00:45:50.400>
• Figure 3 also shows the time from case filing to investigator assignment for a subset of cases averaged
• That hasn't borne out over time.
• <00:55:18.440> that's resources and during that time that's resources and during that time
• > can<00:56:19.799> be limits firm time limits that can be limits firm time limits that

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on February 21 and first approved the January 30 minutes and the consent calendar, with item 2540 removed by the Department of Education and item 25057 set aside for discussion. The committee then took up FIS 25057, a Department of Transportation request tied to a federal grant for building information modeling and related data standardization across DOT systems. Transportation officials explained that the $2.405 million consultant-heavy request would connect surveying, design, construction, and asset management systems, improve efficiency and long-term asset tracking, and help the department catch up with other states. Several senators questioned the lack of immediate, quantifiable budget savings and the reliance on consultants, but the item was ultimately adopted. The committee next approved FIS 25054 for the Department of Health and Human Services after questioning a $16 million shortfall in the Children’s Health Insurance Program. DHHS explained the variance as a budgeting and accounting issue tied to separating CHIP from Medicaid managed care, pandemic-era continuous enrollment, and the new federal requirement for 12 months of continuous coverage for children. Members also approved a Cannon Mountain fee item, where park officials described a proposed price freeze for early-bird passes, a new in-season tier, and modest increases in off-season pricing, while noting operating cost pressures, strong snow conditions, and favorable customer value ratings. That item was adopted unanimously. The committee also approved the Department of Corrections item after discussion of staffing, retirement eligibility, overtime, and recidivism. Commissioner Helen Hanks said retirement-eligible staff had declined slightly, recruitment was improving, overtime hours were down, one housing floor had been closed because of lower population, and the department had reduced reincarceration by 8% over seven years, which she said produced substantial savings. The item was adopted. During informational items, the committee heard a Legislative Budget Assistant performance audit of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights. The audit found the commission inefficient and ineffective in processing complaints, with average case closure taking 840 days, significant backlogs dating back decades, expired administrative rules, weak management controls, disorganized and outdated procedures, unreliable data, and unresolved prior audit findings. The audit included 25 recommendations, two of which may require legislative action. Commission staff said they appreciated the recommendations and expected the additional resources from the prior budget cycle to help address the backlog and improve transparency and efficiency.

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• . ...survive in these very difficult times.
• file item number nine.
• The Assembly third reading file is file items 13 through 19. We shall pass and retain.
• That brings us to the Senate third reading file, file items 20 through 36.
• We'll pass and retain file items 20, 21, and 22. File item 20, 21, 22.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for the fatal B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, and proceeded with routine procedural business, including re-referrals of numerous Senate bills to different committees and several rule suspensions to allow bills to be heard or moved. Assembly Member DeMaio attempted to amend and then return AB 109 to the Senate to add health care premium reductions, but the motions were ruled out of order and his request to suspend the rules failed on a 13-45 vote. The main floor action was on AB 109, the 2026-27 state budget. Assembly Member Gabriel presented the budget as balancing fiscal responsibility with protections for health care, schools, housing, wildfire prevention, and the safety net, while opponents argued it raised costs, underfunded education and public safety, and relied on gimmicks. Supporters emphasized investments in hospitals, Medi-Cal, IHSS, child care, food banks, housing, and reserves, and repeatedly defended the budget’s approach to Proposition 36 funding and prison closures. After extensive debate, the Assembly voted to concur in the Senate amendments to AB 109, and the bill was immediately transmitted to the Governor. Later, the Assembly took up SCR 89 on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Members from several caucuses spoke in support, arguing DEI is central to equal opportunity, civil rights, and California’s identity, and warning against federal efforts to roll back such programs. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, saying DEI treats people differently based on immutable characteristics. The transcript ends during that debate, with the resolution still under consideration.

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• When they are called on in times of need, let them faithfully serve you in their neighbor.
• >> Please file the same without objection.
• > paperwork Please file the appropriate paperwork Please file the appropriate paperwork without
• >> Please file the same without objection.
• >> Please file the same without objection. So<00:20:51.440> ordered.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, then completed the roll call and declared a quorum of 34 members. The chamber excused absent senators and approved the journal from Friday, January 9, 2026, without objection. No bills or resolutions were introduced at the first opportunity, and there were no orders of the day before the body recessed for a Rules Committee and Committee on Committees meeting. After reconvening, the Committee on Committees reported referrals: Senate Bill 38 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 to Health Services; Senate Bills 29 and 49 to Natural Resources and Energy; Senate Bills 10, 27, 40, and 51 to State and Local Government; Senate Bills 28 and 30 to Transportation; and Senate Resolutions 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 32 to the Senate floor. During announcements, one senator spoke at length in support of laws restricting transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports, urging courts to uphold those laws in pending cases. Other members announced committee schedule changes and made several co-sponsorship requests, all accepted without objection. The clerk then reported new bills and resolutions, including measures on evictions during extreme weather, student journalist freedom, network authority, motor vehicle operation, the Kentucky Horse Park, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Trust Fund, pension oversight, financial training for local boards of education, health care workforce recruitment and retention, and tallow-based cosmetic products, along with two resolutions honoring Robert E. Bob Pernell, Sr. and former Governor Martha Lane Collins. The Senate then adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

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• house those items a lot of the times house those items a lot of the times these<00:10:08.440>
• <00:25:15.919> 2904 committee not seeing any sen file 2904 committee not seeing any sen file
• The chair said there being no other questions or discussion at this time, Senate File 1908 is laid over
• > 319 express our support for Senate file 319 express our support for Senate file 319 just<00:
• structured settlement or a one-time structured settlement or a one-time settlement<01:00:37.079>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Concurrent file item seven, we're going to pass and retain on reconsideration file items 8 through 10
• That brings us to our Assembly third reading file. That's file items 11 through 14.
• File item 11, we're going to pass and retain. Time to work, everybody. It's time to work.
• And it was around graduation time.
• for a long time.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through routine procedural business including journal approval, bill re-referrals, and consent actions. Several guest introductions were made, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, who were recognized for academic, athletic, and community achievements. The main floor action was on ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie presented the resolution and described the ongoing toll of gun violence, citing Hadea Pendleton and recent shootings, while numerous members from both parties and regions spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence and urging continued state and federal action. The resolution received 55 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote. The Assembly also adopted several consent calendar resolutions, including ACR 206 on elder and dependent adult abuse awareness month and ACR 211, along with multiple Senate concurrent resolutions, all by unanimous roll-call votes. The chamber then heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, former Lomita mayor and council member, and volunteer coach. The Assembly adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• Minutes are approved, and our first bill is House File 1532.
• House File 1532.
• Thank you for your time. Any questions or discussion? Okay.
• Next would be House File 1290. the testifier's table.
• And I was able to find the things I needed to find at that time. Mr.

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• We are going to go ahead and jump to file item number 8, which is SB 613, and file item number 9, which
• You can approach the microphone at this time. Thank you. Good afternoon.
• So, beginning with file item number one, SB 57.
• Padilla pulled file item number three, and so we only heard file item number one, item number eight,
• File item number 10, SB 640. I think, where are we now? Item 10, file item number 10, SB 647.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility rates, wildfire safety, carbon capture, methane reduction, large energy users, low-income energy programs, and clean energy supply chains. Early items included SB 613, which would direct state agencies to prioritize reducing methane emissions from imported fossil fuels, and SB 614, which would allow California to move forward with carbon dioxide pipeline safety rules and potentially lift the state’s moratorium on new CO2 pipelines. Both bills drew support from advocates and industry-related witnesses, with no opposition registered at the time they were presented, and the committee indicated it would vote once quorum was established. After quorum was called, the committee took up SB 57, which would require the Public Utilities Commission to establish tariffs for large energy users such as data centers to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers and address stranded infrastructure costs. Supporters argued the bill would protect affordability and encourage clean energy use, while opponents, including utilities and business groups, warned it could create uncertainty and interfere with existing regulatory processes. The committee also heard SB 256 on wildfire mitigation and emergency response, including undergrounding, PSPS communication, and removal of abandoned lines; supporters emphasized the need for stronger action after recent fires, while utilities raised concerns about duplicative requirements and public disclosure of sensitive infrastructure information. Both SB 57 and SB 256 were approved on roll calls. The committee then heard SB 647, which would expand and standardize oversight of low-income energy savings programs and performance metrics, with strong support from community advocates and some neutral or “tweener” positions from utilities that sought further work on data collection and implementation. SB 787 followed, proposing a state strategy to coordinate supply chains and workforce development for clean energy industries including EVs, building decarbonization, and offshore wind; it received broad support and no opposition. The committee also considered SB 332, a study bill on utility ownership models and affordability reforms, which drew strong support from consumer and climate advocates but opposition from utilities and business groups concerned about bias, investor signals, and executive compensation provisions. The consent calendar was later approved, and several bills were reported out with votes or held open for absent members to add on.

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• The bill does so by providing a complainant who chooses to file a civil action must file no later than
• the file.
• As it has been filed.
• who wish to debate time to debate, we're going to have to limit speakers' time to 45 seconds.
• Crown, I'm sorry, your time is expired. Thank you for being with us. Mr. Chaudhry? Waving time?

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with several probate, civil rights, and claims measures. Senators Burgess’s SB 326 on curators of estates was explained as a modernization of probate law; an amendment narrowing the bill was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably 10-0 after limited public testimony, including opposition from Ray Contreras. Burgess’s SB 1096, clarifying filing deadlines under the Florida Civil Rights Act, also passed unanimously 11-0. The committee then approved several claims bills, including SB 28 for Reginald Jackson against the City of Lakeland, SB 6 for a child injured after DCF’s handling of abuse allegations, SB 18 for the estate of McKenzie Navarre against the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata against FDOT, and SB 2 for the estate of Daniel Maudsley against DHSMV, with votes ranging from 10-1 to 11-0 and mostly no debate or opposition. The committee also took up trust and family-law related bills. Leader Berman’s SB 786 created a nonjudicial process for closing uncontested trusts and discharging trustees; after a technical amendment and testimony from Ray Contreras raising notice concerns, it passed 11-0. President Gates’s SB 50 expanded veterans’ courts statewide, drew broad support from veterans’ groups and advocacy organizations, and was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Simon’s SB 538 standardized extracurricular participation rules for public, private, virtual, and homeschool students; after multiple amendments on homeschool eligibility, fees, and coach compensation, it passed 11-0 with support and opposition from education-related groups. President Gates’s SB 1004, aimed at consumer protections in the sale of dogs and cats, also passed unanimously after testimony from humane organizations. The committee then considered broader policy bills. President Pro Tem Brodeur’s SB 1366 on claims against the government proposed raising sovereign immunity caps and adding CPI adjustments; local government, hospital, and school representatives supported the Senate’s lower-cap approach while warning against the House version, and the bill was reported favorably 11-0. Senator Jones’s SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, as amended, would let head coaches provide limited personal support to student-athletes and require reporting of assistance; it passed 10-0. Senator Grohl’s SB 1178 on foreign influence and foreign countries of concern drew extensive supportive testimony from national security witnesses and was reported favorably 11-0 after a technical amendment and withdrawal of another amendment. Finally, SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles prompted substantial debate and public testimony over domestic terrorism designations, Sharia law references, due process, and free speech concerns; the committee had not yet completed final action on that bill when the transcript ended.

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• File.
• File.
• File. File. File.
• File. File. File.
• <00:04:42.520> File. conferees to various bills. File. conferees to various bills. File.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• time for me to testify today. time for me to testify today.
• Senate file 2228. All right. Senate file 2228.
• Senate File 2228.
• that was filed by the state patrol. that was filed by the state patrol.
• I believe it's time I believe it's time I believe it's time I believe it's time that<02:11:21.360

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Enterprise are full-time Enterprise are full-time onsite<00:04:14.720> uh<00:04:14.920>
• It does take time to do that.
• It does take time to do that.
• 30 um million doll in fraudulent filed 30 um million doll in fraudulent filed tax<00:46:03.240><
• part and we look at this all the time part and we look at this all the time and<00:58:51.359>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh I do move the DE1 to House File File File 2484.
• Any discussion to the DE1 to Senate File House File 2484?
• House File 2484 is on its way. Next up, we have House File 719.
• House File 2486 before the committee. House File 2486 before the committee.
• House File 2486. House File 2486.

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• adopted, this would just extend the time adopted, this would just extend the time for<00:04:58.560
• And this is um House File 88.22.
• <00:24:42.480> This faximile or electronic filing. This faximile or electronic filing.
• um uh to incorporate some house files um uh to incorporate some house files into<00:34:00.880>
• House File House File 963.<00:34:09.520> Is<00:34:09.679> there<00:34:09.839> a

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, not, well, not so right now the bill says if at the time you filed the lawsuit.
• So he literally was not current at the time she filed it. However, it wasn't his fault.
• Not hearing any, uh, remember, as I close, um, this is a problem that, That shows up from time to time
• Chair, at this time lays out House Bill 3758.
• and time again.

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• Collins: IF YOU WANT TO PICK A DATE OR TIME GIVE 10% OF TIME BUT SOMEONE COULD VERY WELL, SOMEONE COULD
• THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME. SENATORS IS THERE ANY DEBATE?
• OKAY, THERE IS A LATE FILE AMENDMENT WITH THE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 327-7698.
• FILED BY SENATOR INGOGLIA, ANY OBJECTIONS TO TAKING UP THE AMENDMENT.
• DiCeglie: THAT WAS GREAT TIMING. THANK YOU.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We filed the petition with the Supreme Court of California.
• We filed the petition with the Supreme Court of California.
• On file, item 1, SB 1223, Padilla, excuse me. The motion is...
• So thank you so much, members, for being here on time.
• On file, item one, SB 1223, Padilla. Roll on file, item 1, SB 1223, Padilla. Great.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• At the same time, this committee is considering how to raise revenue.
• Thank you so much for your time today. Thank you for your testimony.
• That is all I have to contribute, but I appreciate your time. Thank you.
• This bill is not ready for prime time.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, and I do appreciate the time and committee today.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• The secretary will read the Senate file numbers.
• The secretary will read the Senate file numbers: Senate File 472 and 1552.
• The Senate files have been given their second reading.
• <00:08:43.360> number go to Senate file number go to Senate file number 1783<00:08:45.240>
• <00:09:03.720> number Senate file number Senate file number 1837<00:09:05.680> that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all