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• up with some solutions that I know this committee will work hard to do and will work with our stakeholders
• They actually, as we put that together and we had a lot of stakeholder meetings, were the primary drafter
• It's a stakeholder economic and workforce development resources page.
• I would be interested in that input. You're recognized. Secretary Kelly. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Summary: The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee met for its first meeting of the year, took roll, and heard member introductions centered on the importance of workforce pathways beyond the traditional four-year college route. Members repeatedly emphasized manufacturing, trades, rural workforce needs, apprenticeships, and helping students and adults find multiple paths to good jobs. The chair outlined the subcommittee’s focus on policies that build a skilled workforce and announced the day’s theme would be manufacturing, with presentations from the Florida Department of Commerce, the Florida Semiconductor Institute, and Fleet Force CDL training. Secretary Alex Kelly presented Florida’s manufacturing report, saying manufacturing is a major economic driver and that Florida has become the 10th largest state in manufacturing employment. He highlighted strong job multipliers, rapid growth in manufacturing GDP and establishments, the importance of logistics and ports, and the state’s small-business-heavy manufacturing base. He also stressed the aging manufacturing workforce, the need for modern skills such as robotics, cybersecurity, and data analytics, and the role of public-private partnerships, apprenticeships, and workforce education investments in supporting reshoring and industry growth. Dr. David Arnold described Florida’s semiconductor sector and the Florida Semiconductor Institute’s mission to grow research, workforce, and ecosystem development. He said semiconductors are strategically important, Florida ranks fifth nationally in semiconductor workforce, and the main bottleneck is mid-level technician talent rather than engineers or entry-level workers. He pointed to NeoCity, Valencia College, and other regional partnerships as models, and said the state needs more proactive planning, better instructor capacity, and stronger pathways from K-12 through postsecondary. Evan Agiloff of Fleet Force discussed Florida’s CDL shortage, saying trucking is essential to the supply chain, Florida has about 18,000 open CDL positions, and Fleet Force’s college-based model can quickly move students into middle-class jobs. Members asked about apprenticeships, CTE pathways, semiconductor training, infrastructure needs, and how to expand and better fund workforce programs; no votes were taken.

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• Approximately 15 years ago, a group of stakeholders hosted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• resource in this case, but this is true also for aggregate, timber, the myriad of other regulated inputs
• resource in this case, but this is true also for aggregate, timber, the myriad of other regulated inputs
• <01:03:57.640> ahead<01:03:58.400> with<01:03:58.560> the<01:03:58.680> stakeholder
• MPCA to move ahead with the stakeholder MPCA to move ahead with the stakeholder process<01:04:00.240

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• I appreciate the constructive conversation my office has had with stakeholders on this bill and remain
• If I may, through the chair, I think when we met last, when we met last Thursday with the stakeholders
• seven-district system, adopt a district map drawn by a plaintiff's expert with no participation or input
• I would like to acknowledge the concerns that have been raised by stakeholders and affirm my commitment
• I would like to acknowledge the concerns that have been raised by stakeholders and affirm my commitment

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with the most detailed discussion focused on AB 316, AB 251, AB 474, AB 1201, AB 464, and AB 614. AB 316 would prevent AI developers or deployers from arguing in civil cases that an AI system’s alleged autonomy absolves them of responsibility. Supporters framed it as a narrow guardrail to protect families, especially children, from harms like dangerous chatbots and deepfakes; opponents, including TechNet and the Chamber of Progress, raised concerns about possible strict-liability implications. The bill was moved out of committee to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 251 would let judges lower the burden of proof in elder abuse cases when a skilled nursing facility or RCFE intentionally destroys evidence. Supporters said the measure is needed because elder abuse victims are often unable to testify and records are vulnerable to spoliation, while opponents argued existing sanctions are sufficient and warned of more litigation. The bill passed, with committee members emphasizing the vulnerability of elder abuse victims. AB 474 sought to expand nonprofit home-sharing programs, including tax incentives for low-income homeowners and changes to housing law and lodger rules. Supporters said it would help older adults and low-income Californians avoid homelessness, but several members and the California Apartment Association raised concerns about removing lodger-law protections for homeowners; the author committed to keep working on the issue. The bill passed to Human Services. AB 1201 would give courts discretion to provide family reunification services to parents with certain violent felony convictions, rather than applying an automatic bypass. Supporters from Starting Over Inc. described personal experiences with permanent family separation and argued the bill would give parents a fair chance when the conviction is unrelated to child safety. Some members supported the measure but questioned whether domestic violence histories should be treated differently; the author said the bill still allows courts to deny services when reunification would endanger a child. The bill passed to Human Services. AB 464 addressed sexual abuse and retaliation in state prisons by extending reporting time after release, adding 90-day monitoring after reports, barring rehiring of confirmed abusers, and strengthening reporting and anti-retaliation rules. Survivors testified about abuse, retaliation, and failures in CDCR’s response; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 614 would standardize the Government Claims Act filing deadline at one year for all claims. The author and supporters argued the current six-month deadline for injury and wrongful death claims is too short for victims to learn the process, find counsel, and gather evidence, while businesses often get a full year. A civil rights attorney and a family member of a deceased jail detainee testified in support, describing how the current deadline can block meritorious claims. The bill was presented for committee consideration as the hearing continued.

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• So we've really gained the trust of our community to input that data.
• So if you would please go to the website and input it. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• So all of that is pushing data up as inputs. No modeling, just they push that raw input.
• So even at that late time frame, numerical models can provide input.
• Every switch there is has an input, a decision, and an output.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions. The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood. Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.

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• AB 576, I am using to address stakeholder feedback following the enactment of my bill, AB 488.
• So this is addressing stakeholder feedback following the enactment of my bill, AB 488, in 2021 and the
• interface for the DOJ's registry list speaks to a key functional need raised by stakeholders to more
• I will keep this committee and its staff included in the stakeholder conversations as this bill moves
• We'll be able to work with all the stakeholders associated with this. I love this bill.

Summary: The committee heard several bills and took up multiple votes. AB 576, dealing with updates to California’s charitable fundraising platform registry after AB 488, was presented as a technical fix to help charities and platforms more quickly update eligible listings; there was no opposition testimony, and the measure was later moved on a due pass basis. AB 1160, on law enforcement drone programs, was presented with proposed amendments requiring U.S.-based data storage and limits on sharing or selling collected data; supporters said it would protect sensitive drone-collected information while preserving affordable drone use, while there was no opposition testimony, and it was also later passed out on a due pass as amended basis. AB 75, which would require insurers to give notice before collecting aerial images of homes and provide homeowners access to those images, drew support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates, while insurers opposed it unless amended, arguing aerial imaging is a cost-saving inspection tool and that the bill could worsen availability and affordability; the bill was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee spent the most time on AB 325, which would address algorithmic price-fixing and collusion. The author and supporters argued that competitors using the same pricing software or algorithm to set prices can function as collusion even when the agreement is hidden behind code, and cited examples involving housing, frozen potatoes, gas pricing, and other industries. Opponents, including apartment, business, hospital, retail, chamber, and tech groups, said the bill was too broad, could sweep in lawful software and public-data market research, and might chill legitimate pricing tools, especially for small businesses and housing providers. Committee members raised concerns about clarity, intent standards, and whether the bill should focus more narrowly on nonpublic competitor data; despite those concerns, AB 325 was moved to Appropriations on a due pass basis, with the roll held open. Later, AB 1221 was presented as a workplace surveillance bill that would prohibit certain invasive or discriminatory surveillance tools, require notice to workers, limit sharing of worker data, and require corroborating evidence before discipline based on surveillance outputs. Labor and consumer groups supported the bill, saying modern surveillance technologies can track speech, movement, emotion, and other sensitive traits and can be biased or abusive. The Security Industry Association opposed it, warning that the bill’s broad definitions could restrict legitimate security systems, emergency sharing with first responders, and employer responses to misconduct or unsafe behavior. The transcript cuts off before any final vote on AB 1221 is shown.

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• Um, and I just want to thank everyone who is involved from stakeholders to committee members, but also
• Um, and I just want to thank everyone who is involved from stakeholders to committee members, but also
• Um, and I just want to thank everyone who is involved from stakeholders to committee members, but also
• Um, and I just want to thank everyone who is involved from stakeholders to committee members, but also
• Um, and I just want to thank everyone who is involved from stakeholders to committee members, but also

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• Um, and then also uh creating a formal and ongoing stakeholder group with authority to bring suggestions
• Um, and then also uh creating a formal and ongoing stakeholder group with authority to bring suggestions
• Um, and then also uh creating a formal and ongoing stakeholder group with authority to bring suggestions
• Um, and then also uh creating a formal and ongoing stakeholder group with authority to bring suggestions
• And ongoing stakeholder group with authority to bring suggestions to the legislature in future.

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• and we're in contact with stakeholders and we're in contact with stakeholders and<00:18:16.640><
• But I will say that conversations—really productive conversations—occur among all stakeholders, both
• 36:00.000> because<00:36:00.240> of stakeholders and constituents because of stakeholders
• Uh, you know, my input on ONSBN's person is the—I don't know how this one was drafted.
• <01:55:29.840> um negotiated between many stakeholders um negotiated between many stakeholders

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• And so you engage with stakeholders, they'll see what their needs are, and this could be your tax preparers
• > they'll<00:15:43.800> see<00:15:44.120> what<00:15:44.319> their stakeholders
• they'll see what their stakeholders they'll see what their needs<00:15:45.160> are<00:15:45.680
• reason we avoid that is because anytime you do business, the business sales taxes, you start to tax inputs
• reason we avoid that is because anytime you do business, the business sales taxes, you start to tax inputs

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• There's going to be public input.
• There's going to be opportunities input.
• All opposed say no. discussions with stakeholders, we discussions with stakeholders, we decided<04:05
• And so this just changes that from some of the stakeholder we did.
• <05:52:50.920> we that from some of the stakeholder we that from some of the stakeholder we

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• Just to note, doors are open to stakeholders who want to advocate on these policies.
• If you come across a member of the Minnesota Senate who says they will not meet with the stakeholder,
• Just to note, doors are open to stakeholders who want to advocate on these policies.
• Just to note, doors are open to stakeholders who want to advocate on these policies.
• <00:54:14.520> collect concerns raised by stakeholders collect concerns raised by stakeholders

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• A reliability project would be creating a new line, and that goes through a really robust stakeholder
• A reliability project would be creating a new line, and that goes through a really robust stakeholder
• A reliability project would be creating a new line, and that goes through a really robust stakeholder
• Working on maintenance, there is none of that stakeholder process.
• Frankly, many other regions have limited opportunity for regional stakeholder review.

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• These are actually administrative changes done extra legislatively without any input from us.
• <00:31:52.640> to legislature, and all stakeholders to legislature, and all stakeholders to
• engagement, due process, and stakeholder engagement, due process, and continuity<01:49:18.800> of
• Stakeholders are forced to guess. Beyond confusion is a deeper concern: due process.
• > and<01:51:33.040> time Stakeholders have proven time and time Stakeholders have proven

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• would want further development of the legislative text to ensure environmental safeguards and the input
• Minnesota's utilities, energy stakeholders, and regulators have shown that they are clearly up to the
• Minnesota's utilities, energy stakeholders, and regulators have shown that they are clearly up to the
• Minnesota's utilities, energy stakeholders, and regulators have shown that they are clearly up to the
• <01:31:12.199> that conversations with stakeholders that conversations with stakeholders that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• over the remaining weeks of stakeholders over the remaining weeks of session<00:13:30.560> or
• We need personal input, your experience, and a reminder that there's some human beings out there keeping
• > experience, need personal input, your experience, need personal input, your experience, and<
• We just encourage this group to continue having this conversation and addressing all the stakeholders
• and the impacts that might stakeholders and the impacts that might take<01:48:09.080> place.

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Summary: The Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement met on April 14, 2026, adopted the April 7 minutes, and then took up Senate File 4464, which the chair said would be laid over after hearing testimony. The bill would restore continued health insurance coverage for police officers and firefighters in the PERA Police and Fire Fund who suffer documented physical duty-related injuries, addressing the current 5-year cap and the loss of coverage at normal retirement eligibility. Senator Hal Hoffman and Senator Hoffman’s testimony emphasized that the bill is a narrow fix for injured public safety workers and not a broader restructuring of retirement benefits. Supporters, including Mike Ladue of Law Enforcement Labor Services, several injured officers, Sheriff Ryan Kruger, and Amber Waldner, described the personal and family impacts of severe line-of-duty injuries and argued that coverage should continue to age 65 so families are not left with uncertainty if injuries worsen or force medical retirement. They said the bill would honor the promise made to public safety workers and provide stability for long-term care needs. One witness, Officer Albert, said the 2025 changes significantly reduced the protection he believed he and his family would have if his injury forced retirement. Anne Finn of the League of Minnesota Cities opposed the bill as drafted, warning that restoring coverage to age 65 for all physical injuries would be fiscally unsustainable without additional state funding. She said the 2025 pension changes were part of a negotiated package, noted that duty disability retirements are common, and argued the employer cost could reach about $500,000 per employee and create significant property tax pressure, especially for smaller communities. She urged the committee to work on a broader solution and said revisiting only one part of the 2025 law would create imbalance.

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• Your input, your voice is still valued. You can still do it. You can still do it. You can still do.
• Your input, your voice is still valued.
• It's a lot to absorb, a lot of great input and information.
• house going forward, I'm not sure, but I think this has been, to me, invaluable hearing the range of input
• We'll circulate the structure for that meeting to get some input, and we'll schedule it so that we can

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Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met at 10:07 a.m. and approved the minutes from its February 9 meeting. The commission said it would accept Department of Correction testimony in writing because of a scheduling issue, and then spent most of the hearing hearing from people with lived experience in county and state correctional settings. Members repeatedly reminded witnesses to keep remarks to about three minutes and focused the discussion on correctional consolidation, collaboration, programming, and reentry. Testimony from multiple sheriff’s offices was broadly supportive of county-based programming, treatment, education, and reentry services. Witnesses from Hampshire, Barnstable, Hampden, and Franklin counties described access to GED and college courses, vocational training, recovery meetings, therapeutic groups, housing and ID assistance, work release, and reentry centers. Several said these programs helped them gain sobriety, employment, family reunification, and parole readiness. Hampden County witnesses emphasized immediate reentry planning and individualized case management; Franklin County witnesses praised respectful treatment and an accessible off-site reentry center; Barnstable witnesses highlighted the women’s therapeutic treatment program, creative writing, and the Bridge Center; Hampshire witnesses described the Bridge House, work release, and transition supports. Several witnesses contrasted those experiences with what they described as limited or delayed programming in DOC facilities, especially for people serving longer sentences or with restrictive classifications. One witness said DOC programming was hard to access because shorter sentences and offense labels affected eligibility; another described overcrowding, little counseling, and no reentry planning in state prison. A juvenile lifer testified that classification barriers and lack of tailored programming left him feeling unprepared, and another witness said DOC’s handling of classification hearings and records was unfair and opaque. Some speakers also raised concerns about mental health care and visitation policies, especially at Framingham, where one witness said suicidal thoughts were met with inadequate responses and another said family visitation was denied without clear explanation. Commissioners asked follow-up questions about DOC access, step-down opportunities, family support, and whether more transitional housing or acclimation time before release would help. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the prior minutes.

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• I also most importantly want to thank members of the public and stakeholders and advocates who have taken
• We will have an opportunity for public input, but this is really about public accountability, asking
• And were there conversations or consultations with affected stakeholders in this process?
• And beyond the committee, how are you engaging with people, stakeholders around the proposals?
• conversations with impacted stakeholders.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held the first of several hearings on the Governor’s May Revision for health care, with opening remarks focused on the state’s projected $12 billion deficit, looming federal Medicaid changes, and the potential impact on Medi-Cal, public health, reproductive health, and safety-net providers. Several members criticized the proposal as balancing the budget on vulnerable Californians, while others defended the need for cost containment and questioned the administration’s assumptions. The chair set ground rules for respectful, focused questioning and outlined three topics: the Medi-Cal proposals, Proposition 35, and Proposition 56. DHCS Director Michelle Baas presented the May Revision’s Medi-Cal package, saying the department’s budget totals $200.6 billion overall, including $45.2 billion General Fund, and that the proposals are intended to address rising caseloads, pharmacy costs, and managed care spending. She described proposed changes for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status, including a freeze on new full-scope enrollment for those 19 and older, $100 monthly premiums beginning in 2027, elimination of adult dental and long-term care coverage, removal of PPS/RAP payments to FQHCs and rural health clinics for that population, and a pharmacy rebate aggregator. Other proposals included eliminating certain OTC drug classes, removing GLP-1 coverage for weight loss, prior authorization and step therapy changes, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, eliminating acupuncture as an optional benefit, allowing utilization management for hospice, raising the managed care minimum medical loss ratio to 90%, reducing PACE capitation rates toward the midpoint of the actuarial range, eliminating the skilled nursing facility workforce and quality incentive program, and suspending the SNF backup power requirement. The LAO said the revised Medi-Cal spending estimate is about $2.5 billion higher than the Governor’s Budget in the budget year, and that the increase appears driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload alone. The LAO said the budget solutions are concentrated in a few areas, are largely ongoing, and should be considered in light of federal uncertainty, but suggested the Legislature could explore alternatives such as more targeted income thresholds for the undocumented expansion and simpler asset-test rules. Department of Finance officials said the proposals are difficult but necessary to address a third consecutive deficit and rising Medi-Cal costs. Members then pressed the administration on the methodology and impacts of the proposals, especially the enrollment freeze, premiums, asset test, hospice controls, PACE reductions, and the elimination of benefits and provider payments. No votes or formal actions were taken at this hearing.

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• I'd like to hear their input on this. Any other questions?
• everybody will grasp the water... ...did you work with the chairwoman and some of the other folks in a stakeholder
• harassing Tom about the negotiations for the Colorado River and subjecting him and the state's stakeholders
• Subjecting him and the state's stakeholders to a barrage of comments and misinformation.
• Representative Call it in small appropriation to ADWR that we can do that, you know, do some PSAs and some stakeholder

Bills: HB2099, HB2263, HB2264, HB2330, HB2341, HB2492, HB2757, HB2782, HB2843, HB2889, HB2912, HB2915, HB2918, HB4025, HB4100, HCR2020, HCR2057

Keywords: water storage, long-term storage credits, groundwater management, drought contingency, Arizona water regulations, Colorado River, replenishment, groundwater savings facility, groundwater storage, underground water storage, active management area, irrigation non-expansion area, Arizona water law, water rights, water replenishment, recharge, water conservation district, multi-county water conservation district, CAP water, Central Arizona Project

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• The company and interested stakeholders have been engaged with the Public Service Commission on implementing
• worked out with the legislature, legislative leadership, the executive branch, and a whole group of stakeholders
• We've put out a formal request for information where we've sought input from the vendor community and
• And we're having lots of conversations with all the stakeholders about what this would look like, and
• I think when we bring forth the recommendation there'll be a very broad group of stakeholders that say

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• Before I begin, I want to say that we've worked hard with the various stakeholders, including the Hydrogen
• Please give the committee information about the amendments as you work those out with stakeholders.
• Stakeholders. We do have a first and a second. Madam Secretary, please call the roll. Carrillo?
• legislation, AB 2449, was the product of negotiations between civil society groups and local government stakeholders
• would shorten the shot clock for responsible agencies, which are the public agencies that provide input

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