Transcript Highlights:

• If they violated the law, the only two people that can bring charges against them are the attorney general
• We asked the Attorney General to come in and take over some of the cases. She would not allow that.
• Uh, number 2 was with the Attorney General, is, are there any opinions as to sort of the, this approach
• from the attorney general?
• The Attorney General and I had long conversations with judges, uh, and so I do not remember off the top

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• general general funds.<00:48:05.680><c> This</c><00:48:06.480><c> is</c> um um um almost<00:48:12.720
• </c> reduce general funds. reduce general funds.
• </c> money, it's backed up by general money, it's backed up by general funds.<01:28:21.679><c> This</
• </c> those funding sources and 100% general those funding sources and 100% general funds<01:30:21.360
• ><c> they've</c><01:47:23.040><c> we've</c> deputy commissioner um they've we've deputy commissioner

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• The Auditor General did their work.
• Excuse me, Auditor General Perry.
• And the Attorney General will consider...
• I don't know. ...of federal awards, and the Attorney General will consider implementation of the new
• Yes, the Rules Attorney. Yeah, not the Attorney General. The Rules Attorney.

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Deputy Director at DGS Jason Kinney.
• So with that, I'm going to go ahead and pass it over to Chief Deputy Director Kinney. Thank you.
• Jason Kinney, Chief Deputy Director at the Department of General Services.
• So with me now replacing Deputy Director Kenny is Kobe Peterson, Deputy Secretary for the Veterans Homes
• And I would also note that this is not coming from the general fund.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration heard several CalVet budget updates first. CalVet reported progress on the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, explaining that DGS is revising the earlier feasibility study to reflect a smaller footprint and lower grading costs, with updated numbers expected by the end of April. Members and public commenters emphasized the project’s importance and asked whether additional budget authority or trailer bill language was needed; CalVet said it may need more spending authority but wanted to return after the revised study is complete. The committee also reviewed the Yountville skilled nursing facility replacement project, where CalVet said construction is nearing completion, a certificate of occupancy was received, and the new 240-bed facility will replace Holderman Hospital while older buildings will be repurposed for lower levels of care. CalVet also defended eliminating about 178 vacant positions at Yountville and West Los Angeles as a fiscal and staffing efficiency measure, saying current care levels can still be met and that retention and hiring efforts are improving. The committee then took up the Department of Cannabis Control’s enforcement and legal affairs proposal. DCC described the size of the illicit cannabis market, said enforcement alone cannot solve the problem, and asked for additional sworn staff, a new Redding-area field office, and more analysts to focus on distribution networks, organized crime, environmental harms, and high-priority public safety cases. Finance supported the proposal as a targeted investment, while the LAO had no additional comment. Members asked about funding impacts and local co-location options, and DCC said the request would be funded from cannabis excise tax revenues and could help shift sales into the legal market. Public testimony from the cannabis industry strongly supported more enforcement against illicit retail and said it would help legal operators compete. DCC also presented its hemp enforcement and regulation proposal tied to AB 8. The department said the law closes loopholes around intoxicating hemp products, strengthens enforcement across agencies, and prepares for hemp to enter the cannabis regulatory framework in 2028. DCC requested staff for a civil enforcement unit, field-testing equipment, lab capacity to detect synthetic cannabinoids, a track-and-trace specialist, and a policy specialist. Members asked about enforcement in informal retail settings and consumer confusion, and DCC said the biggest problems have been smoke shops and online sales. Public commenters from the legal cannabis industry supported the proposal, saying intoxicating hemp has harmed the regulated market and created public safety risks. The Cannabis Control Appeals Panel then requested ongoing funding of $3.4 million to support 12 positions and its quasi-judicial appeals function. The panel said that with provisional licenses largely phased out, more annual licensees now have appeal rights and the workload is beginning to increase, with two cases currently on the docket. The LAO recommended limiting funding to three years and requiring a workload and comparative analysis before making the funding permanent, while Finance supported ongoing funding as consistent with the panel’s permanent statutory role. Members questioned the panel’s compensation and workload, noting that the five-member body is paid at a high statutory rate despite historically meeting only quarterly, though panel staff said the work now includes substantial case preparation and monthly hearings. Finally, the Department of Consumer Affairs introduced two proposals: $2 million ongoing for the Contractors State License Board’s IT needs and $251,000 plus one limited-term position for the Board of Pharmacy to implement Proposition 34-related licensing policy and reduce barriers to licensure.

Transcript Highlights:

• So 55% of our funding comes from the General Fund.
• They are 100% funded by the General Fund.
• We'll first hear from Deputy Director Bigelow. Thank you.
• We'll first hear from Deputy Director Bigelow.
• In general, they're highly effective.

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• </c><00:14:29.040><c> Logan</c> On April 13th of 2025, Deputy Logan On April 13th of 2025, Deputy Logan
• One year ago, one of my deputies, Deputy Logan Waldner, was seriously injured in the line of duty while
• </c> independent counsel uh, attorney independent counsel uh, attorney Marshall<00:42:01.240><c> Tannick
• and attorney Chris Marshall Tannick and attorney Chris Mattel<00:42:03.880><c> uh,</c><00:42:04.120>

Transcript Highlights:

• There's been investigations, including by our own Attorney General, into Chinese tech and the ability
• Just last week, Senator Rick Scott, along with Senator Tom Cotton, sent a letter to Attorney General
• Cotton sent a letter to Attorney General Bondi requesting an investigation of the Chinese surrogacy industry
• It hasn't been vetted with adoption attorneys nor the surrogate attorneys.
• This bill has an overbroad general... ...has expired.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Third and finally, the bill prohibits the CJTC and all general and limited authority law enforcement
• I'm not going to argue that a sheriff's deputy or a police officer ought to know how to fly an F-22 or
• This question is for the representative from the Attorney General's office.
• We don't even generally allow our officers ...afraid of our officers being identifiable.
• We don't even generally allow our officers to wear masks.

Summary: The House Community Safety Committee held public hearings on several bills. House Bill 2203 would create the offense of reckless interference with emergency operations for driving on a roadway known to be closed due to hazardous conditions, with gross misdemeanor penalties, a possible Class C felony enhancement if a rescue leads to injury or involves a minor or vulnerable adult, license suspension, and emergency-response cost recovery. The prime sponsor described recent flooding rescues in Orting as the impetus, and local police support emphasized responder safety and limited resources. The Sentencing Guidelines Commission opposed the felony section, saying the conduct did not warrant felony treatment and recommending a traffic infraction for the first level and a gross misdemeanor for the second. House Bill 2293 would bar Washington law enforcement agencies, the Criminal Justice Training Commission, and related personnel from training with foreign militaries, intelligence agencies, or security services, or funding travel for that purpose. The sponsor said civilian policing should not be trained like military service and argued officers should be trained under U.S. constitutional standards. Opponents from the sheriffs and police chiefs association argued the bill was too broad and unclear, could block valuable counterterrorism and best-practice training, and might need exemptions for Canada, Mexico, and other legitimate international partnerships. Members discussed possible amendments and clarification language. House Bill 2165 would create a new gross misdemeanor for false identification as a peace officer, covering possession or creation of realistic badges, insignia, or other items identifying someone as an officer when they are not commissioned, while preserving defenses for honorary, reserve, posse, and protected expressive uses. The sponsor and governor’s office said current law is too limited because it often requires an active impersonation before enforcement can occur; law enforcement groups supported the goal but raised concerns about definitions, vehicle markings, federal-agent coverage, and whether the offense could be plea-bargained away. House Bill 2173 would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while interacting with the public, with exceptions for undercover work, SWAT protective gear, and medical or environmental masks, and would allow civil suits for violations. Supporters said the bill promotes transparency and trust and responds to concerns about masked immigration enforcement; opponents warned it could expose officers to doxxing, create liability and recruitment problems, and raise constitutional issues, especially as applied to federal officers. No votes were taken on any of the bills during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• And the attorney general is authorizing as should be done.
• </c><00:43:42.800><c> that</c> attorney general going back all that attorney general going back all that
• :43:51.040><c> and</c><00:43:51.680><c> the</c> attorney general proposed and the attorney general proposed
• c> this</c> by the attorney general outside of this by the attorney general outside of this fund.<00:
• Another speaker said they had spoken that morning with Deputy Attorney General Buffetti, who chairs the

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• That is why the bill attorney general.
• It defines a do a the attorney general.
• </c> relationship and how how the attorney relationship and how how the attorney general<00:16:14.240
• </c><00:24:53.039><c> general</c><00:24:53.520><c> relies</c><00:24:54.000><c> is</c> the attorney general
• it</c><00:26:11.840><c> would</c> attorney general portion and it would attorney general portion and

Bills: HF4080 , HF3693 , HF1857 , HF4350

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Current and future generations of professionals like me standing before you today.
• I am General Counsel for the Workers' Compensation Administration.
• I think I would need to sit with my general counsel and take a deeper dive into that.
• The General Appropriation Act, and so that would be something that I'd need to clarify.
• You know, I appreciate that right now we can use the general fund and save the interest.

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• general.
• general, several other things.
• </c> are extensive there but Deputy are extensive there but Deputy Commissioner<00:57:08.240><c> what
• </c> mix and I would invite the Deputy mix and I would invite the Deputy Commissioner<01:07:35.279><c
• </c> you commissioner in general it depends you commissioner in general it depends on<01:10:13.480><c

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Amelia Johnson, and I'm the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Florida Department of Education.
• I am the interim general counsel at the Department of Health.
• I am the interim general counsel at the Department of Health.
• I serve as the Deputy Chief of Staff here at the department.
• The Office of Judges of Compensation Claims is headed by the Deputy Chief Judge of Compensation Claims

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee heard a presentation from Representative Esposito on a proposal to strengthen oversight of agency rulemaking under Chapter 120. The bill would require cost-benefit analysis at the front end and after implementation, create an eight-year sunset and review process for rules, and require express legislative authority for agency rulemaking. Members questioned the lack of concrete examples of burdensome rules, the effect on already slow rulemaking, the choice of an eight-year sunset, and the bill’s origin; Esposito said she was working with stakeholders and cited her chamber-of-commerce background and research with the Cicero Institute. No vote was taken on the bill itself. Staff then reported on legislatively mandated rulemaking from 2023 and 2024, noting that most required rules had been adopted, proposed, noticed, or scheduled, with a few agencies still outstanding. The Department of Financial Services explained a delayed notice of rule development for the MySafe Florida Home condominium pilot program as an oversight that has since been corrected, and the Department of Education said it did not proceed with rulemaking for the Fostering Prosperity grants because the program received no funding in the 2025 budget. The Department of Health described delayed rulemaking for the sickle cell disease and trait registry, saying the registry and opt-out forms were being implemented and that notices of rule development had now been filed. Members pressed the department on why rules took so long and discussed the need for statutory deadlines. The Department of Children and Families reported on two 2023 human-trafficking-related rules: signage requirements for residential treatment facilities and children’s safe homes, and a new certification process for adult safe homes. DCF said the signage rule is now moving forward and the adult safe home certification rule has been submitted for final review after workshops and stakeholder feedback. Senators questioned the lengthy timeline and the lack of oversight during the interim, while the chair emphasized the need for time-certain deadlines in legislation and for JAPAC oversight hearings. The committee also considered staff-proposed amendments to Chapter 120 addressing emergency rules pending legislative ratification and the process for initiating ratification, including a one-year limit and notice to JAPAC. After discussion, the committee voted to forward the proposed amendments to the Senate President and House Speaker. Finally, members discussed a proposed amendment to the administrative law judge appointment and retention process under Section 120.65. DOAH’s interim director opposed the change, saying ALJs and workers’ compensation judges have different functions and warning against shifting appointment power to cabinet officers whose agencies appear before DOAH. Members raised concerns about timeliness, consistency, and accountability in DOAH decisions. The committee voted to forward this proposal as well, with Senator Smith voting no on that motion.

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• My title is Deputy State Budget Director.
• You may have seen General Fluent in the past, and I'm replacing that smiling face.
• </c><00:21:19.360><c> general</c><00:21:19.679><c> in</c><00:21:19.919><c> Franklin</c> of the attorney
• general in Franklin of the attorney general in Franklin County<00:21:20.640><c> for</c><00:21:20.960
• </c> Starkweather, deputy executive director Starkweather, deputy executive director of<00:41:04.480>

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April minutes, and several informational reports. Those information items covered upcoming general obligation debt for Bullitt, Jefferson, and Warren counties; Kentucky Communications Network Authority updates tied to House Bill 6; Eastern Kentucky University asset preservation reallocations under House Bill 1; and School Facilities Construction Commission debt activity, including 20 prior debt issues totaling about $386 million with roughly 85% locally supported debt service and 15% SFCC participation. Members then discussed concerns about a Kentucky Communications Network Authority project, focusing on a reported discrepancy between an appropriation of $12.927 million and an apparent payment of about $8.532 million on a project with a cost estimate of $12.449 million. Several members asked for more detailed written information before the next Capital Projects meeting, noting that a lawsuit is pending and that they wanted to better understand the basis for the request and the spending to date. The committee also heard and unanimously approved a donor-funded Northern Kentucky University project to renovate tennis courts, with possible pickleball additions, after questions about why approval was needed, the project’s estimated $3 million cost, and its expected minimal ongoing operating costs. The committee next received Kentucky State University pool allocation reports for three projects: a $2 million McCullen Hall renovation, a $1.75 million walkway and miscellaneous repairs project, and a $2 million academic services building roof-and-window project. A member asked specifically about curb cuts and accessibility in the walkway project, and Kentucky State said existing curb cuts would be repaired and additional accessibility issues would be reviewed by engineers. The lease report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet included one lease modification requiring approval for the Attorney General’s office in Franklin County and one no-action modification for the Board of Cosmetology; the Attorney General lease was approved by roll call vote. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented five loans and 37 grants, with action taken on the loan and grant items. The loans included a Hodgenville wastewater treatment plant increase, a Grant County sewer district treatment plant loan, a Mount Sterling dam rehabilitation loan, and two Morganfield drinking water loans for granular activated carbon treatment, one with full principal forgiveness. Members asked about the Morganfield project’s purpose and were told it was a remediation effort for a water-quality concern, and they also raised questions about engineering fees, which KIA said are compared against a U.S. Rural Development fee schedule that is industry accepted. The committee also reviewed cleaner water program grant reallocations from county allocation pools.

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• Next we have the Attorney General in person. microclimates in the world Hawaii has 12 microclimates in
• </c> next we have the Attorney next we have the Attorney General<00:31:35.559><c> in</c> Good morning
• Deputy Attorney General Alysa C., on behalf of the Department of the Attorney General: for ADC to acquire
• Thank you, Attorney General. Good morning, Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the committee.
• I’m Kelsey Nagata, Deputy Attorney General, providing comments on HB 319.

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

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• </c><00:04:01.640><c> programs</c> office of Inspector General programs office of Inspector General programs
• At this time, except for the Deputy Commissioner, our new Inspector General, Randy Keys, joined the agency
• </c><00:13:58.600><c> fund</c> general is in the state general fund general is in the state general fund
• </c> and so the office of Inspector General and so the office of Inspector General so<00:37:13.240><c
• </c><00:37:26.240><c> that</c> uh the office of Inspector General that uh the office of Inspector General

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Deputy Commissioner and Legislative Director for the Department of Insurance under the leadership
• Josephine Figueroa, Deputy Commissioner and Legislative Director for the Department of Insurance under
• The bill ignores objections from multiple faith communities and district attorneys.
• I'm a first-generation immigrant. I oppose this bill. Good afternoon.
• So you can see why, you know, we have second-generation, third-generation Hindus here who are worried

Summary: The committee met to hear seven Senate bills, first approving two consent items, SB 352 and SB 804, on motions to do pass to Appropriations. SB 542 (Limón) would require public notice and comment before issuing a financial responsibility certificate for an oil pipeline and require hydrostatic testing before restarting pipelines idle for five years or more; it was supported by the Center for Biological Diversity and passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. SB 616 (Rubio) would create an independent community hardening commission within the Department of Insurance to coordinate wildfire mitigation and insurance-related recommendations; it drew support from the Department of Insurance and several local and industry groups, while water agencies, special districts, and the building industry raised concerns about water infrastructure standards, and it passed on a due-pass motion to Insurance. SB 429 (Cortese), which would establish a public wildfire catastrophe model and related university-based research and education program, received support from the Department of Insurance and outside groups and passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 256 (Perez) would strengthen wildfire mitigation and emergency response by expanding planning, improving PSPS communication, requiring utility coordination with emergency centers, and directing removal of permanently abandoned electrical facilities; utilities and business groups were generally neutral after amendments, while the author emphasized the bill’s connection to recent wildfire losses, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 509 (Caballero) would require specialized training for local law enforcement on transnational repression targeting diaspora communities; it received support from the California Police Chiefs Association and immigrant-rights advocates, but drew extensive opposition from Hindu and civil-rights organizations concerned about bias, implementation, and First Amendment issues. Committee members discussed amendments to clarify cultural competency, diversity, and constitutional protections, and the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. After the hearing, the committee took final roll-call votes on the bills, with the consent items and SB 429, SB 256, and SB 509 moving forward, while SB 542 and SB 616 were also reported out on earlier motions.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c> been changes over decades generally been changes over decades generally labor<00:04:22.800><c> force
• </c> labor force participation but generally labor force participation but generally what<00:05:17.240
• </c> ceiling's theoretical but but generally ceiling's theoretical but but generally that<00:47:55.720
• Thank you, Deputy Commissioner.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:

• I've been a land use lawyer for over 40 years, former Morana Town Attorney, former Deputy Pima County
• I've been a land use lawyer for over 40 years, former Moranah Town Attorney, former Deputy Pima County
• I'm not sure if you were the right person asked, but I'm concerned when the Attorney General made the
• And the Attorney General said, no, stop that.
• So this bill would allow them to do, I believe, what the Attorney General was suggesting, which is that

Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency approved the February 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills. SB 1668, dealing with funeral and disposition timelines and related requirements for unborn children and minors, drew emotional testimony from funeral industry representatives and a parent about burdensome deadlines and problems obtaining signatures from an ex-partner; it also drew opposition over language referencing abortion clinics and reproductive freedom. The committee adopted a due-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine prescription limits, was amended to shorten non-antimicrobial prescriptions to 30 days and allow antimicrobial prescriptions for up to 14 days without an in-person exam; veterinarians and industry representatives were neutral with caution or supportive, while opponents warned about overprescribing and inadequate diagnosis. The amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then passed SB 1235, joining the emergency services personnel licensure interstate compact, on a 7-0 vote, with the sponsor describing it as a reciprocity measure for EMTs and paramedics. SB 1446, which changes dialysis social worker documentation from monthly to quarterly to match federal and most state practice, also passed unanimously after support from DaVita. SB 1515, an Industrial Commission cleanup bill that renames positions, removes obsolete private employment office oversight language, and shifts publication of fee schedules online, was amended and passed 7-0. SB 1678, concerning documentation and oversight in health care institutions and group homes for vulnerable adults, was amended to remove a patient-form requirement and instead require DHS investigation when EMS personnel complain that a DNR was not provided; providers moved to neutral or support after the amendment, and the bill passed 6-0 with one not voting. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1747, which would require social media platforms to terminate accounts for minors under 14 and certain 14- and 15-year-olds without parental consent and impose age-verification and harmful-content restrictions. Opponents from NetChoice, TechNet, and Meta raised privacy, security, and constitutional concerns and argued for app-store-based parental controls instead, while a parents’ advocate supported the bill as a starting point for child safety. The transcript ends during that hearing without a final committee action on SB 1747.

Transcript Highlights:

• General.”
• So I just want to ask you about that in general, but in particular.
• Kathy Jefferson, Deputy Director of Office of Research, Ms.
• I just wanted to give a general overview.
• I just wanted to give a general overview.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview from the Board of State and Community Corrections on its budget change proposal for 11 additional permanent positions, which BSCC said are needed to manage a rapidly expanded grant workload, increase technical assistance, and strengthen oversight and audits. BSCC also updated members on its new In Custody Death Review Division, created under SB 519, reporting that it has begun collecting and reviewing local jail death investigations, has hired about one-third of its staff, and has received access to medical records and related documents. Members raised concerns about family notification practices, local jail deaths, and whether BSCC’s increased administrative use would reduce grant dollars; BSCC said the change is intended to be permanent but should not substantially affect local assistance. The LAO supported the position authority request but flagged a methodological issue in the administration’s Proposition 47 savings estimate, and Finance said it would update the estimate by May Revision. The committee then reviewed CDCR’s overall budget, population, and facility issues. The Secretary said the incarcerated population is holding around 90,000, parole around 33,000, and described major cost pressures from retirements, workers’ compensation, medical transport, violence, and aging infrastructure lacking air conditioning and ADA features. He defended prison closures as creating overcrowding and reducing programming capacity, while also highlighting successes such as declining recidivism, expanded college and reentry programming, and the completion of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Members pressed CDCR on fiscal discipline, the effect of closures on savings, community impacts from prison shutdowns, vacancy and staffing issues, and climate-related facility needs. CDCR said it clusters medically vulnerable and ADA-needing populations at more suitable facilities, uses heat plans and temperature monitoring, and is developing a 20-year infrastructure plan. A separate item addressed CDCR’s request for $91 million ongoing for lump-sum leave payouts for correctional officers and nurses. CDCR said these costs have historically been covered by vacancy savings, but declining vacancies and facility closures have reduced that source. The LAO said the funding is reasonable in the near term but recommended limited-term approval with reporting, and urged the Legislature to scrutinize unallocated savings assumptions and the ongoing Boston Consulting Group efficiency contract. Finance argued the lump-sum request should be ongoing because the costs are recurring and vacancy savings are less reliable. Members questioned whether CDCR is doing enough to reduce leave liability and whether the department will actually achieve the budgeted savings from the consultant work. Finally, CDCR presented updated population projections through June 2030, estimating a 6.5 percent decline in the institution population and a 10.4 percent decline in parole, while revising its Proposition 36 methodology based on actual admissions data. CDCR said Prop. 36 admissions are increasing but at a lower level than previously projected, and that the law’s long-term effects remain uncertain. On the California Rehabilitation Center closure, CDCR projected about $99.6 million in net General Fund savings next year and roughly $150 million ongoing, with 522 positions eliminated. The LAO said the state could close another prison within a few years and identified the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad as a strong candidate, recommending against approving new capital projects there unless another closure is identified. Finance said the administration has not proposed any additional closure at this time.