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• Agency Code 446, also known as the Medical Board. Thank you.
• This is a non-general fund revenue agency.
• All of the revenues for this agency come from licensing fees.
• Amber Trujillo, our CFO for the agency.
• The necessity of vets is very important to this agency.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• This is actually an agency bill, an agency initiative, why this is a good idea. Great. Uh, Ms.
• </c><01:19:56.520><c> the</c><01:19:56.600><c> vendor</c> 6-month lead time that the vendor 6-month lead
• </c> enforcement agencies. enforcement agencies.
• Many agencies now offer hiring leave.
• </c> 35 agencies in that comparison group. 35 agencies in that comparison group.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• to a worse recession. ...to stop a downward spiral that leads to a worse recession.
• Forcing agencies to reduce and eliminate these long-vacant positions just reduces flexibility.
• State agencies operate under tight staffing constraints, and we've heard time and time again from our
• agencies that they're understaffed.
• It can slow services and make that agency less responsive to Arizona residents.

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• Section four ensures public agencies are charged fair and reasonable rates for legally required notices
• Section four ensures public agencies are charged fair and reasonable rates for legally required notices
• Section four ensures public agencies are charged fair and reasonable rates for legally required notices
• Section four ensures public agencies are charged fair and reasonable rates for legally required notices
• Section four ensures public agencies are charged fair and reasonable rates for legally required notices

Committee: Senate State & Local Government

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• And while existing law is clear on what constitutes a responsible bidder, awarding agencies are often
• And with that, every public works agency and the state has ability to understand if there's been any
• And with that, every public works agency and the state has ability to understand if there's been any
• This can easily lead to discrimination against individuals with physical disabilities.
• This technology is leading the way for giving that up.

Committee: House Labor and Employment

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• For example, many of you are aware I've advocated for establishing a new agency to oversee broadband
• That agency would play a similar role to the Federal Communications Commission so that this That agency
• And has the department ever had to take that onerous step before with any other state agency?
• Have you ever had to do that level of engagement to coordinate with other agencies?
• LACO is the largest regional education agency in the nation, and we are currently...

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

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• So I'm speaking on behalf of the administration here, as the ex-30-by-30 lead.
• Brian Cash from the Natural Resources Agency.
• But aren't the funds co-mingled in an agency also?
• Julia Hall with the Association of California Water Agencies.
• So it is leading to durable changes.

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• We have seven geographic lead agencies that are made up of nine county offices of education.
• I have the privilege of leading that work with our districts and our team.
• I have the privilege of leading that work with our districts and our team.
• And I think that's what this shift could lead to, and I'm concerned about that.
• And I think that's what this shift could lead to, and I'm concerned about that.

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• includes $4.2 million to support the reorganization of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
• plan taking effect, the bill includes funds to support the reorganization of the agency and the creation
• the Housing Development and Finance Committee, in addition to the Business and Consumer Services Agency
• and the creation of the Housing Development and Finance Committee, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
• Once approved by the local agency, they have 14 days; the developer has 14 days to notify tribes and

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

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• This creates delays and burdens and other. with other agencies.
• Even in our land, they must wait for another agency to take over.
• Those in many, if not most, agencies are all in one file.
• These persons and agencies are very different than the most.
• Any agency or person means you.

Bills: SB693 , SB781 , SB836 , SB860 , SB906 , SB993 , SB1101 , SB1321 , SB1370 , SB1537 , SB1563 , SB1610 , SB1637

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: notary public, notaries, acknowledgment, jurat, personal appearance, remote notarization, online notarization, e-notary, electronic notarization, fraud prevention, identity verification, real estate fraud, property transfer, state jail felony, Class A misdemeanor, secretary of state, continuing education, record retention, notarial act, Texas Government Code

Summary: The committee heard a series of criminal justice bills focused on victim protections, law enforcement tools, notary/deed fraud, sexually violent predators, veterans in jail, tribal policing authority, and peace officer records. Several bills were laid out, heard, and left pending because the committee lacked a quorum for final action on those items. Testimony was generally supportive on bills addressing interpreter appointments, fuel theft investigations, deed fraud, survivor privacy, veteran jailer training, tribal peace officer authority, and officer-record confidentiality, though some bills drew concerns about due process, scope, or drafting. Senate Bill 1537 would clean up criminal procedure language on appointing interpreters and align it with Government Code standards requiring licensed or certified interpreters; it received no public opposition and was left pending. Senate Bill 993 would let Comptroller Criminal Investigative Division officers directly seek warrants for mobile tracking devices in fuel-theft and tax-fraud investigations; it also drew support and was left pending. Senate Bill 693, as substituted, would create a criminal offense for notarizing documents without the signer personally appearing, with a higher penalty when real property is involved, and would add notary continuing education; a Dallas County prosecutor testified that notary fraud is a major driver of deed theft, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1610, as substituted, would address safety, registration, and criminal penalties at the Texas Civil Commitment Office for sexually violent predators, including assaults on staff and sex-offender registration issues; agency witnesses described increased assaults and operational problems, while a public witness urged waiting for Sunset review and raised due-process concerns. Senate Bill 836 would add privacy protections for sexual assault survivors by limiting livestreaming of trials, expanding pseudonym use, and protecting forensic exam and invasive-recording evidence; survivors and advocates strongly supported it, and defense lawyers said they had no opposition to the substitute. Senate Bill 1563 would require county jailer training on interacting with veterans, with testimony from the Texas Veterans Commission and veterans’ advocates emphasizing suicide risk, PTSD, and the need for better identification and support in jails; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 906, which would authorize the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribal police to be commissioned as Texas peace officers like two other federally recognized tribes in Texas; tribal leaders said the change would improve response times and coordination, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 781, as substituted, would standardize confidentiality rules for peace officer personnel and departmental files statewide, mirroring Chapter 143 civil-service practices; law enforcement witnesses supported it as a way to protect personal information and create uniform records practices, but several senators raised concerns that the bill could blur existing disclosure rules or bury misconduct complaints, and public testimony included an opposition witness describing a police shooting involving her brother.

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• Senate Page Isabella will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
• After King David, his son Solomon rose to lead Israel, After King David, his son Solomon rose to lead
• The IHFA, as a senator noted, is a quasi-governmental agency through the state.
• Enforcement agencies.
• Yes, these agencies, our local police officers, our sheriffs, they do move up.

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• The endowment is funding this position and will lead to the expansion of the nursing program, as the
• Through a distribution to other agencies.
• We need one agency to take the lead.
• So, I would suggest we find one agency, make them ultimately responsible, and work with the other agencies
• Specifically, what government agencies other than public safety and the judicial?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Sabrina Williams, I am the lead captain for Mom Army, Sacramento, and Placer County.
• Districts own the buses; the agency operates and maintains them.
• The agency and its member districts are environmentally focused.
• School districts are doing excellent work leading the transition to zero-emission school buses.
• Diet-related diseases are now the leading cause of death in the United States.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills, first adopting a consent calendar of 11 measures without individual presentations. The committee then took up AB 1412, which would require California schools to implement or adopt a transferred special education student’s IEP within 30 days for out-of-state transfers and to coordinate more quickly on records. The author and military-family witnesses said the bill would reduce delays for highly mobile students, especially military children; a school administrators group opposed it. The bill received initial support from committee members and was moved on call. The committee also reconsidered AB 281, which would require notice to parents when outside consultants provide sex education instruction; the author accepted amendments removing a copy-right provision, but the bill remained on call after a split vote. The committee heard AB 1005, which would create a statewide drowning-prevention education and swim-lesson voucher framework for underserved communities. The author and supporters described drowning as a preventable public health and equity issue, while the bill was clarified as developing a plan rather than immediately launching a voucher program. It was voted out on a 3-0 roll with the measure placed on call. AB 908, as amended, would add compliance monitoring for existing requirements that schools use LGBTQ-inclusive instructional materials and curriculum under the FAIR Act. Supporters said the bill would improve implementation and student safety; opponents raised concerns about privacy, girls’ sports, and school burdens. The committee approved the bill 5-2 and sent it to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 1401, which would affirm parents’ access to school records, including unofficial records unless exempt by law. The author argued that parents need clearer access to information held by schools and vendors, while school officials and teachers’ union representatives warned the bill was too vague and could sweep in personal notes, journals, and other sensitive material. The bill failed on a 2-3 vote and was placed on call. Finally, AB 727 would require student ID cards to include the Trevor Project hotline for LGBTQ youth; supporters framed it as a suicide-prevention measure, while opponents argued it conflicted with parental rights and religious beliefs. Committee discussion focused on whether 988 already provides similar access and whether the Trevor Project is an appropriate resource to print on IDs; the hearing continued with the bill still under consideration.

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• I'll take the lead on interested in it.
• </c> Beyond that, our program and agency Beyond that, our program and agency prioritize<01:20:13.920>
• SoilSHOP is a program that offers free soil screening for lead to prevent exposure to lead through recreational
• Thank you. exposure to lead through recreational exposure to lead through recreational activities<01:
• I can check back at the agency.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 94, which would prohibit municipal amendments to the state building code and move New Hampshire toward a more uniform statewide code. Senator McConi and several supporters, including the Josiah Barlo Center for Public Policy, the State Fire Marshal, the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association, argued that local variations create confusion, raise housing costs, and make compliance harder for builders operating in multiple towns. The Fire Marshal said the goal is a single state building and fire code with only limited administrative amendments at the local level, not technical changes, and noted that municipalities could still seek exceptions through the Building Code Review Board if needed. The chair explained that a similar House bill was already moving forward with fire code and administrative amendment language, and members agreed that retaining SB 94 would avoid conflicting bills. The committee then voted to retain SB 94 by roll call, 13-0, with no minority report. The committee then took up Senate Bill 30, which would designate the Virginia opossum as New Hampshire’s state marsupial. Senator Fenton presented the bill as a light-hearted measure inspired by Chesterfield School fourth graders, who had submitted written testimony and supported the idea. Members discussed the bill in a humorous but mostly supportive way, with one member objecting that it trivialized the legislature, while others said it could help engage students in the legislative process. The committee voted ought to pass on SB 30, 11-2, and agreed to place it on consent with no minority report. Later, the committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 95, concerning youth camp cabins and state fire/building codes. Senator McConi said the bill would exempt new residential cabins in youth recreation camps from sprinkler requirements and allow them to omit electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems, while requiring any such systems that are present to comply with state code. He said the measure was intended to resolve recurring interpretation problems that have caused expense and uncertainty for camp owners, and he praised work with the Fire Marshal’s office to reach a workable compromise. Representative Schmidt asked about cabin sizes and whether larger cabins with multiple occupants would still be safe; the senator explained that camps typically use counselors, drills, and supervision, and that the people behind him could answer more detailed questions. The transcript cuts off before the hearing concludes or any vote is taken on SB 95.

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• Next, we have item 2H, Preston Prince, for the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors.
• Preston Prince for the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors.
• And then that leads potentially to the en banc and review process.
• And then that leads potentially to the en banc and review process.
• I would want to hear from our executive officer and our agency counsel. Okay. Pam?

Committee: Senate Rules

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• Those proposals include streamlining the permitting of nature-based solutions and giving state agencies
• One, we thought about sort of the governance of our agencies.
• Agencies are taking the commission's recommendations and the law seriously.
• I think what's challenging right now is the agencies are under a super tight timeline, ...is the agencies
• And how can the agencies do that?

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming

Summary: The committee held a hearing on natural and working lands, carbon sequestration, and related provisions in Governor Healey’s $3 billion Mass Ready Act. EEA officials described the bill’s investments in flooding, land protection, tree planting, wetlands restoration, biodiversity, dams, seawalls, and coastal resilience, along with permitting reforms intended to speed ecological restoration projects. They also outlined current programs on resilient lands, healthy soils, forest climate solutions, forest reserves, and urban tree planting, and said the administration expects natural and working lands to offset up to 7 million metric tons of residual emissions by 2050, while acknowledging that additional strategies will be needed to close the gap to the state’s 10-million-ton offset target. Committee members pressed EEA on the cost of reaching the 30% conservation-by-2030 goal, the loss of a federal USDA grant of about $22 million, the adequacy of current sequestration estimates, and whether the state should consider regional approaches or statutory changes. EEA said current state conservation spending has been about $35 million to $40 million annually, that the Mass Ready Act is intended to help double the pace of conservation, and that federal funding remains uncertain. Senators also raised concerns about PILOT payments for state-owned land, the management of state forests, and the proposed Chapter 91 general license for restoration projects. EEA said the bill’s forest reserve language is meant to create a more durable designation process while still allowing limited active management. Advocates from The Nature Conservancy and Mass Audubon supported stronger investment in land conservation and restoration, saying natural and working lands are a cost-effective climate strategy that also provides biodiversity, water quality, and public health benefits. They urged passage of legislation to increase funding, improve PILOT equity, and strengthen land-use planning and mitigation requirements. They also backed removing Chapter 91 licensing requirements for ecological restoration, arguing that the current process adds cost and delay. In a later panel, a forest scientist and an urban forestry advocate emphasized the carbon and cooling benefits of mature trees, called for greater protection of older forests, and supported bills to expand municipal reforestation and modernize public shade tree law. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• If black and Hispanic children are being targeted, because I don't want to lead to something, lead to
• We have someone to testify to that today in the agency and outside of the agency.
• or a judge or... ...in writing that says that an agency or a judge or representative of those agencies
• You don't have different agencies; you don't have...
• However, I have to lead, and I am going to lead.

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

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• To this point, the governor included a proposal for a revised direction to the agency in his proposed
• Third, it exempts tribal data held by certain state agencies or by local health jurisdictions from...
• The agencies must apply the following principles. Tribes must have the same or enhanced...
• The agencies must apply the following principles.
• This leads to many patients having to seek mental health care out of network, which leads to higher personal

Bills: HB2555 , HB2658 , HB2683 , HB2685 , HB2168 , HB2196 , HB2545

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, traditional practices, health insurance, coverage expansion, mental health, insurance coverage, transparency, consumer protection, efficiency, health carriers, providers relations, tribal data, data protection, privacy, sharing of information, Indigenous rights, overdose prevention, data sharing, public health

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• You can—wait, I'm sorry—yeah, lead, my apologies.
• Lead witnesses in support who will be providing testimony.
• Our farebox recovery is once again nation-leading.
• Transit agencies are asking for more money while doing nothing.
• The assembly member wanted this to be a separate agency from the MTC, a new agency, and a lot of people

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard SB 63 by Senator Wiener, as amended and coauthored by Senator Arreguín, a Bay Area transit funding measure intended to avert major service cuts at BART, Muni, Caltrain, and AC Transit. The authors said the region faces a fiscal cliff and that without new revenue, BART could collapse and other systems could face severe reductions. They described the bill as the product of extensive negotiations among the five Bay Area counties and transit operators, with San Mateo and Santa Clara counties opting in during the process. Much of the discussion focused on accountability and governance. Supporters said the bill includes some of the strongest oversight provisions in recent memory, including a third-party efficiency review and ad hoc adjudication committees that can withhold a portion of funding if operators fail to correct problems. Assembly Member Papin and Assembly Member Lackey argued the measure amounts to a taxpayer bailout with insufficient representation and too much control left to MTC, while the authors responded that the bill gives affected counties direct complaint and enforcement authority and that MTC must follow the ad hoc committees’ recommendations. Several members asked about complaint procedures, withholding thresholds, opt-in/opt-out issues, and whether the funding would return to the source counties if withheld. Testimony in support came from SPUR, Caltrain, MTC, the Bay Area Council, BART, SamTrans, VTA, San Francisco MTA, transit coalitions, environmental groups, local governments, and labor. Supporters emphasized the risk of severe service cuts, the importance of preserving recent investments such as Caltrain electrification, and the need for regional self-help. There was no registered opposition witness, though some members spoke against the bill. The committee ultimately voted 11-5 to pass SB 63 as amended to the floor, with the committee amendments also removing urgency language.

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• And we need to ensure that the agency... is built to move fast.
• Agencies failed to do plan revisions.
• , state agencies, and others. to do fire suppression work this year.
• That could lead to more active forest management.
• I know the agency was working hard on that and we can certainly do more with that.

Bills: HB471

Committee: Senate Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Subcommittee

Keywords: forest management, wildfire prevention, public lands, Tribal jurisdiction, Fix Our Forests Act, wildfire, forest health, hazardous fuels reduction, fuels treatment, prescribed burning, mechanical thinning, mastication, fuel breaks, fire breaks, wildland-urban interface, WUI, fireshed, fireshed management area, fireshed registry, Fireshed Center

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to address the ongoing crisis of wildfires exacerbated by climate change and the need for updated forest management practices. Various committee members voiced concerns about past federal management failures and emphasized the necessity for collaborative approaches involving local communities and stakeholders in forest management. As discussions unfolded, there were varying perspectives on the implications of certain provisions in the bill, particularly around regulatory changes and their likely impacts on public participation and environmental reviews.