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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Transportation - 01/29/25

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • more detail today uh it's authorization more detail today uh it's authorization to<00:03:32.799>
  • It has condemnation authority.
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  • , and then having condemnation authority.
  • Again, thanks for Dom's service, and he will be missed. authorization which is a small Levy to authorization
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Transportation Committee met on January 29, 2025, to hear the Metropolitan Council’s presentation on the Governor’s proposed agency budget requests. The Council outlined three main budget items: authorization to advance funds to MnDOT to help coordinate a highway project with arterial bus rapid transit construction; a proposal to make free regular-route transit rides permanent for eligible Metro Mobility riders, after a successful pilot that produced nearly 75,000 rides; and a reduction in general fund support for rail operations, which the Council said it could absorb in the near term. The Council also noted it was seeking $15 million in the bonding bill for bus rapid transit, including support for the H Line, and described other capital requests for an infill/infiltration program and regional parks. Council leadership said the advance-funds proposal would let two projects move together more efficiently, reduce disruption, and potentially lower costs by avoiding repeated reconstruction and maintenance. On the Metro Mobility fare pilot, they said the lower fare increased rider freedom and spontaneity while saving state money because fixed-route service is cheaper than individual Metro Mobility trips. On the general fund reduction, they said the agency is expanding service, opening the Gold Line, B Line, and E Line, and can manage the cut because of its diversified revenue sources, though it could affect future expansion. Senator Nelson raised concerns about the proposal to expand the Right-of-Way Acquisition Loan Fund to include regional parks and trails, warning that the legislation should clearly avoid creating condemnation authority for park or trail projects, especially where they are adjacent to MnDOT projects. Council staff responded that the program would finance local acquisitions rather than give the Met Council condemnation power, and said they would take the concern under advisement and ensure the legislation is carefully drafted. Members also discussed federal funding uncertainty; Council officials said federal transit operating support is about $30 million and that a pause or cut could affect future capital projects and some existing awards, while the region’s diversified funding base would help cushion operations. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/18/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • an authorizer.
  • an authorizer. an authorizer.
  • publishing requirements for authorizers. publishing requirements for authorizers.
  • , um, to be the fifth, um, author, um, to be the fifth, um, author, co-author<00:51:02.360> on
  • > on<00:51:03.720> the co-author on the fourth co-author on the co-author on the fourth
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate and House Tax Policies Discussion Group - 05/06/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that authorizes the city of Sauk Centre for construction of Trunk Highway 71.
  • And that authorizes the city of Sauk Centre for construction of Trunk Highway 71.
  • And that authorizes the city of Sauk Centre for construction of Trunk Highway 71.
  • And that's authorized for up to 20 years.
  • And that's authorized for up to 20 years.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Mar 19th, 2025

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're taking that out of the governor's authority.
  • We're putting that into the Attorney General's authority.
  • We are the only ones who have the authority to do that.
  • They've never levied, but we're giving them that authority, right?
  • Chair, as the regulations currently exist, there is no authorization, there's no regulatory authority
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-PEER Jun 16th, 2026

ALC-PEER

Transcript Highlights:
  • B1A is Department of Health Minority Health Commission, $800,000 in spending authority.
  • It's $371,582 in spending authority.
  • It's for $6.4 million of spending authority.
  • It's $1.5 million in spending authority.
  • It's for $6,000 of spending authority.
Keywords: 1204, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • And then we put a pause on hiring so we can Make sure that we had enough budget authority because of
  • Chair, Actually, the FY26 budget authority just allows the department to take out more bar authority
  • No using the new authority for Paying off old debt.
  • And so it's really important that we get this bonding authority in place.
  • revenues to pay debt service on the first debts taken on under the new bonding authority.
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Insurance Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you have any questions for the author?
  • Do you have any questions for the author? Second. Thank you.
  • Please list me as a co-author. I'm happy to support the bill.
  • Thank you very much to the author of the bill.
  • I appreciate the author bringing this bill.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Insurance met as a subcommittee and heard several bills related to workers’ compensation, insurance access, climate resilience, and farmworker protections. AB 815 would prevent social service workers who use personal vehicles to transport clients from being misclassified as commercial or for-hire drivers under personal auto policies; supporters said the current practice leads to unaffordable premiums and denied claims, while no opposition testified. AB 1329 would revise the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund to reduce litigation and medical-legal costs and lower employer assessments; insurers and business groups opposed unless amended, citing concerns about eligibility standards and the QME process, but the bill advanced after amendments were discussed. AB 1048 would allow disputed unauthorized payment reductions for medical providers to be reviewed through independent bill review; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while opposition argued IBR is the wrong forum and existing contract dispute processes should control, though the bill also passed. AB 1236 would create a Department of Insurance grant program for climate and sustainability risk-reduction projects, with broad support from the department, environmental groups, and insurers, and it passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 1336, the Farmworker Heat Illness Prevention Act, which would create a rebuttable presumption that a heat-related injury arose out of employment when an agricultural employer fails to comply with heat illness prevention standards. Supporters, including United Farm Workers, argued the bill would help protect farmworkers amid extreme heat and enforcement gaps; opponents from the workers’ compensation and agricultural sectors said the measure improperly uses the compensation system to enforce OSHA rules and could create unclear adjudication and delay issues. Members discussed Cal/OSHA enforcement limits, undocumented workers’ reluctance to report violations, and the relationship between the bill and existing workers’ compensation procedures. Despite opposition, AB 1336 passed on a divided vote. The committee also took up a consent calendar including AB 1125, AB 1293, and AB 1398, which were approved together. Roll calls were held open and later completed, and the bills that advanced were sent to the Committee on Appropriations. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after final votes were recorded.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Committee Jun 9th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Our first author would be Assembly Member Alex Lee. I see you here; please come forward.
  • so, this bill acknowledges that the descending schedule of axle weights in current law, that the author
  • And I'm just looking to see if we have an author present. Oh, yes, we do.
  • We have an author present, and Assembly Member Rodriguez, correct, please come forward to the podium.
  • The driver fled to California, where the authorities later arrested him.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several measures, with eight bills and resolutions placed on the consent calendar and three items heard separately. AB 1944 by Assembly Member Alex Lee would delay the implementation timeline for axle weight limits on zero-emission buses, keeping the existing final cap in place while giving transit agencies and manufacturers more time to meet the limits. Supporters, including the California Transit Association and several transit districts, said the bill would help agencies procure longer-range zero-emission buses; the League of California Cities opposed it, warning that heavier buses would accelerate pavement damage and increase local maintenance costs. Senators raised questions about infrastructure impacts and environmental tradeoffs, and the bill ultimately advanced on a 10-3 vote. AB 2453 by Assembly Member Michelle Rodriguez would clarify authority for first responders and peace officers to use off-highway vehicles in official duties, including limited travel on public roads to reach remote areas. The author and a Carlsbad Fire Department witness said the bill would reduce response times and remove operational barriers for fire, police, lifeguard, and search-and-rescue use of UTVs; the measure had support from local agencies and no opposition testimony. It passed the committee 13-0 and was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Water. SJR 16 by Senator Caballero urged Congress to restore commercial driver credentials affected by federal enforcement actions tied to English-language proficiency and non-domiciled commercial licenses, arguing that the actions harmed experienced immigrant drivers and the supply chain. Teamsters California testified in support, and there was no opposition in the room. The resolution advanced on a 9-3 vote. The consent calendar, which included AB 431, AB 1614, AB 1625, ACR 126, ACR 137, ACR 142, ACR 169, and SCR 155, was approved unanimously.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The author waives presentation before the close of the regular order hearing.
  • Let's have our authors come up. Our first author is Ms. Addis. She is presenting AB 2393.
  • To avoid these delays, the High-Speed Rail Authority must secure financing.
  • To avoid these delays, the High Speed Rail Authority must secure financing.
  • At the same time, it is all. avoid these delays, the high-speed rail authority must secure financing,
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 22, 2026, with a quorum present and first took up a large consent calendar. The committee approved two groups of unanimous bills, including measures on topics such as court interpreters, workplace training, public records, and other committee and member bills, before moving to individual bills and the suspense file. Several bills were later placed on suspense and deemed approved, with public comment limited to those measures. Among the bills heard individually, AB 2393 would create fixed statutory damages for false imprisonment and false arrest claims, with the author arguing it would help victims seek justice and would not expose the state or local governments to liability. AB 1697 would delay implementation of a recently enacted law banning certain employment debt contracts until January 1, 2027, and AB 2534 would extend Domestic Violence Prevention Act restraining order protections to attempted and completed forced marriages. AB 1608 would strengthen the High-Speed Rail project’s Inspector General by adding staffing and contracting authority, requiring public reports, and allowing limited temporary confidentiality for sensitive information; the bill drew questions about transparency and the scope of information that could be withheld. The committee also heard AB 1916, which would allow American Sign Language interpreters to participate in collective bargaining under the Trial Court Interpreter Employment and Labor Relations Act, and AB 1803, which would require anti-hate speech training as part of workplace harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees. AB 1821 would change Public Records Act response timelines from calendar days to business days, with supporters from local government groups saying it would better reflect the time needed to process broad and complex requests without reducing access. AB 1919 would establish election procedures for a Santa Cruz Metro citizens initiative related to transit funding and service, with supporters saying it would let voters decide the system’s future. The committee voted do pass on the heard bills, with several recorded as out on roll call and some members not voting on particular measures.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Agriculture Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • We still don't have any authors.
  • Based trust in the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.
  • And thank the author for coming forward for the work you're doing.
  • So we're also giving local authority and ability there.
  • I would love to be added as a co-author. I'd like to be added as well.
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Feb 28th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1153 by Hughes, relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to take
  • Senate Bill 1180 by Alvarado, relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax
  • Senate Bill 1184 by Creighton, relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection
  • Senate Bill 1216 by Eckhardt, relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to permit
  • Senate Bill 1282 by Parker, relating to the authority authorizing adoption assistance agreements for
Summary: The Senate met briefly to receive first-reading referrals of a large number of bills, resolutions, and joint resolutions. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public education, health care, criminal justice, business regulation, transportation, water and natural resources, local government, taxation, elections, and public information. Many of the filings were by Senators Hughes, Perry, Alvarado, Creighton, Hancock, Parker, Zaffirini, Blanco, and others, and included proposals on school safety, health records and billing, election procedures, water planning, housing and rent issues, energy and environmental regulation, and criminal penalties. The chamber also read several concurrent and joint resolutions, including measures designating state symbols and local honors, a proposed constitutional amendment related to gaming by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, a proposal concerning special-session subjects, and resolutions on fiscal restraints and retirement obligations. No debate, testimony, or substantive action on the merits of the measures occurred in this portion of the transcript; the items were simply read and referred to committees. At the close of the proceedings, the Senate adjourned pursuant to a previously adopted motion and announced it would reconvene at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 4.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 4/7/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I recognize the author from Hennepin, the author of the bill, Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley [member
  • I recognize the author from Hennepin, the author of the bill, Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley [member
  • I recognize the author from Hennepin, the author of the bill, Representative Momanyi-Hiltsley [member
  • I recognize the author, bill.
  • I recognize the author. Represent bill. I recognize the author.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/24/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • of the offices in their authorizing of the offices in their authorizing statutes<00:57:33.280>
  • authority from the sheriff's office. authority from the sheriff's office.
  • to the bill's authors. to the bill's authors.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 03/19/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • There exists, um, so this port authority was created in 2021, and so it's a new port authority.
  • There exists, um, so this port authority was created in 2021, and so it's a new port authority.
  • <00:35:25.720> Um authority of the city. Um authority of the city.
  • the Port Authority.
  • Authority. Authority.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • provider authorize my authorized specialist.
  • provider authorize my authorized specialist.
  • . authorization. authorization.
  • authorization to have my authorized authorization to have my authorized provider<00:50:16.000>
  • > authorize<00:50:16.640> my<00:50:16.880> authorized provider authorize my authorized
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee approved the November 7 minutes with three abstentions and then received status updates on several ongoing audits. Audit staff reported that the special education oversight audit was in report-writing, with 34 of 71 observations completed and a draft expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The education freedom accounts audit had 22 of 41 observations completed, with a draft also expected in the second quarter and a final report in the summer. The Doorway program audit had 5 of 13 observations completed, with a draft expected by the end of February and a final report by April or May. The committee then discussed possible new oversight topics, prompted by concerns about fraud in other states and the need to ensure New Hampshire programs are not vulnerable. Members suggested hearing from DHS officials, contract administrators, and possibly the Department of Justice Medicaid fraud unit about SNAP and other programs, as well as reviewing staffing levels in HHS contract management. There was also discussion of whether to revisit the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, though members noted that prior work on that area had been suspended because of litigation. A representative from HHS, Teresa Narrow, briefed the committee on the Bureau of Developmental Services. She said the state had been in compliance with CMS since July 1, 2023 after resolving issues tied to a system redesign and billing changes, and that provider-side billing problems had also been fixed. She also described three existing bodies involved in developmental disability housing oversight, including the Council on Housing Stability, the ABLE Housing Task Force, and a legislative study committee created by HB 168 in 2024. Committee members asked for her notes to be shared. The committee spent substantial time debating whether to pursue a new special education audit at the school-district level. Members discussed the need to examine why some districts have much higher special education rates and costs than others, and whether a statistically selected sample of schools could be used. Audit staff said no new audits could begin until about May or June and that only a couple of auditors would then be available. Members also noted that a legislative study committee is already working on special education and may issue a report later this year, and the committee appeared to leave the school-level audit idea as a potential future item rather than taking immediate action.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for your consideration during 5B2 of the New Mexico Constitution, I am authorizing for your consideration
  • I am authorizing for your consideration during the 57th Legislature's second session submission of House
  • introduced by Representative Nicole Chavez and Representative Reeb, an act relating to records, authorizing
  • An act relating to private education, providing for the authorization And so.
  • An act relating to private education, providing for the authorization of school tuition organizations
Bills: HM19
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I do want to really sincerely thank the author and sponsors.
  • I do want to really sincerely thank the author and sponsors.
  • And unfortunately, you know, I was a co-author then. I'm a co-author now.
  • Um, I do want to thank the author and staff and sponsors.
  • Um, I do want to thank the author and staff and sponsors.
Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker rights, workplace technology, pay equity, and retail/self-checkout standards. SB 703 would require ports to collect and report information on trucking companies to help identify worker misclassification in the port trucking industry; supporters, including Teamsters and the California Labor Federation, said better data is needed for enforcement, while trucking and retail groups said they were working with the author and expected to remove opposition after amendments. The bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Transportation. The committee also approved a consent calendar of other measures. SB 294, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, would require the Labor Commissioner to create a template for annual employer notices about workers’ labor and civil rights, including emergency contact notification if a worker is detained or arrested. Supporters said the bill would help workers understand their rights amid federal rollbacks and weak enforcement; the California Restaurant Association opposed it. SB 7 would require notice and human review before employers use automated decision-making systems for discipline or termination, and would bar predictive use of such systems for employment actions. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or opaque algorithmic management, while HR, chamber, retail, and local government groups raised concerns about breadth, notice burdens, and small-business impacts. Both bills passed 5-0 to their next committees. The committee also advanced SB 238, which would require disclosure about workplace surveillance and AI monitoring tools, and SB 442, which sets staffing and operational standards for self-checkout, including at least one staffed lane, one employee dedicated to monitoring self-checkout, item restrictions, and a 15-item limit sign. Supporters argued both bills improve transparency, safety, and worker protections; opponents warned SB 238 could expose security practices and SB 442 could raise costs and create preemption issues. SB 464 would expand state pay-data reporting to better capture public-sector workforce demographics in line with reparations and pay-equity goals, and SB 642 would strengthen the Equal Pay Act by extending recovery periods, clarifying wage definitions, and updating pay-scale language. SB 464 and SB 642 also passed, with some opposition from county and business groups over scope and retroactivity. All measures taken up in the hearing were approved by committee, generally on 5-0 votes, and re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part I) Apr 28th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Committee members, any questions for the author of Senate Bill 2633?
  • Any other questions for the author? I think, Senator Johnson.
  • Members, any questions for the author?
  • Any other questions for the author on 3059 before we open public testimony?
  • Senate Bill 2713, authored by Senator Middleton.
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard several bills, mostly on alcohol regulation, ethics procedures, the Alamo, and free speech in professional associations. SB 2633 would let the City of Garland hold local option elections on alcohol sales within designated zones and use zoning/land-use rules for alcohol-selling businesses; Senator Johnson and Garland officials said it would reduce the burden of the petition process and support economic development. SB 2637 would require social media platforms to disclose when posts are made by bot accounts and allow Attorney General enforcement; supporters framed it as consumer protection against misleading automated content, while members raised questions about how platforms would identify bots and how enforcement would work. SB 2334 would allow airlines with passenger transportation permits to store sealed alcoholic beverages within five miles of an airport in the same county, which the sponsor and an American Airlines witness said would improve logistics without changing permits, taxes, or alcohol sourcing. The committee also heard SB 2781 and SB 2782, both related to Texas Ethics Commission procedures. SB 2781 would cap civil penalties tied to certain campaign contribution violations by former legislators who later lobby, and SB 2782 would require TEC to adopt discovery control plans and align discovery rules more closely with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to limit costly, open-ended discovery. Both bills were left pending after no public testimony. SB 3059 would transfer oversight of the Alamo from the General Land Office to a new Alamo Commission beginning in 2027; Senator Campbell said it would provide long-term stewardship and transparency, while Senator Birdwell questioned the need for a change and the commission’s structure, and GLO witnesses said they were not aware of any problem prompting the shift. HB 1130, a House companion to a previously passed Senate bill, would provide liability protections for cavern entities that post warning signs, and it was also left pending. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 2713, which would bar professional or trade associations from denying membership or access based on protected characteristics or lawful speech and assembly. Senator Middleton and invited witnesses described disciplinary actions by realtor associations against members for social media posts, sermons, or political speech, arguing that the National Association of Realtors’ ethics rules were being used to punish private expression and threaten livelihoods through loss of MLS access. Committee members and witnesses discussed whether the bill should be narrowed to avoid affecting religious organizations, how association discipline works, and whether the measure should address existing penalties or only future conduct. The bill was left pending after extensive invited testimony and committee discussion.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House public safety panel hears HF435 - Pt. 2 2/25/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This question is for the author of the bill.
  • you Mr chair and again uh to the author you Mr chair and again uh to the author does<00:03:54.920
  • Chair, to the bill author. Chair Fransen, would you like to answer the provocative question?
  • Then I expect my question from the bill author to be answered without interruption.
  • Then I expect my question from the bill author to be answered without interruption.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 435, a bill framed by supporters as protecting biological women and keeping Minnesota Correctional Facility Shakopee as a women-only facility. Much of the discussion centered on how the Department of Corrections determines placement, whether and how it verifies sex or gender identity, and what the bill would require in practice. Commissioner Snell said Shakopee is the state’s women’s correctional facility, that DOC uses medical and records-based review rather than genital inspections, and that any transfer decisions involve a broader, nine-factor process that includes individual safety and gender-responsive care. He also said there are three transgender women placed at Shakopee. Opponents argued the bill targets a very small and vulnerable population and would increase risk to transgender people, who they said are already disproportionately subject to assault and harassment in custody. Representative Feist said the issue was not a major concern raised by women at Shakopee and that other facility problems were more pressing. Representative Pinto and Representative Curran challenged the bill’s premise and the author’s framing, while Representative Hudson pressed the commissioner on whether safety concerns alone could justify a transfer to Shakopee from a male facility; Snell said other management tools would be used instead. Testimony from Alicia Beckman, a former DOC employee, supported the bill and said women at Shakopee had not been adequately informed or consulted and that their safety had not been taken into account. The exchange became highly contentious, with repeated disputes over whether the bill was about safety or anti-trans ideology. Supporters said the measure was common sense and necessary to protect women and staff at Shakopee, while opponents said it was unconstitutional and harmful. No final vote or other committee action was shown in the excerpt, though members discussed whether the bill had the votes to pass and the chair indicated support for moving it forward.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, we will now move on to authors. Ms. Rodriguez, you are up and you are presenting AB 2641.
  • And I'm happy to move the bill out as a co-author. So just appreciate your work.
  • I'd love to be added as a joint author if you'd have me. And with that, the motion is due pass.
  • I'd love to be added as a joint author if you'd have me. And with that, the motions do pass.
  • Authorization for school districts and community college districts to use job order contracting.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules. Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue. Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.