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• I don't have written testimony.
• And so I testimony to this bill.
• Uh, so that's my testimony.
• Uh, so that's my testimony.
• is and and thank you for your testimony. is and and thank you for your testimony.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Chair Melo: Okay, seeing no questions, we will move into public testimony.
• We have no public testimony. Debate? Any members that wish to debate the bill?
• Chair Melo: Okay, seeing none, we will move into public testimony on the amendment.
• Chair Melo: We have no further testimony. She wants to speak.
• Chair: Thank you so much for your testimony today.

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• Well, we will open up public testimony.
• If anyone has a question, I don't see any, and we'll open public testimony.
• I'll call open public testimony and call Robert Jones. Mr. Jones, you're recognized.
• There's no other cards, so I will close public testimony on Senate Bill 771.
• There's no other cards, so I will close public testimony on Senate Bill 771.

Bills: SB771, SB2345, HB135, HB135

Keywords: diesel fuel tax, tax credit, auxiliary power units, power take-off equipment, refund, energy efficiency, firefighter retirement, municipal contributions, pension system, retirement benefits, funding ratios, sales tax exemption, exotic animals, game animals, agriculture, livestock, civil liability, motor vehicle, legal protection, removal

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• Seeing no questions, members, we are in public testimony.
• Is there any public testimony on the bill? We are now in debate. Any debate on the bill?
• Is there public testimony on the amendment?
• We are done with public testimony. Is there any debate on the amendment?
• We are done with public testimony, and we are in debate on this bill.

Summary: The Housing, Agriculture, and Tourism Subcommittee met for its final meeting of the session and heard two bills. HB 1245, the Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program, would create a pilot program in the Department of Agriculture for selected public postsecondary institutions with high Pell Grant populations to form hunger task forces, help students enroll in SNAP, provide on-campus food assistance, and develop meal-credit donation programs. The bill also directs OPPAGA to study food insecurity at public postsecondary institutions and recommend policy changes. Representative Franklin spoke in support, emphasizing student food insecurity and the impact of inflation on college completion. The bill had no amendments, no public opposition, and passed unanimously. The committee then heard HB 983 on homeowners associations, which would expand enforcement and oversight tools related to HOAs, including allowing local law enforcement and sheriffs to investigate, inspect, and audit associations, adding realtor disclosure requirements, and revising recall provisions to make it easier for homeowners to remove boards. An amendment was adopted to prohibit nominating committees in HOAs, aligning the statute with condominium law and preventing those committees from blocking candidates. Public testimony on the amendment and bill was in support, including from a Miami-Dade Sheriff representative and others. Members from both parties praised the bill as a homeowner-rights measure, and the bill passed unanimously as amended. After the bills, members offered closing remarks thanking Chair Salsman, the vice chair, ranking member, staff, and each other for a collaborative session. Several members highlighted the committee’s work on housing, agriculture, tourism, and the hemp work group, and the chair reflected that the committee process was intended to be member-driven and inclusive. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Thank you for your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony. Thank you for your testimony.
• Hansen touched on in his testimony.
• Hansen touched on in his testimony.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And for persons providing in-person<00:10:54.240> testimony, in-person testimony, in-person testimony
• Again, for you for taking my testimony.
• going to respectfully submit testimony going to respectfully submit testimony in<00:38:48.720>
• process, as we've heard testimony process, as we've heard testimony earlier,<02:04:32.159> they
• that we can continue um taking testimony that we can continue um taking testimony on<03:10:20.240

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senator Berel, thanks for your testimony.
• What I'd like to direct you to, I have some written testimony, but the last page of the testimony is
• <01:23:28.880> short or uh or cut your your testimony short or uh or cut your your testimony
• <01:45:03.679> but everything in our written testimony but everything in our written testimony
• Great, thank you very much. that testimony gets to all of our uh that testimony gets to all of our uh

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Thank you for your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony.
• Gentlemen, if you would introduce yourselves for the record and present your testimony. testimony.
• Thank you. testimony for joining us today. We testimony for joining us today.
• . testimony. testimony.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• have written testimony welcome I do have written testimony unless<00:51:54.520> there's<00:51
• Okay, thank you for your testimony.
• Okay, thank you for your testimony.
• Okay, thank you for your testimony. Okay, thank you for your testimony.
• Have a good day. testimony thank you suer seeing no testimony thank you suer seeing no questions<01:17

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Other testimony. Yes, sir. >> Thank you. Other testimony. Yes, sir.
• Appreciate your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony. Any other agency testimony? Anyone from the public?
• for your testimony. for your testimony. >> Thank<00:51:23.760> you.
• , >> Testimony.

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• We encourage the public to provide written testimony before the hearing by visiting the committee website
• Please note that any written testimony submitted to the committee is considered public comment and may
• Testimony on any such bill will be limited to a statement of name, organization, if any, in position
• The committee will allow no more than 40 minutes of testimony in total.
• today and for which the author waived presentation before the close of the regular order hearing testimony

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on July 9, 2025, with a quorum present and opened by taking up its consent and suspense calendars. Several Senate bills were moved on consent, including SB 255, 361, 385, 387, 428, 602, 648, 652, and 693, along with SB 78 on a separate due-pass motion. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved without further discussion. The committee next heard AB 1533, a claims bill authorizing a General Fund appropriation of $672 million to pay state claims, including $600 to the Franchise Tax Board and $72 million to the DMV for stale claims. Assemblymember Wicks presented the bill as one of the annual claims measures, and the Department of Finance and Department of General Services both supported it. Assemblymember Dixon raised concerns about the age of claims, the cost and efficiency of the process, and whether the state could improve how it verifies and pays claims more quickly. After brief public comment was invited, the committee held a roll call vote on AB 1533 and the bill was moved out of committee. The meeting then adjourned after a late-arriving member was added to the roll call for the consent calendar and AB 1533.

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• I prefer that we don't make any amendment or even take verbal testimony.
• I encourage folks to submit their testimony to my office, you know, as a letter or as a package.
• Thank you. testimony. I encourage folks to submit testimony.
• I encourage folks to submit their<00:02:38.519> testimony<00:02:39.519> as<00:02:39.840
• as a uh to my office, their testimony as a uh to my office, you<00:02:42.400> know,<00:02:42.480

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• We have numerous testimony that has been provided.
• So I'm just going to read out some of the testimony we have: Department of Human Resources providing
• <00:02:52.920> some<00:02:53.000> of<00:02:53.120> the<00:02:53.200> testimony
• <00:02:53.760> we<00:02:54.080> have read out some of the testimony we have read out
• some of the testimony we have Department<00:02:55.000> of<00:02:55.200> Human<00:02:55.959

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on March 12 at 10:00 a.m. and heard two measures concerning Hawaiian observances. SB 614 SD1 would establish La Kua as Hawaiian Independence Day and SB 1051 SD1 would relate to Hawaiian History Month. No members of the public testified in person or on Zoom for either bill, but the chair read into the record written testimony and comments, including support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Kingdom of Hawaiian Islands, Kumukahi Health and Wellness, the Hawaiian Civics Club, and several individuals, along with comments from state departments such as Human Resources and Budget and Finance. After recessing for decision-making, the committee voted to advance SB 614 SD1 with amendments and to further adjust the date to July 1st. The vote was unanimous among members present, with Chair and Vice Chair voting aye and Representatives Garrett and Lee also voting aye; Representatives Sayama and Roda were excused. The committee then took up SB 1051 SD1 and similarly recommended it be passed with amendments, also changing the date to July 1st. The vote on SB 1051 SD1 was likewise adopted without opposition, with the same excused members noted. After both measures were approved for advancement, the committee adjourned.

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• I’m going to keep it to the testimony, all right.
• With that, let's go to Superintendent Paul for your testimony.
• <00:57:16.960> thank and thank you for your testimony thank and thank you for your testimony
• Thank you for your testimony, Ms. Larson.
• Very good, and thank you for your testimony.

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

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• We will then continue with our testimony We will then continue with our testimony list<00:00:59.640
• Thank you very much for your testimony.
• Thank you very much for your testimony.
• Thank you for your testimony.
• You are greatly appreciated, and the testimony you did a great job.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• testimony.
• With me to provide supporting testimony are Dr.
• With me to provide a supporting testimony are Dr.
• And thank you to everyone for your testimony and colleagues for your comments and testimony as well.
• I appreciate the testimony on Sonoma State.

Summary: The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee. The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.

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• >> Thank you for your testimony. >> Thank you for your testimony.
• >> Thank you for your testimony. >> Thank you for your testimony.
• Thank you for your<02:18:05.040> testimony. your testimony. your testimony.
• Thank you for your<03:18:33.920> testimony. your testimony. your testimony.
• >> Thank you for your testimony. >> Thank you for your testimony.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Next we have you for your testimony.
• Thank you very with your testimony.
• testimony.
• <01:09:50.000> Good testimony. Yes. Thank you. Good testimony. Yes. Thank you.
• Thank you for your testimony.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• and go ahead with your testimony. Okay. and go ahead with your testimony. Okay.
• Thank you for your testimony, Miss Dand.
• Um, is Thank you for your testimony.
• Thank you so much for your testimony. Thank you so much for your testimony.
• Um, next next testifier at testimony.

Bills: HF1027, HF2226, HF1916, HF1915, HF1567, HF1986

Keywords: mortgage foreclosure, redemption, foreclosure surplus, sheriff's sale, junior lienholder, mortgagor, homeowner protections, loss mitigation, dual tracking, foreclosure redemption period, certificate of redemption, certificate of sale, sheriff, county recorder, registrar of titles, homeownership center, lien priority, real property, foreclosure by advertisement, surplus funds

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• We will not be taking additional testimony on the bill today.
• your full name begin your testimony your full name begin your testimony please<00:15:44.399>
• <00:45:24.720> Mr full name and begin your testimony Mr full name and begin your testimony
• State your full name and begin your testimony.
• Uh, Chair Nney, please begin your testimony.

Keywords: 1183, house