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• So, my actions: I'm driving the vehicle. I'm following the GPS.
• </c> So, my actions I'm driving the vehicle. So, my actions I'm driving the vehicle.
• And we felt that this was as good a vehicle as any other.
• If the intention is to create a vehicle to move it up to the Supreme Court, then shouldn't the fiscal
• ><c> one</c><00:29:18.159><c> that's</c> optional license, it's one that's optional license, it's one

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• He then lured a four-year-old girl into his vehicle.
• He then lured a four-year-old girl into his vehicle.
• may follow the tow truck, block exits or roadways, box in the vehicle, jump in or on the vehicle, or
• may follow the tow truck, block exits or roadways, box in the vehicle, jump in or on the vehicle, or
• Like I said, this is just not the vehicle.

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of public safety bills. The chair announced recess and return times, noted several consent items, and said SB 906 was pulled from the agenda. Testimony procedures were explained, including limits on principal witnesses and public comment. Several bills were heard out of file order with authors presenting and witnesses speaking in support and opposition. SB 1446 would expand discretion in en banc parole review, make votes public, and allow CDCR referrals for sexually violent predator evaluations in certain cases. Supporters, including the author and district attorneys, said it would improve transparency and public safety; opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, litigation risk, and unnecessary duplication. The bill was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. SB 1278 would exclude certain sex offenses and habitual or serial sexual offenses from elderly parole eligibility; the author and district attorneys cited recent releases of serious sex offenders and the need to respect victims and sentences, while opponents said the elderly parole process is already rigorous and evidence-based and that the bill would reduce rehabilitation incentives. The chair and other members strongly supported the measure, but no vote was taken. The committee also heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement forces from entering California without the governor’s permission; the author and supporters framed it as a state sovereignty and constitutional authority measure, and the committee discussed an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. SB 926 would provide funding for implementation of Proposition 36; supporters said counties need resources for treatment, probation, and related services, while opponents called it fiscally reckless and said the budget process was the proper place to address funding. The chair summarized amendments removing a specific appropriation and limiting eligible recipients, and members emphasized that the voters approved Prop. 36 but it remains underfunded. SB 874 would require background checks and clearer oversight for Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment providers, especially ABA providers serving children; it drew support from health plans and behavior analysis groups and no opposition. SB 1210 would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to all gang databases, including local ones; supporters described privacy harms and racial disparities, while police chiefs opposed applying CalGang rules to informal local investigative files. SB 1019 would create a DOJ cargo theft task force; supporters from BNSF, trucking, shipping, and port interests described organized theft, rail sabotage, and supply-chain losses, and there was no opposition. SB 1217, on non-consensual intimate image removal, was introduced with privacy and public safety amendments and framed as a survivor-driven effort to create a DOJ clearinghouse for rapid takedown requests; the author said it would help end ongoing digital harm from exploitation.

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• His license was not even taken, I don't know the exact details, but I don't think his license was taken
• He got his license revoked for 10 years.
• His license was not even taken, I don't know the exact details, but I don't think his license was taken
• His license was not even later.
• </c> uh committed CVH or CVO um their license uh committed CVH or CVO um their license would<01:22:57.920

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> going to cover child care licensing going to cover child care licensing subsidies<00:02:14.599><
• sanctions and suspensions, which includes driver's licenses, occupational licenses, and recreational
• licenses.
• </c> for the court to issue licensing for the court to issue licensing sanctions<00:43:14.040><c> and
• licensed for up to six months.

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The Department of Licensing estimates $186,000 in one-time expenditures from the motor vehicle accounts
• The Department of Licensing estimates $186,000 in one-time expenditures from the motor vehicle accounts
• And $86,000 in one-time expenditures from the motor vehicle accounts.

Bills: HB1269 , HB2624

Committee: Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development

Keywords: pawnbroker, fees, interest rates, consumer protection, financial regulation, real estate transactions, nonprofit, land conservancies, unsolicited offers, property rights, 904, all

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• </c> we need to have another vehicle. we need to have another vehicle.
• </c> prospective providers in the licensing prospective providers in the licensing stage. stage. stage
• requirements for submitting a license application for a license by requiring an applicant or a license
• </c><00:27:01.680><c> by</c> license an application for a license by license an application for a license
• </c> requiring an applicant or a license requiring an applicant or a license holder<00:27:05.160><c>

Committees: Senate Health and Human Services , Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:02:45.920><c> permite</c> licensed permite licensed permite to<01:02:48.160><c> go</c><01:02:48.319
• 14.960><c> and</c> renewal of driver's license and renewal of driver's license and identification<01:
• Licenses will not be free of charge.
• . license. license.
• </c> do have a couple vehicles still alive. do have a couple vehicles still alive.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• Um so one of license is in suspension.
• Um, but the separate license is no longer needed because it being a federal license. Thank you.
• . license. license.
• </c> two licenses if you want to sell guns. two licenses if you want to sell guns.
• Hampshire license because why should we Hampshire license because why should we charge<03:26:30.800><

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> product licensed business. product licensed business.
• </c> licenses I would say. licenses I would say.
• </c> &gt;&gt; but you you do have other licensing &gt;&gt; but you you do have other licensing licenses
• Requires completion of driver's training prior to operating a board-licensed vehicle during an emergency
• </c><01:11:19.040><c> requires</c> vehicle of a licensed agency. requires vehicle of a licensed agency

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then recognized a staff member’s birthday and a guest shadowing Senator Adams. It then moved into informational review of Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Education regulation 702 KAR 3:30, which sets insurance coverage requirements for school district buildings and structures. Department of Education officials explained that districts are expected to carry coverage at replacement cost and said they understand some districts participate in self-insurance pools with backup policies, but they deferred detailed insurance questions to the Department of Insurance. Senators raised concerns that pooled coverage could leave districts exposed if claims exceed pool limits, and the chair asked KDE to follow up with DOI to confirm districts are adequately covered, especially for bondholders. No vote was taken on the informational review. The committee then reviewed emergency ABC regulations 804 KAR 130:01 through 130:04 implementing Senate Bill 100’s new licensing requirements for tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product businesses. ABC and Public Protection Cabinet representatives outlined the emergency rules governing enforcement, license applications, denial criteria, and transitional licenses. Retail industry witnesses Shannon Stiglet and Brian Clark said they support licensure in principle but argued the rules add duplicative requirements borrowed from alcohol licensing, create confusion about transitional licenses, and may be too burdensome for the roughly 7,000 affected businesses to meet by the January 1 deadline. They also said guidance has been inconsistent and requested the agency revise the regulations, remove requirements not grounded in law, and provide clearer, separate processes for new and existing businesses. Committee members asked whether the industry had worked directly with ABC and noted the public comment period was still open. Witnesses said they had communicated with ABC and the Public Protection Cabinet, but responses had been uneven and they wanted written guidance. Members expressed concern about the short timeline and the need to avoid disruption so businesses can operate legally on January 1. Representative Marzian asked for clarification that the discussion concerned emergency regulations already in effect while ordinary regulations remain in process. No formal action was taken beyond receiving the informational testimony and discussion.

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• </c><00:14:34.639><c> board</c> related to that that licensing board related to that that licensing board
• And the fund itself was used as a funding vehicle, a short-term funding vehicle for financing projects
• And the fund itself was used as a funding vehicle, a short-term funding vehicle for financing projects
• ,</c><00:31:32.559><c> a</c> itself was used as a funding vehicle, a itself was used as a funding vehicle
• :36.960><c> um</c><00:31:37.679><c> uh</c> shortterm funding vehicle for um uh shortterm funding vehicle

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:06:30.240><c> not</c> transactions and for vehicles not transactions and for vehicles not registered
• </c> based on toll and vehicle based on toll and vehicle classifications.<00:06:40.160><c> And</c><00
• Um the bill also includes an vehicles.
• ><c> pass</c> Maine passenger vehicle easy pass Maine passenger vehicle easy pass account<00:34:39.760
• </c><01:47:46.800><c> and</c> electric vehicle charging devices and electric vehicle charging devices

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Advisors include physicians who have completed residency training and individuals licensed to practice
• psychiatry, APRNs holding a psychiatric mental health credential, licensed professional counselors,
• and licensed independent social workers.
• Yes, so I think that the amendment has the opportunity to ensure that folks who are licensed not only
• insurance on the vehicle, the fuel in the vehicle, and even the trays that we put the meals in because

Committee: Senate Health and Human Resources

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We can see where their vehicles are with their fleet cameras.
• We have independently licensed clinicians who pair with detectives.
• So my last question is with regard to license plate readers.
• I just wanted to comment on that license plate reader.
• So you've got guardsmen in vehicles marked out on the street watching.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• </c> gasoline tax registrations of vehicles. gasoline tax registrations of vehicles.
• So again, it'll be licensing enforcement the same way that OPLC enforces licensing, right?
• </c> way that OPLC enforces licensing, right? way that OPLC enforces licensing, right?
• </c> licensed and they'll have licensing licensed and they'll have licensing enforcement,<01:03:56.799
• They all have electric vehicles.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• This also creates license reciprocity. So think of it like a driver's license.
• If you have a license to drive a vehicle in Missouri and you're lawful to do so, you can drive that vehicle
• If you have a license to drive a vehicle in Missouri and you're lawful to do so, you can drive that vehicle
• The current law says you have to have it completed under a licensed, Missouri-licensed SLP.
• Missouri-licensed SLP.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Next we have House Bill 20, Native American designation on licenses.
• I'm the Motor Vehicle Division Director. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• license that designates the individual as Native American.
• “The entity to run this legislation was the Motor Vehicle Division.
• until they've actually stopped them and gotten the license.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 206, which would expand eligibility under the Crime Victims Reparation Act to cover additional offenses: simple assault, simple battery, criminal sexual contact, and robbery while armed with a deadly weapon. The sponsor, the Crime Victims Reparation Commission, and multiple supporters said the change would help victims access compensation for medical care, counseling, lost income, and related costs, with no added state administrative burden. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. The committee then took up HB 20, which would allow Native American designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for people who provide proof of membership in a federally recognized tribe. Sponsors and tribal supporters said the designation could help with identification, Turquoise Alert notifications, and jurisdictional issues, while also serving as a voluntary option for tribal members. Some members raised concerns about possible profiling, lack of consultation with every tribe, and the absence of data from other states; supporters responded that the designation is optional and intended to assist, not harm. The bill passed 4-2. HB 52, a technical cleanup bill correcting statutory cross-references after prior competency-law amendments, passed unanimously 6-0. HB 58, which updates the telephone harassment statute to include electronic communications such as texts and social media, also passed 6-0 after supporters said the current law is outdated and too limited for modern harassment cases; committee members discussed possible definitional refinements. HB 57, allowing certain lab analysts and toxicologists to testify by interactive video in misdemeanor and DWI cases, drew support for efficiency and reducing travel burdens, but also concerns about confrontation rights and technical drafting issues; it passed 6-0 with a no recommendation. Finally, HB 79, which would lower the burden of proof for juvenile probation violation hearings to a preponderance standard, drew strong opposition from defense advocates and a law student who argued it would reduce due process protections for youth; after debate, the committee tabled the bill on a 4-2 vote.

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• File item 31 is the confirmation of Alan Guy for reappointment to the Contractors State License Board
• He is a licensed general contractor and co-founder and chief executive officer of Anvil Builders, and
• File Item 33 is a confirmation of Steven Pennelli for reappointment to the Contractors State License
• And I said, yeah, but not everybody can afford an electric vehicle.
• And we would debate, you know, with renters not being able to plug in their vehicle and charge it and

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through several floor recognitions. Members honored the Natomas Nighthawks boys basketball team for their championship season, and the chamber also recognized the 2026 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awardees for work on homelessness, education, youth civic engagement, community college success, and mental health. Individual awardees highlighted included Chris Chapman, Leanne Chun, Darla Cooper, Virgil Moorhead Jr. and Amy Matheson, Adrian Hillman and Aaron Garner Ford, and Selina Alvarez. The Senate also welcomed former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios Perez and later heard committee and budget subcommittee announcements. On legislation, the body considered and passed Senate Resolution 88 by Senator Blakespear, commemorating the 50th anniversary of modern biotechnology and the 20th anniversary of the California Biotechnology Foundation. The resolution emphasized California’s role in biotech innovation and the industry’s economic and public health impact. The Senate also passed Senate Resolution 90 by Senator Gonzalez, recognizing April 14–16 as Khmer New Year and celebrating Cambodian American culture, especially in Long Beach. The chamber confirmed five gubernatorial appointments: Alan Guy, Henry Nutt III, and Steven Pennelli to the Contractors State License Board; Jacob Arkavakotov to the Medical Board of California; and Dr. V. V. Ling Sai to the Medical Board of California. All confirmations were approved by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate also suspended a rule to allow Senate Bill 1447 to be heard in policy committees after the deadline, and later announced that the next floor session would be held on Monday, April 13, 2026. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of Rod Diridon Sr., with extended remarks from Senators Cortese, Wahab, and Becker describing his long public service, leadership on transportation and environmental issues, and lasting influence in Santa Clara County and beyond.

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• violations of statutory provisions governing title certificates, motor vehicle licenses, driver's licenses
• We are requiring proof of address to register a vehicle in Florida, which is only for new vehicles coming
• The increase in concentration of vehicles to one location is what drives the price of these vehicles.
• oxide from their licensed premises.
• oxide from their licensed premises.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of FSU Police Officer Cody Popple for stopping the April campus shooter. The Speaker then outlined the final week of session, noting the House had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, but that the 2026-27 budget would not be completed this week. The chamber also adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The House took up several Senate bills on special order, largely technical or open-government measures, and passed them with little or no opposition. These included SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on the Florida Statutes and revisor’s changes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004, which extended or preserved various public-records and meeting exemptions for matters such as Public Service Commission proprietary information, social media investigations, military affairs, highway safety records, cybersecurity, emergency shelter contact information, conviction integrity units, and trade secrets. Most passed overwhelmingly, though SB 7006 drew 99-8, SB 7022 on public records for exam integrity passed 101-8 after questions about testing materials and scoring rubrics, and SB 7026 on trade secrets passed 106-3. The most substantive floor debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had become a “slush fund” and had been used for the Everglades detention facility rather than emergencies; several members supported her on fiscal and separation-of-powers grounds, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. The House rejected Eskamani’s amendment and then adopted a Griffiths strike-all amendment adding accountability measures, including spending limits, quarterly reporting, asset tracking, and a sunset/review provision. SB 7040 then passed 82-25. The chamber also passed CS/CS SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which prompted extended questions about vehicle registration requirements, license plate frames, and foreign passport/I-94 documentation; the bill was still under amendment and debate when the transcript ended.

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• HB 4154 by Martinez relating to the operation of oversized and overweight vehicles.
• To advertise and promote charitable bingo, referred to the Committee on Licensing and Administrative
• HB 4176 by LaHood relating to the investigation of certain motor vehicle collisions, referred to the
• HB 4178 by LaHood relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for
• Use or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchase used or rented by a non-profit food bank, referred

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• of Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, public health insurance plans, health care licensing
• Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety for the purchase and replacement of motorcycles, vehicles
• Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety for the purchase and replacement of motorcycles, vehicles
• I have amendment No. 924. for a pilot program to assess the competency of applicants for a license to
• introduced by Assembly Members Brown-May and Monroe-Moreno, revises provisions relating to special license

Keywords: 909, all