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• AB 1102, Berman, from the Housing and Community Development Committee to the Environmental Safety and
• AB 1102, Berman, from the Housing and Community Development Committee to the Environmental Safety and
• As a Christian-centered university, Hope is committed to the integration of faith, service, and learning
• She often talks about how she had to go to a school much farther than her neighborhood, which they at
• You could always find her mentoring college students at the East Long Beach Neighborhood Center, Centro

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and prayer, then handled a series of procedural motions, guest introductions, and floor actions. Members welcomed student groups from Hope International University and Vacaville High School, and later recognized several guests connected to public safety dispatch. The chamber also adopted multiple re-referrals and procedural requests, including moving bills between committees and taking up AB 100 on concurrence from the Senate. A major portion of the session was devoted to ACR 34, designating April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day. Assembly Member Ta and several colleagues spoke in support of honoring Sylvia Mendez and the Mendez v. Westminster case as a landmark in civil rights and school desegregation. The resolution drew extended partisan debate over the framing of the measure and broader issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but it ultimately passed on a roll call vote, with the resolution adopted. The Assembly also recognized Dolores Huerta on her 95th birthday through guest introductions and celebratory remarks, then moved through several bills and resolutions. AB 471 on air district board compensation, AB 677 on pupil records and access to screenings for housing-insecure students, ACR 31 designating California Public Safety Telecommunications Week, and AB 1150 on airport customer facility charges all passed. HR 30 recognizing Khmer New Year also was adopted with broad support. The most contentious policy action was AB 100, the early action budget bill. Supporters said it provided funding for wildfire prevention, hospital payments, Medi-Cal, and recovery in Los Angeles fire areas, while opponents criticized the bill for health care spending and high-speed rail. After a failed attempt by Assembly Member DeMaio to amend the bill and an unsuccessful appeal of the chair, the Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments and sent AB 100 to the Governor. The day ended with consent calendar approvals and adjournments in memory for several community members, including Larkin Carol Wells, Carmen O. Perez, and Oscar B. Ramos.

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• The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development will now come to order
• Which most of you probably know of as ANSI, or to serve as the standards developing organization for
• Safety is top priority for Honda and the development of I'll read a quote out of the Honda letter: “Safety
• is top priority for Honda and the development of all products, including UTVs.
• charter member of UCF's Board of Trustees, served on the board of directors for the YMCA Aquatic Center

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered two bills. The first, CS for SB 88 by Senator Wright, would create a framework for local governments to allow or prohibit utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain low-speed roads, define UTV equipment and driver requirements, and make violations noncriminal traffic infractions. An amendment was adopted to correct the insurance requirement to match automobile-style minimums of $10,000 personal injury and $10,000 property damage liability. Testimony on SB 88 was divided. The Florida Justice Association and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association opposed the bill, arguing UTVs are designed for off-road use, do not meet federal safety standards, and could increase crash risk on public roads; Honda’s letter was cited as opposing road use. Supporters, including the sponsor and agencies waiving in support, argued the bill would address an existing loophole, provide insurance and licensing requirements, and help rural users and law enforcement by creating a clear legal pathway. Senators raised concerns about nighttime visibility, taillight spacing, speed limits, and whether the bill should be more restrictive, but the committee ultimately voted to report CS for SB 88 favorably. The committee then heard SB 274 by Senator Arrington, which designates a portion of International Drive in Orange County as Harris Rosen Way in honor of hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen. The sponsor and several senators praised Rosen’s business success, philanthropy, and support for education, cancer research, veterans, and the Central Florida community. There was no opposition, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I will say that Senate District 22 could quite possibly be the economic center of the state right now
• Senate District 22 could quite possibly be the economic center of the state right now.
• We have so much incredible economic development effort and activity going on there.
• Somewhere in that neighborhood, you're going to have a lot of, I remember my first year here, 13 years
• kind of just cleanup because it seems like a small amount of money, knowing how much it costs to develop

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• You can see in this picture, this is the state emergency operations center that's located in Blaine.
• Replacing five of those buildings into one student center will give us the campus facilities for PE,
• options for our students to develop options for our students to develop their<00:34:59.280> skills
• :58:15.440> residential<00:58:16.080> neighborhoods, isolates many residential neighborhoods
• We say frequently that these trails are parkland that knit together our neighborhoods.

Bills: HF3599, HF3761, HF3523, HF3515, HF573

Keywords: water treatment, infrastructure, municipal funding, bond issuance, Becker, sewer improvements, sanitation, Hibbing, state bonds, infrastructure funding, capital investment, safety improvements, mobility, U.S. Highway 12, bonds, transportation funding, trails, Prior Lake, bond funding, recreational improvements

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• The developer, we went through competition, we selected a developer.
• their development scheme.
• And what the developers, like almost every developer, put forward was a more common... ...scheme.
• Downtown development is struggling right now.
• I will say that we did develop, CDT developed, when, as part of the first EO, there is a risk assessment

Summary: The hearing began with a vote-only agenda and then focused first on San Mateo County’s request to restore in-lieu vehicle license fee (VLF) funding. County officials, city leaders, labor representatives, nonprofits, and public safety advocates argued that the loss of roughly $157 million would force major cuts to homelessness services, housing assistance, mental health programs, libraries, parks, fire and police staffing, and other local services. They described the current formula as outdated and unfair, tied to school funding and basic-aid dynamics that no longer work for San Mateo County, and urged both an immediate budget restoration and a permanent legislative fix. The Department of Finance said the payments are discretionary, not statutorily required, and noted the administration does not view the expenditure as sustainable in the current fiscal climate. Committee members expressed sympathy, questioned the formula, and said they would keep the issue under consideration; the committee later voted to move the two vote-only items on the agenda. The committee then received an update from the Department of General Services on state property redevelopment, including the Hillcrest DMV site in San Diego, the Fell Street DMV site in San Francisco, and other state-owned properties. DGS explained that Hillcrest is not currently an active project, while the Fell Street project shifted from an integrated DMV-housing plan to a more feasible relocation of the DMV into leased commercial space, with a budget change proposal pending. Members pressed DGS on the slow pace of redevelopment, the potential for housing on state sites, and the costs and feasibility of adaptive reuse. DGS said many state buildings are aging and that adaptive reuse depends heavily on building design, floorplate depth, light, and risk from unknown conditions behind walls. The Government Operations portion then turned to the California Education Learning Lab, which supports intersegmental higher education innovation grants. The Lab asked for permanent restoration of $4 million in ongoing funding and a move of its home agency from the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to GovOps, along with technical trailer bill changes. Supporters said the program has funded more than 120 projects reaching thousands of faculty and hundreds of thousands of students, including work on generative AI in higher education. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the restoration and continuing the wind-down, citing the state’s projected deficit and suggesting the California Education Interagency Council could pursue non-state-funded grant opportunities instead. The committee held the item open. Finally, GovOps presented the new California Education Interagency Council staffing request, seeking four ongoing positions to support the council, with funding already included in last year’s budget. The department said the governor has appointed Debbie Cochran as executive officer and that the remaining positions are being recruited. Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee began questions about how the council will be staffed and organized.

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• to healthier, more resilient communities. ...safe neighborhoods, and a just transition to healthier,
• If you can all please move to the center for a group photo. We're going to be able to be.
• It's centered around who has authority to make a decision.
• Guided by a five-point programmatic thrust of educational development, economic development, international
• An act relating to common interest developments. Assembly Member Ward, you are recognized.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Number one, Kennedy Space Center is on federally owned property.
• Kennedy Space Center is on federally owned 69 property.
• But the most immediate examples would be Kennedy Space Center, which is operated by Executive Director
• You know, we as a state are making plans for Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral.
• You know, we as a 376 state are making plans for Kennedy Space Center in Cape 377 Canaveral.

Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee met to consider several bills, beginning with HB 335 by Representative Kendall, which sought to recognize space as a fifth mode of transportation, give voting rights to ex officio Space Florida board members, and reduce what the sponsor described as unnecessary state oversight of spaceport operations. The bill was presented as a response to feedback from NASA, Space Force, and other federal partners about clarifying the state’s role at federally owned facilities like Kennedy Space Center. Members raised questions about terminology, authority over federal property, and the role of Space Florida; the sponsor said an amendment would remove the voting-rights provision and instead require spaceports to provide an annual list of shovel-ready projects. The amendment was adopted, and HB 335 passed favorably. The committee then unanimously passed HB 885, which designates a road in Baker County near the courthouse in honor of former Representative and Judge John Cruz, and HB 403, which names a portion of the road leading into NAS Pensacola as Warriors Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Pensacola attack and the broader naval community there. Both bills drew brief supportive remarks and no opposition. The committee also considered HB 25, a bridge designation for Coach Wilks, a longtime local basketball coach, and adopted a Senate amendment adding the Dickey Betts Memorial Highway designation on U.S. 41 in Sarasota County. HB 25, as amended, passed unanimously. The meeting concluded with adjournment after all measures on the agenda were reported favorably.

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• SB 925 tasks the California Energy Commission with developing a statewide roadmap for the development
• But the development of the clean energy industry in California is under threat.
• But the development of the clean energy industry in California is under threat.
• This all falls within the primary development parameters already analyzed in those documents.
• It's also important to realize that the current developer for the project is the third developer; the

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Lincoln, at Osborne, at Shea, or the surgery center of your choice.
• They're here to testify on my bill today in public safety regarding detox centers that we need in Flagstaff
• They're here to testify on my bill today in public safety regarding detox centers that we need in Flagstaff
• utilities remedies; SB 1559, rural groundwater management work groups; SB 1560, cap water supply development
• prohibition; SB 1600, unlawful searching of firearms minors; SB 1601, zoning housing historic neighborhoods

Keywords: 1182, all

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• We'd have to industrial development.
• And I'm not kidding, and they were hot things around the neighborhood.
• Um, and um, the old the neighborhood.
• House Bill 3, Wyoming Pregnancy Centers Autonomy and Rights.
• And if time Centers Autonomy and Rights.

Keywords: 916, all

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• These are the same neighborhoods.
• So one in two stations, if you're a Californian driving in your neighborhood, one of two stations will
• And, you know, because of this crisis, we are driving toward developing a plan.
• Yeah, I appreciate my colleague from Santa Monica centering the workers' situation. And Mr.
• I'm with The Climate Center. We'll submit written comments. I'll try to be brief.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• MHP drives innovative housing solutions through original research, expert committee development, and
• and members of the committee, I'm Anne Smetak, director and senior counsel at the Housing Justice Center
• PARTNERSHIP MHP DRIVES INNOVATIVE HOUSING SOLUTIONS THROUGH ORIGINAL RESEARCH EXPERT COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT
• PORT AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE I'M ANNE SMETAK DIRECTOR AND SENIOR COUNSEL AT THE HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER
• I'm the community development projects manager with Hold Community in Minneapolis.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . ...and have this separate allocation category for readiness development.
• <01:17:56.239> of to the devel the further development of to the devel the further development
• <01:24:19.760> City there for a small fully developed City there for a small fully developed
• I am Alicia Alexi, and I'm a policy advocate at the Housing Justice Center.
• <01:32:21.719> for congestion and stimulate development for congestion and stimulate development

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And I'll plan to discuss the augmentation for the CSU Center for California Studies and the subsequent
• So firstly, the center indicated that a 50% salary increase was necessary...
• Yonore Ealing with the Center for California Studies in the Capital Fellows Program.
• So I believe my colleague may share some of the more recent developments in this work.
• In addition to the Millenia site in Chula Vista, our University Center will open this spring.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance met to review CSU and State Library budget issues, enrollment trends, the Capital Fellows program, and a Title IX update. Chair David Alvarez opened by stressing that CSU faces serious financial pressure, including a systemwide deficit and proposed cuts that he and several members said were too large and likely to harm access, course offerings, and student services. Public comment focused heavily on the Braille Institute Library, with patrons, staff, veterans, and advocates urging restoration of funding and warning that the proposed cut would severely affect blind and visually impaired Californians across Southern California. Several CSU faculty, staff, and union representatives also opposed the proposed reductions and warned of larger class sizes, fewer sections, and layoffs. On the CSU core operations item, the Department of Finance explained the Governor’s proposal to reduce ongoing General Fund support by about $375 million and defer a 5% base increase, while the LAO said CSU core funding would be roughly flat once tuition and targeted augmentations were considered, but warned that rising costs and prior shortfalls would still force campuses to cut spending. CSU’s Chancellor’s Office said the proposed cut would deepen existing problems, citing prior-year budget gaps, job losses, reduced course sections, and student-service reductions. Members pressed Finance and the LAO on whether cuts could be made more surgically, especially at the Chancellor’s Office or in institutional support rather than in instruction, and the LAO said the Legislature has flexibility to target cuts more specifically. CSU also described ongoing consolidation efforts, including shared services among campuses and the planned Cal Maritime/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo integration, while cautioning that savings are not yet fully known. The committee then discussed CSU enrollment. The LAO recommended holding enrollment targets flat because the budget does not add new funding, while CSU reported strong recent growth, including more California residents, record first-year enrollment, and expanded direct admissions and transfer pathways. Members questioned why some campuses with high demand turn away many applicants while others continue to lose enrollment, and CSU said it is shifting resources from campuses with sustained declines to those with demand, using a 10% below-target threshold. The committee also discussed whether enrollment declines mirror local population trends, how to improve marketing and program alignment, and whether lessons from Cal Poly Humboldt’s conversion could inform other campuses such as Sonoma State. The Capital Fellows item drew a Finance proposal for a salary increase and an LAO counterproposal for a smaller raise plus future COLA language; the committee kept the item open. Finally, CSU reported progress on Title IX compliance, saying it has completed most State Auditor recommendations, expanded civil rights staffing, and increased training, prevention, and case-management efforts, though members asked how proposed budget cuts might affect those services.

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• Lupe Gallegos Diaz is currently the director of the UC Berkeley, Chicanex, Latinx Student Development
• If you can all please move to the center for a group photo. We're going to be able to be.
• It’s centered around who has authority to make a decision.
• Guided by a five-point programmatic thrust of educational development, economic development, international
• I am pleased to present AB 1803, developed in partnership with the Select Committee on Racism, Hate,

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved a procedural motion by a 41-17 roll call to re-refer AB 2690 and AB 1863 to Appropriations and to allow guests for the Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. House Resolution 92, recognizing Cinco de Mayo Week, was adopted after supportive remarks from members of several caucuses, and the chamber then held the 2026 Latino Spirit Awards ceremony honoring 11 individuals and organizations in higher education, human rights, philanthropy, health and science, advocacy, business, environmental justice, journalism and media, culinary arts, and a legacy award for Los Tigres del Norte. After the ceremony, the Assembly resumed business with guest introductions and moved through the daily file, passing or retaining a number of bills and resolutions. Among the measures taken up, the Assembly passed AB 1657 on domestic violence restraining order procedures (64-0), AB 2042 on civil procedure and service of process (66-0), AB 1660 on probate and public guardians (45-10), AB 1917 on criminal procedure and reinstatement of dismissed charges (43-15), AB 2148 clarifying that public school employees are human beings in the context of AI (69-0), AB 1647 protecting juvenile statements at transfer hearings (63-0), AB 1555 expanding community college access in Siskiyou County (66-0), AB 1608 on High-Speed Rail Inspector General oversight and reporting (45-18), AB 1803 requiring anti-hate speech training in workplace harassment prevention (50-9), AB 2128 protecting tenants in subsidized housing from certain federal work requirements and time limits (44-16), AB 2576 as a land-use cleanup bill protecting historic resources (61-0), AB 2601 allowing concurrent review for certain housing projects, and AB 2764 on extended foster care eligibility (60-0). Several items were passed and retained on file, and AB 2601 was interrupted by a call of the house before later business continued. The chamber also adopted ACR 159 on indigent defense after adding 59 coauthors, then heard guest introductions from chief public defenders from multiple counties. ACR 179, designating Wildland Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day, was adopted with 65 coauthors after remarks on wildfire risk and forest management. Later, ACR 183 establishing Black Health Equity Advocacy Week was presented with extensive testimony from members of multiple caucuses emphasizing racial health disparities, maternal mortality, life expectancy gaps, and the need for systemic change; the debate continued beyond the excerpt provided. Throughout the session, members repeatedly used guest introductions to recognize visiting groups and individuals, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members, UAW President Shawn Fain, California Women in Agriculture, and others.

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• Florida Smart Justice Alliance, Jonathan Webber, Southern Poverty Law Center, waves in support.
• He's playing at our home park in our own neighborhood. He is the only one there with his caregiver.
• We expect them to protect our neighborhoods, make split-second decisions and uphold justice under pressure
• And every time I think about professional development for teachers, I think about pedagogy, I think about
• understand alongside with Chair Brannan and Chair Alvarez for the different aspects of professional development

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• He went on to work with the state's next generation of leaders through the Bob Graham Center for Public
• Meanwhile, AHCA, DCF, together with the Department of Commerce and CareerSource, is directed to develop
• If you look at the brain development, the earlier you can identify, and specifically this...
• And fortunately, and very appropriately, the center at USF has been named in your honor.
• And fortunately, and very, very appropriately, the center at USF has been named in your honor.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• What emerged was more than the rebuilding of a neighborhood.
• He is currently a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Mr.
• Please move to the center for a group photo. Congratulations and thank you to our honorees.
• That should be the front and center focus of any education initiative.
• AB 2231 supports the timely development of two... ...system must keep pace.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I'd like somebody to brief me on how that's developing.
• Certification and workforce development in Texas public schools.
• Teachers stay where they are supported, developed, and valued.
• Working on developing that talent.
• TEA to develop eight tiers of intensity.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• development development Partners<01:30:09.719> the<01:30:10.000> state's<01:30:10.360>
• recent Senate hearing the developer recent Senate hearing the developer acknowledged<01:32:45.920
• If you were to see the developers' presentation, you would see that it is not just sports-centered.
• you were to see the developers you were to see the developers presentation<01:39:07.159> you<

Keywords: 910, house, all