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• That includes as reported December.
• Full report as a review of your social media.
• And we can't reclassified to that report.
• vacancy report.
• 3rd and a condo report due December.

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• SB 1257, Federal Immigration Enforcement Report. The motion is do pass.
• SB 1259, refineries reporting.
• SB 1160, Judicial Council Eviction Data Reporting. The motion is do pass.
• SB 1284, Medi-Cal Employer Reports.
• SB 1387 collection and reporting a demographic SB 1387, collection and reporting a demographic data,

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met for a suspense-file hearing, which the chair noted was vote-only with no public testimony. The committee moved quickly through a large number of bills, mostly Senate bills with a few Assembly measures at the end, and repeatedly announced amendments that narrowed scope, made bills contingent on appropriation, removed certain provisions, or otherwise reduced fiscal impact. Topics covered included wildfire resilience and recovery, housing and homelessness, energy and utilities, health care and Medi-Cal, education, criminal justice, elections, labor and workforce issues, transportation, environmental regulation, insurance, privacy and technology, and several public safety measures. Most bills were approved, many on unanimous 7-0 votes or 5-0/6-0 votes, while a substantial number passed on 5-2 or 5-1 votes with Republicans generally voting no. A few measures drew more specific discussion: Senator Richardson said he would vote for SB 1203 on security services but expressed concern that it would impose different and doubled training requirements compared with last year’s law; SB 904 on wildfire recovery passed 6-1; SB 1135 on the California Wildfire Coexistence Act passed 6-1; and SB 1241 on skilled and trained workforce requirements passed 6-1 after amendments. The committee also took a reconsideration vote on one previously favorable action, which passed 5-0. No testimony was taken and no bills were held for further discussion during the hearing; the chair repeatedly noted that items not called were held under submission. At the end of the meeting, the committee announced that results would be posted online and that addendum analyses would follow for amended bills, then adjourned.

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• Until there was the news report.
• Um, I would also say that as I looked at the Care 11 report just from September 11th, even in that report
• :34.960> that<01:09:35.359> report, even in that report, even in that report, AJ<01:09:
• Currently, a thousand open investigations, 1300 reports.
• investigations, 1300 reports. investigations, 1300 reports.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• THINK RESPONSIBILITY IS WE ARE HELPING IN THE RIGHT WAY FOR THE RIGHT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THAT WE ARE JUDICIOUS

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• The reports of my demise are a little early. Not in the Assembly.
• Okay, the reports of my demise are a little early. Not in the Assembly.
• Also important is to harmonize 311.3 with the Child Abuse Reporting Act.
• Neither were reported until after 90 days that the individual was gone.
• You know, who's going to keep a body and not report it? How?

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

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• So, like the report will say like what was reported and then what the investigation and the findings.
• report will say like what was reported<00:05:14.240> and<00:05:14.320> then<00:05:14.440
• Um police report.
• judicious judicious about about about detecting<01:26:28.360> fraud<01:26:28.640> in<01
• reporting their attendance accurately. reporting their attendance accurately.

Bills: HF3542, HF3819

Keywords: data privacy, investigative data, welfare system, public funds, transparency, child care, licensing, inspections, compliance, program integrity, 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3542, authored by Representative Hudson, and first adopted the February 25 minutes. Hudson explained that the bill, as amended in a DE1, would require agencies to disclose to the public, legislators, or the press the existence of certain investigations only after the subject has been notified and the agency has decided to reduce, suspend, or withhold payments. He said the amendment was intended to avoid tipping off subjects before notification while still increasing transparency about investigations involving public funds. A separate A3 amendment was withdrawn after the DE1 was adopted. Several members questioned the bill’s scope and timing, asking what “existence of an investigation” meant and whether the proposal would disclose information before findings were complete. Hudson clarified that the bill was aimed at identifying who is being investigated, not revealing investigative details. The committee then heard extensive public testimony from child care providers and advocates, who opposed the bill and argued it would expose providers to harassment, threats, and stigma before any findings were made. Testifiers described recent threats, ICE-related disruptions, audits, overpayment findings, and the burden of CCAP compliance, saying the bill would punish providers for paperwork errors and worsen safety concerns, especially for Somali and other providers of color. A board member of the Minnesota Child Care Association also opposed the bill, saying providers had been chilled from speaking publicly because of death threats and harassment, and warning that disclosure of investigations could intensify that climate. In response, Hudson said the bill was not about targeting child care providers generally and was limited to confirmed ongoing investigations after notice to the subject. The committee then heard from Inspector General Keys, who explained that CCAP investigations are administrative, not criminal, and are based on evidence of repeated errors or financial misconduct rather than intentional fraud. He said the office looks for patterns beyond simple mistakes and that the bill’s notice requirement would not impede investigations. The discussion ended amid a brief procedural dispute over comments directed at Hudson, after which the chair returned to the bill and the Inspector General’s testimony.

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• There's reports... that they're even looking to work with some of the Mexican cartels to further gain
• with four other policies are outlined in the American Lung Association's State of Tobacco Control Report
• The report found that facial age estimation accuracy is strongly influenced by algorithm, sex, image
• This is admitted into evidence with no judicial oversight. It is completely one-sided.
• And you said that it mandates It's no judicial oversight, and it applies only to plaintiffs.

Bills: SB30, SB517, SB1313, SB1314, SB1316, SB1541, SB1698, SB1845, SB1860, SB2420, SB2429, SB 30

Keywords: gambling, criminal offenses, penalties, defense, electronic devices, tobacco advertising, youth protection, public health, criminal offense, retailer regulation, e-cigarettes, nicotine products, health, public safety, regulation, advertising restrictions, health and safety, elections, election audit, county elections

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• Chair: Please show House Bill 4033 has been reported favorably.
• Chair: Show Chair: House Bill 7007 has been reported favorably.
• Chair: Please show House Bill 39 reported favorably. Congratulations.
• Chair: Please show House Bill 7003 has been reported favorably.
• Chair Robinson: Please show House Bill 7011 has been reported favorably.

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• Senate Bill 883 is favorably reported.
• Committee substitute to. 1257 is favorably reported.
• Committee substitute to Senate Bill 1677 is favorably reported.
• It removes data reporting related to children without placement as DFPS already executes data reporting
• Inpatient Company Restoration reporting.

Bills: SB437, SB528, SB626, SB636, SB884, SB968, SB1044, SB1608, SB2336

Keywords: healthcare, training, abuse, neglect, penalties, chemical dependency, safety, regulation, inpatient competency restoration, competency restoration, forensic mental health, mental health law, criminal competency, incompetent to stand trial, Chapter 46B, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state hospital, behavioral health, local mental health authority

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• I also want to make sure folks take a look at the Northstar Pro Prosperity report, which has a lot of
• Senator Mover Baiton, there is a state grant report that outlines that.
• Uh, yes, I am looking at the end-of-year state grant report for fiscal year 2024 for Minnesota private
• They're worried about a reported<01:18:37.440> 7%<01:18:38.400> increase<01:18:38.719><
• c> in<01:18:38.960> tuition<01:18:39.360> next reported 7% increase in tuition next

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's passed the judicial review in the Senate as well, so I'm not really sure.
• According to a 2023 report from the California Budget and Policy Center, According to a 2023 report from
• Will there be, I guess, accountability and reporting measurements on that end?
• Will there be, I guess, accountability and reporting measurements on that end?
• office, this specific annual report has to be made by LAO.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Right now, according to the TEC's 2023 self-evaluation report, between 2018 and 2022, the value of the
• We support this bill and ask you to report it. Thank you. Thank you for that testimony.
• That's the reality: all of you on this dais have reporting obligations, but you have support staff and
• Number nine, that the law, as I read your bill, law enforcement has submitted a report to the DA and
• Although some reports cite the potential high upfront cost of burying power lines, many studies have

Bills: HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

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• this fix during the busy time in the special session, which will assist the workflow of the second judicial

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• The Chair moves that House Bill 3278, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full House with
• Speaker Phelan moves that House Bill 3356 as substituted be reported favorably to the full House with
• Representative Darby moves that House Bill 3778 as substituted be reported favorably to the full House
• The Chair moves that House Bill 5109, without amendment, be reported favorably to the full House. ...
• be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.

Bills: HB842, HB1907, HB2844, HB2892, HB3439, HB4211, HB4536, HB5111, HB5138, HB5182, HB5247, HB5269, HB5323, HB5435, HJR201, SB871, HB3896, SJR40

Keywords: power lines, Gulf Coast, weather-related outages, Public Utility Commission, infrastructure, government contracts, Chinese companies, information technology, cybersecurity, state regulations, food safety, mobile vendors, licensing, permitting exemptions, health inspections, nonprofit organizations, personal information, government disclosure, privacy, criminal penalties

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• We've asked, anecdotally, we do not are not required to do reporting, but we've asked if you've received
• but we've asked if you've reporting but we've asked if you've received<00:04:54.800> a<00:04:
• , can the granting organization require reporting?
• So just because the law does not require reporting, can the granting organization require reporting?
• <00:31:31.799> and um but just the lack of of reporting and um but just the lack of of reporting

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and progress reports.
• , and progress reports.
• Unfortunately, the most recent criminal statistics reporting requirements report does not include any
• specific reporting requirements for human trafficking or the victims.
• It will allow direct reporting to the Fair Political Practices Commission and ensure that reports filed

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• The Secretary will read the reports.
• Reports the same back with a services.
• The secretary will report the A16 amendment.
• The secretary will report the amendment.
• > the<01:18:49.159> A15 The Secretary will report the A15 The Secretary will report the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Then they would report it to. The the person in charge of the building, yes.
• They would report it to the mayor, the city manager. Probably both, yes, probably both. OK.
• Even in this Texas capital, there have been reported incidents, even by a staffer who worked at this
• Wade, and EMTs are reporting it is happening again.
• The, um, the, the insurance, uh, report that I believe you'll have in front of you, 865,000.

Bills: HB7, SB 8

Keywords: abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam, prohibition, state law, sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy

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• House of Speaker I have a report House of Speaker I have a report House of Representatives your standing
• that it on rules begs leave to report that it on rules begs leave to report that it has carefully examined
• standing committee for fre reports standing committee for fre reports standing committee for fre reports
• without today the house now in reports without today the house now in reports without today the house
• to report in because of the don't have to report in because of the don't have to report in because of

Keywords: sessions, 2025-R, 1, 219

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• overcompliance and could chill legitimate speech and access to legal products due to the strict liabilities, reporting
• of time to dive into the details of the bill prior to the bill needing to be heard in Privacy and Judicial

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, including SB 402 by Senator Valadares, which would move existing qualification requirements for qualified autism service providers and related professionals from the Health and Safety Code and Insurance Code into the Business and Professions Code without changing the standards. Supporters said it was a technical cleanup that would improve consistency and legislative oversight, while an opponent argued the bill was unnecessary and could create access issues; another witness urged inclusion of the QABA credentialing board. The committee approved SB 402 on a due pass motion to the Committee on Health. The committee also heard SB 378 by Senator Wiener, aimed at online platforms that facilitate sales of illicit cannabis and intoxicating hemp products. Supporters, including labor, local government, and cannabis industry representatives, said the bill would help protect consumers, minors, legal businesses, and tax revenue by creating accountability for online marketplaces. Opponents from the hemp industry and TechNet argued the bill was overly broad, could sweep in legitimate platforms and payment services, and should better distinguish bad actors from compliant hemp businesses; members discussed implementation, enforcement through a private right of action, and coordination with AB 8. The committee passed SB 378 to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. Senator Arreguín presented SB 779, which would establish minimum enforcement fines for Contractors State License Board citations where minimums are currently very low or absent, and would raise the board’s reserve cap from six months to 12 months. The sponsor said the changes would better match penalties to violations and help support consumer protection and board operations during economic downturns. There was no opposition, and the committee approved SB 779 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included SB 344 and AB 652, both sent to Appropriations. SB 508 was not heard because it had been pulled by the author.