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• And a lot of what this bill contemplates isn't actually, nothing is reached the point of illegal conduct
• It also requires the Department of Technology to provide annual training and conduct system assessments
• Many of your agencies have conducted searches on behalf of ICE, mainly located in Los Angeles County,
• Profits okay, as long as it's reasonable profit for conducting a business.
• Border Patrol agents have relied on race or ethnicity to select who to stop, conducted illegal stops,

Summary: The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations. SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open. Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.

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• A report to the legislature on the voter engagement activities conducted by colleges and universities
• Jurisdictions must also conduct a public accuracy test of voting equipment prior to each election.
• must also conduct a public accuracy<00:25:51.760> test<00:25:52.039> of<00:25:52.200><
• an election um face in condu conducting an election um at<00:34:27.040> the<00:34:27.159>
• We conduct tabletop exercises.

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• strengthens protection around disclosure of a participant's physical address by requiring written judicial
• 06:07.000> by<02:06:07.160> requiring<02:06:07.920> written<02:06:08.360> judicial
• address by requiring written judicial address by requiring written judicial findings,<02:06:09.840
• Home cards to be used as proof of residency for driver's licenses and Real IDs, and it requires judicial
• The additional piece of having, you know, judicial review in this coordination will help ensure that

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• applied for this benefit, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board denied the request, arguing that judicial

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 20th hearing of the 194th General Court to consider late-filed bills, with testimony limited to three minutes and written testimony accepted by email or mail. The committee heard several retirement-related bills and requests for creditable service or retirement adjustments, including H5246 for Jason Mitrecy, who sought credit for prior Vermont correctional service toward his Massachusetts Probation Service retirement, and a Beverly police chief retirement bill supported by Rep. Hannah Bowman and Chief John Lachillard, who asked to remain in service a bit longer and noted the bill had been updated to include age and health-exam language. The committee also heard from Danny DeLorati, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Judges Conference, in support of H5359/S3800, which would allow judges to receive military creditable service under the same terms as other state employees. He explained that the State Retirement Board had previously denied such credit to judges under existing law, and argued the change would correct an inequity for veteran judges. Committee members generally expressed support, emphasizing the need to get the language right and noting the bill’s broad veteran coverage. Finally, Alex Seminello testified about a dispute with the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System over buying back eight years of Rhode Island service after MTRS had initially approved the transaction and accepted more than $100,000 in transferred funds. He said he retired based on that approval, later learned the credit would not be honored, and was left with a much lower pension than expected. Senator Montigny then spoke in strong support of the petition. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned the meeting at the end.

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• And I know that Senator Hawley just passed out of their judicial committee the GUARD Act, which protects

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• As the analysis states, this bill has no significant state cost, and Judicial Council reports minor and

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on July 2, 2025, to consider 25 bills. After opening remarks and quorum, the committee approved a consent calendar of unanimously supported measures, including several Senate bills and committee bills, and then moved to individual items. SB 391, which would authorize the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to charge reasonable fees for data requests from research partners, drew support from the author and the California Teachers Association, which withdrew its opposition after amendments; the bill passed on a roll call. SB 251, an annual appropriations bill to pay three state claims totaling a little over $1.2 million, was supported by the Attorney General’s office and the Department of Finance and also passed. The committee then deemed the suspense calendar approved, covering SBs 748, 329, 388, 439, 458, 454, and 563, and took public comment on suspense-file bills. Commenters voiced support for SB 88 on biomass and SB 80. The committee next heard SB 477, which would clarify the Fair Employment and Housing Act to help the Civil Rights Department investigate and prosecute discrimination and harassment cases more efficiently; the author described changes to deadlines, complaint definitions, and venue rules, and the bill passed. SB 831, which updates the definition of geological hazards to reflect climate-change-related risks and clarify the California Geological Survey’s duties, received support from industry and passed without recorded opposition. Finally, SB 450, which clarifies California’s jurisdiction over adoption proceedings, including confirmatory adoptions for families who have moved out of state and requires all legal parents to be listed on adoption orders, was presented with support from Equality California and related groups. The bill was described as having no significant state cost and passed on a roll call. Several measures were approved with Republicans not voting, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• Now, the stated motivation of the House Judicial Committee's amendment was a concern for the families
• If the committee restores the original language, Representative Daniel Dai will meet with Judicial Chair
• Now, the stated motivation of the House Judicial Committee's amendment was a concern for the families
• <00:38:50.800> Chair<00:38:51.200> Lynn Dai will meet with Judicial Chair Lynn Dai
• will meet with Judicial Chair Lynn immediately<00:38:52.079> to<00:38:52.320> secure<00

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• and authored by Chairman Perry, which requires large municipality, municipally owned utilities to conduct
• We're conducting wildlife management every single day.
• We're conducting wildlife management every single day.
• They have one scientist down there at a time conducting research, and that, quite frankly, for a pest
• These trainings thoroughly prepared response staff to conduct surveillance, conduct preliminary identification

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• We expect the audience to be quiet so that we can conduct our meetings.
• audience to be um quiet so that<00:01:47.320> we<00:01:47.439> can<00:01:47.640> conduct
• /c><00:01:47.960> our<00:01:48.079> meetings<00:01:49.000> we'll that we can conduct
• our meetings we'll that we can conduct our meetings we'll have<00:01:49.399> no<00:01:49.640>
• <01:03:28.200> was reason Mr was killed their conduct was reason Mr was killed their conduct

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Summary: The committee approved the January 21 minutes and then heard an overview from the University of Minnesota’s Office for Public Engagement on its community engagement awards program. Amber Cameron explained that the office supports partnerships across the university’s campuses and that nominations for the Outstanding Community Service Awards were evaluated by faculty and staff selection committees using criteria such as positive societal impact, innovation, extraordinary results, and overall application quality. She said the community partner award was based only on the nomination materials and described the award process, including that nominations could come from individuals, grassroots groups, or organizations and that the award carried a $5,000 prize. The main discussion focused on the 2024 community partner award given to Communities United Against Police Brutality. Cameron said the nomination documented a long-standing relationship with the university through the Center for Community-Engaged Learning, including work in 130 course offerings over 24 years across 17 academic departments and participation by about 1,000 students. She cited examples from the nomination such as student research and policy work that contributed to Travis’s Law. Committee members questioned the organization’s age, its letterhead and public activism, the meaning of its relationship with the university, and whether the work was appropriate for an award. Cameron responded that the award did not require formal tax status and that her office facilitated the process rather than judging the organization’s broader views. Members also asked for additional information on the vetting process, the courses involved, the award funding source, the ceremony, and related materials. Cameron said the awards were funded through OMN funding, that the program was being sunset and replaced with a new internal engaged-scholar awards structure, and that she would follow up on requests for documents, speaking notes, and other details. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes, and the committee moved on after the testimony and questions.

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• 504, an act making appropriations for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the judicial
• removes the original language of the bill and instead directs the Legislative Research Commission to conduct
• I'd like to make a welcome and a conduct citation. May proceed.
• c> welcome<01:54:18.800> and<01:54:19.440> uh a welcome and uh a welcome and uh conduct
• conduct citation. conduct citation. May<01:54:22.200> proceed.

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• She's working on her entomology and the laws of 4-H, such as the Code of Conduct, Club Structure, Project
• That's where you would go to the type of conduct, which is the manner that could cause death or great
• Where you would go to the type of conduct, which is the manner that could cause death or great bodily
• How do you determine if a person is disabled without what we talked about, the judicial standards and
• Lata, requests the Legislative Education Study Committee and the Legislative Finance Committee to conduct

Bills: HB111, HB61, HB43, HB156, HB70, SB3, HB103, HB109, HB128, HB247, HJM2, HJM3, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Sweden conducted a study with 30-year outcomes, again, that long-term study, post-transition, and the
• I'm going to read it one more time: Sweden conducted a 30-year outcome study post-transition, and the
• rather unscientific information in the eunuch chapter, WPATH engaged Johns Hopkins University to conduct
• It was drafted as if those Johns Hopkins studies were never conducted.
• Not myself, but the Catholic Church does fine in judicial hearings. Okay. Yeah.

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• The first being a Department of Health study is conducted at the request of the owner.
• that's a fact-sensitive determination for a jury, and at the end of the day in the state and in our judicial
• We have one from El Salvador, domestic violence, shoplifting, and disorderly conduct.
• training on those policies and procedures, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, conduct
• after receiving reports, adjourn for the purpose of holding committee and subcommittee meetings and conducting

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum established, then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber first took up HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill would remove strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is done at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, including Reps. Cross, Nixon, and Eskamani, argued the bill did not provide enough notice to future buyers and renters and could create health and disclosure concerns. The bill passed 87-24. The House then passed HB 145 on suits against the government, which Rep. McFarland said updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps for the first time since 2010, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident with future automatic increases, aligning the statute of limitations with private claims, and allowing governments to settle above the caps if they choose. He said the bill would make redress more accessible without eliminating the liability shield. The bill passed 104-7. The chamber then considered CS/HB 289 on civil liability for the wrongful death of an unborn child, a bill by Rep. Greco that would amend the Wrongful Death Act to allow parents and other survivors to bring claims for the death of an unborn child, while exempting the mother and lawful medical care provided within the standard of care. Debate centered on whether the bill could affect abortion access, fertility treatment, miscarriage care, surrogacy, and liability for doctors, friends, family members, and others. Multiple amendments were offered to narrow the bill or add carve-outs for abortion, fertility care, surrogates, perinatal professionals, rape/incest/human trafficking situations, and to require the mother’s consent before suit; sponsors and opponents argued over whether these changes would prevent frivolous lawsuits or instead create loopholes and weaken the bill. None of the amendments were adopted during the portion of the transcript provided.

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• Supporting small businesses should not be a partisan issue. judicial review.
• The result of penny judicial review.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX.
• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes.
• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes.

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• I move the following amendment to Senate Bill 1687 in reference to Judicial Elections Committee Amendment
• I think, you know, he is sincere in explaining that the NRCDs collect information, they conduct research
• I think, you know, he is sincere in explaining that the NRCDs collect information, they conduct research
• across the state have been experiencing their declining aquifers and asking the legislature to... ...conduct
• The court's interpretation has continually said that prenatal conduct, while it provides grounds for

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• And it clarifies a start date for judicial appeals.
• And it clarifies a start date for judicial appeals.
• Um it does provide for judicial<00:20:29.760> review<00:20:31.120> um<00:20:31.280>
• for<00:20:31.760> decisions<00:20:32.320> to judicial review um for decisions to judicial
• <00:21:14.720> So, start date for judicial appeals. So, start date for judicial appeals.

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• We will not permit any conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's
• So I'm sure the judicial staff would be happy to work on that indemnity issue to ensure that the mobile

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• Okay, so how many audits last year did they conduct of homeless programs, homeless contracts, this unit
• FTB's court order debt program, FTB collects money owed to state and local agencies pursuant to judicial
• To access federal tax information, the IRS requires state agencies to conduct employee, contractor, and

Summary: The subcommittee first heard an informational presentation on the May Revision’s proposed reorganization of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into separate housing-focused and consumer/business-focused entities. Administration officials said the split would improve oversight, streamline decision-making, and create a dedicated California Housing and Homelessness Agency with a new housing development and finance committee. The Department of Finance said funding was needed in 2025-26 to begin implementation, while the LAO recommended rejecting the proposal without prejudice because the Little Hoover Commission review was still pending and the plan would require ongoing General Fund costs. Members raised concerns about the timing, the lack of alignment with the budget process, and whether the reorganization would improve accountability for homelessness spending; several public witnesses supported the concept but stressed it could not substitute for new housing and homelessness dollars. The committee then took up the Department of Veterans Affairs. CalVet requested funding for phase three of its electronic health care record project and a trailer bill to preserve authority for federal background checks, but the May Revision withdrew requests for deferred maintenance and additional administrative support. The LAO noted deferred maintenance can prevent larger future costs, and the chair criticized the withdrawal of less than $1 million for veterans’ homes as short-sighted given existing repair needs. No vote was taken. Next, the Department of Housing and Community Development presented its budget. HCD said the May Revision provides no new affordable housing or homelessness funding, but does retain existing rounds of funding and proposes a $31.7 million reversion from undersubscribed housing programs. Members from both parties expressed concern about zeroing out ongoing housing and homelessness investments, especially for LIHTC, the Multifamily Housing Program, and HAP. HCD also defended its homelessness accountability and compliance work, saying the unit includes about 30 program staff and six attorneys, with three additional attorneys requested mainly to handle public records and litigation workload. Public commenters largely opposed the lack of new funding and urged continued support for housing and homelessness programs, while some supported the reorganization and accountability efforts. Finally, the committee heard Go-Biz proposals. The administration requested authority to increase funding for a federal trade program match if needed, plus reappropriations for administrative funds tied to the Containerized Ports Interoperability Grant Program, zero-emission vehicle operations, and the Women’s Business Center Enhancement Program. It also proposed withdrawing the Cal Competes grant request and reverting remaining funds from the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund. The LAO said Cal Competes is generally effective but could be cut as a budget solution, while warning that the performing arts fund was close to awards and should be considered carefully. Members objected to pulling back committed funds for performing arts organizations and questioned why the state would withdraw support after applications had already been submitted.

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• Developments may not require quasi-judicial or administrative board reviewing body and makes an adjustment
• Patricia Armini as compensation for damages awarded by the jury verdict in connection with negligent conduct
• volunteer-led chapters across the state, and these volunteers spend a lot of their free time leading and conducting

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns. The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.

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• Also, Senators Bridges and Kirkmeyer, concerning the repeal of the Office of the Judicial Discipline
• <01:54:20.320> Discipline Office of the Judicial Discipline Office of the Judicial Discipline
• also Senators Mabrey and Bridges, concerning eliminating the requirement that the Commission on Judicial
• Bridges, concerning the provision for payment of the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial
• the executive, legislative, and judicial the executive, legislative, and judicial departments<04

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