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• example, Xcel Energy already allows guests to bring a reusable water bottle into the venue upon inspection
• <00:03:06.120><c> the</c><00:03:06.239><c> venue</c><00:03:06.599><c> upon</c><00:03:07.360><c> inspection
• </c><00:03:08.360><c> um</c> bottle into the venue upon inspection um bottle into the venue upon inspection

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

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• any deficiencies that we were to discover either through review of the plans or through a field inspection
• they did is one year it was heavily filled with OPLC, the Office of Professional Licensing and Certification
• to actually bring in the fees, but the fact that you get the decal doesn't mean your boat's been inspected
• 02:34:24.399><c> your</c><02:34:24.520><c> boat's</c><02:34:24.880><c> been</c><02:34:25.160><c> inspected
• </c> doesn't mean your boat's been inspected doesn't mean your boat's been inspected and<02:34:26.000

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the Department of Environmental Services on proposed changes in House Bill 2 and related technical changes in House Bill 1 tied to the governor’s permitting realignment initiative. The proposal would move environmental review staff from Fish and Game and DNCR to DES to create a more centralized “one-stop shop” for applicants needing DES permits, especially for wildlife and natural heritage reviews. DES said the goal is to speed permitting, support a 60-day review clock, and improve coordination among agencies while keeping the substantive review work in place. Members asked about staffing impacts, the scope of the transferred duties, and whether the change would create redundancy or weaken the other agencies. DES said most of the affected staff work primarily on these reviews, though Fish and Game staff also handle other state and federal reviews, which is why the proposal was adjusted to keep one of the four Fish and Game positions there and move three to DES, along with two positions from DNCR. DES also described a new supervisory position in HB 2 to manage the transferred staff within its land resources bureau. Officials said the reviews would still be done by specialists, but under DES supervision, and that the agencies would continue to coordinate recommendations on species impacts and mitigation. The committee also discussed fee increases intended to offset costs, including a 50% increase in wetlands fees and a 100% increase in alteration-of-terrain fees, with the department saying the changes would cover the new positions. Members raised concerns about impacts on private homeowners, possible incentives to work without permits, and whether fines should be used more as a revenue source or for mitigation. DES said wetlands permits are roughly split between homeowner-related and commercial projects, that permit-by-notification already creates a two-tier structure for smaller projects, and that enforcement relies partly on public complaints and online permitting systems. The department also said most fines currently go to the general fund and vary widely year to year, with about $75,000 budgeted, and that the proposal would also create permit-by-notification authority for alteration-of-terrain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet, mirroring language in Senate Bill 110. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• HB1842 allowing for districts of innovation, where they are exempt from laws including teaching certificates
• His post-trip inspection or pre-trip inspection was supposed to check the tires.
• We can look at our weigh station and our inspections in this state as well.

Bills: HB4011 , HB2680 , HB4325 , HB4327 , HB4944 , HB1761 , HB4688 , HB3453 , HB40 , HB1707 , HB4749 , HB2322 , HB3647 , HB4139 , HB4081 , HB2203 , HB2100 , HB4170 , HB3104 , HB4623 , HB40

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• be 18 to be able to install sprinklers and alarms, but we're currently requiring an age of 21 to inspect

Summary: The committee took up several business- and workforce-related bills. House Bill 381, which lowers the age requirement for fire extinguisher inspection licensing from 21 to 18 to match sprinkler and alarm installation rules, passed 8-0. House Bill 3127, with a PCS adopted, would restore an employer’s ability to use a written zero-tolerance drug policy for safety-sensitive positions; supporters said it would give employers clarity and flexibility, while questions focused on workers’ compensation and HIPAA concerns. It passed 6-2. House Bill 3128, also with a PCS adopted, creates a task force called Arise, Oklahoma to study workforce readiness, barriers to employment, and business competitiveness; the author said it would help identify gaps without overloading the new Workforce Commission, and it passed 6-2. The committee also heard House Bill 3498, a lengthy modernization of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act and LLC statutes. The author said it would update outdated corporate law, strengthen shareholder agreements, and make Oklahoma more competitive with states like Delaware to encourage investment and keep businesses in the state. Members asked for clearer examples of the bill’s effects and whether it would have prevented recent employer relocations; the author said it would not guarantee a different outcome but could improve Oklahoma’s ability to retain and attract businesses. The bill passed 7-1-1. Finally, House Bill 2035, requested by the funeral industry, would provide clarification and structure for service agreements covering transportation of human remains. The author said the agreements are already used and are not insurance, but rather prepaid service arrangements that can reduce costs for families. Members raised concerns about out-of-state transport and insurance-code exemptions, and the author said the bill was intended to clarify that these agreements are treated consistently and provide consumer value. The bill was moved forward, and the chair noted it was the last bill of the day before adjourning, with many laid-over bills expected next week.

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• SB 1419, solar energy inspection contractors — Natural Resources.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then recorded 30 members present and approved the prior journal without objection. Several members used personal privilege to welcome guests, including students from Aliento for an annual education day at the Capitol, a coalition of gun safety advocates, constituents visiting individual senators, and a guest shadowing Senator Gobildone. Senators also recognized a visitor from Tempe and a group from the area agencies on aging. The chamber then moved through second reading of a long list of bills and resolutions covering topics such as solar radiation management, veterinary telemedicine prescriptions, pharmacist prescribing standards, public records and digital media copies, health facility complaints, utilities and renewable energy, water and groundwater management, juvenile and criminal justice, school funding and records, insurance licensing, autonomous vehicle safety data, digital currency, county and municipal governance, behavioral health appropriations, and several election, tax, and constitutional measures. Standing committee reports on the calendar were not read and were entered into the journal. Before recess, Senator Ortiz spoke in support of student walkouts across the Valley protesting immigration enforcement, praising the students’ nonviolent activism and describing it as part of a broader civil rights tradition. After recess, the Senate took up first reading and committee referral of additional bills on public benefits eligibility, workforce reporting, tribal consultations, insurance settlements, missing kidnapped children reporting, small modular reactors, firearm safety instruction in schools, election petition cures, housing and HOA issues, public records fees, water quality testing, groundwater withdrawal fees, and cargo theft. The only recorded vote was on adjournment, which passed by voice vote, and the Senate adjourned until Thursday, January 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

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• A FEW EXAMPLES OF HOW WE USE THIS IS BRIDGE EXPECTIONS, SURVEY AND MAPPING, INSPECTIONS OF STRUCTURES

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• And finally, it ensures that defensible space inspections occur annually for each property in fire-prone

Summary: The committee met to hear four Senate bills, with SB 345 (Hurtado) and SB 793 (Arreguín) placed on the consent calendar and both approved without discussion. The committee then heard SB 326, presented by Assembly Member Calderon on behalf of Senator Becker, which would create a framework for evaluating wildfire mitigation investments and require the State Fire Marshal’s office to develop planning tools, risk baselines, and mitigation scenarios. The only testimony was in support from the League of California Cities, and the bill was moved and passed to the Committee on Natural Resources on a vote of 5-0, with two members not voting. The final bill heard was SB 629 by Senator DeRazo, also presented by Assembly Member Calderon, as part of the Senate’s fire response, recovery, rebuilding, and prevention package. The bill would apply WUI building code and defensible space requirements to areas burned in wildfires, require urban conflagration modeling in fire maps, and mandate annual defensible space inspections in fire-prone areas. Local government representatives said they had concerns but appreciated amendments worked out with the author, while Assembly Members DeMaio and Hadwick spoke in opposition, citing burdens on private property owners and local governments. Despite those concerns, the bill was moved as amended to the Committee on Natural Resources and passed 4-3, with no roll held open before adjournment.

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• clarify the information that is required in the annual report, and authorize state elected officials to inspect
• The bill also authorizes state elected officials to enter and inspect any state fusion center and requires
• Inspect any state fusion center, requires a report of state fusion centers to be sent to the California
• approach, the state should invest in something new, such as establishing uniform licensure and inspection
• approach, the state should invest in something new, such as establishing uniform licensure and inspection

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• clarify the information that is required in the annual report, and authorize state elected officials to inspect
• The bill also authorizes state elected officials to enter and inspect any state fusion center, requires
• a report ...inspect any state fusion center, requires a report of state fusion centers to be sent to
• approach, the state should invest in something new, such as establishing uniform licensure and inspection
• approach, the state should invest in something new, such as establishing uniform licensure and inspection

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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• clarify the information that is required in the annual report, and authorize state elected officials to inspect
• The bill also authorizes state elected officials to enter and inspect any state fusion center and requires
• The bill also authorizes state elected officials to enter and inspect any state fusion center, requires
• approach, the state should invest in something new, such as establishing uniform licensure and inspection
• approach, the state should invest in something new, such as establishing uniform licensure and inspection

Committee: Senate Public Safety

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• And then the building code that they followed was approved by government inspectors to inspect that because
• And then the building code that they followed was approved by government inspectors to inspect that because
• 56.400><c> to</c> approved by government inspectors uh to approved by government inspectors uh to inspect
• 57.720><c> it</c><00:45:57.840><c> was</c><00:45:58.040><c> written</c><00:45:58.400><c> into</c> inspect
• that because it was written into inspect that because it was written into the<00:45:58.920><c> law.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

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• The first is Senate Bill 211, an act relating to motor vehicle inspections, introduced by Senator White
• S. 211, an act relating to motor vehicle inspections.
• means a store that sells consumer commodities to individuals when they are physically present to inspect
• means a store that sells consumer commodities to individuals when they are physically present to inspect
• means a store that sells consumer commodities to individuals when they are physically present to inspect

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• and enforced is where it must be adopted and enforced is in<01:33:33.440><c> those</c> So no one inspects
• in, but their final authorization and issuance of license should hinge on actually having someone inspect
• 09.040><c> someone</c> should hinge on actually having someone should hinge on actually having someone inspect
• :34:12.000><c> But</c><01:34:12.159><c> in</c><01:34:12.560><c> the</c><01:34:12.960><c> most</c> inspect
• But in the most inspect that building.

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• style, on page five, subsection four, line seven, change the $250,000 appropriation to perform K-9 inspections
• inspections we wanted to say in inspections we wanted to say in coordination<01:34:14.719><c> with</c
• go and the governor can also call for either the chair or the governor to move forward with an inspection
• go and the governor can also call for either the chair or the governor to move forward with an inspection

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

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• I mean, typically you get your certificate on a program through the vendor that owns the program.
• Um, because that's a huge question, the license certification.
• Um, because that's a huge question, the license certification.
• Um, because that's a huge question, the license certification.
• > um</c><02:07:17.520><c> is</c> this certification piece um is this certification piece um is significant

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

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• would be how would how who would do who would be how would how who would do that<01:37:08.360><c> inspection
• </c> that inspection? that inspection?
• enable an to put a bill forth that would enable an adult<01:37:38.320><c> to</c><01:37:38.520><c> inspect
• </c><01:37:39.240><c> a</c><01:37:39.360><c> child's</c><01:37:39.960><c> genitalia</c> adult to inspect
• a child's genitalia adult to inspect a child's genitalia mid-game.

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• We've inspected chain link next to it. Under the chain link next to it.
• </c><00:16:16.240><c> We've</c><00:16:16.639><c> inspected</c> We repaired that.
• We've inspected all of it.
• ><00:42:59.839><c> some</c><00:43:00.000><c> of</c><00:43:00.079><c> their</c><00:43:00.319><c> inspections
• </c> performed on some of their inspections. performed on some of their inspections.

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• They're going to fly a little higher than drones for package delivery and infrastructure inspection.
• ><c> infrastructure</c> package delivery and infrastructure package delivery and infrastructure inspection
• You can see it goes clear back to 2012 for infrastructure inspection.
• You can see it goes clear back to 2012 for infrastructure inspection.
• get extraordinary, and we're constantly growing that fleet and, again, helping for infrastructure inspection

Summary: The task force approved the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes and then heard a presentation from Austin Kaylor of WSP on alternative aviation fuels. Kaylor described an ongoing feasibility study focused on Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and the other four commercial airports in Kentucky, with an eye toward both near-term use of alternative aviation fuel in existing supply chains and longer-term in-state production using local feedstocks. He said Kentucky’s current jet fuel use at the five airports is about 609 million gallons annually and could approach 1 billion gallons by 2050, and he outlined potential feedstocks such as soybeans, corn, and waste oils, along with existing logistics assets like river terminals, trucking, rail, and some pipelines. He also discussed federal and state policy support, including renewable fuel credits and the recent 45Z tax credit extension, and said the study suggests significant economic-development potential if Kentucky can leverage existing infrastructure and incentives. Members asked about the cost of sustainable aviation fuel, whether taxpayers would be subsidizing it, and whether food crops would be diverted from food use. Kaylor responded that the market is increasingly using second-generation and waste-based feedstocks, that federal incentives can cover much of the price differential, and that SAF is a direct substitute for conventional jet fuel with some efficiency benefits. He said demand comes from both U.S. and foreign carriers, including major U.S. airlines that have made emissions-reduction commitments. Members also raised the possibility of locating production in Appalachia to create jobs closer to feedstock sources; Kaylor said that approach has worked in other states and could fit Kentucky’s logistics network. The committee then heard from Leif Elder of the Utah Department of Transportation, who introduced himself and said he would discuss advanced air mobility legislation in Utah. The transcript cuts off before his substantive presentation, and no further votes or actions were recorded after the question-and-answer discussion on alternative aviation fuels.

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• to title registration requirements for motorcycles, and 1466, which is relative to obtaining a certificate
• to title registration requirements for motorcycles, and 1466, which is relative to obtaining a certificate
• to title registration requirements for motorcycles, and 1466, which is relative to obtaining a certificate
• <00:44:19.920><c> of</c><00:44:20.079><c> origin</c> certificate of origin certificate of origin just
• Why aren't they required to do the certificate of origin after a year?

Committee: House Transportation

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• House Bill 146, Delegate Guyton, Environment, On-Site Wastewater Systems Requirements for Inspection
• House Bill 939, Delegate Rosenberg, certificate of birth filing time period.
• House Bill 1216, Delegate Phillips, Insurance Certificate of Guarantee for County Board Requirements,
• I've just want to point out we already thanked the pages and they got their picture and their certificate
• </c><02:38:49.360><c> their</c> picture and their certificate their picture and their certificate their