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• Senate File 7 having been read two separate times, the question is: Shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 18 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 24 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time

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• Senate File 22 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 25 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 35 having been read two separate times, the question is, shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 50 having been read two separate times, the question is, shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 81 having been read two separate times.

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• Senate File 43, second reading of the Senate file. the bill be read a third time.
• Senate File 43 hasn't been read two separate times.
• Senate File 57 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 57 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 67 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time

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• Senate File 19, having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 19, having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 22, having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 27, having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• as time engrossed, Senate file 26, and as time permits,<01:58:13.520> Senate<01:58:13.760>

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• Senate file Senate file 32, 911 Funding.
• Senate File 14, 30, I, 1. No. Senate File 17. Are there any changes? Senate File 17.
• Senate File 2227. Senate File 2227. I 4. No. Senate File 28. Are there any changes? Senate File 28.
• Also, if time permits, Senate File 24, Lottery Tickets, acceptance of debit card payments.
• 69, Senate File 70, and Senate File 63. 69, Senate File 70, and Senate File 63.

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• Seeing none, Senate File 99 having been read two separate times.
• Seeing none, Senate File 109 has been read two separate times.
• Seeing none, Senate File 113 hasn't been read two separate times.
• [laughter] Senate File 116 hasn't been read two separate times.
• Senate File 117 has been read two separate times.

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• Pass and retain on file item 41. File item 42.
• File item 78 is AB 15. File items 74, 75, 76, and 77.
• Passed from the file and file item 138. File item 139 is AB 1793 by Assembly Member Ward.
• Passing to retain on file item 182. File item 183 is AB... Passed and retained on file, item 182.
• Back on the file, file item 202, AB 1991.

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Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay due to lack of quorum, then proceeded through a long House of Origin deadline session focused mainly on floor votes for dozens of bills. The day opened with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated shooting at an Islamic Center in San Diego, and a warning to visitors about disrupting proceedings. Leadership repeatedly urged members to be on time and at their desks as the chamber worked through a large daily file. The bills considered covered a wide range of topics, including artificial intelligence, community college trustee compensation, transit camera enforcement and privacy, taxation and excess proceeds claims, HOA rules, hepatitis C treatment access, child care planning, greenhouse energy standards, consumer lending, housing and homelessness, pet spay/neuter access, local financing for workforce housing, student financial aid, DUI penalties, senior housing, foster youth, behavioral health licensing, transit stop data, disaster response for child welfare, elections notices, safe surrender for infants, college enrollment and leave policies, insurance regulation, fair funding, school safety, environmental labeling, cash rounding, park passes through libraries, grocery access, pregnancy protections in education, swatting, domestic violence protective orders, farmworker housing, juvenile justice, cervical cancer screening, Medi-Cal transitions, disability certification, and home protection products. Most authors described their bills as cleanup measures, consumer protections, access expansions, or targeted fixes to existing law. Testimony from authors and supporters emphasized access, safety, affordability, and administrative simplification, while a few bills drew policy concerns or opposition, especially AB 1751 on townhome development and labor standards. That bill prompted extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, and stakeholder engagement, but it ultimately passed. Other notable discussion included AB 1628 to extend California’s safe surrender window for infants, AB 1902 on juvenile detention extension hearings, and AB 1925 on permanent disability certification, each framed as addressing difficult real-world gaps in current systems. The chamber took many roll-call votes, with most measures passing overwhelmingly and several by unanimous or near-unanimous margins. A few bills were temporarily passed, retained on file, or moved to the inactive file, and AB 1534 required the call to be lifted and then passed on a 54-8 vote. Overall, the session was dominated by floor action on the daily file rather than committee reports or gubernatorial messages, and the Assembly advanced a large number of bills on a deadline day.

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• Pass and retain on file item 41. File item 42.
• Pass and retain on file item 121. That brings file item 122.
• Passing-retanum, file item 182. File item 183 is AB. See. Passed and retained on file item 182.
• Back on the file, file item 198, AB 1983. The clerk will read.
• Clerk will note: Back on the file, file item 202, AB 1991.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the absence of a quorum, then proceeded with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker pro tempore then moved through the daily file, repeatedly urging members to be on time and at their desks as the House of Origin deadline approached. Procedural actions included dispensing with the journal, deferring some items, and moving AB 1667 to the inactive file. The bulk of the session was devoted to floor consideration of many bills, most of which passed with little or no opposition. Measures approved included bills on artificial intelligence provenance information (AB 2713), community college trustee compensation (AB 2528), transit camera enforcement and privacy (AB 1837), excess proceeds claims in taxation (AB 2705), HOA technical cleanup (AB 1892), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), child care planning in local general plans (AB 1914), greenhouse energy code flexibility (AB 2200), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), housing cleanup and density bonus measures (including AB 2390, AB 2480, AB 1567, AB 1751, and others), spay/neuter access (AB 2010), workforce housing financing tools (AB 2110), supportive housing and homelessness-related changes (AB 2146), mental health and health plan notification measures (AB 1598, AB 2613), student aid and education bills (AB 1534, AB 1636, AB 1669, AB 1728, AB 1784, AB 1871), public safety and criminal justice bills (AB 1546, AB 1572, AB 1872, AB 1877, AB 1932), and several health and social services measures (AB 1602, AB 1628, AB 1680, AB 1825, AB 1845, AB 1906, AB 1907, AB 1925). Most bills were described as support measures, often with bipartisan backing and no opposition, and passed by wide margins. A few bills drew more discussion, especially AB 1751, a housing/townhome bill that sparked extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, stakeholder engagement, and whether the measure could depress pay for construction trades; despite concerns and an opposition speech, it ultimately passed 44-0. AB 1793, which would allow symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the penny’s phaseout, also drew light debate and passed 47-1. AB 1932, an urgency measure expanding community-based crisis response, passed with one no vote on both the urgency and the bill. Several urgency or 54-vote bills, including AB 1534 and AB 1932, required later roll calls or calls to be lifted, but all measures described in the transcript were ultimately approved.

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• All subsequent filings have been timely.
• This is for the second half of 2024, and I know I filed that one time.
• The filer timely filed a 30-day pre-election report and indicated she knew she needed to file the eight-day
• TEC is... giving the appearance it does not care whether it receives a timely filed report.
• How much time passed between... ...getting that letter and the report being filed?

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• Um, all subsequent filings have been timely.
• The filer timely filed a 30-day pre-election report, which indicated she knew she needed to file the
• I submitted my report and emailed my file showing the time stamp on the file was the day before the report
• TEC is giving the appearance it does not care whether it receives a timely filed report.
• What, how, how much, Time passed between getting that letter and the report being filed.

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• Pass in tandem file item 39. File item 40 is AB 2418. File item 40 is AB 2418.
• Pass in tandem file items 41 and 42. Pass temporarily file item 43. Pass in tandem file item 44.
• We're going to start with file item 196, file item 196, file item 196, file item 196, AB-25-04 by Assembly
• On file item 205, moving to file item 206, AB 2541.
• Pass to retain on file item 347, file item 348.

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Summary: The Assembly convened in session, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a very large third-reading file while urging members to be at their desks for their bills. The day featured many support measures on housing, health care, public safety, local government, labor, education, and consumer protection, with repeated reminders that absent authors would have their bills skipped. Several bills were passed temporarily or retained on file, but the chamber spent most of the time taking up individual measures and voting on them. Among the bills discussed were measures on land surveying, nurse midwifery access, historic-district transit zoning, EV charging infrastructure, foreclosure equity protections, tribal inclusion in interstate cannabis commerce, outdoor advertising permitting delays, commercial building permit timelines, DUI penalties, farmworker disadvantaged-community designation, restaurant reservation bots, open-space tax exemptions, pop-up business permits, anti-hate training for officials, sideshows and street takeovers, utility rate transparency, CalWORKs eligibility, dynamic electricity rates, interior designer licensure, compost contamination, modular housing standards, small claims limits for businesses, Native American Day as a paid state holiday, rural maternity care funding, protective orders tied to defendant release, immigrant service provider privacy under Safe at Home, mentally disordered offender evaluations, compounded weight-loss drug regulation, plasma donation center rules, missing persons DNA database updates, AI chatbot safeguards for children, an official state apology to California Native peoples, foster youth housing navigation, CTE teacher credentialing, Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, CalFresh protections, public hospital physician employment authority, child care, and film tax credit changes for post-production work. Testimony was generally supportive from authors, who framed the bills as cleanup, modernization, consumer protection, or targeted equity measures. A few measures drew notable opposition or debate, especially AB 2624 on Safe at Home privacy protections for immigrant service providers, where opponents argued it could chill journalism and transparency while supporters said it was needed to protect people facing doxing and threats. AB 2208 and AB 2299 were presented as responses to federal HR 1 impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, and AB 2023 on AI chatbots drew emotional support centered on child safety and a reported suicide case. The chamber also heard strong advocacy for Native American recognition bills, rural health access, and housing affordability. Most bills passed with little or no opposition, often unanimously. Recorded votes included AB 1933 (48-0), AB 1696 (49-0), AB 2415 (54-0), AB 1820 (50-0), AB 1957 (53-0), AB 2506 (60-0), AB 2024 (58-0), AB 2418 (61-0), AB 1578 (44-17), AB 1600 (46-9), AB 1661 (44-10), AB 1715 (46-7), AB 1755 (66-0), AB 1787 (43-5), AB 1796 (45-6), AB 1812 (47-1), AB 1815 (57-0), AB 1827 (59-0), AB 1841 (64-0), AB 1868 (61-0), AB 1882 (64-0), AB 1889 (69-0), AB 2624 (49-19), AB 1897 (57-1), AB 1990 (52-0), AB 2009 (65-0), AB 2018 (60-0), AB 2023 (58-8), AB 2115 (65-0), AB 2162 (60-0), AB 2206 (62-0), AB 2208 (42-17), AB 2237 (54-0), AB 2241 (62-0), AB 2246 (56-1), AB 2249 (51-0), AB 2299 (51-1), AB 2311 (65-0), and AB 2314 (68-0). The session ended with the Assembly still working through the file, including the opening of AB 2319 on film tax credits.

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• Pass and retain on file item 39. File item 40 is AB 2418. File item 40 is AB 2418.
• Pass and retain on file item 176. Pass and retain on file item 176. It brings us to file item 177.
• Passed and retained on file item 347. File item 348. File item 347, file item 348.
• File item 363 passed and retained on file. File item 364 is AB 2321 by Assembly Member Ortega.
• Passed and retained on file. File items 374 and 375.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and proceeded through a large House of Origin floor file, with the Speaker repeatedly urging members to be at their desks and keep support bills brief. Early actions included dispensing with the journal, re-referring AB 2285 to the Banking and Finance Committee, and then taking up dozens of third-reading items, with many bills passed by voice or recorded vote and others passed temporarily or retained on file. The floor debated and passed a wide range of measures on land use, housing, labor, public safety, health care, utilities, taxation, and consumer protection. Among the bills approved were measures on land surveyor review (AB 1933), nurse midwife access for pregnant and postpartum patients (AB 1696), historic-district transit zoning flexibility (AB 2415), EV charging infrastructure fees and timelines (AB 1820), foreclosure bidding protections (AB 1957), tribal cannabis commerce (AB 2506), outdoor advertising permitting (AB 2024), commercial building permit timelines and third-party plan checkers (AB 2418), DUI penalties (AB 1685 and AB 1687), utility rate transparency (AB 1715), CalWORKs work-penalty changes (AB 1755), dynamic electricity rates (AB 1787), interior designer licensure (AB 1796), compost labeling and contamination rules (AB 1812), modular housing standardization (AB 1815), small claims limits for businesses (AB 1827), Native American Day as a paid state holiday (AB 1841), hospital staffing and maternity access bills (AB 1868 and AB 1882), protective orders tied to release dates (AB 1889), and a series of public health, missing persons, and teacher credentialing measures later in the file. Several high-profile bills drew extended debate. AB 2624, expanding Safe at Home privacy protections to immigrant service providers, prompted sharp disagreement over free speech and alleged limits on online posting, but supporters said it protected workers facing threats and doxing; it ultimately passed 49-19. AB 2023, creating a framework for regulating AI chatbots used by children, was framed as a child-safety measure after testimony about chatbot-related harms and suicide risks, and passed 58-8. Other notable votes included AB 2208 on Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, AB 2299 on CalFresh/SNAP losses, AB 2115 apologizing to California Native peoples for historic state harms, and AB 2311 on public hospital physician employment; the transcript ends as the Assembly continues working through the remaining file.

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• Senate File 2 having been read two separate times, the question is: Shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 32 having been read two separate times, the question is: Shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 70 hasn't been read two separate times.
• Senate File 79 has been read two separate times.
• Senate File 82 hasn't been read two separate times.

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• Pass and retain on file item 122. That brings us to file item 123.
• Pass and retain on file items 264 through 267. Pass on file item 268.
• Passed and retained on file items 329 and 330. Pass on file item 331.
• Passed on file items 334 and 335. Pass on file item 336.
• Pass on file item 343. Pass retained on file item 344.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, established a quorum after a roll call, and proceeded through a long House of Origin floor session with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine parliamentary actions. Early in the day, a motion by Assembly Member Gallagher to suspend the rules and take up AB 12 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. The chamber then moved through the daily file, with many measures passing by wide margins, often with bipartisan support and little or no opposition. Among the notable bills discussed were measures on law enforcement oversight and records access (AB 847), CalFresh data-sharing exemptions (AB 593), campus-area housing for students and staff (AB 893), insurance and wildfire hardening updates (AB 1), missing middle housing code changes (AB 6), tribal peace officer status in a pilot program (AB 31), utility bill analysis before new mandates (AB 61), fairgrounds funding (AB 258), Diwali as a state holiday (AB 268), labor and worker organizing rights (AB 288), algorithmic price-fixing and antitrust enforcement (AB 325), elections and jail voter information (AB 331), protections for judges and court personnel (AB 343 and AB 352), school construction procurement (AB 361), school-zone speed limits (AB 382), transit worker protections (AB 394), blue carbon coastal mitigation (AB 399), K-9 standards for law enforcement (AB 400), livestock carcass composting (AB 411), translation of housing materials (AB 413), immigrant educational rights notices (AB 419), gun violence restraining order implementation (AB 451), special education and child care measures (AB 560 and AB 563), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), and disability access protections for businesses (AB 649). Several bills addressed housing, energy, public health, and public safety, and many authors emphasized affordability, transparency, and administrative efficiency. The session also included several ceremonial or recognition items, including ACR 73 declaring Italian American Heritage Month, which was adopted by voice vote after 65 coauthors were added. Most measures were approved overwhelmingly, though a few drew some dissent, including AB 421? no—AB 399 passed 42-30, AB 450 passed 49-6, AB 461 passed 49-8, and AB 621 passed 58-0. The transcript ends partway through AB 772, which was introduced as an educational equity bill addressing cyberbullying after school hours, but the remainder of that item is not included in the provided text.

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• House File 98.
• House File 99 continues the File 99.
• House File 2704 restores the service rate and improves the processing times on applications for services
• Thank you for your time. late. Thank you for your time.
• House File 20 uh 246. your next bill. House File 20 uh 246.

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• Senate File 35 having been read two separate times, question is shall the bill be read a third time?
• Senate File 50 having been read two separate times, question is shall the bill be read a third time?
• Senate File 50 having been read two separate times, question is shall the bill be read a third time?
• Senate File 57 having been read two separate times, question is shall the bill be read a third time?
• Senate File 58 having been read two separate times, question is shall the bill be read a third time?

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• So, so who now would have to file one that didn't have to file one before?
• When, you know, in time for him to file, he didn't receive some sort of notice until he until he actually
• filing, but allows for paper filing for good cause.
• Um, and then the final thing I'd like to say is that the last 3 filing reports have been filed in a timely
• Um, I think if you'll review, you'll see we had a very timely filing, a short account of timely filings

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• File items 116 and 117, we're going to pass on file on file item 118.
• We're back in file order file item.
• Pass on file on file item 271, pass and retain on file items 272, 73, brings us to file item 274, AB
• Pass and retain on file items 329, 330. Pass on file, file item 331.
• The pass on file on file item 343, pass and retain on file item 344. Brings us to file item 345.

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• It's time to move to business on the daily file.
• I’m going to pass and retain on file item 47 and file item 48.
• We will pass and retain on file item 127. File item 127. File item 127. File item 127.
• Pass and retain on file item 155, pass and retain on file item 156, pass and retain on file item 157.
• You either go into court or it's validated as a matter of law if no timely action is 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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• Senate File 2 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 11 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate File 16 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time
• Senate file 16 having been read two separate<00:54:19.560> times,<00:54:19.880> the<00:
• Senate File 24 having been read two separate times, the question is shall the bill be read a third time

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