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• We are using federal IRS data.
• Equifax is a vendor that provides income data, and we are looking at other vendors of income data for
• have income data for gig workers and for people who may not be reflected in IRS data, EDD data, etc.”
• We have data that shows improved health outcomes. We have data that shows improved mortality rates.
• We have data that shows improved health outcomes. We have data that shows improved mortality rates.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of federal H.R. 1 and related state budget actions on California’s health care system. Opening remarks framed the federal changes as a major threat to Medi-Cal, Covered California, hospitals, clinics, and the broader safety net, with warnings that millions could lose coverage and that costs would shift to providers, counties, and consumers. Testimony from the California Health Care Foundation and the Legislative Analyst’s Office focused on implementation challenges, the administrative burden of work requirements and more frequent renewals, the loss of federal funding, and the need for California to consider long-term structural changes to Medi-Cal, county safety-net programs, and cost containment. A Covered California enrollee, Chas Franklin, described sharply rising premiums for his family after losing subsidies, illustrating the personal impact of federal policy changes. Committee members raised concerns about whether premium increases were driven by H.R. 1 or insurer pricing, the cost of rebuilding county-based indigent care systems, and the need to account for the cost of inaction. Dr. Hernandez pointed to pre-ACA models such as Healthy San Francisco as examples of coordinated local safety-net care, while also emphasizing the importance of primary care, data interoperability, and the Office of Health Care Affordability in reducing waste and improving access. Department of Health Care Services officials then outlined the state’s implementation plan for H.R. 1, including work requirements, six-month redeterminations, reduced retroactive coverage, cost-sharing, and immigration-related eligibility changes. They said the department would try to automate eligibility checks, expand outreach, and train counties and partners, but estimated up to 2 million Californians could lose coverage over time. Covered California reported that the expiration of enhanced federal premium tax credits and new federal marketplace rules are already raising costs and reducing enrollment, with an estimated 400,000 enrollees at risk of dropping coverage. County, hospital, and safety-net representatives warned that coverage losses will increase uncompensated care and strain local systems, while one coalition proposed a temporary state-funded coverage option as a bridge if full-scope Medi-Cal cannot be maintained. The hearing concluded with a policy analyst urging stakeholder engagement, immigrant protections, and new state revenue options to preserve coverage and offset federal cuts.

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• We've been keeping really good data and stats on that moving forward.
• , I'd like to know, but I do think that that data is important.
• On the next page, we have a little bit of our data.
• data and school-based health center utilization in particular.
• We're going to take this next chunk of data from 2020 to 2025 and repeat that study with the data matching

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Contaminated near several of our bases now as a hazardous waste, so our state can regulate that.
• or collect new data to determine the extent of the PFOS contamination.
• And so that would detail what's the injury assessment, what data do we need to collect.
• I'm just wondering what we're going to look for, because I don't see any real data currently.
• We must regulate the worms, Mr. Mr. Chair. It's all about the worms.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

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• </c> just in terms of overarching regulation. just in terms of overarching regulation.
• </c> um administrative regulations um administrative regulations specifically<00:56:08.799><c> at</c>
• </c><00:57:05.520><c> or</c> ability to go in and either regulate or ability to go in and either regulate
• regulations.
• </c><01:54:25.440><c> from</c> promulgate that policy with input from promulgate that policy with input

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Summary: The committee opened its labor hearing on SB 655 and outlined the day’s schedule, including a later working session on SB 416 and an executive session planned for 2:30 p.m. Senator Dan Innis introduced SB 655, describing it as a technical bill affecting employee leasing companies/professional employer organizations (PEOs), workers’ compensation coverage, and a Senate-added minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement. He said the PEO change would let either the PEO or the client business hold workers’ comp coverage, while still requiring coverage, and argued it would align New Hampshire with most other states and reduce barriers for small businesses and multi-state employers. He also said the baseball provision would clarify wage treatment for minor league players and support the Manchester team. Justin Warell of Insperity testified in support of the PEO portion, explaining that PEOs provide HR, payroll, benefits administration, and workers’ compensation administration through a co-employment model. He said the bill would preserve mandatory coverage while allowing flexibility for the client or PEO to maintain the policy, which could help clients who already have preferred coverage or who face cost or administrative issues in multiple states. He noted that most clients would still remain under the PEO’s policy and said Insperity would submit written comments. Committee members asked about how the arrangement would work, whether the client or PEO would pay, and whether the bill would affect liability insurance packaging; Warell said the employer still bears the cost and that the bill mainly gives larger clients an option. One member asked him to remain available for possible follow-up after hearing from the labor department. Stephen Gonzalez of Major League Baseball testified in support of the minor league baseball exemption. He said MLB and the MLB Players Association negotiated a collective bargaining agreement that already provides players with salary, housing, meals, per diems, health and retirement benefits, disability continuation, tuition assistance, and signing bonuses. He argued that treating players as hourly workers creates impractical time-tracking problems because players do work-related activities on their own time, and said the bill would recognize them as salaried workers and avoid litigation over what counts as hours worked. Committee members questioned why the exemption was needed if players are already salaried and whether MLB could simply amend its CBA; Gonzalez said the bill would help prevent wage-and-hour lawsuits and noted that similar exemptions have been enacted in other states. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the chair indicated the bill would be considered for executive action later that afternoon.

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• And the data is clear.
• Whatever data set you look at, the larger point is the same.
• Whatever data set you look at, the larger point is the same.
• AB 2434 strengthens existing CDCR search regulations for prison visitation.
• This legislation has been developed with CDCR's input and reflects their input.

Committee: House Public Safety

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• By establishing these standards, California can limit unnecessary data collection and ensure the data
• By establishing these standards, California can limit unnecessary data collection and ensure the data
• And so it's not necessarily about the vehicle, it's the data that the vehicle has access to—the data
• The data is clear: diversion works.
• According to the data of the U.S.

Committee: House Public Safety

Summary: The Assembly Public Safety Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel, which would restrict the sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches.” Supporters, including gun violence prevention advocates and survivors, argued the bill targets a specific design flaw and would help prevent mass shootings. Opponents, including the NRA and gun owners’ groups, said the bill is unnecessary because conversion devices are already illegal under federal law and argued it would effectively ban popular handguns and face constitutional challenges. The committee discussed the bill’s narrow scope and constitutional concerns, then voted to pass it as amended to the Judiciary Committee, with the measure placed on call. The committee also heard AB 468, which would strengthen penalties and prosecution tools for looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and disaster areas. The author and supporters, including firefighters, district attorneys, and city and county officials, said the bill responds to looting and impersonation during recent wildfires and would better protect residents and first responders. Opponents, including public defenders, civil rights groups, and wildfire survivors, warned the bill was overbroad, could worsen racial profiling, and would add unnecessary criminal penalties when better warning systems and emergency support are needed. Members raised concerns about penalty enhancements, the definition of evacuation zones, and possible profiling impacts; the author said he would continue working on amendments. The committee voted to pass AB 468 as amended to Appropriations, and it was also held on call. Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez presented AB 1187, which would require additional firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would require new residents who import firearms to obtain a certificate within 60 days. Supporters said California should require more training for gun purchasers, citing firearm safety and public health benefits. Opponents argued the bill would create burdensome costs, strain limited shooting range capacity, and improperly treat gun ownership like a licensed privilege rather than a constitutional right. The committee voted to pass AB 1187 as amended to Appropriations, with the measure held on call. Rodriguez also presented AB 1424, aimed at improving climate resilience and emergency preparedness in state prisons by requiring temperature monitoring, more access to showers and fans during extreme heat, shade structures, and updated evacuation and response plans. Supporters described dangerous heat, wildfire, and flood conditions in prisons and said incarcerated people and workers need stronger protections. One opponent, while supporting the bill’s goals, objected to the cost of temperature monitoring systems. Committee members largely supported the measure, and after discussion the bill was moved with a motion and second, with the author emphasizing that the costs of monitoring and medical care are justified by the risks and potential liability.

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• Of my career has been at the Regulation and Licensing Department, licensing, regulating, and overseeing
• Regulation and licensing hits nearly every person in. In this state at one time or another.
• So the regulations... The Licensing Department does not oversee the Medical Board.
• of the regulation.
• Let's get the facts, let's get the data, let's solve the problem, but let's do it.

Bills: SB1 , SB3 , SB1 , SB3

Committees: Senate Senate Judiciary , Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• But, um, with all due respect, I really do value the input from this committee and, um, I am honored
• Under this governor, I worked nearly four years as the superintendent for the Regulation and Licensing
• Of my career has been at the Regulation and Licensing Department, licensing, regulating, and overseeing
• Regulation and licensing hits nearly every person in.
• of the regulation.

Bills: SB1 , SB3

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

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• this is a situation where we would want someone with access to the sensitive systems and sensitive data
• couple years and expanding some of the whistleblower protections as well as creating a stronger regulations
• that crime victim rights and presence are recognized in the courtroom and that those who wish to have input
• Thanks. >> Director Theibert. and that that that those that wish to have input, whether objecting to
• We have a number of different methods for getting input on crime victim rights, and the crime victim

Bills: HF3489 , HF3990 , HF3825 , HF3826 , HF3827 , HF3822

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• Aeronautics manages an extensive data platform known as the Data Hub that supports evidence-based decision-making
• We will have those regulations on time, as required by the statute.
• The regulations were issued—draft regulations issued last week for most of it—and I had a lot of public
• Regulating on a return on equity about 9.8.
• We now have more data from the last three years of our efforts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing at UMass Amherst on Governor Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget, focusing on energy/environment-related transportation issues and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The chairs and members opened with thanks to UMass, university leadership, court officers, and legislative staff, and Chancellor Javier Reyes highlighted UMass Amherst’s research, workforce, sustainability, and transportation contributions, including energy research, transit operations, and partnerships with MassDOT. The hearing then moved to MassDOT and MBTA testimony on the administration’s transportation funding package, including House 2, the FY26 Fair Share supplemental, and a proposed four-year Chapter 90 authorization. MassDOT officials described the budget as part of a broader multi-year transportation investment strategy, citing funding for operations, snow and ice removal, regional transit authorities, the MBTA, the Merit Rating Board, sustainable aviation fuel credits, micro-transit and last-mile grants, unpaved road improvements, bridge and pavement work, and housing-related transportation infrastructure. They emphasized workforce expansion, capital delivery capacity, safety improvements, and local aid, including the new lane-mile-based Chapter 90 formula intended to benefit rural communities. Officials also discussed major projects and programs such as Grant Central, culvert and unpaved road grants, work zone speed cameras, congestion hotspot fixes, the Sagamore and Bourne Bridge projects, and MBTA operating support and safety upgrades. Testimony from the MBTA and rail/transit staff focused on improved ridership, service frequency, accessibility, and safety, including progress on the Green Line Train Protection System, reduced delays, expanded bus and commuter rail service, and the South Coast rail extension. Regional transit authorities reported increased ridership and described new fare-free, connectivity, and community transit grants. Aeronautics testimony covered airport capital work, drone and data programs, sustainable aviation fuel efforts, and workforce development in aviation maintenance. Committee members then asked questions, especially about Western Massachusetts priorities, Chapter 90 funding, bridge repairs, snow and ice costs, Cape Cod bridges, Buzzard’s Bay rail, and Compass Rail/West-East Rail. Officials said several federal rail grants were moving forward, that Sagamore Bridge procurement would begin soon, and that the administration remained committed to pursuing federal funding and multi-year transportation investments.

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• Aeronautics manages an extensive data platform known as the Data Hub that supports evidence-based decision-making
• Our data management system enabled...
• The regulations were issued, draft regulations issued last week for most of it.
• Regulating on a return on equity about 9.8.
• We now have more data from the last three years of our efforts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

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• We have low regulation, no taxes.
• We have low regulation, no taxes.
• We have low regulation, no taxes.
• </c> have to track and keep data on it. have to track and keep data on it.
• I've had a lot of input on can relate. I've had a lot of input on this<04:00:20.880><c> topic.

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• It is a data-driven, retro-looking, rearward-looking program that sees the erosional rates and then designates
• And we are concerned, Florida Springs Council, that regulating golf courses under the DACS BMP program
• for years we have worked to build durable, science-based environmental markets that support the regulated
• Major decisions about protected land were moving forward without adequate notice and without public input

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard and approved several bills. SB 636 by Sen. Leek would create additional pathways for counties and municipalities to obtain critically eroded beach or area of critical state concern designations, with the sponsor and supporters describing it as a forward-looking beach management approach that could improve access to state and federal funding. Questions focused on whether the bill imposed an unfunded mandate and how it would affect existing designations; the sponsor said it was voluntary and not retroactive. Pepper Uchino of the Florida Shore and Beach Preservation Association supported the proactive concept but stressed that funding remains the central issue. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 544 by Sen. Truenow, which transfers the Golf Course Best Management Practices Certification Program from DEP to FDACS. The sponsor said the move would improve continuity and encourage more golf courses to enroll in BMPs, while maintaining existing environmental requirements and enforcement through DEP if problems arise. Senator Smith and an opponent from the Florida Springs Council questioned whether golf courses are truly agricultural and raised concerns about water quality protections and possible tax or land-use implications; supporters from the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association said the bill does not change taxation or existing nutrient reporting requirements. After a technical amendment, the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. CS/SB 848 by Sen. Truenow, dealing with stormwater treatment and water quality enhancement areas, was also amended and reported favorably. The sponsor said the bill clarifies the difference between permanent, secured water quality credits and stormwater allocations, and the amendment would allow WQEAs to address new stormwater rule requirements until rulemaking is complete and make public-land reviews forward-looking only. A representative of Resource Environmental Solutions supported the measure and said it would help create a reliable market for water quality credits. The committee then approved CS/SB 546 by Vice Chair Mayfield, which strengthens public notice requirements for the sale or exchange of state conservation lands and extends similar notice requirements to water management districts; conservation groups and Sen. Smith supported the bill as a transparency measure. Finally, DEP presented its State Park Amenities Report, estimating nearly $759 million in repair and maintenance needs over 10 years and $1.39 billion in contemplated new construction and development across the state park system. The committee took no further action and adjourned.

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• It got a little delayed by the federal shutdown and waiting for census data.
• We work a lot with county property appraiser data from the Florida Department of Revenue.
• So in that housing data from DOR, we track five different types of housing.
• But the zoning regulations, too, are the zoning codes.
• It's doubled as the input, is the highest input to housing.

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and took up SB 122, which would repeal Chapter 205 on local business taxes while allowing municipalities to continue imposing a gross-receipts-based business tax on merchants. Senator Trumbull presented the bill for the sponsor, and committee members questioned what services local governments fund with local business tax revenue and whether the bill should be considered alongside broader property tax changes. County and city representatives opposed the bill, arguing that local business taxes are capped home-rule revenues used for general fund services such as public safety, zoning and licensure checks, economic development, and business support, and warning that repeal would shift costs to residential taxpayers and reduce local flexibility. Senator Shreve said he would vote no because of ongoing property tax discussions, while Senator Pizzo said he would support the bill but wanted clearer accounting of how the revenue is spent. The committee voted 5-1 to report SB 122 favorably. The committee then held a housing panel discussion focused on Florida’s housing shortage, affordability, and supply constraints. Dr. Samuel Staley said Florida is in a housing crisis driven largely by insufficient supply, arguing that the state needs roughly 100,000 additional units per year just to keep up with in-migration and that local planning systems often do not prioritize housing enough. He urged more emphasis on measurable impacts, streamlined permitting, accessory dwelling units, smaller lot sizes, and other market-responsive tools. Ann Ray of the Shimberg Center said Florida is seeing more single-family and multifamily construction but that production is concentrated in a handful of counties, while condo construction remains limited; she also noted that rents and home prices spiked sharply in the early 2020s and remain above pre-2020 levels, with nearly 905,000 low-income renters cost-burdened. Leslie Deutsch of John Burns Research said the national housing market is slow, Florida has a severe affordability problem, and builders are lowering prices and offering incentives but still face high land, labor, materials, and insurance costs. In committee discussion, senators focused on whether Florida should encourage more density, including townhomes, build-to-rent products, modular housing, and redevelopment of existing sites rather than relying on large new subdivisions. Members also discussed the role of local zoning, impact fees, density bonuses, and state incentives tied to housing targets. Several senators said Florida’s growth and affordability challenges require updating land development codes and planning for where future residents will live without overbuilding rural or environmentally sensitive areas. The chair closed by emphasizing that density can support affordability and that Florida should use existing footprints more efficiently.

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• and um I we received great input.
• and um I we received great heard input and um I we received great input.<00:05:22.880><c> We</c><00:
• We u met several times and the input.
• </c> summarizing some of the member input. summarizing some of the member input.
• </c> tracking of trip or location data. tracking of trip or location data.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• This is a quick snapshot at the Local Food Data Portal.
• But it is an excellent question, and again, we'd be happy to share data from the local food data portal
• That's just the way that the feds have always collected the data.
• We're lobbying for fair regulations and marketing New Mexico products.
• There's hardware and collecting data at all of these stations here.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• As you'll see in the packet, included are the claims data provided by the agency through the first 14
• settlement with Meta to stop the company's practice of capturing and using the personal biometric data
• about these big tech companies and what they were doing, how they were dealing with our privacy, our data
• Thank you, everyone, for your valuable input today.
• I mean, it is a long battle through regulations and constantly looking to improve understanding of your

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• Typically, it's easier to use national data.
• Also note that the regulations California used then, a lot of the regulations California used then, a
• Also note that the regulations California used then, a lot of the regulations California used then, a
• Those regulations, as we've heard, are still in place.
• Legislators The first year they started collecting this data.

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• input? Is that more of a TEA question?
• for local public input for local approval of the debt. Is it voter approved?
• Department of Licensing and Regulation and plumbing boards, so things like electrical training.
• And the forms that I handed out to y'all really break down some of the TEA data that we got on.
• , and so, right, this is PEIMS data from the TEA.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

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• THIS IS ALL ABOUT DATA.
• ACCURACY OF DATA, DATA INTEGRITY, AND IT IS ABOUT AS MUCH DATA THAT WE CAN GET THAT CAN INFORM AND ADJUST
• DATA.
• WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTION AGAIN I NEED TO DO TWO PIECES OF DATA, DO YOU HAVE CENSUS DATA?
• THAT WAY WE CAN CAPTURE THE DATA.