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• No future version, you know, we're all long gone and no members, thank God.
• You know, hopefully our future. long gone and no members us thank God you know hopefully our future legislatures
• Now, I'm a conservative Republican. I love tax cuts.
• I think it also kind of disregards two conservative principles.
• So I think there are concerns as to those conservative principles there.

Bills: HB2780 , HB4029 , HB4030 , HCR2052

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: judicial foreclosure, tax lien, redemption rights, excess proceeds, property auction, income tax, federal tax conformity, revenue analysis, legislative session, tax reporting, municipal fees, county fees, utility rates, moratorium, tax classification, local government, inflation, economic stability, tax increases, cost-of-living protection

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• </c><00:34:50.399><c> over</c> would prioritize expansion programs over would prioritize expansion programs
• </c> through state or federal grant programs through state or federal grant programs initially.<00:46
• </c> the staff that are running the program. the staff that are running the program.
• </c> reworked bill in the future. Thank you. reworked bill in the future. Thank you.
• </c> increase uh in the future. Thank you. increase uh in the future. Thank you.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Weigh your decisions carefully and look to the future.
• The carefully and look to the future.
• </c> industry with the first conservation industry with the first conservation cemetery<00:20:45.520>
• </c> future omnibus. future omnibus.
• </c> for possible inclusion in a future for possible inclusion in a future omnibus.<00:56:19.760><c>

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• What’s quite unique about this program is... this program is that it will be offered across a spectrum
• As I mentioned to you before, the global programs, it's only that program that's really online.
• One last question: the PWDI program, Sorry, the PWDI program, the Plutonium Workforce Development Initiative
• Or the Oil Conservation Division.
• You briefly were going over the stereo program detecting water leaks.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

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• They do a lot of conservation district.
• </c><00:21:41.520><c> and</c> accessible housing programs and accessible housing programs and authorizes
• Specifically, the bill Grant Program.
• </c> assistance program. Favorable. assistance program. Favorable.
• This bill GED option pilot program.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Putting their health care benefits in jeopardy far into the future.
• It's important to my community and important to the future of California.
• It's important to my community and important to the future of California.
• It's important to my community and important to the future of California.
• I believe Past victories, but as a call to action for the future.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long floor session focused heavily on budget trailer bills, labor agreements, housing, environmental review, and several resolutions. Members also introduced visiting guests, including family members, district staff, Mandela Washington Fellows, and UC Berkeley public policy students. Procedural motions were taken up early, including a successful roll-call vote to suspend rules so certain budget-related bills could be heard without reference to file. The chamber approved several major budget measures. SB 129, the labor trailer bill, passed 56-4 after supporters said it made technical budget adjustments, funded collective bargaining, supported In-Home Supportive Services, and addressed pension and project-related issues. SB 131, the public resources and housing trailer bill, passed 50-3 after extensive debate over homelessness funding, CEQA exemptions, advanced manufacturing, high-speed rail, rural access to funds, tribal consultation, and environmental protections; multiple members voiced support while also urging follow-up changes. The Assembly also adopted SB 139, implementing agreements for professional and operating engineers, by 69-1, and SB 140, implementing the correctional officers’ agreement, by 71-0. Later, AB 130, the housing trailer bill, was taken up on concurrence in Senate amendments after a successful rule suspension; members discussed tribal consultation protections, CEQA reform, prevailing wage, and vehicle miles traveled provisions, with debate continuing as the transcript ended. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 927, extending the Williams inspection window for certain school districts, which passed 70-0. In addition, ACR 16 naming the 10th Street Bridge the POW/MIA Bridge passed 70-0. AJR 9, urging full and consistent federal funding for the National Park Service, drew broad bipartisan support and passed 66-0 after members highlighted California parks’ economic and cultural importance. HR 47, recognizing the Fourth of July and the Declaration of Independence, prompted extended remarks on democracy, civics, immigration, military service, and community celebrations before being adopted by voice vote with 64 co-authors added. The consent calendar was also adopted 64-0.

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• We'll provide a tax credit for future citizen's hearing for the grandchild.
• The more it's used, the easier it'll be to use in the future.
• The more it's used, the easier it'll be to use in the future, and the impact will grow.
• the Nature Conservancy.
• I've always been a supporter of habitat conservation plans, but this is another way to look at it.

Summary: The Committee on Revenue and Taxation met with a quorum and heard five bills, most of them tax exemptions or credits aimed at housing, veterans, and seniors. SB 1096, as amended, would provide a $1,500 tax credit for certain grandparents and other caregivers for tax years 2026 through 2030, with income-based phaseouts, a seven-year carryforward, and exclusions for dependents receiving foster care payments. Members praised the author’s amendments and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 672, extending a property tax welfare exemption for community land trust projects that create or rehabilitate low-income housing, and AB 1668, extending for five years the welfare property tax exemption for nonprofit land trusts that protect open space and recreational lands. Supporters for both bills emphasized permanent affordability, stewardship of natural lands, and relatively small public costs compared with the housing and conservation benefits. AB 672 and AB 1668 each passed unanimously to Appropriations, though AB 1668 drew one respectful opposition from the California Teachers Association. AB 2022 would expand the property tax exemption for disabled veteran homeowners, increasing the exemption for low-income veterans to 100% and to 50% of assessed value for others, while preserving current benefits through a loophole-closing amendment. The author and veteran advocates argued the bill would help keep disabled veterans and their families in their homes and make California more competitive with other states. The bill passed 5-0 to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 2641 was placed on the consent calendar and adopted without objection.

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• Everywhere I go, Casey Family Programs is there.
• And everywhere I go, Casey, family programs, is there.
• The family program.
• So the SUPP program, the PPW program that I work closely with, and all the range of services, including
• So the SUPP program, the PPW program that I work closely with, and all the range of services, including

Bills: SB5979 , SB6308 , SB6319

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: opioids, substance abuse, dependent children, child welfare, caregiver substance use, court orders, shelter care, judicial discretion, family law, early childhood, family services, diversion programs, court-ordered assessments, 904, all

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• The program is a very successful program. We are the fourth largest in the country.
• The program is a very successful program. We are the fourth largest in the country.
• The program is a very successful program. We are the fourth largest in the country.
• The program is a very successful program. We are the fourth largest in the country.
• The program is a very successful program. We are the fourth largest in the country.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting featured presentations from the Department of Administrative Services and the Treasury Department on state revenue reporting and unclaimed property. State Comptroller Dana Call explained DAS’s role in compiling statewide revenue reports, including the annual revenue plan set through the budget process and the monthly revenue focus reports that track cash receipts. She noted that unrestricted general fund revenue is about $2 billion annually, while miscellaneous other revenue is a much smaller and less predictable category, averaging roughly $30 million to $32 million a year. She also described two more material internal revenue lines: statewide indirect cost recoveries and post-retirement benefit recoveries, which are billed to agencies and often tied to federal reimbursement rules. Members asked about the interest line in the revenue charts and about how the figures were presented, and Call clarified that the totals were in millions and that the interest item would be explained by the Treasurer. She also explained that the indirect cost and post-retirement recoveries are internal cost allocations that flow back into the unrestricted revenue pool and are reflected in agency budgets as interagency costs. Treasurer Monica Meissner then outlined Treasury Department functions, including bank deposits, statewide disbursements, banking relationships, investments, debt management, compliance, the FONA College Savings Program, the ABLE Plan, scholarship programs, and the abandoned property program. In discussing unclaimed property, she said holders report property after a five-year dormancy period, the state uses automated systems and outreach to locate owners, and claim activity has increased. In fiscal year 2024, the state returned about $12.2 million to citizens through roughly 12,000 claims; over the last 10 years, about $72.6 million has been returned. She also said the state escheated $19.9 million to the general fund and $1.8 million to counties last year, and explained that securities-related proceeds are harder to estimate because they depend on market conditions. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Senate File 84 creates a voluntary water conservation program for water users in Wyoming's portion of
• program. program. program.
• program and conservation use these water rights, we're talking about irrigation water rights that our
• </c><00:14:05.320><c> program</c> when we talk about conservation program when we talk about conservation
• program and<00:14:06.240><c> conservation</c><00:14:06.839><c> use</c><00:14:06.960><c> these</c><00

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• And whereas young people are not merely future participants in civic life, but the current stakeholders
• Natterstead's Advanced Placement Government class and the Building Bridges program for creating space
• where students can... ...Government class and the Building Bridges Program for creating space where
• Natterstad, the students of the Advanced Placement Government Class, and the Building Bridges Program
• And after graduation, Parker plans to attend Montana State University to study fish and ecology conservation

Keywords: 904, all

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• LEGISLATURE IS CONVENED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN STATE LAWS, PROGRAMS
• GOVERNMENT REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS AND ESTABLISH RELATED AUTHORITY, POWERS, PROGRAMS
• ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND POLICIES AND PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT THEREOF TO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT
• REGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYONE ANYWHERE MIGHT SAY, YOU ARE BOTH SOLID CONSERVATIVES.
• Senate President Albritton: FUTURE LIFESAVERS!

Bills: SJR36 , SJR2 , SB4 , SR45 , SR47 , SR63 , SR66 , SR70 , SR85 , SCR14 , SB10 , SB11 , SB10 , SB11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• future earthquake risk.
• future of GOSEP was somehow tied to the future of FEMA.
• future of GOSEP was somehow tied to the future of FEMA.
• There is development of programs; it's finding the funds, it's... ...or there is development of programs
• No change to the way we administer the programs.

Summary: The committee met on May 26, 2026, and first approved the minutes from the May 22, 2025 meeting. The main topic was the Northwest Louisiana earthquake cluster, with testimony from Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy staff, LSU and Tulane geoscientists, and later LSU law professor Keith Hall. Witnesses said the cause of the swarm has not been definitively identified, but induced seismicity from wastewater injection or hydraulic fracturing remains a concern. They described 50 earthquakes reported by the USGS in Red River, Bienville, DeSoto, and Natchitoches Parishes, including a magnitude 4.9 event on March 5, 2026, and explained that Louisiana’s sparse seismic network limits detection and depth/location estimates. C&E said it inspected Class II injection wells within 12 miles of the events, found no violations, now requires more frequent injection reporting, and is working with researchers and LSU on a possible state monitoring network and future policy changes. Committee members asked about injection depths, fault locations, whether the activity could be natural, and whether Louisiana should adopt stronger monitoring or a traffic-light regulatory system like other states. The witnesses said more data is needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, but that denser monitoring can detect smaller quakes and help identify patterns. Professor Hall summarized responses in other states, including more frequent reporting, increased monitoring, injection reductions, moratoria, and traffic-light systems in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, and Illinois. Members also discussed whether operators should share more seismic and geologic data, and several said the state should avoid jumping to conclusions while still improving oversight. The committee then heard from William Berger, a Texas geoscientist, who described using AI and operator data to model wastewater injection and seismic risk, and said broader data sharing would improve forecasting and siting decisions. He and another witness emphasized that many earthquakes arise from clusters of wells rather than a single well, and that proprietary concerns limit voluntary disclosure. The committee also received a brief update from GOSEP and the Louisiana National Guard on the Barksdale Air Force Base drone incursions. GOSEP said it logged the incident in WebEOC and shared releasable information, while State Police and the FBI said they were limited in what they could disclose. Officers said a task force has been formed, some personnel have received federal drone-mitigation training, and House Bill 940 is intended to mirror the task force MOU. Finally, Major General Thomas Friloux and Brigadier General Jason Maffus updated the committee on the merger of GOSEP into the Louisiana Military Department. They said the merger has reduced GOSEP from seven divisions to three, brought back employees to in-person work, modernized the state’s common operating picture, and produced about $10.5 million in first-year cost avoidance through staffing and contract changes. They also noted the planned transfer of the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, ongoing hurricane preparedness, and continued coordination with parish emergency managers. No votes were taken on the substantive topics, and the meeting ended with the committee moving through its agenda items and receiving informational testimony.

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• This is accomplished through our programs, staff, and board members.
• All the rest of the barley breeding programs are at the university level.
• I'm going to focus on some of our program highlights.
• programs.
• It modifies the Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• <02:12:29.159><c> right</c><02:12:29.280><c> now</c><02:12:29.400><c> for</c> programs in the future
• so right now for programs in the future so right now for us<02:12:29.719><c> this</c><02:12:30.159><c
• what other programs in the future<02:13:11.960><c> will</c><02:13:12.079><c> be</c><02:13:12.480><c>
• Forest Legacy is a federal program as well, and that provides funding to purchase conservation easements
• </c><04:58:45.840><c> um</c><04:58:46.680><c> and</c> program is a general fund program um and program

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee reviewed the Department of Corrections budget, with the chair initially noting that the overall numbers looked close to fiscal year 2024 spending, except for federal funds. Department officials explained that prior ARPA expenditures and delayed revenue recognition had distorted the comparison, and that the corrected general fund spend was about $169.7 million. Members then focused on whether the budget’s staffing assumptions were realistic, especially the shift from overtime to full-time lines and the use of vacant positions to offset overtime costs. The department said it is leaning on vacancy savings, but would return for additional appropriations if unforeseen staffing problems arise. A major portion of the discussion centered on recruitment, retention, and staffing levels. Officials reported a 42% vacancy rate in enforcement ranks, down from 51% in January 2023, with 28 new officers headed to the next academy and 33 new hires already tracked. They said overtime is more expensive than regular staffing because of benefits and that it takes about 11 months for a new hire to break even. Members also asked about the split between incarcerated and supervised populations; the department said it oversees about 1,970 inmates in facilities and just over 4,000 people in the community, with 77 positions supervising the community population and the inmate population remaining the most expensive area. The committee also discussed how sentencing and statutory changes affect incarceration levels, including misdemeanor/felony thresholds and theft thresholds, with the department agreeing that such changes can significantly affect prison and jail populations. Members asked about education and recidivism, and the department said base education is the most important foundation, followed by vocational training, while noting that many incarcerated men lack a high school diploma. The department also described a $1.3 million reduction in contracted forensic evaluation services, explaining that these evaluations are court-ordered competency assessments and are not statutorily required to be provided by DOC. Finally, members reviewed victim services funding and staffing, including VOCA-supported positions, and the department explained that a new victim witness specialist would help support survivors at parole hearings and safety planning.

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• If you're familiar with us and how our permitting programs work, it is a paper program as it has always
• Just kind of curious, can you explain what the conservation fund will?
• It's an international beacon of conservation and preservation.
• So that money will also be heading to that conservation fund, I believe.
• And to be clear, Conservation. I believe that goes to the conservation.

Summary: The committee first adopted the 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 727, which would allow burning untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber such as two-by-fours. The bill was presented as a narrow exemption to existing restrictions on burning construction debris, and it was reported favorable without objection. Members then heard from DEQ Secretary Courtney Burdett on House Bill 697, the department’s sunset/recreation bill. She outlined DEQ’s work on permit modernization, interagency coordination, field inspections, spill response, criminal investigations, environmental education, and small business assistance. Members raised issues including a large waste-tire site, an oil spill response, and a stormwater discharge issue at Smitties. The committee praised DEQ’s responsiveness and reported the bill favorable without objection. House Bill 758, dealing with DEQ fees, was then considered. The bill and amendment package would update and increase various permit and program fees, add annual or biennial CPI-based adjustments, and remove outdated provisions, with the stated goal of aligning revenues with expenditures and reducing reliance on the state general fund. Several industry and landowner groups supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorable. The committee also advanced House Bill 726, which increases penalties for abandoning vessels and related gross littering. Members discussed how abandoned boats are identified, owner notice procedures, registration versus title issues, hurricane-related losses, and protections for older or distressed owners. Wildlife and Fisheries said the bill targets intentional dumping and that existing law allows case-by-case discretion for true hardship situations. The bill was reported favorable. House Bill 756, concerning personal watercraft, was also reported favorable after testimony that it would require reasonable suspicion for vessel stops, align state rules more closely with federal boating safety standards, and update provisions on accident reporting and inflatable PFDs. Finally, the committee considered House Bill 767, which creates recreational alligator hunting license and lottery fees contingent on separate legislation authorizing the season. Supporters said the measure would help create a recreational opportunity while generating conservation funding, but landowners and commercial harvesters warned the fee may be too low, the proposal may be moving too quickly, and recreational harvest could affect commercial operations and landowner interests. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorable. House Bill 964, authorizing a state property transfer in Caddo Parish, was also reported favorable, and the meeting adjourned.

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• and future generations.
• and future generations.
• and future generations.
• and future generations.
• and future generations.

Committee: House Water & Land

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several shoreline easement resolutions and a water-supply study resolution. For the easement measures, the Department of Land and Natural Resources supported each item, and testimony also came from affected landowners and community members. Members asked about why some easements were granted gratis to public agencies, with DLNR explaining that those cases involved public infrastructure such as stormwater management and did not require bonds or rent. For private properties, DLNR described the standard process of monthly rent during the legislative approval gap, followed by a one-time appraised payment for a 25-year easement once the appraisal is completed. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on shoreline erosion and whether hardened shoreline structures or seawalls were contributing to beach loss. On one measure, DLNR explained that a large sandbag shoreline structure was tied to a nearby boat harbor that had altered sand movement over time, causing flanking erosion on adjacent unarmored property. On another, DLNR said a wall built under a valid 1960s permit was originally a boundary or landscaping wall, but now functions as a seawall as the shoreline has migrated landward. Members raised concerns about fairness, public beach access, and whether adjacent owners should share costs, and DLNR responded that shoreline matters are handled parcel by parcel under existing statute. The committee also heard support for a resolution creating a task force or study on desalination. DLNR’s Commission on Water Resource Management supported the intent but asked for more time to complete a comprehensive report, noting the work would require substantial staffing and coordination. The Board of Water Supply and CARES also testified in support, with CARES emphasizing future water-supply needs, cultural and historic preservation concerns, and the importance of coordinating with other agencies. DLNR said it would rely on existing studies and work with county agencies and the Department of Health. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• that we think are going to come in without considering whether there would be any reduction in the future
• Gannon asked whether the committee is voting on revenues expected to come in without considering any future
• I still think it is a conservative number, though.
• So, to me, I think both of those two are very, very conservative numbers that we've come up with, so.
• Very conservative, conservative numbers that we've come up with, so. Thank you, Representative.

Summary: The Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee met to finalize general fund revenue projections for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, using updated worksheet results after a spreadsheet formula error was corrected. Staff explained the committee’s homework submissions, the average and median estimates, and how the corrected numbers affected the spread only slightly. Members discussed whether to use a lower, average, or median projection, with several noting uncertainty around possible tax conformity impacts, the state’s economic outlook, and the desire to avoid overestimating revenues. A motion to adopt the committee median was ultimately approved over alternatives. The committee voted 10-8 to set the general fund revenue projection at $5,665.1 million for FY 2026 and $5,816.6 million for FY 2027. Members who supported the lower estimate said they preferred to err on the side of caution, while others argued the projections should reflect expected revenues without assuming future conformity reductions. After the revenue numbers were set, the committee reviewed a draft letter/report to JFAC that incorporated the adopted projections. A motion to adopt the report language passed 17-1. The committee thanked staff for the quick turnaround and adjourned, with the co-chairs planning to present the recommendation to JFAC the next morning.

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• Nuclear is the future. I like CWIP. We voted on CWIP for the gas lines.
• We've grown crops on it, practiced wildlife conservation, and maintained forestry for 25 years.
• That's the first few futures. I will be robbed of my... Thank you.
• And that's the first few futures.
• I will be robbed of my future use in terms of I wanted to build a small, humble retirement place to hand

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I pray you direct them and lead them in their future endeavors.
• House Joint Memorial 13 referred to the Resource Conservation Committee.
• Speaker, we, your Committee on Resources and Conservation, return misdirected Senate Concurrent Resolution
• If people want to change that, you know, add another bill in the future about surfing, that would be
• House Resources and Conservation Committee will meet Wednesday, February 11th, at 1:30 p.m., Mendive

Keywords: 989, all