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• </c><00:16:05.640><c> 901</c> strong opposition to House File 901 strong opposition to House File 901
• Our next bill is House<00:29:02.560><c> File</c><00:29:02.840><c> 4009</c> House File 4009 House File
• Excuse me, Senate File 2511.
• </c><00:42:00.440><c> House</c><00:42:00.800><c> file</c> The Senate DE file includes House File 472,
• 357, House<00:58:10.440><c> File</c><00:58:10.720><c> 357,</c> House File 357, House File 357, be<00

Bills: HF4145, HF4009, HF4304, SF2511, HF4090, HF357, HF901

Committee: Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: alcohol consumption, nursing homes, assisted living, resident activities, Minnesota Statutes, seasonal liquor licenses, resorts, intoxicating liquor, county board, Brainerd, Northern Pacific Center, event center, liquor license, on-sale license, alcohol sales, special law, local option, Minnesota liquor law, chapter 340A, Sunday sales

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• Reading of House Files. Second reading of House File Number 1355.
• Second reading of House File Number 1471. Second reading of House File Number 1662.
• House File Number 1014, an act relating to commerce.
• House File 1014 offers a very simple solution.
• House File 1330, the clerk will report the bill.

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• I think you've got two bills before us today, filed in number two: AB 1960 and AB 1964.
• So on the consent calendar, we have filed item AB 1699, AB 2473, and AB 2475.
• Next, we have file item number two, AB 1960. That is Bennett.
• File item number three, AB 1964. Motion is do pass to Appropriations.
• File item number three, AB 1964. The motion is do pass to Appropriations.

Summary: The Senate Emergency Management Committee heard several wildfire, disaster recovery, and behavioral health bills. AB 1960 would allow Cal Fire wildfire prevention grants to fund community-level home hardening projects, and AB 1964 would require the State Fire Marshal to survey the number of homes needing upgrades to very high fire-hardening standards and estimate the cost. Supporters for both bills included Fire Aside, Megafire Action, the Orange County Fire Authority, and the Nature Conservancy; there was no opposition. Committee members praised the community-focused approach and the need to better measure progress on home hardening. The committee also heard AB 2385, which would clarify state law so local governments can create local reconstruction agencies and plan disaster recovery in advance, with model ordinances and technical assistance from state agencies. The League of California Cities supported the bill, saying it would help cities and counties recover more quickly and orderly after disasters; members cited the Blue Ribbon Commission’s recommendations and urged preserving the bill’s authorities. No opposition was heard. AB 2093, a cleanup and governance bill for California’s 988 crisis response system, would address implementation problems from AB 988, including unclear leadership, coordination gaps between 988 and 911, and funding structure issues. The Steinberg Institute and several behavioral health and advocacy organizations supported the measure, while the County Behavioral Health Directors Association opposed unless amended. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the consent calendar and all four bills—AB 1960, AB 1964, AB 2093, and AB 2385—to the Appropriations Committee, with each measure ultimately reported out on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• Instead, they will be referred to our suspense file.
• This is File Item No. 3, AB 2270. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So we're going to go to file item number eight.
• File item number six, AB 2377. File item number six, AB 2377. We're getting close, Ms.
• File item number 3, AB 2270. I want to call the roll.

Committee: Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• File item number three.
• We're going to pass and retain on file item number five, which gets us to file item number six.
• We’re going to pass and retain on file item number seven, which gets us to file item number eight, AB
• Okay, we are going to pass and retain on file item number 12. That gets us to file item number 13.
• We're going to pass and retain on file items number 15 and 16, which brings us to file item number 17

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then took up a series of procedural motions and a large third-reading file focused heavily on housing, wildfire recovery, insurance, and related regulatory changes. Early actions included a successful motion to place Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 on the third-reading file, followed by a unanimous vote on SB 26, a cleanup measure related to lemon-law civil discovery procedures and automaker opt-outs from the AB 1755 framework. The chamber then moved through a package of urgency bills tied to the January 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires and broader housing affordability concerns. Measures approved included AB 311 allowing displaced tenants to temporarily house wildfire victims and pets, AB 299 extending hotel/motel/short-term rental stays beyond 30 days for disaster-displaced families, AB 226 giving the California Fair Plan access to bond financing in catastrophic-loss scenarios, AB 253 allowing third-party plan checks when local review exceeds 30 days, AB 301 aligning state permitting timelines with local deadlines, AB 306 imposing a six-year pause on new residential building-code updates, AB 462 exempting certain ADUs in Los Angeles County coastal zones from coastal development permits, AB 493 requiring interest to be paid to homeowners on insurance proceeds held by lenders, and AB 597 tightening rules on public adjuster solicitation, fees, and contract transparency. Each of these urgency bills passed, generally with strong bipartisan support and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The Assembly also approved several non-urgency measures, including AB 293 on groundwater transparency and board disclosure, AB 251 on elder abuse litigation standards when evidence is intentionally destroyed, AB 59 removing a sunset on Reclamation District 108’s hydropower authority, AB 417 streamlining EIFD and CRIA financing tools, and AB 312 updating procedures for agricultural theft proceeds. In addition, ACR 6 was adopted by voice vote, recognizing Black April Memorial Month and the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, with extensive remarks from Assembly Member Ta and support from other members. The consent calendar was adopted, and the body later heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for David Myers and Olivia Guerrero before adjourning to April 3, 2025. Several vote changes were announced after adjournment, including changes on AB 251 and AB 417.

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• File item number 5, AB 1693.
• File item number 9. File item number 9, AB 1997.
• File item number 2, AB 1786. The motion is due. File item number 2, AB 1786.
• File item number 6. File item number 6, AB 1712.
• File item number 9, AB 1997. The motion is due pass. File item number 9, AB 1997.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government bills, beginning without quorum and later taking up measures once quorum was established. AB 748 would expand the pre-approved housing plan model for small single-family projects and ADUs, with delayed implementation for smaller jurisdictions; it drew support from housing advocates and some local governments opposed it. AB 1786 would extend best-value contracting authority to general law cities and the San Gabriel Valley COG for larger projects, with broad local government support and no opposition. AB 1712 would let Santa Fe Springs pursue sale of its troubled water system to a larger provider through a protest process instead of a municipal election, citing major capital needs and rate pressures. AB 1679 would create a temporary commercial activation permit for pop-up businesses in vacant storefronts for up to 120 days, with support from business and downtown groups and questions about local control. AB 1738 would require jurisdictions to offer virtual inspections for certain simple residential inspections; supporters emphasized efficiency and existing use in some counties, while labor and local government opponents raised safety and implementation concerns. The committee voted 3-0 to send AB 1738 to Housing, with the bill remaining on call. The committee also heard AB 1578, which would require elected state and local officials to take anti-hate speech training as part of existing harassment training. Supporters argued it would help officials understand the impact of rhetoric on hate and violence, while opponents said it was vague and threatened free speech; the bill passed 3-1 to Governmental Organization and remained on call. AB 1693 would speed retail tenant-improvement permits by requiring review by a qualified professional certifier and shorter local review timelines; it had support from retailers and business groups and passed 4-0 to Business, Professions, and Economic Development. AB 1914 would require local governments to include child care in general planning, with supporters calling child care essential infrastructure and opponents warning about mandates; it passed 2-0 to Human Services and remained on call. AB 1997 would shorten the review period for 90% affordable housing projects after EIR certification, and AB 2605 would require counties to report data on public defense systems and caseloads; both passed their committees and were sent onward, with AB 2605 noted as conditional on appropriation. Later items included AB 2224, which would raise and restructure county recorder fees to fund electronic recording systems and modernize service delivery, with county recorder and county association support and no opposition; it passed to Appropriations and remained on call. The consent calendar included AB 2640. At the end of the meeting, Senator Seyarto presented AB 2110 on behalf of Assemblymember Johnson, proposing workforce housing enhanced infrastructure financing districts for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, using existing EIFD authority without affecting school funding or ERAF; the presentation was introduced as having bipartisan support, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.

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• </c> um Senate bill or Senate file um Senate bill or Senate file 1361<00:01:41.439><c> uh</c><00:01:41.880
• file file 1361<00:04:46.520><c> all</c> 1361 all 1361 all right<00:04:48.560><c> all</c><00:04:48.720
• The filing fee is...
• So, first we will lay Senate File 1164 as amended on the table and move on to Senate File 1165.

Committee: Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate File 1842, House File 60, came to us by a St.
• Senate File 1842, House File 60, came to us by a St.
• Senate File 1842, House File 60, came to us by a St.
• Senate File 1842, House File 60, came to us by a St.
• Next up, we have Senate File 2043.

Committee: State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> file and doing a follow-up. file and doing a follow-up.
• </c> House File 3393. House File 3393.
• </c> have House File 856. have House File 856.
• </c> Senate File 856. Senate File 856.
• The motion on House File 3919 House File The motion on House File 3919 is<01:25:52.920><c> moved</c><

Bills: HF3489, HF3393, HF3785, SF856, HF4006, HF4615, HF3919, HF4591, HF3682, HF4240

Committee: Ways and Means

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• file items 51 through 53.
• We are going to pass and retain on file item number 58. That brings us to file item 59.
• File items 60 and 61. That brings us to file item number 62.
• Pass from retained on file item 63. That brings us to file item number 64.
• That brings us to the Senate Third Reading File, file items 68 through 72.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We'll go back in file order.
• File Item 3, SB 837. Motion is due pass.
• File item 3, SB 837. Motion is due pass. File Item 3, SB 837.
• File Item 4, SB 479. Okay. File Item 4, SB 479.
• Madam Committee Assistant, File Item 1, SB 299.

Committee: Human Services

Summary: The Senate Committee on Human Services heard four bills and ultimately advanced each one unanimously. SB 557 by Senator Hurtado would update California’s statutory definition of family resource centers to align with the federal definition and reflect their prevention-focused, low- or no-cost, community-based role. Supporters from the Child Abuse Prevention Center and California Family Resource Association said the bill would clarify the law and help position California for future funding and partnerships; there was no opposition. The committee also heard SB 299 by Senator Cabaldon, which would correct a technical issue in a prior CEQA child care exemption so it applies to child care centers in residential zones as well. Supporters, including a Napa County supervisor and rural county representatives, described a real-world project delayed by CEQA litigation and argued the bill would help expand child care access; no opposition was heard. The committee then heard SB 837 by Senator Gomez Reyes, which would require aging and disability resource connection programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness training tailored to older adults and people with disabilities. The author and supporters from the California Commission on Aging and the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers cited the deaths in the Eaton and Palisades fires and said the bill would help prevent vulnerable residents from being left behind in emergencies. Finally, SB 479 by Senator Menjivar would allow Berkeley, Pasadena, and Long Beach, as local health jurisdictions, to use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across teams, similar to county authority under existing law. Berkeley officials said the change would improve coordination and outcomes for unsheltered residents, while a privacy group had raised concerns in a letter; no formal opposition testified. After quorum was established, the committee voted 5-0 to send SB 299 to the Senate Environmental Quality Committee, SB 557 and SB 837 to the Senate Appropriations Committee, and SB 479 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The meeting adjourned after members and the outgoing chair exchanged thanks and remarks about the importance of the committee’s work on the social safety net.

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• File item number 5, AB 1693.
• File item number 3, AB 1578.
• File item number 9. 4-1. It was on call. 4-1. File item number 9, AB 1997.
• File item number 2, AB 1786. The motion is due... File item number 2, AB 1786.
• File item number 9, AB 1997. The motion is due pass. File item number 9, AB 1997.

Committee: Local Government

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• ,</c> and a Senate file.
• Uh Senate file 852, and a Senate file.
• File File 1417<00:55:35.280><c> as</c><00:55:35.520><c> well.
• So, we uh members took up Senate File<01:43:34.560><c> 1098</c> File 1098 File 1098 um<01:43:36.560><
• Um, that motion prevails and Senate file<02:18:16.160><c> uh</c> file uh file uh 1417<02:18:18.559><c

Committee: Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• During the meeting, the committee filed four of the reports.
• Criminal charges were filed in 28 of the matters referred.
• Criminal charges were filed in 28 of the matters referred.
• section when the prosecuting attorneys are filing.
• But it was filed.

Committee: LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Alright, House File 538 is in front of us again.
• With that, House File 467, as amended, is laid over. Next bill on the agenda is House File 2812.
• House File 2892.
• House File 2892 is going to be laid over. The next bill on our agenda is House File 2532.
• House File 2532 is laid over. The last bill on our agenda is House File 2875.

Committee: Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• </c> I want to hit on with House File 4446. I want to hit on with House File 4446.
• </c> to vote in favor of House File 4437. to vote in favor of House File 4437.
• That's House File 3768.
• House File 3768. And then finally, House File 3768.
• </c> House File 3782. House File 3782.

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Committee: Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• This is how I file. Your system didn't catch it.'
• This is how I file. Your system didn't catch it.'
• This is how I file. Your system didn't catch it.'
• This is how I file. Your system didn't catch it.'
• This is how I file. Your system didn't catch it.'

Bills: HB358, SB92, SB194, SB230, HB358, SB92, SB194, SB230

Committee: Ethics and Campaign Finance

Keywords: juvenile justice, detention, age of majority, jurisdiction, child welfare, K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, SNAP, nutrition assistance, benefits theft, state reimbursement, food security

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• If you'd pull out House File 4583. renew my motion House File 4479 as renew my motion House File 4479
• House File 511. So, I will move House File 511. I see that there's a DE1 amendment.
• </c> So, I will move House File So, I will move House File 511. 511. 511.
• File uh 4086. 4086. 4086.
• House File 4334. Mr.

Committee: Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> to Senate file number 2255. to Senate file number 2255.
• I have House File 3544.
• </c> have House file 3544. have House file 3544.
• ><c> we</c> File 3467 before we File 3467 before we vote?
• </c> file 3479 before we go to final passage. file 3479 before we go to final passage.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate File 4734 allows the contests.
• Senate File 3627, it be recommended to Senate File 3627, it be recommended to pass<00:24:03.280><c> and
• </c> Um Senator Boldon moves that Senate File Um Senator Boldon moves that Senate File 3627<00:24:17.360
• </c><00:25:03.280><c> 4006</c> Senate File 4006 Senate File 4006 as<00:25:05.000><c> our</c><00:25:05.520
• before May 1st, 2026. candidacy filed before May 1st, 2026.

Committee: Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all