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• File item number three, AB 1904, Gibson. File item number five, AB 1980, Colosa.
• File item number six, AB 2550, Colosa. File item number seven, AB 2078, Rogers.
• File item number 15, AB-18, oh, no, no, no, AB-2682, file item number 14, Berman.
• File item number three, AB 1904 Gibson. File item number five, AB 1980 Caloza.
• File item number six, AB 2550 Caloza. File item number seven, AB 2078 Rogers.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on worker safety, wages, workforce training, and retirement savings. AB 2137 (Chen) would strengthen safety rules and certification for artificial stone fabrication shops to reduce silica exposure; AB 2499 (Gibson) would require Cal/OSHA to develop heat-illness protections for incarcerated workers and staff in correctional facilities; AB 2300 (Arambula) would streamline the disbursement of state and federal workforce funds; AB 2646 (Krell) would establish a minimum wage floor for certain agricultural workers; AB 2227 (Connolly) would tighten licensing and bond requirements for farm labor contractors and add default-judgment procedures for wage claims; AB 1869 (Haney) would create a reporting process for alleged REIT interference in hotel operations; AB 2650 (Pellerin) would expand CalSavers with emergency savings accounts and other updates; AB 2634 (Zbur) would prioritize labor-management partnerships in High Road Training Partnership grants; and AB 1888 would require skilled-and-trained workforce and prevailing wage standards for work under the Safe Home Grant Program. AB 1534 (Irwin) would create California’s approval process for short-term Pell-eligible workforce programs. The committee also took up several consent items, including AB 1904, AB 1980, AB 2550, AB 2078, and AB 2682. Most bills were described as aligning state programs with federal law or improving worker protections and program quality, while opponents generally raised concerns about costs, administrative burden, regulatory uncertainty, or reduced oversight. Testimony was largely split along labor and industry lines. Supporters included labor unions, legal aid groups, workforce boards, and affected workers or family members, who emphasized heat illness, wage theft, silica exposure, poor prison conditions, and the need for higher-quality training and retirement access. Opponents on several bills, especially those affecting agriculture, REITs, and workforce administration, argued the measures would increase costs, create uncertainty, or duplicate existing law. On AB 2227, committee members engaged in extended discussion about Labor Commissioner delays and whether the bill’s default-judgment and bond provisions would meaningfully help workers. On AB 1869, members and witnesses debated whether the bill created new standards or simply improved enforcement of existing REIT rules. The committee voted to pass all of the measures heard, generally with motions to do pass and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. Several bills were held open for absent members during the meeting, and later add-on roll calls recorded additional ayes, moving the bills out of committee. The meeting concluded after the consent calendar was approved and the committee adjourned.

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• File, item one. the call on for absent members on the bills which is file item one SB 1080s you please
• File item 5. File item 5, Erdado, SB 1287. Move it. Moved by Strickland. We'll call the roll.
• Item file 7, SB 1064. File item 7, SB 1064. All right, that's Senator Daly's bill.
• File item 1. 9-1, the bill's out. File item 2, SB 1315 by Senator Cabaldon.
• File item 9. File item 9, SB 1392 by Senator Cortese.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several transportation, climate, and vehicle-related bills. SB 1087 by Senator Cabaldon proposed modernizing SB 375 regional planning by moving plans from a four-year to an eight-year cycle, clarifying agency roles, aligning funding programs with regional climate plans, and reducing duplicative process costs. Supporters from MPOs and environmental groups said it would improve efficiency and implementation; opponents warned it could weaken climate accountability, expand vehicle miles traveled concerns, and reduce public participation. SB 1315, also by Senator Cabaldon, would require manufacturers to report software updates for semi-autonomous vehicle features to the Insurance Commissioner to build data for future policy; it drew no opposition. SB 1275 by Senator McNerney would replace the state sales tax on motor vehicles with a higher vehicle license fee to preserve a federal tax deduction and reduce money sent to Washington, with LAO providing technical testimony on the tax structure. The committee also heard SB 1287 by Senator Hurtado, which would create a tax credit to spur private investment in short-line railroad infrastructure. Supporters said it would improve freight efficiency, safety, emissions, and rural economic development; there was no opposition. SB 1064 by Senator Daly would reduce the frequency of clean truck checks for very low-mileage heavy-duty and off-road diesel vehicles, with supporters saying it would save time and costs and opponents asking for CARB analysis before taking a position. SB 1375 by Senator Cortese would streamline environmental review for certain transit and rail projects that have already undergone extensive prior review, while preserving other environmental laws; it received broad support and no opposition. SB 1392, also by Senator Cortese, would expand the smog exemption for certain collector vehicles used mainly for shows, parades, and historic display; classic car and lowrider supporters backed it, while air quality groups opposed it as likely to increase emissions and weaken smog-check accountability. After testimony, the committee took up motions and later completed roll calls once a quorum was established. SB 1213 was placed on the consent calendar and approved. SB 1087, SB 1315, SB 1275, SB 1287, SB 1423, SB 1064, SB 1375, and SB 1392 were all reported out of committee, generally to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with SB 1392 receiving the closest vote and some opposition from members. The committee also briefly discussed another bill on active transportation funding tied to SB 79 areas, and that measure was approved after amendments and a roll call vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• File item 5. File item 5, Erdado, SB 1287. Move it. Moved by Strickland. We'll call the roll.
• Item file item 7, SB 1064. Item file item 7, SB 1064. All right, that's Senator Dahle's bill.
• File item 2. 9-1, the bill's out. File item 2, SB 1315 by Senator Cabaldon.
• File item 7, SB 1064 by Senator Daly.
• File item 9. 12-0, the bill is out. File item 9, SB 1392 by Senator Cortese.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• To the third reading file.
• The pass and retain on file item 79, 80, 81. That brings us to file item 82.
• Pass and retain on file item number 83.
• Pass and retain on file items 103, 104, 105. That brings us to file item number 106.
• Let's see, we're going to pass and retain on file items 107-108. That brings us to file item 109.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved routine procedural motions, and recognized several guest groups, including First Five California, a fourth-grade class from Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School, visitors from Modoc and Lassen counties, and representatives from the Port of Long Beach. The chamber then moved through second reading and concurrence items, with most bills and resolutions being read, deemed adopted, or passed on file without debate. The main floor action centered on ACR 39, designating May 2025 as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month. Assembly Member Ramos and many caucus members spoke in strong support, describing the crisis as a state of emergency and emphasizing violence against Native women, girls, and two-spirit people, the need for better data collection, agency coordination, tribal sovereignty, and continued action beyond symbolic recognition. The resolution passed concurrence with 67 ayes and 0 noes. The Assembly also passed a series of bills on topics including classified school employee pay stubs (AB 374), allowing voucher preferences in housing (AB 282), authorizing nurse practitioners to sign death certificates (AB 583), student health insurance protections (AB 594), local housing pre-approval programs (AB 1206), veterans education program administration (AB 1509), expanding the Family Urgent Response System (AB 898), Star Wars Day (H.R. 33), local news sale notice requirements (AB 611), mask-wearing protections in public spaces (AB 1326), a Chula Vista university land-use measure (AB 76), undercover officer record protections (AB 1178), and preservation of Clover Valley in Rocklin (AB 1152). Most passed with broad support, though AB 282 and AB 611 drew some opposition. A major debate occurred on AJR 10, which urged the President to reverse cuts to the U.S. Forest Service. Members from both parties discussed wildfire prevention, forest health, staffing, and federal-state responsibility, with some criticizing the administration and others emphasizing forest management and the need for bipartisan cooperation. The resolution was adopted after a co-author roll and final roll vote of 67 ayes and 0 noes. The chamber then adopted the second-day consent calendar, heard an adjournment in memory for Giovanni “Johnny” of East Side Italian Deli, and adjourned until Monday, May 12, 2025.

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• </c> your bill, House File 4110. your bill, House File 4110.
• File 2113.
• Next up is uh House File 2113. Next up is uh House File 2113.
• </c> committee to support House File 2113. committee to support House File 2113.
• File 4569 fixes that mismatch. For File 4569 fixes that mismatch.

Bills: HF4110, HF2113, HF4569, HF4414

Keywords: workplace regulations, employee rights, meal breaks, rest breaks, exemptions, paid leave, small employers, employment law, Minnesota Statutes, workforce development, HF4569, Minnesota Paid Leave Law, protected leave, seasonal employee, seasonal worker, hospitality, hospitality industry, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, employer certification

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• File File 2132,<00:21:44.400><c> as</c><00:21:44.640><c> amended,</c><00:21:45.039><c> is</c><00:21:
• Senate file The motion prevails.
• </c> Senate File 3055. Senate File 3055.
• File Senate File 357 as amended to the File Senate File 357 as amended to the judiciary<01:25:56.560>
• Senate File 2089 is laid over for possible inclusion. Next up, we have Senate File 1598.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Second reading of Senate files. Second reading, Senate File 2200. Second reading, House File 2370.
• Second reading, House File 2511. Second reading, House File 3045. Introduction of bills.
• Introduction of first reading of House files 3269 through 3270.
• requirement for amendments offered to the following bills: House File 1982, House File 2023, Senate
• File 2847, and Senate File 3196. legislative administration pursuant to legislative administration pursuant

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We ask for your support of House File 30007.
• We ask for your support of House File 30007.
• We ask for your support of House File 30007.
• </c> provisions in house file provisions in house file 37<00:09:07.079><c> will</c><00:09:07.399><c>
• </c> support uh for house file support uh for house file 30007<00:10:01.360><c> uh</c><00:10:01.480><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• With that, we will turn to Senate File 105.
• </c><00:01:01.960><c> 105</c><00:01:02.920><c> Senator</c> Senate file 105 Senator Senate file 105 Senator
• </c> chair um and members um uh senat file chair um and members um uh senat file 105<00:01:39.159><c>
• </c><00:11:13.800><c> uh</c> Senate file uh Senate file uh 2124<00:11:16.600><c> and</c><00:11:17.600
• ><c> for</c><00:11:20.639><c> this</c> 2124 and with Senate file 34 for this 2124 and with Senate file

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Second reading of Senate files. Second reading Senate File 823. Introduction of bills.
• The clerk will report the House files and give them their first reading.
• File Number 202.
• House File Numbers 247, 1014, and 1330. Calendar for the day.
• Chair and members, I'm pleased to bring House File 688 to the floor today.

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• Representative Nido, you have House File 2367. Representative Nido, you have House File 2367.
• With that, House File 2523 is laid over. The next bill we have is House File 1742.
• With that, House File 1742 is laid over. The next bill we have is House File 2319.
• </c> you committee members um so house file you committee members um so house file 2319<00:41:06.880>
• </c><01:42:24.639><c> as</c> so house file house file uh 2331 as so house file house file uh 2331 as

Bills: HF2367, HF2319, HF2523, HF1742, HF671, HF2331, HF2722, HF2406, HF1674

Keywords: HF2367, Community First Services and Supports, CFSS, personal care assistance, PCA, consumer-directed community supports, CDCS, home and community-based services, HCBS, direct support professionals, direct care workers, caregivers, support workers, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, collective bargaining agreement, retention stipend, health care cost stipend, training stipend, orientation program, retirement trust

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• guilty, the files, everything's removed and they're sealed, right?
• In Houston, the way they do it today, you have two personnel files.
• And so, whereas the general public could not get those files, if it is in a criminal court, those files
• , and no one would have access to that file.
• charges or allegations, that file is not put into that file.

Bills: SB3073, SJR87

Keywords: Texas criminal procedure, magistrate, probable cause, written findings, arrest review, criminal justice, Article 15.17, pretrial release, judicial recordkeeping, court transparency, law enforcement, defendant rights, criminal proceedings, no probable cause, magistrate findings, bail reform, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, public safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice met with a quorum present and took up three bills tied to bail reform and law enforcement records. Senator Huffman presented SJR 87, a proposed constitutional amendment that would require denial of bail for people accused of certain serious felony offenses if they have a prior conviction for, or are already on bond for, one of those offenses and there is probable cause to believe they committed another listed offense. Supporters said it would give judges a needed tool to detain repeat violent offenders; opponents from the ACLU of Texas and Texas Civil Rights Project argued it would mandate detention without individualized due process and weaken the presumption of innocence. The committee voted 7-1 to report SJR 87 favorably, with Senator Miles voting no. The committee then heard SB 3073, which would require magistrates who find no probable cause after an arrest to enter written findings supporting that determination. Senator Huffman said the bill was a narrow cleanup measure to improve transparency and provide guidance to law enforcement and prosecutors without limiting judicial discretion. With no invited or public testimony, the committee voted 6-1 to report SB 3073 favorably, again with Senator Miles dissenting. Finally, the committee considered SB 781, a committee substitute dealing with law enforcement file management and personnel records. Senator King explained that the bill would standardize policies already used in many Texas cities and under civil service rules, separating public and sealed personnel information while preserving access for criminal defense discovery. Senator Miles raised concerns that sealing exonerated allegations could hide patterns of misconduct and allow problematic officers to move between agencies. The committee adopted the committee substitute and voted 6-1 to report SB 781 favorably, with Senator Miles voting no. The committee then recessed subject to the chair’s call.

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• I will repeat: House File 2027 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the liquor bill.
• House File 2027 and House File 1545 are identical bills, and it is contemplated that House File 2027
• The crux of House File 2027 and House File 1545 is that House File 2027 will be the liquor bill, and
• Today we are here to testify in opposition to House File 1545 and House File 2027.
• of uh house file 1545 and house<00:03:48.920><c> file</c> house file house file 2027 2027 2027 organizationally

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're going to go House File 2786 and then House File 1053 and then House File 51.
• We're going to go House File 2786 and then House File 1053 and then House File 51.
• We're going to go House File 2786 and then House File 1053 and then House File 51.
• House File 1053.
• House File 1053.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• I have before you Senate File 959.
• I have before you Senate File 959.
• Senate file Bill 0151 Senate file Bill 0151 I'd<00:22:58.720><c> also</c><00:22:58.960><c> like</c><00
• Senate File 781 will be held over for possible inclusion. Senate File 368.
• </c> to I35 towards uh duth uh Senate file to I35 towards uh duth uh Senate file 367<01:01:38.520><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• First on the agenda today is House File 295.
• Next, House File 2434. I will move that House File 2434 be laid over for possible inclusion.
• </c> Nor renews his motion that House File Nor renews his motion that House File 295<00:02:08.479><c>
• </c> The motion is approved and House File The motion is approved and House File 295<00:02:16.640><c>
• </c> House File 2434 as amended be laid over. House File 2434 as amended be laid over.

Bills: HF2995, HF2434

Keywords: human services, funding, appropriations, MinnesotaCare, behavioral health, general assistance, healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding, 1183, house

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• Uh, this is Senate File 1706.
• Senate File 1706 is laid over.
• </c> in Senate file in Senate file 2120<00:04:24.880><c> the</c><00:04:25.000><c> bill</c><00:04:25.199
• So we are laying over Senate File 2291, and we're going to move to House File 124.
• This is Senate File 2146.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Schultzbacher; House File 3528, Sexton; House File 3718, Anderson PH; Senate File 3402, Anderson PH;
• and Senate File 3602, Vernig.
• Sexton, Sexton, House<00:00:51.800><c> File</c><00:00:52.120><c> 3718</c> House File 3718 House File
• ><c> 3402</c> Anderson PH, Senate File 3402 Anderson PH, Senate File 3402 Vernig,<00:00:58.760><c> Senate
• </c><00:00:59.000><c> File</c><00:00:59.240><c> 3602</c> Vernig, Senate File 3602 Vernig, Senate File

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On the consent calendar, we have file item 4, SB 899, file item 6, SB 1313, file item 11, SB 1253, and
• On the consent calendar, we have file item 4, SB 899, file item 6, SB 1313, file item 11, SB 1253, and
• Moving on to file... Moving on to file item 2.
• File item 20. Oh, wait. Moving to file item 20.
• File item... Thank you. Okay. File item 7, SB 1350.

Summary: The committee heard several energy, environmental, recycling, and land-use bills, beginning with SB 925 by Senator McNerney, which would direct the California Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy. Supporters said the bill would help California retain leadership in fusion research and commercialization, attract investment, and create jobs, while some members emphasized the need to avoid overregulation and keep the state competitive. No opposition testified, and the bill was later approved on a 4-0 vote and held on call. The committee also heard SB 1350, another McNerney bill, to expand the use of green hydrogen in the power sector by allowing renewable portfolio standard credit for turbines using renewable hydrogen. Supporters framed it as a way to support clean energy reliability, preserve tax credits, and create jobs, while opponents including TURN and Earthjustice warned about greenwashing, resource shuffling, and increased NOx emissions. The author and chair described committee amendments as adding guardrails, and the bill passed 4-0 and was held on call. Senator Grayson presented SB 1145, which would streamline CEQA and related review for qualifying projects in the Concord Reuse Project Area, part of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station. The bill is intended to speed a long-planned transit-oriented development with housing, commercial space, parks, and open space; supporters included local officials, labor groups, and business organizations, while a housing group raised concerns about affordable housing guarantees but still supported the CEQA exemption. The committee described the bill as balancing streamlining with retained environmental review and approved it 4-0, held on call. Senator Cabaldon’s SB 1341, dealing with CalRecycle processing fees for bag-in-a-box wine and spirits containers, also drew support from the wine industry and some environmental groups that wanted a workable recycling market, while glass packaging and other opponents objected to giving CalRecycle too much discretion; it too passed 4-0 and was held on call. The committee then heard SJR 13 by Senator Padilla, urging the U.S. to seek enforceable commitments to eliminate transboundary sewage pollution at the 2026 USMCA review. Supporters described severe public health and environmental harms from sewage and runoff in the Tijuana River and New River watersheds, especially for border and farmworker communities, and the resolution passed 4-0. Padilla’s SB 1033, requiring protein product manufacturers to test for and disclose heavy metals, drew support from consumer and public health groups citing Consumer Reports findings, while industry groups argued for narrower scope, QR-code options, and thresholds tied to health standards; the bill passed 3-0 and was held on call. Senator Ashby’s SB 1010, creating a manufacturer-funded system for refrigerant recovery from discarded appliances, was supported as a climate and enforcement measure but opposed by appliance manufacturers and recyclers who said existing law already regulates refrigerants and that the bill could raise costs and reduce recycling; it passed 4-0 and was held on call. Finally, Senator Caballero presented SB 1183, requiring a state study of the environmental, land-use, and economic impacts of industrial solar in the Central Valley. Supporters said the bill would help ensure solar development benefits local communities and farmland, while solar industry groups argued it duplicated existing work and should better reflect solar’s benefits; the bill was heard but no vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• We file the report as well. Without objection, we'll file the report.
• Just file the report. Just file the report. And I make a motion. Second.
• Staff recommends we file this report. Without objection, we will file this report.
• Staff recommends we file this report. Without objection, we'll file this report.
• Staff recommends we file this report. Without objection, we'll file this report.

Keywords: 1204, all