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• In fact, the Department of Social Services has stated in its prevention plan that a primary purpose of
• AB 1574 would open the door for this policy shift to include tribes.
• AB 1574 would open the door for this policy shift to include tribes, to allow tribes to target, in a

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard four bills and one consent item. AB 1574 by Assemblymember Chris Rogers would expand tribal access to prevention and diversion services aimed at keeping Native youth out of foster care. Supporters, including tribal representatives and child welfare advocates, said the bill would help address the overrepresentation of Native children in foster care and strengthen culturally relevant, tribally run services. There was no opposition, and the committee passed the bill 6-0 to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The committee then heard AB 1618, also by Assemblymember Rogers, which would require California to continue a household food insecurity survey if the federal government does not. Supporters from End Child Poverty California, AARP, food banks, and county and local government groups said reliable data is needed to track hunger, target services, and respond to expected federal cuts to food assistance. The bill was approved 5-0 as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. AB 1688 by Assemblymember Carrillo would require notice to additional attorneys when there are allegations of abuse or neglect in a foster placement, including attorneys for parents and other children in the same home. The author and the Children's Law Center said the measure would close a safety gap and improve coordination to protect foster youth. Committee members also spoke in support based on their professional experience, and the bill passed 6-0 as amended to the Assembly Public Safety Committee. The committee also approved the consent calendar, including AB 1602, and adjourned after completing its business.

Transcript Highlights:

• In fact, the Department of Social Services has stated in its prevention plan that a primary purpose of
• AB 1574 would open the door for this policy shift to include tribes.
• AB 1574 would open the door for this policy shift to include tribes, to allow tribes to target in a culturally

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And with that, we will do a brief pause on Senate Bill 6054, and we will open up the hearing on Senate
• Because of that investment, WHRC and our counseling and legal aid partners remained open and responsive
• NJP has been the primary legal aid provider for foreclosure defense services for low- and moderate-income

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Canada is New York's primary Canada is an export market with over $17 billion in exports and over $37
• At the request of the sponsor, the resolutions we took up today are open for co-sponsorship. >> The resolutions
• are open for co-sponsorship.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior Journal, and then handled several introductions and resolutions. Senator Bailey introduced Jayson Fefami, described as the Bronx-based creator of the “quarter zip” trend, and the chamber welcomed him with applause. Senator Cooney presented a privileged resolution memorializing Governor Hochul to proclaim July 1, 2026, as Canada Day in New York, emphasizing the state’s economic, cultural, and border ties with Canada; the resolution was adopted. Senator Hinchey also spoke on a previously adopted resolution designating February 21-28, 2026, as National FFA Organization Week, with Senator Helming and visiting FFA students and advisers offering remarks in support of agricultural education and youth leadership. The Senate then took up the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures related to a fiscal task force, environmental conservation, urban development, education, workers’ compensation, elder law, real property, general business, state finance, insurance, tenant protection, and public health. Several bills passed unanimously, while others drew limited opposition; for example, the Environmental Conservation and Education measures had a handful of negative votes, and the real property bill drew more substantial opposition. Senator Webb explained her vote on a bill addressing college student food insecurity by exempting certain meal-share donations from sales tax, saying students should not have to choose between class and hunger. Senator Palumbo also explained his vote on the kratom labeling bill, supporting the measure while urging future action on the synthetic opioid 7-OH. The chamber also discharged several identical Assembly bills from Rules and substituted Senate versions earlier in the day, and later passed those measures on the floor. At the end of the session, the Senate completed the calendar, reported no further business, and adjourned until Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.

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• The primary difference between the House and the Senate versions of the bill was the removal of the language
• So with that, I'll kind of open it up for discussion if the Senate wants to talk about this.
• So with that, I'll kind of open it up for discussion if the Senate wants to, you know, talk about this

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on House Bill 1229 met to try to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which deals with reporting certain traffic offenses to driving records and, by extension, insurance companies. House members argued that the House position was driven by concern that reporting lower-level offenses would unfairly raise insurance costs, while Senate members said they opposed removing reporting because they wanted transparency and believed people who break the law should face consequences. The discussion focused heavily on whether the bill should continue to exclude offenses at two points and below from reporting, or whether a narrower compromise such as one point and below might be acceptable. Committee members and DOT Driver and Vehicle Director Brad Schaefer reviewed a color-coded list of offenses and how they are currently reported. Schaefer explained that salmon-shaded items automatically appear on driving records because they trigger suspension or revocation, green items are commercial-driver violations that also trigger suspension, and the remaining unshaded zero-, one-, and some two-point violations were the main subject of the conference discussion. Members debated whether some low-point items, such as equipment violations, no child restraint, distracted driving, and failure to use due care, should remain reportable, while acknowledging that serious offenses like fleeing and human trafficking would remain reportable regardless. No final compromise was reached. Several members expressed interest in a possible middle ground limited to one-point-and-below offenses, but others worried the Senate would not accept it. The committee agreed to adjourn and reschedule after members had more time to review the list and consider possible amendments.

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• Clerk will open the roll. Majority leader is asking for an aye vote. Mr.
• Seeing and hearing no further debate, the clerk will open the roll.
• The clerk will open the roll. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll. All those.
• All debate having ceased, the clerk will open the roll for co-authors.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And it's time for us to open our eyes and realize we are the real problems.
• And I can guarantee that in your primary.
• I can't say no. primary. This happened because we helped primary.
• That is the existing law that when there is an opening, that opening is appointed and that person fills
• appointed</c> is an opening, that opening is appointed is an opening, that opening is appointed and<

Bills: HB403 , HB399 , HB392 , HB403 , HB399 , HB392

Committee: House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, Lamar County, property auction, county commission, online auction, public notice, HB392, Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorney, chief assistant district attorney, assistant district attorney, assistant district attorneys, prosecutor, prosecutorial compensation, salary supplement

Transcript Highlights:

• So it might actually open up that."
• My primary symptom is that nothing Dr.
• My primary don't need to get into it.
• </c> pharmacy that is open until 9:00. pharmacy that is open until 9:00.
• ,</c><04:28:03.680><c> your</c> primary residence, household goods, your primary residence, household

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But we're very open to working with the Legislature on this if there's other options. Okay.
• I know we just opened one here in Sacramento, great excitement and all of that, but it's not going to
• So I know I'm open to ways that we can make sure to have that be a position people want to do.
• So I know I'm open to ways that we can make sure to have that be a position people want to do.
• Cal OES stated the primary need for the change.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The time being 10:03, I'm going to open the public hearing on SB 63 and recognize Senator Lang.
• But we can’t be there 24/7, and our boat ramps are open 24/7.
• So, it would be difficult to, open 24/7.
• All right, I'm going to open the public hearing on SB 107 and recognize Senator Lang.
• We do not, as a program, receive any hunting and fishing license sales, which is the primary revenue

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on SB 63, a bill described by Senator Tim Lang and other supporters as a technical correction to the rooms and meals tax distribution formula. Lang said the bill would clarify that the Division of Travel and Tourism’s 3.15% promotional allocation is taken from gross rooms-and-meals revenue before the 30% municipal reimbursement fund is calculated, which he argued restores the intended 2009/2021 structure and avoids an unintended loss to tourism marketing. Committee members raised questions about whether the bill actually changes section one or instead addresses DRA’s interpretation, and whether the measure could be affected by the budget process or HB 2. Jessica Keeler of Ski New Hampshire testified in strong support, saying the bill would preserve the promotional budget formula that had been in place since 2009 and that the 2019 revision effectively reduced the promotional allocation by placing the municipal share first. She said tourism promotion has helped increase visitation, revenues, and jobs, and warned that without a fix, the joint promotional program and other tourism efforts could be cut in future budgets. She also said the bill would not change the current year’s tourism budget but would matter for future cycles. Mike Summers of the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association also supported SB 63, calling it a correction to the 2021 changes and arguing that state tourism marketing is essential because small businesses cannot reach distant markets on their own. He said the industry has benefited from state promotion, especially after COVID, but is now facing softer occupancy rates, lower Canadian visitation, and financial strain from debt and operating costs. Summers said the industry cannot make up for major tourism budget cuts on its own and urged maintaining or increasing travel and tourism funding. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• It opens the door to lawsuits over what counts as unreasonable restrictions.
• It opens and manufactured housing parks.
• </c> who's had to struggle to find a primary who's had to struggle to find a primary care<02:09:46.320
• Look at what happened when they opened in the southern tier.
• Look at what happened when they opened in the southern tier.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have cars already going at 30, and I understand they see the open road.
• They're going to speed the open road.
• open, they overlook the part of full service.
• in my district, but first time open in my district, but first time open,<00:59:36.720><c> they</c><00
• </c><01:08:25.440><c> vehicle</c> which are focused on our primary vehicle which are focused on our primary

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll open public testimony on Senate Bill 2052.
• We'll open testimony and we'll call your invited witness.
• We'll open testimony and call your invited witness. The chair calls Mercedes Bristol.
• After we hear from Mercedes, we'll open public testimony on this bill. Mr.
• I’ll open up public testimony. Chair recognizes Ben King. Ben King. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: SB387 , SB1650 , SB1838 , SB1839 , SB1923 , SB1940 , SB2052

Committee: Senate Jurisprudence

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, attorney general, criminal prosecution, public order, law enforcement, jurisdiction, attorney ad litem, parent-child relationship, compensation, legal representation, government entity, probate, court proceedings, record delivery, wills, legal documentation

Summary: The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.

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• Are they located in all the primary campuses? Is one located on every primary campus?
• Open to discussion.
• It's open to discussion.
• It's open to discussion.
• It's open to discussion.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee’s higher education subcommittee met to discuss HB 443, HB 510, and related issues. The chair explained the subcommittee membership and noted that Representative Luno was absent and replaced by Representative Bricky, with other full committee members allowed to participate in discussion but not final votes. No votes were taken during this meeting, and the chair said final subcommittee recommendations would likely come in the first week of November. On HB 443, which concerns terms of appointment to the Higher Education Commission, the chair described the bill as intended to let the governor replace members who are not attending or no longer representing the appointing organization. He said the prior governor supported the idea, but the current governor’s office believes the bill is unnecessary because nonattendance or loss of representation would already amount to resignation or removal. Members raised questions about legal authority and whether the same principle should apply to other boards. The chair said he was leaning toward finding the bill not needed, but would continue discussion later. The committee then spent most of the meeting on HB 510, which would establish due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty at public higher education institutions and address collective bargaining issues. Supporters, including Representatives Papovich and Brown, argued the bill would provide clear, minimum protections, especially because campus rules are lengthy and vary by institution; Brown also suggested adding an independent ombudsman or representation for students. Opponents, including Representatives Burton and Bricky, said existing campus regulations already provide due process and that the bill could interfere with campus governance and collective bargaining. The chair and others discussed whether the bill’s definitions should be aligned with existing law to avoid confusion, and several members suggested using existing statutory definitions or cross-references. The chair also said the bill would apply only when disciplinary action is involved, not as a general challenge to DEI policies, though members referenced recent national examples involving DEI-related disputes as context.

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• And I think one of the primary problems is the current way we manage our Medicaid program.
• </c><00:25:07.679><c> problems</c> And I think one of the primary problems And I think one of the primary
• Uh, the Kentucky Primary Care Association is hosting a legislative luncheon tomorrow.
• With permission of the primary sponsor, I move be added as co-sponsor of Senate Bill 64.
• With the permission of the primary sponsor, I move to be added as co-sponsor of Senate Bill 64.

Keywords: 958, all

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• I’ll say the primary difference really is probation involvement.
• formal probation that are moving forward and those that have not, and their cases, I believe, still open
• You know, we are in the service... people in service, and the initial and primary, what I would describe
• So to get families to open up and to share their experiences with us, to provide not only their stories
• So to get families to open up and to share their experiences with us, to provide not only their stories

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on Proposition 36 and its implementation, with judicial and budget officials describing it as a major shift from misdemeanor to felony processing for repeat drug possession and certain theft offenses. Witnesses explained that the law creates a treatment-mandated felony process that can lead to dismissal if a defendant completes treatment, but also requires evaluations, court monitoring, and potentially long, open-ended supervision. Judicial representatives said the new law is already generating large numbers of filings, creating workload, staffing, courtroom, and facility pressures, and that access to treatment beds, housing, and evaluation capacity is limiting participation. Several speakers emphasized that collaborative courts are effective but are not a perfect fit for Prop. 36 because those programs are typically probation-based and serve different risk/need populations. Court officials from San Bernardino and Orange counties said the impacts vary by county but are severe, with some counties seeing hundreds or more filings in a short period and others moving more slowly to build treatment infrastructure first. They argued that Prop. 36 is effectively an unfunded mandate unless the state provides more resources for judges, staff, facilities, treatment, housing, and supervision. The Legislative Analyst’s Office noted that Prop. 36 will reduce the Proposition 47 savings that fund mental health and substance use treatment grants, but said the near-term reduction is relatively modest and that the full effect will take time to appear because of the way those savings are calculated. Members of the committee repeatedly raised concerns that the state is underfunding the courts and counties needed to carry out the new law. The committee also reviewed the Governor’s proposed trial court operations budget, including a partial restoration of a prior $97 million cut and additional ongoing funding. Judicial branch officials said the restoration helped avoid furloughs, hiring freezes, and service reductions, and supported cybersecurity, technology, staffing, and records management. The LAO recommended that the Legislature seek more detail on how midyear restorations are handled and consider clarifying language for transferring unspent trial court trust fund monies to the General Fund. Finance said the flexibility in the ongoing funding was intentional and would be taken back for consideration. In a separate item, the committee heard testimony on a $6.3 million increase for Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal appointed counsel programs. Judicial officials and appellate project representatives said the system is facing a crisis because indigent appeals have risen sharply while the number of panel attorneys has fallen, leaving many cases waiting months for counsel. They argued the proposed increase would help but is still below what is needed to recruit and retain attorneys and prevent delays that affect criminal, juvenile, and child welfare cases. The committee also discussed the Tracy courthouse project in San Joaquin County, where local officials said reopening a courthouse closed since 2011 is necessary to serve a growing population and relieve overcrowding elsewhere. The LAO and Finance both noted the project is next in line under the facilities plan, though LAO suggested the Legislature could consider whether other facility priorities should come first.

Transcript Highlights:

• You care that the hospital is still open.
• When your mother hospital is still open.
• I'm open to working with the committee and the sponsor.
• Open to any input you can &gt;&gt; Absolutely. Open to any input you can provide. provide. provide.
• We<02:24:43.120><c> supplied</c><02:24:43.920><c> open</c><02:24:44.319><c> book</c> We supplied open

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And, again, there's a wide variety of cases, but those are the primary things that we are seeing today
• dearth of investigators for trial offices is particularly troubling because investigating cases is primary
• In terms of where we got that $50 million number, another very primary source of funding for legal aid
• California were taken from their families and put into black holes in the Central Valley and in newly open
• California were taken from their families and put into black holes in the Central Valley and in newly open

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So really the primary purpose of the increase, to begin with, was to export the tax, especially because
• really... ...brief snapshot of all 14 of these funds in terms of when they were established, their primary
• The Land Grant Permanent Fund, and oil and gas, is the primary producer of that non-renewable revenue
• I believe that is one of the incentives to keep hospitals open.
• piece, if there's some credit availability there, it was my understanding that it is to keep them open

Committee: House Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

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• Seeing none, the floor is open for a vote. We have a motion from Senator Wilson. We have a second.
• the floor up for Do we're going to open the floor up for questions<00:24:45.520><c> now.
• Um, up first, we're going to open the floor up for questions.
• The floor is now open for questions. We have a motion on the bill by Senator Meredith.
• One of the primary reasons is 50 to 60% of our general fund budget goes to education.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all