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• </c><00:48:13.440><c> I</c> commercial producers in the state. I commercial producers in the state.
• and what the fire code requires.
• I would have to check the fire code on that, and I'm not a fire code expert.
• </c> the fire code and what the fire code the fire code and what the fire code requires.<04:24:32.720
• </c> or closed in place which the fire code or closed in place which the fire code offers<04:26:16.800

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• We have around eight commercial lanes. Here we only have two and one oversized commercial lane.
• We expect to see an increase of about 20 to 30% of commercial trucks.
• However, commercial traffic will close in May 2027, and it'll be closed permanently.
• These are the options we have right now for commercial travel, for export.
• Nuclear is a technology that is developing, and it will be commercially available.

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• But short version is AB 2584 amends Civil Code Section 50 to reinforce civil immunity for those who will
• we are again clarifying that a homeowner would be in compliance with all state and local building codes
• And so it is not covered in the code. It needs to be covered in the code.
• And so it is not covered in the code. It needs to be covered in the code. automatic payment.
• And so it is not covered in the code. It needs to be covered in the code.

Summary: The Assembly Judiciary Committee heard a series of bills, many focused on homeowners associations (HOAs), along with measures on self-defense, design-professional litigation, mobile home park claims, senior housing, and DEI. Several bills were presented only or discussed with amendments, and the committee repeatedly noted ongoing work with authors and stakeholders. The committee also established quorum partway through the hearing and took up a consent calendar of several unrelated bills, which passed. AB 2584, on civil immunity for lawful self-defense, was presented as a work-in-progress. The author and a UFC/public-safety witness argued that people hesitate to intervene because of fear of civil liability, while committee members said California already has strong self-defense and Good Samaritan laws and that the proposal could create confusion. The bill was not advanced at that time, with the chair emphasizing further conversations. AB 1684, which would prevent HOAs from restricting homeowners’ ability to install or replace compliant cooling systems, drew support from the author, a constituent statement, and supporters from the California Department Association and others; an HOA group opposed unless amended, citing association property rights and grid/power concerns. Members generally supported the concept, and the author said amendments addressed damage and code-compliance issues. AB 1892, a technical cleanup bill clarifying HOA duties on utility repairs, election notices, and electronic voting timelines, passed unanimously as amended. AB 2050, requiring a formula for HOA reserve funding and a phase-in period, also passed with broad support; witnesses said underfunded reserves lead to special assessments, insurance and mortgage problems, and deferred maintenance, while members framed it as a consumer-protection and affordability measure. AB 2106, extending certificate-of-merit protections for design professionals and requiring California-licensed experts in certain cases, passed with strong support from engineers, architects, landscape architects, and civil-justice groups. AB 2145, directing HCD to study seniors’ need and desire to downsize, passed after lenders and financial groups moved from opposition to neutral with amendments; supporters said it could help unlock larger homes for younger families. AB 2238, aimed at deterring meritless failure-to-maintain lawsuits against mobile home park owners by shifting fee exposure to attorneys, passed after amendments narrowed its focus. Supporters said some firms were using vague demand letters and frivolous claims to force settlements and raise insurance costs; opposition said the bill still needed refinement to protect meritorious resident claims. AB 2439, prompted by two authors’ own HOA payment problems, passed despite opposition concerns about community-wide certified-mail requirements and personal liability for board members; supporters said better notice is needed when payment processors change and that liens and collections can be unfairly imposed without notice. AB 2579, responding to the earlier $100 cap on HOA fines, passed as amended to create a Department of Real Estate process for serious health and safety violations; supporters said the cap had weakened enforcement, while members said the bill sought a better balance. Finally, SCR 89, reaffirming California’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, was presented as a response to federal attacks on DEI programs. The author and witnesses from the UC Student Association, National Action Network, and civil-rights and labor groups argued DEI is essential to fairness, access, and opportunity, especially for students and historically underserved communities. Members voiced strong support, describing DEI as central to California’s values, and the resolution moved forward with bipartisan support noted by the author.

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• So the most useful action that this commission can take is to support the X9 QR pay code standard.
• Support the adoption of this X9 QR pay code standard because this will give merchants flexibility on
• That’s why I was recommending using the adoption of the QR pay codes because it is a much more secure
• And there’s a new standard of pay codes, QR pay codes, that was in And there’s a new standard of pay
• codes, QR pay codes, that was introduced very late last year that would help protect the merchants and

Summary: The Special Legislative Commission on the Future of Payments and Sales Transactions by Credit Card and the Impacts for Small Businesses held a public hearing chaired by Senator Paul Feeney and Representative Jamie Murphy. The commission reviewed its charge to gather input on payment trends, cashless transactions, credit card fees, mobile payments, buy now/pay later, and related issues affecting small businesses. Representative Sean Garballey testified in support of maintaining the current card system, emphasizing tourism’s importance to Massachusetts and arguing that universal card acceptance and interchange stability are especially important with major upcoming events and visitors. A large portion of the hearing focused on independent restaurants and small businesses arguing that credit card processing fees are burdensome and unfair when applied to sales tax and gratuities that are not business revenue. Testifiers including Jen Ziskin, Kristen Canty, Nancy Cushman, Kerry Colzer, and others described razor-thin margins and said restaurants pay fees on money passed through to the state or employees. Ryan Lotz also urged reforms to chargebacks, including refunding chargeback fees when merchants prevail, requiring consumers to contact businesses first, and making fees proportional. In response, credit union and banking representatives, including Alex Vereen, Brad Popolado, Deb Peters, and Keely McEwen, argued that interchange funds fraud protection, card infrastructure, and consumer protections, and warned that state-specific changes could create compliance burdens, higher costs, or reduced access to services. Several witnesses addressed legal and policy questions. Dan Swanson and David Montero said states have authority to regulate aspects of the payment system, but Montero warned that state-specific rules could create uncertainty and conflict with federal banking law. Julian Morris and other industry witnesses argued that card payments benefit consumers and merchants by reducing cash-handling costs and increasing spending, while critics of reform said changes could shift costs into bank fees or reduced rewards. Commission members questioned whether sales tax could be separated from card transactions, whether surcharging should be considered, and whether vendor compensation or other state-level relief might be more workable. The chairs said they were exploring a narrower, targeted approach rather than a broad overhaul, and announced plans for one additional public hearing to allow further testimony.

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• Our health centers treat about 35% commercial insurance and 35% Medicaid.
• commercial and Medicare insurance. insurance. insurance.
• </c> citizens, especially in the commercially citizens, especially in the commercially insured<02:58:
• ><c> county</c> reference zip codes with in each county reference zip codes with in each county that<
• and service code.

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I was looking at all the codes.
• There are specific codes that are given, and that's how we address these projects.
• Accepting from the procurement code procurements by the Early Childhood Education and Care Department
• Conservation code.
• And those standards, the conservation codes, That's referenced here is available on the Regulation and

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• </c> have been efforts around Commercial have been efforts around Commercial Insurance<00:34:04.200><
• and commercial insurance, for these terminations.
• </c><01:54:56.880><c> may</c> unclear because the procedure codes may unclear because the procedure codes
• You’ll notice that there are no names; they’re not even zip codes.
• </c> are no names they're not even zip codes are no names they're not even zip codes uh<02:28:59.920>

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The amendment is coded A3.
• The amendment is coded A5.
• The amendment is coded A4.
• The amendment is coded A8. The amendment is coded A8. I recognize the member from Hennepin.
• The amendment is coded A9.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I also sit on the code-making panel for the National Electrical Code, and I've chaired the Firefighter
• A lot of the codes are written in blood.
• electrical code used in Indonesia and it's used in California.
• Then they take that National Electrical Code and it gets published as the California Electrical Code
• because it's different than the National Electrical Code.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 868, the Plug and Play Solar Act, which would streamline approval for portable plug-in solar devices for homes and apartments. The author and supporters argued the bill would help renters and other Californians lower electric bills, expand access to solar, and create statewide safety standards through UL certification and the National Electrical Code. Opponents, including electrical workers, firefighters, utilities, and PG&E, raised concerns about shock, fire, backfeeding, older electrical systems, and the bill bypassing the California Electrical Code and Building Standards Commission process. After extended discussion and testimony from UL, the author agreed to add California Electrical Code language, and several opponents indicated they would move to neutral; the committee then passed the bill out as amended to the Senate Judiciary Committee on a roll call vote. The committee then took up SB 886, which would establish rules for large data centers to prevent electricity cost shifts to other ratepayers. The author and supporters said rapid data center growth could drive major grid costs and that the bill would require data centers to pay for their own infrastructure, participate in demand response, and secure new zero-carbon resources. Supporters included environmental and consumer groups, while opponents such as the Data Center Coalition, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, utilities, and business groups argued the bill was unnecessary, could duplicate CPUC proceedings, and might impose operationally risky mandates, especially around demand response and backup power. Committee staff described amendments narrowing the bill to large data centers, clarifying tariff and cost-allocation provisions, replacing behind-the-meter storage with a pre-funded long-term clean energy contract, and exempting certain public and critical facilities; the discussion continued with questions about cost responsibility, clean energy targets, and peak-load management.

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• Each one is color-coded green for fully implemented, yellow, laws organized by session.
• Each one is color-coded green for fully implemented, yellow if we are monitoring its progress, and red
• Commercial conventors. That was not the correct spelling there.
• AB 488 and its implementing regulations can be found in Government Code sections 12599.9 and 12599.10
• and in sections 314 to 323 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations.

Summary: The Assembly held its first-ever outcome review hearing, focused on AB 488, Assemblymember Irwin’s 2021 law regulating charitable fundraising platforms and platform charities. Chair Bauer-Kahan and Irwin described the hearing as part of a new oversight process meant to evaluate whether enacted laws are working as intended and to identify implementation problems. Irwin reviewed the bill’s purpose: updating California’s charitable solicitation rules for online fundraising, requiring platform registration and reporting, setting disclosure and conduct rules, and creating protections for charities and donors. The Attorney General’s office said the implementing regulations took effect in stages in 2024 and 2025 after extensive rulemaking, and argued the law was needed because online fundraising had outgrown older solicitation laws. The office highlighted enforcement concerns, including unregistered platforms, delayed remittances, and unauthorized fundraising pages, and said the new online filing system should improve processing and compliance. Nonprofit representatives and platforms generally supported the law’s transparency goals but said implementation has created major burdens, especially around “good standing” determinations, slow registry response times, and disruptions to fundraising when charities are flagged as delinquent. PayPal Giving Fund and GoFundMe both said they complied with the law but urged changes to better fit platform operations, reduce delays, and ease requirements for small or micro-donations. Committee members pressed the witnesses on donor protection, due process, and whether California should shorten the time to resolve good-standing issues. Several members said the law has helped stop misleading or unauthorized fundraising practices, while also acknowledging unintended consequences for nonprofits. Irwin said she is preparing follow-up legislation to address implementation problems and balance the interests of charities, platforms, donors, and the Attorney General’s office. During public comment, Candid praised the review and the DOJ’s efforts to improve the process, and a PG&E representative described an unintended consequence in employee giving where donations were redirected because recipient charities were not in good standing.

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• trustee and benefit payments to other expenditure account categories, as allowed in 67-3511, Idaho Code
• recommendation: to exempt the Division of Youth Safety and Permanency from the provisions of Idaho Code
• and benefit payments to other expenditure account categories, as allowed in Section 67-3511, Idaho Code
• that meets and includes members of health insurers, all health insurers in our state, private, commercial
• and benefit payments to other expenditure account categories as allowed in Section 67-3511, Idaho Code

Summary: The committee heard budget presentations for several Department of Health and Welfare divisions, including Early Learning and Development, Public Health Services, and Family and Community Partnerships. The analyst and director explained recent reorganizations, such as moving the Idaho Child Care Program into Early Learning and Development, shifting Emergency Medical Services out of Public Health, and proposing to move the Idaho Home Visiting Program from Public Health to Early Learning and Development for efficiency. The presentations also covered ongoing and one-time funding requests for child care capacity, immunizations, HIV and hepatitis prevention, lab testing, disaster preparedness, and kinship navigation services. A major focus was the Idaho Child Care Program capacity funding. Committee members asked about the source of the money, how much was already set aside, whether the funds would create new slots rather than subsidize existing ones, and how the department would verify proper use. The director said the money comes from the federal Child Care Development Block Grant, is intended to expand provider capacity in underserved and rural areas, and can support both licensed and unlicensed providers as long as federal health and safety requirements are met. Members also questioned the proposed five new program integrity positions, including a fraud investigator, and the director said they are needed for a full annual review of providers and beneficiaries; she later corrected that the positions are ongoing, not one-time, funding. Public health questions centered on the effectiveness of HIV and hepatitis prevention spending, the immunization assessment fund, and the role of public health more broadly. The director said HIV and hepatitis funds support education, screening, and surveillance rather than treatment, that the state continues to see a need despite rising case counts, and that the department is revamping outcome reporting. On immunizations, she said the assessment fund is financed by insurer assessments and supports vaccine purchases at lower cost, with the governor recommending an increase based on the assessment board’s decision. Members also asked about the home visiting program’s funding history, the proposed transfer of funds between Youth Safety and Permanency and Switzie for rare complex cases, and the use of ARPA funds for one-time data modernization projects. No formal votes were taken in the transcript, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Rhys has evolved into a dynamic business park where applied research is conducted, commercialized, and
• private sector to forge public-private partnerships that will accelerate the development and commercialization
• Zip codes, CIP codes are like the Dewey Decimal system for college degrees, and zip code 51 degrees are
• comprehensive regional universities for producing healthcare workforce degrees that fall under zip code

Committee: House Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:

• For close to 40 years, I was a commercial trial lawyer handling complex commercial plaintiff and defense
• Then each municipality and each county would have to go back and amend their regulatory codes in order
• municipalities and the counties would have the responsibility to go back and probably amend their regulatory codes
• Council or the County Commission would have a responsibility to go back and look at their regulatory codes
• Many of our local codes already talk about water, air, and protection.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• Current law provides for commercial facilities but does not specifically say sports and entertainment
• We deserve accountability that is built into laws and processes, not toothless administrative codes.
• Under Government Code, currently these items require a four-fifths vote of the board.
• Senate Bill 1274 creates a new definition in state code to legitimize industrial cities.
• This code section was set in 2019 by Senator Wolk's bill, SB 13.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:37:56.280><c> opportunities</c> opportunities commercial opportunities opportunities commercial
• </c> Community Land Trust commercial Community Land Trust commercial developments<00:40:46.560><c> we
• I think over and over again we actually use people's ZIP codes to predict how their life is going to
• </c><00:56:42.319><c> to</c> actually use people's ZIP codes to actually use people's ZIP codes to predict
• Commercial Commercial businesses<00:57:10.520><c> um</c><00:57:10.920><c> expensive</c><00:57:11.520

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It would allow them to have those communications with students if that commercial involvement is disclosed
• </c> exemption of those who have a commercial exemption of those who have a commercial involvement.<00
• </c> with students um if if that commercial with students um if if that commercial involvement<00:02:
• We would probably have to look at this on how we add that to the color coding, color ratings.
• So it may be color coding color ratings.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This means that our tax code is tied to the version of the Internal Revenue Code as amended through a
• Revenue Code as amended through a Revenue Code as amended through a particular<00:09:53.360><c> date.
• There are the Internal Revenue Code.
• </c> definitions in the Internal Revenue Code definitions in the Internal Revenue Code are<00:11:26.880
• </c> code. Okay, let's uh move forward here. code. Okay, let's uh move forward here.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• whatever it is we non-organic commercial whatever it is we all<00:21:45.679><c> have</c><00:21:45.799
• The response explained that the bill references 22 Code of Federal Regulations 126.1, and that regulation
• The member then asked who was responsible for updating that code, and the response was that it is the
• <00:41:56.680><c> for</c><00:41:56.800><c> updating</c><00:41:57.280><c> that</c><00:41:57.440><c> code
• </c> responsible for updating that code responsible for updating that code that's<00:41:58.079><c> the

Keywords: 00:00 -- Introduction 00:13 – Attendance Roll Call 08:25 – Discussion of HB 315 23:45 – Roll call vote on HB 315 26:35 – Discussion of HB 356 46:30 – Roll call vote on HB 356, 958, all

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee first spent much of the meeting recognizing the large number of 4-H and FFA students and guests in attendance, with members from several counties introducing their groups and praising the programs for developing future agricultural and civic leaders. Comments emphasized the value of youth involvement in agriculture, leadership, and public speaking, and several members noted their own 4-H or FFA backgrounds. The committee then took up House Bill 356, and adopted a committee substitute before hearing testimony on the revised measure. House Bill 356, sponsored by Representative Carney, would create the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, expanding the original urban farming concept into broader agricultural education, agribusiness, advocacy, and work-ready skills. The substitute removed the requirement that participants have access to farmland, lowered the age floor from six to five, broadened participation, and established a pilot program with implementation left to Cooperative Extension. Supportive testimony came from a 4-H student and Kentucky 4-H representatives, who described how the program helps youth explore many interests and removes barriers for urban students. Members from both parties praised the bill as a way to reach more youth and strengthen agricultural education. The committee approved House Bill 356 as amended by the committee substitute on a roll call vote, with all members present voting yes. The committee then heard House Bill 315 from Representative Sharp, a foreign adversary land bill intended to limit certain foreign entities’ ability to purchase Kentucky land. Before member questions, Tim Shank of the Kentucky Bankers Association testified in opposition to one section of the bill, saying banks already screen borrowers through federal systems and that Section 8’s reference to an Attorney General lien for “actual costs” was too vague. He warned the language could create uncertainty for mortgage holders and potentially affect credit availability for farmers. Representative Sharp said he had just learned of the concern and may need to work with the Attorney General’s office to address it. He also said the bill was largely the same as last year’s version, except for the removal of a leasing-related paragraph, and the committee began discussion of the bill after that testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• 04:23.440><c> hour</c> we're commercializing our 100h hour we're commercializing our 100h hour duration
• </c><00:05:20.240><c> electric</c> been commercialized for the electric been commercialized for the electric
• </c><00:21:25.600><c> demonstration</c> first-of-akind commercial demonstration first-of-akind commercial
• </c> commercially representative equipment. commercially representative equipment.
• </c> translated into our pilot and commercial translated into our pilot and commercial stages.<00:23:

Bills: HF4059 , HF76

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• This excludes bonus depreciation since that's already eliminated per Idaho tax code.
• We don't conform to a lot of provisions in the federal code.
• We don't conform to a lot of provisions in the federal code.
• He then said Oregon does not conform to Internal Revenue Code Section 41. Mr.
• and where do you start in your state code.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all