Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, members of the committee.
• Will be the EN900 rules for those smaller interconnections, and then the EN1000 rules, which will be
• Will be the EN900 rules for those smaller interconnections, and then the EN1000 rules, which will be
• Will be the EN900 rules for those smaller interconnections, and then the EN1000 rules, which will be
• Will be the EN900 rules for those smaller interconnections, and then the EN1000 rules, which will be

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to the April 15th, 2026, Assembly Appropriations Committee hearing.
• The committee will allow no more than 40 minutes of testimony in total.
• Committee and are eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar, consistent with the Assembly rules
• the Assembly floor consent calendar, excuse me, consistent with Assembly rules.
• Good morning, Chair Wicks and members of the committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on April 15, 2026, for a regular order hearing on 38 bills. The chair announced that AB 2457 was pulled to a later hearing, reviewed public testimony rules, established a quorum, and approved the consent calendar in two motions. Bills on the consent calendar were moved either to the Assembly floor consent calendar or to the floor non-consent calendar, and the suspense calendar was deemed approved as read. The committee then heard AB 1917 by Assemblymember Schultz, which would require prosecutors to file an 871.5 motion to reinstate felony charges dismissed at a preliminary hearing for lack of probable cause, rather than simply adding the charges back. The author and supporters, including the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, Californians for Safety and Justice, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, and several advocacy groups, argued the bill would improve due process, transparency, and court efficiency by reducing unnecessary litigation and costs. No opposition testimony was presented. After questions and a motion, the committee took a roll call vote on AB 1917. Members voting were recorded as aye, and the bill passed out of committee. The hearing then concluded and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Senate Rules Committee will come to order.
• , and joint committee appointments.
• The next items are items 4 through 8, committee appointments, subcommittee ratifications, and joint committee
• So now we're going to be adjourning our public segment of the Senate Rules Committee, and we'll be convening
• So now we're going to be adjourning our public segment of the Senate Rules Committee and we'll be convening

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several routine agenda items and a gubernatorial appointment. The committee first approved appointments not required to appear, including Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, Richard Stein to the California Arts Council, and Nicholas Hardiman to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors. Members also approved references to bills and committees, committee and subcommittee appointments, joint committee appointments, and floor acknowledgments. Two rule waiver requests by Senators Perez and Padilla to suspend SR 22.5 for additional bill introductions were discussed and ultimately approved on a divided vote. The committee then heard testimony from Andy Nakahata, nominated to serve as executive director of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank). Nakahata described his background in finance and infrastructure lending and said he would focus on stewardship, expanding access to IBank programs, and supporting small businesses and infrastructure projects statewide. Senators questioned him about geographic equity in lending, outreach to underserved counties, creditworthiness standards, the Transportation Infrastructure Accelerator, and whether IBank could better reach municipalities and health care providers. Nakahata said IBank tracks lending by county, works through financial development corporations, municipal advisors, and other networks, and can adjust loan sizes or partner with other funding sources when projects are not fully creditworthy. Public witnesses spoke in support of Nakahata, citing his expertise and leadership in public finance. No opposition testimony was presented. The committee then voted unanimously to move Nakahata’s nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Afterward, the committee re-ran the earlier votes for the record, confirming the appointments and other agenda items, and then adjourned the public portion of the meeting to enter executive session.

Transcript Highlights:

• of the committee at this point?
• making</c> just that, rules subject to rules making just that, rules subject to rules making processes
• Oh, it's rules, right?
• Oh, it's rules, Oh, okay. It does. Oh, it's rules, right?
• </c><03:26:06.319><c> And</c> committees. They they need training. And committees.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Participation rules, right?
• Vice Chairman, and members of the committee.
• Chairman and members of the committee.
• Chairman and members of the committee.
• Members of the committee. So Jackson Griggs.

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:08:00.720><c> on</c> recommended by the committee on recommended by the committee on education
• </c><00:57:42.559><c> committee.
• </c><00:57:42.880><c> My</c> were filed to the rules committee.
• My were filed to the rules committee.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , Government Affairs Committee and Past President from AASP; Michael Alroy, Past President, AASP; and
• Under the rules, the matter will be referred to the Committee on Transportation. Oppose no.
• It's a title that has been changed by the Committee on Bills and Third Reading.
• Crighton, moves that the rules be suspended.
• Crichton, moves at the rules be suspicious.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and adopted a resolution commending the Greater Boston Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals for recognizing North American Occupational Safety and Health Week and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day. Senators welcomed guests from the chapter, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber also briefly recessed for a photo with the guests. The Senate then received a message from the Governor filing the Ride Safe Act, which would enhance the safe use of micromobility devices such as mopeds, electric scooters, and bikes. The message noted the bill’s connection to the Mass Leads Act and a special commission on micromobility regulation. The matter was referred to the Committee on Transportation. The Senate next took up and passed to be engrossed House No. 5245, establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. The Senate also adopted an order setting its next formal session for Thursday at 11 a.m. and later considered an order governing filing deadlines for amendments to the General Appropriation Bill and scheduling its second reading on May 19, 2026. The session ended with a motion to adjourn, which was approved.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules is called to order. The secretary will note the attendance.
• Chairman, members of the Rules Committee. Good morning.
• My name's Tim Fleming with the Rules Attorney Office.
• Any questions for the Rules Attorney?
• Seeing no further business before the Rules Committee, the committee meeting is adjourned.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met briefly and noted the absence of Representative Hendrix due to a family medical situation. The only item on the agenda was House Bill 2153. A motion was made to recommend the bill as constitutional and in proper form, and the Rules Attorney, Tim Fleming, testified that the bill was largely policy content and raised no legal or constitutional concerns. After no questions from members, the committee proceeded to a roll call vote. The motion passed with five ayes, zero nays, and three members absent, giving House Bill 2153 a recommendation that it is constitutional and in proper form. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules is called to order. The secretary will note the attendance.
• Chairman, members of the Rules Committee. Good morning.
• My name is Tim Fleming with the Rules Attorney Office.
• Any questions for the Rules Attorney?
• Seeing no further business before the Rules Committee, the committee meeting is adjourned.

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Pursuant to House Resolution 936 and rule 18, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole
• Pursuant to House Resolution 936 and rule 18, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole
• If the House rules permitted, committee.
• There being no further amendments under the rule, the committee rises.
• There being no further amendments under the rule, the committee rises. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, Madam Chair and members of the committee.
• Welcome to committee. Good morning. Thank you, Chairman and committee. Thank you.
• Good morning, Madam Chair, and members of the committee.
• Welcome to committee. Good morning. Thank you, Chairman and committee. Thank you. Good morning.
• Welcome to committee. Good morning. Thank you, Chairman and committee. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• While the title of this committee is the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, I view
• In short, clear rules of the road benefit all market participants.
• rules, including those in the crypto industry, will be treated fairly?
• Yeah, there are different rules for foreign. Why? Good question.
• Things have changed a lot since those rules were put in place.

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: financial regulations, SEC, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Transit Administration, nominees, Empowering Main Street in America Act, capital formation, economic growth

Summary: The committee meeting focused on several nominees within key financial institutions, including discussions surrounding the SEC, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Comptroller of the Currency. Notable dialogue included concerns over regulatory balance, with various members emphasizing a need to streamline regulations to foster innovation while ensuring accountability and safety for investors. The importance of the proposed 'Empowering Main Street in America Act' was highlighted as a means to facilitate access to capital for small businesses, underlining the current administration's approach towards financial regulations.

Transcript Highlights:

• Committees on Commerce and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Judiciary.
• </c><00:10:51.760><c> Insurance</c> members of the committee. Insurance members of the committee.
• </c> canabonoids in its administrative rules. canabonoids in its administrative rules.
• So, I strongly support this bill. of the committees. Robert Ben, uh, of the committees.
• > committees.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 888, which would bar operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law enforcement unless the user consents or police obtain a warrant. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection offered comments and Judiciary submitted written support. Several individuals also submitted written support. The committee recommended passage with amendments clarifying that the Office of Consumer Protection may enforce violations and adopting Judiciary’s recommended changes, while also deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among members present, with one senator excused. The committee then took up SB 2777 on insurance disclosures. The bill would require authorized insurers to disclose claim-handling data to consumers, including claims open at the start of a period, closed with payment, closed without payment, and open at the end of the period. The committee described amendments to clarify the bill, remove a requirement for the DCCA insurance division to handle publication, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. The measure was passed with amendments and the recommendation was adopted, with one member voting no and another excused. In a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Judiciary hearing on SP2738 relating to tax haven abuse, the Department of Taxation offered comments and the Tax Foundation testified in opposition, arguing the state should rely on IRS audits and existing worldwide reporting rules rather than create a separate state approach. Other written testimony was noted in both support and opposition. The committees recommended passage with amendments adopting Taxation’s technical changes and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted, with one senator noting reservations. The joint hearing then moved to health-related bills, including SB 2690 on primary care spending, SB 3103 on energy assistance, SB 3137 on Department of Health authority over food, drugs, and cosmetics, SB 3164 on child welfare service organizations, and SB 3206 on cannabinoids. SB 2690 drew strong support from physicians and advocates who said it would address primary care shortages, especially on neighbor islands, while HMSA and others warned a fixed spending percentage could raise costs and suggested a working group. SB 3164 drew support from child welfare providers and opposition from the Attorney General over indemnification language, and SB 3206 drew mixed testimony: state agencies raised federal-law and vagueness concerns, while hemp and cannabis advocates and some farmers supported the measure and urged broader legalization or amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• One rule that we are going to enforce today is if there is a minute rule, whether it be three or five
• Members of the committee, my name is David Wheaton.
• I think this is my first time in your committee.
• Thank you, committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Thank you, committee members. No opposition. Bill's moved favorable. Thank you, committee members.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The committee took up several bills, beginning with HB 519, which would require special masters appointed in complex consolidated litigation to comply with judicial conduct and federal appointment/disqualification standards, subject to Louisiana law. After a technical amendment clarifying that the provision applies to cases designated under Supreme Court rules, the bill was moved favorably without objection. HB 29, creating the Ascension Parish Retired Employee Insurance Fund, was then heard and also advanced favorably without objection. The committee next considered HB 324 on judicial salaries. The bill would make the 2024 and 2025 judicial supplement stipend permanent and add future cost-of-living adjustments, subject to available funding and approval by the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judicial Budgetary Control Board. Members asked about funding sources and whether the stipend could be made permanent without a constitutional amendment; after discussion, the bill was moved favorably without objection. The longest discussion centered on HB 211, the Homelessness Court Program, later named the Streets to Success Act. Amendments were adopted to limit the bill to licensed group homes and to remove enforcement language that would have created civil actions against local governments for failing to remove encampments, while setting staggered effective dates. Supporters, including the bill author and governor’s office representatives, said the measure would create a coordinated court-and-services response for people experiencing homelessness, especially those with substance use or mental health issues, and would allow designated camping areas and diversion into treatment. Opponents, including housing advocates, legal aid groups, and people with lived experience, argued the bill would criminalize homelessness, increase jail and court involvement, and fail to address root causes such as unaffordable housing, lack of shelter capacity, and inadequate wraparound services. The bill drew extensive testimony but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Good afternoon, Chair Chapman, members of the committee, Jeff Olson, staff to the committee.
• Chair Chapman, members of the committee, Jeff Olson, staff to the committee.
• Good afternoon, Chair Chapman, members of the committee. Jeff Olson, staff to the committee.
• It made it all the way through House Policy Committee and just got hung up in rules both times.
• The committee then took a brief pause before moving to a motion to waive the five-day rule for public

Summary: The Washington State Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee heard public testimony on several bills. Senate Bill 5930 would create a new conflict-of-interest exception allowing spouses of irrigation district directors to be employed by the district if they were already employed before the director’s election, with disclosure and recusal requirements. The sponsor and a representative of the Washington State Water Resources Association said the bill would help rural irrigation districts recruit and retain workers while keeping safeguards in place. Written testimony was reported as 58 pro and 1 con, and the public hearing was closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6075, which would expand use of the Habitat Conservation Account to help landowners when mitigation requirements from Ecology or Fish and Wildlife are unusually costly or reduce the financial benefit of property by more than half. The sponsor said the bill is intended to provide relief to landowners facing expensive mitigation obligations. No one testified in person, though 296 people signed in pro and 2 con, and the hearing was closed. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 6216, a DNR efficiency bill that would modernize timber and land sale notice requirements by moving publication to the agency website, eliminating pamphlet and certain physical posting requirements, and allowing more flexible methods for smaller sales. DNR and forest industry representatives supported the bill as a cost-saving and efficiency measure, and testimony noted that state trust land sales generate significant revenue for public services. Written testimony was reported as 60 pro and 1 con, and the hearing was closed. Finally, after waiving the five-day notice rule, the committee heard Senate Bill 6233, which would increase criminal wildlife penalty assessments for trafficking in covered animal species and direct half of the penalty revenue to the University of Washington’s Center for Environmental Forensic Science. Committee members asked about the scope of “trade,” the treatment of legally harvested animals, and the center’s role. The center’s director testified that the funding would support wildlife forensic research used to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. Written testimony was reported as 6 pro and 62 con, and the committee concluded its business for the day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, members of the committee.
• Even in committee in the Senate.
• submit it to the Rules Clerk.
• I think a committee, but anyway, whatever. Is it the House rules and House rules?
• Well, I have a question for the committee, a research project for committee members.

Committee: House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections met with all members present and began with an extended presentation on an investigative referral packet concerning alleged voter registration anomalies from March 2023 to the present. The presenter described multiple examples of registrations tied to out-of-state residents, deceased individuals, temporary residents, and registrations allegedly generated through Service Arizona, MVD, Access, county recorders, and third-party/NGO channels. The committee also discussed a Secretary of State email about party-preference changes, discrepancies between county and state counts, and a proposed criminal referral to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice. Members asked questions about whether the issues were glitches or intentional, and several members said the examples reflected serious problems with voter-roll maintenance and automatic voter registration. A roll call was taken on whether members wished to sign onto the referral; some declined, while others agreed, and the committee said the referral would be transmitted after the meeting. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1259, which would allow certain protected individuals to use an alternate mailing address when filing candidate and financial disclosure paperwork. The sponsor said it closes a confidentiality loophole for people whose addresses are protected for safety reasons. Members raised concerns about how the bill interacts with in-district residency requirements, but the bill passed on a 6-1 vote. Senate Bill 1281, dealing with state land procedures for covered federal designations and notification of legislative leaders about land takings, drew opposition from the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, which argued the bill was unnecessary, unfunded, and insufficiently protective of tribal consultation; it passed 4-3. Senate Bill 1037, concerning election equipment security and internet connectivity, prompted debate over whether the bill could be read to permit internet-connected election equipment and over a hostile strike-everything amendment that would have expanded voter-registration and election-administration programs, including ERIC participation and new funding. The amendment failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a 3-3-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1040, which would require county recorders to provide public online access to voter registration rolls and prohibit fees for downloading them. Staff explained that the bill would replace the current chairperson-request process with public access, while still excluding sensitive information such as Social Security numbers. Members debated how much information would be public and whether the bill adequately defined “voter registration rolls.” The bill passed on a 4-3 vote. The chair closed by asking members to look into school app data-sharing contracts and offered to show unredacted materials privately, then noted that dinner had been provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members of the Senate Rules Committee, it's great to be here with you today.
• Members of the Senate Rules Committee, I would like to defer at this time, if I may, to my co-sponsor
• The more input that we get as we proceed, if this bill were to make it out of the Senate Rules Committee
• On this bill, it's interesting to me that it received a referral to Rules and then Senate Finance Committee
• The Rules Committee is now in recess. Have a good day. Bye.

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill's reading referred to Committee on Ways and Means. >> Report from the Committee on Rules and
• Committee on Rules and &gt;&gt; Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative<00:09:46.840><c>
• </c> >> Long from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21 and 3.33
• </c><00:15:48.880><c> on</c><00:15:49.160><c> Rules</c> &gt;&gt; Be it resolved by the Committee on Rules
• &gt;&gt; Be it resolved by the Committee on Rules and<00:15:49.960><c> Legislative</c><00:15:50.480>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning to the committee and Chair.
• That's because of the rules currently in place, especially the rules for entry and participation in the
• Good morning, Chair and committee members.
• And the rules as they're set up, and these are rules we're not proposing to change, require that every
• We will now adjourn this committee hearing.

Summary: The committee heard several energy, telecommunications, and regulatory bills. SB 929 would require the California Energy Commission chair to appear annually and report to the Legislature on the commission’s activities, plans, and outreach; the author said it would improve oversight without raising rates or fees. SB 1138 would let load-serving entities trade hourly resource adequacy obligations to reduce overprocurement and lower ratepayer costs; supporters said it could save hundreds of millions, while questions focused on CPUC concerns, grid reliability, and whether savings would reach customers. SB 913 would expand participation of customer-sited distributed energy resources, such as home batteries and smart thermostats, in the resource adequacy market; supporters said it would unlock existing clean capacity and reduce costs, and members asked about reliability, opt-in participation, compensation, and how to handle partially charged batteries. SB 1197 would move California to permanent standard time, with the author and a sleep medicine witness arguing it would improve health and safety, while opponents from the golf industry raised concerns about economic, recreational, and public safety impacts and whether voter approval would be required. SB 1191 would extend the California High Cost Fund A and B programs for rural telephone service through 2033, with supporters emphasizing affordability and emergency access in rural areas. SB 1265 would codify and expand the Go Green financing program under the Treasurer and CAFA, and SB 1337 would create a working group to coordinate fuel-transition policy and refinery-related issues across state and local agencies. Members generally supported the bills, though several raised implementation and coordination questions. Concerns included whether SB 1197 would require another vote of the people, whether SB 1138 could create unintended market or reliability problems, whether SB 913 could affect local generation needs or depend on customer readiness, and whether SB 1337 would duplicate existing fuel-transition bodies. Authors and witnesses responded that amendments and existing safeguards would address many of those issues, and that the measures were intended to improve efficiency, affordability, and coordination. The committee ultimately voted to advance all seven bills, with each receiving a do pass recommendation, some as amended and some to different policy committees or Appropriations. Final recorded votes were overwhelmingly in favor, with SB 1197 receiving one no vote and SB 1265 receiving one no vote; the other measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously. All bills were reported out of committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> statute rather than in rule. statute rather than in rule.
• </c> having the study committee. having the study committee.
• you know, produce the rule.
• </c> another committee report to write. another committee report to write.
• </c> agriculture committee for Tuesday 2326. agriculture committee for Tuesday 2326.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all