Transcript Highlights:

• Yes, House File 44 is before us today.
• </c> house file house file 21102<00:47:52.440><c> to</c><00:47:52.680><c> create</c><00:47:53.040><c>
• </c><00:57:49.160><c> 2279</c> over next up house file 2279 over next up house file 2279 representative
• </c> strong support of house file strong support of house file 2279<01:03:24.520><c> this</c><01:03:24.640
• He then moves House File 2280 to be laid over for possible inclusion, and also moves House File 2280

Bills: HF44 , HF2102 , HF2279 , HF2280 , HF2281

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:15:38.839><c> 174</c> one okay so I will move house file 174 one okay so I will move house file
• </c> rinsky has house file rinsky has house file 100 and<00:19:46.520><c> who's</c><00:19:46.760><c>
• </c><00:26:33.799><c> 100</c> here to testify against house file 100 here to testify against house file
• </c> urge you to vote against house file urge you to vote against house file 100<00:42:31.000><c> thank
• </c> urge members to vote against house file urge members to vote against house file 100<01:36:15.320

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Bills will be heard in file order.
• Roll file item 1, AB 53 Ramos. The motion is do pass. File item 1, AB 53 Ramos.
• Let's go to file item 11. We have file item 6 next. Thank you. File item 11.
• File item one? You're an aye, okay. That's 6-0. Next up, file item 2.
• File item 16, AB 2711, Ellis. That was already out. File item 16, AB 2711, Ellis.

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources bills, with several measures accepted on committee amendments and moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 2461 on oil and gas bonding and well-closure financial assurance drew strong support from environmental groups and some legislators, while an industry representative was neutral and warned about unintended consequences and reduced transfers. Senators Laird and Cabaldon supported the bill as a clarification of AB 1167, and the committee voted do pass as amended to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of 10 bills, which was moved and held on call. AB 53 by Assemblymember Ramos, as amended, would expand tribal eligibility for conservation grants and loans and express legislative intent to create a process for returning ancestral lands to federally recognized tribes. Tribal and environmental supporters argued the bill recognizes tribal stewardship and helps remove barriers to conservation participation, while county, farm bureau, and habitat league witnesses raised concerns about long-term land management, public accountability, easements, and jurisdiction if lands are transferred. Committee members emphasized the importance of preserving conservation protections and continuing work on the land-return framework; the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call. AB 2679 on Lake Tahoe corridor safety and access was supported by local officials and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, who described dangerous parking, pedestrian conflicts, and a successful shuttle pilot, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 1666, creating biomass innovation parks and other incentives for non-combustion uses of forest and agricultural biomass, received broad support from business, conservation, and local government witnesses, with senators framing it as a way to address wildfire debris and create rural jobs; it also advanced do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2494, which would modernize the demonstration state forest system and elevate biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and tribal stewardship over maximum sustained production, drew strong support from environmental and tribal advocates but significant opposition from forest industry, county, and research witnesses who warned it could undermine research, sustainable forestry, and local economies; the author said he would continue negotiations, and the bill was moved do pass to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2234, which updates the definition of geothermal exploratory projects, and AB 2521, which seeks to use the California Council on Science and Technology for watershed-wide water availability analyses to help identify excess water for groundwater recharge. Both bills had support from sponsors and some stakeholders, while AB 2521 drew concerns from agricultural water interests about agency reliance, public trust considerations, and funding. Both measures were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2410 would extend a CEQA exemption for certain fuels-reduction projects in high fire-risk areas; local government groups supported it as a wildfire-prevention tool, while environmental and other opponents argued the remaining exemption still weakens habitat protections and public review, and one witness sought to remove conventional herbicides from the exemption.

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:02:21.120><c> 3525</c> Robbins moves House File 3525 Robbins moves House File 3525 and<00:02:23.840
• So, I support House File 3524 and House File 3525 and the previous one as well.
• 25, pardon me, 3524 and House House File 25, pardon me, 3524 and House File<00:04:51.040><c> 3525</c
• </c> File 3525 and the previous one as well. File 3525 and the previous one as well.
• </c> &gt;&gt; mean house file 3525. &gt;&gt; mean house file 3525.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, next up we're going to have Senate File 9, uh, Senator Bahr, would you like to move Senate File 9
• file file 9<00:37:38.800><c> UM</c><00:37:39.040><c> Mr</c><00:37:39.240><c> chair</c><00:37:39.480>
• Senator Limmer, that is not new from the filing piece.
• </c> lero that is not new from the filing lero that is not new from the filing piece<01:03:19.039><c>
• Senate file 9 be recommended to pass and Senate file 9 be recommended to pass and re-referred<01:25:26.480

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We will now go back to file order. Thank you. We will now go back to file order.
• File Item No. 6, AB 2545, Chiavo.
• File item number 12, AB 2653, Lee.
• File item number one, AB 1961.
• File Item Number 6, AB 2545, Chiu.

Committee: House Labor and Employment

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• published file order.
• published file order.
• It's file order number nine.
• order at the top of the file.
• It's file order number nine.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a long agenda of transportation-related bills, with several district-specific measures and statewide policy proposals. Early in the hearing, SB 1408 by Senator Arreguín would authorize Contra Costa County to place a new countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot to continue funding highways, local roads, transit, biking and walking infrastructure, and paratransit. Supporters said it would preserve funding continuity for major projects; CalTax opposed it over affordability and sales tax burden concerns. Senators discussed that the bill would only place the measure before voters, not enact the tax itself, and a motion was made, but no vote could be taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee also heard SB 990, a rural signage bill for Ridgecrest along Highway 395, which would allow Caltrans business-logo signs to direct travelers to lodging, food, fuel, medical services, and other amenities. The author and local witnesses framed it as a safety and economic development measure for an isolated community; there was no opposition. SB 1167, authored by Senator Blakespear, would tighten consumer protections in the e-bike market by distinguishing legal e-bikes from higher-powered e-motos, requiring clearer labeling and disclosures, and improving incident reporting. It drew broad support from bicycle, medical, local government, auto club, and safety groups, with no opposition. SB 1034 by Senator McNerney would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanently and totally disabled by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, aligning state procedures with federal disability determinations; veterans groups strongly supported it and no opposition was heard. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would add Long Beach’s Pacific Coast Highway corridor to the city’s existing speed safety camera pilot. Supporters said PCH accounts for a disproportionate share of fatalities and crashes, especially involving pedestrians, while opponents from the highway patrol and business groups said the issue should be handled under existing or upcoming rules. The California Highway Patrol Association later moved to neutral after discussions about amendments. Finally, the chair presented SB 1177, to require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information such as revenue options and comparative project history, and SB 1246, a bill to impose stronger remote-operations, response-time, training, reporting, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicle operators. SB 1177 drew support from the U.S. High-Speed Rail Association and opposition from the City of Burbank, while SB 1246 drew strong support from firefighters, labor, and many drivers and cyclists, but opposition from the AV industry, Chamber of Commerce groups, and a retired CHP official who argued the bill was too prescriptive and conflicted with new DMV rules. Members debated safety, data reporting, first responder access, and whether the bill should wait for rulemaking; the hearing ended with motions and discussion, but the transcript does not show final votes being taken on these measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, you all know, I don't file amendments like this just to file them, but those emails that you all
• That's why I have filed this amendment. A process had gone through.
• that he has filed, a late-filed amendment, that sunsets the language that we're discussing.
• There's no application that you can file where that's you sue.
• It was clear because I didn't file any legislation. I filed an amendment.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions, then moved to House messages and special order business. The chamber concurred in amendments and passed Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations, CS/CS/HB 1389 on the Live Local affordable housing package, and CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services. The utility bill’s House amendment shortened the phase-out of certain surcharges tied to bond covenants and advanced reporting deadlines for municipal utilities. The Senate also passed CS/CS/HB 1279, the education bill, after substituting it for SB 7038 and adopting an amendment that combined agreed-upon provisions on student health and safety, early learning, math, virtual instruction, career and technical education, school choice, university accountability, tuition protections, and financial aid. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including SB 7036, SB 208, SB 1260, and SB 7034. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/CS/HB 484, the data centers bill. Senators discussed the House amendment’s changes to ratepayer protections, the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure-agreement prohibition, the 12-month confidentiality period, and a required OPAGA study. Supporters emphasized stronger language preventing data center costs from being shifted to residential and commercial ratepayers, while opponents raised concerns about transparency, local notice, and the possibility that communities could be kept unaware of projects for up to a year. After debate, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations, where debate centered on a proposed Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach and a series of amendments. One amendment to remove the project-specific language failed, while other amendments were adopted, including a sunset provision and a change related to compost facility permitting. A broader amendment dealing with Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary was also adopted, preserving the existing supermajority threshold for changes. The most contentious proposal was an amendment by Senator Martin creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; senators debated property rights, local planning, and the impact on Orange and Seminole counties, and the discussion included sharp exchanges before the transcript ended during debate on that amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• I don't file amendments like this just to file them.
• , a late-filed amendment, that sunset...
• late filed amendment that sunset Senator McLean and you're going to find an amendment that he has filed
• There's no application that you can file where that's You sue.
• It was clear because I didn't file any legislation. I filed an amendment.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> senap file senap file 1360<00:01:19.119><c> is</c><00:01:19.560><c> a</c><00:01:20.040><c> relatively
• </c><00:03:37.000><c> 1360</c> Stewart moves uh that Senate file 1360 Stewart moves uh that Senate file
• Senate File 1158. Welcome, Senator How.
• </c><00:10:27.920><c> 1158</c> badges as Surplus Senate file 1158 badges as Surplus Senate file 1158
• Thank you. motion that Senate file motion that Senate file 1395<00:39:44.440><c> as</c><00:39:44.599>

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> to house file to house file 1685<00:07:33.879><c> seeing</c><00:07:34.199><c> none</c><00:07:34.400
• </c> house file house file 2732<00:16:09.519><c> this</c> 2732 this 2732 this uh<00:16:12.120><c> this
• </c> support house file support house file 2732<00:29:15.679><c> this</c><00:29:15.799><c> is</c><00:
• Also, he used to work at Costco. are going to lay over house file are going to lay over house file 2732
• </c> his way to the table it is house file his way to the table it is house file 2728<01:15:38.280><c

Bills: HF1367 , HF2732 , HF1897 , HF1424 , HF1383 , HF2728 , HF2863 , HF1685 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next, Senator McUade, Senate File 2250. Up next, Senator McUade, Senate File 2250. Thanks, Mr.
• </c><00:19:43.960><c> 2250</c> here today because Senate File 2250 here today because Senate File 2250
• And that is why Senate File 2250 is so testify in support of Senate File 2250. testify in support of
• Senate File 2250.
• Senate file file file 2390.<01:20:38.080><c> I</c><01:20:38.320><c> hope</c><01:20:38.560><c> today</

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are proposing calendaring three bills for the calendar for Tuesday, May 12th, 2026: House File 1597
• , Norris; House File 4017, Johnson W.; and House File 4138, Scott.
• <00:03:18.959><c> requirement</c><00:03:19.640><c> for</c><00:03:19.920><c> amendments</c> pre-filing
• requirement for amendments pre-filing requirement for amendments offered<00:03:21.000><c> to</c><00:
• </c> Please note that a pre-filing Please note that a pre-filing requirement<00:03:47.160><c> for</c>

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• File item 11, ACA 7, Jackson.
• Okay, file item one, SCA-5. Thank you. File item one, SCA-5.
• Okay, file item two, AB 402, Patel. File item two, AB 402, Patel.
• File item 13, AB 1713, Ransom. Motion is due pass. File item 13, AB 1713, Ransom.
• Okay, and file item 24, ACA 18, Colozza.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 402, which would increase Cal Grant award amounts for students attending private nonprofit colleges and extend transfer entitlement eligibility to those institutions. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve affordability and access for low- and middle-income, working, military, and transfer students, while some senators emphasized the need to pair any increase with broader Cal Grant reform and funding. The bill drew support from private nonprofit universities, community college districts, and student advocates, and no opposition was presented. It passed on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee then took up AB 2067, a sunset extension for the competitive lease-lease-back process for TK-12 school construction through July 1, 2032. Supporters from school facilities groups, school districts, and contractors said the method provides flexibility, early contractor involvement, cost control, and legal certainty for school construction projects. Some senators questioned how often the method is used and raised concerns about the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce provisions, with one senator opposing on the grounds that such requirements limit contractor participation. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was placed on call. Next, AB 1204 proposed changes to the Local Control Funding Formula, including a lower concentration-grant threshold, regional cost adjustments, a minimum annual COLA, and other equity-focused revisions. Supporters said the bill would better reflect regional costs and student need, while opponents—especially several school district leaders—argued it would shift money away from the base grant, widen disparities, and create new fiscal cliffs. Committee members raised concerns about the scale of the rewrite, the lack of a broader funding strategy, and the proposed 4% COLA guarantee, though the author said the bill was intended as a phased update to improve equity. The bill was supported by the chair and several members, then passed on a due pass motion to Appropriations and was placed on call. Finally, the committee heard AB 1235, which would require a skilled-and-trained workforce process for CSU design-build projects. Supporters said it would align CSU with other segments and promote quality training, while opposition from contractor groups argued it would add liability, reduce competition, and increase costs without evidence of better outcomes. Senators again focused on the effect of skilled-and-trained requirements on contractor participation, with one member stating opposition to limiting who can work in California and another noting the bill’s broader policy implications. The transcript ends during committee discussion of AB 1235, without a recorded final vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• On that note, the first bill on our agenda is House File 1778.
• House File 1778 is laid over.
• file file 1997<00:06:55.800><c> so</c><00:06:55.960><c> the</c><00:06:56.039><c> next</c><00:06:56.199
• House File 1997 is laid over. [Applause] Let’s—the next bill on our agenda is House File 1225.
• The last bill on our agenda is House File 840. This is my bill.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• House File 4075 is the next bill.
• Um presenting 4075, House File 4075.
• </c> So, House File 4075 is the next bill. So, House File 4075 is the next bill.
• And um Representative Steer moves House<00:12:44.720><c> File</c><00:12:45.120><c> 3826</c> House File
• </c> File 3827. File 3827. Representative<00:20:39.120><c> Duran.

Bills: HF4075 , HF3826 , HF3825 , HF3827 , HF3459 , HF3711 , HF4200 , HF3908 , HF3712

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: firearm restrictions, domestic violence, public safety, court orders, criminal convictions, identity theft, subpoena authority, fraud, statute of limitations, financial crime, victim notification, expungement, criminal justice, plea agreements, minor victims, identification protection, stalking, crime data, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement grants

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and you have House File 2113. The chair will move the House File 2113 for consideration.
• <c> 2113,</c><00:04:56.400><c> which</c> NFIB supports House File 2113, which NFIB supports House File
• I urge you not to pass House File 2113.
• I urge you not to pass House File 2113.
• </c> Thank you for considering House File Thank you for considering House File 2113. 2113. 2113.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• File item number two, AB 48.
• File item number two, AB 48.
• File item number 14, AB 934. Ayes.
• File item number two, AB 48.
• File item number one, AB 7. Not one. I'm sorry, AB 7, file item number one, AB 7. Not voting.

Summary: The committee hearing covered several higher education bills, with extensive testimony on student aid, affordability, and institutional debt. AB 587 would add veteran representation to the California Student Aid Commission; the author said the change would bring lived experience from the veteran community to student aid policy, and members raised a concern about keeping the commission’s membership odd-numbered, which the author said would be addressed by amendment. AB 791 would standardize cost-of-attendance housing calculations using objective data and improve notice of the adjustment process; supporters said current budgets often underestimate students’ real living costs, while UC, CSU, and independent colleges opposed or had concerns about the bill’s prescribed methodology, fiscal impact, and a 14-day turnaround for adjustments. AB 850 would create a one-term grace period for students with institutional debt to re-enroll while arranging repayment, bar reporting that debt to credit agencies, and require more transparency; proponents described students being blocked from continuing school over debts, while CSU, UC, and private-college representatives said they already use holds and payment plans and worried about added liabilities and budget pressures. AB 537 would extend the California College Promise Program to part-time community college students; supporters said most community college students attend part-time and should not be excluded from fee waivers, while the committee noted fiscal concerns but ultimately advanced the bill. AB 7 would allow universities to consider whether an applicant is a descendant of American chattel slavery in admissions as a reparative measure; supporters framed it as lineage-based reparative justice, while opponents argued it would function as a racial proxy and conflict with Proposition 209 and equal-protection principles. The committee took roll-call votes on the measures, advancing AB 587, AB 791, AB 850, and AB 537 to Appropriations, with AB 850 and AB 537 receiving fewer votes and the roll left open for additional members.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our first bill on the agenda is Senate File 2128. Senate File 2128.
• Senate File 2128 is laid over. And next, Senator Seabberger, you have Senate File 1688.
• </c> have for your consideration Senate File have for your consideration Senate File 1326,<00:37:20.880
• Um, here today to offer AMC's support for Senate File 1080.
• Uh, we have a strong Senate File 1080.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:30:26.720><c> 1299</c> its current form, uh, House File 1299 its current form, uh, House File
• File File 2361<00:52:43.680><c> be</c><00:52:43.920><c> re-referred</c><00:52:44.480><c> to</c><00:52
• </c> think maybe I'll just move House File think maybe I'll just move House File 2284<01:02:57.839><c
• </c><01:09:19.679><c> economic</c> specifics of who has to file economic specifics of who has to file
• So, House File 2596.

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: 1183, house