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• , but it's unclear from our reading what this transfer entails.
• , but it's unclear from our reading what this transfer entails.
• , but it's unclear from our reading what this transfer entails.
• That's the reason why it says public school. to transfer employees from one agency to to transfer employees
• </c> another rather than transferring another rather than transferring employees<00:38:25.200><c> within

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees heard Senate Bill 659, which would exempt the Department of Education from the electronic procurement system for purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products up to $100,000, and require geographic preference guidelines for locally sourced products. The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and State Procurement Office all testified in support or support of the intent. DOE said the bill would give it short-term flexibility to buy local items not currently on the vendor list, such as poi and limu, while procurement staff said they would provide written comments and a corrected version of their testimony. Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, why the threshold would rise from the current $24,999 small-purchase limit to $100,000, and whether the department should instead amend its vendor list or RFP process. Members raised concerns about efficiency, administrative burden, whether the bill was a temporary fix for procurement planning gaps, and whether purchases would remain compliant with federal USDA rules if federal school-lunch funds were used. DOE responded that the measure would help it expand local purchasing, support farmers, and allow purchases of products not currently available through existing distributors, and said it was working with partners on food-safety certification and federal compliance. The committees then voted to pass SB 659 with amendments. The Joint Committee on Education approved it 3-2, and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Environment later approved the amended measure 4-0. The chair noted an amendment and a deferred effective date, and the motion was adopted.

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• In all cases, we were able to work out a solution to be able to transfer. I think I echo Mr.
• But I have seen cases where a transfer from a public school to another public school...
• Right, so if the grades are not transferred until, let's say, we're talking about a younger child, and
• Can they transfer without the grades?
• So if you try to transfer as a 10th grader, then what you've worked on in ninth grade will not transfer

Bills: SB140 , HB102 , SB133 , SB34

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, dual enrollment, high school, community college, university, educational access, high school credit, violence prevention, conflict resolution, mediation, public education, high school graduation, 1136, house, all

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• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.
• It transferred to PELSB in 2019.

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• That's illegal, but that's the kind of thing that we get.
• and liability related to that, to enormous issues like Grok deciding that it was going to put out illegal
• and inappropriate underage Like Grok deciding that it was going to put out illegal and inappropriate

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, beginning with AB 2651 by Bonta, which would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds. Supporters, including family physicians, PTA representatives, and medical groups, said the bill would improve transparency and help parents protect children and vulnerable family members. Opponents argued the data could be misleading, could identify medically exempt or conditional students, and might lead to stigma or discrimination. The bill was later moved out of committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with one no vote recorded on the roll call. The committee also heard AB 2123 by Aguirre-Curry on medical debt relief, AB 1570 by Wilson to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary breast diagnostic and supplemental imaging, AB 2201 by Berner to restore Medi-Cal eligibility and renewal flexibilities, AB 2448 by Berman to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care records, AB 2034 by Addis on food additive safety and transparency, and AB 2598 by Krell to require better notification of next of kin when a patient dies in a hospital. Each bill drew strong support from authors, advocates, and affected individuals, while some drew opposition from insurers, industry groups, or transparency critics who raised concerns about cost, duplication, implementation, or unintended harm. Several bills were moved forward on due-pass-as-amended motions, including AB 2123, AB 2201, AB 2448, AB 2034, and AB 2598. The committee also heard AB 2551 by Elhawary, which would require health plans to collect and publish data on how often enrollees must go out of network for behavioral health care and why. Supporters said the measure would expose access barriers and high out-of-pocket costs, especially for communities of color and people with language access needs; opponents said it would add another reporting mandate and might not solve provider shortage problems. Members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals and several described personal or district-level experiences with behavioral health access problems. The bill was then moved out of committee on a due-pass motion. The committee also took up consent items and other procedural motions, with multiple bills reported out and some placed on call.

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• font> <font color="aaaaaa">foreign passports which could </font> <font color="aaaaaa">be utilized by illegal
• font> <font color="aaaaaa">foreign passports which could </font> <font color="aaaaaa">be utilized by illegal
• </font> <font color="aaaaaa">to register vehicles and </font> <font color="aaaaaa">be utilized by illegal

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• for the Idaho State Historical Society, exempting the appropriation from expense class and program transfer
• for the Idaho State Historical Society, exempting the appropriation from expense class and program transfer
• 2027, limiting the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions, providing for general fund transfers
• Providing for Idaho drug-free youth oversight, providing exemptions from program transfer limitations
• Appropriating and transferring monies from the Revolving Development Fund to the Aquifer Planning and

Keywords: 989, all

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• Additionally, private nonprofits are excluded from transfer entitlements, limiting opportunities for
• This is especially important for transfer students and my friends at the University of the Pacific, who
• Almost all of our students work full-time, and about 80% of them are transfers from community colleges
• This is a targeted, cost-effective investment that promotes transfer success, degree completion, and
• find is that our institutions that already have ...transfer volume to our institutions.

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.

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• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.
• Um, and I have a spreadsheet of all of those transfers if anyone has questions.
• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.
• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.
• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It narrows the definition of transfer for the purpose of a substance abuse service provider to mean the
• sale or other transfer of ownership. ...to mean the sale or other transfer of ownership to a different
• interest in the licensed entity, or transfer of responsibilities under the license to another entity
• of licenses, when we have transfers of various recovery residences, that we are making sure that they
• We can get through and address and make sure that when we have transfers of licenses, when we have transfers

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There were a variety of fund transfers in both the Senate-passed and House-passed budgets.
• There are also a variety of transfers in the conference proposal.
• A couple of things to point out: the budget stabilization account transfer to general fund state is at
• The largest transfer from the general fund to another account is to the disaster response...
• There's a transfer from the public works assistance accounts to general fund state.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 received a detailed briefing from House and Senate budget coordinators on the operating budget conference report. They walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency-level changes, revenue assumptions, transfers, and outlook impacts. The proposal uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the Budget Stabilization Account to the general fund, and reflects various revenue-related bills and prior-period adjustment assumptions. The coordinators highlighted major spending and policy changes across several areas, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, local government fiscal health funding, child care attendance policy changes, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care support for certain non-citizens affected by federal changes, health care and public health responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, and natural resources funding including wildfire response and low-income energy assistance. They said the conference report results in $80.2 billion in near general fund spending for 2025-27, with projected ending fund balances of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29, though fiscal year 2028 shows a negative near general fund ending balance. After the briefing, Senator Robinson moved to adopt the conference report and pass the bill, and the motion was seconded. Supporters said the budget reflected a compromise between House and Senate proposals and protected core services, while opponents criticized it as overly reliant on optimistic revenue assumptions, the rainy day fund transfer, and reductions in K-12 and other areas. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in support, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.

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• Transferring monies from the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026
• Transferring monies from the Permanent Building Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026.
• Transferring monies from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2006.
• Transferring monies from the In-Demand Career... to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026; transferring
• monies from the In-Demand Careers Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026; transferring monies

Summary: The Senate convened with 27 members present, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer highlighted George and Martha Washington as a model of devotion and public service. The journal from the prior meeting was read and approved as corrected. In committee reports, several bills were advanced: Senate Bills 1329 and 1330 were printed and referred to committee; House Bill 512 was reported do pass from Commerce and Human Resources; Senate Bill 1285 was sent to the 14th order for possible amendment; Senate Bills 1294, 1314, and 1316 were reported do pass from Health and Welfare; and Senate Bill 1297 was reported do pass from State Affairs. The Senate also received House Bill 620 from the House, and enrolled House Bills 514 and 515 were noted as already signed by the President and to be returned to the House. During first reading, the Senate introduced Senate Bills 1331 through 1335, covering appropriations reductions and fund transfers, virtual currency kiosk fraud prevention, the governor’s authority over active duty combat service of the organized militia, and revisions to state-supported medical student provisions. These bills were referred to Judiciary and Rules for printing. On second reading, House Bills 526, 531, and 624; Senate Bill 1288; House Bill 518; and Senate Bill 1257 were advanced to the third reading calendar. The Senate then moved to miscellaneous business, heard an announcement about remaining girls’ basketball tickets, and adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Monday, February 23, 2026.

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• </c> &gt;&gt; Why are we agreeing to that transfer? &gt;&gt; Why are we agreeing to that transfer?
• :09:40.480><c> to</c><00:09:40.880><c> operating</c> like to transfer that to operating like to transfer
• </c> being asked to make that transfer being asked to make that transfer &gt;&gt; and<00:10:54.320><c
• </c> And so, for example, in the transfer And so, for example, in the transfer authorized<00:14:10.959
• </c> everybody thinks it's a good transfer. everybody thinks it's a good transfer.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• school transfers there's about private school transfers there's something<01:18:43.080><c> a</c><01:
• The transfer—the average cost of a given district—is the tuition amount allowed to be transferred.
• </c> school can deny a public school transfer school can deny a public school transfer the<01:41:17.880
• </c><01:41:21.760><c> into</c> public school they can't transfer into public school they can't transfer
• uh if the difference if the transferring uh if the transferring<02:09:10.480><c> students</c><02:09:

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A transfer tax is a tax on the transfer of ownership from one individual or entity to another.
• Transfer taxes can be an important source of local revenue, and there's a lot I like about transfer taxes
• And in San Francisco, the transfer tax represents a 6% increase on cost.
• It's if a city council is voting on an ordinance for transfer tax, yeah.
• It's if a city council is voting on an ordinance for transfer tax, yeah.

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of housing, water, and local finance bills, with the chair repeatedly reminding attendees about hearing rules and noting that several measures were being heard without a quorum at first. Early items included AB 407, which would broaden eligibility for state-run loan and financing programs to help small businesses fund environmental, seismic, and ADA upgrades, and AB 93, which would require data centers to estimate and report water use and follow state best practices. AB 93 drew support from water advocates and local government groups, while the Data Center Coalition opposed it, arguing the bill could be overly restrictive, difficult to retrofit, and raise trade secret or security concerns. The committee also heard AB 650 on housing element review, AB 1044 on creating a new Tulare County groundwater sustainability agency, and AB 523 on allowing proxy voting for single-representative member agencies on the Metropolitan Water District board; all drew broad support from local agencies and related stakeholders and no recorded opposition in the room. Several housing bills were presented as part of a broader fast-track housing package. AB 507 would streamline adaptive reuse of office buildings into housing, especially in downtowns with high vacancy; supporters said it would revive urban cores and help meet housing and climate goals, while the League of California Cities and a few cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about one-size-fits-all by-right approval and fee limitations. AB 1294 would create a universal housing application and limit early application requirements; it drew strong support from housing and business groups, with the American Planning Association and League of California Cities seeking more flexibility and input. AB 610 would require local governments to disclose housing constraints in their housing elements and limit new constraints after certification for three years unless disclosed; supporters said it would improve transparency and certainty, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate local policy choices and inclusionary housing requirements. Both AB 610 and AB 698, which would require analysis of the housing and property tax impacts of proposed transfer taxes, were moved out of committee on 7-0 votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also heard AB 1112, which would repeal an outdated Riverside County property tax provision affecting Rancho Mirage; the city argued it was the only qualifying no-low property tax city not receiving the standard minimum and sought equal treatment. After quorum was established, the bill was passed 6-0 with amendments and sent to Appropriations. AB 1021, heard later, would make it easier for school districts and other local education agencies to build employee housing, with the author citing teacher recruitment and retention problems and support from education stakeholders. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance housing production, local fiscal tools, and infrastructure needs, and several authors accepted committee amendments and committed to continued negotiations with opponents.

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• It could have been very easy for me to answer the door carrying my firearm because people don't come
• They include fraud, misrepresentation, illegality, etc.
• They include fraud, misrepresentation, illegality, etc.
• misrepresentation,</c> They include fraud, misrepresentation, They include fraud, misrepresentation, illegality

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to make that transfer happen, and so we'll have to clarify whether or not transfer authority is available
• </c><00:19:08.559><c> language</c> have to look at the transfer language have to look at the transfer
• </c> clarify whether or not you know transfer clarify whether or not you know transfer Authority<00:20
• </c> sense um because we talk about transfer sense um because we talk about transfer again<00:43:12.079
• > uh</c><00:43:19.839><c> funds</c> transfer authority to transfer uh funds transfer authority to transfer

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• whose behavior transfer residents whose behavior threatens<00:18:14.560><c> the</c><00:18:14.640><c>
• residents under limited exit or transfer residents under limited defined<00:20:02.280><c> circumstances
• <00:22:27.480><c> and</c><00:22:27.600><c> the</c> transfer and the transfer and the and<00:22:28.560
• a resident who has behaved in a transfer a resident who has behaved in a way<00:22:45.800><c> that</
• </c> and transfer data. and transfer data.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But again, no transfers planned.
• Now we're on the transfer section of the budget.
• Page 811 is the transfer for outstanding schools. Page 816 is the classroom trust transfer.
• Thank you. is the classroom trust transfer.
• On page 100 is our judicial education transfer core.

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The committee first heard the Office of the Governor’s FY 2027 budget request from Adam Gresham. He explained the office’s staffing and noted a $500,000 core reduction, along with a reallocation of three positions and about $168,000 from the governor’s office to the mansion operating fund to better reflect where those employees work. Members asked about the National Guard emergency line, which Gresham said had already spent about $63,457 in FY 2026 and could be used again for disaster activations, though he did not expect to use the full $4 million. He also said the agricultural resiliency transfer fund had not been used and had no current transfer plans. Several members commented on the size of the governor’s cut and whether the judiciary and other offices were also being asked to reduce budgets. No votes were taken. The committee then moved to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood and early childhood-related budget items. DESE staff described funding for the Office of Childhood, MoQPK child care provider grants, LEA pre-K grants, early childhood special education, Parents as Teachers, First Steps, preschool coordination, after-school programs, and child care subsidy. Members asked extensively about the MoQPK grants, including why Head Start providers were eligible, how curriculum approval works, and what safeguards exist against fraud or improper payments. DESE said it conducts physical inspections, desk reviews, payment-system checks, and investigations as needed, and that it had not had findings in this area. Some members questioned whether DESE or DSS was the right home for early childhood programs, while others defended the partnership and the role of early educators in identifying child needs. A major portion of the discussion focused on early childhood special education and the child care subsidy program. DESE explained that First Steps serves children birth to age three, while early childhood special education covers ages three to five and is driven by IEP eligibility; members asked for more data on diagnoses, trends, and how many children come off IEPs. The committee also discussed the child care subsidy budget and the governor’s proposed shift to paying providers based on authorization and at the beginning of the month. DESE said the change is being piloted, that a wait list is expected to begin around March 1, and that a May rollout is being considered, but only if software testing and fiscal projections show the system is sustainable. Members expressed frustration that promised changes had been delayed and that providers had been told different timelines, while DESE said the delay was driven by software issues, fiscal caution, and the need to avoid repeating prior payment problems. The hearing ended with the committee in recess before later resuming discussion of the subsidy program; no final votes or actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• to the kinds of clinics you would see on college campuses, so I do believe that that is a similar transfer
• /c><01:36:29.719><c> a</c><01:36:30.040><c> similar</c><01:36:30.920><c> um</c><01:36:31.119><c> transfer
• </c><01:36:31.719><c> of</c> that is um a similar um transfer of that is um a similar um transfer of

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 662, which would require public schools to include discussion of abortion procedures and show specified videos in health education classes. The prime sponsor argued the bill would ensure students receive medically accurate, age-appropriate, and nonpolitical information about abortion, saying the topic is important for informed decision-making and should be taught consistently statewide. He said the videos were intended for grades 9-12, that parents could opt out, and that the requirement was meant to supplement, not sway, students’ views. He also acknowledged the bill could be seen as limiting local control over curriculum and said the intent was to prevent the topic from being missed due to scheduling disruptions. Committee members questioned the sponsor about local control, the need for a video mandate, the source of his statistics, whether the bill could be biased or inflammatory, and whether the requirement should apply every year in high school. The sponsor said the videos were only a starting point, could be replaced by others, and were meant to be informational. He also said the bill was not intended to influence students’ decisions about abortion. Several supporters testified in favor, including representatives of New Hampshire Right to Life and others who said students should be told the “truth” about abortion and its consequences. They emphasized graphic or emotionally difficult aspects of abortion and argued that young people need this information to make informed choices. Opponents and skeptical witnesses raised concerns about prescribing curriculum, eroding local control, and the appropriateness of the material for younger high school students. The New Hampshire School Administrators Association said the bill was overly prescriptive, that health education standards are already set by the State Board of Education, and that the topics in the bill are not part of the current standards. That witness recommended the committee consider retaining the bill for further work or making it less prescriptive. No vote or final committee action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• . ...is for the nonprofit prior to transfer of home ownership, and one of the questions that has come
• up is how many units are transferred for home ownership.
• Once it's transferred, the property owner is entitled to other property tax breaks for senior citizens
• The benefit does not transfer to the low-income home buyer, and you're absolutely correct.
• And we aren't advocating for this tax exemption to transfer to the home buyer.

Committee: Joint Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences

Summary: The Citizens Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on September 22, 2025, confirmed a quorum, and unanimously approved the August 6, 2025 meeting minutes. The main business of the meeting was public testimony on the 2025 tax preference reviews, with Commissioner Forsyth recusing himself for the first witness, Joey Halverson of Tote Maritime Alaska, who testified in support of the tax preference for natural gas as a transportation fuel. He argued that LNG has enabled major emissions reductions, supported infrastructure at the Port of Tacoma, and should continue to receive tax preferences to encourage further clean maritime fuel adoption. The second witness, Michelle Preston of Habitat for Humanity of Washington State, testified in support of the tax preference for low-income homeownership developers. She said the preference helps Habitat affiliates advance homeownership and sustain operations, but noted that reporting has been inconsistent across independent affiliates and that JLARC’s metrics may not fully capture the program’s benefits. Commissioners asked questions about affiliate accounting, the distinction between benefits to nonprofits versus homebuyers, and whether the reporting/renewal period should be shorter than the current seven years; Preston said the preference benefits the nonprofit developer, not the homebuyer, and suggested shorter renewal periods might improve compliance and awareness. JLARC staff then outlined the process for the commission’s upcoming comments on the 2025 tax preference reviews. Commissioners will receive a web-based comment form, with responses due September 30, the chair will compile consolidated comments, and those materials will be distributed for the October 21, 2025 meeting. The chair noted that only voting members will complete the comment forms, though individual members may also submit minority reports. The meeting ended with a reminder that written testimony could still be submitted to JLARC and that the next commission meeting is scheduled for October 21, 2025.