Transcript Highlights:

• As they try to come up with new revenue sources and new operation plans to try to close their operating
• We have a vast wealth gap that must be closed.
• Megan Supers, first on behalf of the California Primary Care Association and the LA LGBT Center, want
• Megan Supers, first on behalf of the California Primary Care Association and the LA LGBT Center, want
• proposed cuts in this fiscal year, and we look forward to discussing potential budget solutions to close

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee heard opening remarks on the 2025 Budget Act, which will be amended into AB 101 and SB 101 for floor consideration. Committee leaders described the budget as a difficult compromise shaped by a $12 billion deficit, federal funding uncertainty, wildfire impacts, and rising out-year costs, while emphasizing a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility. Each budget subcommittee chair then summarized major actions in their areas, including health care, human services, education, climate and transportation, housing and state administration, public safety, and oversight/transparency. Key policy items included delaying or narrowing some of the Governor’s proposed cuts, especially in Medi-Cal and other safety-net programs; preserving funding for dental care, women’s health, family planning, hospice, long-term care, IHSS, and services for undocumented Californians; and maintaining or expanding child care, foster care, food banks, and CalWORKs-related supports. Education actions included additional Proposition 98 settle-up, reduced deferrals, support for TK-12, teacher recruitment, literacy, mental health, preschool slots, and restored funding for UC and CSU. Other major items included housing and homelessness investments, wildfire and disaster response funding, transit loans and greenhouse gas reduction fund support, Proposition 36 and VOCA-related public safety funding, and oversight measures on federal impacts and state efficiency. Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst staff said the package makes some of the same savings moves as the May Revision but relies more on internal borrowing and fewer reductions, leaving a smaller reserve than the administration’s plan but still maintaining roughly $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Members from both parties largely supported the package while raising concerns about long-term sustainability, Medi-Cal costs, reserve use, and the need for future revenue and program review. The committee adopted the subcommittee actions by roll call, 18-6, with the roll held open for absent members and additional comments continuing after the vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• The grant, when you have conflict of interest issues, to all the way to closing out the evaluation.
• Let's make sure it closes well, and let's just, you know, tighten up this thing.
• </c> that his questions kind of closely that his questions kind of closely parallel<01:08:47.600><c>
• He then said that fraud and abuse law at the federal level generally has three primary laws: the False
• Often, ABA is ordered because primary care doctors think it is the default for an autism diagnosis.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to the transaction closing...
• I mean, you're all we're doing is closing.
• We'll close the public hearing on lunch.
• </c><05:34:08.080><c> the</c> Okay, now I will officially close the Okay, now I will officially close
• We will close the public done. Okay.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a budget-related issue involving liquor commission enforcement staff and tobacco enforcement funding. A member explained that proposed cuts to “group two” enforcement positions at the liquor commission could jeopardize the tobacco enforcement money that flows to Health and Human Services, and expressed confidence that the enforcement division would ultimately be preserved. The main hearing was on Senate Bill 19, which would modernize hotel and motel statutes by repealing outdated requirements. The sponsor and the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association said the bill would remove obsolete rules such as the old guest book/card system and antiquated posting requirements for room rates and motel signs. Members questioned whether the bill would eliminate the requirement to record guest departure dates or affect inspection rights, and the witnesses said the intent was only to remove the book-and-card reference while leaving the rest of the recordkeeping requirement in place. Supporters argued the rate-posting rules are widely ignored, hard to enforce, and outdated in an era of digital reservations and variable pricing; the committee also discussed whether any consumer-protection purpose remained. The public hearing on SB 19 was then closed. The committee then heard Senate Bill 280FN, which would require food delivery services to have an agreement with a restaurant or food retail store before offering delivery from that business. The sponsor said the bill restores a prior law that had sunset and was intended to prevent third-party platforms from listing restaurants without consent. Restaurant industry testimony strongly supported the bill, describing problems with unauthorized listings, delayed deliveries, and reimbursement disputes, and saying the agreement requirement protects restaurant brands and consumer expectations. Members shared examples of delivery problems and voiced support for reinstating the safeguard.

Transcript Highlights:

• Not even even even close. And I will have one friendly close. And I will have one friendly close.
• Um, and and it I know who by close vote? Um, and and it I know who by close vote?
• We that it was a close vote. Yeah. We that it was a close vote. Yeah.
• Those are the two primary concerns. And if health the two primary concerns.
• I have friends, very close bill. I have friends, very close bill.

Bills: SB 1 , HB 500 , SB 1 , HB 1400 , HB 1094 , HB 365 , HB 1109 , HB 647 , HB 500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

Transcript Highlights:

• then we'll close with Representative Joy.<00:25:48.960><c> Thank</c><00:25:49.200><c> you,</c><00:25
• Representative Green, uh any closing comments on the A2 amendment?
• </c> Representative Green, uh any closing Representative Green, uh any closing comments<00:46:05.800>
• Representative Green, closing comments.
• Representative<00:49:52.960><c> Green</c><00:49:53.240><c> closing</c><00:49:53.520><c> comments.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So as an example, I'm going to focus on one of the primary cost drivers: wildfire-related spend.
• This is most effectively done by returning to the primary budgeting forum called the general rate case
• Let me just close with this little picture of some of that.
• And with that, I'll close and am happy to take questions. Thank you, Chair.
• You know, I guess I'll just sort of close and say that, well, I guess I'll last one final question.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held an oversight hearing with leaders from the CPUC, Public Advocates Office, CAISO, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, and the Energy Commission. Chair Petrie-Norris framed the hearing around high utility bills, wildfire risk, grid reliability, clean energy buildout, and the state’s long-term decarbonization goals, and also noted it was CPUC President Alice Reynolds’ final week at the commission. Each agency gave an update on its role: the CPUC described efforts to reduce rate increases while maintaining reliability and clean energy procurement; the Public Advocates Office focused on affordability and the need to control underlying utility costs; CAISO discussed transmission planning, market operations, and the upcoming extended day-ahead market; Energy Safety reviewed wildfire mitigation oversight and inspections; and the Energy Commission highlighted clean energy growth, EV adoption, storage, efficiency, and gasoline price monitoring. A major theme was affordability versus the costs of the clean energy transition. Reynolds said the CPUC has lowered utility revenue requests, reduced utility returns, adopted a base services charge, and reworked net metering, while also continuing to manage wildfire-related costs and support resource adequacy and demand flexibility. Sarazawa argued that recent rate decreases may not be durable because billions of dollars in wildfire and other utility costs are still pending or unbilled, and she urged tighter use of general rate cases, lower-cost financing, program reform, and more equitable rate design. Members pressed the agencies on whether state policy is sufficiently accounting for labor, local economic development, and the cost impacts of transmission and procurement decisions, especially where out-of-state resources are being considered. CAISO and the Energy Commission emphasized that the state’s planning and market reforms are helping lower costs and improve reliability. CAISO said the Western Energy Imbalance Market has produced billions in benefits, the extended day-ahead market is on track to launch, and transmission planning is being aligned with long-term resource needs while reducing queue delays. The Energy Commission said California is now getting roughly two-thirds of its power from clean sources, has added massive amounts of storage and renewables, and is seeing strong EV and charger growth that can help spread fixed grid costs. Energy Safety reported thousands of inspections, hundreds of notices of non-performance, and a decline in reportable ignitions, while noting that major fires show more work is needed. Members also raised concerns about the SB 100 report delay, memo and balancing accounts, the future of battery storage, and whether decarbonization zone pilots will affect residential and commercial customers.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair recognizes Senator Dean Zaffirini to close on the resolution. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator King to close on the resolution. Thank you members and move adoption.
• Chair recognizes Senator Campbell to close on the resolution. With that, Mr.
• Senator Alvarado to close on the resolution. Thank you, Mr.
• So let's close this section out like this. for no question.

Bills: SCR5 , SCR13 , SB3 , SB6 , SB10 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB18 , SB19 , SB24 , SB35 , SB57 , SB65 , SB112 , SB284 , SB290 , SB388 , SB400 , SB402 , SB412 , SB495 , SB499 , SB502 , SB509 , SB621 , SB706 , SB740 , SB815 , SB842 , SB854 , SB875 , SB893 , SB917 , SB974 , SB1025 , SB1061 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1268 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1451 , SB1555 , SB1902 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SCR13 , SCR25 , SCR5 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SB495 , SB412 , SB10 , SB18 , SB565 , SB372 , SB842 , SB765 , SB62 , SB19 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB706 , SB847 , SB290 , SB13 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB917 , SB925 , SB388 , SB1902 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB35 , SB6 , SB815 , SB3 , SB1281 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB1451 , SB1061 , SB15 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB499 , SB621 , SB974 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1025 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB17 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB12 , SB24 , SB57 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1268 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SJR57 , SCR8 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415

Keywords: SCR 5, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, Texas School for the Deaf, TSD, Robert Rives, gymnasium naming, building naming, honorary resolution, commemorative resolution, deaf education, hard of hearing, Gallaudet University, alumni hall of fame, football coach, school facility naming, education K-16, State Affairs, Texas Legislature, public school tribute, water rights

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll Chair Howard, any closing comments?
• </c> that we need to pay close attention to. that we need to pay close attention to.
• And we'll be looking at that closely.
• </c> questions I had and go to my closing questions I had and go to my closing remarks.<01:34:23.240>
• </c> Uh and we'll be looking at that closely. Uh and we'll be looking at that closely.

Bills: HF3425

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Penney’s, which is now closed. The inline retail has separate ownership.
• It's actually really close here; it's out by 36 and close to Tanner Lake, and they're trying to redevelop
• here it's out 36 and close to close here it's out 36 and close to Tanner<00:23:13.400><c> Lake</c><00
• Seeing none, Representative Hollins, would you close this up?
• </c><01:08:12.960><c> this</c> representative Hollands you close this representative Hollands you close

Bills: HF1746 , HF2585 , HF1159 , HF2574 , HF2839 , HF157 , HF158 , HF160 , HF338 , HF512

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not flexible like when you would close down.
• Seeing none, the chair recognizes Chairman and to close on the bill.
• Seeing none, Chair recognizes Representative Swanson to close on her bill. I close. Thank you.
• And I would, um, ask for my right to close. Thank you. Thank you.
• With that, I will pause and reserve for closing. Thank you. One second. Ms.

Bills: HB 551 , HB 1281 , HB 1378 , HB 1617 , HB 2868 , HB 2881 , HB 3374 , HB 4439 , HB 4726 , HB 4732 , HB 4878 , HB 4914 , HB 4921 , HB 4958 , HB 5200 , HB 5318 , HB 5360 , HB 5402 , HB 5568 , HB 5573 , HB 5623 , HJR 218

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, Chief, I want to go back and close.
• Hearing none, the chair recognizes Representative Hicklin to close.
• If there's no further questions, I close. Representative Lautenberg has a question.
• I'm happy to answer any questions and respectfully reserve the right to close.
• We'll give you an opportunity to close after we hear from the witnesses. Thank you.

Bills: HB1511 , HB1831 , HB1988 , HB2147 , HB2234

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Keywords: housing, affordable housing, state regulations, zoning, local government authority, drug court, juvenile justice, diversion programs, rehabilitation, criminal justice reform, remote proceedings, depositions, virtual hearings, court technology, criminal responsibility, age of maturity, expungement, mental health services, juvenile record sealing, 1184

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, the answer is no, because they closed down, right?
• It's closed. So I hope the answer is no; it's not really hard.
• They have closed down as of April. So no, right?
• And that's something that we're working closely... ...working closely to understand over that 20-year
• We're getting close, right?

Summary: The committee first heard Issue 1 on trailer bill language to redirect funding for emergency demand-response programs. The Department of Finance proposed using about $26.9 million in General Fund originally set aside for the Distributed Energy Backup Assets program to bolster the Demand-Side Grid Support Program for summer 2026, and using about $70 million in CalCHAP interest to support ratepayer-funded demand response in summers 2027 and 2028. The CEC and CPUC said they are working on a transition from DSGS to ELRP or a successor program, while the LAO noted the General Fund money would otherwise revert to savings. Members pressed the administration on whether demand response remains important, whether DSGS has been successful, and whether the state should keep funding it through the CEC rather than shifting to a ratepayer-funded CPUC program. The CEC and CPUC said the programs are not directly comparable, emphasized different cost structures and enrollment metrics, and said a CPUC rulemaking is underway with a proposed decision expected in Q3 2026. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then took up Issue 2, a budget proposal tied to SB 254 and the new transmission accelerator. GoBiz and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank described a five-year, roughly $26 million request to staff and administer the accelerator and manage Proposition 4 and AB 1207 funds for transmission financing. Members asked about state liability, ownership of financed lines, FERC revenue requirements, and whether the program would help underserved regions and offshore wind development. Staff explained that the accelerator would only consider projects already identified through CAISO’s competitive transmission planning process, and that state financing would be a small portion of large projects intended to lower overall costs to ratepayers. The LAO said it had no specific concerns but urged the Legislature to ensure the final language matches its intent. The committee also heard Issue 3 on petroleum market oversight. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested additional positions and funding to implement ABX2-1 and continue work on supply stabilization, refinery monitoring, and transportation fuels analysis. Members questioned why the work was funded through the Energy Resources Programs Account, whether existing staff from the paused price-gouging work could be reassigned, and whether the program had produced evidence of price gouging or improved supply conditions. CEC and Finance said the new positions are needed because the workload has expanded, while some existing staff remain on related analysis and reporting duties. The discussion ended without a vote in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• You said that these sales taxes are a primary source of revenue for most of our cities and municipalities
• You said that these sales taxes are a primary source of revenue for most of our cities.
• You said that these sales taxes are a primary source of revenue for most of our cities of municipalities
• I mean, to be honest with you, we—the gas company in Boone County, the primary gas company— The gas company
• in Boone County, the primary gas company, went through and replaced a lot of new lines here in the last

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• insurance coverage mandates, which is that these mandates are generally intended to only apply to primary
• 50.279><c> to</c> are generally intended to only apply to are generally intended to only apply to primary
• major</c><00:14:51.920><c> medical</c><00:14:52.440><c> health</c><00:14:52.759><c> insurance</c> primary
• major medical health insurance primary major medical health insurance policies<00:14:56.399><c> got<
• are often high-risk individuals and see their pharmacist 10 times more often than they see their primary

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:13 HB423 Discussion: 01:38 HB423 Vote: 12:30 HB415 Discussion: 13:50 HB415 Vote: 15:13 HB390 Discussion: 16:30 HB390 Vote: 21:48 HB3 For Discussion Only: 23:15, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 423, a prior authorization reform measure sponsored by Representative Kim Moser. A committee substitute was adopted to clarify that the bill’s prior authorization exemption program does not apply to Medicaid. Supporters, including the Kentucky Medical Association, said the bill would reduce red tape, improve transparency, and let providers spend more time on patient care. The bill would create a framework for insurers to establish a gold carding or waiver program for certain health services, exclude prescription drugs, prohibit retrospective reviews based solely on an exemption, and require annual reporting by the Department of Insurance and the Department for Medicaid Services. After questions about how exemptions would work and whether the bill addressed repeat prior authorizations, the committee voted to pass HB 423 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Bill 415, sponsored by Representative Pollock and supported by AFLAC representatives. The bill was described as clarifying that health insurance coverage mandates are generally intended to apply only to primary major medical policies. With no substantive opposition or questions, the committee voted to pass HB 415 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 390 from Chair Meredith, presented with support from multiple insurance industry representatives and the Department of Insurance. The bill would move motor vehicle insurance verification data from the old system to the CAVIS database and shorten the reporting turnaround from 30 days to a ceiling of seven days, with the possibility of a shorter period by regulation. After brief discussion and no objections, the committee voted to pass HB 390 with favorable expression. The committee also heard House Bill 3 for discussion only, sponsored by Representative Neighbors and supported by the Kentucky Pharmacists Association. The bill would require Kentucky Medicaid to reimburse pharmacists for covered clinical services they already provide, aligning Medicaid with existing commercial insurance policy. Supporters argued it would improve access, especially in underserved areas, and could reduce emergency room use and improve outcomes; the bill was not voted on during this meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• At its core, this bill closes the courthouse doors to our citizens before they ever get the chance to
• At its core, this bill closes product.
• If there was a rule for two primary co-sponsors, these folks would do it.
• If there was a rule for two primary co-sponsors, these folks would do it.
• If there was a rule for two primary co-sponsors, these folks would do it.

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Many legacy restaurants continue to close weekly, and there is double-digit inflation in food costs,
• She was with my nephew the four months, spending four months being primary care. It pays off.
• She was with my nephew the four months, spending four months being primary care. It pays off.
• She was with my nephew the four months, spending four months being primary care. It pays off.
• Care pays off uh I used I I'm Primary Care pays off uh I used I I'm retired retired retired um<01:15

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And I guess just my closing comment, I think that if the assessment is that DSGS, Closing comment, I
• Well, the answer is no, because they closed down, right?
• It's closed, so I hope the answer is no, it's not really hard.
• They have closed down as of April. So no, right?
• We're getting close, right?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Bradley, you are recognized to close on your amendment. We have closed.
• Senator Burton, you are recognized to close on your bill.
• Senator Grohl, you recognize the closing on the bill. Thank you.
• Senator Graley, recognize the closing on the bill. Thank you.
• Senator Burgess, you're recognized to close on the bill.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 330, by Sen. Bradley, clarified the heart disease presumption for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, including allowing a prior physical exam to count if a transferring officer is not given a new one; an amendment declaring the act an important state interest was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. SB 594, by Sen. Burton, would make mobile home residents eligible for local housing assistance programs such as SHIP for lot rent and home repairs; it received supportive testimony from manufactured-home advocates and passed favorably. SB 840, by Sen. DeSigley, revised hurricane-related land-use restrictions from prior legislation by shortening the affected area from 100 miles to 50 miles, ending certain temporary limits on June 30, 2026, and exempting some water, flood, and state/federal planning matters; it passed favorably after supportive comments from local-government interests and members noting the need to fix unintended consequences of prior law. The committee also approved SB 526, by Sen. Grawe, which addresses no-damages-for-delay clauses in public construction contracts, creates a uniform commercial permit application, requires permit fee reductions when private providers are used, and adds mitigation to statewide product approval categories. County representatives testified with concerns about the contracting language, unfunded mandates, and fee reductions, but the bill passed favorably. SB 504, by Sen. Burgess, creates a statewide framework for code inspector body camera use, and SB 506, its linked public-records bill, exempts certain sensitive content from disclosure; both passed favorably with support from the sponsor and no opposition in committee. The most heavily debated measure was SB 354, by Chair McLean, which creates a “blue ribbon project” framework for very large developments that trade state preemption over local land-use regulation for reserving at least 60% of the land for conservation, agriculture, recreation, utilities, and related uses. The bill drew significant testimony from environmental groups, counties, smart-growth advocates, and local residents who argued it could weaken local control, reduce public review, and allow sprawl or inadequate infrastructure planning; supporters argued it could help address housing needs and preserve large amounts of land. The committee adopted two amendments clarifying reserve-area easements and requiring certain easements to be granted without charge, and the committee then reported the bill favorably, with some senators noting they supported it in concept but wanted further changes before later stops.

Transcript Highlights:

• Darby, to close on the amendment as amended. Thank you. Mr.
• King to close on the bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Bonin to close on the bill. I close. Passage on the third reading of Senate Bill 5.
• Darby to close on the bill. Thank you, members. This has been a good day.
• Bonin to close on the bill. Mr. Speaker. Mr. Moody, for what purpose?

Bills: HB1 , HB 2 , HB 3 , HB 5 , HB20 , HB 22 , HB 1 , HB 2 , HB 3 , HB 5 , HB 20 , HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Transcript Highlights:

• But what I will tell you is that I have statistics that are closed.
• And with that, I close. Thank you.
• Subject to any questions, I close. Thank you, Chair.
• Subject to any questions, I close. Thanks, Chairman.
• I'll close on the bill. The meal closes at this point in time. Any questions? OK, go ahead.

Keywords: 1184, house, all