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• Father, we thank You for our leaders.
• Leader Driscoll. Seconds in this block. Leader Maggard. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Leader Driscoll. Thank you. Please vote no. Leader Driscoll. Thank you.
• Leader Jusko. Thank you. I yield to Representative Raynor.
• Leader Jusko. Thank you. I yield to Representative Raynor.

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• Majority Leader, motion to go to Committee of the Whole. Mr.
• Majority Leader, Mr.
• Majority Leader, we're going to read... Mr. Majority Leader, we're going to read...
• Majority Leader, Mr.
• Majority Leader, additional calendar, please. Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened, took attendance, approved the journal, and received gubernatorial communications and nominations. Several nominations were referred to committee, and messages from the House were entered, including transmission of Senate Bills 1058, 1237, and 1294 to the Governor. The chamber recessed for caucus, then reconvened and moved into Committee of the Whole to consider bills on the calendar. In Committee of the Whole, members considered HB 2082, HB 282, HB 2749, and HB 296 (the transcript also contains some misstatements of bill numbers/titles). Amendments were adopted on HB 282, HB 2749, and HB 296, including a Rogers floor amendment to HB 2749 establishing a sunset and a Shope floor amendment to HB 296 making technical and coordination changes related to water infrastructure and the Clean Water Act. The Committee of the Whole reported all of those measures do pass as amended, and the Senate later adopted the report. The Senate then took up additional business, including confirmation votes on gubernatorial nominees. John A. Conley, Ruby Dylan Williams, Thomas J. Connolly, Charles Essex, and Dr. Lynette Levesay were all confirmed. The chamber then passed several House bills on third reading, including HB 2308, HB 4011, HB 2049 as an emergency measure, HB 2253, and HB 2663, with recorded votes largely showing 24 ayes and 0 nays. Committee announcements were made for upcoming Natural Resources and Education meetings. Near adjournment, Senator Epstein gave a personal privilege statement criticizing ICE conduct in a Minnesota case and calling for accountability, and Senator Gonzales thanked her and offered birthday wishes to a family member. The Senate then adopted a motion to notify the Governor of the day’s confirmations and adjourned until Tuesday, May 26, 2026, subject to earlier recall by the President if needed.

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• The passing of Major General Glenn W.
• Majority Leader, motion to go to Cal? Yes, Mr. President, pro tem.
• Majority Leader, Chair, I move the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
• Majority Leader, in just a moment I'm going to call on you for a group motion to be made for the concurrences
• Majority Leader. Mr. President Pro Tem, I move that the Senate concur. Mr. Majority Leader, Mr.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call, then approved the journal and spent much of the early session on personal privilege remarks, guest introductions, and proclamations. Recognitions included Arcadia High School’s 2026 state championship boys basketball team, the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Diné College and Navajo sovereignty/Indigenous higher education, Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, and Route 66’s centennial. The chamber also honored Senator Lela Alston for her long legislative career and retirement, with remarks from colleagues and a musical tribute after recess. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole and considered three House bills. HB 2048, dealing with orders of protection and process service, was amended and recommended do pass. HB 2398, concerning watercraft insurance requirements and penalties, was amended after debate over a floor amendment exempting some infrequent boat rentals; the amendment was adopted over opposition from Senator Epstein, and the bill was recommended do pass as amended. HB 2611, relating to child welfare and group home safety, was amended with changes requiring DCS reporting and standards for group foster homes, and was also recommended do pass as amended. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2198, HB 2434, HB 2764, HB 2772, HB 2837, HB 2868, HB 2906, and HB 2996, with HB 2772 drawing a 17-9 vote after Senator Gonzales objected that it could affect emergency responders seeking driver’s licenses from patients. HB 2868 passed 25-1, HB 1668 passed 25-1, and the rest passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to SB 1168, SB 1254, and SB 1668, then passed SB 1168 and SB 1254 on final reading and sent them to the Governor; SB 1668 also passed final reading and was sent to the Governor. The chamber then recessed.

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• Majority Leader. >> Mr. Majority Leader.
• Majority Leader, Mr. Majority Leader, Senator Kolker. Senator Exum. Please add the President.
• Majority Leader. >> Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Majority Leader. passes. Um, Mr. Majority Leader.
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• The Majority Leader has the next item. File item 165.
• Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam President.
• Majority Leader, you're recognized. Thanks. Thank you. Majority Leader, you're recognized. Thanks.
• Majority Leader, you're recognized.
• Majority Leader, thank you.

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• We honor nonprofit leaders and founders of organizations that serve the underserved and create educational
• leader.
• We must remain a national leader in equal pay protections and closing wage disparities.
• And look ahead to supporting the next generation of women leaders, which we are here today.
• Munson is a Siskiyou County cattle rancher and leader in the Siskiyou County Cattlewomen.

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• Majority Leader. >> What?
• Majority Leader. &gt;&gt; Mr. Majority Leader.
• Majority Leader. &gt;&gt; Mr. Majority Leader.
• Majority Leader. &gt;&gt; Mr. Majority Leader.
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• Majority Leader Garcia moves, and Ms.
• Assistant Majority Leader Garcia, you are recognized for your procedural motions. Thank you, Mr.
• Assistant Majority Leader. Thank you. We're moving on to guest introductions.
• This building belongs to you, and one day you will be the leaders shaping California's future.
• The system Majority Leader Garcia moves, and Ms. Johnson seconds that pursuant to Joint Rule 51B1.

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• Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• That brings us to file item 76, AB 250 by our Majority Leader. The clerk will read.
• Madam Majority Leader, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members.
• Madam Majority Leader you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker and members.
• Thank you Madam Majority Leader.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long daily file with numerous guest introductions and recognitions, including tributes to outgoing University of California President Michael Drake, student and community advocates, and visitors connected to foster care, military appreciation, and college savings. The chamber also took up several procedural items, including concurrence in Senate amendments to ACR 75 on California Farm Week, which passed 59-0. Members then adopted AJR 7 on protecting federal special education funding and services for students with disabilities, with broad bipartisan support and a 65-0 vote after 63 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 82 recognizing Foster Care Month and ACR 85 recognizing 529 College Savings Day by voice vote after adding co-authors, and ACR 89 recognizing Military Appreciation Month, also adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. These resolutions featured testimony and remarks emphasizing support for vulnerable children, foster youth, military families, and access to higher education. On policy bills, the Assembly passed AB 929 on groundwater and managed wetlands (41-14), AB 1026 on utility connection timelines for housing projects (52-0), AB 1332 on direct shipment of medicinal cannabis under specified conditions (55-0), AB 1356 on follow-up reporting in DHCS death investigations at treatment facilities (54-0), and AB 671 on streamlining restaurant openings through self-certification of certain plans (62-0). The chamber also approved AB 715 on anti-Semitism and school climate after extensive debate and cross-caucus support, 64-0, and AB 33 on autonomous vehicle deliveries requiring a human safety operator, 52-6. Later, AB 5 on election ballot-counting timelines passed 66-0, AB 27 and AB 28 addressing the Chiquita Canyon landfill disaster passed 61-0 and 44-6 respectively, and the Assembly began consideration of AB 43 to extend state authority over wild and scenic rivers.

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• Everyone's got a majority vote of those. Having received a majority vote of the committee...
• Everyone's got a majority vote. Your bill will be reported do pass.
• Leader. Mr. Leader. Thank you, Chairman. Thank you, committee. Mr. Leader, are you...
• I will receive a majority vote. Mr. Leader will report. Declare the vote. We don't...
• Or, I have a majority vote. Mr. Leader will report your bill as due pass. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB3765 , HB4324 , HB3678 , HB4170 , HB3495 , HB3040 , HB3062 , HB4140 , HB4106 , HB4109 , HB4104 , HB3581

Committee: House Criminal Judiciary

Summary: The committee considered a series of criminal justice bills, many of them focused on penalties for theft, public safety, and offenses involving foreign ownership or riot-related conduct. House Bill 3765, as amended, increased the punishment from two to five years for certain felony conduct involving unlawfully acquired foreign land ownership, and was reported do pass. House Bill 4324, a prosecutor-initiated resentencing bill, was also reported do pass after brief explanation and no opposition. Other bills approved included HB 3678, expanding the definition of public officials to cover municipal and public school board members for purposes of harassment/intimidation protections; HB 417, increasing penalties for theft causing environmental damage from crude oil or gasoline; HB 3495, criminalizing straw purchases of land for foreign nationals; HB 3040, expanding “zone of safety” protections for children by adding places like skating rinks, youth recreation centers, pools, arcades, amusement parks, and water parks; HB 362, extending firearm-carry authority to retired municipal judges; HB 4140, creating a uniform felony penalty for firearm theft and possession of stolen firearms; HB 4106, lowering the grand larceny threshold to $900 and adding penalties for repeat petty larceny; HB 4109, creating a duty to report certain crime-related evidence and circumstances at hospitals and other facilities; and HB 4104, restructuring peeping-tom/voyeurism offenses and sex-offender registration consequences. Several of these bills were amended before passage, including HB 4106 and HB 4104, and HB 3581 was taken up later with a committee substitute and amendment before discussion of its riot-related provisions. The committee also laid over HB 3497 and HB 4142, and adjourned after reporting the remaining bills out with mostly unanimous or near-unanimous votes, typically do pass or do pass as amended.

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• Recognize the majority leader as the floor leader. Thank you, Mr. President.
• . leader. leader.
• Minority Leader.
• Leader. In in 2024 in June of 2024 Leader.
• </c> recognize floor leader. recognize floor leader.

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• Majority Leader Carbone, yes, Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone, yes, Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone? Yes, Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone? Yes, Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone? Mr.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. May Modi. A series of personal privilege introductions followed, including the Chief of Security, members of the Junior League of Phoenix, several Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year candidates, and a student guest. Members also read a proclamation honoring the Junior League of Phoenix for civic engagement and volunteer service. The chamber then handled several procedural matters, including a motion to not concur in Senate amendments to HB 2010 and appoint a conference committee. The House moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted recommendations on a number of Senate bills. On the first calendar, SB 1009, SB 1046, SB 1143, SB 1221 as amended, and SB 1613 were advanced, with SB 1221 receiving an Olson floor amendment. On the second calendar, SB 1013, SB 1338, SB 1540 as amended, and later SB 1121 as amended, SB 1318, SB 1549, and SB 1786 as amended were all reported do pass, while SB 1270, SB 1400, and SB 1582 were retained on the calendar. Several bills drew debate. SB 1013 prompted discussion over merit-based hiring and whether the bill’s exclusions of sexual orientation and gender identity were appropriate. SB 1540 drew criticism as special legislation favoring the fuel industry, while supporters said it was a fairer approach to theft penalties. SB 1121 was described as a bipartisan health-care worker safety measure addressing radiation exposure, though opponents called it a vendor-driven mandate. SB 1318 was presented as a cleanup bill to align breast cancer notification language with federal standards, and SB 1786 received a technical amendment. The House also passed SB 1113, SB 1193, SB 1448, and SB 1503 on third reading, with SB 1503 receiving the required three-quarters vote and emergency clause. The House appointed a conference committee on HB 2003, and adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

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• Madam President, I want to thank our Senate Majority Leader for supporting this resolution to commemorate
• Madam President, I want to again Thank our Senate Majority Leader for supporting this resolution.
• I want to start by thanking Senator Webb, and Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins for bringing this resolution
• At a time in which the major conversation and the major images that you saw around the civil rights movement
• AT A TIME IN WHICH THE MAJOR CONVERSATION AND THE MAJOR IMAGES THAT YOU SAW AROUND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and handled several motions to discharge and substitute identical Assembly or Senate bills, along with a number of amendments. The chamber also welcomed student visitors from the League of Women Voters’ Students of Albany program and a group of Staten Island titleholders, and later adopted previously approved resolutions honoring Dorothy E. Reid for her role in Brown v. Board of Education and recognizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Delta Day, with multiple senators speaking in support of both recognitions. The bulk of the floor session was devoted to third-reading votes on a large number of bills, most of which passed with broad support. Measures addressed public health, workers’ compensation, education, environmental conservation, insurance, labor, criminal procedure, domestic relations, tax, municipal authority, and correction law. Several bills were explained by sponsors as advancing stormwater management authority, labor-law transparency, public health protections, and stronger penalties for trafficking-related offenses; one bill on immunization in summer camps drew a defense from Senator Skoufis as a child-protection measure, while another on correction law passed with some Republican opposition. The chamber also took up a controversial public health/electronic health records bill by Senator Fernandez. Senator Martin questioned the bill at length about redacting certain categories of information, emergency access, provider obligations, and the impact on doctors’ ability to see complete medical histories. Fernandez said the bill was intended to protect patients from discrimination and to limit access to a small list of sensitive services, while also noting emergency exceptions and support from more than 200 health care providers. The debate remained focused on balancing privacy protections with concerns about continuity of care and record integrity.

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• The Assistant Majority Leader Garcia moved, and Ms.
• Madam Assistant Majority Leader—excuse me, Mr.
• Assistant Majority Leader, you're recognized for your procedural motions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Madam Majority Leader, you were recognized.
• Assistant Majority Leader Garcia moves, and Mr.

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• Guests of Majority Leader Duran. Please join us for the pledge of allegiance.
• Thank you. >> Thank you, Assistant Majority Leader Bacon and Representative Hartzook.
• Madam Majority Leader, thank you. We have Prospect Valley students in the house over here.
• [Applause] Thank you, Madam Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
• Okay, it's okay, Madam Majority Leader. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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• Majority Leader Carbone: Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone: Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone, Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone. Mr.
• Majority Leader Carbone. Mr.

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• Senator Smallwood Cuevas at the Majority Leader's desk. Thank you again, Mr. President.
• Minority Leader Senator Jones at your desk. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Majority Leader Senator Ashby. Thank you, Mr. President.
• At the Majority Leader’s desk, Secretary, please read.
• There is no further business and therefore, Majority Leader, the desk is clear.

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• and minority leaders for morning-hour debate.
• and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes.
• CHAIR WILL NOW RECOGNIZE MEMBERS FROM LISTS SUBMITTED BY THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS FOR MORNING
• AND MINORITY LEADERS AND THE MINORITY WHIP LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.
• Recognized by peers and leaders alike, Mrs.

Bills: HR878 , HB2659 , HB1608 , HB2261 , SB260 , HB5078 , HB2212 , HR782 , SB2392

Keywords: cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, CISA, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, FBI, interagency task force, Volt Typhoon, People’s Republic of China, PRC, state-sponsored cyber actors, Chinese cyber threats, cyber espionage, critical infrastructure protection, homeland security, national security, information sharing, threat intelligence, digital forensics, sector risk management agencies

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• Majority Leader, Cal. No. 2. Thank you, Mr. President, pro tem.
• Majority Leader, Cal. 3. Mr.
• Majority Leader. Mr.
• Majority Leader, Calender 4. Mr.
• Majority Leader.

Summary: The Senate met in Committee of the Whole on several calendars and advanced a series of House bills, mostly on party-line or voice votes after brief committee reports and some floor debate. Measures considered included HB 2028 (licensing timeframes/court assessments), HB 2047 (forcible entry and detainer), HB 2168 (nuisance actions), HB 2411 (coerced abortion/abortion-inducing drugs), HB 2557 (patient records), HB 2060 (educational facilities), HB 2086 (vaccination mandates and mask prohibitions), HB 2144 (child support), HB 2830 (fetal and prenatal development instruction), HB 2015 (tax administration), HB 2100 (small subdivision requirements), HB 2327 (records confidentiality), HB 2460 (business property theft/shopping carts), HB 4056 (public records fees exemption for legislators), HB 2417 (speed-detecting devices), HB 2601 (I-11 environmental engineering study), HB 2660 (health boards/licensure investigations), and HB 2975 (state land soil maps). Several bills were amended in committee before being recommended do pass, including HB 2028, HB 2557, HB 2060, HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2327, HB 2460, HB 4056, and HB 2660. Floor debate focused mainly on HB 2086 and HB 2830, where Democrats argued the bills would undermine public health guidance and education expertise, while supporters framed them as limiting mandates and directing curriculum. HB 2100 drew criticism over water supply concerns and the Rio Verde Foothills example, and HB 2975 drew opposition over concerns it would hinder renewable energy development. HB 2460 prompted debate over whether shopping carts were abandoned or stolen and whether the bill improperly preempted local control. HB 4056 was criticized as giving legislators special treatment on public records fees and potentially enabling harassment of schools and local governments. The Senate then took up third-reading roll-call votes. HB 2016, HB 2140, HB 2195, HB 2439, HB 2028, HB 2557, HB 2086, HB 2830, HB 2327, HB 2460, HB 4056, and HB 2660 all passed, with recorded votes ranging from 16-10 to 26-0. Members explained several no votes on public health, education, tax, and transparency grounds, while supporters emphasized enforcement, local control, or administrative efficiency. The chamber also adopted Committee of the Whole reports and transmitted the passed bills to the House, then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• Majority Leader, Calendar Number Two. Thank you, Mr. President, pro tem.
• Majority Leader, I move that the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
• Majority Leader, Calendar 3. Mr.
• Majority Leader. Mr.
• Majority Leader, call number four. Mr.