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• matters. power over immigration.
• Nobody up here is against immigration. Our country was formed on immigrants.
• None of us are against immigration.
• I think if you look at any credible study about immigrants, it will show that immigrants actually bring
• Undocumented immigrants are immigrants as well.

Bills: HB1583, HB1775, HB1832, HB1836, HB1837, HB1866, HB1983, HB2029, HB2217, HB2318, HB2363, HB2486

Keywords: mental health, emergency detention, peace officer, mental illness, prevention of harm, border security, private landowners, study and report, General Land Office, participation, controlled substances, opioid antagonists, law enforcement training, substance abuse prevention, Texas-Mexico border, criminal justice, public safety, law enforcement, National Park Service, arrest powers

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• Must have documents to show they have qualifying immigration status.
• they have a qualifying immigration status.
• must have a lawful immigration status.
• Nearly half again of our job growth has come from those immigrants.
• Immigrants don't drain it. Immigrants don't drain the Commonwealth; they build it. Mr.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• We provide direct services to mostly Filipino immigrant community in San Francisco.
• I am a mental health specialist at Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants.
• impacts to the immigrant community.
• We also oppose the $50 monthly Medi-Cal premium for some immigrant groups.
• Disability doesn't recognize immigration status.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a May Revision hearing covering several health-related budget proposals and broader concerns about the state’s budget structure. The Chair opened by praising some May Revision changes, such as added health IT funding, county administration support tied to Medi-Cal changes, a delay in Medi-Cal cuts for some lawfully present immigrants, and additional support for Covered California subsidies, while criticizing proposed increases in Medi-Cal premiums, changes to senior eligibility, the lack of a Medi-Cal dental solution, and other reductions affecting counties, mobile crisis units, workforce incentives, and physician shortages. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state’s budget condition remains weak despite progress on the structural deficit, and the Department of Finance said the May Revision uses a mix of reductions, reforms, revenue proposals, and fund shifts to cut out-year deficits. The committee first heard Department of State Hospitals proposals, including adjustments to county bed billing authority, contract exemption language for online clinical/pharmacy subscriptions, reversion of unspent funds, a revised Metro Central Utility Plant replacement project, electronic health record implementation, and workforce development funded partly through Behavioral Health Services Act resources. DSH also described savings and realignments in incompetent-to-stand-trial and conditional release programs, including extending the independent placement panel program and shifting funds to support additional bed capacity and a mental health rehab center. Members asked about the use of BHSA funds for workforce programs, and the department said the proposal would replace General Fund support with BHSA reimbursements. The Emergency Medical Services Authority proposed funding for statewide behavioral health crisis response guidance and for enterprise system development, and the Department of Managed Health Care proposed modernization of its complaint system and claims-settlement data system to improve oversight and comply with AB 3275. The largest discussion centered on the administration’s BHSA spending plan under Proposition 1, including state-directed prevention, workforce, and other uses, plus General Fund offsets for existing programs. The LAO questioned whether some proposed offsets fit Proposition 1’s non-supplant and eligible-use requirements, while the administration argued the uses were consistent with the measure and that the state-directed share can be adjusted annually. The Commission for Behavioral Health’s proposals drew the most public and member concern. The administration proposed cutting the commission’s Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and reducing the Community Advocacy Program by $6.7 million, while redirecting BHSA dollars to other state purposes and direct services. Commissioners, advocates, and several members argued the cuts would weaken community voice, reduce support for underserved populations, and disrupt grants already in process; they also objected to using BHSA funds to backfill General Fund commitments. Public commenters, including youth, disability, behavioral health, LGBTQ, tribal, veteran, immigrant, and community-based organization representatives, overwhelmingly opposed the cuts and urged preservation of prevention, advocacy, mobile crisis, and innovation funding. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Put this in context, California is home to 11 million immigrants.
• We thank them for an unwavering commitment to immigrant health and justice.
• The seven civil immigration detention facilities in The seven civil immigration detention facilities
• access to any immigration lawyers.
• I am a product of the Central Valley and an immigrant myself.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• At this very moment, immigrants are being targeted on all fronts.
• I could tell you this for a fact: my immigrant family is not afraid.
• And this conflation between illegal immigrants and legal immigrants is being used as a vehicle for ..
• .between illegal immigrants and legal immigrants is being used as a vehicle to dismantle this entire
• Immigration officials away from sensitive locations.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum after a roll call, observed a moment of silence for John Burton, and proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance and routine procedural motions. Members approved a rule suspension to allow floor amendments on SB 271 and SB 67, and several committee notices and bill referrals were handled. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading file, with many bills passed and a number of items temporarily passed or retained on file. Among the major measures approved were bills on civil rights and public safety (SB 477, SB 19, SB 36, SB 571, SB 580), health care and coverage (SB 257 on pregnancy as a qualifying life event, SB 530 on Medi-Cal access standards, SB 660 on health data exchange, SB 754 on menstrual product contaminant disclosure), housing and disaster recovery (SB 610, SB 655), transportation and climate (SB 533 on EV charging payments, SB 30 on diesel locomotives, SB 71 on CEQA exemptions for transit, SB 263 on tariff impacts), and natural resources/energy (SB 283 on battery storage safety, SB 88 on biomass emissions, SB 427 extending the Habitat Conservation Fund). The Assembly also passed urgency measures including SB 864 on tribal gaming compacts, SB 663 on wildfire-related property tax relief, SB 471 expanding DDS ombudsman authority, and SB 497 on privacy protections for legally protected health services. Several bills drew notable debate. SB 41 on pharmacy benefit managers saw opposition over concerns about moving ahead before broader PBM data and licensing reforms take effect, but it still passed. AB 1340, a concurrence item on gig worker collective bargaining rights, prompted extended debate over labor rights, consumer costs, and union influence. Other concurrence items included AB 671 on restaurant permitting, which passed without opposition. The Assembly also took up SB 640 on direct admission to CSU, SB 702 on demographic reporting for appointees, SB 710 preserving a solar property tax exclusion, and SB 793 on counterfeit lighter safety, all of which passed. The session ended with the Assembly continuing through the file, including concurrence votes and additional bill actions, with most measures approved by substantial margins.

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• For immigrant families and our advocates who have stood with them for years, this budget For immigrant
• We look forward to continuing to work toward restoring all of the cuts on immigrant health.
• We also appreciate the $5 million investment for the Immigrant Welcome Center.
• Chloe Armosillo with the California Immigrant Policy Center.
• Good afternoon, Krista Ramos with the California Immigrant Policy Center.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• The current attacks on our immigrant communities put our college students at risk.
• Which establishes a clear definition of immigrant integration, specifically outlining its objectives
• By defining immigrant integration in law, this bill strengthens the program's ability to serve immigrant
• By defining immigrant integration in law, this bill strengthens the program's ability to serve immigrant
• As supporters and co-sponsors of SB 670, we appreciate the Senator's efforts to strengthen immigrant

Summary: The committee heard several higher education bills. It first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 67 and SB 619. The main discussion centered on SB 437, which would direct the CSU system to develop a fair, evidence-based process for verifying whether someone is a descendant of a person enslaved in the United States, as part of the state’s reparations work. Supporters said the bill fills a gap left by the Reparations Task Force and would create a transparent, credible lineage-verification process; opponents argued genealogy methods already exist, the bill would waste money and delay action, and some raised constitutional concerns. The committee took a vote on SB 437, but the roll was left open after the initial tally showed three ayes and three noes. The committee then heard SB 790, which would allow California to join the interstate reciprocity agreement for online postsecondary education. The author and supporters said the bill would improve consumer protections for California students taking out-of-state online courses and help California institutions compete more effectively by reducing the burden of seeking separate state approvals. Opponents, including University of Phoenix and other groups, argued the bill conflicted with the existing reciprocity framework, could exclude some institutions, and might not actually secure California’s entry into the agreement. The committee voted 3-1 to pass SB 790 as amended to the Business and Professions Committee, with the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 391, which would authorize the Community College Chancellor’s Office to charge fees for research partners seeking access to data. Supporters said the office is absorbing significant unfunded workload from data requests and that fees would help recover costs; opponents, including the California Teachers Association community college association, warned the fees could create barriers for faculty and smaller researchers. Members discussed possible exemptions and implementation details. The committee voted 5-1 to pass SB 391 as amended to the Appropriations Committee, with the roll left open. Finally, the committee heard SB 685, a pilot program to provide cost-of-attendance assistance at four CSU campuses for students who experienced homelessness in high school. Supporters said it would help students cover housing, food, and transportation costs and reduce dropout risk; members asked about eligibility and implementation, and the author explained the bill would use McKinney-Vento homelessness designations and target students at risk of “summer melt” and college homelessness.

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• This bill isn't about immigration policy.
• My name is Bruno Huissar with the California Immigrant Policy Center.
• My name is Bruno Huissar with the California Immigrant Policy Center.
• Monica Madrid with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, Chair, in support.
• For many Californians, immigration enforcement is not just a policy.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Malik is a daughter of immigrants and was born and raised in Southern California.
• Irish immigrants made up the bulk of the workforce... ...our country and state.
• I think there are a lot of parallels to immigrant stories today.
• about this dark history between immigration and policing.
• We've done it for immigrant communities in the past, and we should probably do it for immigrant communities

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I know a lot of people in this body want to expand Medi-Cal to undocumented immigrants.
• The federal administration targeted immigrant communities with force.
• If we say we stand with our immigrant communities, then we have to stand with them fully.
• And fighting for illegal immigrants when our California citizens right now are suffering.
• Illegal immigrants to pay, so that way they can stay on Medi-Cal, to $30.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So House Bill 659 deals with a problem that we're all very familiar with: legal immigration.
• As a Boise resident, I don't want our local police policing people's immigration status.
• Cooperation with ICE for immigration enforcement protects our communities.
• Immigration is complicated.
• Police officers do not request immigration documents. I think CBP does.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved minutes from March 6 and March 9, then voted to send two gubernatorial appointments to the State Building Authority, Nicholas Gouho and Todd Christensen, to the Senate floor with recommendations that they be confirmed. It also introduced and sent to print RS 33670 on community schools, RS 33719 on sewer district rate regulation, and RS 33722 on a presidential primary proposal. Senate Bill 1376, which would shift local candidate filing for online elections to county clerks and streamline coordination with political subdivisions, was presented with support from the Secretary of State’s office and was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 29, which would designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as terrorist organizations. The sponsor argued the resolution would help Idaho respond to perceived threats and future land-purchase issues; supporters cited FBI and other references, while one senator said he would do more research but not oppose it. The resolution was sent to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. House Bill 659, requiring local law enforcement agencies to apply for ICE 287(g) agreements and publicly explain any refusal, drew extensive testimony. The sponsor and supporters said it would improve cooperation, transparency, and public safety, while opponents—including sheriffs, police chiefs, and residents—argued it would burden local agencies, reduce trust in immigrant communities, and improperly federalize local policing. After debate over language requiring participation in future programs, a motion to send the bill to the 14th order for amendment failed 4-5, and the committee then voted 5-4 to hold the bill in committee. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1356, which would make Ada County Highway District elections partisan and countywide rather than district-based. The sponsor said the change would better reflect countywide transportation needs, but nearly all testimony opposed the bill, arguing it would politicize a technical local function, increase campaign costs, and dilute district representation. No final action on SB 1356 was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• This bill would codify the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project, which has proven to be a successful
• enforcement, creating fear and confusion for many immigrant families and children across California.
• Immigration law is one of the most complex and Detention and deportation without due process.
• Immigration law is one of the most complex and rapidly changing areas of the law, yet individuals are
• If we truly are a nation of laws, immigration laws are no different.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• impacts to the immigrant community.
• impacts to the immigrant community.
• We also oppose the $50 monthly Medi-Cal premium for some immigrant groups.
• Disability doesn't recognize immigration status.
• Disability doesn't recognize immigration status.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Third, the attack on immigrant families, starting October 1st of this year, The attack on immigrant families
• groups, specifically immigrant groups who are scheduled to lose... ...certain immigrant groups, specifically
• status and restrictions on lawful immigrant eligibility.
• There's one other change related to immigration status.
• The CalFresh immigrant eligibility, about 13,000 people.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• TO IMMIGRATION AND DECLARED A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND RELATED FEDERAL ACTIONS.
• RESTRICT BENEFITS THAT INCENTIVIZE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO MOVE TO FLORIDA. D.
• NOT REPLACE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN ITS ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW. I.
• SENATE BILL 2C, SENATOR GRUTERS, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATED TO IMMIGRATION.
• TO TRACK DOWN ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.

Bills: SJR36, SJR2, SB4, SR45, SR47, SR63, SR66, SR70, SR85, SCR14, SB10, SB11, SB10, SB11

Keywords: SJR 2, Senate Joint Resolution 2, constitutional amendment, homestead exemption, property tax relief, school property tax, ad valorem tax, residence homestead, school district taxes, Texas Constitution Article VIII, public school finance, homeowner exemption, elderly exemption, senior tax relief, disabled exemption, tax year 2025, voter approval, November 2025 ballot, local government, Ways & Means

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• immigrants who provided it with restrictionist immigration laws.
• </c><02:39:01.120><c> our</c><02:39:01.359><c> immigration</c> okay to hate immigration our immigration
• A 2021 immigration in Minnesota.
• ><c> to</c> immigrants.
• Immigrants link Minnesota to immigrants.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• facing immigration court proceedings, especially those in civil immigration detention.
• held in immigration detention released.
• We are proposing statutory changes to align the definition of immigrant youth eligible for immigration
• On immigration, we are grateful for one-time funding of $20 million for the immigration legal services
• Balancing the budget on the backs of immigrant, unaccompanied immigrant children is not a strategy.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c> has jurisdiction over immigration law. has jurisdiction over immigration law.
• </c> when it comes to immigration law. when it comes to immigration law.
• </c> authority when it comes to immigration authority when it comes to immigration law<00:21:53.440><
• people are facing, if we blame immigrants, if we're effective enough at blaming immigrants for the price
• for every problem in this immigrants for every problem in this country If we blame immigrants effectively

Keywords: 1183, house

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• they're ready to come and pick up the immigrant.
• Yes, they conduct active immigration enforcement in the community and serve immigration-related warrants
• Just this week in San Antonio, ...of immigrants.
• Just this week in San Antonio, immigrants going to court—immigrants that had followed the process under
• I'm not an ICE officer or a federal immigration official.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation and then took up several conference committee matters and resolutions. It granted the House request for a conference committee on House Bill 46 and adopted a conference report on Senate Bill 37, which was described as higher education governance reform, including stronger board authority, changes to faculty senates, general education requirements, and a new ombudsman office. Senators also adopted a large package of resolutions and HCRs by voice vote. A major focus was Senate Bill 12, the “Parental Bill of Rights,” whose conference report was adopted after extended questioning. The bill was described as giving parents more access to school materials and grievance procedures, requiring parental consent for student clubs, and restricting school district employees from assisting with social transitioning or related gender-identity instruction. Senators raised concerns about effects on students already socially transitioned and on parental rights in medical or psychological decisions; the author said the House language was retained in key areas and that districts would need policies and parent notification. The report passed 20-11. The Senate then adopted a resolution allowing the conference committee on Senate Bill 1, the state budget for fiscal years 2026-2027, to go outside the bounds, and later adopted the budget conference report. Senators highlighted major funding for public education, property tax relief, public safety, health and human services, child care, water and transportation infrastructure, and the Texas Energy Fund. The budget discussion also covered higher education, mental health facilities, community attendant wages, rural hospitals, DFPS case management, child care assistance, and a study rider on TRS. The report passed unanimously, 30-0. Finally, the Senate suspended rules to take up Senate Bill 8 and adopted its conference report. The bill requires counties with jails or jail contracts to participate in the federal 287(g) immigration enforcement program, with sheriffs choosing among available models and counties receiving tiered grants to help cover costs. Supporters framed it as a public safety measure targeting criminal illegal aliens, while opponents questioned whether it would divert local resources and increase fear in immigrant communities. The report was adopted after debate.

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• they have a qualifying immigration status.
• And each member of the family must have a lawful immigration status.
• And each member of the family must have a lawful immigration status.
• Nearly half again of our job growth has come from those immigrants.
• Immigrants don't drain it. Immigrants don't drain the Commonwealth; they build it. Mr.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House began with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance and adoption of three congratulatory resolutions honoring Eagle Scouts Charles Goodman, Jack Goodwin, and Liam LaCrooy. Members also adopted a House-Senate concurrence on House 4359, a Milford alcohol-license bill, after amending it to repeal Chapter 289 of the Acts of 2022 and set an effective date. The chamber then passed Senate 2596, establishing maintenance of private roads in Gloucester, and engrossed House 4887. The House also observed moments of silence for former Lynn City Councilor Richard Rick Ford, Louise M. Pedroso, and Mildred “Millie” Cox, and welcomed several guests, including students, civic visitors, and British Minister of State Stephen Doughty. The bulk of the session focused on budget amendments related to housing and emergency assistance. Amendment 1579, which would have tightened HomeBASE eligibility by requiring citizenship-status inquiries, was debated at length and defeated 26-130. Amendment 1582, which would have barred Housing and Livable Communities from conditioning grants on MBTA Communities Act compliance, was also rejected 27-126. Amendment 1583, which would have limited right-to-shelter eligibility to U.S. citizens with six months’ Massachusetts residency, was defeated 26-122. Supporters argued these changes would reduce costs and prioritize taxpayers; opponents said they would exclude lawful residents and undermine existing housing and shelter reforms. The House then adopted Consolidated Amendment F, covering energy, environmental affairs, and housing, by a vote of 154-0. Speakers highlighted major funding for rental vouchers, emergency shelter, HomeBASE, public housing, clean water, climate and agricultural programs, and food assistance. The chamber also considered and defeated Amendment 1218 on creating a data center commission, Amendment 1234 on eliminating certain energy surcharges, and several education-related amendments from Ms. Sullivan-Almeida: changes to special education reimbursement thresholds and rates, and a proposal to make regional school transportation funding mandatory rather than subject to appropriation. Those education amendments were all rejected after roll-call votes. Amendment 1580 on ending vocational school lottery admissions was withdrawn by its sponsor before a vote. The transcript ends as debate continues on Amendment 1308, which would increase a budget line item, but no final action on that amendment is shown.