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• , will carry a do-pass recommendation.
• the motion has failed.
• Having failed to achieve a majority vote in the Senate and the House, the motion failed.
• Having failed to achieve a majority vote in the Senate and the House, the motion fails.
• a due pass recommendation.

Summary: The committee began by recognizing two pages, Conrad and Easton Chandler, thanking them for their service and presenting letters and gifts before moving into budget work. Christopher LaHosette then gave a general fund budget update, explaining how the green sheet reflected JFAC’s prior base and maintenance actions and highlighting two policy bills tied to budget reductions: House Bill 622, which would reduce the IDLA appropriation by about $9 million, and Senate Bill 1312, which would reduce Medicaid general fund spending by about $21 million through a residential habilitation rate change. The committee then considered several budget-setting items. It approved a $17,800 reimbursement for the military division’s hazardous materials deficiency warrants, but a larger military division enhancement request to restore funding for the State Guardsman Education Assistance Program was debated at length and ultimately failed on the original motion; a substitute motion to hold the item at the call of the chair passed. The committee also approved enhancements for PERSI, the Division of Veteran Services, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the State Tax Commission’s supplemental request for federal tax conformity implementation costs. The Tax Commission’s larger FY 2027 enhancement package also passed, with language directing that one appropriation be used only for fast tax collection vendor payments and any unused amount revert to the general fund. The committee then took up language for the Division of Veteran Services intended to signal future funding for cemetery maintenance, but that language failed after members objected that it could not bind a future legislature. Additional cleanup language was later adopted to correct previously approved maintenance bill language, including clarifying transfer authority and fixing year references and agency names. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would hold budget hearings for the Department of Water Resources and the Soil and Water Conservation Commission on the following Monday, with no votes scheduled.

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• </c> floor amendment has failed. floor amendment has failed.
• The motion is ought to pass. Senator. The motion is ought to pass.
• We again passed this bill, and it also passed Finance.
• We passed that. But if you just bad. We passed that.
• Senator Abbis, yes. passes passes passes to<08:02:02.718><c> the</c><08:02:02.878><c> motion</c><08:02

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill got a do not pass out of the Tax and Finance Committee, came to the floor, it passed, moved
• The Senate also gave it a do not pass. It went to the floor, and the floor passed it.
• House Bill 1440 is declared passed.
• House Bill 1460 is declared passed.
• House Bill 1318 is declared passed. House Bill 1318 is declared passed.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several procedural motions, including suspending House rules for three legislative days and replacing conference committee members on Senate Bill 2282 and SCR 4007. The chamber also recognized visiting student groups from Grafton/Pleasant Valley and Shiloh School. Later, the House agreed to several conference committee reports and moved a number of measures through final passage or final disposition. House Bill 1428, which would have created a sales tax exemption for clothing sold by thrift stores or nonprofit corporations, drew extensive debate over tax policy, revenue loss, and possible conflicts with streamlined sales tax rules. Supporters argued it would help lower-income shoppers and nonprofit thrift stores, while opponents said it created an unfair advantage and could reduce state and local revenue. The conference report was adopted, but the bill ultimately failed on final vote, 37-54. House Bill 1440, relating to cigar lounges, was amended in conference and then passed 75-17. House Bill 1460, concerning adult foster care for private-pay adults, electronic monitoring, and a legislative study, was also adopted and passed overwhelmingly, 91-1. The House then passed Senate Bill 2224, which revises gaming commission structure and gaming stamp requirements, adds Attorney General enforcement provisions, and includes a $25,000 general fund appropriation, by a vote of 88-0. Senate Bill 2327, which expands uses of the agriculture diversification and development fund and appropriates $15 million to it, passed 74-17 after a member was excused from voting due to a personal interest. Senate Bill 2267, creating a regulatory framework for on-site wastewater treatment systems and shifting licensing authority to the Department of Environmental Quality, passed 82-10, and Senate Bill 2276, addressing joint water resource boards for cross-county projects, passed 90-1. The most contentious debate centered on Senate Bill 2160, which would move the state employee health plan from grandfathered status to a non-grandfathered ACA-compliant plan and appropriate about $6.6 million for the transition. Supporters said it would give the PERS board more flexibility, expand preventive and other benefits, and potentially slow premium growth without charging employees premiums. Opponents warned it could raise out-of-pocket costs, add mandated benefits, and shift costs to employees, while also arguing the bill had not been adequately studied. After extended debate, the House passed SB 2160 by a vote of 55-37. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 1318, a pesticide labeling bill, and placed it on final passage, but the transcript ends before the final vote on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• We stand in very strong support of this measure and ask you to pass it.
• I read in the paper about all of the IT projects, State IT projects, that fail.
• Okay, members, we're going to pass this out as an HD1 with some technical amendments.
• With that, we're going to pass with amendments. Any discussion? Okay, Vice Chair, for the vote.
• Members voting on HB 1440, the chair's recommendation is to pass with amendments.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c><00:16:29.200><c> to</c> The fine for a data broker who fails to The fine for a data broker who fails
• </c><00:16:40.600><c> to</c> $1,000 per day per day if it fails to $1,000 per day per day if it fails
• Data brokers that failed to provide...
• Data brokers that failed to provide...
• Data brokers that failed to provide...

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Having failed to achieve a majority vote in both the Senate and the House, the motion has failed.
• Having failed to receive a majority in both the Senate and the House, the motion has failed.
• will carry a do pass recommendation.
• will carry a do pass recommendation.
• The House having failed to achieve a majority, the motion has failed.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met to consider several Department of Health and Welfare Medicaid items, Idaho State Police budgets, the Department of Juvenile Corrections, and the Department of Administration and Military Division. The committee first approved a FY 2026 Medicaid forecast supplemental, then approved a budget-neutral FY 2026 hospital assessment fund shift and creation of a separate hospital assessment budgeted program. For FY 2027 Medicaid, members heard extensive discussion of MMIS procurement, estate recovery, program integrity, purchasing staff, hospital assessment alignment, population forecast adjustments, and proposed reductions tied to provider rates and RESHAB. After debate among three competing motions, the committee rejected two alternatives and passed the original motion, which included the governor’s recommended Medicaid adjustments and the $22 million reduction concept, sending it with a do pass recommendation. The committee then approved Idaho State Police Brand Inspection replacement items for trucks and equipment, as well as Idaho State Police division requests for a commercial vehicle safety grant increase, a mobile live scan pilot, and replacement patrol vehicles and equipment. POST Academy replacement items were also approved. For the Department of Juvenile Corrections, members approved clinician service transfer funding from Health and Welfare, replacement items, IT hardware, and restoration of six FTPs and related funding for direct care staff and substance use disorder mentoring services. In the Department of Administration budget, the committee debated Medicaid procurement staffing and related transfers. A substitute motion to fund three FTPs failed, and the committee ultimately approved a compromise motion funding two FTPs, utilities alignment, program transfers, inflationary utilities, IT hardware, and a prior rescission adjustment. The Military Division enhancement request for indirect cost recovery for emergency management and state education assistance funding was also approved. The committee adjourned after announcing its Monday agenda, which included DEQ, public school support and financing, services for the deaf and blind, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Education.

Transcript Highlights:

• We know that claims continue to rise because systems are failing and people are failing your customers
• So our request is, number one, that this be passed and that it not be passed with any amendments that
• So please pass this bill forward.
• While this body fails to pass Senator Saldana's legislation that would help minimize the risk of local
• While this body fails to pass Senator Saldana's legislation that would help minimize the risk of local

Bills: SB6239, SB6074, SB5886, SB6041, SB6190

Keywords: tort claims, state liability, Washington law, government accountability, legal process, parole, criminal justice reform, felony, recidivism, rehabilitation, public safety, personality rights, right of publicity, publicity rights, name image likeness, NIL, deepfake, AI-generated content, digital impersonation, forged digital likeness

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• </c> federal government fails to act. federal government fails to act.
• And government fails, that falls on us.
• But don't and pass that through a law.
• Seven and L6 fails. We're back to &gt;&gt; No. Seven and L6 fails.
• Pass second Senate Bill 32 is amended.

Keywords: 981, all

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• So in 2023, this committee passed required reporting.
• So in 2023, this committee passed required reporting.
• So the legislature could pass a resolution, call them out publicly.
• If it's federal pass-through dollars, we don't get to do anything with that.
• He asks that the committee send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first heard RS 33112, a proposal to prohibit Idaho state government from using logos, mottos, or slogans associated with elected officials on official documents, presentations, and correspondence. Representative Scott said the intent was to keep government communications neutral and avoid promotional slogans such as “Leading Idaho,” but members raised drafting concerns and questioned whether the language could unintentionally affect ordinary state seals or mottos. After discussion, Scott asked that the RS be returned to the sponsor, and the committee voted to do so. The committee then considered RS 33140, which would require civil asset forfeiture reports now filed locally to also be sent to the State Controller’s Office for storage and publication, with the reporting deadline changed from February to April to match existing timelines. Scott said the goal was greater transparency and better legislative oversight, and she explained the reporting would cover forfeiture data, not storage of seized property. Members asked about costs, the reporting form, and whether the bill covered only law enforcement forfeitures; the committee adopted the amendment and voted to introduce the RS. RS 33141 followed, seeking to add penalties for agencies that knowingly fail to report executed MOUs, MOAs, contracts, and related agreements to the State Controller. Members questioned the scope of the penalty, possible liability issues, and whether quasi-government entities were included. After discussion, the committee voted to return RS 33141 to the sponsor for reworking. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 504, a lottery bill aimed at preventing bulk-buying syndicates from purchasing large numbers of tickets and capturing winnings, often through out-of-state groups. Lottery officials said the bill would set a $5,000 per 24-hour purchase limit, allow investigators to deny winnings tied to bulk-purchase violations, and preserve transparency by keeping prize information public. Members asked about enforcement, whether the bill would affect ordinary groups of Idahoans, and whether the same group could evade the limit by using multiple buyers. After no public testimony against the bill, the committee voted to send HB 504 to the floor with a due pass recommendation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Pass. Senator Mesnard? Pass. Senator Miranda? Senator Mesnard? Oh, that happens is going to go.
• I move SB 1004 with a due-pass recommendation.
• I move SB 1497 with a do-pass recommendation.
• I move SB 1424 with a do-pass recommendation.
• Pass recommendations.

Bills: SB1004, SB1424, SB1497, SB1507, SB1572, SB1684, SB1711, SB1741, SB1754, SB1763, SB1798, SCR1012, SCR1041, SCR1051

Keywords: sex offender registration, sex offender registry, A.R.S. 13-3821, sexual offenses, public safety, GPS monitoring, electronic monitoring, transient offender, homeless registrant, online identifiers, internet identifiers, sheriff notification, Department of Public Safety, DPS, DNA collection, juvenile adjudication, kidnapping of a minor, unlawful imprisonment of a minor, lifetime registration, community notification

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm presenting today a bit of a historic overview of the failed Northstar Commuter Rail service.
• On the other side of the Rocky Mountains, Utah's FrontRunner will pass through Salt Lake City 30 times
• failed, it's failed.
• failed</c><00:34:59.599><c> well</c> it's failed it's failed it's failed well it's failed it's failed
• Motion passes. For House File 749, we will just lay that over for future inclusion.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 269 and House File 749 together, both aimed at ending Northstar Commuter Rail service. The bill author described HF 269 as directing the Metropolitan Council and MnDOT to request a federal waiver and discontinue Northstar operations, with HF 749 setting performance requirements that would trigger a similar termination request. Supporters argued Northstar has low ridership, high operating subsidies, and large maintenance costs, and said the agencies now agree with the intent to terminate the line and possibly replace it with bus rapid transit. The chair moved HF 269 to the general register while also laying HF 749 over in committee, and testimony was heard on both bills at once. Testimony split sharply. Supporters of termination, including the bill author and Annette Meeks, said Northstar has consistently underperformed ridership projections, has required large taxpayer subsidies, and should be ended rather than extended. Opponents, including Jesse Cook, Darwin Scherlan, Joel Mueller, Katie Nicholson, and Annie Buckle, argued the line still serves riders, workers, and communities, that low frequency and underinvestment are the real problems, and that the state should improve service rather than shut it down. Several opponents emphasized Northstar’s role for commuters, special events, and future growth, especially the St. Cloud corridor. Met Council Chair Charlie Zelle and MnDOT Commissioner Danenberger said they support carefully evaluating alternatives to commuter rail and acknowledged the subsidy is not acceptable, but they also said the agencies are working with the federal government and BNSF on possible next steps. Zelle said the agencies believe bus service could provide more frequent and direct service, and when asked directly, he confirmed they are in favor of terminating Northstar and replacing it with bus service if feasible. No final disposition beyond the motion on HF 269 and the laying over of HF 749 was recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• One by one, this body has passed, laws this body has passed, have brought new innovations and consistency
• This bill makes it unlawful to deny or obstruct, or fail or whatever verb you want to choose, to fail
• The motion is due pass as amended. Haney, Lackey, aye. When? Aye. Ramos, aye. That measure passes.
• That measure passes. Sharp Collins, not voting. That measure passes.
• This was before HR1 was passed.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of public safety bills, with several measures pulled off calendar and one consent calendar adopted. AB 2419 by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva would extend body-worn cameras to Los Angeles County juvenile probation officers. Supporters said cameras would improve accountability, youth and officer safety, and public trust; opponents argued the bill would not solve deeper problems in juvenile halls and raised concerns about officer discretion, privacy, and labor issues. The bill passed to Appropriations on a roll call vote. AB 1902 by Assembly Member Pellerin, co-sponsored by Santa Cruz County, would revise the juvenile detention extension hearing process in response to the Madison Middleton case. Supporters, including the victim’s mother and county officials, said the bill would clarify jurisdiction, allow continuances, permit hearsay at the probable cause stage, extend the maximum detention period, and better protect the public and victims from repeated trauma. Opponents from public defender, youth justice, and civil liberties groups argued the bill expands civil commitment, reduces review frequency, and could lead to inappropriate adult placement. The committee approved the bill to Appropriations, with some members noting remaining concerns. AB 2052 by Assembly Member Stephanie would allow continuity in prosecution for elder and dependent adult abuse cases, including a limited continuance so the same prosecutor can stay with a case. Supporters said older victims and those with dementia or other impairments benefit from a single point of contact and less repeated trauma; opponents said the bill could undermine speedy-trial rights and was broader than necessary. The bill passed to Judiciary. AB 1588, also by Assembly Member Stephanie, would strengthen sideshow and street takeover enforcement by adding motorcycles and dirt bikes to the law and increasing penalties. Supporters framed it as a public safety and accountability measure, while opponents warned it would expand punishment, surveillance, and fines without addressing root causes; the bill was sent to Transportation on a roll call vote. AB 1753, another Stephanie bill, would tighten firearm relinquishment and protective-order enforcement, expand remote hearing access, and align firearm prohibitions across protective order categories; it passed to Judiciary. The committee also heard AB 1739 by Assembly Member Ward, which would criminalize clergy sexual exploitation when clergy provide therapeutic services, with survivors and advocates testifying in support.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill has passed the House twice before, once on the local and consent calendar.
• Are they going to be able to pass the test once they complete the curriculum?
• A lot of the stuff y'all have passed has been driven by need.
• Is that a failed statement?
• This bill passed the House twice. This is our third try.

Bills: HB431, HB648, HB 1006, HB1926, HB2037, HB2468, HB2788, HB2791, HB3255, HB3260

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions

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• It was difficult to get passed, but I do believe I supported it then.
• Senate Bill 1311 will be sent to the floor with a due pass.
• So I would ask for your support to send 1308 to the floor with a do pass.
• Senate Bill 1308 will be sent to the floor with the do-pass recommendation.
• Senate Bill 1309 will be sent to the floor with the due-pass recommendation.

Summary: The committee began with a brief introduction of Hazel Stevens, a new page from Kuna High School who said she is interested in government and hopes to attend NNU and become a lawyer. Senators asked a few light questions, then moved to legislation. The first bill, Senate Bill 1311, would require ignition interlock companies to notify the Idaho Transportation Department when an interlock is installed so the court-ordered one-year interlock period begins with proof of installation, and to notify prosecutors when a device prevents a vehicle from starting. Senator Foreman and AAA Idaho’s Matthew Condi testified in support, saying the bill would close loopholes, improve accountability, and help ensure DUI offenders actually comply with restrictions. Some senators raised concerns about surveillance, false positives, and whether the bill could create reports for low-level alcohol readings, but supporters argued prosecutors would retain discretion and the data already exists. The committee voted 5-4 to send SB 1311 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then received a court presentation from the Idaho Supreme Court’s Administrative Office of the Courts. Imelda Lopez described court assistance officers, who help self-represented litigants with forms, procedures, and referrals but cannot give legal advice; she highlighted statewide services, online forms, fee waivers, and local partnerships. Chris Paulson followed with an overview of family court services, including parenting plans, the Focus on Children course, mediation, and financial assistance for court-ordered services in family law cases. Israel Enriquez then described treatment courts, especially mental health and veterans courts, emphasizing strict supervision, treatment, accountability, and lower recidivism compared with traditional supervision. Senators thanked the presenters, and one noted the importance of treatment courts amid budget concerns. After the presentations, the committee took up two court-related cleanup bills from Senator Lakey. Senate Bill 1308 removes an outdated statutory reference to Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 16(j) in the mediation confidentiality statute, and Senate Bill 1309 codifies the priority of payments for juvenile case funds, placing restitution to victims first. Both bills drew little discussion, were moved by committee members, and passed unanimously to the floor with do-pass recommendations. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It fails. They're failing.
• You actually have to pass them.
• You don't get a bright future in Cambridge unless you pass the classes, pass the test.
• They are failing governmental schools because you as a government have failed them. Yeah.
• They are failing governmental schools because you as a government have failed them.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• The motion passes with a vote of 17 to The motion passes with a vote of 17 to zero.
• </c> The motion passes with a vote of 17 to0. The motion passes with a vote of 17 to0.
• </c> and I hope that we will pass this bill. and I hope that we will pass this bill.
• </c> The motion passes with a vote of 17 to0. The motion passes with a vote of 17 to0.
• </c> The motion passes with a vote of 1720. The motion passes with a vote of 1720.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• of which has been passed by the Senate more than once.
• And there are over 13 states that have passed laws similar to this bill.
• This bill, speaking as a Texan, fails me, it fails my friends, it fails the people I love, it fails the
• Worse, this bill fails the spirit of freedom.
• That is absurd and insane to pass in the year 2025.

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.

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• </c><00:14:04.560><c> then</c> appointment if their kid passes then appointment if their kid passes then
• </c><00:14:13.959><c> the</c><00:14:14.079><c> first</c> because they passed the first because they passed
• We did a $25 fee that did not pass, so this year we’re going back to...
• We did a $25 fee that did not pass, so this year we’re going back to... Thank you. Thank you.
• We did a $25 fee that did not pass, so this year we’re going back to...

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the backstory is in 2022, the Legislature passed AB 2316 in that direction.
• I have passed out here a copy of the local reliability area.
• Do pass to Appropriations. Senators Allen, aye. Do pass to Appropriations. Senators Allen, aye.
• Do pass to Appropriations. Current vote 9-0. Chair, Vice Chair voting aye.
• If I may offer an analogy, in 1999, NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter mission failed.

Summary: The committee heard several energy-related bills, with AB 1715 drawing the most discussion. That bill would require the CPUC to create a searchable database of utility advice letters, protests, responses, and resolutions going back to 2020, and to require utilities to report state, federal, and other public financing so ratepayer savings from loans, grants, and similar funding can be tracked and passed through. The author and TURN said the bill is aimed at transparency, affordability, and preventing double recovery; committee amendments removed some language, and labor said the amendments would remove its opposition. Senators pressed on how “financial benefits” would be defined and whether the bill would require refunds to ratepayers, and the author said the CPUC would determine the details. The bill was later moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1301, a CPUC/Public Utilities Code cleanup bill, was presented as a housekeeping measure to remove obsolete references, align deadlines, eliminate duplicative requirements, and extend the Energy Conservation Assistance Act sunset. The Public Advocates Office and Golden State Power Cooperatives supported it, and the committee advanced it do-pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2463, which would require the CPUC to disclose the models and analysis used to set utility authorized return on equity, was described as a transparency measure for a process that is currently a “black box.” EDF and the Utility Wildfire Survivor Coalition supported the bill, while members noted the importance of understanding how utility profits are set; it also passed to Appropriations. AB 1813, on community solar and storage, generated substantial debate. The author said the bill is intended to fix a CPUC program that he argued is unworkable and inconsistent with the Legislature’s earlier direction, while supporters including San Diego Community Power, TURN, and many clean energy, labor, and local-government groups said it would make community solar viable for renters and others who cannot install rooftop solar. Opponents, including the Public Advocates Office, Southern California Edison, SDG&E, and PG&E, argued it would raise rates, create cost shifts to non-participating customers, and conflict with a recently adopted CPUC decision. The bill was moved out on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with some senators indicating support but also concern about affordability and pending amendments. AB 2111, which would require the CPUC to plan transmission using multiple demand and resource scenarios instead of a single forecast, was supported as a way to reduce bottlenecks, improve reliability, and avoid costly under-planning as electrification grows. Supporters said better scenario planning would help avoid transmission constraints that block new generation, while the committee raised questions about cost impacts and the role of current CPUC planning processes. The bill passed to Appropriations. The committee also took up AB 2266, which would consolidate related CPUC compliance reporting, require consistent reliability valuation across programs, and direct an evaluation if CAISO uses backstop procurement; supporters said it would reduce confusion and improve consistency, while opponents warned against forcing one valuation method across different resource types. AB 2266 was also moved to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2175 was taken up on consent and advanced without discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> relief, we must prioritize passing relief, we must prioritize passing legislation<00:09:29.680><
• </c><02:30:17.040><c> We're</c> No new laws have been passed. We're No new laws have been passed.
• Now, we're ready to pass a four years. Now, we're ready to pass a clean<03:02:56.319><c> bill.
• </c> has failed. This Congress has failed. has failed. This Congress has failed.
• Let's pass community safe, Mr. Speaker. Let's pass this<05:48:57.360><c> bill.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1012, house, all