Transcript Highlights:

• I don't know that any of us will be here in 2009, but that agreement is in place so that research can
• That agreement is in place so that research can continue for generations to come.
• The contract county agreement is very specific, only for the protection of state lands.
• Well, there isn't an agreement yet. Well, so the Budget Act of 2025.
• All of these agreements are reimbursable. Wonderful. I'll leave it there.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview from the California Conservation Corps on its 50-year history, current operations, and budget proposals. Director J.P. Patton described the CCC’s work in conservation, disaster response, education, and workforce development, noting 26 facilities, about 3,000 Corps members annually, and a funding mix of roughly 55% General Fund and 45% reimbursements. Members praised the program and asked about revenue sources, recruitment, retention, and post-service tracking. The CCC said it has a 5,000-person waitlist, uses first-come, first-served admissions with minimal eligibility requirements, and is working to improve data on outcomes. The committee also discussed the Greenwood Residential Center, where the CCC seeks staffing and operating funds to reopen a rebuilt facility in El Dorado County; the LAO suggested considering fewer new members or a delayed opening to reduce General Fund pressure, but no vote was taken and the item was held open. The committee then considered a CCC wildfire readiness proposal to move hand crews to a seven-day operational schedule. CCC and Cal Fire representatives said the change is needed because wildfire is now year-round and because the current model leaves crews unavailable in many months due to staffing gaps. They said the proposal would improve reliability for Cal Fire, preserve training opportunities for Corps members, and better align the CCC with Cal Fire’s 66-hour workweek. The LAO supported the concept but recommended considering lower-cost alternatives, such as relief staffing or partial reimbursement. Members also discussed the decline in incarcerated fire crews, with Cal Fire explaining that reforms and eligibility changes have reduced the pool of incarcerated people who qualify for camp and fire work. One member raised the use of goats and grazing for fuel reduction, and staff responded that such methods can help with prevention but cannot replace hand crews for suppression. The item was held open. Cal Fire then presented its department overview, emphasizing its expanded workforce, year-round wildfire response, vegetation management, community preparedness, and partnerships with federal, local, tribal, and private entities. Members asked about contract counties such as Orange County, reforestation and seedling capacity, federal reimbursement, and the 66-hour workweek rollout. Cal Fire said it is still below the seedling capacity needed for post-fire reforestation and relies heavily on public-private partnerships. The committee also reviewed a proposal for permanent funding for defensible space inspections. Cal Fire said it needs 31 positions and ongoing General Fund support to replace temporary funding that expires in 2027 and to maintain a goal of 250,000 inspections per year. The LAO said the proposal has merit but suggested alternatives such as a different General Fund/GGRF mix, reinstating an SRA fee, or approving the positions on a one-time basis. Members generally supported the work but raised budget concerns, and the proposal was held open. Finally, Cal Fire began presenting a fixed-wing pilot and mechanics contract increase, explaining that its aviation fleet has grown and become more complex, requiring more pilots and maintainers for year-round operations. The department said labor market pressures have increased contractor costs and that the contract is needed to support continuous aerial firefighting readiness. The transcript cuts off before further discussion or any action on that item.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, yes, so we already are in agreement state with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• There are three authorities that have agreement state status.
• Some were purchased in the '60s and '70s, more in the '80s, still more in the 2000s.
• So purchase... Can use to conduct their business.
• So a purchasing process working through state purchasing requires verification of approval using this

Committee: Joint Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill, as amended, allows utilities to sign purchase power agreements with advanced nuclear resources
• power agreements which advanced purchase power agreements which advanced with<01:40:15.040><c> advanced
• Uh, 20% of a utility's supplies could be tied up with purchase power agreements for these kinds of facilities
• There's always a risk with purchase power agreements, right?
• </c><01:48:56.320><c> power</c> always a risk with purchase power always a risk with purchase power agreements

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:

• expands the prohibition on a foreign adversary nation or agent from either directly or indirectly purchasing
• The bill would apply to any transaction, transfer, agreement, or arrangement that is designed to work
• The bill would apply to any transaction, transfer, agreement, or arrangement that is designed to work
• Corporation Commission if the entity has entered into or suspects a lease, license, or coalition agreement
• I have been told, and I've been briefed, that there have been attempts. ...to purchase land around Luke

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:

• Such laws prohibit governments from purchasing personal data for use in criminal investigations.
• So in DAS's role, we do this and also, Through an intergovernmental agreement.
• But we do not provide in that agreement support for project management.
• So in DAS's role, we do this and also, through an intergovernmental agreement.
• But we do not provide in that agreement support for, But we do not provide in that agreement support

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• Some years back, the city of Houston was able to secure similar non-binding agreements with their law
• So you're transferring the purchasing agent from the authority of the judiciary to the Commissioner's
• for purchasing. decisions in the business of county government.
• are not in compliance with purchasing regulations.
• Those checks remain firmly in place. place, regardless of where the purchasing agent reports.

Bills: HB1597 , HB2364 , HB2437 , HB3205 , HB3253 , HB3310 , HB3648 , HB3906 , HB4259 , HB5645

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: county jailer, jail training, veterans, Texas Veterans Commission, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, TCOLE, criminal justice system, county jail, law enforcement training, mental health training, jail standards, correctional officers, veteran services, veteran interaction, occupations code, jailer licensing, parking, county courthouse, infrastructure, local government

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• There is a $157,000 increase in fees and self-generated revenues for an acquisition purchase.
• The current payment which were sold for construction, improvement, and facility purchases.
• these purchases will be made for Vernon Center for Youth.
• We initially signed that agreement in December of '24, but then we had to staff it, of course.
• We initially signed that agreement December of 24, but then we had to staff it, of course.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee heard FY27 budget presentations for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, beginning with Public Safety Services. House Fiscal Division staff reviewed the department’s recommended budget of $645.9 million, including supplemental pay, State Police, Motor Vehicles, and the State Fire Marshal. Officials explained that the overall budget reflects a net decrease from FY26, driven largely by shifts in funding sources, removal of one-time statutory dedications, and adjustments tied to undercollections in fees and self-generated revenues. State Police was recommended at $459.7 million, OMV at $86.7 million, and the Fire Marshal at $41.1 million. Department leaders also described ongoing modernization efforts, staffing vacancies, and the use of efficiencies identified internally. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Burns and agency heads testified about State Police operations, including increased cadet graduations, improved Mardi Gras security, progress on APHIS and OMV modernization, and the new crime lab under construction. Members asked about undercollections, vacancies, the role of public tag agents, and whether the agency could expand counter-drone capabilities. Burns said the department has identified about $11 million in efficiencies, but warned that counter-drone work would require additional funding, citing a $4.5 million fiscal note for HB 940 and roughly $9 million more for a robust unit. OMV officials said staffing and retention remain difficult, but modernization should improve service and reduce lines; they also said the agency continues to rely on public tag agents and is working through reinstatement fee collection issues. The committee then reviewed the Department of Corrections FY27 budget, recommended at $902.3 million, with most funding from State General Fund and a large increase tied to higher incarceration costs, medical needs, overtime, and added capacity at Louisiana State Penitentiary. DOC officials said the department remains under pressure from vacancies, turnover, contraband, and medical costs, and that the budget includes funding to add 150 correctional officers at Angola and to house ICE detainees at Camp J. They also discussed criminal justice reinvestment savings, prison enterprises, and reentry programs funded through the Second Chance Act. Members asked about staffing, inmate deaths at Elaine Hunt, work-release pay, and whether the department is tracking the true long-term cost of incarceration. Officials said they are pursuing pay increases, recruitment, expanded training and reentry programs, and more data-driven workforce alignment, while acknowledging that many budget pressures remain unresolved.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> keep</c><01:02:55.520><c> us</c> non-disclosure agreements that keep us non-disclosure agreements
• So, thank you, Madam Chair. be able to purchase Microsoft Office be able to purchase Microsoft Office
• ><c> roughly</c> wanted to purchase, it would be roughly wanted to purchase, it would be roughly like
• </c> budgets simply cannot support purchasing budgets simply cannot support purchasing a<01:19:01.920
• :07.920><c> our</c><01:19:08.159><c> residents</c> purchasing power, however, our residents purchasing

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• amendments to House Bill 1752 by Harris of the House and Eck of the Senate, an act relating to central purchasing
• Speaker, members, this bill we've seen before allows certain prosecutorial agencies to purchase vehicles
• House Bill 1752 by Harris of the House and Eck of the Senate, an act relating to central purchasing.

Bills: HJR1101 , SB1319 , SB1264 , HB4237 , SB1277 , SB2069 , HB3066 , HB2115 , HB2153 , HB2268 , HB2961 , SB1679 , SB2018 , HB4294 , SB2095 , HB4113 , SB1894 , SB1810 , HB4268 , HB1752 , HB3413 , SB625 , HB3644 , HB3940 , HJR1096 , HJR1100 , HJR1099 , HB2992 , SB1636 , HB4302 , SB1613 , SB1443 , HB1409 , HB1675 , HB1225 , HB1381 , HB4359 , SB1503

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors, SB1319

Transcript Highlights:

• So the agreement was to remove the amendment.
• remember in committee, I asked you about tying this activity back to a local community, and we had an agreement
• We all talk about there's not a 100% agreement out here about that.

Bills: HJR1101 , SB1319 , SB1264 , HB4237 , SB1277 , SB2069 , HB3066 , HB2115 , HB2153 , HB2268 , HB2961 , SB1679 , SB2018 , HB4294 , SB2095 , HB4113 , SB1894 , SB1810 , HB4268 , HB1752 , HB3413 , SB625 , HB3644 , HB3940 , HJR1096 , HJR1100 , HJR1099 , HB2992 , SB1636 , HB4302 , SB1613 , SB1443 , HB1409 , HB1675 , HB1225 , HB1381 , HB4359 , SB1503

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors, SB1319

Transcript Highlights:

• Additionally, it instructs the association to transmit prescribed information to the purchaser after
• receipt of the owner's written notice of a pending purchase offer rather than a pending sale.
• Happy to answer any questions. ...of a pending purchase offer rather than a pending sale.
• I believe that how it works for automobiles is that you may purchase insurance.
• So you can purchase insurance; of course, most people do, but you can also post a bond.

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• 4876, which relates to the withdrawal of certain deposits placed in escrow in connection with the purchase
• Presently in Texas, an earnest money deposit made by a purchaser for the purchase of a condominium unit
• The purchase agreement must expressly disclose that those deposits may be used for agreement and before
• Currently, deposits made by a purchaser for the purchase of a condominium home must be held in an escrow
• account until the home is conveyed to the purchaser.

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• It's to purchase an A.V. system for the Real Estate Commission.
• Okay, and that's in relation to the purchase of the new building?
• What was, refresh me, the purchase price? $3.5 million. Okay.
• And then I guess there was a... ...the purchase price? $3.5 million. Okay.
• I was not aware of that issue when we approved the purchase of that building.

Committee: All ALC-PEER

Summary: The committee considered a series of appropriation, transfer, and review items, approving most requests in Sections B through J. These included temporary appropriations for state technology upgrades, personnel management, court reporters and interpreters, crime victim claims, juvenile sex offender assessments, radiation lab testing, higher education workforce grants, an ARPA grant for the UAFS LPN program, an IIJA grant for geological/critical minerals work, a restricted reserve transfer for 102 State Police vehicles, a transfer to the Arkansas Heroes Program, several cash fund requests for the Real Estate Commission HVAC and AV needs, and overtime appropriations for Emergency Management and Military. One budget classification transfer request from the Commissioner of State Lands for $250,000 to cover operating expenses tied to a new building was discussed at length but failed on the vote after questions about the lease and operating costs. A major portion of the meeting focused on a $25.7 million pay plan appropriation request for 15 agencies. Members questioned why the Department of Human Services had not requested additional pay-plan dollars for human development centers, where DHS acknowledged staffing shortages, high turnover, and heavy overtime but said the issue was not lack of pay-plan funding. DHS was asked to provide a written plan to address staffing problems. The Department of Corrections testified that the pay plan had improved retention and hiring, and committee members asked for follow-up data on vacancies and staffing outcomes. Members also clarified that the pay-plan request was appropriation only, not new funding, and approved it. The committee then reviewed fund reports, including the restricted reserve, Budget Stabilization Trust Fund, Tobacco Settlement, State Central Services, Education Adequacy, Medicaid Trust Fund, IIJA, and Revenue Services transfer reports. DHS and DFA were questioned closely about the Medicaid Trust Fund, with members noting a $90 million February draw and asking about projected year-end balances; DFA and DHS said February was a high-expense, low-revenue month and projected the fund would remain solvent through the fiscal year, ending between $150 million and $200 million, while a second $100 million set-aside is planned for FY27. The committee also discussed a state hospital damage report, where DHS explained that insurance proceeds would not fully cover the repair costs because of depreciation and the age of the buildings; members expressed concern that the state would recover far less than originally expected, and DHS said any additional insurance recovery would be limited and returned to restricted reserve.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I think that there's broad agreement—broad agreement—that social media has been pretty terrible..
• In San Diego, they are using a project labor agreement, which increases the cost by 25, 35%.
• , many companies have... ...online purchasing.
• I've never done this, but you see it on every purchase.
• But this is probably trying to get to preventing the purchase if it’s not the same.

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee heard several privacy and consumer protection bills. AB 1405 by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan would create a state registry of AI auditors and set baseline transparency and ethics requirements for auditors, with the author accepting committee amendments. Supporters said the bill would help establish independent oversight and consumer trust in AI, while some members questioned whether government should be creating the registry rather than industry groups and raised concerns about unclear standards. The bill passed the committee on a 5-1 vote and was sent to Appropriations. AB 2 by Assembly Member Lowenthal would impose enhanced financial penalties on large social media companies when their negligence causes harm to children and teens. The author and supporters, including grieving parents and Common Sense Media, argued that platforms know their products can contribute to addiction, self-harm, drug sales, and other harms but have not done enough to protect young users. Opponents from TechNet, EFF, CCIA, and CalChamber warned the bill was vague, could chill speech, invite broad litigation, and raise First Amendment and Section 230 concerns. Several members expressed support for the goal but asked for changes, especially around the private right of action and clearer standards; the bill passed 6-0 to Judiciary. AB 410 by Assembly Member Wilson would expand California’s bot disclosure law so bots must identify themselves up front and not misrepresent themselves as human. Supporters said the bill would reduce deception in online interactions and help vulnerable users, while some members worried it was too broad and could affect ordinary automated responses or out-of-state users. After amendments and discussions, opposition softened or withdrew, and the bill passed 9-1 to Appropriations. AB 1327 by Assembly Member Aguirre-Currie would let consumers cancel home improvement contracts by email instead of only by mail, with a phone-number assistance requirement added in committee; the Contractors State License Board withdrew opposition, and the bill passed 11-0 to Judiciary. The committee also heard AB 566 by Assembly Member Lowenthal, which would require browsers and mobile operating systems to support one-step opt-out privacy signals across online businesses, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or a vote on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:31:52.480><c> should</c><00:31:53.000><c> lease</c><00:31:53.440><c> agreements</c> lease agreements
• should lease agreements lease agreements should lease agreements have<00:31:54.639><c> terms</c><00:
• So I want to start with the fact that we are in agreement on at least that much.
• So a lot of our job already is negotiating move-out agreements.
• </c> is negotiating move out agreements is negotiating move out agreements that's<02:32:09.120><c> pretty

Committee: House Housing

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you've got a purchase from a parent, if a parent company is purchasing something from a subsidiary
• The governing board of the agreement does meet periodically throughout the year, and sometimes the agreement
• </c> states um being a member of an agreement states um being a member of an agreement of<00:52:08.520
• :09.839><c> restrictions</c> of the agreement puts some restrictions of the agreement puts some restrictions
• </c> very simple example um the agreement very simple example um the agreement requires<00:52:17.119>

Committee: House Taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:54.600><c> a</c> liquor tax applies if you purchase a liquor tax applies if you purchase a
• There’s no agreement, and, oh, we're just eliminating the fourth item.
• Uh, so, uh, with that being said, uh, again, members, there's no agreement on the amendment.
• I like where it's headed, but it won't be funded this way. no agreement on the amendment.
• I did no agreement on the amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• on its website a list of all sister city and sister state affiliations, along with copies of all agreements
• It prohibits a linkage institute from entering into an agreement or participating in activities with
• It prohibits those institutions from entering into any agreement with a foreign country of concern or
• coming from a foreign country of concern, that company would not be able to enter into a business agreement
• coming from a foreign country of concern, that company would not be able to enter into a business agreement

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act. Senator Grohl explained that the bill expands state restrictions and disclosure requirements related to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including foreign-agent registration, gift bans for public officials, ethics training, procurement limits for IT and critical infrastructure, restrictions on sister-city/sister-state affiliations, changes to linkage institutes and in-state tuition provisions, and new criminal penalties for certain offenses committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist organizations. Senator Polsky raised questions about higher education, election technology, federal FARA overlap, and whether the bill would affect candidates or events involving CARE; the sponsor responded that the bill focuses on foreign countries of concern, ownership/control, and gifts, and does not prohibit speaking at events. An amendment clarifying definitions, willful violations, and ethics-training content was adopted, and after supportive testimony from Kelly Curry and Robert Pierce, the committee reported CS for SB 1178 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure if the filing is made before the maximum fine accrues and the filer has not previously received such a waiver or accrued the maximum fine in prior years. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified that the bill supports transparency and makes the fine and appeals process more efficient, noting it was a commission recommendation. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee held confirmation hearings on appointments in Tabs 3 through 26. No senator requested separate votes on any appointee, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointments was approved and recommended favorably to the full Senate.

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• One, that consumers who purchase a license for a video game should have access to it indefinitely.
• One, that consumers who purchase a license for a video game should have access to it indefinitely.
• And whether or not it's from the time of purchase or the time when that game was actually shut down..
• Yeah, you know, the stipulated settlement agreements are still approved in a public forum.
• Agreements in advance. That's not how it happens in practice.

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:

• We must comply, as a nonprofit, with federal, state, and local regulatory agreements that encumber our
• agreements and bringing California pre-sale law in closer conformity to laws and industry practices
• agreement is not being lived up to by the buyer, and they're pulling out of a deal.
• So the developer has actually consumed, with your agreement, to date.
• price. ...to the developer, someone has lost 10% of their life savings or 10% of the purchase price,

Committee: House Judiciary