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• Uh, we have temporary licenses within the office already.
• Uh we have temporary<00:58:23.480><c> licenses</c><00:58:24.120><c> within</c><00:58:24.440><c> the</
• c><00:58:24.600><c> office</c> temporary licenses within the office temporary licenses within the office
• license or two to be in temporary license or two to be in effect. effect. effect.
• My client, the social workers, were very concerned that we could wind up with nothing this year.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• Each day, as many as 1,700 workers report to the 119 miles of construction in the Central Valley.
• These workers have already helped come...
• These workers have already helped come. 19 miles of construction in the Central Valley.
• That included also temporary construction easements, so we are almost done within the 119 mile.
• So this North Bakersfield station, they are intending it to be a temporary station.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held an informational hearing on the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 draft business plan, with testimony from the authority, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and the High-Speed Rail Inspector General. Chair Cortese framed the hearing around the project’s recent changes: a new CEO, revised delivery strategy, loss of federal funds, renewed interest in private financing and value capture, and proposed adjustments to the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment. He also raised concerns about statutory compliance, transparency, and whether the draft plan fully reflects required elements and true costs and timelines. Authority CEO Ian Chaudhry said the project has made substantial construction progress in the Central Valley and is moving toward track installation, with the state’s $1 billion annual cap-and-invest funding providing a stable base. He argued the plan uses design optimization, direct procurement of materials, and revised sequencing to reduce costs and support an early operating segment by about 2032-33. He also promoted broader commercialization of the corridor through real estate, energy, broadband, logistics, and public-private partnerships, saying private sector interest is now real. Several senators pressed him on station locations, tax increment financing, utility relocation authority, permitting delays, transparency, and whether the project can realistically reach Los Angeles and San Francisco on the current timeline and budget. The LAO and Inspector General were more skeptical. LAO analyst Helen Kirstine said the draft plan assumes major scope changes, including a shorter segment, a Merced station outside downtown, more single-tracking, and several statutory changes that have not yet been enacted. She warned that the plan may not comply with recent legislative requirements, that funding may still be insufficient even for the reduced segment, and that borrowing against future cap-and-invest revenues is risky because those revenues are uncertain and volatile. Inspector General Ben Belknap said the draft plan fails to comply with newer statutory requirements, especially regarding the Merced-to-Bakersfield scope, the funding plan, and missing procurement milestone dates. He said the presentation obscures cost increases and schedule delays and limits the Legislature’s ability to compare current estimates with prior reports. Committee members generally supported continued oversight and some form of project delivery reform, but several expressed concern that the plan relies on legislative changes that have not been approved and on private financing that may not materialize. Chaudhry said the authority would address the Inspector General’s findings in the final business plan and continue to pursue federal grants, private capital, and corridor commercialization. No vote was taken at the hearing.

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• Thank you for your time. construction workers as opposed to any construction workers as opposed to any
• </c><00:29:21.360><c> and</c> similar to construction workers and similar to construction workers and
• </c><00:30:19.279><c> We</c> worker stabilization as well. We worker stabilization as well.
• </c> taxpayers dollars back to their workers taxpayers dollars back to their workers to<00:30:46.480>
• </c> officials that approved our temporary officials that approved our temporary sandbag<00:33:32.000

Bills: HB1813 , HB2429 , HB2423 , HB1996 , HB1851 , HB2546 , HB2028 , HB2583 , HB2490 , HB2545 , HB2114 , HB1859 , HB2534 , HB2474 , HB1863 , HB2475

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Summary: The committee opened with HB 1813 on taxation and HB 2429 on tax expenditure evaluation, taking mostly written testimony and limited oral discussion. On HB 2429, the Tax Foundation and Department of Taxation raised privacy and federal-law concerns, warning that the bill could require taxpayers to file duplicative returns and could risk disclosure of federal tax information if released publicly. Members and witnesses discussed using anonymized or summary reporting instead of individual public release, with the department saying summarized data would be preferable and that the state can ask for the information as a policy matter, but individual public release could create problems. The committee then heard HB 2423 HD1 on biodiesel, where Pacific Biodiesel said it can supply all biodiesel needed for B5 in Hawaii without imports and asked to move the implementation date earlier to November 2027 to allow rollout planning. HB 1996 HB1 on hearing aids drew broad support; a disability access representative said earlier insurance-based efforts had run into administrative problems and that this bill would immediately lower costs for consumers. HB 1851 HD1, also related to hearing aids, received support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, while the Tax Foundation argued the program would be better funded directly rather than through the tax system, citing overhead costs and blank provisions that should be filled in before passage. On HB 2546, the research activities tax credit, HCDC said the credit supports long-term R&D and should be converted from a first-come, first-served system to proration so more applicants receive some benefit; the agency described the credit as helping companies move from idea to commercialization and noted the state is leaving potential jobs and federal dollars on the table. HB 2028 HD1, relating to Labor Day for construction workers, drew support from labor representatives who said it recognizes construction workers and helps offset cost-of-living pressures, while the Tax Foundation opposed it as an industry-specific subsidy and flagged technical issues with undefined terms and blank credit amounts. The committee also heard HB 2583, HB 2490, HB 2545, HB 2114, and HB 1859 HD1. HB 2490, concerning coastal erosion at Mokuhiki Bay, received strong support from a temple representative who described severe shoreline loss, years of temporary emergency work, and the need for a long-term, nature-based solution in coordination with state agencies. HB 2545, involving HCDC and SBIR commercialization, was supported as a way to turn R&D into economic development; HCDC said it had more applications than it could fund and that the bill could help create high-wage jobs. HB 2114, the Hawaii Benefits Hub, received comments from ETS and DHS emphasizing support for the concept but cautioning that operational, policy, cybersecurity, and data-sharing standards must be carefully aligned. HB 1859 HD1 on workforce development drew strong support from workforce and philanthropic groups, who said Hawaii faces a long-term gap between projected living-wage jobs and the number of young people entering the workforce, and argued the bill would create durable infrastructure for coordination and long-term planning. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• We are small business owners and restaurant workers, veterans and service members.
• We are office workers and custodians, construction workers, and yes, we're even your legislators.
• Protections will expand to workers who are often threatened and coerced.
• Workers must also be notified in writing and within 48 hours about any federal immigration inspection
• Our immigrant communities are our neighbors, our workers, our students, and our small business owners

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• Um, a wire transfer fee on certain international transactions and a temporary tax credit for taxpayers
• tax</c><00:07:15.280><c> credit</c><00:07:15.919><c> for</c><00:07:16.160><c> taxpayers</c> and a temporary
• tax credit for taxpayers and a temporary tax credit for taxpayers who<00:07:17.599><c> pay</c><00:07
• These laws only punish workers and families who rely on money transfers.
• </c> laws only push punish workers laws only push punish workers where<00:22:04.640><c> families</c><

Bills: HB585 , HB585

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, money transmission, transaction fees, international wire transfers, income tax credit, suspicious cash transactions, Securities Commission

Transcript Highlights:

• Some of these include compensation of workers at prevailing wage rates, procurement from and contracts
• , including production, maintenance, and operational Maintaining certain labor standards for workers,
• Under a PLA, these firms often must hire unfamiliar workers, contribute to duplicative benefit plans,
• It clarifies that temporary staffing does not include direct hires or paymasters.
• The expansion of sales tax to temporary services, professional learning, and other essential supports

Summary: House Finance heard bill briefings and testimony on several tax and property-tax measures. HB 2175 would exempt licensed nonprofit providers of free durable medical equipment from retail sales and use tax on items reasonably necessary to operate and provide care; the sponsor and a nonprofit provider described how the bill would help organizations that refurbish and donate wheelchairs, beds, walkers, and similar equipment, and staff noted a small Department of Revenue fiscal impact. The committee then heard HB 2608, which revises the targeted urban area property tax exemption for nuclear facility projects by requiring labor standards, including submission of a workforce or project labor agreement and related wage/apprenticeship information, and extending project-completion deadlines. Supporters said it would help attract major clean-energy and nuclear supply-chain investment and jobs, while opponents from construction groups, environmental advocates, and some public commenters objected to the PLA requirement, the tax preference for nuclear projects, and the broader policy direction; tribal consultation concerns were also raised. No votes were taken on these bills in the transcript. The committee also heard HB 2227, which expands an existing REET exemption for affordable homeownership sales from self-help housing to other nonprofit affordable homeownership programs, including community land trusts. The sponsor and nonprofit witnesses said the change would lower transaction costs, improve affordability, and support permanently affordable resale models; staff clarified the exemption applies to the initial sale from the nonprofit to an income-qualified buyer, not later resales. HB 2528 would allow cities and counties that fully plan under the Growth Management Act to impose the second local REET without voter approval, aligning opt-in jurisdictions with those required to plan under GMA. Supporters from cities and counties said the revenue would help fund sidewalks, ADA upgrades, water, sewer, and other infrastructure, while opponents argued it would raise home-selling costs and bypass voters. Finally, the committee heard HB 2292, which would subject long-term capital gains from qualified small business stock to the state capital gains tax beginning in 2026. Staff said the bill would affect about 260 taxpayers and raise roughly $1.2 million in FY 2027, while the sponsor and supporters argued the current QSBS exemption mainly benefits very wealthy investors and should be treated like other capital gains; opponents from the tech and startup community said the exemption helps founders attract investment, keep companies in Washington, and create jobs, and warned the bill would send a negative signal to entrepreneurs. The committee also heard HB 2257, a Department of Revenue request bill making technical and administrative changes to the tax code, largely to codify guidance from last year’s sales-tax-on-services law and make other clarifications; DOR said it was intended to provide certainty and had no fiscal impact. School groups testified that the 5814-related service-tax changes have increased costs for districts, especially for staffing and professional learning, and asked for relief or a broader exemption.

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• He touched very well on temporary coverage.
• So those numbers are also inflated because of the worker error.
• And errors can result from a client error or a worker error.
• It is easier for us to impact workers' error and worker behavior.
• It is easier for us to impact workers' error and worker behavior. It is self-reporting. It's not.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services convened to discuss interim charges regarding fraud, waste, and abuse in Texas human services, particularly focusing on Medicaid and childcare programs. The meeting highlighted the importance of preventing misuse of taxpayer funds, with testimony from various stakeholders emphasizing the need for increased oversight and accountability in these programs. Key points included the alarming rise in healthcare fraud in other states, the necessity for Texas to enhance its fraud prevention measures, and the potential financial repercussions of failing to meet federal compliance standards. Several committee members expressed concerns about the impact of fraud on vulnerable populations, particularly those relying on Medicaid services. Testimonies from experts underscored the effectiveness of Texas's Office of Inspector General (OIG) in combating fraud, yet pointed out existing vulnerabilities, such as inconsistent enforcement and the need for better data sharing among agencies. The discussion also touched on the challenges faced by hospice care providers, with a significant increase in the number of hospices in Texas raising concerns about quality and oversight. The committee heard from various witnesses, including representatives from health plans and advocacy organizations, who provided insights into the complexities of managing Medicaid and the importance of maintaining program integrity. The meeting concluded with a commitment to further explore legislative solutions to enhance oversight and ensure that resources are directed to those in genuine need.

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• </c> temporary total disability. temporary total disability.
• </c> Um which was really just the temporary Um which was really just the temporary partial<00:08:05.840
• trend over the workers comp the cost<00:12:26.160><c> of</c><00:12:26.320><c> workers</c> cost of workers
• </c> lot of the workers compensation claims. lot of the workers compensation claims.
• </c> required to take workers compensation. required to take workers compensation.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:

• And saying we're going to make a temporary addition to the temporary rules, so you got to do this one
• <00:47:09.480><c> rule</c> temporary rule temporary rule in<00:47:11.240><c> the</c><00:47:11.359><c>
• </c><00:47:12.960><c> addition</c> in the I mean, take a temporary addition in the I mean, take a temporary
• addition to<00:47:13.480><c> temporary</c><00:47:13.840><c> rules.
• </c><01:24:37.840><c> the</c> Think about Think about the worker the Think about Think about the worker

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• I've just heard of some issues with worker treatment and other work environment issues that just highlight
• So we've already set up... ...17 million or so for temporary fallowing.
• So we've already set up a conservation program with legislative funds to do temporary fallowing, and
• For the $22.5 million, the large majority of it is going to be for temporary fallowing.
• For the $22.5 million, the large majority of it is going to be for temporary fallowing.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• I also was a social worker for 20 years prior to getting into transportation, and I just want to remind
• that greatly increases the safety of our NAS, natural airspace system, basically by implementing temporary
• So we came up with a new design of a temporary tower, implemented it here privately, and it is working
• But I would say people are really hard workers here, but everyone is just really kind and compassionate
• But I would say people are really hard workers here, but everyone is just really kind and compassionate

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• Accordingly, the state followed suit for other state workers at this level.
• but also to do this for our higher education faculty and staff as well. critical pocket of state workers
• the UBA and not having those healthcare costs, I really struggle to see how our teachers and state workers
• Very quickly, the temporary provisions essentially deal with two big pieces in the budget.
• Whenever this change does take place, if it does, Section 13's temporary count of the bill is enacted

Committees: Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education

Transcript Highlights:

• And we put a social worker in that school.
• Temporary cash assistance, parents will get their kids to school.
• social workers to those situations.
• And then we have to send out the social workers.
• So every elementary school had a social worker that went out and...

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The committee met to discuss student attendance and chronic absenteeism in Florida K-12 schools, with Chair Simon outlining the state’s attendance requirements and intervention process, including school contact after unexcused absences, child study team review, district superintendent referral, DJJ family services referral, truancy petitions, and possible parental prosecution and driver’s license consequences. Dr. Chris Curran of the University of Florida presented statewide data showing chronic absenteeism has risen sharply since the pandemic, with Florida at about 31.4% in 2023–24, and noted that absenteeism varies by district, school level, demographics, and urbanicity. He emphasized that causes are multifaceted—ranging from transportation, mental health, housing instability, safety concerns, and family circumstances—and said effective responses include early warning systems, text or phone outreach, multi-tiered interventions, mentoring programs like Check & Connect, and community partnerships. He also cautioned that punitive responses alone are often less effective than addressing root causes and keeping students engaged academically even when they miss school. Collier County Superintendent Leslie Ricciardelli described her district’s attendance efforts as a priority supported by attendance specialists, social workers, mental health staff, home visits, attendance contracts, and extensive parent communication. She said Collier’s chronic absenteeism rate was about 9% in 2023–24 and attributed success to consistent monitoring, family outreach, and community support, while stressing that students must be physically present to learn. She also argued that many absences are tied to barriers such as clothing, transportation, childcare, or family mental health, and that districts need resources to address those issues. Dr. Rachel Dawes added that Collier uses multilingual brochures, attendance awareness campaigns, vacation-planning guidance, door tags, automated calls and letters, and a truancy flow chart, with truancy court used as a last resort. Volusia County Executive Director Mike McAuliffe described a districtwide overhaul that included an attendance matters campaign, automated notices sent early and often, same-day and period-by-period notifications, a data dashboard, and tiered supports through MTSS. He said Volusia reduced chronic absenteeism from 34% in 2023–24 to a projected 29% and reported a first-quarter rate of about 20% in the current year. He highlighted community partnerships, including AdventHealth support for washers and dryers, bikes for students with transportation barriers, and monetary recognition for schools that reduce absenteeism. In response to questions, both district leaders emphasized that funding, staffing, and consistent follow-through are essential, and that attendance work is most effective when paired with family engagement, data monitoring, and practical supports rather than punishment alone.

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• For the record, my name is Shereen Gandhi, and I'm serving as temporary Commissioner for the Minnesota
• Eligibility determinations are made by the counties and tribal workers with system support from DHS.
• It puts so much burden on the county and frontline workers, both at the state and at the county.
• These are frontline workers within DHS. I am so incredibly concerned about that.
• I heard about the amount of minutes county. workers spend.

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

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• I don't think we say if it's permanent or temporary; it's just offered.
• Page 107 is the workers' compensation section. Page 107 is the workers' compensation section.
• This is where we make payments for workers' compensation claims.
• Yes, so on the workers' compensation, thank you, Mr. Chair.
• And so my concern was that workers' comp, I think, claims related to workers' comp driving a higher than

Committee: House Budget

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• Uh and at one point, registered workers.
• ,</c> the employers like supporting workers, the employers like supporting workers, retaining<00:04:35.880
• </c><00:10:12.640><c> or</c> assigning RNs, whether temporary or assigning RNs, whether temporary or
• </c> the solution is to listen to the workers the solution is to listen to the workers who<00:19:39.600
• </c> more explicit protections for workers more explicit protections for workers who<00:19:53.760><c>

Committee: Senate Labor

Transcript Highlights:

• It ensures that workers don't have to choose between keeping their jobs and caring for their families
• report relates to the Department of Social Services, corrective action plans, and assumption of temporary
• House Bill 1366 allows the state to assume temporary corrective control over local departments who either
• House Bill 1366 allows the state to assume temporary corrective control over local departments who either
• want to be clear, we have an opportunity here to create the first ever heat stress protections for workers

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• We are not asking that the courts be required to issue a TRO or a temporary restraining order solely
• And so really the way you can look at it is the way that temporary restraining orders are issued.
• victim is also encouraged to go seek a civilian or temporary restraining order.
• And then your California employees, and not just cops, social workers, teachers, any California...
• Incredibly devastating for our workers. That's why we're here. That's why we're sponsoring it.

Committee: Joint Judiciary

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 479 would let Berkeley, Long Beach, and Pasadena use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across departments; the author and a Berkeley official said current state confidentiality rules prevent effective coordination, and the bill passed 9-0 to Senate Appropriations. SB 46 would bar a person who has served two terms as President from appearing on the California ballot for a third term; supporters argued California has authority to enforce constitutional qualifications, while Senator Niello questioned whether the bill was needed, and it passed 6-1 to Senate Appropriations. SB 99 would improve coordination between civilian and military authorities on military protective orders and restraining orders; the Department of Defense supported it, the ACLU raised due process concerns about MPOs, and the bill passed 6-0 as amended to Senate Appropriations. SB 719 would extend the sunset on Department of Technology reporting on state agency use of high-risk automated decision systems from 2029 to 2032; there was no opposition and it passed 6-0 to Senate Appropriations. The committee also took up SB 300, which would strengthen California’s new AI chatbot law by requiring operators to prevent minors from being exposed to sexually explicit material or facilitation of such content. Supporters said new evidence shows current protections are insufficient and that the bill is needed now to address harms to children; industry groups opposed the bill as premature, arguing SB 243 had just taken effect and that the new standard could create strict-liability-like exposure and uncertainty. After extensive questioning, the bill passed 9-0 to Senate Appropriations. SB 381 would give adult adoptees and descendants access to original birth certificates and create a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents; many adoptees and birth parents testified in support, while some members raised privacy concerns for birth parents. The bill passed 13-0 to the Senate Health Committee, with the author noting amendments would be taken in Health rather than Judiciary. At the end of the hearing, the committee shifted chairs and began SB 33, which would eliminate the sunset on the existing public works contractor claim-resolution process so agencies must continue to respond to claims, pay undisputed amounts, and use early dispute resolution. The author and sponsor said the process has reduced litigation and helped contractors and workers, and the bill was just being introduced when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• also divert precious resources from our schools and state infrastructure to criminalize parents, workers
• A law enforcement officer's lawful authority to effect a stop or detention, either temporary or more
• And with this amendment, that is the Venezuelan community, and temporary protected status known as TPS
• And with this amendment, that is the Venezuelan community, and temporary protected status known as TPS
• And I'm not just talking about the loss of workers.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Parkland shooting victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and adoption of the special order report for the day. The chamber then moved into a special-order agenda focused almost entirely on immigration-related measures, beginning with Senate Memorial 6C urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide guidance and training for 287(g) agreements. The memorial was adopted 85-27 after brief debate, with supporters arguing Florida should help maximize federal immigration enforcement and opponents saying Congress, not the state, should fix immigration policy. The House next took up Senate Bill 4C, an immigration bill creating new state offenses for illegal entry and reentry by adult unauthorized aliens and requiring a mandatory death sentence for an unauthorized alien convicted of a capital felony. Members debated constitutional concerns, due process, racial profiling, fiscal impacts, and whether the bill intruded on federal immigration authority. Several amendments were offered and defeated, including proposals to extend protections to Venezuelans with TPS, to remove the mandatory death penalty, to protect certain long-term immigrant workers and teachers, to expand exemptions for Haitians and humanitarian parole recipients, and to create a task force on best practices for immigration enforcement in schools and other sensitive locations. A final amendment to strip the bill as unconstitutional was also rejected. The bill then passed 85-29. The final measure discussed was Senate Bill 2C, which creates a State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by the Governor and Cabinet, establishes grants and incentive bonuses for local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities, repeals the fee waiver for undocumented students beginning July 1, 2025, and appropriates more than $300 million for immigration enforcement. The sponsor described it as a broad enforcement package, while questions from members focused on the impact on current students who receive in-state tuition and whether the bill would remove incentives for those already enrolled. The transcript ends during that exchange, before final action on SB 2C is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• are Black or Latino, and only 26 percent of these workers are women.
• Only 15 percent of the 1.5 million tech workers in our economy are Black or Latino, and only 26 percent
• of these workers are women.
• This is why the temporary and narrow exclusion in AB 2121 is needed to respond to this moment.
• For example, our future firefighters, veterinarians, EMTs, mechanics, IT workers, early care providers

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a series of bills focused on student access, equity, and campus support services. AB 2660 would codify the CalBridge and ENLACE STEM pipeline programs to help underrepresented students move from high school through Ph.D. and faculty or industry careers; AB 2121 would let community colleges temporarily exclude certain local backfill dollars from the 50% instructional spending law so they can replace lost federal funding for MSI and TRIO programs; and AB 1920 would clarify that students do not lose California College Promise eligibility if they earn a certificate as part of a stackable pathway to an associate degree. AB 1636 would authorize Cerritos College to use voluntary data-sharing agreements with K-12 districts to create ready-to-enroll student records, AB 1845 would add human trafficking training and reporting requirements to campus Title IX-related processes, AB 1784 would extend pregnancy and parenting protections to undergraduate students, AB 2229 would create a CSU reentry support program for stopped-out students, AB 1852 would create a conditional pathway for a Kern County medical school if UC does not act, AB 1928 would allow both an advisor and a support person in campus sexual misconduct proceedings, and AB 2392 would require training before AI tools are deployed to students, faculty, or staff. Testimony was largely in support of the measures, with authors and witnesses emphasizing student success, equity, and removing administrative barriers. Supporters included community college and university officials, student leaders, advocacy groups, and survivors. AB 2121 drew the most mixed testimony: community college leaders and students supported it as a temporary response to federal cuts, while faculty groups opposed it or raised concerns about weakening the 50% law and the need for the proposal. AB 1852 also drew opposition from the CSU Chancellor’s Office, which argued the proposal could have broader operational and governance implications, though supporters said Kern County’s doctor shortage justified a local solution. AB 1784, AB 1845, and AB 1928 were framed as protections for vulnerable students in pregnancy, trafficking, and sexual misconduct proceedings, respectively, while AB 2392 was presented as a modest training and transparency requirement to accompany AI adoption. The committee took action on the bills after testimony. Most measures were approved on bipartisan roll calls and re-referred to the appropriate committees, including AB 1636, AB 1784, AB 1845, AB 1920, AB 1928, AB 2229, AB 2392, and AB 2660. AB 2121 and AB 1852 also advanced, though AB 1852 had several members not voting and AB 2121 drew one no vote. The committee also approved a consent calendar that included AB 1591, AB 2203, and AB 2572, and members were invited to add on to bills after the votes.