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• Lots of additional uses have occurred between housing developments, agriculture developments, industrial
• It is really focused on workforce development potential, which we know is a big issue.
• It is really focused on workforce development potential, which we know is a big issue.
• It is really focused on workforce development potential, which we know is a big issue.
• It is really focused on workforce development potential, which we know is a big issue.

Bills: SF0101

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all

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• We are delivering 400 homes in the two developments.
• And overall, the real developments.
• My name is Roz Peterson and I represent NAIOP, which is a commercial trade association for developers
• I am a self-employed local real estate developer, and I live in Minneapolis.
• </c> development. I'm here as an individual. development.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They've hired their executive director and they're currently developing their rate forms and will be
• So HPIA developed two products.
• It's written in a programming language that barely anybody knows how to develop anymore.
• develop develop anymore<00:37:42.880><c> it's</c><00:37:43.079><c> old</c><00:37:43.480><c> and</c><
• It's a new, developing, emerging event.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• First, we have concerns about the process used to develop this bill.
• First, we have concerns about the process used to develop this bill.
• I started to develop neurological problems along with severe headaches.
• Unfortunately, ...and workable rules to enable investment development.
• These are not discretionary development projects.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 2218, which would declare state policy to recognize and address water-related inequities affecting California Native American tribes and require several state agencies to incorporate that policy into water-related decisions. The author and tribal witnesses said the bill would codify a seat at the table for tribes and build on existing consultation and equity commitments, while supporters from environmental and tribal organizations backed the measure. Opponents from municipal utilities, water agencies, cities, counties, agriculture, and business groups argued the bill was too vague, could create uncertainty for water supply and project approvals, and might invite litigation. The chair signaled support, and the author said the bill was intended as a consultation measure rather than one that would usurp agency authority. The committee then took up AB 1795, a wildfire smoke-damage bill that would establish statewide standards for inspecting, testing, and remediating smoke-damaged homes and create clearer insurance claim handling rules. The Department of Insurance supported the bill, saying it would bring consistency and accountability after major urban-interface fires, while wildfire survivors and advocates said current insurer practices leave families unable to safely return home. Insurance and local government groups opposed unless amended, warning about cost, implementation uncertainty, and the bill’s scope. Members discussed unresolved issues, including how the bill would interact with a separate wildfire health-and-safety bill, whether it would apply to existing policies, and how presumptions and testing standards should work. The committee voted AB 1795 out on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations. AB 1642, another wildfire-related bill, was also heard and focused on setting science-based testing and clearance standards for homes, schools, and businesses after urban and wildland-urban interface fires. The author and a Caltech scientist described contamination from lead and other heavy metals in fire-affected homes and argued for a presumption that certain contaminants found after a fire came from the wildfire, to reduce costly disputes. Survivors and many advocacy groups supported the bill, while insurers and other industry groups opposed, saying the testing regime was too broad, the geographic scope was unclear, and the presumptions could function like strict liability and raise insurance costs. Senators pressed both sides on how AB 1642 would overlap with the CDI smoke-claims task force and with AB 1795, and the author said the two bills were intended to be complementary and would continue to be reconciled. The committee also briefly heard AB 1976, which would create a CEQA exemption for pedestrian malls and limit certain local procedural delays for pedestrian and traffic-calming projects. Supporters said it would make it easier to create safer, more walkable, and more livable streets, and there was no opposition testimony. The chair described it as a narrow CEQA exemption for active transportation-related projects and indicated support. The committee then moved on to AB 2026, a groundwater recharge permitting bill, with the author explaining that it would streamline permitting so more recharge projects can capture floodwater and store it for drought years; testimony on that bill began as the transcript ended.

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• We're getting good collaboration with the folks that helped develop the original solutions.
• In our agency, we would likely be able to spend more of their time training, doing development, developing
• You don’t even need to have a developer to set up integrations anymore.”
• You don’t even need to have a developer to set up integrations anymore.
• And so if you're familiar with the software development...

Summary: The committee received several informational reports from NDIT and DPI. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major IT project portfolio, noting the portfolio was slightly under budget and behind schedule overall, with three red schedule items: Bed Management System and Vital Records were essentially complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project was delayed by vendor bug fixes after testing. He also summarized recent project startups and closeouts, including the Victim Notification System, Medicaid data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier permit system, and several completed HHS and RIMS projects. Members asked for follow-up on ADA compliance work, the public-facing RIO website, and the state’s mainframe retirement timeline, and staff agreed to provide updates later. Craig Falkley reported on coordination of services with political subdivisions and higher education, including StageNet, cybersecurity, radio/911 services, and PeopleSoft coordination. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for transparency and fraud prevention, but said it is not widely used in state government and suggested the report be modernized to focus more broadly on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. The committee generally agreed that the topic should be updated. Chris Gurgan presented the mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting program created by HB 1314, explaining how agencies and political subdivisions report incidents through NDIT’s website or service desk. He said 77 incidents had been reported since 2021, 47 met the statutory definition, and most were phishing-related; most reported incidents were resolved, with one recent ransomware matter still open. He also reviewed notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool compromise, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise, and a recent ransomware incident involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about recovery of stolen funds, early warning signs, smishing, training, MFA, conditional access, and cybersecurity maturity assessments; Gurgan said the state uses MFA and conditional access, provides awareness training to state employees, and would return with more information on maturity assessments. Tony Ambrose then updated the committee on the K-12 student information system bridge project. He said district implementation of Infinite Campus had begun statewide, but the data migration vendor originally selected was terminated for poor performance and replaced by Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with similar statewide migrations. He also said DPI is migrating special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, and that some SLDS-based tools such as e-transcripts and Choice Ready may not function exactly as they do now at July 1, requiring interim or alternative solutions. Members raised concerns about summer school disruptions, the timing of the cutover, and whether the new system would support existing reporting and transcript functions; DPI said it was working on identity, authentication, data-sharing agreements, and post-go-live integrations, and would continue to refine the plan beyond June 30.

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• </c> research, expert community development research, expert community development support<00:55:00.440
• ,</c><00:55:24.960><c> the</c> housing leaders and developers, the housing leaders and developers, the
• </c> not being developed or preserved. not being developed or preserved.
• </c> hardest housing to to build and develop hardest housing to to build and develop all<01:11:09.880
• </c><01:14:58.960><c> that</c> great and we can keep developing that great and we can keep developing

Bills: HF495 , HF4321 , HF3902 , HF4161 , HF3755

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

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• Shouldn't we be holding every buyer, every developer, and every For new property development.
• Adolescent brains are still developing. The frontal lobe actually may not fully develop to...
• Adolescent brains are still developing. The frontal lobe actually may not fully develop until 25.
• The adolescent brain is not developed until 25.
• cortex, the development of judgment.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• [Music] >> Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development for Monday, April 13th
• I work as the assistant director of egg marketing and development at the MDA.
• </c><00:33:35.320><c> a</c> this grant, this program is to develop a this grant, this program is to develop
• </c> that's a developed that's a developed uh<00:49:54.400><c> and</c><00:49:54.560><c> to</c><00:49:
• That's a new thing a new development.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• affordable housing developers, single-family developers, and economic development organizations.
• housing uh developers, single affordable housing uh developers, single family<00:05:03.199><c> developers
• </c><00:05:03.520><c> and</c><00:05:03.759><c> economic</c> family developers and economic family developers
• Uh last year development organizations.
• </c><00:52:06.480><c> keeping</c> affordable housing developers keeping affordable housing developers

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><00:04:28.840><c> that's</c> Technology that's being developed that's Technology that's being developed
• Well, if you look at any of the recent nuclear developments, it's not affordable, right?
• Well, if you look at any of the recent nuclear developments, it's not affordable, right?
• Well, if you look at any of the recent nuclear developments, it's not affordable, right?
• </c><00:56:37.640><c> and</c> that we are allowing our developers and that we are allowing our developers

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Children ...safety and development, even when a parent may disagree.
• Engineered to maximize engagement in developing brains that cannot fully regulate themselves.
• And it's really just to make sure that people are developing their systems and having them develop so
• Consumer Reports is proud to support AB 1921, requiring developers to make consumers whole.
• It is not required of any developer. Right.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 1159, which would update California student data privacy law for educational technology and college-level platforms. The author and supporters argued that students’ personal information is being collected and used far beyond educational purposes, including sensitive health and demographic data, and said the bill would limit misuse and add stronger privacy protections. Support came from privacy, labor, education, and civil rights groups, while opposition from college store and industry representatives focused on narrowing the definition of “operator,” preserving institution-related communications, and concerns about the bill’s private right of action. Members raised questions about how the bill would affect scholarships, financial aid, adult students, consent, and litigation; the author said the bill includes a right to cure and notice to the Attorney General. The committee voted 4-0 to pass the bill to Appropriations, with the measure placed on call. The committee then took up AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with specified addictive design features and create a youth safety commission. The author, pediatric and safety advocates, and several public supporters argued that social media companies intentionally design compulsive features that harm youth mental health, sleep, and development, and that the bill is a necessary product-safety response. Opponents argued the bill is overbroad, may be ineffective, raises First Amendment concerns, and could cut off vulnerable youth from important online support networks. Members focused heavily on possible amendments, especially a non-addictive feed option for younger users and strengthening the commission; the author said he was open to those changes and to further work with the committees. The bill was moved to Judiciary on a 5-0 vote and placed on call. At the end of the excerpt, the author began presenting a third measure, AB 2076, which would strengthen California’s Parents’ Accountability and Child Protection Act by adding nitrous oxide to the list of age-verified dangerous products, banning purchase with gift cards or store credit, and increasing penalties for large sellers. The author described nitrous oxide as increasingly accessible to minors online and cited enforcement gaps in the current law, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• It is rural development, and it is justice. And, Mr.
• The problem is there's no economic development down around there.
• So it's just an area that needs economic development, and that's what we want to do.
• President, Madam President, a lot of this sounded like private development.
• President, Madam President, a lot of this sounded like private development.

Summary: The Senate convened for an Indian Day/Native American Day session featuring prayers, drum and color guard presentations, and extensive recognition of tribal leaders, students, royalty, and community advocates from across New Mexico and neighboring tribal nations. Senators used the morning to introduce guests and speak about Native sovereignty, language preservation, education, water access, economic development, and the importance of tribal-state relationships. Several speakers highlighted personal and family ties to Native communities, while others emphasized ongoing work on issues such as clean water for Navajo communities, Native youth leadership, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives. A major non-ceremonial item was the reading of Senate Executive Messages from the governor authorizing consideration of Senate Bills 306, 309, 312, and 313. Those bills would, respectively, change licensure rules for certain institutions, alter lottery tuition fund deposit requirements, and repeal or revise provisions related to safety helmets and child restraint devices in negligence and damages law. The Senate also received committee reports advancing House Bill 34, Senate Bills 204, 241, 77, 152, 190, and 143, along with confirmations for Elaine Luna and Grace Margaret Herrera to the New Mexico Highlands University Board of Regents. The Rules Committee also reported on the governor’s appointment of Don Walters as child advocate for the Office of the Child Advocate. The chamber also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing February 6, 2026, as New Mexico Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Day, with Senator Pope speaking in support of audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Throughout the session, members repeatedly acknowledged the prior night’s Senate-House basketball game, which raised more than $26,000 for cancer, and used the occasion to thank participants and guests. No roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript beyond voice votes adopting the committee reports and the unanimous-consent actions on floor procedures and guest access.

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• San Joaquin County has been lucky enough to receive over $200 million in B-CHIP funding to develop our
• Is this kind of a burnout workforce development issue, or is it really because of the unpredictability
• You know, it was used to really develop and strengthen the importance of fatherhood.
• and layered it is to develop an effective program.
• and layered it is to develop an effective program.

Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• to provide updates to our programs, which aim to create economic opportunity and career pathways, develop
• It's very much a service and workforce development program to create an experience for a student that
• Benefits through the program include job readiness, mentorship, and skill development.
• So we developed, over the course of the infrastructure and lessons learned, we were built.
• We want to make sure that we are developing something that is not impacting taxpayers negatively.

Summary: The subcommittee first received an informational update on the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GoServe), including California Volunteers, the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications, and the Youth Empowerment Commission. GoServe reported strong participation in College Corps, Youth Service Corps, and Climate Action Corps, along with outreach results from OCPSC and the Trusted Messenger Network. The Department of Finance said the programs remain a priority but noted prior budget reductions, while the LAO said it had no new recommendations. Committee members raised questions about program diversity, geographic reach, administrative costs, and whether the programs duplicate existing volunteer opportunities; one member criticized the programs as costly and duplicative, while another emphasized the value of volunteerism and asked about the men’s service challenge. The item was informational only. The committee then heard an overview of the Board of Equalization’s property tax responsibilities and its first budget proposals since the 2017 reorganization. BOE described its role in county assessment oversight, state-assessed property valuation, and related tax administration. Members asked about BOE’s interaction with counties, property tax reassessments, and local tax notices; BOE explained it mainly works with county assessors and handles technical property tax questions, while local special district charges are generally outside its scope. The committee also considered a BOE proposal to implement SB 293, which would give additional time for certain intergenerational property tax transfer claims after the 2025 wildfires. BOE requested $154,000 for guidance, public materials, and inquiry response work, saying the change is urgent for wildfire-affected families, especially in Altadena. The LAO had no concerns, and the item was held open. BOE also presented an information technology modernization proposal for its state-assessed property program, seeking $3.2 million in 2026-27 and $3.1 million in 2027-28 to replace a 30-year-old mainframe system. BOE said the current system relies heavily on manual data entry and paper processes, creating inefficiencies, cybersecurity risks, and delays, while modernization would free staff for more audits and valuation studies. The LAO supported the need but urged a high bar for new IT projects; Finance said the project met the threshold of necessity. Members generally supported the upgrade but asked about audit gains, revenue impacts, and implementation risks, and the item was held open. Finally, CDTFA gave its department overview and then discussed a proposal to require all delivery network companies, such as Uber Eats and DoorDash, to be treated as marketplace facilitators for sales tax purposes. CDTFA said the current carve-out creates confusion for restaurants and small businesses because some DNCs collect and remit tax while others do not, and the change would improve compliance and shift reporting to larger platforms. Members debated whether the proposal amounts to a tax increase for consumers, with CDTFA and Finance arguing it is a consistency and compliance measure rather than a new tax, while others said it would likely raise consumer costs. The committee also discussed broader CDTFA issues, including local sales tax districts, revenue-sharing agreements, and the growth of special taxing jurisdictions. No votes were taken, and the agenda items were informational or held open.

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• But it also will spur a lot of economic development and housing development too. ongoing grinding treatment
• </c><00:29:27.039><c> and</c> a lot of economic development and a lot of economic development and housing
• <00:29:27.679><c> development</c><00:29:28.000><c> too.
• So this is this housing development too.
• ><c> like</c><00:32:44.080><c> this</c> development, this seems like this development, this seems like

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The bill allows portions of flexibly zoned areas, such as planned unit developments, to accommodate Live
• developments, provides that local governments cannot require more than 10% of the square footage of
• a Live Local mixed-use development for non-residential purposes, allows Live Local applicants to use
• We've also specifically dealt with planned unit developments as well.
• It was built by a private developer to service that area.

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.

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• So we've developed this unique partnership.
• So we've developed this unique partnership.
• Our Ember Ready program has developed a subsection.
• So just ask you all to stay engaged as we develop some solution sets here.
• So just ask you all to stay engaged as we develop some solution sets here.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The developer has already made the agreement that they're going to get public funds, and in exchange
• </c><00:10:14.959><c> to</c> it's a serious problem as we develop to it's a serious problem as we develop
• Those developments are tough to move forward.
• Um, and so, you know, development doesn't happen by the snap of a finger.
• Um, and so, you know, development doesn't happen by the snap of a finger.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So this bill takes the one thing, arguably, that keeps — that keeps — kind of slows down development
• It essentially accelerates rapid development on rural Idaho land, on land that you could say arguably
• It's important to note, Senators, that this bill doesn't accelerate development. It does not.
• He developed a cartridge. ...was instrumental in the development of the .44 Magnum.
• He developed a cartridge.

Keywords: 989, all

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• and support programs that embrace cultural diversity, enhance community development, and broaden the
• To develop<00:08:06.080><c> and</c><00:08:06.200><c> support</c><00:08:06.680><c> programs</c><00:08:
• 07.240><c> that</c> develop and support programs that develop and support programs that embrace<00:08
• Now, these three focus areas: arts, community development, education.
• is</c><00:33:56.920><c> designed</c> developing programming that is designed developing programming

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity met and first heard a presentation from Johnny Cole III, president and CEO of the African American Forum in Lexington. Cole described the organization’s 30-plus year history, its signature events and programs, and its mission to promote African American arts, culture, education, and community development. He said the group has reached more than 60,000 people through events and more than 90,000 students through its arts partnership work, and estimated its programs have generated about $4.5 million in local economic impact. He also outlined a proposed legacy project in Lexington’s First Council District that would include a facility, culinary kitchen, food court, mobile truck, and expanded communications and internship opportunities, and said the organization was seeking a $3 million state request to help purchase a building and expand its mission. The committee then discussed a juvenile justice funding proposal presented by Senator Catoria Herring. Herring said the bill would create a juvenile justice fund for prevention, early intervention, alternatives to detention, re-entry, and wraparound services, with money coming from state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds. She said the proposal was based on her experience in juvenile justice and on concerns that the state has invested heavily in detention facilities but not enough in upstream services. She cited recent facility spending and said the bill would seek $9 million. Members asked how the fund would work, who could apply, and how it would be overseen; Herring said she envisioned a grant program open to local governments, law enforcement, nonprofits, and school districts, with reporting requirements and oversight through the juvenile justice system. No vote was taken, and the discussion ended with general support and a suggestion to adjust the request amount to a round $9 million figure.