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• California already knows how to do this.
• California already knows how to do this.
• Madam Chair and members, Teamsters California. Matt Brod for Teamsters California in support.
• Martin Vendial, on behalf of the California State Association of Electrical Workers, the California State
• We stand in support with the building trades and the California State Pipe Trades and California State

Summary: The committee heard and later voted on six labor-related bills. SB 1059 would modernize the Employment Training Panel by allowing electronic record-keeping, digital attendance documentation, and updated training terminology; supporters said it would reduce paperwork and better match current workforce training practices, while no opposition appeared. SB 966 would make permanent 2017 refinery process safety protections, including worker participation in safety reviews and stop-work authority; refinery workers and unions supported it as a safeguard against rollback, while the Western States Petroleum Association opposed it, arguing it conflicted with a settlement and could be preempted by federal labor law. SB 1024 would provide 26 weeks of paid postpartum and recovery leave for firefighters who give birth and require return to the prior position; supporters said it would improve retention and equity in a male-dominated profession, and there was no opposition. The committee also heard SB 1316, which would strengthen wage theft and workplace safety enforcement by allowing renewal of labor commissioner liens, limiting employers’ late use of records, and requiring Cal/OSHA to report complaints and citations data annually. Supporters said the bill would help workers collect judgments and address long backlogs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 4-0 on call before the full committee vote. SB 1185 would apply skilled-and-trained workforce requirements to pharmaceutical facility construction and maintenance; supporters from the building trades said these projects require specialized precision to protect public health and supply chains, while contractors opposed the bill as an unnecessary expansion of public-work-style mandates into private projects. Finally, SB 1227 would create apprenticeship pathways into Department of Industrial Relations enforcement jobs, including Cal/OSHA and the Labor Commissioner’s office, to address staffing shortages and backlogs. The author and supporters said apprenticeships could help fill vacancies while preserving the civil service merit principle and creating opportunities for displaced workers; there was no opposition. After discussion and roll calls, the committee reported all six bills out of committee, with SB 966, SB 1024, SB 1059, SB 1185, and SB 1227 sent to Appropriations, and SB 1316 sent to Judiciary.

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• On behalf of the California Legislative Latino Caucus.
• Programs in California, $70 million, and I feel like this should go without saying, but supporting California
• So do the right thing and support California kids, support California farmers, and vote to make.
• California is called the food basket of the world.
• California.

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• Colleagues, California cannot and must not sit idly by as California workers are exploited and chilled
• In 2014, California passed SB 477.
• However, California, and this is important, California does not currently provide any guidance related
• It's time that the state of California and California State Universities own up and be able to. to return
• call California home.

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• I'm a policy coordinator at the Council on American Islamic Relations California, CARA California for
• Raza Educators, California Faculty Association, CARE California, California Latino School Boards Association
• , California Teachers Association, California School Boards Association, Coalition for Liberated Ethnic
• I'm from Sacramento, California.
• California. A free and public education for all children in California is in our Constitution.

Committee: House Education

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• of California DAV legislative director since 2018.
• , AMVETS Department of California, the California State Commanders Veterans Council, the Military Officers
• I’m Jalene Mahdabi from Fresno, California.
• vehicles support traffic safety on California roads.
• To the State of California.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on local transportation funding, roadway safety, e-bike regulation, veterans’ parking access, high-speed rail reporting, autonomous vehicle oversight, and wildlife-vehicle collision planning. SB 1408 would authorize Contra Costa County to place a countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot; supporters said it would continue funding highways, transit, bike/pedestrian projects, and paratransit, while CalTax opposed it over affordability and tax burden concerns. SB 990 would allow targeted Caltrans business-logo signage for Ridgecrest along Highway 395; supporters framed it as a rural safety and economic access measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1167 would tighten consumer protections by clarifying what qualifies as a legal e-bike and requiring clearer labeling and disclosures; supporters included bicycle advocates, medical groups, local governments, and auto clubs, while no opposition testified. SB 1034 would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanent and total by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, with strong support from veterans’ organizations and no opposition. SB 1177 would require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information on revenue options, timelines, and international comparisons; the City of Burbank opposed, while the sponsor argued the bill preserves a historical record and transparency. SB 1246 would impose new remote-operations, response-time, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicles; first responders and labor groups supported it, industry and business groups opposed it as duplicative of recently enacted law and DMV rules, and the committee discussed possible amendments and coordination issues. The committee also considered SB 1279, which would extend Long Beach’s speed camera pilot to Pacific Coast Highway; supporters cited fatal crash data and pedestrian safety, while the CHP association moved from opposition to neutral after discussions. The committee then took up SB 1250, a planning bill to integrate wildlife-vehicle collision mitigation into transportation planning, with the author emphasizing targeted crossings and fencing at known hotspots. Several consent items were approved on a 10-0 vote, and SB 1246 was reported out 7-2, while other bills were held on call pending quorum or later action.

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• of California DAV legislative director since 2018.
• , AMVETS Department of California, the California State Commanders Veterans Council, Military Officers
• I’m Jalene Mahdabi from Fresno, California.
• I’m Jalene Mahdabi from Fresno, California.
• SCR 129 pays tribute. ...to the State of California.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• California is now absorbing the consequences of this federal action.
• are expected to return home to California.
• But this bill is about making sure California stands with veterans.
• , or other emergencies here in California may be protected by... ...emergencies here in California may
• Angela Hill with the California Medical Association, in support.

Committee: Senate Military and Veterans Affairs

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• In California, we are a public 280 state.
• California prides itself on being a global leader.
• This MMIP thing is not exclusive to California.
• As the state police, the California Highway Patrol is responsible for State police, the California Highway
• The alert system in the state of California is maintained by the California Highway Patrol Commissioner

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an informational hearing on the state’s response to the missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP) crisis, with an added focus on foster youth and child welfare. Opening remarks from the chair and members emphasized that California has made some progress through the Feather Alert, DOJ coordination, grant funding, and MMIP summits, but that the crisis remains severe and requires ongoing, not one-time, investment. Members repeatedly noted the need for stronger statewide coordination, better data, and more consistent attention to tribal communities and foster youth. Tribal leaders described the crisis as rooted in jurisdictional gaps, poor data collection, and lack of urgency from law enforcement. Witnesses from Hamul, Chachancey, Tahon, Yurok, and Hoopa tribes shared personal accounts of missing and murdered relatives, criticized inconsistent responses, and called for regional response agreements, direct tribal access to data, sustained funding, and clearer law enforcement protocols in Public Law 280 settings. Several leaders said Feather Alert and state grants have helped build infrastructure and partnerships, but stressed that trust-building, training, and accountability are still uneven across the state. The second panel featured the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Justice’s Office of Native American Affairs, both of which reported on implementation improvements. CHP said it has tightened Feather Alert practices, increased activations, improved outreach and training, appointed a tribal liaison, and expanded human trafficking training. DOJ described work under AB 3099 and AB 1334, including a Public Law 280 advisory council, improved crime reporting and data systems, MMIP outreach, and a tribal police pilot program with the Yurok Tribe. Members also raised the need to better support tribal courts and ensure protection orders are enforced. The final panel focused on foster youth as part of the MMIP crisis. Advocates from Pitt River, the California Tribal Families Coalition, and Coyote Valley said Native children are disproportionately represented in foster care and are at heightened risk of going missing or being exploited. They argued that foster care, trafficking, poverty, housing instability, and historical trauma are all connected to MMIP, and called for stronger ICWA implementation, culturally grounded services, better coordination with social workers and law enforcement, and immediate use of Feather Alert when Native children are missing. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and ended with continued calls for legislative, budgetary, and policy action.

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• California.
• Chris Walker, on behalf of the California Craft Brewers Association as well as the California Association
• I'm with the Association of California School Administrators and also the California Association of School
• Eric Lur, on behalf of the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities
• What appears is he looked at the California price booking in late 2024, actually, and because California

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

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• Hospital Association, our labor partners, SEIU California, and the California Nurses Association.
• Hospital Association, our labor partners, SEIU California, and the California Nurses Association.
• Coalition for Healthy California.
• A.J. with SEIU California, in support.
• We've been working together and, you know, you're from Northern California, Southern California, but

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several Senate bills focused on health care access, privacy, and public health data. SB 81 (Arreguín) would require health care facilities to create nonpublic areas and bar immigration enforcement from entering without a judicial warrant or court order, while also protecting disclosure of immigration-related information in medical records. The bill drew strong support from labor, immigrant-rights, health care, and patient advocacy groups, with committee members emphasizing patient safety and privacy; one member raised implementation concerns about how the restrictions would work in practice. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, with one no vote recorded. SB 250 (Ochoa Bogh) would add skilled nursing facilities to DHCS’s managed care provider directory so Medi-Cal beneficiaries can more easily identify covered facilities. Supporters said the change would help seniors and people with disabilities avoid confusion and rushed placement decisions, especially during hospital discharge, and would make existing information easier to use. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations on a unanimous vote. SB 717 (Richardson) would formally recognize California’s three regional cancer registries in state law to help preserve federal funding and support cancer surveillance data collection. The author and supporters said the measure would protect more than $15 million in annual federal support and strengthen cancer research and tracking; the committee approved it unanimously to Appropriations. SB 504 (Laird) would allow health care providers to disclose personally identifying information about previously reported HIV infections to state or local health officials when needed for disease control or care coordination. The author described the bill as a modernization of reporting and coordination practices, and supporters from the California Medical Association and Planned Parenthood backed it. The committee sent the bill out as amended to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee on a unanimous vote. The meeting also included routine consent-calendar action and multiple add-on votes, with the committee repeatedly holding the roll open to record additional members’ votes.

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• and what's right for all of California. ...for all of California and what's right for all of California
• As the state of California spent 1.6 times more on California state prisons than Cal State universities
• In fact, the California Legislative Analyst's Office recommended that the state of California could shut
• Now, where the most of the Black males are in California Community College, California Community College
• And so that's the state of California.

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• California Hospital Association, excuse me.
• Kelly Brooks, on behalf of the University of California, said UC Health serves patients from 99% of California
• ICDV. 9 for Health Access California.
• , just like the state of California does.
• Katie Van Dyne for Health Access California.

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• Welcome to the California State Senate. Welcome to the California State Senate.
• And I thought to myself, it is not just cultures here in California or Southern California, that at times
• It codifies the California Education Learning Lab, the Farm to School programs, and the California Jobs
• California than coming in.
• California than coming in.

Summary: The Senate session opened with a roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long series of floor recognitions and votes. Members spent substantial time honoring the Los Angeles Dodgers, celebrating their back-to-back World Series championship and highlighting the team’s history, community role, and connections to Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Vin Scully, and Jaime Jarrín. Senators also recognized summer interns and welcomed members of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Kappa League and Guide Right program to the floor. The chamber then took up several measures, beginning with AB 182 on ballot order and proposition numbering for the 2026 statewide ballot, which passed 38-8 after debate over whether placing legislatively referred measures first was fair. SR 113, commemorating the International Day of Peace and honoring Dr. Yongshik Cho’s role in proposing it, passed unanimously after supportive remarks about peace, education, and California’s diversity. The Senate also adopted SJR 16 urging Congress to restore commercial driver’s licenses for affected California truck drivers, and SCR 185 designating Probation Services Week. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to budget trailer bills. The Senate concurred in Assembly amendments to AB 112, AB 150, AB 152, AB 181, and AB 179, covering Medi-Cal, child care, human services, education governance, and housing. It also passed or concurred in SB 168, SB 169, SB 170, SB 171, SB 172, SB 174, SB 177, and SB 180, addressing public resources and energy, transportation, executive branch reorganization, labor, state government, courts, Medi-Cal financing, and taxation. Several of these drew opposition centered on energy costs, transparency, business impacts, or the proposed “fair share” approach to Medi-Cal costs for large corporations, but most measures passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The Senate also confirmed three California Horse Racing Board appointments and ended with adjournment motions, including a request to adjourn in memory of Francis Lydia Limos of American Canyon.

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• More than 2 million in California, California, construction, one in four residents of structures in California
• Hi there, Jenna Roper on behalf of Central California Asthma Collaborative, Central California Environmental
• And in Southern California, we have a Southern California AQMD, air quality management district, and
• And in Southern California, we have a Southern California AQMD, air quality management district, and
• . ...more safe in California.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government authority. SB 911 would require notification to fire agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold under an agreement to complete defensible space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 would bar local officials from entering nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it passed 4-0 as amended. The consent calendar, including SB 958 and several other bills, was also adopted 4-0. The committee then took up SB 1041, which would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements statewide and add consumer protections, hardship provisions, and reporting requirements. Supporters, including Renew Financial and Cal Fire Local 2881, argued it would help homeowners finance fire-resistant roofs, vents, and other upgrades. Opponents, including homeowner advocates, county tax collectors, mortgage lenders, and consumer groups, warned that PACE has a history of contractor abuse, high costs, liens that survive bankruptcy, and risks to vulnerable homeowners. After extended debate, the bill advanced 3-2 to Appropriations and remained on call. SB 1075 would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality impacts and community emissions reduction plans when approving certain commercial and industrial projects. Environmental justice supporters said the bill would help implement long-promised pollution reductions in heavily burdened communities, while business, local government, planning, and industry groups argued it duplicated CEQA and existing permitting processes, created litigation risk, and could deter investment and jobs. The bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958, relating to the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, was presented as a path for a long-planned housing and entertainment project with at least 4,250 homes, including 2,000 affordable units, and it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1182 would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas. The author said the bill responds to rising insurance costs and the Fair Plan’s growth, while supporters said it would better align land-use decisions with wildfire risk. Opponents and some committee members argued the bill was too vague, could burden cities, and would not solve the underlying insurance market problem. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended.

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• I do think California... I do think California should be able to do big things.
• Anya Loller here today on behalf of Housing California, Enterprise Community Partners, the California
• Chloe Ames with NextGen California.
• California Habitat Conservation Planning Coalition, the California Association of Local Conservation
• Melissa Sparks-Krans, with the League of California Cities, as well as on behalf of the California State

Summary: The hearing focused on the governor’s May Revision proposals for transportation, natural resources, climate, and related programs, with the Department of Finance and the LAO presenting competing views on the state’s fiscal condition. Finance said the budget remains balanced over two years, with major climate-bond, water, parks, transportation, DMV, and agriculture proposals, while the LAO argued the state still has a structural deficit and should reject or defer many new discretionary spending items, preserve reserves, and be cautious about ongoing commitments. The LAO specifically questioned the timing and scale of new spending for programs such as Clean California, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, and the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, and urged more clarity on future obligations and revenue scenarios, including for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes proposal for Bay-Delta water quality implementation. Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Finance described it as an enforceable, science-based alternative to a more traditional regulatory approach, with the state’s $25 million request intended to support early implementation, monitoring, habitat restoration, and environmental flows. The LAO countered that the Water Board has not yet adopted the updated Bay-Delta plan, that the proposal may be premature, and that the Legislature should wait for more information on the state’s total funding commitment and the program’s long-term costs. Several members expressed support for the program as a way to reduce conflict and protect water reliability, while others echoed concerns about timing and fiscal exposure. The committee also examined the proposed $125 million Proposition 4 contribution toward acquiring the Golden Gate Fields property for a shoreline park and habitat project. State officials said the acquisition is a time-sensitive, once-in-a-generation opportunity, with an appraised value of $175 million and additional philanthropic and local funding expected to close the gap. Members questioned whether the project had gone through the usual competitive process, whether the site is the best use of scarce park bond dollars, and how public access, habitat, and disadvantaged-community priorities would be protected. The discussion ended without a vote, and the committee moved on to transportation items including Clean California litter abatement, the Games Route Network, homeless encampment coordinators, and DMV modernization and field office proposals, with LAO recommending rejection or delay on several of those requests as well.

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• Karim Dresi, on behalf of the California Building Industry Association.
• California is, as a global leader in agriculture, especially one in a row.
• Letitia Benador with California Certified Organic Farmers.
• Lee Angela Reed on behalf of the California School Nutrition Association.
• Moreover, I believe that every school across all of California should have California-grown food and

Committee: House Agriculture

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• Has it made California unique? Yes.
• We obviously are in a major fuel crisis in California. This is a California crisis.
• You know, CARBOB creates a fuel island in California, and it was intended to protect air quality in California
• We're always open for debate on all the policies in California.
• Justin Fanslaw, on behalf of the Safe California Roads Coalition.

Committee: House Transportation

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• Hannah with the California Nurses Association, in support.
• Gianna Somali, AFSCME California, in support. Thank you.
• Martin Vindial on behalf of the California State Association of Electrical Workers, the California State
• Matt Kremens, California Nevada Conference of Offer.
• Martin Vindial on behalf of the California State Association of Electrical Workers, the California State

Committee: House Labor and Employment

Summary: The Labor and Employment Committee heard several worker-protection bills. SB 513 by Senator Durazo would require employees to have access to their training and certification records, with supporters from labor unions and refinery workers describing how employers had withheld records during layoffs; the bill passed 5-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. SB 809, also by Senator Durazo, addresses misclassification of construction truck owner-drivers by offering employers amnesty if they reclassify workers as employees and use a two-check payment system; it passed 5-0 and was sent to Judiciary. SB 578 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would codify the California Workplace Outreach Program to continue multilingual workplace-rights education through community organizations; supporters emphasized its role in helping low-wage and immigrant workers report violations, and it passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included SB 75, SB 400, SB 597, and SB 617, all by unanimous vote. Later, SB 261 by Senator Wahab would strengthen wage theft enforcement by creating a public list of employers with outstanding wage judgments and adding penalties for nonpayment after six months. Supporters, including Santa Clara County officials and labor advocates, said the bill would help workers collect unpaid wages and level the playing field for compliant employers; it passed 6-0 and was sent to Judiciary. SB 369 by Senator Padilla would require skilled and trained workers for all Salton Sea restoration projects, citing toxic conditions and the need for a local workforce pipeline; it passed 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 20 by Senator Menjivar would expand training and certification requirements related to silica exposure in stone fabrication work, following testimony about rising silicosis cases and deaths among mostly Latino workers; industry groups supported the bill with amendments, and it passed 6-0 to Appropriations. Across the hearing, there was no opposition testimony on the bills that were heard. Members repeatedly praised the measures as common-sense worker protections and several asked to be added as co-authors. The committee concluded by adjourning after the final vote on SB 20.

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• I represent the University of California.
• And, as you've heard, most residents in California tend to stay in California.
• It's here in California.
• Beth Malnowski with SEIU California.
• Brian Aguilar with Physicians for Healthy California, the philanthropic arm of the California Medical

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• We're going to keep doing that in California.
• Craig Pulsar, on behalf of Equality California. California in support.
• Greg Pulsifer on behalf of Equality California in support. on behalf of the California Alliance of Child
• California respectfully in opposition.
• Cassie Mancini on behalf of the California School Employees Association in support. of California State

Committee: House Education