Transcript Highlights:

• know there have been issues raised, for instance, even in this most recent election in our current ballot
• there have been issues raised, for instance, by even in this most recent election in our current ballot
• Currently, what is the process for applicants?
• The people who are actually using the system, you know, on the front end, putting in the application
• What that means for our end customers is that we can scan that form quickly—the application for PFL,

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is an exceptionally long ballot.
• review, and limitations on applications.
• <04:09:37.840> review Regional notification application review Regional notification application
• measure on, or I don't have to put a ballot measure on?
• this mean I have to put the b a ballot this mean I have to put the b a ballot measure<04:31:05.880

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Like we have more applicants than we can take.
• Now, they can't work when you're on the ballot, but they can the rest of the time.
• Seen some cost increases for ballot printing. That's what the $187,000 is designed to cover.
• Well, the new voting system still maintains the paper ballot trail or will it be all electronic?
• There was $2 million dollars given To one applicant based on square footage.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• think the legislature will have the ability to respond uh in the next session uh and make that applicable
• on the secretary of state in consultation with the attorney general's office to put together the ballot
• So, if you look at 2224 317, I believe it says uh the ballot statement needs to include the estimated
• 317, I believe it says uh the ballot 317, I believe it says uh the ballot statement<00:07:15.360
• I assume that it would be applicable I assume that it would be applicable across<00:21:18.960>

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For the Committee on Public Education, HB 3703 by Alan Rawlings concerns the applicability of certain
• of the district court for the purpose of obtaining relevant documentation for post-conviction applications
• HB 3780 by Lauterbach relates to the application of nepotism prohibitions on persons appointed or employed
• for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention for more than one
• HB 3827 by Dyson relates to the unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:14:42.399> initiative we've got a ballot initiative we've got a ballot initiative that
• <00:14:49.360> in like it will be on the on the ballot in like it will be on the on the ballot
• In this particular bill, it says applicable year.
• It doesn't say applicable tax year.
• which risks inconsistent application which risks inconsistent application across<00:52:41.520>

Bills: SF0110, SF0044, SF0046

Keywords: property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, gambling, lotteries, raffles, social relationships, charitable gaming, gaming, liquor establishments, skill based amusement games, regulations, age restrictions, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That's applicable to committee report, goods and services received on those goods and services received
• That's<00:05:52.760> applicable<00:05:53.280> to<00:05:53.400> committee<00:05:53.680
• > report, That's applicable to committee report, yes.
• :39.120> our<00:11:39.320> own<00:11:39.520> packs<00:11:39.840> here ballot
• measures, and our own packs here ballot measures, and our own packs here could<00:11:40.440> not.

Bills: HB2241, HB1163, HB1514, HB1696, HB2021, SB2135, SB2466, SB2727, SB3082, SB3097, SB2861, SCR100, SB3096, SB99, SB2138, HB2289, HB2319, HB1711, HB2270, SB3138, SB3076, HB1642, HB2338, HB2171, HB1785, SB2881, HB2505, SB2552, HB1518, HB1815, SB3125, SB3234, SCR162, SB2614, SB3118, SB2053, SB2494, SB2851, SB3073, HB1678, HB1721, HB2475, HB2246, HB1667, HB1516, SB2532, SB3131, SB3154, HB2297, HB1737, SB2143, SB2398, SB2623, HB1740, HB1920, HB1682, SB2153, SB3140, HB2158, HB1718, HB2207, HB1801, SB3229, SB2338, SB3069, SB2600, HB2300, HB1800, HB1960, SB2999, SB2060, SB2866, SB2239, HB1741, HB1713, HB2023, HB2417, SB2877, SB2598, SB2921, SB2645, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2329, HB2339, HB1838, HB1509, HB1661, HB2271, HB2272, HB2344, HB1888, HB1707, SB2340, HB2474, HB1576, HB1853, HB1804, HB1854, HB2095, HB2050, HB472, SB3215, SB2247, SB2400, HB1618, HB1802, HB1969, HB1541, HB2310, HB2498, HB2443, HB2218, HB649, HB2104, HB1710, SB2802, HB1973, HB1974, HB1894, HB1891, HB1890, SB177, SB2101, SB3320, SB2487, HB2429, HB1870, HB1839, HB2583, HB1391, HB2094, SB2671, SB2673, SB2892, SB2057, SB3245, HB306, HB2592, SB3157, SB3204, SB3324, SB2580, SB2074, SB411, SB3025, SB2934, SB2567, SB2125, SB3238, SB2367, SB2599, SB3007, SB2001, SB2756, SB3029

Keywords: renewable energy, income tax credit, solar energy, wind energy, low-income households, energy policy, commercial drivers license, non-domiciled, federal regulations, commercial learner's permit, citizenship, lawful residency, Department of Transportation, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, injury recovery, employment services, return to work, commercial driving, driver's license

Transcript Highlights:

• We should not be putting it in the ballot question.
• this and we had just discussed ballot this and we had just discussed ballot language<02:50:56.160
• I just the ballot and I understand.
• <03:03:11.600> language want to echo the ballot language want to echo the ballot language
• considering a very similar application. considering a very similar application.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with a quorum call, a Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal in a lighthearted exchange honoring Representative Bacon’s father. Members then announced upcoming committee meetings, including State, Civic, Military, and Veterans Affairs; Finance; and Appropriations. The chamber moved into third reading and took up a series of bills, with several laid over or moved on the calendar before votes began. The House adopted House Bill 1433 on firefighter behavioral health benefits, House Bill 1416 on transfers from the Universal High School Scholarship Cash Fund, and House Bill 1431 on occupational licensure portability. It also adopted House Bill 1426, a Department of Law report bill, after a technical third-reading amendment correcting numbering errors. House Bill 1063, requiring an accessible list of secure transportation providers on certain department websites, also passed. In addition, the chamber adopted Senate Bill 172 on the Front Range Passenger Rail District, Senate Bill 93 on workers’ compensation coverage compliance, Senate Bill 175 on experience modification factors in workers’ compensation, Senate Bill 131 on abusive practices in sports betting, Senate Bill 165 on species conservation funding, Senate Bill 157 on a town with critical water infrastructure, Senate Bill 154 on Colorado Channel Authority Board appointments, and House Bill 1286 requiring a human present when an automated driving system operates a commercial motor vehicle. House Bill 1422, concerning security measures for certain governmental entities, drew the most extended debate. Representative Luck opposed it, citing concerns about creating a legislative police force, language affecting online speech and constituent conduct, and what she described as a workaround for TABOR. Representative Clifford explained the bill’s security provisions and sought a technical amendment to address local records language; the amendment and the bill both passed, though with notable opposition. House Bill 1424, increasing protections for persons engaged with transportation network companies, also prompted extensive testimony from Representative Wilford, who described her own assault by a rideshare driver and argued that Uber and Lyft have minimized and obscured sexual assault data while failing to protect riders; after a technical amendment, the bill passed. The House then continued with additional third-reading votes, including House Bill 1325 on natural medicine, which passed despite some opposition.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 2030, when providing for an application...
• We have the ballots already. See? Exactly who's supposed to be there and who's not.
• But Arizona's, we love our mail-in ballots for some reason.
• It's not applicable to one school. It is the same firm.
• Now before we hear anything else about this being applicable to one school, it is not. applicable to

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House met with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation honoring Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Members also recognized Doctor of the Day Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum and welcomed visitors for Lutheran Day at the Legislature, along with Judge Kaluli from Veterans Treatment Court. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first readings before taking up a long third-reading calendar. The floor debate centered on a wide range of bills, especially water, education, elections, public utilities, labor, and criminal justice measures. Members discussed tax administration, groundwater and water-rights issues, superintendent contract transparency, mining reclamation, school employee disclosure, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, probation, veterans and military employment protections, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, real estate licensing, and several education-related appropriations for ESA administration. There were also resolutions and memorials on voting centers and precincts, student athletics, Route 66, and recognizing Judea and Samaria. Several members explained votes, with supporters emphasizing transparency, consumer protection, public safety, and administrative cleanup, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, overreach, lack of accountability, and impacts on schools, elections, and local control. Most measures passed, often along party-line or near party-line votes, and several emergency measures were adopted with the required two-thirds vote. Notable votes included HB 2016, HB 2026, HB 2028, HB 2049, HB 2075, HB 2090, HB 2092, HB 2094, HB 2098, HB 2111, HB 2113, HB 2114, HB 2133, HB 2135, HB 2179, HB 2192, HB 2228, HB 2256, HB 2260, HB 2262, HB 2265, HB 2278, HB 2328, HB 2351, HB 2381, HB 2409, HB 2410, HB 2411, HB 2425, HB 2451, HB 2476, HB 2499, HB 2500, HB 2584, HB 2662, HB 2663, HB 2666, HB 2693, HB 2752, HB 2756, HB 2804, HB 2812, HB 2827, HB 2877, HB 2908, HB 2932, HB 2933, HB 2943, HB 2953, HB 2966, and HB 2985, along with HCM 2007 and HCRs 2003, 2016, and 2047 and HR 2002 and 2003. The House then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of HB 2174 and related amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• The process, the letter of the law, the permit process, the application process, what I have pushed staff
• And what I think is that we need to make sure we're having the conversations far before an application
• So that long before an application maybe come come into relocate a species or to impact a wetland that
• And so the ballot initiative of yes on 2 was was to codify hunting and fishing in the state of Florida
• We sent it to the applicable counties to the water management districts to the Coast Guard Army Corps

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Like I said, what we're trying to do is move all the state questions to the August ballot.
• Like I said, this legislature is Trying to get state questions on the August ballot.
• The only amendment that I've added was to move it to the August ballot.
• Could you tell me what the August ballot has to do with the closed-door meetings?
• The ballot failed, so your notice is for the vote on the special election provision.

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530, HB3940, HB3078, HB3043, HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246, SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086, HJR1024, HJR1087

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

Transcript Highlights:

• So, like, so for example, let’s say someone files a ballot statement or ballot title worksheet, claiming
• But doing a Prop. 218 vote, you could do basically a mail ballot election.
• Now, there's also... ...get their ballots sent to their houses.
• of those voters have their ballot rejected.
• Voters miss the notice informing them of the issue with their ballot.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met as a subcommittee until quorum was established, then heard a series of election- and public-trust-related bills. Early items included AB 2592, which would move lobbyist training from legislative ethics committees to the FPPC starting in 2029 and make it available online on demand; it drew support from the FPPC and an oppose-unless-amended request to make the training public and ensure lobbyists pay fees. AB 2573 would refine California’s confidential voter registration protections for candidates and elected officials, with support from the Secretary of State and county election officials after amendments narrowed some family-member coverage. AB 2753 would bar registered sex offenders from running for or holding local or state office; it prompted extended debate about public trust, second chances, and where to draw the line, but was ultimately advanced on a 5-0 vote with one member not voting. AB 2691 similarly would expand disqualifying felony convictions to include sexual assault and human trafficking, and it also passed 5-0 after testimony from victim advocates and discussion about survivors, restorative justice, and the power dynamics involved in public office. The committee also advanced AB 2413, which would prohibit public funds from being used for large-format ads featuring elected officials, and AB 2281, which would direct the Office of Election Cybersecurity to assess replacement resources after federal cybersecurity support cuts and allow consultation with academic researchers. AB 1664 would require local election officials to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General within one business day of warrants, subpoenas, or investigations involving election records or voting systems; supporters said it would help the state respond quickly to improper seizure of election materials, and it passed 5-0. AB 2484, concerning San Diego MTS, would let voters authorize a local sales tax initiative for transit funding and exempt it from an existing cap; it drew support from transit leaders and labor, opposition from the Realtors, and a lengthy exchange over Prop. 13, Prop. 218, and whether the measure created a special deal, before passing 6-1. The committee then heard AB 2230, which would create buffer zones around voting centers and child care facilities to keep immigration enforcement away from those locations. The author said the bill was meant to reduce fear and intimidation for voters and families, while the opposition argued it was unenforceable, lacked evidence of a problem, and would interfere with federal officers doing their jobs. Members supporting the bill cited reported ICE profiling and intimidation in California communities, while others raised jurisdictional and practical concerns. The transcript ends during this debate, with no final vote shown for AB 2230.

Transcript Highlights:

• a ballot dropbox.
• backdoor bill that turns absente ballots backdoor bill that turns absente ballots into<02:17:37.880
• And I don't care about the voting via absentee ballot provision.
• I don't care about the voting via absentee ballot provision.
• This bill makes Granite Staters less safe. ballot in their permanent resident home ballot in their permanent

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think the ballot language is quite clear about what we're trying to do here. Yep.
• I like to write ballot language so that the voters really understand what they're voting on.
• I mean, I really try to write clear ballot language: plain and simple. Plain and simple, yes.
• Briefly to Senator Miles, so we are going to change the ballot language; I forgot we had a... ...floor
• other one would contain the background information from when they were going through the employment application

Bills: SB3073, SJR87

Keywords: Texas criminal procedure, magistrate, probable cause, written findings, arrest review, criminal justice, Article 15.17, pretrial release, judicial recordkeeping, court transparency, law enforcement, defendant rights, criminal proceedings, no probable cause, magistrate findings, bail reform, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, public safety, 1185

Transcript Highlights:

• as a means to obtain a ballot. as a means to obtain a ballot.
• on the ballots with their names on it. on the ballots with their names on it.
• actually touch the ballots. actually touch the ballots. Okay.
• ballot counting device. ballot counting device.
• nonpartisan ballot system in 66913. nonpartisan ballot system in 66913.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Bill 1807, Senator Zaffirini's bill about the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant
• sponsored by our colleague, the Dean of the Senate, Dean Zaffirini, concerning instructions for the application
• form for an early voting ballot.
• Representative Cortez's bill, sponsored by the Dean of the Senate, concerns House Bill 766 on ballot
• application requirements for precinct chairs.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• so because you would ignore application so because you would ignore the<01:24:16.880> application
• It still doesn't—there's still the general application process, which is reviewing the applicants.
• The town would have to vote to allow tavern license applications to be accepted, and then the applicant
• /c><01:31:39.800> the<01:31:40.199> applicant accepted and then the the applicant accepted
• who proposes that to go onto the ballot who proposes that to go onto the ballot can<01:31:57.679

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up an amendment to a bill dealing with digital assets, zoning, utilities, and noise. Members discussed removing the “private key” language, clarifying that the bill would prohibit state or local governments from treating digital asset mining differently from other industrial uses, and narrowing several provisions based on feedback from the Municipal Association. There was also discussion about electricity use, rate schedules, and whether the bill would allow payment of electric bills in Bitcoin; members clarified that bills would still be paid in dollars and that discriminatory rates were not allowed. The amendment was approved on a straw vote, and the committee then voted 7-1 to adopt the amended bill. The committee then considered a separate bill related to a paint stewardship program. The sponsor explained that the amendment would remove references to a fee structure that had troubled him in public hearing, while still preserving the plan and oversight by the Department of Environmental Services. Members discussed whether the bill’s liability and disclosure language affected antitrust concerns, and a representative from the American Coatings Association testified that the program’s environmental management practices and liability provisions were intended to ensure responsible handling and cleanup. The committee ultimately voted 7-1 to adopt the amended bill. Later, the subcommittee moved to liquor-related business. It first voted unanimously, 7-0, to retain a cannabis-related item. It then discussed a tavern license bill that would create a 21-plus tavern category, with the Liquor Enforcement Division explaining that the restriction was tied to alcohol-only venues and the potential for late-night entertainment and nightclub-style operations. Members raised concerns about local control and public safety, and the discussion referenced existing cocktail lounge rules and the possibility of towns opting into such a license. The transcript cuts off before a final vote on that item is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• ALSO THE BALLOT.
• THE VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION IS CONFIDENTIAL AND EXEMPT YES OR NO?
• Grall: THAT WAS A BALLOT INITIATIVE PETITION, NOT CANDIDATE PETITIONS. >> Sen.
• AFTER IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN CERTIFIED TO BE PUT ON THE BALLOT.
• THIS IS A CITIZEN LED BALLOT INITIATIVE PROCESS. CITIZENS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• amended to require that the dose and frequency of the drug conform to FDA-approved labeling and applicable
• But beyond the vote today, I think it is so important for this bond to go on the November ballot.
• I will, and the one last thing I will say, there will be a science bond on the ballot this year.
• sure that the California work that we invest in through this bond measure, should this get on the ballot
• sure that the California work that we invest in through this bond measure, should this get on the ballot

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on health care access, insurance coverage, public health, and patient protections. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it under the pharmacy benefit, to reduce billing barriers and improve access to HIV prevention. Supporters included HIV/AIDS organizations, the Department of Insurance, medical groups, and LGBTQ advocates; health plans opposed the bill as an unnecessary benefit-design mandate. The committee later voted the bill out on a due pass motion, and it remained on call before being finalized out later in the hearing. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would limit repeated prior authorization requirements when a clinician needs to adjust the dose or frequency of a covered medication for a patient with a chronic or complex condition, with safeguards for off-label use and controlled substances. Support came from physicians, hospitals, and patient advocates, especially in gastroenterology and chronic disease care, while insurers argued it weakened safety and utilization-management safeguards. The committee approved the bill on a due pass vote to Appropriations. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended in committee, would strengthen protections for patients receiving medical care while in immigration custody by requiring facilities to train staff on responding to such requests and allowing patients to notify a family member or loved one of their location. It passed the committee on a due pass as amended vote to Judiciary, with one no vote recorded. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under the federal PRWORA exemption, giving cities and counties more certainty when operating low-barrier services such as health care, shelter, crisis response, and homeless outreach. Local government attorneys and service providers supported the measure, and there was no opposition testimony; it passed to Human Services. SB 895 by Senator Wiener would place a $12 billion science research bond on the November ballot and create a state research funding institute to help sustain California’s research economy amid federal cuts. The bill drew broad support from universities, labor, health organizations, patients, and business groups, with one member voting no because of the bond cost; it passed to Appropriations. SB 944 by Senator Wiener would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, nonpharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions. It passed to Appropriations with strong support and no opposition testimony. At the end of the hearing, the committee also took add-on votes to confirm the bills’ passage status and adjourned.

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• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• And so the wording in that section that currently exists is not really applicable because it would be
• But this has been on the ballot before. It's an extinct position. We all know that.
• But this has been on the ballot I will.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all