Transcript Highlights:

• So about 31% of our total budget has the potential to lapse back to the general fund.
• back to the the potential to lapse back to the general<00:23:05.120><c> fund.
• in the sense that they will never lapse back to the general fund, or they may just not lapse back in
• in the sense that they will never lapse back to the general fund, or they may just not lapse back in
• </c><00:30:57.679><c> and</c> uh and how that affects the lapse and uh and how that affects the lapse

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, approving the prior meeting minutes with one abstention from a member who had been absent. It then received an update from DHHS Commissioner Lori Weaver on the department’s rural health transformation grant submission. Weaver said the grant was submitted ahead of the deadline, reflected input from communities and providers statewide, and would now enter a CMS review and negotiation phase. She explained that the governor’s office will oversee the grant with DHHS, that some proposals may be limited by federal parameters, and that the department may need to hire some staff to administer the grant, within the grant’s administrative cap. Members also discussed DHHS budget pressures and staffing. The department’s CFO, Nathan White, reviewed the agency’s budget mix, noting that DHHS accounts for a large share of the state’s operating and general fund budgets, and explained projected general fund lapse estimates, which he said are currently just under $20 million for the department. He also described why lapse projections are difficult to predict in DHHS because many costs are driven by utilization and because some funds are statutorily non-lapsing. White reported that vacancy rates have risen, citing about 400 unfunded positions in the current biennium and the department’s hiring freeze, while emphasizing that direct-care positions are being prioritized. Committee members raised concerns that back-of-the-budget cuts and weak revenue collections could affect the department’s ability to manage lapse projections. The committee then heard from Division of Public Health Director Ian Watt on vaccine policy and federal changes. Watt said New Hampshire continues to support access to safe and effective vaccines, including through the universal purchase program and seasonal respiratory virus guidance. He explained a recent CDC change regarding the MMRV vaccine, which now discourages the combined shot for the first dose in children under four because of febrile seizure risk, while still allowing it for the second dose. Watt said New Hampshire’s school and child care vaccine mandates remain stable, with nine vaccines required for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, and that the state continues to review federal recommendations cautiously. He also said there have been no supply or funding disruptions affecting vaccine access, and that childhood vaccine funding through commercial insurers remains intact. Finally, the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias presented its annual report. The subcommittee said it met about six times, heard presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and began work on updating the state’s Alzheimer’s plan, which had last been updated in 2015-2016. To gather more direct input, the subcommittee formed a needs-assessment work group to develop a survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers. It recommended integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease, aging, and public health outreach; embedding cognitive health into systems of care and the state health improvement plan; adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS; and continuing partnerships with aging and advocacy organizations. Members praised the report and suggested it should clearly identify the subcommittee and include page numbers in future versions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Second, as you may have noticed, our LAR looks, looks a bit different this year.
• If the rate is in effect, once we put the carrier on notice that we disagree and we want to disapprove
• Notice and until we resolve the issue, they would have to issue restitution to the consumers.
• The first one is granting unexpended balance authority within the biennium to help with, uh, lapse of
• We just got notice of, of an appeal on the land title.

Transcript Highlights:

• the existing footnote to allow those $2.25 million plus the matching federal funds, rather than to lapse
• And now any money that's transferred into that account per the existing footnote would lapse back to
• We just need to allow it not to lapse and go for this purpose.
• </c><00:31:39.200><c> and</c><00:31:39.320><c> to</c><00:31:39.400><c> move</c> to be la- non-lapsing
• and to move to be la- non-lapsing and to move forward<00:31:40.080><c> into</c><00:31:40.240><c> the

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Certainly, it is one of the options, and doing that calendar notice for the amendment would not be a
• So my question is: the first appropriation seems to lapse, and yet it is for existing and new mental
• I just add a sentence to the first section saying this appropriation shall be not lapsing.
• Yeah, so because the second appropriation on line 17 goes back, says it's non-lapsing.
• If I had written this, I would have just said the appropriation shall be non-lapsing or shall be non-lapsing

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Assemblymember DeMaio notices the absence of a quorum.
• I request unanimous consent to suspend Assembly Rule 56 to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice
• When a letter lapses, law enforcement is legally, often legally, Their absence.
• So I noticed that this is about no trespassing 602 letters, and it requires them, you're saying they
• So I noticed that this is about no trespassing 602 letters, and it requires them, you're saying they

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you know what your lapse is going to be this year? I don't have a lapse at this point.
• I notice in your taking my question.
• You'll notice down in the premise.
• As most of you know, retiree health is non-lapsing in year one, but it lapses at the end of the second
• ><02:26:34.000><c> to</c><02:26:34.240><c> the</c> notice to defendant out to the notice to defendant

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'm looking at the lapse year over year, and I see $2 million in non-GR dollars that were lapsed in
• I see $3 million in non-GR dollars that were lapsed in '24, and I see $3.8 million that were lapsed in
• And so... ...20% from that to lapse.
• It's our federal funding lapse, probably, and also our other funds lapse.
• So we're pretty confident that we can start taking off that lapse really is a lapse.

Summary: The committee heard the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services present its FY 2027 budget request, with Director Sarah Wilson and budget staff describing the department’s mission, major divisions, and the impact of federal funding shifts, especially the FMAP change that will shift costs to general revenue. Wilson emphasized prevention, public health infrastructure, workforce capacity, and data modernization, while several members praised the department’s responsiveness and cost-cutting efforts. The discussion repeatedly focused on lapses, excess authority, and the department’s stated practice of spending federal and other funds before general revenue where possible. Members asked detailed questions about local public health agency support, nutrition programs, rural health and primary care, newborn screening, the state public health lab, and the department’s use of flexibility and reallocations. There was extended discussion of substance use disorder funding: the department explained that some funding is being reduced in its own budget because transfer authority is being added for the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Corrections, while some other SUD-related lines are actual reductions. Members also questioned tobacco prevention and cessation cuts, maternal and infant health programs, fetal infant mortality review, and minority health initiatives, with staff explaining program purposes and noting that some reductions were tied to excess authority or to moving programs to other departments. The committee also reviewed specific operational items such as the Health Initiatives Fund transfer, debt offset escrow for loan repayment defaults, donated funds authority, emergency preparedness, environmental health, health informatics, HIV/STI/hepatitis services, local public health incentives, and the COVID/ARPA authority reductions. Several members requested follow-up information on vacancies, lapse trends, grant spending plans, and program details. No final vote or formal action was taken in the portion provided; the chair recessed briefly and the hearing continued with additional budget testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• change no funds, but it makes it easier to use and expand, and it fixes a broken link which we hadn't noticed
• For example, to us, anything that is non-lapsing, generally continuously appropriated, sounds to me like
• anything</c><00:21:33.039><c> that</c><00:21:33.200><c> is</c><00:21:33.360><c> non</c><00:21:33.760><c> lapsing
• </c> to us is anything that is non lapsing to us is anything that is non lapsing generally<00:21:35.559

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll notice John Posey: that recommendations total $4.2 million over the biennium.
• You'll also notice that the agency is appropriated a lot of GR John Posey: dedicated funds.
• You'll notice there we've got listed rates of return for last year, and you'll notice almost all of them
• And so the agency would lapse funds that it did not require.
• That would be lapsed at the end of the biennium. Chairperson: All right, wonderful.

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• </c> years that were um they had been lapsed years that were um they had been lapsed and<00:20:12.640
• BFA has noticed a trend over the last 30 BFA has noticed a trend over the last 30 35<00:23:12.080><c>
• Um where this bill have noticed by now.
• Be on the lookout for the next meeting notice.
• Be on the lookout for the next meeting notice.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 1042, which would increase the BFA contingent credit limit. State Treasurer Monica Misipelli explained that under RSA 66, state debt capacity is tied to unrestricted revenue and that guaranteed debt counts in the calculation even though it is contingent rather than direct debt. She said the state currently has about 4.2% to 4.3% debt-to-revenue ratio, about $120 million in additional capacity, and that approving the bill’s proposed increase would reduce available capacity for future state borrowing, including capital budgets. She noted the BFA has a long history of using guarantees without a state payout, but said the legislature should consider whether the full additional $250 million is needed and whether unused guarantee authorizations, such as one for the Pease Development Authority, should be reviewed in the future. Committee members asked whether guarantees have the same effect as actual debt for bonding capacity, and the treasurer confirmed that they do for purposes of the formula. Members also asked about the usual level of debt relative to the statutory 10% cap, and she said the state generally stays well below that limit. BFA Executive Director James Key Wallace then testified that the request was driven by rising project costs, inflation, and the need for more runway so the agency does not have to return to the legislature in an emergency. He said the BFA is self-supported, has never had a guarantee paid out by the state, requires collateral and reserves, and believes the appropriate range is closer to $400 million to $450 million; he also said a Senate bill would raise the limit to $400 million. He added that the BFA’s pipeline includes projects from about $15 million to $100 million and that housing availability is an important factor in business location decisions. After closing the work session on House Bill 1042, the committee opened House Bill 241, a bill on health insurance coverage for pain management services for chronic pain. Representative Dave Nagel, the prime sponsor, gave extensive background on his long career in pain medicine and said the bill is intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies and evidence-based pain management. He described the broad population affected by chronic pain and opioid use disorder, and said the proposal has long had bipartisan and stakeholder support. No vote or final action was taken on House Bill 241 in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:23:15.840><c> This</c><01:23:16.080><c> lapse</c> posted them on their website.
• This lapse posted them on their website.
• This lapse occurred<01:23:16.719><c> while</c><01:23:16.880><c> the</c><01:23:17.040><c> program</c><
• I have seen a sizable and extremely noticeable change in how the city of Keene is conducting business
• </c><01:34:55.280><c> change</c> sizable and extremely noticeable change sizable and extremely noticeable

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're asking that to be non-lapsing for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. Sue gave me this.
• Basically, make it non-lapsing, yes. And if it lapsed, how much would we lapse it?
• Well, it technically isn't lapsed.
• yes and if it lapsed how much would<06:03:20.520><c> we</c><06:03:20.680><c> lapse</c><06:03:21.400>
• Okay, and maybe non-lapsing is the wrong word.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a House Bill 2 amendment to remove a bail-related section that had already passed in another bill and was now considered duplicative. Members discussed the earlier change to how bail commissioners are reimbursed, concerns that the Judiciary was losing money collecting the fees, and whether the magistrate-related language would still be needed. They noted the bill had already crossed over to the Senate, that the section was obsolete, and that any remaining issue about magistrates’ five-year terms might need to be raised with the Criminal Justice Committee. Amendment 997H, deleting section one, was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously. The committee then reviewed a package of HB 1 position transfers involving the Department of Environmental Services, Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Staff explained that several positions were being shuffled to correct position numbers and align permitting functions, including one Fish and Game position moving back to Fish and Game, one DEES position remaining funded after ARPA money ends, and adjustments to hours for permitting and environmental services positions. Members discussed whether the Fish and Game position had been intended to be temporary, but ultimately agreed to accept the first four Environmental Services items and the last two Natural and Cultural Resources items as a package; that motion passed unanimously. They then also accepted sections 2 through 8 of HB 1 with the related amendments and footnote language. The committee next turned to dredge-and-fill fee changes in section 11, where one member objected to a 50% fee increase for seasonal docks, arguing it could discourage permitted work and might apply to repairs that only require notification. Staff said the increase was intended to help cover the cost of additional positions in future biennia, but members decided to hold that section for more information, including how many seasonal dock repair fees are actually collected. Finally, the committee began discussing HB 215 and a proposed tipping-fee/surcharge structure to make a solid waste accounting unit self-funded, with members saying the fee could offset about $2.9 million in general fund costs and support the grant program, but no final action was taken on that item in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Apologies, I just noticed that mistake. So if you take that is, um, actually this year.
• And I've noticed if I remember and form.
• And I've noticed if I remember and don't<00:53:50.319><c> hold</c><00:53:50.559><c> me</c><00:53:50.720
• in your coverage, in coverage or a lapse in your coverage, if<01:08:11.440><c> you</c><01:08:11.599>
• </c><01:08:25.359><c> in</c> there has been that gap or lapse in there has been that gap or lapse in

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:15 Department of Insurance Update 00:01:39 Department of Financial Institutions Update 00:37:07 Insurance Industry Update 00:54:50 Credit Union Industry Update 01:10:53, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 16 minutes, and then received an update from Insurance Commissioner Sharon Clark and staff on the Department of Insurance. Clark reviewed department activity, including growth in premium volume and licensing, consumer complaints and recoveries, and a rise in fraud referrals. She said the department has 66 open fraud cases and described common schemes such as staged auto accidents, inflated repair or cleanup charges, and roofing scams. She also said the department’s investigators often prepare strong cases but face reluctance from local prosecutors, especially in Fayette and Jefferson counties, to pursue them. Clark reported favorable workers’ compensation news, saying rates will decrease 9.7% next year for the 20th straight year. She contrasted that with a difficult property insurance market driven by storms, reinsurance costs, inflation, labor shortages, and litigation, but said Kentucky’s market remains relatively stable, citing the Kentucky Fair Plan’s small number of policies. She then warned of significant 2026 health insurance premium increases on the exchange: 16.1% for Molina, 23% for Anthem, and 37% for WCare, after CareSource withdrew. She said the rates were reviewed by actuaries and found fair, but that the biggest pressure point is the scheduled expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, which she said could leave about 90% of exchange enrollees facing a compounded increase. Members questioned Clark about fraud prosecution, the number of people in commercial versus public coverage, and the impact of expiring subsidies. Clark said the prosecution issue is mainly with Commonwealth attorneys and that rural counties are more cooperative than urban ones. She also said the health market is individually rated and that older enrollees would be hit harder, while the loss of tax credits could push some people out of the marketplace. One member asked about the attorney general’s recent opinion on SB 188, the PBM bill; staff said attorneys were still reviewing it. Clark closed by noting that Kentucky’s fraud and towing/storage legislation has become a model for other states.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:40:49.119><c> So,</c> lapsing money into the fund at all.
• So, lapsing money into the fund at all.
• The witness agreed, saying they do not envision any funds would be lapsed.
• Should we ever lapse funds, but I don't want the ceiling to be that low.
• Should we ever lapse funds, but I case.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several measures and took action on each after testimony. SB 2697 SD1 would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, authorize towing or impoundment of vehicles with expired registrations of three or more years, increase certain fines and penalties, and require annual reporting; the Department of Transportation supported it, and the committee later adopted amendments and recommended passage. SB 2399 SD2 would provide a general excise tax exemption for aircraft maintenance materials, parts, tools, and related facility construction; it drew support from industry groups and comments from the Department of Taxation and Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and was also passed with amendments. SB 2665 SD2 would require driver’s license renewal applicants with a recent traffic citation to complete a road-safety course and exam; DOT supported it, the Public Defender opposed it as not clearly linked to safer driving, and the committee amended the bill to raise the trigger from one citation to two citations within five years before recommending passage. The committee also heard SB 2851 SD1, which would allow deaf vehicle owners to register a deafness designation visible to law enforcement; the Disability and Communication Access Board supported it, Peter Fritz testified in support while urging amendments on verification and threshold issues, and the committee adopted amendments and passed the measure. SB 3102 SD2 would clarify DOT’s role in port pilotage standards and appeals; DOT, DCCA, pilots, maritime interests, labor, and harbor users supported it, and it was passed with amendments. SB 2521 SD1 would exempt emergency medical services personnel from CDL requirements, require emergency-vehicle training, and update the definition of authorized emergency vehicle; DOT, DOH, Honolulu emergency services, and UPW supported it, and it too was passed with amendments. Finally, SB 3157 would transfer unencumbered automated speed enforcement special fund balances above a set threshold to the general fund. DOT supported the concept, but members questioned whether excess funds would ever accumulate and whether the money should instead support safe routes to school; the committee increased the threshold from $12 million to $25 million, discussed but did not adopt a transfer to another special fund, and passed the bill with amendments. The chair noted the next hearing would be held the following Tuesday, likely at 8:30 or 9:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and members, House Bill 1237 relates to the renewal This time frame can lead to unintentional lapses
• recognizes Senator Zaffirini to explain the differences in the substitute. frame can lead to unintentional lapses
• It introduces specific timelines for the agencies to provide notice of the conditions and the actions
• timelines for the agencies to provide notice of the conditions and the actions that will take place.

Bills: HB1237, HB2663, HB3071, HB4384

Keywords: occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029

Summary: The Senate Committee on Natural Resources heard several House bills dealing with environmental regulation, oil and gas safety, landfill permits, and utility cost recovery. HB 1237, by Rep. Geren and sponsored by Sen. Zaffirini, would extend TCEQ occupational license renewal deadlines from 30 days to 90 days, allow renewal up to one year with higher fees, and require a new application after longer expiration; the committee substitute clarified that applicants may continue working only until renewal is approved or denied and set a 180-day cutoff for renewal. HB 3071, sponsored by Sen. Hancock, would require TCEQ to cancel certain long-dormant municipal solid waste permits; members discussed concerns about precedent, ownership changes, and whether the bill should be narrowed, and the bill was left pending with a committee substitute expected. The committee also heard HB 2663, sponsored by Sen. Birdwell, which would require operators of inactive oil and gas wells to remove or de-energize electrical equipment after 10 years and authorize Railroad Commission penalties for false compliance. Testimony from landowners, cattle raisers, and the Sierra Club supported the bill as a wildfire-prevention measure, and the bill was left pending. HB 4384, also by Rep. Darby and sponsored by Sen. Birdwell, would let natural gas utilities defer certain infrastructure costs for later recovery through the GRIP process; utility representatives supported it as credit-positive and consistent with existing accounting, while consumer advocates opposed it as increasing rates without enough oversight. The committee discussed possible amendments to add more cost controls, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee voted HB 2563, the companion to SB 2510, favorably to the full Senate by a 5-0 vote and ordered it certified for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then took up HB 143, which would codify interagency procedures for addressing electrical power line safety at well sites and related facilities after wildfire concerns; members said a committee substitute had been negotiated with agencies and stakeholders to clarify responsibilities, timelines, and inspection authority while reducing fiscal impact. No final vote was taken on HB 143, and the committee recessed with several bills still pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'm looking at the lapse year over year, and I see $2 million in non-GR dollars that were lapsed in
• I see $3 million in non-GR dollars that were lapsed in '24, and I see $3.8 million that were lapsed in
• We've got quite a bit of lapse here as well.
• It's our federal funding lapse probably and also our other funds lapse.
• So we're pretty confident that we can start taking off that lapse; really, it is a lapse.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The committee heard the Department of Health and Senior Services’ FY 2027 budget presentation from Director Sarah Wilson and budget director Maddie Starns, followed by testimony from division directors. Wilson framed the budget as one shaped by fiscal pressure, federal funding dependence, and the need to preserve core public health and senior services while reducing spending. She emphasized the department’s role in outbreak response, newborn screening, cannabis regulation, senior services, licensure, and administration, and said priorities include workforce capacity, data modernization, and protecting essential functions. Members repeatedly praised the department for being responsive and for working to identify savings and reallocate funds carefully. A major focus was the shift in substance use disorder funding. The department explained that the governor’s budget reduces DHSS’s direct SUD grant authority from the Health Reinvestment Fund while proposing transfer authority to the Department of Mental Health and the Department of Corrections for related initiatives. Several members pressed for clarity on whether this represented real cuts or a transfer of the same adult-use marijuana revenue, and staff said some line items were reductions while others would be picked up in other departments’ budgets. The committee also discussed tobacco prevention and cessation reductions, local public health agency support, and the department’s use of federal versus general revenue, with members urging the department to spend federal and other funds before GR whenever possible. Members asked detailed questions about lapses, vacant FTEs, donated funds, loan repayment defaults, rural health programs, CHIP vaccine costs, nutrition services, and the J-1 visa waiver program. DHSS said many lapses were due to federal timing, pandemic-related funds, or program realignment, and that some excess authority was being reduced to better match actual spending. The department reported low default rates in its loan repayment programs and noted that Missouri’s J-1 waiver recommendations are capped federally at 30. There were also questions about local health department incentive payments, minority health activities, and the extended women’s health program, which the governor proposed transferring out of DHSS. The committee also reviewed community and public health programs including communicable disease control, environmental health, maternal and infant mortality review, vital records, and COVID/ARPA cleanup reductions. DHSS said the fetal and infant mortality review program is now operating statewide, though some members raised concerns about a pause during the transition from local NGOs to the new statewide model. The hearing concluded with the state public health laboratory budget, where staff explained funding needs for newborn screening, cannabis reference testing, safe drinking water testing, and courier services, and said some authority increases were needed to match growing program activity.

Transcript Highlights:

• Is this part of your lapse or ... It's part of the lapse. A lot of it is part of the lapse.
• We leave it and we lapse them. Okay. How much are you lapsing? 19 million?
• </c><03:17:39.760><c> I</c> going to lapse pretty soon. Yes, sir. I going to lapse pretty soon.
• </c> Uh can we go over the two lapses here? Uh can we go over the two lapses here?
• For the lapse.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would have asked why this committee should regard that omission as anything other than a serious lapse
• in candor, a serious lapse in judgment, and a serious lapse in honesty.
• The public can also sign up through our website to receive notices on targeted rulemakings, and we have
• Because first, why did you wait two and a half months after you got the notice of the HHS...
• That, to me, is a lapse in judgment because we need to be prepared before the next situation hits, not

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When a letter lapses, law enforcement is often legally unable to proactively remove trespassers, leading
• When a letter lapses, law enforcement is often legally unable to proactively remove trespassers, leading
• Can anybody tell me whether that notice has a requirement in it that indicates that they are the owners
• And it is a higher standard, and it may make sense for that notice to also... ...indicate because you're
• existing law. ...at the time of an SVP's placement, including pending SVP placement following the notice

Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 647, which would clarify last year’s RV disposal pilot program for Los Angeles and Alameda counties so local agencies can remove abandoned, inoperable RVs more efficiently. Supporters, including a representative for Mayor Karen Bass, said the bill is needed to address public health, fire, sewage, and neighborhood safety hazards. Opponents argued the measure would be used to remove occupied RVs without adequate housing or service referrals and would harm vehicle residents. The committee later approved AB 647 on a do-pass motion to the Appropriations Committee. The committee also considered AB 1656, which would give judges discretion to delay human trafficking cases when the assigned prosecutor has another trial, preliminary hearing, or motion to suppress, with amendments limiting the continuance to one time and no more than 10 days. Supporters said the bill would help preserve vertical prosecution and trauma-informed continuity for survivors; opponents raised speedy-trial and due process concerns. After discussion about balancing victim continuity and constitutional rights, the committee passed AB 1656 as amended to the floor. AB 1917, a bill to require prosecutors to file a motion before reinstating charges dismissed at preliminary hearing, also drew support from public defenders and defense groups and opposition from district attorneys, who argued the bill used the wrong procedural mechanism. The author agreed to explore moving the process into the existing 995 framework, and the committee passed AB 1917 as amended to Appropriations. AB 2636 would require courts to consider possession of a loaded firearm when deciding whether a juvenile qualifies for deferred entry of judgment. Supporters, including probation and police chiefs, said the bill would add accountability for serious gun-related conduct while preserving rehabilitation options; opponents said it would reduce access to effective youth diversion and disproportionately affect Black and brown youth. The committee passed the bill to the floor. AB 1632, which would replace notarization with a penalty-of-perjury statement for 602 trespass authorization letters, was supported by cities and law enforcement as a way to reduce bureaucracy and help address trespass and vacant-property hazards, while opponents warned of abuse and Fourth Amendment concerns. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill to the floor. The hearing then moved on to AB 1974, a voluntary firearm safe-storage bill, with the author introducing the measure and witnesses from Pierce’s Pledge expected to testify.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know there was a previous lapse, right, from a previous appropriation.
• Because previous funds were lapsed, I believe.
• And then what is the lapsed, I believe.
• The $15 million has already lapsed. No, I know.
• </c> million has already lapsed. million has already lapsed.

Keywords: 912, senate, all