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• got notice, the notice is clear, and you are given an opportunity to remove that service if your budget
• I think I do put that, give, I think at their request, I think I may have removed that portion, but it's
• They just know how much their budget can afford and how much they budgeted for. Right.
• It is provided in the language of their choice and can even be sent in Braille, if so requested.
• Maura Blyans, subject to appropriation, does that mean within LED's budget or will it take a separate

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Summary: The House Committee on Commerce met on Wednesday, April 22, with a quorum present and heard several bills. HB 1195, relating to the Louisiana State Athletic Commission, was amended with technical changes and a fee-related amendment tied to student athlete agents, then reported favorably. Members asked about criminal penalties and whether the bill would affect prison athletic events; the author said he would follow up on those questions. HB 798, the Broadband and Cable Price Notice Act, was amended to clarify definitions, federal compliance, notice requirements, and severability, then reported favorably after extensive debate over whether providers already give adequate notice, whether a separate notice is necessary, and whether the bill would be preempted by federal law. Charter Communications testified in opposition, saying the bill was duplicative and would add costs, while the author argued it was needed to ensure clear, conspicuous notice of price increases and cancellation rights.

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• Instead, the concern is that they will be requesting this data as they have already to target healthcare
• But I know my colleagues on the Budget Committee and our special hearing on this, we're working very
• We have budget, collective bargaining, and civil service protections against that.
• We've seen in California our efforts in the budget to try to increase the share of Medi-Cal-eligible
• I would respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Governmental Organization

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, these are clean-up measures that are supported and requested by the department that's managing
• I mean, it's a rare judge that you go into law on motion with a general request for injunctive relief
• Despite these policy and budget efforts, our housing supply is still woefully inadequate to meet the
• Because I also recognize that during tough budget times, it's easy to say no to the Judicial Council
• It's just how do we do it in the budget environment?

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, family law, privacy, housing, and artificial intelligence. SB 477 would clarify FEHA procedures for the Civil Rights Department, including tolling deadlines by agreement and updating complaint definitions; it drew some concern about venue and convenience but was moved forward. SB 450 would confirm California jurisdiction over adoption proceedings for children born in the state even if families have moved away, and would require all legal parents to be listed on adoption orders; it received strong support, especially from LGBTQ family advocates, and passed to Appropriations. SB 683 would clarify that people whose name, image, or likeness is misused may seek TROs or injunctions under existing publicity-rights law; opposition from media and First Amendment groups focused on the 48-hour compliance default and speech concerns, but the bill advanced as amended to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also considered SB 11, the AI Abuse Protection Act, which would regulate voice, image, and video cloning technology, require warnings, and direct the Judicial Council to develop evidence standards for AI; it passed to Public Safety. SCR 66, a resolution designating May 1 as Law Day and emphasizing the rule of law, was adopted unanimously after supportive comments from members. SB 808 would create expedited judicial review for housing permit denials that violate state law; supporters said it would reduce costly delay and help housing production, while the Judicial Council opposed it as imposing unreasonable timelines and staffing burdens. The bill passed to Appropriations despite concerns about court resources and broader housing-law issues. The committee then took up two privacy bills from Senator Wiener. SB 59 would automatically keep confidential court records for adult and retroactive gender/name change petitions, expanding protections previously enacted for minors; supporters described real-world doxxing and harassment, while opponents raised First Amendment and public-records objections, and the bill passed to Appropriations. SB 497 would require warrants for out-of-state law enforcement access to California prescription monitoring data, expand transgender shield protections for gender-affirming care records, and bar certain disclosures without legal process; the author framed it as a response to out-of-state anti-trans enforcement, and the bill was presented with support from trans advocacy groups.

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• I think it's currently budgeted at 1 million dollars and it's for the planning design and engineering
• just when when my church has been I to be involved with Florida memorial, most of my life, it's a budget
• Last week I address the budget and Appropriations and Tourism Committee.
• You have a request on your phone now for that who introduction?
• So you actually have to take the additional step to go ahead and request that disclosure to be had.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• for the CFPB, deleted it, and installed themselves as the director of the Office of Management and Budget
• </c><00:21:40.200><c> for</c><00:21:40.440><c> Commerce</c><00:21:40.760><c> and</c> governor's budget
• And the EPA claimed in its lawsuit that the office had improperly withheld data that it had requested
• And the EPA claimed in its lawsuit that the office had improperly withheld data that it had requested
• And the EPA claimed in its lawsuit that the office had improperly withheld data that it had requested

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And this budget year, I just want this committee to be aware of, we did not give them that $50 million
• I fought for that $50 million in the budget, just so everybody knows, because I know the work of the
• We did put 15 million dollars into the PED budget for after-school programs, and it's not enough, we
• I'm sorry, maybe I dismissed it for the programs that are requested, Madam Chair.
• Their specific budget or ask.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• So just a hair of our general fund budget actually goes to overall agency administration and supports
• </c> a hair of our general fund budget a hair of our general fund budget actually<00:10:01.200><c> goes
• But yes, definitely we're seeing a strain on those programs where these budgets are strained because
• This program has a base budget of $200,000 per year. Demand for this program remains high.
• But I will say, although this is not a budget conversation right now in terms of the governor's budget

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a process is also where someone can request to transfer out-a-county, but there's a lot of
• So we continue to monitor that pulse through our budget and our procurement folks.
• Senator Bell, and of course, all of your tenure with CDCR, there are many budget shortfalls that you
• So we are kind of in progress and on track to close that facility in line with the budget.
• We have a very, very small special repair budget in the department's $26 million for our facilities.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met with quorum and first considered several governor’s appointments not required to appear. The committee voted to advance Olivia May Assuncion to the Commission on Disability Access, William Adams to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors, and two California Law Revision Commission appointments: Anacubas and David Hubner, with the latter two receiving split votes but still moving forward. The committee also approved the reference of bills to committees and later, by unanimous add-on votes, approved floor acknowledgments and the remaining appointments on the agenda. The main hearing was on Brian Bishop’s appointment as Director of the Division of Adult Parole Operations at CDCR. Bishop described his law enforcement and Marine Corps background and said his focus would be balancing public safety, accountability, rehabilitation, and staff well-being. Senators asked about risk assessment for higher-risk parolees, GPS monitoring, coordination with local law enforcement, victim protections, out-of-county placement, supervision of unhoused parolees, and oversight of private reentry/housing contractors. Bishop said DAPO uses data-driven supervision, risk tools, compliance sweeps with local agencies, exclusion zones for victims, and contract monitoring through invoices, site visits, and utilization reviews. Public testimony supported Bishop’s confirmation, including from reentry providers and advocacy groups. The committee then voted 5-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate for confirmation. The committee also heard from Sarah Larson, appointed Director of the Division of Facilities Management and Construction at CDCR. Larson discussed aligning the prison footprint with a declining population, addressing aging infrastructure and heat issues through cooling pilots, and using projects like the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center as a model for safer, more healing facilities. Senators asked about prison closures, cold shutdown status, disaster planning, water and utility issues, and how to manage closed or deactivated facilities. Larson said closed facilities are maintained minimally, reactivation would be costly, and the department is exploring more holistic infrastructure planning. Public witnesses from criminal justice and reentry organizations strongly supported her, and the committee voted 5-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate.

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• Doing so, he said, has no impact on Minnesota's legislation or budget.
• The Chair granted the request.
• </c> &gt;&gt; I believe it's already been requested.
• &gt;&gt; I believe it's already been requested.
• A roll call has been requested, and the clerk will take the roll. Chair Freiberg: Yes.

Bills: HF4348 , HF4186 , HF4202 , HF4455 , HF3884 , HF3883 , HF3882 , HF3881 , HF2688 , HF3295 , HF3862 , HF3362 , HF4242 , HF3798

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: HF4186, Minnesota local government finance, housing and redevelopment authority, HRA, public investment authority, qualifying government, State Board of Investment, SBI, index mutual fund, multifamily housing development, long-term equity investment, investment-grade fixed income, federally insured securities, government-sponsored entities, municipal investing, local government investments, housing finance, public funds, investment policy, risk of loss

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• </c> I would request it be waved. I would request it be waved.
• </c> legislative budget assistant. legislative budget assistant.
• Um, I request a roll call. >> Okay, roll call has been requested. Is there a second?
• department at their request. It'll save department at their request.
• I request &gt;&gt; Thank you, Madame President. I request unanimous<04:53:34.718><c> consent.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We get interested request for proposal.
• And then bianium or two years of budget.
• It's a budget year, and it is part of the budget.
• year and it is part of the It's a budget year and it is part of the budget<01:05:48.240><c> will</c>
• <01:05:48.559><c> be</c> budget will be budget will be that's<01:05:50.400><c> putting</c><01:05:50.640

Bills: SF0050 , SF0068 , SF0084 , HB0087 , HB0029 , HB0061 , HB0090

Committee: House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development

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• in Senate Commerce with reporting transactions submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
• So they have not previously been budgeting for it. They've not previously been receiving it.
• They've managed some pretty big budgets down there at the local levels. Thank you, Senator Jenkins.
• They've managed some pretty big budgets down there at the local levels. Thank you, Senator Jenkins.
• The president will provide information if requested.

Bills: HB214 , HB217 , HB514 , HB593 , HB618 , HB732 , HB908 , HB961 , HB1010

Committee: Senate Revenue & Fiscal Affairs

Keywords: property tax, blighted properties, urban rehabilitation, tax exemption, local government, financial incentives, blighted property, derelict property, property tax exemption, local redevelopment plans, rehabilitation standards, ad valorem tax, community development, senior citizens, homestead exemption, Louisiana Constitution, motor vehicles, local fees, transaction fees, funding

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• They need to budget proactively, and they need to invest in mitigation and resilience.
• You're not going to be able to expend 50% of your budget.
• But I would formally request that you look into this and do a study on this.
• And I don't think you guys have any control over a budget of, what, $350 million we're talking about
• They are reviewing that request right now.

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• The language specified the rider within the larger higher education budget.
• This is more than a line item in a budget.
• If this budget shortfall is not addressed, amended.
• This is what I'm most concerned about in this budget: the drastic increase.
• Did we double their budget? We didn't have the money to double their budget.

Bills: HF2312

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to withdraw SB 101, Wiener, from the Budget
• At the request of the authors, please move file item 3, AB 281, Gallagher, and file item 4, AB 794, Gabriel
• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent to re-refer the following bills to committee

Summary: The Assembly met on Friday, May 23, 2025, after a quorum call and roll call established that a quorum was present. The session opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a special introduction recognizing the Dixon High School Rocketry Club for national achievement in the American Rocketry Challenge. No committee reports, governor’s messages, or Senate messages were presented. The main floor action was a procedural motion by the Majority Leader to withdraw SB 101 (Wiener) from the Budget Committee and place it on the third reading file. Assembly Member Flora withheld consent and requested a roll call vote; the motion passed 47-17. At the request of the authors, AB 281 (Gallagher) and AB 794 (Gabriel) were moved to the inactive file. The Majority Leader also requested unanimous consent to re-refer several bills between committees: SB 53, SB 456, SB 582, and SB 703 were temporarily sent to other committees and then returned to their original committees. There was no objection. The Assembly then adjourned until 8 a.m. the next day.

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• Knowing that the detailed look that budget takes...
• We've now been requested to go back— We've now been requested to go back into executive session, so we
• We've now been requested to go back. in executive session.
• And again, no new additional funding is being requested for this.
• And again, no new additional funding is being requested for this.

Committee: House Economic Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Completed in the previous year to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the governor, the president
• Budget committee making sure that they know exactly who's been, who's applied, who's been verified, and
• So that is all it is: a data collection bill for us to be able to navigate budgeting and making sure
• Madam Chairwoman, and the reason it's not included, could it be because the report that I've requested
• So this report is simply to ensure that we, at the legislature, when we're doing the budget and we're

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard and voted on several health and human services bills. SB 1192 would exempt good-faith basic first aid given without compensation from Arizona Medical Board licensure requirements, with added consent and law enforcement notification rules for injured minors; an amendment clarifying that the bill does not limit existing liability protections was adopted, and the bill passed 5-2. SB 1398 would require AHCCCS to redetermine eligibility for members over 21 every six months and report eligibility data annually; AHCCCS testified it would create significant administrative costs and that the bill lacked federal-population exemptions and an appropriation, while supporters argued it was needed for transparency and fraud detection. The committee adopted a technical amendment and passed the bill 4-3. SB 1399 would require prepaid capitated AHCCCS contractors to report spending on direct patient care versus administrative costs; supporters framed it as taxpayer accountability, and it passed 6-1. The committee also considered SB 1494, a strike-everything amendment making it a felony for providers, institutions, or drug manufacturers to pay premiums or otherwise steer enrollees to change health plans for financial gain, while exempting licensed insurance producers. Blue Cross Blue Shield and brokers supported the anti-patient-brokering goal, but ARMA warned the language was too broad and could chill ordinary provider-patient conversations and navigator/social worker assistance. The committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-3, with several members saying they wanted to refine the language on the floor. SB 1813 would remove the Maricopa County 55-bed cap at the Arizona State Hospital and require admission based on clinical need; supporters said the cap is outdated and leaves beds unused, while ADHS and others warned about rural access, fiscal costs, and possible litigation under Arnold v. Sarn. The committee adopted an amendment removing a citizenship requirement and passed the bill 5-2. Later, SB 1821 passed 6-1. It would let JLBC audit teams review DCS’s case-management system, allow unannounced inspections of licensed group foster homes, prioritize placement with relatives or other significant adults, and require newly hired child safety workers to train for a year under experienced staff. Finally, SB 1557 would require signed informed consent before medical interventions except in emergencies; supporters said it simply codifies standard practice, while the ACLU argued the bill lacked clear standards and could create burdens for ongoing or controversial care. The committee passed SB 1557 4-3 and then adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• Unanimous consent has been requested. Is there objection?
• Unanimous consent has been requested. Is there objection?
• Unanimous consent has been requested. Is there objection?
• The Senate has been requested. Is there objection?
• That has been requested. Is there objection?

Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous journal, then received gubernatorial and Senate messages and committee reports. Several new Ways and Means bills were introduced, including measures on managed recreation on endowment land, large electrical loads, Medicaid eligibility and work requirements, DOPL rulemaking and fees, daily recess in schools, rural health transformation, AI regulatory review, and Idaho Digital Learning Academy changes. The House also advanced a number of bills and memorials to the third-reading calendar and suspended rules to take up House Bill 893, a codifier cleanup bill, which passed unanimously on a voice-style roll call. The House then considered a series of Senate bills and House bills. Senate Bill 1255, dealing with involuntary commitment procedures on tribal reservations and recognizing tribal health facilities and tribal police officers, passed. Senate Bill 1257, which clarifies child protection and foster-care visitation rules in cases involving serious abuse, also passed. House Bill 803, expanding confidentiality protections for personnel involved in firing-squad executions, passed after debate over transparency and due process. Senate Bill 1293, correcting an unintended effect of prior public-benefits legislation on crime victims’ compensation, passed; Senate Bill 1308, a technical mediation cleanup bill, passed; House Bill 508, concerning roadway enhancement funds and consultant coverage, passed; Senate Bill 1272, a transportation code cleanup bill, passed; and Senate Bill 1309, clarifying restitution priority in juvenile cases, passed. Several bills drew more substantial debate and were defeated. Senate Bill 1271, which would have directed the Department of Agriculture to coordinate data collection and an abatement plan for invasive rats in southwest Idaho, failed after members split over whether it was a statewide issue or a local problem and whether it would expand government or create future costs. Senate Bill 1340, a left-lane driving bill that would have required slower traffic to move right and funded signage, also failed amid concerns about road conditions, enforcement, and confusion on multi-lane highways. Senate Concurrent Resolution 120, urging changes to Idaho’s nuclear waste agreement to support used nuclear fuel reprocessing and broader nuclear development, passed after a sharp debate over whether it would help Idaho’s energy future or weaken protections against long-term waste storage. The House also passed Senate Bill 1296, updating criminal trespass law to address disruptions at houses of worship, and Senate Bill 1325, creating a white specialty license plate to support Project Choice. Later, the House approved Senate Bill 1269 on cloud seeding transparency and liability, despite objections about consent, data, and liability protections. After the day’s business, the House announced upcoming committee meetings, returned House Bill 880 to the Transportation Committee, and adjourned until the next day.

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• Staff also noted one committee requested a report that is outstanding and currently in progress.
• The committee approved a request to send questions to the Arkansas Department of Health regarding sexual
• Staff also noted one committee requested a report that is outstanding and currently in progress.
• Chairman, I move for the adoption of this report. meeting as requested by the committee. Mr.
• And members, just as a reminder, this was a special report request.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, that’s bigger than the state budget, and I don’t have to tell you that.
• particular member, right, a former Assemblymember Phil Eisenberg, right, when he sat, I think, on the Budget
• allowance clause, right, which incorporates standard flexibility allowances into contracts to execute budget
• data oversight system, right, which institutes monthly interagency tracking of registration status, budget
• Is that money that’s coming out of the New York City budget, or is that charitable money that’s being

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly Select Committee on the nonprofit sector held a hearing focused on the importance of California’s nonprofit sector and how state systems can better support it. Chair and co-chair remarks emphasized that nonprofits are essential to the state’s economy and public services, especially as federal cuts and administrative burdens increase pressure on organizations that deliver health care, food assistance, homelessness services, disaster response, and other safety-net functions. CalNonprofits CEO Jeff Green described the sector’s size and complexity, citing roughly 110,000 nonprofits in California, about 1.4 to 1.5 million nonprofit workers, and major concerns about funding uncertainty, delayed reimbursements, and federal threats to nonprofit funding and nonpartisanship. He said many organizations are being forced to use reserves, reduce services, or take out loans while waiting for state payments. The Little Hoover Commission presented findings from its study of state grant and contract administration, arguing that nonprofits often subsidize state services because of late payments, insufficient advance funding, and inadequate reimbursement for overhead. The commission recommended requiring advance payments, expanding prompt-payment protections, matching federal indirect-cost rates, standardizing emergency contract amendments, creating an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, reducing duplicative reporting, moving to electronic payments, improving feedback to unsuccessful applicants, and using longer grant periods. Committee members expressed support for these ideas and discussed shifting state contracting culture toward outcomes and better coordination. The commission also noted that SB 1240, which would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment, and SB 1366, related to payment delays, align with its recommendations. The Attorney General’s Charitable Trusts Section then outlined its rollout of a new online filing system for charities and charitable fundraisers. Elizabeth Kim said the system, launched in stages beginning in 2024, is intended to replace paper filings, reduce incomplete submissions and bounced checks, and speed processing; the final phase is expected to cover renewals, delinquency, raffles, professional fundraisers, dissolution, and complaints. Committee members asked about staffing impacts and complaint handling, and DOJ explained that complaints are reviewed based on allegations, public filings, and, when needed, requests for additional information. A final panel featured Matt Gonzalez of Nonprofit New York, who described New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services as a model for reducing contract backlogs, increasing advance payments, and improving coordination through ombudsman-style support and chief nonprofit officers. Public commenters from the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, SEIU, and CalNonprofits urged support for stronger state-nonprofit partnerships, transparency, and modernization of contracting systems. No formal vote was taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and public comment.