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• As you may recall, we are in the process of upgrading the furniture in the building, and I'm hopeful
• Another project in process is the installation of a glass window on the front door of the building.
• The fourth floor single-use restroom and lactation room project is underway; the contract is in place
• As they go through their own processes to transition all of those numbers, we will send out a notice
• You know, whatever proposals come out of that process, would that work? Yes, Mr.

Committee: House Legislative Council

Transcript Highlights:

• By the way, anybody watching this process, uh, every member now has other committees that they're supporting
• It's just the process that, that we're all in.
• This bill will help establish a process, uh, to make certain that the utilities that are required to
• that it's either in-house or preferred subcontractors who know what they're doing, understand the process
• These awards must be given under a contract.

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• right to close, please. the uh any questions for Reverend Luther by the way anybody watching this process
• It's just the process that we're all in.
• that It's either in-house or preferred subcontractors who know what they're doing, understand the process
• On the process, but I understand, I'll talk to Mr. Martin about that when he comes back up.
• These awards must be given under a contract in which the provision will give the department sufficient

Bills: HB769 , HB2132 , HB3383 , HB3792 , HB5431 , HB5682 , HB5677 , HB5678 , HB5680 , HB5681 , HB5683 , HB5684 , HB5685 , HB5686 , HB4078

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: environmental regulation, sustainability, business compliance, state oversight, local control, pollution, renewable resources, grant program, neighborhood organization, pedestrian infrastructure, Texas Department of Housing, financial assistance, neighborhood organizations, grants, urban development, safety, public safety, housing development, low income housing, tax credits

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• THE PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING THAT, WE ARE 3.5 YEARS SINCE THAT TIME I BECAME EJECTED JUNE 29 OF 2000,
• THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING THE PLAN, IT IS ABOUT HAVING A PLAN RECOGNIZED THAT THE PLAN IS GOING TO MODIFY
• SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE RULEMAKING PROCESS TO OUTLINE A PROCEDURE.
• SO NOW THAT WE ARE HAVING THE PROCESS BECAUSE OF SENATE BILL 64, LEVEL THAT WE HAVE TO TREAT OUR WATER
• WALLY OF THE SAME CAPABILITY AND TREATMENT PROCESS HAPPENING THERE SCALE AND OPTIONS ARE LIMITED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I brought this amendment to SB 30 to the Joint Budget Committee, which is the process available.
• disingenuous in his former title of Secretary of Corrections in the continuing Department of Corrections process
• largest trust breaker was former Secretary of Corrections Joe Perfure's pulling a major corrections contract

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• thing is in the last time when we demoed foromesiT, the vendor we're looking at is on the statewide contract
• What are your audit processes for making sure that the grants that you award are used appropriately.
• I know we're missing a few members today, but this process will go very similar to how we have done it

Keywords: 914, all

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• So can you elaborate on that CEQA process that Cemex is currently undergoing and why is this process
• projects can be processed currently.
• So if there are, you know, that process is very much a public process, and there's input that's provided
• your environmental review process.
• So that process is very much a public process, and there's input that's provided along that process so

Summary: The committee heard several climate, environmental, and housing bills. AB 1425, dealing with pit dewatering near the San Joaquin River Parkway, drew extensive testimony. The author and supporters argued the bill was needed to protect the river, groundwater, floodplain conditions, tribal and cultural resources, and public access from a proposed mining project near the river. Opponents, including Cemex, labor representatives, and industry groups, said the bill would bypass the CEQA process before it was complete, threaten jobs, and create uncertainty for an existing operation. Members questioned both sides about hydrology, blasting, dewatering, and the adequacy of the ongoing environmental review. The bill was moved, but several members expressed concern about preempting CEQA and some did not vote or voted no. AB 881, which would allow California to move forward with carbon capture and sequestration pipelines, was presented as a way to advance state climate goals and capture federal funding. Supporters, including SMUD, labor, and industry groups, said the bill would help deploy carbon capture safely and preserve jobs. Environmental justice opponents supported stronger safety direction and warned that CO2 pipelines pose serious risks and that the state should not move ahead without clearer standards. The bill received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1207, on the cap-and-trade allowance price ceiling and the social cost of carbon, was presented as a science-based update to California’s climate policy. The author and EDF said the bill would keep the program aligned with current economic and climate data and protect it from federal political interference. It received broad support and a due-pass recommendation. AB 1106, creating a coordinated network of air quality incident response centers, was also approved after testimony about wildfire smoke, toxic emissions, and the need for better real-time monitoring during disasters. AB 28, the Landfill Fire Safety Act, focused on the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire and related health impacts in Castaic and Val Verde; residents described serious illnesses and contamination concerns, while landfill and county representatives warned about costs and asked for more study. The committee nonetheless advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation. The committee also heard AB 357, which would speed Coastal Commission review of student and faculty housing projects, with supporters citing student homelessness and opponents urging caution but acknowledging the need for more housing; the bill was presented and discussed, with the committee emphasizing the need to balance housing production and coastal oversight.

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• with</c> the insurance company they contract with the insurance company they contract with one<00:48
• Contracting Contracting um um um this<00:54:09.559><c> bill</c><00:54:10.160><c> as</c><00:54:10.720
• of any contract with a...
• The contracts from PBMs are very vague.
• </c><01:06:25.039><c> say</c> Cardinal I can't take a contract say Cardinal I can't take a contract say

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> such as our grants and contracts such as our grants and contracts compliance<00:17:27.720><c> and
• We've had a number of investments in 2023 and 2024 to begin the process to plan modernization work and
• We've had a number of investments in 2023 and 2024 to begin the process to plan modernization work and
• We've had a number of investments in 2023 and 2024 to begin the process to plan modernization work and
• We've had a number of investments in 2023 and 2024 to begin the process to plan modernization work and

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• There's a process called alternative methods of means, and the AMM process has been used in local jurisdictions
• Our industry is not stabilizing; in fact, it is contracting.
• AB 2601 is a process bill.
• This is a process bill. That's about process streamlining and time is money.
• This is a process bill. That's about process streamlining and time is money.

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and operated briefly as a subcommittee while the chair outlined public comment procedures and the consent calendar. The first major item was AB 1751, a townhome/homeownership measure by Assembly Members Quirk-Silva and Wicks. The author accepted amendments to strike the bill’s wage provision and to limit unit size and project size, but declined other proposed amendments on downzoning, demolition protections, and site restrictions. Supporters, including the New California Coalition and California Conference of Carpenters, argued the bill would expand attainable homeownership and create more townhome sites; opponents and “opposed unless amended” witnesses raised concerns about renter protections, demolition/displacement, density impacts, and local control. Several labor groups and local government representatives were neutral or supportive of the amended bill, while the committee members discussed the tension between housing production and worker protections. The committee ultimately passed AB 1751 as amended to the Senate Committee on Local Government on a roll call vote, with the bill held on call for absent members. The committee then heard AB 750, which expands HCD’s Portfolio Reinvestment Program to more at-risk affordable housing developments needing rehabilitation. The author and supporters from the California Housing Consortium and California Housing Partnership said the bill would help preserve deed-restricted housing facing expiring affordability restrictions and disrepair, especially when paired with anticipated bond funding. Members asked about the program’s prior funding and how it works to keep units affordable through rehabilitation rather than state takeover; the author emphasized the goal was preservation of existing affordable housing stock. AB 750 passed to the Senate Appropriations Committee on a roll call vote and was held on call for absent senators. The consent calendar was also approved on call. Next, the committee heard AB 306, which would create a more workable statewide appeals and code-interpretation process at the California Building Standards Commission for local building code decisions. The author and supporters from AIA California and the Housing Action Coalition said the bill would reduce inconsistent interpretations across 540 jurisdictions, improve transparency, and support housing innovation while preserving local authority over local matters. Members discussed how the bill would interact with local amendments and alternative methods and means, and the committee moved the bill to the Senate Committee on Local Government on a roll call vote. AB 2612, directing HCD and the Building Standards Commission to develop standards for plug-in photovoltaic systems in new construction, also advanced to Appropriations after supportive testimony and brief questions about safety standards and stakeholder consultation. AB 1070, which orders a study on allowing 3- to 10-unit missing-middle housing under the Residential Code and requires a one-time report on code-related cost pressures, passed to Appropriations after building officials removed opposition. Later, AB 2181, a narrow bill concerning hotel and motel valuation and density bonus potential, passed to Local Government after testimony from Unite Here and others about protecting hospitality jobs and preventing speculative appraisals. Finally, AB 1237, clarifying safety rules for private in-unit pools in hotels and condominiums, passed to Health after the author described added safety measures such as pool covers, alarms, emergency devices, certified operators, and AEDs.

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• change until we rebid our contracts.
• change until we rebid our contracts.
• </c> constraints, regulations, processes constraints, regulations, processes required<00:18:24.080><c
• </c><00:18:42.720><c> that</c> difference between the processes that difference between the processes
• or a very robust a pretty robust process or a very robust process<00:43:11.200><c> where,</c><00:43:

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It was quite the process; we exchanged 23 official offers from start to finish.
• On the bad side, there will be one more PBM that our plans have to contract with.
• It takes so much to get something through the process here.
• And so I want to start with, you know, how this process played out.
• I have really, really struggled throughout this process to justify...

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• We also will have to accept and expend the money before we can move into contracts.
• That fluctuation can be the result of a contract being terminated.
• </c><00:24:37.520><c> being</c> the result of a contract being the result of a contract being terminated
• So um you know probable cause process.
• admission process that people will<00:51:15.119><c> have</c><00:51:15.520><c> their</c><00:51:15.839

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, with one member abstaining because of absence and one member opposing. The main informational items were a Department of Health and Human Services update on the rural health transformation grant and a public health briefing on vaccines, followed by a quarterly budget and staffing update and an annual report from the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias. Commissioner Lori Weaver reported that the department submitted the rural health transformation grant application on November 4, described it as reflecting input from communities and providers statewide, and said CMS review and budget negotiations would follow before final approval on December 31. She said the grant could support hiring as long as administrative costs stay within the 10% cap, and that the governor’s office will oversee administration with HHS. Ian Watt then testified that New Hampshire remains committed to vaccine access, including through the universal purchase program and annual respiratory virus guidance for flu, RSV, and COVID-19. He said the state continues to use evidence-based review for vaccine policy, noted the CDC’s change regarding the combined MMRV vaccine for the first dose in young children, and said New Hampshire’s school vaccine mandates remain at nine for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, with statutory exemptions still in place. Department staff also said there have been no supply or funding problems affecting childhood vaccine access. Nathan White, the department’s CFO, reviewed the DHHS budget and vacancy trends. He said DHHS makes up a large share of the state budget, that about 31% of its budget is general funds subject to lapse, and that lapse projections are difficult because much of the budget is driven by utilization rather than personnel. He reported current projected general fund lapse of just under $20 million, compared with about $39 million in the statewide surplus statement, and explained that only about a third of DHHS general funds can actually lapse because of statutory restrictions. He also said the department has about 400 unfunded positions, contributing to roughly a $30 million general fund reduction across the biennium, and that the hiring freeze has pushed vacancy trends upward while critical direct-care positions are being prioritized. The Alzheimer’s subcommittee reported six meetings this year, presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and work toward a new state Alzheimer’s plan. The subcommittee is developing a needs-assessment survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers, with the goal of using the results and other data sources to inform the plan. Its recommendations focus on integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease and aging outreach, embedding brain health into systems of care, adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS, and continuing partnerships with statewide organizations. Members also discussed recent research and prevention efforts, and the committee noted that a separate bill is being pursued to include Alzheimer’s and dementia in existing public health awareness campaigns.

Transcript Highlights:

• UC admissions process. We need a deeper dive into this.
• One other point with regard to the J-LAC process that we are circumventing that.
• You want to prioritize fast, surface-level processing over deep learning.
• The College Board did not complete that process or pursue further conversations.
• The College Board did not complete that process or pursue further conversations.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The committee heard SB 1067, which would require annual math screening for kindergarten through second grade students beginning in 2028-29 to identify early numeracy difficulties and connect students to evidence-based supports. Senator Weber and supporters, including EdVoice, UC Davis researcher Charles Wilkes, and several education and community advocates, argued that California’s math performance is too low and that early screening would help close gaps before they widen. Opponents, including the California Mathematics Council, county superintendents, and the CTA, said the bill could narrow instruction, overemphasize deficit-based measures, and should instead be paired with stronger investments in teacher training and implementation of the California Mathematics Framework. Committee members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals while discussing how the screener would work and what kinds of follow-up supports would be needed. The committee also heard SB 1110 on child care subsidy administration, which would restructure funding for alternative payment programs and core contracts as the state moves to enrollment-based funding. Supporters said the bill would stabilize child care providers, improve payment timelines, and better reflect the administrative work of enrolling families and managing services; there was no opposition testimony. SB 1374, supported by the CSU and UC systems, would allow public higher education institutions to seek temporary restraining orders when credible threats are directed at a campus rather than a specific person. Supporters described recent campus threats that created safety concerns but did not fit current restraining-order law; there was no opposition. Senator Nilo presented SB 1321, which would direct the State Auditor to review remedial course use and student preparedness at selected UC and CSU campuses after a UC San Diego report showed a sharp decline in incoming students’ math readiness. Supporters argued the audit would help identify gaps in college readiness and the effects of K-12 changes, while some members raised concerns about bypassing the usual legislative audit process; the bill was held on call. The committee then took up SB 1086 on microschools, which would define microschools and direct model ordinances for local land-use regulation. Supporters said it would create a clearer path for small, individualized learning communities, but several members questioned whether the concept was sufficiently defined and whether the state had enough information to draft model ordinances; the bill was also placed on call after a quorum was established. Finally, SB 1181 was presented as a limited pilot program in Central Valley counties to connect schools with regional threat assessment centers when credible safety concerns arise. The author and supporters, including the mother of a student killed in a shooting and several students, said it would improve early intervention and communication; committee members raised privacy and federal-sharing concerns but indicated support, and the bill was moved forward on a vote once quorum was present.

Transcript Highlights:

• We need to let the California framework and textbook adoption process roll out, with expectations and
• UC admissions process. We need a deeper dive into this.
• You want to prioritize fast, do surface-level processing over deep learning.
• The College Board did not complete that process or pursue further conversations.
• The College Board did not complete that process or pursue further conversations.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 1067, which would require annual early math screening for K-2 students beginning in 2028-29 to identify learning gaps and connect students to evidence-based support. Senator Weber and supporters, including EdVoice and UC Davis researcher Dr. Charles Wilkes, argued that California’s low math performance and persistent achievement gaps justify early identification and intervention. Opponents, including the California Mathematics Council, county superintendents, and CTA, said the bill could create a new mandate, encourage narrow skill-based instruction, and divert attention from implementing the California Mathematics Framework and investing in teacher training and coaching. Committee members discussed how the screener would work, whether it would identify disabilities or simply flag students needing further evaluation, and cited examples of districts already using early screening tools. No vote was taken because quorum had not yet been established at that point. SB 1110, a child care subsidy administration bill, was presented next. Senator Becker and co-sponsors from the Child Care Resource Center and EveryChild California said the measure would stabilize the child care system as the state moves to enrollment-based funding by clarifying funding for administrative and family-service functions and helping providers maintain staffing, payment timelines, and compliance. There was support from several child care and education organizations and no opposition testimony. The bill was not voted on because the committee still lacked quorum. After recess, the committee heard SB 1374, which would allow public higher education institutions to seek temporary restraining orders on their own behalf when they face credible threats of violence. The CSU Chancellor’s Office and San Diego State police described incidents where threats were directed at campuses broadly rather than specific individuals, leaving institutions without a legal remedy under current law. UC and independent colleges supported the bill, and there was no opposition. The bill was held on call pending quorum. The committee then took up SB 1321, which would direct the State Auditor to review remedial course use and student preparedness at selected UC and CSU campuses. Senator Nila and supporters argued that recent UC San Diego data show severe gaps in incoming students’ math preparation and that the audit would help assess admissions and placement practices; there was no opposition testimony. Members raised concerns about the scope and timing of the audit request, and the bill was held on call. The committee also heard SB 1086 on microschools, which would define microschools in statute and direct model ordinances for local land use regulation. Supporters said microschools are growing but face inconsistent zoning treatment, while some members questioned whether the Legislature had enough information to define the model or direct state guidance without more study. After quorum was established, the committee voted SB 1086 out on a 4-1 vote to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with Senator Perez voting aye, Senator Ochoa Bogh aye, and Senator Cabaldon no; the remaining votes were not fully recorded in the transcript. Finally, SB 1181 was presented as a voluntary pilot program in Central Valley counties to allow schools to share credible safety concerns with regional threat assessment centers. Senator Hurtado and supporters, including the mother of a student killed in a shooting and Corcoran High School students, said the bill would improve early intervention and communication around threats. Members expressed support while also raising privacy and federal-sharing concerns about fusion centers; the bill was discussed but no vote was taken in the excerpt.

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• to contract with a single<00:08:00.879><c> dental</c><00:08:01.199><c> administrator</c><00:08:01.919
• ,</c><00:10:25.360><c> and</c> authorization processes, and authorization processes, and administrative
• What your process has been and any other information. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Representative Purcell, that's will be part of the iterative process.
• :37:46.000><c> before</c> extensive rulemaking process before extensive rulemaking process before doctors

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So that that's one to be processed.
• </c> existing contract with Deote Consulting. existing contract with Deote Consulting. uh<02:11:20.159
• </c><02:11:26.960><c> Medicaid</c> infrastructure for processing Medicaid infrastructure for processing
• </c> all our efforts, including the contract all our efforts, including the contract with<02:13:35.119
• </c> to have to ask for funding to process to have to ask for funding to process the<04:15:59.279><c>

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill actually weakens Arizona's environmental review process and reduces meaningful public oversight
• nuclear power plant without a new certificate of environmental compatibility or any sort of review process
• Power plant without a new certificate of environmental compatibility or any sort of review process.
• I believe that the intent is to only contract out to third parties in contingencies, as the language
• Due process demands that before we hit somebody with a penalty for committing a crime, they be proven

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including a proclamation designating March 10 as Cade’s Day in honor of Cade Keller and suicide prevention efforts. Members also welcomed guests from schools, cities, and medical and advocacy groups, and the clerk announced committee assignments and bill referrals. The chamber then moved through committee-of-the-whole action on several bills. HB 2946 and HB 4018 were amended and given do pass recommendations. In a later committee-of-the-whole, HB 2083, HB 2308, HB 2388, and HB 2389 were considered; HB 2083, HB 2308, and HB 2388 received do pass recommendations as amended, while HB 2389 drew debate over environmental review for power plants, with supporters arguing it would lower energy costs and opponents saying it weakened oversight. The House also retained HB 4030 and HCR 2052 on the calendar. The House then took up third-reading votes on a long list of measures. Bills that passed included HB 2047 on forcible entry and detainer, HB 2127 on special license plates, HB 2344 on the local government investment pool, HB 2371 on dissolution of marriage, HB 2140 and HB 2620 on financial institutions and veterans services, HB 2429 on short-term rentals, HB 2434 on the prescription monitoring program, HB 2437 on emergency medical services, HB 2444 on pharmacy-based testing and treatment, HB 2573 on DUI-related psychotherapy treatment, HB 2601 on state highways and routes, HB 2781 on solar energy power plants, HB 2914 on cameras in long-term care rooms, HB 2968 on evidence in child custody proceedings, HB 4043 on public schools, HB 4064 on municipal improvement districts, HB 4130 on local government budgets, and HCM 2016 renaming a stretch of U.S. Route 191 as Chief Barbonsito Highway. HB 2726 on sleep apnea treatment failed, and HB 2123 failed on reconsideration after a close vote. Several votes featured debate over housing, energy, veterans’ services, pharmacy scope, family-court evidence rules, and the balance between local control and state oversight. The session ended with committee announcements for the following week, personal privilege remarks, and a motion to adjourn until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, which was adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• Under current law, there are regulations, restrictive covenants, and local ordinance, contract rental
• is under the homeowners association, but it could also be a local city that doesn't ordinance or contracted
• And in addition, each of the 87 counties would need to have an be prepared to administer the process
• I love your bill that has a simple verification process without blocking votes or disenfranchising a
• I love your bill that has a simple verification process without blocking votes are disenfranchised.

Bills: HF2185 , HF1849 , HF3719 , HF3721 , HF3845 , HF3720

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: flag display, residential property rights, homeowners association, HOA, covenants, restrictive covenant, deed restriction, subdivision regulation, local ordinance, rental agreement, property rights, patriotic display, United States flag, Minnesota flag, POW/MIA flag, military flags, armed forces flag, Blue Star flag, Gold Star flag, common interest community

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• I've never stepped into a courtroom as a lawyer so I'm unfamiliar with the process.
• If a county contracts with Senator Berman: A private adoption agency to handle child foster placement
• Those under a contract must abide by antidiscrimination laws but not Senator Yarborough: Necessarily
• Amy Keith: The core values of democracy and wish all people to be heard in our political process.
• We do have a time process and that's fine, but we have the opportunity to make it better.