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• the um comprehensive license or the um provisional<01:15:20.960><c> license,</c><01:15:21.760><c> we
• </c> thinking, "They're not going to license thinking, "They're not going to license that?
• or not licensed.
• </c> that are not licensed? that are not licensed?
• licensed or aren't licensed?

Bills: HF3379

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• Existing state law limits available full liquor licenses based on population, capping San Francisco's
• number of licenses for the past 80 years.
• That cap has pushed the price of a full license to over $200,000, making it nearly impossible for our
• get one of these licenses, when they close, it would go back and then be re-lotted.
• These are not bar licenses.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Organization heard several bills related to outdoor advertising, open meetings, and San Francisco economic development. SB 364 by Senator Strickland would speed up processing of outdoor advertising permits by allowing Caltrans to act on applications as freeway projects are completed in segments, and clarifies customary maintenance of signs. Supporters said the bill would reduce permit backlogs and help local governments and the billboard industry; there was no opposition. The committee passed SB 364 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for additional votes. SB 470 by Senator Laird would extend until January 1, 2030 the sunset on the alternative Bagley-Keene open meeting rules adopted in SB 544, allowing state boards and commissions to continue using remote participation under specified conditions. Supporters from the Little Hoover Commission and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities said the current law has increased public participation, saved money, and improved access for people with disabilities and caregivers. Opponents, including ACA of California Action, the California News Publishers Association, and media and transparency groups, argued the bill weakens in-person public access and accountability. The committee approved SB 470 to Appropriations, with some no votes and the roll held open. SB 395 by Senator Wiener would let San Francisco create a hospitality zone in Union Square/Yerba Buena with up to 20 additional non-transferable liquor licenses for restaurants to support downtown recovery. City and business representatives said the measure would help fill vacancies, attract restaurants, and boost foot traffic, while remaining temporary and geographically limited. The bill passed to Appropriations with broad support and no opposition. SB 783 by Senator Rubio would extend until January 1, 2029 the special outdoor advertising rules for signs in former redevelopment areas; supporters said it would give affected communities time to find a permanent solution, while billboard industry opponents warned about compliance and federal highway funding risks. The committee passed SB 783 to Appropriations as amended, and then adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

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• What we looked at is the license plate funds, for example, are not being used in a proficient manner
• including qualifications for applicants that are corporations, LLCs, or partnerships, and included license
• A few things that it's doing differently is now it's going to license the manufacturers and distributors
• Instruction permit before applying for a Class G or a driver license or a motorcycle endorsement.
• Permit for more than six months before the person is eligible for a Class G or M license.

Summary: The caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and conference committee changes. HB 282 would create the Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission and direct DHS to award grants for pediatric cancer and rare disease research; the sponsor said the bill is intended to better use existing funds and federal or donated money, and the Senate amendment shifts grant-awarding authority to the DHS director and requires at least $5 million in funding. HB 2096 would let WIFA assist counties with cesspool remediation, replacement, or closure; the Senate added water-quality compliance language and definitions, and the sponsor said the bill helps smaller counties address illegal cesspools. HB 2749 would reclassify certain non-dangerous felonies as class 1 misdemeanors when criteria are met; the Senate added exclusions for some offenses and a delayed repeal date, and the sponsor’s concurrence was noted. HB 4001 would establish licensing for alternative nicotine product manufacturers and distributors, add enforcement and penalties for sales to minors, and the sponsor emphasized product tracking, stronger enforcement, and protections against youth-targeted marketing. The committee also discussed conference committee versions of HB 2010, HB 2874, HB 2133, and HB 2003. HB 2010 concerns advertising disclosures for digital goods and prorated refunds; the conference amendment limited refunds to digital goods purchased for $20 or more under specified license terms and increased the annual reduction rate. HB 2874 deals with campaign committee termination statements and penalties for late or missing reports; the conference amendment added public disclosure of committees owing penalties, capped penalties, required termination statements in some cases, and added an emergency clause. HB 2133 requires consent and age verification for publishing sexual material online, including AI-generated material; the conference amendment added exceptions for certain preexisting rated films and TV productions and adjusted definitions. HB 2003 lowers the age for an instruction permit to 15 and extends the permit-holding period for some teen drivers; the conference amendment grandfathered permit holders who are at least 15 and a half years old on November 30, 2026 so they are not subject to the longer waiting period. No votes were taken in the transcript, and the caucus ended after questions and brief explanations from staff and sponsors.

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• Preserving legislative control over medical marijuana licenses. Question comes on adoption.
• But this would get at the licensing issue, oversight, taxation of these products, create a regulatory
• framework. the licensing issue, oversight, taxation of these products, create a regulatory framework
• Tarr: supply and demand study in new license moratorium.
• while they investigate a license for the illegal sale of medical-use marijuana.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up floor debate on H. 4206, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth Cannabis Laws, with repeated amendment votes focused largely on cannabis regulation, transparency, youth access, and the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). Early motions included suspending Senate Rule 38A to continue past 8 p.m., which passed by standing vote. Most amendments offered by Senator Tarr were rejected, including proposals on possession limits, CCC executive director appointment and removal, legislative control over medical marijuana licenses, a multi-agency task force on illegal cannabis, annual CCC hearings and reports, an ombudsman, a legislative liaison, a youth-cannabis study commission, supply-and-demand study, and increased penalties for distribution to minors. Amendment 33 by Senator Driscoll, directing the CCC and other agencies to study regulation of intoxicating hemp products, was adopted. Amendment 7 by Senator Brownsberger, allowing cannabis discount and loyalty advertising to existing customers and opt-in email lists, was also adopted. Amendment 29 by Senator O’Connor, allowing the CCC to temporarily suspend or revoke medical marijuana licenses during investigations of illegal sales, was adopted as well. Several other amendments were debated and defeated, including Senator O’Connor’s billboard advertising restriction for cannabis and Senator Tarr’s proposal to increase penalties for selling marijuana to minors. The chamber then took up the bill’s corrective and Ways and Means amendment, adopted both, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by roll call vote. The final vote showed the bill advancing despite some opposition, including from several senators who voted no on engrossment. After the cannabis bill, the Senate considered and passed two land-related bills by roll call: H. 4772, authorizing easements in Lowell, and H. 4362, authorizing release of agricultural preservation restrictions in Westford. The Senate also adopted a motion that when it adjourned, it would do so in memory of Stephen P. Foutou of Newton, followed by a moment of silence. The chamber then adopted an adjournment order and recessed until the next meeting.

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• The bill prohibits certain licensed professionals that provide therapy and psychotherapy services from
• A licensed professional may not use AI to assist in providing supplementary support where the client's
• A licensed professional may not use AI to assist in providing supplementary support where the client's
• The bill defines a permitted use of AI to mean the use of AI by a licensed professional to assist in
• Licensed clinicians go through years of training, education, and supervision.

Bills: HB2564 , HB2599 , HB1809 , HB2242 , HB2261 , HB2384 , HB2505

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, certification, state regulation, health plan, therapy, psychotherapy, mental health, regulation, professional standards, behavioral health, mental health crisis, crisis response, co-response, co-responder, first responder, EMS, emergency medical services, paramedic, EMT

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• modifying uh uh licensing for specified swing<00:09:51.519><c> beds.
• lookup for child care licensing hub.
• </c> House relating to hot tub licensing House relating to hot tub licensing requirements. requirements
• </c> identifying any health related licensing identifying any health related licensing boards<00:31:48.880
• use the electronic county licensers use the electronic licensing<00:37:50.320><c> inspection</c><00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's how I believe it would work when they're appealing a license decision. Okay, thank you.
• First, there's an exemption for foster parents who have been licensed for at least three years if they
• The second scenario applies to individuals who have been approved for a child-specific license if the
• licensing action at the time that the youth left foster care. Are there any questions?
• The licensed midwives provide incredibly important services to people in our state.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on several health-related bills. House Bill 2384 would require continuing care retirement communities that offer life care contracts to submit actuarial analyses every other registration cycle for review by the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, with the Department of Social and Health Services using the review in registration decisions. The bill sponsor and residents’ advocates said it would improve transparency and protect seniors’ prepaid care promises, while the CCRC industry supported the goal but raised concerns about scope, cost, and implementation details. House Bill 2505 would exempt certain foster family homes and child-specific foster care homes from adult family home licensure when former foster youth remain in the home as adults and certain safety conditions are met; DSHS supported the narrow exemption as a way to avoid displacing vulnerable young adults. House Bill 2402 would phase out DEHP and other orthophthalates in IV solution containers and later IV tubing, with exemptions for certain blood and cell therapy products; supporters cited health and environmental risks and the availability of safer alternatives, while manufacturers and hospitals supported the goal but asked for longer timelines, supply-chain protections, and implementation assistance. In executive session, the committee took action on a series of bills. It adopted an amendment and passed House Bill 1904, which prohibits cat declawing, on a 13-3 vote. It passed a proposed substitute for House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug program on an 11-5 vote after debate over reporting requirements and the state’s authority. It rejected several amendments to House Bill 2182 on abortion medications held by the Department of Corrections, adopted an Indian health care provider priority amendment, and passed the bill on a 10-6 vote. House Bill 2211 on medically tailored meals passed 15-1. The committee also passed Substitute House Bill 2247 on veterinarian-client-patient relationships, Substitute House Bill 2329 on midwives and lactation consultants, and Substitute House Bill 2339 on nurse licensing, each with technical amendments and broad support.

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• or for renewal of a current license. ...state agencies will deny your application for a new business
• license or for renewal of a current license.
• a business and won't be able to renew their license.
• So one of the few areas of leverage that exists is the licensing or permit to operate.
• If you pay the workers, then you won't lose your license. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee met on March 19, 2025, adopted its rules, and approved the consent calendar before hearing several bills. AB 538, by Assemblymember Berman, would require awarding bodies on public works projects to make a timely attempt to obtain certified payroll records from contractors when the public requests them, rather than simply saying they do not have the records. Supporters said it would clarify existing prevailing wage enforcement; county, city, special district, and housing groups opposed it over workload, privacy, and potential funding risks. The bill passed the committee on a do-pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee then heard AB 485, authored by Chair Ortega, which would direct state agencies to deny or renew business licenses for employers with outstanding wage theft judgments unless the judgments are satisfied or bonded. Supporters, including labor groups and a caregiver who described delayed recovery of unpaid wages, said the bill would give workers meaningful leverage to collect judgments. The California Hospital Association opposed it, warning that license action could threaten patient access to care. The bill passed on a do-pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 596, by Assemblymember McKinnor, would codify workers’ right to wear a face covering or respirator at work unless it creates a direct safety hazard. Supporters said the measure would protect workers from illness, wildfire smoke, and employer restrictions after prior Cal/OSHA protections expired; the Chamber of Commerce opposed it narrowly, asking for an exception where masks are infeasible for certain tasks. The committee supported the bill and sent it to Appropriations. The hearing concluded with the roll kept open for absent members and the committee adjourned.

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• by the state. ...to any driver training school licensed by the state.
• The driver's license indicator option allows someone applying for a driver's license to have an indication
• on the license itself of certain medical conditions.
• They hold the license with... Wall Residences is who I'm under.
• They hold the license with the state.

Keywords: Disability Commission, 976, house, all

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• This is the Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations.
• I've held travel licenses myself and maintaining those can be burdensome. >> Uh, so this bill as someone
• </c> allowed to basically move the license allowed to basically move the license between<00:01:56.159
• </c> license. And Dr. license. And Dr.
• :26.879><c> and</c> held travel licenses myself and held travel licenses myself and maintaining<00:02

Committee: Senate Licensing & Occupations

Keywords: Call to Order 00:00 Roll Call 0:31 HB 36 Discussion 1:10 HB 36 Vote 8:20 HB 776 Discussion 9:42 HB 776 Vote 12:19 HB 236 Discussion 14:15 Adjournment 20:40, 958, all

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• </c> loss of a compact license, or privilege. loss of a compact license, or privilege.
• </c><01:48:20.240><c> This</c> license. This is really exciting. This license.
• It's just removing that license.
• </c> license holders to have their license license holders to have their license rescinded<01:53:13.160
• </c> deceptive procurement of a license. deceptive procurement of a license.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• We need an increase to food, pools, and lodging licensing fees.
• There are a number of ways in which the increase in licensing will be spent.
• There are a number of ways in which the increase in licensing will be spent.
• </c><00:52:33.960><c> around</c> repasa cars um just licensing around repasa cars um just licensing around
• </c><01:24:00.520><c> and</c> individuals who are licensed and individuals who are licensed and actively

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• As all of us know, much of the DNR budget comes from license sales.
• And all of these kids are starting to buy licenses.
• As all of us know, much of the DNR budget comes from license sales.
• And all of these kids are starting to buy licenses.
• And all of these kids are starting to buy licenses.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're talking to them about our licensing and other things that go on with the department.
• We're talking them about our licensing and other things that go on with the department.
• It says that if you're an EMT, you're licensed at DHS. Surgeon Heap probably had a license at DHS.
• If they're licensed by DHS, this is all, it would all be protected.
• Yeah, anybody who's licensed by DHS would be covered.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Human Services heard and advanced a series of Senate bills focused largely on mental health, public health, child welfare, and insurance coverage. SB 1113 would allow screening or evaluation agency employees to personally serve court documents on patients in involuntary mental health proceedings; supporters said this would reduce burdens on police and be less disruptive for patients. The committee adopted the Bliss amendment limiting reimbursement to services provided under county contract, and SB 1113 was given a due pass recommendation 12-0. SB 1122 would limit Access from imposing over-100% prepayment review on certain behavioral health providers serving American Indian Health Program members unless a corrective action plan is in place; Access was neutral and said it had worked with the sponsor, and the bill passed 12-0. SB 1123 would remove a board-certification requirement so trained, licensed forensic pathologists can supervise pathology trainees during autopsies; Maricopa County supported it as a workforce and efficiency measure, and it passed 12-0. SB 1125 would require DCS to make annual efforts to enter MOUs with Arizona tribes and improve coordination on tribal children in state care; DCS said it was already working on pending MOUs, and the bill passed 12-0. The committee also heard several bills tied to breast cancer screening and court-ordered treatment. SB 1165 would prohibit cost-sharing for follow-up breast cancer diagnostic and supplemental screening services in private insurance; the sponsor and advocates described it as removing financial barriers that can delay diagnosis, and it passed 12-0. SB 1243 would require guardians to be notified before discharge or release of patients under court-ordered treatment and allow guardians to seek continuation of treatment; family members and advocates testified that missed renewals can create dangerous gaps, and the bill passed 10-0 with two absent. SB 1318 would repeal a state breast-density notice requirement that now overlaps with a newer federal FDA standard; ADHS said the change would reduce confusion and duplicate notices, and it passed 11-0 with one absent. Later, SB 1188 would align Arizona controlled-substance schedules with federal FDA/DEA scheduling; the sponsor said it would speed access to new treatments, while one member opposed it over concerns about relying on federal agencies, and it passed 8-2. SB 1193 would bar DHS from selling or disclosing EMT personal identifying information for commercial purposes without consent; the sponsor said the bill was prompted by concerns about vendors buying licensee data, and members discussed whether broader privacy protections should be considered, but the bill passed 10-0. Finally, SB 1477 would require referral agencies serving assisted living facilities to verify background-screening practices, registry status, and insurance coverage; the sponsor and PASSRS said it would raise standards in senior placement services, and it passed 10-0 after a technical amendment. The committee then adjourned.

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• </c> The restricted CDL is a seasonal license The restricted CDL is a seasonal license available<00:28
• Kentuckians are frustrated with the current driver's licensing system.
• </c> current driver's licensing system. current driver's licensing system.
• </c> a driver's license. a driver's license.
• or do the permitting test or the driver's licensing test.

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:30 HB 571 Discussion 01:29 HB 571 Roll Call Vote 04:02 HB 542 Discussion 06:01 HB 542 Roll Call Vote 10:21 HB 142 Discussion 13:30 HB 142 Roll Call Vote 22:47 HB 212 Discussion 24:00 HB 212 Roll Call Vote 25:40 HB 658 Discussion 27:01 HB 658 Roll Call Vote 32:02, 958, all

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• Now we're losing our shrimp, but we had 6,000 licenses not long ago. We had 20,000 licenses.
• suspension of a license, a revocation of a license.
• Fisherman's license is not the captain's license. It's not the pilot's license.
• You see where the captain's at with license, finishing his license? Okay, we got it.
• You see where the captain's at with the license, finishing his license? Okay, we got it.

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 886 by Rep. Orgeron, which would make seasonal catch totals and related reporting for the commercial menhaden fishery publicly available by carving out an exception to confidentiality rules. The author said the bill was intended to align with the original intent of prior reporting legislation and to ensure the public can see how much menhaden is being taken from Louisiana waters. Supporters, including Louisiana Wildlife Federation, CCA, charter captains, and recreational anglers, argued the fishery uses a public resource and that transparency is needed for policymaking. Opponents said they did not object to transparency in principle, but one speaker asked that size-sampling data be removed, arguing it has no scientific value and is already handled through NOAA and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Council processes. The committee reported HB 886 favorably without opposition. The committee then heard House Bill 855, also by Rep. Orgeron, which would establish a 22-foot depth requirement for the commercial use of purse seines in the menhaden fishery. The author said the bill was based on a state-funded bycatch study showing red drum bycatch rises sharply in shallow water and that the current quarter-mile buffer is insufficient, especially in nearshore areas where recreational fishing and sensitive habitats are concentrated. Supporters emphasized the public trust nature of menhaden, the economic value of recreational fishing, and concerns about bycatch, beach fouling, and localized depletion. Several speakers cited the bycatch study, public comments opposing the recent reduction from a half-mile to a quarter-mile buffer, and the belief that deeper-water fishing would reduce impacts on redfish and other species. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries staff and the study’s principal investigator, Dr. Scott Rayburn, answered questions about the current buffer rules, enforcement, and the science behind the 22-foot threshold. They explained that the recent reduction to a quarter-mile buffer came from a commission directive and that the department had investigated complaints but found no violations. Dr. Rayburn said the 22-foot figure came from modeling red drum bycatch as a function of depth and that the study focused on red drum because of its economic and social importance, while not analyzing every species in the same way. Opponents of the bill, including West Bank Fishing and Ocean Harvesters representatives, said the rule of three is a standard confidentiality concept, argued the bill should not be framed as anti-transparency, and urged removal of the size-sampling provisions. The committee heard extensive testimony but no final action on HB 855 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• Now, there's a licensing visit every year, but the fraud reporting element of it is optional.
• Now, there's a licensing visit visit.
• </c> provider can have a perfect licensing provider can have a perfect licensing record<00:21:38.559>
• ><c> and</c><00:21:43.600><c> have</c> horrendous licensing record and have horrendous licensing record
• MCCA has no issue with truly unannounced licensing visits. Let's do it.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Professional Licenses.
• All other license fees have remained unchanged since 2010.
• We had a new licensing system that's created a lot of efficiencies.
• We had a new licensing system that's created a lot of efficiencies.
• I hold licenses in fire alarms and fire sprinklers.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

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• These include fines, as well as license or permit suspension, cancellation, or revocation for multiple
• for a licensed retailer, and how that interplay happens between each party’s responsibility.
• The LCB could penalize both the business, the licensed business, or the server.
• So for the licensed business, the first violation would be a five-day license suspension or a $500 penalty
• The second violation in the two-year window for the business would be a seven-day license suspension.

Bills: HB1977

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: indemnification, liquor, commercial servers, liquor liability, business protection, 904, all

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• This is a review of a supplementary report for the Arkansas Fire Protection and License Board.
• Lacey Kirchner, counsel for the Department of Labor and Licensing. Thank you.
• We are a licensed and regulatory organization.
• Our board licenses physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
• We approve and issue licenses quickly.

Committee: All ALC-OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE

Keywords: 1204, all