Transcript Highlights:

• Second, the bill also specifies that gross premiums received by an assigned risk plan are exempt from
• An assigned risk plan is a type of insurance available to individuals who cannot purchase a standard
• David Foster here testifying on behalf of the Association of Washington Health Care Plans, and we are
• America's Health Insurance Plans, in opposition to House Bill 2487.
• So, for instance, two health plans could be selling the exact same product with the exact same benefits

Bills: HB2487

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair this bill requires every public school to have a cardiac emergency response plan.
• School officials must work directly with local emergency service providers to integrate this plan and
• the personal finance road up to his which case your garments require individual educate education plan
• I plan on practicing family law. Zara, I'll be practicing elder law. Excellent. Okay.
• Is there any thought to or is there any plan for is there anything in the the General Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, proceed with your plan.
• Oh, planning. Yeah.
• So these regional planning things help planning boards.
• I am personally a longtime planning board member. I do see what regional planning does sometimes.
• We have two changes to that plan.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Profury to share his intended plans as secretary, and they would work with him.
• Nobody's told me what the plan is. I've asked several members. Nobody knows.
• I just want to know what the plan is for Mr. Furry's return to the Department of Corrections.
• So you've heard no plans of the timeline of when he returns?
• So you've heard no plans of the timeline of when he returns?

Committee: All JBC-PERSONNEL

Summary: The committee met and took several budget-related items out of order. It first approved a revised Auditor’s Office letter and amendment that reduced requested salary and match increases to 10 percent for operations and UCP, and then approved a revised Lieutenant Governor’s Office request that kept positions at line-item maximums while revising regular salary and match appropriations to a total increase of $99,876. Both items passed without objection. The committee then considered a member amendment from Senator Rice to Senate Bill 30 affecting the Governor’s Office. The amendment would eliminate one Governor senior advisor position, reducing authorized positions from 59 to 58 and cutting regular salaries and matching funds by a total of $264,895. Senator Rice argued the change was warranted because of concerns about former Corrections Secretary Joe Profury’s conduct, transparency, and refusal to appear before Joint Performance Review. Members debated the relevance of the amendment to current duties, whether the governor could still hire the individual in another role, and whether a Board of Corrections member could speak. After discussion, the committee rejected the amendment on a roll call vote. Under regular business, the committee approved an OPM request to reinstate a labor market rate at the crime lab so it can recruit two medical examiners, with pay up to $300,000 for those positions. Members also approved Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for 11 positions tied to the new veterinary medicine school, including clinic, lab, communications, mental health, and administrative roles. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm paging for the senatorern from Duncan, Oklahoma, and I plan on going to OU to do premed sooner.
• After high school, I planned to attend Edlands Community College to pursue a degree in animal science
• I plan on pursuing a premed track at either OU or TCU. Good afternoon, senators.
• My plans after high school are to go into to OU and major in architecture. Hello, everyone.
• I am a senior and after high school I planned to attend Christendom Catholic liberal arts college and

Bills: SB1534 , SB1473 , SB1379 , SB1743 , SB1769 , SB1195 , SB1245 , SB1420 , SB1945 , SB514 , SB346 , SB1593 , SB1782 , SB1366 , SB1497 , SB366 , SB1895 , SB2048 , SB2005 , SB2006 , SB710 , SB1480 , SB2135 , SB2130 , SCR16 , SB1457 , SB1732 , SB1317 , SB1533

Keywords: charitable organization, charitable nonprofit corporation, nonprofit corporation, nonstock corporation, 501(c)(3), charitable solicitation, charitable contributions, fundraising, professional fundraiser, professional solicitor, professional fundraising counsel, Secretary of State registration, Form 990, Attorney General enforcement, district attorney, consent judgment, civil penalty, nonprofit governance, board of directors, fiduciary duty

Transcript Highlights:

• Census redistricting data, and phase four is collection of post-2030 Census congressional legislative plans
• I believe that that is a move that we should look in that direction and come up with a plan.
• moment, there is not a lot of space, and I think some of these ideas need to be fleshed out and a plan
• I think that we need a plan, and I hope that we could have a plan before next session You know, I think
• hope that, and I don't know if Legislative Council needs to ask Council services to come up with a plan

Bills: HB1

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

Transcript Highlights:

• Redistricting Data, and phase four is Collection of Post 2030 Census Congressional Legislative Displacement Plans
• believe that that is a move that we should look we should look in That direction and come up with a plan
• And I think some of these ideas need to be fleshed out and a plan developed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• I think that We need a plan, and I hope that we could have a plan before next session.
• hope that, and I don't know if Legislative Council needs to ask Council services to come up with a plan

Bills: HB1

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Each state has their own Medicaid plan. Minnesota has to submit their Medicaid plan to CMS.
• You plan to withdraw it?
• </c> conversation, you plan to withdraw it. conversation, you plan to withdraw it.
• Are we in compliance with our state plan, right? This is, I think, our state plan, right?
• Are we in compliance with our state plan, right? This is, I think, our state plan, right?

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• third bill on the list is Senate Bill 6211, creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning
• removes the provision requiring any county and the cities within those counties choosing to fully plan
• bill was heard on January 29th and establishes that under the housing element of the comprehensive plan
• consistent with the land use and housing goals under the transportation elements of the comprehensive plan
• current land use patterns, housing needs, and growth management goals as part of the comprehensive plan

Bills: SB6181 , SB6154 , SB6211 , SB6234 , SB6242 , SB5633 , SB6279 , SB6291 , SB6274 , SB6309

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation

Transcript Highlights:

• third bill on the list is Senate Bill 6211, creating uniformity for the process by which cities planning
• removes the provision requiring any county and the cities within those counties choosing to fully plan
• bill was heard on January 29th and establishes that under the housing element of the comprehensive plan
• consistent with the land use and housing goals under the transportation elements of the comprehensive plan
• current land use patterns, housing needs, and growth management goals as part of the comprehensive plan

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee held its last Senate bill hearing before cutoff and then moved into executive session. The chair announced several bills were being removed from the executive calendar, including SB 6181, SB 6154, SB 6242, and SB 6279. Staff then summarized the remaining bills: SB 6211 would create uniformity for how GMA-planning cities implement real estate excise tax, with no amendments; SB 6234 would regulate sewage grinder pumps for new residential buildings, with a proposed substitute narrowing the bill to single-family residences, adding public utility districts, clarifying conditions for installation, and assigning maintenance responsibilities; SB 5633 would change subdivision and preliminary plat procedures, with a proposed substitute and a large Commerce fiscal note; SB 6291 would extend from two to four years the period a non-certified person may work on on-site wastewater treatment systems under supervision; SB 6274 would require housing and transportation planning to identify infrastructure barriers and review street and frontage standards; and SB 6309 would allow regional transit authorities more flexibility to apply for permits and construct facilities, with a proposed substitute expanding permit application authority and adjusting subdivision exemptions. In executive session, the committee adopted the proposed substitutes for SB 6234, SB 5633, and SB 6309. SB 5633 drew a no vote from one member, who cited concerns about the fiscal note and public input. The committee then voted do pass on SB 6211, SB 6234, SB 6291, and SB 6274, sending them to Rules. SB 5633 and SB 6309 were sent to Ways and Means after adoption of their substitutes. All measures were reported as passed subject to signatures.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> with stakeholders developing plans with stakeholders developing plans making<00:49:24.119><c> sure
• </c><01:19:02.400><c> long-term</c><01:19:02.960><c> planning</c> kind of uh planning long-term planning
• </c><01:59:42.480><c> or</c> different things whether it's plans or different things whether it's plans
• 31.719><c> about</c> is what these Watershed plans are about is what these Watershed plans are about
• </c> using that information to develop plans using that information to develop plans and<02:12:39.800

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . planning in there twice um but they use planning in there twice um but they use APDs<00:09:15.440><
• <00:09:26.000><c> activities</c> planning activities planning activities as<00:09:28.080><c> we</c><00
• </c> our implementation advanced planning our implementation advanced planning document<00:09:48.320>
• </c> So is that part of your correction plan So is that part of your correction plan to<00:26:48.960>
• </c> planned to implement that? planned to implement that? &gt;&gt; M. &gt;&gt; M. &gt;&gt; M.

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So that just led me to think, as a former planning board member, maybe the planning...
• So that just led me to think, as a former planning board member, maybe the planning...
• So that just led me to think, as a former planning board member, maybe the planning... shopping malls
• </c> led me to think as a former planning led me to think as a former planning board<02:06:48.880><c>
• </c><02:06:50.520><c> the</c> Board member, like maybe the Planning, the regional Planning Commission

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> sort of a planner on a planning sort of a planner on a planning commission<00:36:12.080><c> in</
• Our management plan is well underway.
• >> Plan for sure. >> Okay.
• </c> &gt;&gt; plan for for sure. &gt;&gt; plan for for sure.
• </c> not circumvent the management planning not circumvent the management planning effort<01:20:11.920

Committee: Senate Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several gubernatorial nominations for confirmation, beginning with GM 788 for Karen Knudsen to the Hawaii Sister State and International Partnerships Commission. DBEDT strongly supported her nomination, describing her decades of Asia-Pacific and East-West Center experience. Senators asked about the new commission structure, confirming that the old committee was abolished and replaced by a five-voting-member commission with two governor appointees before the Senate, other ex officio and legislative appointees, and one OHA vacancy still pending. Knudsen said the commission would help review new sister-state and international partnership proposals, while existing relationships would remain in place. Members also discussed the commission’s lack of a separate budget and its use of DBEDT international relations funding. The committee then moved to GM 789 for Wesley Fong to the same commission; DBEDT supported him based on his military, legal, and international trade background. A concern was raised that he also served on the State Ethics Commission, and Fong stated he had resigned from that post effective the 20th of the month to avoid a conflict. Senators questioned his reasons for leaving ethics, and he explained that his term was ending and he wanted to continue public service in a role aligned with his background in international agreements, education, and Indo-Pacific relations. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The committee next considered GM 769 for Patrick Branco to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The foundation and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both testified in strong support. Branco appeared by Zoom and said he was currently on temporary military orders on the East Coast, but had prior experience in public diplomacy as cultural attaché in Caracas and had worked on Fulbright and cultural exchange efforts. The committee then took up GM 770 for Makanani Salā to the same board. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported her nomination, and Noe Wong-Wilson testified in person, citing Salā’s work at Windward Community College and her role in organizing the Best Fest festival, saying she would bring Hawaiian cultural perspective to the foundation. Salā said her county experience included arts, culture, and sister-city work, and that she would emphasize public-private partnerships and helping other agencies use the foundation’s expertise. Members briefly discussed FESTPAC and its rotating international location. Finally, the committee heard GM 767 for Miles Miyatso to the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both supported the nomination, and Avalon Development Company was listed but did not appear on Zoom. The discussion in the provided transcript ended during this item, with no vote or final action shown for the nominations covered.

Transcript Highlights:

• Just completely irrelevant plans, right?
• a business plan update that they're planning<01:04:27.600><c> uh</c><01:04:27.760><c> that</c><01:04
• :28.080><c> we're</c><01:04:28.520><c> currently</c> planning uh that we're currently planning uh that
• And we talked to them about how we can plan moving forward implementing this business plan.
• And we talked to them about how we can plan moving forward implementing this business plan.

Bills: HB1984 , HB1593 , HB2423 , HB1691 , HB2283 , HB2386 , HB1824 , HB1697 , HB2164 , HB2165

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: renewable energy, solar energy, self-certification, building permits, environmental regulations, HB1593, affordable housing, pet-inclusive housing, pet friendly housing, rental housing, affordable rental housing, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, tenant pets, companion animals, dogs, cats, landlord-tenant law, security deposit, pet deposit

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1984 HD2, which would require government entities issuing building permits to create a self-certification process for certain behind-the-meter rooftop solar and energy storage systems, allowing approved applicants to proceed without waiting for standard permit review. The Public Utilities Commission and DLNR offered comments, and the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, Holoholo Energy, Photon Works Engineering, Malama Solar, RevoluSun, and others testified in strong support. Supporters said the bill would reduce permitting delays, lower costs, and help meet Hawaii’s renewable energy goals while still relying on licensed engineers, electricians, and county inspections for safety. Committee members asked about risk, existing county pilot programs, and whether self-certification had been used before; witnesses said the professional liability remains with licensed signers and that current automated review systems often flag minor issues that slow projects. The committee also noted 16 additional written testimonies in support. The committee then took up HB 1593 HD1, which would require HHFDC-financed affordable rental housing projects to allow residents to own or keep common household pets. The Hawaiian Humane Society testified that the bill is a top priority because housing restrictions are a major reason pets are surrendered and because many unhoused residents with pets avoid housing that does not allow animals. In response to questions, the Humane Society said concerns about pet-related damage are overstated, suggested pet behavior screening as a safeguard, and said it would be willing to work on broader private-market pet-friendly housing policies. Members raised concerns about whether allowing pets in public housing could create problems for residents who later transition to the private market, and the witness said California has a similar law and no major negative effects had been identified. Finally, the committee heard HB 2423 HD2, which would require that by January 1, 2028, diesel fuel sold in Hawaii for on-highway vehicles contain at least 5% biodiesel by volume. The Hawaii State Energy Office offered comments, and Hawaii Transportation Association and Pacific Biodiesel Technologies testified in support. Pacific Biodiesel argued the mandate would improve energy security, stabilize fuel prices amid global supply disruptions, and support local clean-fuel production. In response to questions, the company said its nameplate capacity is 5.5 million gallons per year and it has produced over 6 million gallons annually, but much of its output is tied up in standby generator contracts that can fluctuate. Witnesses said the mandate would provide a stable market signal and could support future investment in expanded local biodiesel production, including agricultural feedstock development and a possible second refinery. No votes or final actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Research shows us that those who commit mass violence often share their plans with someone, and it is
• Currently, they have to notify MDE about their plans to merge on July 1st, which, as folks may know,
• Currently, they have to notify MDE about their plans to merge on July 1st, which, as folks may know,
• Currently, they have to notify MDE about their plans to merge on July 1st, which, as folks may know,
• </c> uh aligned with what our actual plans uh aligned with what our actual plans are<01:03:02.000><c>

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• with your revenue plan.
• </c> least it it aligns your spending plan least it it aligns your spending plan with<00:49:39.839><c
• ><c> reason</c><00:49:41.640><c> why</c> with your Revenue plan the reason why with your Revenue plan
• </c><01:35:47.880><c> is</c> it's that then you know if the plan is it's that then you know if the plan
• If I may ask then, what are we planning to do on Monday? What are we planning to do on Monday?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on organizing the committee’s remaining budget work and reviewing a set of recommended changes to House Bills 1 and 2. Mr. Landrian explained the committee’s tracking sheets and draft amendment package, noted that the division was being asked to find roughly $200 million in reductions, and said the governor’s lottery proposal in House Bill 2 could help offset part of that target. Members also discussed how revenue estimates tied to fee changes would be handled, with the chair saying the committee could seek Ways and Means input but would ultimately decide the estimates itself. The committee then considered four mostly technical amendments to House Bill 2. It voted unanimously to delete Section 81, which duplicated CCSNH dual and concurrent enrollment language already moving in House Bill 192; to delete Sections 143 and 144, which duplicated police standards and training extra-duty language already in House Bill 778; to adopt a correction to Section 151 that removed an inadvertently repeated sentence; and to delete Section 178 because the same Lottery Commission language already appears in House Bill 1. The committee also agreed to approve Section 4 of House Bill 1, the Lottery Commission boilerplate language, while deferring action on Section 2 of House Bill 1 until the university and community college budget is settled. A substantial portion of the meeting was spent planning upcoming work sessions and discussing possible revenue measures. The committee planned to invite Fish and Game on Monday to review a large set of follow-up materials and to discuss a possible amendment requiring hunters and trappers to pay the license fee before taking free training classes, with a second chance to retake the class if needed. Members also discussed possible fee adjustments for Safety and Fish and Game, including using dedicated-fund fees to reduce reliance on general funds and help stabilize the Highway Fund and Fish and Game Fund. The chair emphasized that all actions were recommendations until the committee’s final deadline and encouraged members to review draft language carefully before voting.

Transcript Highlights:

• It authorizes the Ocean Stewardship Special Fund to be used for planning, development, designing, or
• a link on the testimony to take you to the plan if you'd like to look in detail.
• He is our program planning manager for the Coastal Zone Management Program in the Office of Planning
• He is our program planning manager for the Coastal Zone Management Program in the Office of Planning
• </c><01:18:44.159><c> Department</c> that the Maui County Planning Department that the Maui County Planning

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Water and Land Committee heard several measures related to DLNR, coastal management, and public lands. SB 561, which appropriates funds for conservation enforcement equipment for the Oʻahu branch of DOCARE, drew broad support from DLNR and multiple organizations, with the chair noting 18 supporters and no opposition. SB 465 would require DLNR to study the carrying capacity of Kīkiʻola Small Boat Harbor on Kauaʻi and report to the Legislature; DLNR supported the intent but suggested the study be timed with an ongoing $41 million capital improvement project. Senator Kouchi explained the bill was meant to close a permit loophole that has allowed operators to increase passenger capacity without additional approval, while one testifier opposed the measure as unnecessary and late. Supporters included county and community representatives, while some written testimony opposed it. The committee also heard SB 1456, which broadens the definition of beach restoration to include work on eroded beaches and degraded dune systems, including sand management, native vegetation, and removal of abandoned materials. DLNR, the University of Hawaiʻi, and other testifiers supported the measure as an administrative update. SB 1460 would require BLNR lease extensions to use updated forms reflecting current leasing practices; DLNR supported it as an administrative bill. SB 1517 would authorize public land leases for recreational residential use by public lottery limited to county residents. DLNR supported the bill, and Chipper Wiman and others testified that it would help preserve Kauaʻi’s historic recreational cabins and create fairness for local families; the committee also heard concerns about older cabins, market-based auction prices, and the need to keep these leases affordable for residents. The committee then heard SB 1511, which would prohibit vessels longer than 75 feet from entering Honoliʻi Bay, with an exemption for government vessels; DLNR and at least one additional testifier supported it. SB 1019 would allow the Ocean Stewardship Special Fund to be used for beach restoration planning and grants to nonprofits for cleanup, but DLNR said that purpose fit better under the separate Beach Restoration Special Fund, and the Ocean Tourism Coalition opposed the bill on that basis. Finally, SB 1457 would authorize DLNR to issue interim rules on commercial and recreational water sports equipment use for up to two years; DLNR described it as an adaptive-management tool for changing conditions, while multiple water-sports operators and residents opposed it, arguing it would reduce public participation, expand agency power, and target the foiling community. The hearing closed with the chair noting heavy opposition to SB 1457, including 88 written testimonies against it and only a few in support.

Transcript Highlights:

• For example, Commerce was seeing an average of 22% in marketplace plans.
• Um all of those items outreach plans.
• </c><01:25:05.040><c> Um,</c> Systems planning to effectuate it.
• We are planning for mailings and text messages to impacted enrollees.
• We are um planning tribal governments.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Many of you are familiar with the Master Plan for Higher Education.
• The Master Plan unfortunately did not contemplate situations like these.
• Today, paper plans are not enough.
• AB 495 is a... ...materials to families about creating family safety plans.
• projects and then a much more ambitious long-term plan.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.