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• Elmer Lazzardi here on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions in support. Thank you.
• Elmer Lazzardi here on behalf of the California Federation of Labor Unions in support. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills and moved most of them forward. SB 655 (Stern) would establish a state policy that residential units should be able to maintain a safe maximum indoor temperature, with supporters citing extreme heat deaths and the need for statewide guidance. Members raised concerns about the lack of a specific temperature standard and possible impacts on the electric grid, but the bill passed the committee 8-0 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 634 (Perez), which would bar state and local governments from adopting or enforcing ordinances that punish people or organizations for providing basic survival services to unhoused people. Supporters, including people with lived experience and homelessness advocates, argued that criminalizing food, water, blankets, and outreach prolongs homelessness and harms vulnerable residents; opponents from some cities and counties warned about limits on local control. The bill passed 8-2. SB 772 (Cabaldon) would continue and expand the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program by better supporting walkability, transit, and climate-resilient infrastructure for infill housing; it passed 8-0. The committee also considered SB 838 (Dutraslo/DeRazzo), which would keep the Housing Accountability Act focused on housing by excluding transient lodging from housing streamlining protections. Supporters said some developers have used housing laws to fast-track hotel projects instead of homes, while opponents worried the bill could be too broad and limit mixed-use financing. After discussion about possible clarifying amendments, the bill passed 8-2 to Local Government. Several consent items—SB 484, SB 489, SB 686, and SB 724—also passed unanimously.

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• presents to a healthcare facility with what they believe to be a medical emergency or are in, uh, labor
• It's very heavy labor intensive, as you pointed out, Mr. Chair.

Committee: House Insurance

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• This has been a labor of love for me for six years. I've carried this very same piece...
• This has been a labor of love for me for six years.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, and local government bills. Early measures included HB 743 on social media use by minors, which would require platforms to provide access to parents and law enforcement with a warrant; PCS for HB 1049 on protection of court officials; PCS for HB 491 restricting warrantless government use of AI cameras to detect concealed firearms; and HB 1053, an FDLE agency bill that removed obsolete provisions, renamed a program, combined reports, expanded security-related definitions, and added support for retired police dogs. All of those bills were reported favorably, with HB 1053 adopted as amended after some questions about eliminating the Victim and Witness Protection Review Committee and related reporting changes. The committee also approved HB 4075, a Leon County local bill capping reimbursement for inmate medical transport and care at Medicare-based rates, and HB 1095, a Hillsborough County pilot program for probationers with substance-abuse conditions that uses frequent testing and short jail sanctions for violations; both were reported favorably as amended. Several bills focused on law enforcement and public safety. HB 1129 clarified that victims’ identifying information, including names, is protected from public release under Marsy’s Law, and its amendment added a 72-hour confidentiality period for law enforcement officers involved in critical incidents, with possible extension if safety concerns remain; the bill passed favorably as amended. PCS for HB 1371 addressed a range of protections and tools for law enforcement and first responders, including limits on vehicle kill switches, funding for critical infrastructure mapping, a 25-year minimum for attempted first-degree murder of specified justice personnel, and procedures after exposure to bodily fluids; it was reported favorably. HB 857 increased penalties for assault or battery on utility workers and was also approved. HB 317 required written, sworn complaints against law enforcement and correctional officers, imposed penalties for false complaints, and limited the use of unsubstantiated investigations in personnel files; it passed despite opposition from some law enforcement groups and support from others. The committee spent substantial time on HB 903, a corrections bill that would tighten inmate complaint procedures, authorize tracking of inmate movement, adjust execution-related provisions, streamline mental health and competency processes, and change contracting authority for prison services. Members raised concerns about costs, civil rights, and the statute of limitations, but the bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-3 vote. HB 181 on objective parole guidelines, which would require the Commission on Offender Review to incorporate vocational, educational, and self-betterment programming and provide its statistical analysis to legislative leaders, drew strong support from criminal justice reform advocates and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved HB 1455 on repeat sexual offenders, which creates mandatory minimum sentences for subsequent specified sexual offenses and bars gain time or discretionary early release; an amendment increased one mandatory minimum from 10 to 20 years for selling or buying minors for sexually explicit conduct. Throughout the meeting, several bills drew testimony from law enforcement, industry, advocacy groups, and members of the public, with votes generally favoring the measures.

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• staff and private grant writers who can help them access grant programs, many farmers do not have the labor
• Many farmers do not have the labor, time, and resources to track grant opportunities and complete the

Summary: The Assembly Agriculture Committee met as a subcommittee at first because a quorum was not yet present, then adopted its committee rules for the 2025-2026 legislative session by a 5-0 vote. The committee heard a series of agriculture-related bills, with most measures receiving broad support and moving forward. AB 1142 by Assemblymember Hoover would raise the fee thresholds for small public horse events that are exempt from equine medication monitoring rules; supporters said the current limits are outdated and hurt small riding clubs, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 411 by Assemblymember Papin would allow ranchers to compost livestock carcasses on-farm; supporters cited cost, environmental, and predator-control benefits, while rendering industry representatives asked for amendments to protect existing services and limit the bill’s scope. The bill passed to Natural Resources. AB 482 by Assemblymember Solache would modernize the California Table Grape Commission law and raise assessment caps without increasing assessments themselves; it passed to Appropriations. AB 312 by Vice Chair Alanis would shorten the holding period for ag theft property from six months to three months; it also passed to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 937 and AB 947 by Assemblymember Connolly. AB 937 would make technical changes to the Organic Transition Pilot Program to improve access to organic transition support, with testimony from a farmer who said the program helped him pursue organic certification; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 947 would expand and refine technical assistance under the Healthy Soils/Climate Smart Agriculture programs, including training, grant writing, matching funds coordination, equipment sharing, and outcome monitoring; supporters said the changes would help small and organic producers access state climate programs, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 1486, presented by the chair, would use Proposition 4 funding to start grants for public postsecondary agricultural research farms focused on climate resiliency; members praised the role of CSU and UC research farms, and the bill passed to Natural Resources as amended. The most extensive discussion centered on AB 928 by Assemblymember Rogers, the California Cockfighting Cruelty Act. Supporters argued the bill would help law enforcement target cockfighting and rooster trafficking, reduce avian disease risks, and protect public health and animal welfare; opponents, including poultry hobbyists, breeders, and 4-H-related participants, said it would overreach into lawful poultry keeping and harm heritage-breed and youth programs, urging instead that cockfighting penalties be increased to a felony. Committee members echoed concerns about unintended impacts on legitimate poultry owners and requested continued work on exemptions and language. The bill passed to Judiciary on a 5-2-1 vote, with one no vote and one abstention, and the chair noted that further committee review would continue as the bill advances.

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• It could be very labor intensive, and we just have to remember some of these sheriffs. that I'm up here
• But like I said, this is an easy lift, we're not adding a whole lot of bureaucracy. or labor or anything

Bills: HB33 , HB298 , HB 1024 , HB 1234 , HB 1261 , HB1696 , HB298

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: electronic monitoring, parole supervision, law enforcement, warrant execution, public safety, handgun license, judgment evaluation, medical advisory board, application denial, gun law procedures, abandoned property, unclaimed property, disposition, handgun, driver's license, commercial driver's license, weapon carry, gun rights, Texas legislature, legislative attendance

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• work and the commitment that you have to working with some of our environmental groups, some of the labor
• love those report cards of, “I'm the climate champion,” or “I'm the housing champion,” or “I'm the labor

Summary: The committee heard a series of housing and wildfire-recovery bills, with members repeatedly framing the package as a response to the Los Angeles fires and the state’s broader housing affordability crisis. AB 306, by Assembly Member Schultz, would place a six-year moratorium on new residential building-code updates and local code modifications except for health-and-safety emergencies. Supporters argued it would reduce costs and provide certainty for rebuilding and new housing production, while opponents from environmental, clean-energy, and labor groups warned it would freeze beneficial code improvements, delay innovation, and limit local control. Despite those concerns, several members said they would support the bill while seeking amendments, and the committee voted it out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 301, which would require state agencies to follow shot-clock style deadlines for reviewing building permits, and AB 253, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to conduct certain post-entitlement permit reviews if local departments take more than 30 days. Supporters said both bills would reduce delays, lower costs, and speed rebuilding and housing production; some members emphasized that safety reviews must remain intact. AB 301 passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, and AB 253 passed 8-0 to Local Government. AB 462, by Assembly Member Lowenthal, would exempt accessory dwelling units in Los Angeles County’s coastal zone from coastal development permit requirements, with the goal of speeding ADU construction for disaster recovery and housing supply. Supporters said ADUs are a proven tool and that the bill would help displaced residents and future coastal disaster areas; one member of the public opposed the bill, arguing ADU proliferation can change neighborhood conditions. The committee sent AB 462 to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote. The final bill discussed, AB 299, would let disaster-displaced families stay in hotels, motels, and short-term rentals for more than 30 days without triggering landlord-tenant rules, mirroring an earlier homelessness-related law; the transcript ended as the author began presenting the bill and its support.

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• We have 14,000 employees in the state, which equates to $1.8 billion. in their labor rates.
• that's been done by folks like Mariah Gomez, who wrote a whole book around her family's legacy of being labor

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

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• Um, my daughter, I finally went and got her and called an ambulance, um, Labor Day that weekend, and
• Got her and called an ambulance, um, Labor Day that weekend, and she died 17 days later.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• things that the plan cannot do is conflict with federal EMTALA law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor
• plan cannot do is conflict with federal EMTALA law, and that is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee received updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health on implementation of 2024 health care laws. AHCA reviewed progress on workforce and reimbursement measures in Senate Bill 7016 and related bills, including FRAME and TEACH funding, graduate medical education reporting, behavioral health teaching hospitals, acute hospital care at home, advanced birth centers, non-emergent care access plans, and rural emergency hospitals. Agency officials said several programs are already operational or have begun payments, while others are still in rulemaking, federal approval, or report-preparation stages. Senators asked about timing, funding reversion concerns, and whether appropriated dollars would be spent on schedule, especially for behavioral health teaching hospitals and the new birth center category. The Department of Health then reported on practitioner licensure and public health programs. MQA described implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Mobile Act licensure pathway, massage therapy enforcement changes, background screening expansion, liposuction safety requirements, pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis authority, and chiropractic dry needling. Public health staff updated the committee on FRAME and dental loan repayment, the Sinati screening grant program, the cancer research and innovation changes, the health care innovation council and loan program, the pediatric rare disease grant program, telehealth maternity care expansion, newborn screening for congenital CMV, the sickle cell registry and grants, and the swimming lesson voucher program. Members focused questions on how practitioners were being recruited to underserved areas, the pace of licensure approvals, and whether new programs were on track to use appropriated funds. The committee also heard a lengthy update from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The director reported more than 900,000 qualified patients, real-time seed-to-sale tracking now integrated across most dispensaries and labs, and ongoing compliance work on product testing, advertising, diversion, and patient safety. Senators questioned the decline in qualified physicians, how THC potency is labeled and verified, and what the agency can do about diversion to non-patients. The director said the office relies on complaints, inspections, lab audits, and coordination with law enforcement, and that patients can be suspended if violations are confirmed.

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• Many were no-bid contracts, and labor laws were waived.
• brought in, for example, for the bridge or to do a port or something like this to undercut the local labor

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

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• . >> Senate File 4, Medicaid rate increase EMS services, sponsored by Labor. >> Senate File 4 having
• 26:39.840><c> services</c><00:26:40.799><c> sponsored</c><00:26:41.279><c> by</c><00:26:41.760><c> labor
• </c> EMS services sponsored by labor. EMS services sponsored by labor.
• Senate File 41, Portable Benefit Accounts, an act relating to labor and employment, sponsored by Senator
• Senate File 41, Portable Benefit Accounts, an act relating to labor and employment, sponsored by Senator

Keywords: 916, all

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• suggest that undocumented immigrants in the United States make up at least between 10 and 20% of laborers
• suggest that undocumented immigrants in the United States make up at least between 10 and 20% of laborers
• suggest that undocumented immigrants in the United States make up at least between 10 and 20% of laborers
• suggest that undocumented immigrants in the United States make up at least between 10 and 20% of laborers
• suggest that undocumented immigrants in the United States make up at least between 10 and 20% of laborers

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They have diverse expertise in the fraud space and can add specialized skills to different cases as they
• the fraud space and can<00:32:09.679><c> add</c><00:32:09.840><c> specialized</c><00:32:10.399><c> skills
• </c><00:32:10.720><c> to</c><00:32:11.039><c> different</c> can add specialized skills to different can
• add specialized skills to different cases<00:32:11.760><c> as</c><00:32:12.080><c> they</c><00:32:12.720

Keywords: 1183, house

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• decrease in illegal activities, reducing needs for social services, increasing conflict resolution skills
• , and increasing decision-making skills.
• One of the programs provides on-site after-school teen programs looking at social, much of the most skilled
• Helping people navigate abusive situations, develop coping skills.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> Evidence-based is being able to look at life skill and anti-bullying programs, trauma-informed responses
• Evidence-based is being able to look at Evidence-based is being able to look at life<01:12:49.760><c> skill
• c><01:12:50.080><c> and</c><01:12:50.240><c> anti-bullying</c><01:12:50.960><c> programs,</c> life skill
• and anti-bullying programs, life skill and anti-bullying programs, trauma-informed<01:12:52.520><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• historical care practices promote connecting children to animals to support development of empathy, caring skills
• 35.400><c> caring</c> support development of empathy, caring support development of empathy, caring skills
• </c><00:10:37.960><c> In</c> skills, and and so many more things.
• In skills, and and so many more things.

Bills: HF4382 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size

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• new staff require extensive ongoing supervision on the job in order to acquire the sophisticated skills
• <c> sophisticated</c> in order to acquire the sophisticated in order to acquire the sophisticated skills
• that</c><00:43:48.280><c> result</c><00:43:48.840><c> in</c><00:43:48.960><c> cost-effective</c> skills
• that result in cost-effective skills that result in cost-effective services.

Bills: HF4207 , HF4338

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review

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• Tells my crews that their specialized skills are essential to the state's infrastructure.
• Tells my crews that their<00:48:44.240><c> specialized</c><00:48:45.000><c> skills</c><00:48:45.840><
• c> are</c><00:48:45.960><c> essential</c> their specialized skills are essential their specialized skills

Bills: SF856 , HF4482 , HF3672 , HF1234 , HF4591 , HF3554 , HF936

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• elementary and middle school colleagues are doing incredible work to help students build academic skills
• elementary and middle school colleagues are doing incredible work to help students build academic skills
• That created a basic skills revenue.
• So, there were two funding categories that were rolled into what we have called basic skills.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• grow an office or agents in this particular type of unit requires some time and development of the skill
• > requires some time and development of requires some time and development of the<01:23:55.280><c> skill
• > sets</c><01:23:55.840><c> associated</c><01:23:56.400><c> with</c><01:23:56.560><c> that</c> the skill
• sets associated with that the skill sets associated with that particular<01:23:57.280><c> law</c><01

Bills: HB0103 , HB0070 , HB0091

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation