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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It falls upon them to ensure that they're doing it right because if they don't, guess who pays for it
  • We also continue to pay for STRS and PERS obligations on a pay-as-you-go basis, which are currently reflected
  • You cannot pay for ongoing investments in that space.
  • Are you paying your part-time faculty for office hours, and are 75% of your faculty full-time?
  • And we are just a miserable pay. I think there was $45 an hour at that time.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:32 am

Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Us, we're having to pay third parties to bring in stuff.
  • Us, we're having to pay third parties to bring in stuff.
  • So, you know, poor people pay more for food. than rich people.
  • Yes, I pay probably $6 more on my groceries to buy from Amarillo because of freight.
  • If you open another store, it would still not have to pay ACA. Meat Cutter is... The main driver.
Keywords: 996, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Education Committee Apr 8th, 2026

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • It falls upon them to ensure that they're doing it right, because if they don't, guess who pays for it
  • We also continue to pay for STRS and PERS obligations on a pay-as-you-go basis, which are currently reflected
  • You cannot pay for ongoing investments in that space.
  • Are you paying your part-time faculty for office hours, and are 75% of your faculty full-time?
  • “And we are just a miserable pay. I think there was $45 an hour at that time.
Summary: The committee heard several education-related bills. SB 1154 would allow community college districts to use best-value procurement for public works projects over $1 million. The author and community college supporters argued it would give colleges flexibility similar to K-12, UC, and CSU and help avoid delays and costly change orders. Contractors and electrical subcontractors opposed the bill, saying its skilled-and-trained workforce requirement and safety provisions would narrow competition and disadvantage small and nonunion firms. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass vote and was placed on call. SB 1347 would clarify that stock albuterol may be stocked in all public schools, including preschool programs. The author and a physician testified that the bill would remove confusion in existing law and improve access to emergency asthma medication for students. School nurses, respiratory care advocates, and small school districts supported the measure, and there was no opposition. The bill passed unanimously on a due-pass to the floor vote and was placed on call. SB 1222 would create a pilot program to designate a lead county office to help regions struggling with career technical education implementation. Supporters said many students remain disconnected from school and work and that the bill would spread proven regional CTE practices. Some committee members questioned whether another pilot was needed, arguing existing CTE programs need more funding and fewer new structures, while the author and sponsor said the bill would build regional capacity and share successful models. The bill passed to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. SB 1378 would create a California Excellence in Service Learning Designation Program to recognize schools and districts with strong service-learning programs. Supporters said it would validate existing work and encourage civic engagement, while one member raised concerns about adding more designations and workload for schools. The bill passed as amended to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. SB 1048 would create a Seal of Climate Literacy for high school students demonstrating climate science knowledge through coursework and hands-on learning. Supporters, including the Department of Education and climate education groups, said it would align students with growing clean-energy careers; some members cautioned against adding more curriculum-related seals and noted equity and implementation concerns. The bill passed to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. Later, SB 1101, the Higher Education Data Sharing Transparency Act, was presented. It would require CSU, community colleges, independent colleges, and request UC to notify students, faculty, and staff when their personal information is shared with federal agencies such as the Office for Civil Rights, and to limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters said recent federal investigations and subpoenas have created fear and a lack of transparency on campuses. Committee discussion focused on subpoena authority, constitutional limits, and whether notice should be required; one member said she would abstain because of legal concerns, while another said the bill would continue to be examined in the next committee. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 1101 before a final vote is recorded.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 6, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just wondering, was there any incidents that prompted this bill? You're recognized. Yes.
  • Thank you for recognizing me, and thank you for really paying attention to this.
Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee heard and voted on several local and statewide bills. HB 69, by Rep. Andrade, preempted local zoning and land-use authority to the state for presidential libraries; after an amendment clarifying the scope of preemption, it passed 13-2. HB 63, by Reps. Gerwig and Cassel, created a public-records exemption for city and county administrators and their deputies, citing threats and harassment against local administrators; it included a 10-year sunset and passed 15-0. HB 4045, by Rep. Alvarez, updated the City of Tampa firefighters’ and police officers’ pension plan, including extending the DROP period by three years; it passed 14-0 with a committee substitute. HB 4023, by Rep. Hunschofsky, tightened conflict-of-interest rules for officers and employees of the North Springs Improvement District after prior audit concerns; it passed 16-0. HB 4017, by Rep. Oliver, codified the Bermont Drainage District’s charter and corrected a statutory cross-reference via amendment; it passed 16-0 with committee substitute. HB 4009, by Rep. Kendall, renamed the St. Johns County regional airport to the St. Augustine Airport and passed 16-0. The committee also considered PCB IAS 25-01, by Vice Chair Griffiths, which would standardize county constitutional officers’ budget procedures and create an appeal process for clerks of court and supervisors of elections similar to that used by sheriffs; after testimony from the clerks and supervisors’ associations, it passed 16-0.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Labor & Workplace Standards Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • inspection or investigation, L&I is required to issue a citation to the employer with reasonable promptness
  • please include a requirement that arbitrators must consider the financial ability of the county to pay
  • Like if the employer, can the employer pay them severance and then they'd still get unemployment?
  • In total, he missed two hours of work and required no workers' compensation time-loss pay.
  • In total, he missed two hours of work and required no workers' compensation time-loss pay.
Summary: The Labor and Workplace Standards Committee held its first meeting of the session and heard four bills. HB 2107 would make permanent and slightly narrow a temporary L&I requirement that, after an on-site safety inspection at a building construction site, the agency make a good-faith effort to notify the owner or employer within 10 working days if an immediately identified hazard could injure a worker. Construction industry groups and L&I supported the bill and said the pilot had worked well, with L&I reporting it had been able to notify owners almost 96% of the time during about 1,400 inspections. HB 2137 would remove the population threshold for binding interest arbitration for correctional employees in city and county jails. Teamsters representatives said the change would give corrections officers in smaller jurisdictions the same bargaining rights as other uniformed personnel and help address safety, staffing, and wage inequities. County representatives opposed the bill, saying it would increase bargaining and compensation costs for many counties, and asked for amendments requiring arbitrators to consider county finances and making awards nonbinding on county legislative authorities. HB 2264 would clarify unemployment insurance eligibility for workers who opt into an employer-initiated layoff or reduction-in-force plan, even if they can rescind their decision, so long as the termination results from the employer’s plan. Supporters said current court rulings create confusing and unfair denials of benefits for workers who leave in good faith during layoffs; NFIB raised questions about severance, retirement, and UI solvency. HB 2243 would allow physical therapists and occupational therapists to serve as attending providers in the workers’ compensation system. Physical therapy and occupational therapy advocates said this would speed care and return workers to work sooner, while retailers, food industry representatives, NFIB, the Washington State Medical Association, and L&I raised concerns about diagnosis, scope of practice, added costs, and the possibility that all PTs and OTs would have to join the provider network. No votes were taken; the committee heard testimony and then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informational interview with Rep. Ben Bakeberg (R-Jordan) Jan 6th, 2026

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • then anyone making over $60,000 for a family of four, they will still get breakfast, but they would pay
  • then anyone making over $60,000 for a family of four, they will still get breakfast, but they would pay
  • then anyone making over $60,000 for a family of four, they will still get breakfast, but they would pay
  • </c><00:08:17.199><c> Then</c> they would pay for their own lunch.
  • Then they would pay for their own lunch.
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Jurisprudence May 7th, 2025

Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Contributing factors to this shortage including uncompetitive pay in certain areas, limited awareness
  • other than a court reporter, I assume that's based on cost, or do you know, do counties not want to pay
  • So there's There's, there's problems and sometimes commissioners' courts don't want to pay what it takes
  • You may not pay the amount out in Alpine as is paid in the larger metropolitan areas and so there is
  • Also directs the Supreme Court to adopt rules for prompt jurisdictional determinations and it clarifies
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee Jun 22nd, 2026

Business, Professions and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's if they can afford to pay the fine.
  • That's if they can afford to pay the fine.
  • Prompt removal of embargoes when product is found compliant and expedited proceedings for perishable
  • As a result, over 90% of resale tickets are sold by these professional scalpers, and fans are paying
  • If a ticket is being offered for 30 bucks, but there are a bunch of people willing to pay a hundred,
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Education Committee Mar 25th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • state responsibility and set about creating that system by setting aside land that could be sold to pay
  • state responsibility and set about creating that system by setting aside land that could be sold to pay
  • And the price you pay for that is it gets harder to point your finger at any particular person and say
  • And so that can create sometimes, and what has prompted some of the governance changes in some states
  • And when there’s dissonance in that, it can create the kind of discomfort that prompts some of these
Summary: The Assembly Education Committee first heard two bills. AB 1665 by Assemblymember Pacheco would require school sports coaches to complete approved mental health training. Supporters said coaches are trusted adults who are often first to notice student-athlete distress, and a witness described personal experience with body image and disordered eating pressures in athletics. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved out of committee on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations, ultimately passing 9-0 after add-on votes. AB 2316 by Assemblymember Hoover would allow charter schools to apply for the same financial hardship relief in the state school facilities program that traditional districts can seek. Supporters argued this would improve parity and help smaller and low-income charter schools access permanent facilities; some initially opposed agencies said their concerns were addressed by amendments. The bill also passed unanimously, 9-0, to Appropriations. The committee then took up a consent calendar containing 12 additional measures, including bills on education funding, facilities, and other school-related matters, plus a resolution. Those items were approved on a 7-0 vote, with the roll left open for add-on votes. After the bill hearing portion was recessed and later reconvened, additional members added votes to AB 1665, AB 2316, and the consent calendar, bringing each to 9-0. The committee then held an informational hearing on state-level education governance, centered on Governor Newsom’s proposal to restructure the California Department of Education and the role of the elected Superintendent of Public Instruction, with AB 2117 serving as a policy vehicle carrying the same language and no action to be taken. Testimony came from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the Education Commission of the States, and former CDE chief deputy Richard Zager. Witnesses reviewed the history of California’s governance structure, compared it with other states, and discussed accountability, legislative oversight, and the role of the superintendent under the proposal. Committee members raised concerns about preserving checks and balances, the fiscal implementation plan, county-office relationships, and whether the superintendent’s role would be reduced too far; no vote was taken at the informational hearing.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Dec 10th, 2025

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • specifically to ensure it complies with federal standards, of course the standard being fair and prompt
  • Right now, employers pay $7 per month per employee. They pay that into the trust fund.
  • And right now, taxpayers, these workers, are paying into the system through the Internet sales tax.
  • there are some really big employers in Florida, the Walmarts of the world, who would love to keep paying
  • Through no fault of their own, they find themselves having to go to unemployment to even help pay for
Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee first heard SB 410, which would add current and former licensed private investigators, and their spouses and children, to the list of people whose home address, phone number, date of birth, photographs, and related family information are exempt from public records disclosure. Sponsor Senator Trunow said the exemption is meant to protect investigators who work on sensitive matters such as fraud, missing persons, human trafficking, and abuse cases and may face retaliation. After a technical amendment was adopted, the committee heard testimony from a private investigator describing threats and safety concerns, then voted to report the bill favorably as CS/SB 410. The committee then took up SB 216 on reemployment assistance eligibility verification. Senator McClain said the bill is intended to combat unemployment fraud by requiring claimants to contact five prospective employers per week, appear for scheduled interviews, and undergo regular identity, immigration, employment, and incarceration checks, with fraud information shared among agencies and published annually. Opponents, including labor advocates and representatives of construction and rural workers, argued the bill would add barriers for legitimate claimants, worsen Florida’s already low recipiency rate, and create problems for seasonal, rural, and transportation-limited workers. Supporters said the system needs stronger fraud controls and that employers and taxpayers bear real costs from noncompliance. The committee reported SB 216 favorably after debate. In routine open-government sunset review business, the committee approved two committee bills. SPB 7014 extends for five years a public records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations of a social media standards law, with staff noting the exemption has not been used because of ongoing constitutional litigation. SPB 7016 preserves a public records exemption for certain financial information held by an economic development agency when administering state or federally funded small business loan programs; supporters said the exemption protects applicants from fraud and harassment, while Senator Smith said he would vote no to remain consistent with his prior opposition. Both measures were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Jul 21st, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • They pay attention to ectoparasite control.
  • Obviously, they pay attention...
  • Prompt detection of New World Screwworms in...
  • We are paying for those activities.
  • Who pays for it? How does that work? That's a good question.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (01/15/2025)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:09:58.040><c> for</c> because we're going to have to pay for because we're going to have to pay
  • Your insurance company pays $8,000.
  • </c> be the maximum value of co-pay be the maximum value of co-pay assistance<00:45:11.599><c> spread
  • </c> policies from incorporating co-pay policies from incorporating co-pay accumulator<00:49:00.880><
  • We do find that co-pay coupon list prices are increasing faster than drugs without a co-pay coupon.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee Apr 20th, 2026

Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Apple forces app developers to pay exorbitant fees to operate...
  • Apple forces app developers to pay exorbitant fees to operate through their store.
  • He launched it, found paying users, and has started a real business.
  • It just means we would all have to pay more just to be noticed. I urge the legislature...
  • It just means we would all have to pay more just to be noticed.
Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on AI, privacy, and surveillance. SB 903 would prohibit AI from independently providing psychotherapy or presenting itself as a licensed mental health provider, require disclosure and informed consent, and reinforce confidentiality and privacy protections for therapy records. Supporters, including a mother and therapist whose son died by suicide after extensive chats with ChatGPT, argued the bill is needed to prevent harmful, crisis-related interactions. Behavioral health groups and labor/privacy organizations supported the measure, while TechNet, the California Medical Association, and the California Hospital Association opposed unless amended, saying the bill could restrict useful clinical tools and create conflicts around triage, screening, and data use. The committee passed SB 903 4-0 to Appropriations, with members noting the need for further work on definitions and implementation. SB 1119 would create a broader framework for chatbot safety for children, including annual risk assessments, crisis response protocols, default child protections, parental controls, notice and time limits, restrictions on advertising and use of children’s data, incident reporting, audits, and a private right of action. The author and supporters again cited the death of Adam Raine as evidence that chatbots can reinforce suicidal ideation and isolate children. Common Sense Media and several labor and privacy groups supported the bill. CalChamber, TechNet, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and other industry and local government groups opposed unless amended, raising concerns about vague standards, overlap with SB 243, prescriptive design mandates, and litigation risk. The committee approved SB 1119 4-0 to Judiciary, with amendments to be taken there. The committee also heard SB 1013, which would tighten rules for automated license plate reader data by requiring DOJ audits, employee training, and a 30-day retention limit for most data. Supporters said the bill responds to documented misuse and over-retention of data that mostly belongs to innocent drivers. Law enforcement groups opposed, arguing the retention limit would hinder investigations and reduce the usefulness of ALPRs in serious or delayed cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Appropriations. SB 1292, a local control bill for six cities, would allow camera or sensor-based enforcement of curb and loading zones, with a human reviewing each violation before issuance. Supporters said it would help cities manage congestion and unsafe blocking of bike lanes and loading zones; privacy advocates warned about expanding automated surveillance. It passed 4-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard SB 1101, which would require higher education institutions to notify students, faculty, and staff when personal information is shared with federal agencies and limit disclosure to what is legally required. Supporters framed it as a transparency and anti-doxing measure in response to recent federal investigations and subpoenas; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee then began hearing SB 951, the California Worker Technological Displacement Act, which would require advance notice and reporting when employers displace workers due to technology and give displaced workers priority for openings, but the transcript cuts off before the hearing concluded.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • It affirms employee standards and pay. It ensures mileage reimbursement.
  • And if it's due and payable, we'll pay it. No money, no expense — we'll pay you the bill.
  • When they say this is what we'll pay, that's what we'll do.
  • When they say this is what we'll pay, that's what we'll do.
  • This reflects what consumers willingly pay out-of-pocket for qualified repairs.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Financial Services Committee heard testimony on several insurance, transportation, and labor-related bills. Senator Edwards supported bills addressing app-based delivery workers, arguing that food-delivery drivers should be treated as employees with protections and mileage reimbursement, and that a small surcharge on app-based deliveries could raise revenue for the Commonwealth and localities. Kevin Brousseau of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO also backed the delivery-worker bill, saying it would preserve employee status, add data transparency, and create a process for challenging deactivations. MAPC supported a bill to change transportation network company fees from a flat per-ride charge to a percentage-based assessment, saying the current fee is outdated and that a higher fee could raise more transportation revenue and help address congestion and emissions. A large portion of the hearing focused on auto insurance and collision repair issues. Insurance industry witnesses supported a bill to limit attorney’s fees in PIP cases by giving insurers 30 days after a complaint is served to pay amounts due without fee exposure, arguing that PIP litigation has surged, is clogging courts, and is being driven by out-of-state firms. They also opposed auto body labor-rate bills, saying the market is already adjusting and that a statutory floor is unnecessary. In contrast, auto body shop representatives and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts urged favorable action on bills to raise and regularly update collision repair labor rates, saying current reimbursement levels are far below market, have not kept pace with inflation or vehicle technology, and are making it hard to retain workers and keep small shops open. One witness also supported a bill to limit insurance surcharge points for low-damage accidents or minor moving violations. Committee members asked questions about deactivation rights for delivery workers, the mechanics of the PIP litigation issue, and the gap between body-shop and mechanical labor rates. Testimony emphasized that current auto body reimbursement rates are around the mid-$40s per hour, while mechanical work can be reimbursed at much higher rates, and that advisory-board discussions have produced only limited progress. At the end of the hearing, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, then moved to close the hearing; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Info Briefing - Tue Sept 16, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ><c> to</c><01:12:56.320><c> work</c><01:12:56.560><c> together</c><01:12:56.800><c> and</c> are prompted
  • to work together and are prompted to work together and collaborate<01:12:57.520><c> and</c><01:12:57.760
  • guide us going forward so that it uses the best of support from CSI and Code for America, but also pays
  • ><01:26:20.480><c> America</c><01:26:20.880><c> but</c><01:26:21.199><c> also</c><01:26:21.440><c> pays
  • </c><01:26:21.760><c> full</c> code for America but also pays full code for America but also pays full
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held an information briefing on expungement and record clearance, with Chair David Tarnis and Vice Chair Mahina Poo Poy emphasizing second chances and the legislature’s recent work on state-initiated relief. The chair reviewed prior measures, including Act 62 (2024), which created Hawaii’s first state-initiated expungement pilot for certain non-conviction cannabis-related arrests, Act 159 (2023), which required automatic sealing or removal of expunged records from the judiciary’s public database, and Act 241 (2024), which created the Clean Slate Task Force. He said the committee invited the Clean Slate Initiative and Code for America because of their national experience with state-initiated record clearance systems. Phil Hickden of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and Attorney General’s office reported that Act 62 was implemented using existing resources and no new funding, initially covering single-charge, pre-2020 arrests in Hawaii County for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and later expanded by Act 005 (2025) to all arrests under HRS 712-1249 regardless of drug type. He said the project identified 2,268 potentially eligible records, with 1,072 processed so far, 989 granted and 83 denied, and that the work has taken about 872 staff hours and roughly 45 days per expungement. He also said the office has identified about 412,000 people who could potentially qualify for expungement under broader legislation, though that estimate does not include case-by-case research. Michelle Acasta of the judiciary explained that Act 159 changed the process so HCJDC now digitally transmits expungement certificates to the court, eliminating the applicant’s second step of filing paperwork with the court. She said the courts still manually review eligibility, but the process is easier because certificates now include a case ID and HCJDC provides additional information to help locate records. She reported that since implementation the courts received 125 certificates in July and 87 in August, with 17 court orders filed in July and August, including 81 in the First Circuit, 14 in Maui, 7 in the Third Circuit, and 15 in the Fifth Circuit. She also noted that the Hawaii Supreme Court’s State v. Rogan decision affects procedure by requiring a written request or motion, an opportunity to be heard, and written findings for sealing court records, and that new Supreme Court rules are expected for public comment. Members asked about qualitative outcomes and whether the process could be expanded statewide; staff said they do not track recidivism or personal stories, and the chair encouraged further discussion before the next session to identify barriers and capacity needs.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/10/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:08:11.039><c> for</c> service and aren't paying for service and aren't paying for inefficient
  • </c> significant share of what consumers pay significant share of what consumers pay for<00:09:43.120
  • </c> help rateayers see what they're paying help rateayers see what they're paying for<00:11:09.920><
  • What we ultimately pay for power is what our customers pay.
  • </c> would pay for that? would pay for that?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Rules Committee May 6th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We will keep time for your opening, and we will prompt you when you are approaching that time.
  • If it's due to overpumping, then the groundwater sustainability agency has to pay for it.
  • So, kind of back to what you were, the first question that you were asking about, you know, who pays
  • Who pays for it? I’m referring to what our requirements are, because these basins have come to us.
  • I see you might have a special one here today, and we will keep a tab of your time and prompt you when
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules first handled several routine actions, including approving three governor’s appointments not required to appear: Anthony Surich as Executive Director of the California Housing Finance Agency, Craig Snelling J.D. to the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, and Nicholas Mueller to the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission. The committee also approved referral of bills to committees, all by 4-0 votes. It then took up appointments requiring testimony, beginning with Jereen DiAdamo to the State Water Resources Control Board. DiAdamo focused her remarks on safe drinking water, groundwater sustainability, conservation, and Bay-Delta restoration. She said the number of Californians without safe drinking water has fallen from 1.6 million to 800,000 since 2019, credited the SAFER program, technical assistance, and mandatory consolidation authority, and described ongoing work on failing and at-risk systems, domestic well mitigation, SGMA implementation, and the Bay-Delta Plan. Senators pressed her on audit follow-up, measurable goals for reducing the remaining unsafe systems, funding uncertainty, and concerns from environmental and tribal groups that the board has favored water users over ecosystem protections. Supporters from water, agriculture, business, and local agencies praised her collaborative style and consensus-building, while opponents argued she had not done enough to protect the Delta and called for new leadership. The committee ultimately voted 4-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The committee then heard from Sivagunda Gunda for reappointment to the California Energy Commission. He highlighted progress on grid reliability, zero-carbon generation, and planning for California’s energy transition, including transportation fuels, building electrification, and the eventual retirement of Diablo Canyon. Senators questioned him about the future of Kern Energy and small refineries, the state’s transportation fuels plan, fuel imports and costs, and whether California can retire Diablo Canyon by 2030 without harming reliability. Gunda said the state is planning as if Diablo Canyon retires in 2030, that current resource additions make reliability manageable, and that affordability and market coordination remain key issues. The committee then voted 4-0 to advance his appointment to the full Senate, and the hearing recessed afterward.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Mar 24th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • While there are voices that emphasize that the bill was prompted by a single incident, legislation often
  • Many single-use devices have cases that fragment and prompt deflagration, leading to amputations, such
  • So does Lowe's go to pay $2,500, or did they get one of those fancy PAGA suits against them?
  • charges don't compare when a family is scrambling to raise funds to put on a last-minute funeral and pay
  • Impoundment fees are often more than people can afford, and when a person cannot afford to pay the associated
Keywords: 987, senate, all