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• working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
• working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
• working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
• working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation
• working group shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met on February 12 in Room 224 and via videoconference to consider several measures. First, it heard Senate Bill 547 on water conservation, which would create an income tax credit for gray water recycling systems and atmospheric water generators, along with a rebate program and building code standards. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments from DOA and the Department of Health and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1633, a Green Building tax credit measure tied to the use of Hawaii-grown hemp in primary structures, and also addressing hemp and cannabinoid product regulation, including age limits, packaging requirements, THC limits, and a separate hemp program within the Department of Health. The chair recommended passing the bill with DOA amendments and a further amendment allowing hemp processors to sell certain edible or beverage cannabinoid products with limited THC content, plus a deferred effective date of July 1, 2050. The motion passed with five votes in favor. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 391 on recycling, which would expand the Electronic Device Recycling and Recovery Act to cover certain lithium-ion batteries and require manufacturers to ensure their safe collection and recycling. The chair instead recommended amending the bill into a working group under the Hawaii State Energy Office to study battery end-of-life management, costs, safety, environmental impacts, in-state versus out-of-state recycling options, and related feasibility questions, with a report due before the 2026 regular session and dissolution on June 30, 2026. That amended approach was adopted unanimously, and the hearing concluded.

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• </c> address with this piece of legislation address with this piece of legislation today.<02:03:43.480
• ,</c><02:45:34.440><c> and</c> under this piece of legislation, and under this piece of legislation,
• ><c> this</c><03:26:54.680><c> summer</c> Legislation goes into effect this summer Legislation goes into
• </c> uh with this legislation? uh with this legislation?

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're supposed to appropriate all the money in the legislative branch, and this just kind of makes sure
• time, so if there are situations that we didn't recognize and we do feel that there needs to be legislative
• This legislation did put in a limit not to exceed $10 million for any fiscal year, but it also excluded
• requires that a draft policy bill be submitted along with that change, as well as the names of legislators
• who are willing to sponsor that legislation.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So what happened is we introduced essentially this legislation last week, but as... ...introduced essentially
• this legislation last week, but as Ms.
• First, was there any discussion with the Association of Cities and Counties consulted on this legislation
• would benefit an entire county for that might either be included or be considered for this type of legislation
• And this legislation is to correct one specific problem, but we think it applies more broadly.

Committee: House Local Government

Summary: The committee met on February 10 at 1:30 with a substitute chair presiding. Three RS proposals were heard and all were introduced by unanimous voice vote. The first, RS 33264 C1 on public records complaints and denials, was re-released as a C1 after feedback from the Idaho School Boards Association, Idaho Cities, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and counties; the sponsor said the revisions were intended to make the proposal clearer and more workable. The second item, RS 33155 on development impact fees, would require cities within a county to collect county-imposed impact fees for county courthouses and county jails, rather than allowing cities to opt out. The sponsor said the change was prompted by a Kootenai County issue and was intended to spread the cost evenly across the county. Members asked whether the bill would be retroactive, whether cities and counties had been consulted, and whether the measure related to a broader local dispute; the sponsor said it was not retroactive and was aimed specifically at county courthouses and jails. The third proposal, RS 33280 on public meetings and recordings, would prohibit attendees at open meetings from being barred from video recording, audio recording, or photographing the meeting so long as they do not disrupt proceedings. The sponsor said the bill was modeled in part on a Montana measure and was meant to prevent people from being removed simply for recording a public meeting. The committee then adjourned and announced it would meet again on Thursday at 1:30.

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• Some have concluded that the nature of the school board meeting is more legislative in its nature, thus
• entitling the considerations to be given under the legislative exception, permitting prayer at the beginning
• Some have concluded that the nature of the school board meeting is more legislative in its nature, thus
• in entitling the school board meeting is more legislative in its nature, thus entitling the considerations
• to be given under the legislative exception, permitting prayer at the beginning, but then others, like

Summary: The Rules Committee considered House Bill 2074, which the Rules Attorney described as an abortion-related reporting measure tied to Arizona’s 2024 constitutional amendment (Prop. 139) protecting a fundamental right to abortion. He noted that the new constitutional landscape makes the bill’s legality uncertain and that the reporting requirement could be viewed as interfering with that right. Members asked about the misdemeanor penalty and whether other Arizona laws impose reporting requirements on the exercise of a fundamental right. Representative Daniel Santos opposed the bill, arguing it would criminalize doctors, nurses, and volunteers and violate the will of the voters. The committee voted 5-3 to recommend HB 2074 as constitutional and in proper form. The committee then took up a mass motion covering numerous other bills, memorials, and a resolution, all recommended as constitutional and in proper form. The Rules Attorney said the measures were generally in proper form, with one comment on House Bill 2110, which concerns prayer at school board meetings. He explained that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed prayer at some governmental meetings, but lower courts are split on whether school board meetings fall under that rule, and he said the sponsor was working with the office on a possible floor amendment to address legal concerns. After no further questions, the committee voted 8-0 to recommend the measures in the mass motion as constitutional and in proper form. The meeting then adjourned.

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• </c> the form of other legislation. the form of other legislation.
• A bill, legislation, could stop that.
• leazison</c><03:14:31.760><c> positions</c> for more legislative leazison positions for more legislative
• But we need three legislative liaisons.
• But we need three legislative liaisons.

Keywords: 981, all

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• . legislation. legislation.
• So the first page um of the legislation.
• </c><01:15:21.120><c> may</c> minimize the jud this legislation may minimize the jud this legislation
• So that is what the legislation sought to address.
• To keep this as legislative liaison.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with Senate Bill 22-FN, which would expand child care licensing background checks so the Department of Health and Human Services can receive fuller criminal history information, including pending charges and other non-conviction records, similar to the system already used for school staff. Grant Bossi, for Senator Pearl, and DHHS officials Melissa Clement and Christine Sheay testified in support, saying the bill closes a gap that can allow people with disqualifying charges to work with children. They explained that the FBI record is a snapshot in time, that juvenile records are not included, and that the bill would apply to child care programs including residential group homes. Questions focused on what “confidential criminal history” means and how often checks are repeated; DHHS said checks are done every five years or sooner if new charge information is received. The hearing on SB 22 was then closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 23-FN, which would expand the child endangerment statute and remove the word “purposely” from part of the language. Senator Pat Long said the bill is intended to strengthen protection for children and allow more serious conduct to be charged appropriately. Testimony from law enforcement, including Executive Counselor Dave Wheeler, Sergeant Ryan Rooney of Nashua Police, and Nicholas Georgulis of Manchester Police, supported the bill as a way to distinguish routine misdemeanor cases from the most egregious abuse and neglect cases, such as children living in squalor or being exposed to severe danger. Wheeler and some members raised concerns that the language could be vague or overbroad and cited a prior Manchester firearm-in-a-car arrest as an example of possible unintended consequences; supporters responded that the bill still requires knowingly violating a duty of care and that the serious bodily injury or death standard limits its reach. Rooney also described a fentanyl overdose case involving an 11-year-old and said the current misdemeanor charge did not fully reflect the seriousness of the conduct. The committee recessed SB 23 briefly to open and close SB 161, then returned to SB 23, which remained under hearing with no final vote taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• So I'll recap here our legislative review process that we've had in place.
• I think most of us on this committee voted yes for that legislation.
• So we're going to have this governor's appointed task force to also include legislative members.
• And we'll be in contact with the co-chairs of this committee regarding legislative members and legislative
• leadership as well regarding legislative members.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Rural Health Transformation Committee approved the minutes from its May 28 meeting and received an update from DHW Director Juliet Sharon on the status of the Rural Health Transformation Program. Sharon said the department has posted a public funding-opportunities page with a subscribe feature, is using an expedited committee review process for solicitations and subgrant opportunities, and plans to provide monthly summaries, award information, and federal progress reports. Members asked for clearer access to information on applicants and awards, and Sharon said the department is open to posting more complete listings in SharePoint and to simplifying provider-facing applications. The committee also discussed outreach to rural providers and the need to ensure smaller organizations know about opportunities and can apply within the short timelines. The committee then heard from the Idaho Military Division on its portion of the program. Bureau Chief Wayne Denny said the division is working with DHW on modernizing state communications and emergency systems, including next-generation 911, relocating backup communications infrastructure, coordinating exercises, and supporting rural health extenders such as community health workers and community health EMS providers. Members asked how those roles would function, how counties would participate, and how the work would be sustained after the five-year funding period; Denny said the goal is to demonstrate return on investment so counties and payers can support the services long term. Jennifer White of the State Board of Education described higher education and graduate medical education proposals. She said Idaho’s institutions are coordinating on statewide strategies for rural health workforce training, including mobile simulation, shared clinical infrastructure, learn-in-place programs, and targeted equipment and facilities. She also outlined GME and medical education options, including a strategic rural GME incubator, a rural training site network, and possible support for undergraduate medical education such as expanded seats or the University of Idaho–University of Utah partnership. Members debated sustainability and whether rural health funds should support only GME or broader medical education; some supported using the funds to build Idaho-based training capacity, while others cautioned against creating long-term state obligations without broader legislative approval. No formal votes were taken on those policy questions. In closing, Sharon said the department expects more provider subgrants, ongoing assessments, the first federal reporting deadline at the end of August, and the creation of a governor-appointed rural health transformation task force with legislative and rural representation. The committee tentatively scheduled an additional meeting for August 18 and discussed a later September meeting, likely around September 23-25, to review the federal report and any emerging issues.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is why our union has supported legislation that would allow the Department of Corrections and the
• Unfortunately, we have seen other legislation through the post commission, which should not take these
• I hope just those suggestions that would be brought up to legislators. Got it, thank you, sir.
• everything that happens over the next couple of months between budgets and then the end of the legislative
• response in the following legislative session.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special commission on consolidation and cooperation among public safety agencies held a hearing focused on union and correctional staff testimony. Chair Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger opened by noting the commission’s extensive site visits and prior testimony, and they recognized Correctional Officers Week. Union representatives from KOUF, NCEU, AFSCME, and local county correctional unions described the daily realities of correctional work, emphasizing staff safety, staffing shortages, retention problems, mental health impacts, and the need to preserve local sheriff’s offices and collective bargaining agreements. Testimony centered on several recurring concerns: violence inside facilities, the spread of synthetic drugs such as K2, inmate suicides and suicide attempts, and the strain these issues place on officers, EMS, and local resources. Speakers also raised concerns about gender-identity housing policies, arguing they can create safety and workplace issues for staff, and urged more support for officer wellness, debriefing, and programs like OnSide Academy. Several witnesses argued that county facilities should remain locally controlled and that consolidation with the Department of Correction would weaken programming, staffing, and community-based reentry work. One witness described the Norwegian correctional model as a possible source of ideas for more rehabilitative approaches. Commission members responded with support for correctional staff and asked questions about K2 detection, paperless systems, EMS transports, and possible metrics to quantify incidents and facility needs. Members also discussed the importance of individualized assessments of each facility rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The commission voted to seek an extension of its reporting deadline from September 30 to November 30, and agreed to continue site visits, including the upcoming Barnstable visit and a June 15 hearing. The meeting adjourned after the motion passed.

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• we will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative
• we will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative
• we will not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative
• For each of the measures being presented today, Orderly conduct of legislative proceedings.
• Because unlike other pieces of legislation, some of these very sensitive and life-threatening issues

Committee: House Business and Professions

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And also, I'm here today as the ACSA State Chair of our Legislative Policy Committee.
• It doesn't do anything other than give that opinion to the federal legislators and to the President of
• This is ACA 7, a legislative black caucus priority bill, and I'm grateful to Senator Smallwood-Cuevas
• Just because it is being championed by the California Legislative Black Caucus does not mean that we
• I currently serve as the UC Berkeley Legislative Director.

Committee: Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I serve in the House, and I'm in the 13th Legislative District, which is Falls Church City and lots of
• That brings us to a legislative update. And so I will return it over to Mr.
• Gerenhardt for our legislative update. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So, 2026 legislative update.
• And I'm happy to work with any of the legislators.

Keywords: Freedom of Information Advisory Council, 976, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is why our union has supported legislation that would allow the Department of Corrections and the
• Unfortunately, we have seen other legislation through the post-commission process, which should not take
• I hope just those suggestions that would be brought up to legislators. Got it, thank you, sir.
• with everything that happens over the next couple of months between budgets and the end of the legislative
• response in the following legislative session.

Summary: The special commission on consolidation and cooperation in public safety held a hearing focused on correctional labor testimony, with union leaders and officers from multiple county facilities and the Department of Correction describing staffing, safety, wellness, and programming concerns. Speakers emphasized that correctional officers face high levels of workplace violence, exposure to synthetic drugs like K2, inmate suicides and assaults, and significant mental health strain. They also raised concerns about gender-identity housing policies, arguing that current practices can create unsafe conditions for staff, and urged stronger debriefing and wellness supports after traumatic incidents, including fuller use of programs like OnSide Academy. Several witnesses from unions including KCU/NCU and local county bargaining units argued against consolidating sheriff’s offices or merging them with the Department of Correction. They said consolidation could weaken collective bargaining, harm retention and recruitment, increase commute times, and disrupt locally tailored programming and reentry services. Multiple speakers stressed that county facilities are distinct and should be evaluated individually, not by a single formula, and that staffing levels, training, and facility-specific needs must drive any policy changes. One witness described innovative programming such as welding and shed-building partnerships, while another highlighted Norfolk County’s accreditation, budget stability, and reentry efforts. Commission members largely thanked the witnesses and echoed concerns about officer safety and wellness. They discussed the need for more facility tours, including Norfolk, and debated whether the commission should seek an extension beyond its September 30 reporting deadline. After discussion, the commission voted to request an extension to November 30, with the understanding that the report would still be completed and filed later. Members also discussed the possibility of examining the Norwegian correctional model and reaching out to the judiciary for additional testimony. The hearing concluded with an adjournment after public testimony closed.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is why our union has supported legislation that would allow the Department of Corrections and the
• Unfortunately, we have seen other legislation through the post commission, which should not take these
• I hope just those suggestions that would be brought up to legislators. Got it, thank you, sir.
• with everything that happens over the next couple of months between budgets and the end of the legislative
• response in the following legislative session.

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The special commission on consolidation and cooperation among public safety agencies held a hearing focused on correctional labor perspectives, with testimony from union representatives and correctional officers from state and county facilities. Chair Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger opened by noting the commission’s extensive site visits and prior testimony, and they recognized Correctional Officers Week. Witnesses emphasized that officers are central to any reform discussion and described the daily realities of staffing shortages, violence, mental health crises, substance use, and the need for better wellness support. Kevin Flanagan of the correctional officers’ union said officers face serious safety risks, citing weapons recovered, assaults, suicides, and the spread of synthetic drugs like K2 that are often introduced through paper soaked with chemicals. He urged stronger contraband controls, including paperless systems and technology to detect synthetic drugs, and criticized policies he said can be manipulated in gender-identity housing and search situations. He also argued that staffing shortages, forced overtime, and low morale are worsening retention, and that officers need more support after traumatic incidents, including fuller use of the OnSide Academy program. Other union representatives, including NCU and county officers, opposed consolidating sheriffs’ offices or merging them with the Department of Correction, warning it could weaken collective bargaining, reduce local accountability, and harm programming and reentry work. They argued that county facilities are distinct and should be funded and staffed based on local needs, not a one-size-fits-all model, and several speakers supported expanding vocational and reentry programming. Commissioners responded with support for officer wellness and asked for more information on EMS transports, medical interventions, and possible models from other jurisdictions, including Norway and Germany. At the end of the hearing, the commission discussed extending its reporting deadline beyond September 30, with members agreeing to seek an extension to November 30. The commission also agreed to continue site visits, including the upcoming Barnstable visit, and adjourned after adopting the motion to request the extension.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm proud to have you helping serve the constituents of the 4th Legislative District.
• This is our responsibility as legislators. I encourage my members to vote yes on this bill.
• to legislate and govern everything.
• I just have a problem mandating this through this legislation.
• I just have a problem mandating this through this legislation.

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we, as the women legislators, we just offered a scholarship to young ladies who are going to college
• I mean, we can't legislate to put these genies back in the bottle.
• And so they would be a part of this legislation.
• Thank you for taking time to hear and discuss this legislation.
• I know that the 2018 legislation and the Strengthening HBCUs program is still in effect.

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They can't advocate on behalf of legislation.
• I am one of three co-chairs of the California Association of Clerks and Elections Officials Legislative
• We are grateful to Senator Cervantes for authoring this important legislation and respectfully request
• That is a common method of communicating guidance to the counties on recently enacted legislation.
• We saw subsequent legislation in AB 2841 and AB 2951 that basically submitted that process.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments heard several election-related bills. SB 1175 by Senator Rubio would require lobbyists to file employment changes and terminations directly with the Secretary of State through the new Cal-Access replacement system, rather than through employers or firms, to reduce delays and improve transparency. SB 1357 by Senator Ochoa Bogh would protect the privacy of voters who sign a notice of intention to circulate a recall petition by omitting signatures and street addresses from the published notice and adding a disclosure explaining the notice’s purpose. Both bills drew support from state election officials and were advanced by committee vote. The committee also heard SB 1369 by Senator Reyes, which would add safeguards to judicial recall efforts by requiring oral disclosure when signature gatherers are paid and shortening the signature-gathering period for judicial recalls from 160 days to 80 days. Supporters, including judges and trial lawyers, argued the bill would protect judicial independence and safety amid recent recall efforts, while one senator questioned whether judges should be treated differently from other officials. The bill passed on a 3-1 vote and was re-referred to the Senate Committee on Public Safety. SB 1414, also by Senator Reyes, would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters said it would reduce gerrymandering and improve public trust, while county representatives raised concerns but remained open to amendments. It advanced on a 3-1 vote to the Local Government Committee. SB 970 by Senator Cervantes would direct the Secretary of State to adopt regulations allowing military and overseas voters to return ballots electronically, responding to the loss of the federal DOD fax service and mail delays. County election officials and veterans groups supported the bill, while the Secretary of State’s office and voting integrity groups opposed it, arguing that secure electronic ballot return is not feasible and could conflict with existing law. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1420 by Senator Richardson, which would expand voter awareness of “sign, scan, and go” voting and require guidance on implementation; it was supported by election officials and advocacy groups and advanced to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1310 by Senator Choi would allow limited sharing of jury questionnaire information with election officials to help update voter rolls, but opponents warned it could lead to erroneous voter cancellations; the author narrowed the bill’s scope in response to concerns, and it passed to Judiciary. Several bills were held on call briefly until absent members were added, after which the committee completed its business and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety is called to order.
• We have a mentoring and a shadowing program, so if people want to learn what Selena does as a legislative
• So, you know, some of the things that I went through, we don't think, we don't believe require legislation
• Do we have legislation on that?
• I also want to appreciate the work you’re doing for the improvements that aren’t necessarily legislated

Committee: Joint Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety

Summary: The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on the Department of Child Safety met to review child welfare reforms developed after prior oversight hearings on the deaths of Emily Pike, Zariah Dodd, and Rebecca Baptiste. Committee members and the chair described a series of stakeholder meetings with tribes, DCS, law enforcement, county attorneys, schools, and other advocates that produced several bills aimed at improving communication, reporting, investigations, and court decision-making. The chair said SB 1125, creating a tribal-DCS memorandum of understanding, had already been signed, and highlighted HB 1126 on school records access, HB 1127 on mandatory reporting by people with direct knowledge, HB 1174 on hotline case history and review of prior reports, HB 1175 on photo documentation of children in care, HB 1496 on allowing attorneys to share more safety information with judges, and HB 1631 requiring advanced forensic interviews within 72 hours in sexual abuse cases, with some exceptions. DCS Director Catherine Patak presented agency data showing nearly 160,000 hotline calls in 2025, about 43,000 investigations, and a relatively steady out-of-home care population that ended the year at 7,077 children. She said about 3,000 children were reunified, 1,300 adopted, and 800 entered guardianship, while 1,100 young adults received transition services. She also reported 534 new foster homes licensed, a 50% reimbursement increase for older youth caregivers, a 40% decrease in youth missing from care since September 2024, and a 30% reduction in fatalities of children in care since 2024. Patak discussed the annual fatality review process, noting that 52 of 123 alleged fatality or near-fatality reports had prior DCS involvement, and described agency responses such as health plans for children with complex medical needs, a diabetes training app, expanded LifeSet services, fentanyl and safe-sleep prevention campaigns, staffing realignment, retention efforts, and improved coordination with law enforcement and tribes. Members asked about group home notification rules, the distinction between “missing” and “runaway,” behavioral health needs driving children back into care, training under Jacob’s Law, and whether best practices exist for placing sexually abused youth with appropriate staff. Patak said DCS is updating rules to remove “runaway” and “AWOL” in favor of “missing,” and that the agency is considering whether the statute’s immediate-or-24-hour reporting language should be clarified. She also said DCS does not currently have a specific staffing requirement tied to a child’s sex in group homes, but would look into practices in other states. The committee then heard from Malcolm Hightower of Casey Family Programs, who said Arizona is generally in the middle of the pack nationally: slightly higher than average in foster care entries and congregate care use, but near the national average on screening, substantiation, recurrence, re-entry, and maltreatment fatalities. He praised Arizona’s kin placement rate, said congregate care remains a challenge, and noted that neglect definitions and poverty-related removals remain an area of policy discussion. Finally, K.C. Melsick of Collaborative Safety described the organization’s safety-science approach to systemic critical incident reviews, arguing that child welfare systems should move away from blame and toward learning from near-misses and system failures. Members discussed applying similar methods across state agencies, and the committee adjourned after members and witnesses emphasized continued collaboration and further reforms in the interim and next session.

Transcript Highlights:

• Can I get the next witness in favor of this legislation? Mr.
• Happy to go on record in support of the legislation, and I thank the bill’s sponsor.
• I want to thank the senator for sponsoring this legislation.
• So I would urge the body to support this piece of legislation.
• Do you have any firsthand examples of how or where you've seen this type of legislation help? Sure.

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• not permit conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of today's legislative
• You both have amazing bills, always mystics and, you know, every piece of legislation you do.
• If the goals are set by a legislative body at any level of government, local agencies will need to try
• Stephen Sanzler with Brownstein, here on behalf of Permit Power, a proud sponsor of this legislation.
• And that's been a tremendous success for legislative action on this.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a full agenda of housing-related bills, with most measures receiving broad support and advancing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Early in the hearing, AB 2035 by Assembly Member Dixon was presented as a narrowly tailored fix for a large senior HOA in Laguna Woods Village, allowing a lower vote threshold to amend outdated CC&Rs after repeated failed elections; members raised questions about broader impacts, but the bill passed 12-0 to Judiciary. AB 1684 by Assembly Member Ward would bar HOAs from restricting homeowners’ ability to install or replace cooling systems; supporters cited heat-related health risks and a constituent’s experience, while HOA representatives sought amendments to preserve reasonable rules on drainage, electrical capacity, and common-area protection. The committee discussed those concerns and advanced the bill 8-0 to Judiciary. AB 1710 by Assembly Member Carrillo would extend SB 330-style vesting protections to state and regional permitting agencies so housing projects are not subjected to shifting post-entitlement standards, with supporters arguing it would improve predictability and speed housing production. Special districts and utilities opposed unless amended, warning about conflicts with changing state and regional rules, but the bill passed 9-0 to Local Government. AB 1738 by Assembly Member Crewe would require remote virtual inspections for certain simple home renovations; supporters from SPUR and Placer County described faster, lower-cost inspections already in use, while labor groups raised concerns and sought amendments. Members emphasized keeping inspections jurisdiction-based and not replacing safety oversight, and the bill passed 8-0 to Local Government. The committee also approved AB 1890 by Assembly Member Curry, which increases state matching support for Napa County farmworker housing centers from $250,000 to $500,000 annually through 2036; supporters described the centers as a successful public-private model providing housing and services for farmworkers, and the bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations. AB 2433 by Assembly Member Alvarez would modernize the density bonus law by improving notice, clarifying eligibility and ministerial approval, and adding incentives for for-sale affordable housing; it drew strong support from housing and business groups and passed 10-0 to Local Government. AB 1567 by Assembly Member Ta would allow assisted living communities to be counted in housing element reporting and RHNA-related planning, and it passed 10-0 to Local Government. The consent calendar, including AB 1573 and AB 2162, was also approved unanimously, and the committee adjourned after taking roll-call votes on the remaining items.