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• Speaker, your Committee on Labor, Health, and Social Services, to whom was referred Senate File 4, Medicaid
• Speaker, your Committee on Labor, Health, and Social Services, to whom was referred Senate File 6, engrossed
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• Speaker, your committee services. Mr.

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• I'd like to welcome you all to the 21st hearing of the Joint Committee on Public Service in the 194th
• This meeting is live streamed and will be posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Public Service page
• This meeting is live streamed and will be posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Public Service page
• Chair Brady, Chair Ryan, and members of the Joint Committee on Public Service...
• This bill before the committee corrects that inequity and says... ...from public service.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held its 21st hearing and took up late-filed bills, with testimony focused mainly on firefighter and police personnel matters. The committee heard strong support for H.5429/H.6138, Governor Healey’s bill to provide injured-on-duty compensation and full pay and benefits to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinelli after he was seriously injured while instructing at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Testimony from Rep. Simon Cataldo, Rep. Rodney Elliott, PFFM leaders, Chelmsford Fire Chief Gary Ryan, and others emphasized that Spinelli was performing public service training work, that the incident exposed gaps in coverage for firefighters serving in academy roles, and that the bill should be a prompt, statewide fix. Several speakers also urged future legislation to address broader policy gaps for DFS support-branch and part-time personnel. The committee also heard testimony on a Topsfield home rule petition, H.54435, to allow Police Chief Neil Hovey to continue serving until age 68 or retirement. Rep. Kristen Kasner and local officials praised Hovey’s leadership, training, regional coordination, and management of public safety at the Topsfield Fair, and asked for favorable passage. In addition, Sen. Ryan Fattman and Rep. Joe McKenna testified for S.3051, a bill to provide certain retirement benefits to the surviving spouse of fallen Uxbridge Police Officer Stephen LaPorta, describing his death while assisting a stranded motorist in a snowstorm and the town’s support for honoring his family. PFFM and other police/fire union representatives generally supported the firefighter and LaPorta bills, while PFFM also stated opposition to H.5389, a separate bill authorizing continued employment of the Upton police chief. After testimony concluded, the committee adjourned without taking a recorded vote during the hearing.

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• Early in his service, Mr.
• </c> opportunity when service meets purpose. opportunity when service meets purpose.
• </c> into the public service." End quote. into the public service." End quote. Why?
• Services combined.
• </c> Transportation, and Health and Human Transportation, and Health and Human Services<06:09:03.920>

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• Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.
• to the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, then back to the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
• AB 1544 passed unanimously through the Judiciary Committee.
• AB 1544 passed unanimously through the Judiciary Committee.
• the most basic human rights, the right to exist without being hunted.

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• I'm on the Human Service Committee, and we've been discussing this. It's not new.
• I'm on<00:21:04.320><c> the</c><00:21:04.480><c> human</c><00:21:04.720><c> service</c><00:21:05.039>
• <c> committee</c><00:21:05.280><c> and</c><00:21:05.520><c> we've</c> on the human service committee
• and we've on the human service committee and we've been<00:21:06.000><c> discussing</c><00:21:06.480>

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• </c> Senate Committee sub one. Senate Committee sub one.
• Next order of business is meeting of the rules committee and committee on committees. >> Mr.
• and committee on rules committee and committee on committees.<00:59:36.079><c> Mr.
• </c> committees. Mr. committees. Mr.
• > on</c> the rules committee and the committee on the rules committee and the committee on committees

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• Chairman and committee members.
• First Colonel, thank you for your service.
• Local mental health authorities, which we call LMHAs, are local arms of the state Health and Human Services
• The task force is composed of governor appointees representing HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission
• The chair offers the committee substitute.

Bills: SB 36

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

Keywords: transportation, regional authorities, mobility, infrastructure, sales tax

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• Education Committee.
• The committee rules are adopted.
• Chair, committee members, and committee staff.
• Chair and committee members.
• Bring it back to the committee. Any questions or comments from the committee?

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met for its first hearing of the session, adopted its committee rules on a 6-0 vote, and then heard several bills. AB 347, which would require written notice to students about the right to opt out of animal dissection and receive a comparable assignment, drew strong support from the author, a student, and multiple advocacy and education groups, while opponents argued it would burden teachers and duplicate existing law. The committee approved AB 347 on a 7-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. AB 281, which would expand parent access to sex education materials and require disclosure of outside consultants’ credentials, drew mixed testimony. Supporters framed it as a transparency and parent-rights measure, while school administrators and county education officials said current law already allows inspection and that the bill would create an unfunded administrative burden. After extended member discussion, the bill failed on a 4-3 vote with one abstention, though reconsideration was granted. AB 65, which would provide paid pregnancy leave for educators without requiring them to exhaust sick leave first, was supported by teachers, CTA, and the State Treasurer, but opposed by school administrators and business officials over cost concerns; it passed 6-0 to Higher Education. The committee also approved AB 361, which would extend and expand LAUSD’s best-value procurement authority for school construction to all school districts for five years, on a 5-0 vote with one abstention. AB 86, which would require the State Board of Education to adopt standardized K-8 health education instructional materials, passed 5-0. Finally, AB 228, the Zaki Fast Act, was introduced to clarify that schools may stock any federally approved epinephrine delivery system, including newer devices beyond auto-injectors, and was presented with testimony from the bill’s young namesake and his family; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on that measure.

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• The committee offers up the committee substitute the objection to adoption of.
• The chair offers up the committee substitute is the objection to the adoption of the committee substitute
• Speaker and committee members for the opportunity to lay out committee substitute to House Bill 3920.
• Thank you committee.
• The committee stands adjourned.

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

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• Good morning, Chair and committee members.
• Good morning, Madam Chair and committee members.
• Thank you to the committee.
• I know the expertise of this committee staff have worked very closely with the committee in the past,
• Committee on Appropriations.

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime premium costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, and agricultural groups, argued the bill would restore lost hours and take-home pay after California’s agricultural overtime law reduced schedules. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the proposal would subsidize employers with taxpayer dollars and undermine the principle that employers should pay overtime themselves. The bill was held in subcommittee until more members arrived. The committee then took up SB 1083, a cleanup bill to the prior year’s school employee misconduct database law. The author and supporters said it would add due process protections for classified school employees, require an administrative law judge review before placement in the database, and improve notice and vetting rules for contractors and non-permanent staff. School employer groups and other opponents warned the bill could slow investigations and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved the bill 3-0 and sent it to Senate Appropriations. Members also considered SB 1089, which would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications and expand access through CalRX for chronic weight management and related health conditions. The author and supporters, including the American Diabetes Association and medical groups, said the drugs can prevent diabetes and improve health outcomes but remain unaffordable for many. Pharma representatives expressed concerns about the bill as drafted but said they were open to continued discussions. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar 4-0. Later, the committee heard SB 954, which would narrow and add guardrails to last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, including environmental review near disadvantaged communities and labor standards such as prevailing wage and skilled-and-trained workforce requirements. Labor, environmental, and community groups supported the bill as a cleanup of an overly broad exemption, while business and manufacturing groups opposed it, warning it would discourage investment and worsen California’s competitiveness. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1299, a fire sprinkler fitter certification bill, was heard and passed 3-0 to Appropriations with support from the sprinkler fitters and building trades and no recorded opposition.

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• but should have gone through a standing committee after it went through the local committee.
• So, uh it's not a uh committee.
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• Committee sub or bill. Okay. All &gt;&gt; Bill. Committee sub or bill. Okay.

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• Sam Quas, Committee Counsel.
• I know this is not a fiscal committee; it's a policy committee, but I wanted to try to establish a legislative
• Imagine for the humans outside.
• type of... ...to a standard when they're providing an emergency service type of a product or service
• type of a product or service or work.

Bills: AB93 , AB204 , AB414 , AB504 , AB598

Committee: Assembly Commerce and Labor

Keywords: public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis

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• Chairman, members of the committee. My name is Jim Fredericks.
• We can look at what we pay Wildlife Services.
• Thank you, committee.
• Riley Thompson, USDA Forest Service Deputy Director. Dr.
• I think it's appropriate to let the committee know that Mr.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• Good morning, Chair and committee members.
• Good morning, Madam Chair and committee members.
• Thank you to the committee.
• I know the expertise of this committee staff have worked very closely with the committee in the past,
• Committee on Appropriations.

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime wage costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, Western Growers, and other agricultural groups, argued that California’s ag overtime law has reduced take-home pay by limiting hours and that the credit would help employers continue offering overtime while putting more money back into workers’ paychecks. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the bill would subsidize employers for complying with the law, shift costs to taxpayers, and set a precedent for industry-specific carve-outs. The bill was held in subcommittee and taken up later when more members arrived. The committee then considered SB 1083, a follow-up to last year’s school employee misconduct database law. Senator Perez said the bill would add due process protections for classified school employees by requiring an administrative law judge review before placement in the statewide egregious misconduct database, require notice when an employee leaves during an investigation, and extend vetting to some contractors and non-permanent workers. Supporters, including the California School Employees Association and California Federation of Teachers, said the bill balances student safety with fairness for employees who could be wrongly accused. Opponents, including school business officials, joint powers authorities, administrators, and school employers, warned the bill could delay investigations, create conflicting timelines, and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved SB 1083 on a 3-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1089, authored by Senator Richardson, would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications for chronic weight management and direct CalRx to help make the drugs more affordable. The senator described the bill as a response to personal experience with coverage denials and high out-of-pocket costs, and said broader access could improve health outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The American Diabetes Association and other medical groups supported the measure, citing diabetes prevention and treatment benefits, while a pharmaceutical industry representative said there were still concerns but noted ongoing discussions. The committee passed SB 1089 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar. The committee next heard SB 954, which would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by narrowing the definition and adding environmental, tribal, labor, and community protections, including prevailing wage, skilled-and-trained workforce requirements, and review for projects near disadvantaged communities. Support came from labor unions, environmental groups, and community organizations, which said the bill would restore oversight and prevent harmful projects from bypassing CEQA. Business groups and chambers of commerce opposed, arguing the bill would make the exemption too restrictive, discourage investment, and worsen California’s manufacturing job losses. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1299, which would codify training and certification standards for fire sprinkler fitters after a court decision invalidated prior regulations on procedural grounds; the author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect public safety and ensure qualified installation of fire suppression systems.

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• </c> help make labor easier improve Humane help make labor easier improve Humane handling<00:55:06.359
• And we do have an oversight committee there that's working on it, as well as these advisory committees
• /c> well as these advisory committees beyond well as these advisory committees beyond that<01:39:20.599
• </c><01:58:55.960><c> at</c> that there's a oversight committee at that there's a oversight committee

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• Good morning, committee members.
• We also have a human service program, which is quite robust, so this is for our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• We have several school districts that are participating in our human service pass programs and buying
• Several human service providers that are our school districts participate. Thank you so much.
• As it is our last committee meeting, I don't think that we can open up a bill file, a committee bill

Committee: Joint Transportation Interim Committee

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• I know there's been work on this committee.
• Good morning, Chair and members of the committee.
• Department of Justice's Commission on Human Rights.
• The committee substitute is withdrawn.
• The committee stands in recess until final adjournment.

Bills: SB12 , SB226 , SB413 , SB1049 , SB1191 , SB2398 , SB571 , SB2920 , SB 12

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: parental rights, education, social transitioning, diversity, equity, inclusion, school policy, student clubs, residency, public schools, child safety placement, enrollment, education code, school boards, transparency, public meetings, attendance, recording, released time, religious instruction

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• on page 13 of the committee analysis and thank the chair and the committee for your hard work on this
• Not seeing anybody, we’ll bring it back to the committee. Any comments from committee?
• We'll bring it back to the committee now. Any comments from committee members? Vice Chair?
• taken in the next committee.
• The motion is do pass to Housing Committee. The motion is do pass to Housing Committee.

Summary: The committee heard AB 1603, which would restrict new PFAS pesticides from being registered in California and add transparency requirements for pesticide use reporting. The author and supporters argued PFAS are persistent, harmful chemicals that contaminate water, soil, and food, and said the bill would reduce future contamination and public health costs. Supporters included environmental and public health groups, water agencies, nurses, teachers, and local governments. Agricultural and chemical industry groups opposed the bill’s registration ban, arguing California already has strong pesticide review, that the measure could limit future safer formulations, and that it could raise costs and reduce farmers’ access to pest-control tools. Committee members raised questions about affordability, water contamination, and the role of state versus federal regulators; the author said the bill was needed because existing regulation is too slow and incomplete. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard AB 2635, the Just Transition for Landscapers Act, which would create voucher programs and other support for landscapers transitioning from gas-powered to electric equipment, while limiting penalties and adding privacy protections. The author and supporters said many landscapers are low-wage immigrant workers who cannot afford the upfront cost of electric equipment and should not be punished for complying with local air-quality rules. Air district representatives and other opponents said the bill could be too prescriptive, could divert limited air district resources, and could create administrative and language-assistance burdens; one air district moved to neutral after amendments. Committee members discussed the health benefits of electric equipment and the need to avoid placing penalties on workers. The bill was held pending a quorum. The committee also heard AB 1732, which would extend CEQA streamlining to public university and community college housing projects. The author, UC student representatives, and the University of California said the bill would help address student housing insecurity and speed construction on already planned campus sites. There was no opposition. The committee then took up AB 1744, the Clear Labels, Clear Seas Act, which would prohibit sunscreen products marketed as reef safe or reef friendly from containing certain chemicals that harm marine ecosystems. The author said the bill is a transparency measure, not a ban, and the committee expressed support; no opposition appeared. Additional bills discussed included AB 2152, which would streamline CEQA review for fire station projects and was supported by firefighters and local governments but opposed by contractors over a project labor agreement requirement; AB 2231, which would streamline two hospital projects in Santa Clara and Emeryville and drew broad support with no opposition; AB 2410, which would create temporary CEQA and Coastal Act exemptions for wildfire fuel-reduction projects and drew support from counties, cities, utilities, and fire officials but opposition from Sierra Club California over the breadth of the exemptions; and AB 2234, which would update geothermal exploratory project rules to reflect newer technologies, supported by clean power advocates and opposed or opposed-unless-amended by utility groups concerned about impacts on existing geothermal operations. Several of these measures were discussed with amendments, but votes were deferred where a quorum was not yet present.

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• Representative Martin spoke in strong support and said he appreciated the Vice Chair of Human Services
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• . committees. committees.
• . service. service.
• The Department of Human Services runs a variety of social service programs, a safety net for our most

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• AB 617, McKenna from the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee to the Human Services Committee.
• Committee and then back to the Public Safety Committee, AB 855, Lackey from the Transportation Committee
• Impact Committee to the Natural Resource Committee, AB 905, Pacheco from the Local Government Committee
• Committee to the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee.
• AB 1326, Aarons from the Labor and Employment Committee to the Health Committee.

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