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• If you recall from last year, we passed legislation that directed that teacher assistants' pay could
• </c><00:19:57.679><c> currently,</c> change to the legislation currently, change to the legislation currently
• And this is a smart piece of legislation. And so, Mr.
• And this is a smart piece<00:52:28.240><c> of</c><00:52:28.480><c> legislation.
• </c> piece of legislation. And so, Mr. piece of legislation. And so, Mr.

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: Education - Room 216, January 6, 2026; 12:45 PM, 925, all

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• That we were able to provide in the last legislative session.
• During that legislative session, was DLPS not included?
• The chair calls Amit Patel with the Legislative Budget Board. 616 私のビデオを見てくれてありがとう。
• My name is Amit Patel with the legislative budget board.
• My name is Eric Schroeder with the Legislative Budget Board.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This bill is an important piece of legislation.
• The bill is an important piece of legislation.
• </c> in the Cannabis industry the legislation in the Cannabis industry the legislation must<00:27:39.640
• </c><00:39:14.480><c> um</c> piece to any piece of legislation um piece to any piece of legislation um
• </c><01:21:30.880><c> process</c> and hindering of the legislative process and hindering of the legislative

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Notably, during his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the
• During his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of
• sexual orientation, which was the first legislation introduced in Massachusetts to protect the rights
• This legislation created critical guardrails on financial institutions to help address the...
• This legislation created critical guardrails on financial institutions to help address the underlying

Summary: The Senate began with several adjournment motions in memory of John Edwards and Hadley Boucher, each adopted by voice vote, followed later by a unanimous adjournment motion in memory of Barney Frank. The chamber also observed moments of silence for the deceased. In between, the Senate considered a child welfare bill, House No. 4646, with multiple amendments offered on issues including a Massachusetts Children’s Cabinet, student transfers, reasonableness in statutory language, electronic backpack records transfer, Office of the Child Advocate information integrity, timeout and isolation standards, best-interest-of-the-child standards, CRA filing prerequisites, probation petition standards, truancy and engagement standards, and mandated reporter definitions. Several amendments were withdrawn; others were adopted or rejected. Notably, amendments on student transfers, reasonableness, electronic backpacks, information management integrity, and the Senate Ways and Means draft were adopted, while several Tarr amendments were not adopted. After amendment consideration, the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 39 in favor and none opposed. The transcript indicates the bill was then sent forward after engrossment. Separately, the Senate took up the House’s amendment to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, voted not to concur, and requested a committee of conference, appointing Senators Creem, Finegold, and O’Connor. The Senate also adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar before adjourning.

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• is just the cycle we're in, you currently serve as the vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Legislative
• some of the folks behind me can attest to this probably better than I can, is that in 2015 the legislative
• This legislation, as currently before us, would change that to at least twice a year.
• I am the Director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and the Reviser of Statutes.
• I do think it's time to, and I was almost thinking I might have had a piece of legislation.

Committee: House Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Additionally, legislation to enact the compact is currently pending in nine other states.
• so I've tried to read it as you guys were actually discussing it, but I can't pull it up on the legislative
• I just wanted to make sure folks understood that's why this legislation is needed.
• The bill requires the division to propose a legislative rule governing telematics and requires spending
• Counsel, I just want to make certain, because, you know, I supported the Second Chance legislation when

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Government Organization met with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then considered a series of House bills, most of them related to licensing, local government administration, and agency operations. House Bill 5063 would let county commissions appoint a county commissioner as a voting member of a convention and visitors bureau board, including for multi-county CVBs; it was reported to the full Senate. House Bill 5087 would join the interstate cosmetology licensure compact, allowing licensed cosmetologists to obtain multi-state practice privileges in compact states, and it was also reported. The committee then took up a strike-and-insert amendment for House Bill 4793, which combined provisions affecting barbering/cosmetology apprenticeships and lowered certain age and education requirements; after adopting a Jefferson amendment clarifying the salon training language, the bill was reported as amended. Members next approved a strike-and-insert for House Bill 5638, which clarifies the State Chief Information Security Officer’s duties, changes cyber risk review procedures, and updates references to the Office of Technology head as the chief information officer; it was reported as amended. House Bill 4483, dealing with the Board of Funeral Examiners, was amended to change the effective date for licensee-in-charge requirements and make technical corrections, then reported as amended. House Bill 5653, requested by the Department of Revenue, would expand confidentiality protections to cover audit manuals, guidelines, procedures, algorithms, and related materials to prevent taxpayers from gaming audit selection, and it was reported. House Bill 4452 repeals acreage limits on church property ownership, and House Bill 4801 expands permissible uses of hotel occupancy tax funds to include demolition of unsafe structures and planning or improvement of public property; both were reported. The committee also advanced House Bill 5622, which creates an expedited process for municipalities to conform local election terms and procedures to the state requirement that municipal elections be held with statewide primaries or general elections, and recognizes the Secretary of State as keeper of municipal charter rolls. House Bill 4546 would allow business entities to file reports biennially instead of annually, with higher biennial fees and updated enforcement provisions; its strike-and-insert amendment was adopted and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 5613 would define and regulate telematics for state fleet vehicles, require reporting on unsafe driving and corrective actions, and include cost-benefit information in annual reports; it was reported. House Bill 5323 would let the Division of Natural Resources adjust license and stamp fees for inflation by removing a prior CPI-based restriction, and House Bill 4819 would revise criminal-record standards for certain non-Chapter 30 occupational licenses, shifting to a direct-relationship standard while preserving existing exclusions for violent sexual offenses; both were reported. The committee then adjourned after closing remarks from the chair and vice chair.

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• as Senate Resolution 115, will both be referred to the 10th order of business and held for one legislative
• Business and held for one legislative day.
• President, I submit Senator Lakey as a perfect fit for the position of legislative representative of
• He lives in my district, and he's working with us on some legislation regarding animals, and he's here
• He lives in my district, and he's working with us on some legislation regarding animals, and he's here

Keywords: 989, all

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• She is here with the American Legislative Exchange Council.
• President, the Committee of the Whole, having under consideration legislation, and listed below, made
• President, your Committee of the Whole, having under consideration legislation listed below, made the
• Arizona State Senate legislative proclamation proclaiming September 4th as Taekwondo Day in Arizona,
• Mesnard, Legislative District 13. Thank you. Senator Mesnard, did you have any comment? Thank you.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The proposed legislation creating the Veterinary Professional Associate in the veterinary field is akin
• Legislation and that long-term capital commitment becomes irrational.
• In the legislation.
• In 2021, the legislators reinforced this once again while the other permit holders decoupled.
• The legislators recognized the importance of the thoroughbred business, the uniqueness of the...

Committee: House Commerce Committee

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• Well, and then let me get to the legislative council and what the opinion that they had.
• Maybe 36 case out of Pennsylvania, where a a legislative body was attempting to issue a subpoena. gather
• Unlike the legislative committees in both of these cited cases, we are not investigating the U.S.
• The DOJ entered into our legislative sphere and demanded an action on a purely state matter, drawing
• Having done so, have subjected themselves to appropriate legislative oversight consistent with with the

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Do you think private homeowners and single-family would be happy with this legislation?
• Well, I mean, your legislation is making it more complex to operate in the space.
• My name is Vince Agrew, State Legislative Director with Sheet Metal Workers Local 104.
• Hi, Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation, California, in support. Thanks.
• Jim Lindberg, Friends Committee on Legislation, California, in support. Thank you.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Colleen, with the Legislative Analyst's Office, we don't have any specific concerns on the proposal.
• The BCP before you is related to legislation that was passed last year, SB 254.
• I just mean under this system that we created with this special legislation.
• And I assume you don't have any comment about the three pieces of legislation?
• And as we've, through a mix of legislation... Within that forecast.

Summary: The committee first heard Issue 1 on trailer bill language to redirect funding for emergency demand-response programs. The Department of Finance proposed using about $26.9 million in General Fund originally set aside for the Distributed Energy Backup Assets program to bolster the Demand-Side Grid Support Program for summer 2026, and using about $70 million in CalCHAP interest to support ratepayer-funded demand response in summers 2027 and 2028. The CEC and CPUC said they are working on a transition from DSGS to ELRP or a successor program, while the LAO noted the General Fund money would otherwise revert to savings. Members pressed the administration on whether demand response remains important, whether DSGS has been successful, and whether the state should keep funding it through the CEC rather than shifting to a ratepayer-funded CPUC program. The CEC and CPUC said the programs are not directly comparable, emphasized different cost structures and enrollment metrics, and said a CPUC rulemaking is underway with a proposed decision expected in Q3 2026. No vote was taken in the transcript. The committee then took up Issue 2, a budget proposal tied to SB 254 and the new transmission accelerator. GoBiz and the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank described a five-year, roughly $26 million request to staff and administer the accelerator and manage Proposition 4 and AB 1207 funds for transmission financing. Members asked about state liability, ownership of financed lines, FERC revenue requirements, and whether the program would help underserved regions and offshore wind development. Staff explained that the accelerator would only consider projects already identified through CAISO’s competitive transmission planning process, and that state financing would be a small portion of large projects intended to lower overall costs to ratepayers. The LAO said it had no specific concerns but urged the Legislature to ensure the final language matches its intent. The committee also heard Issue 3 on petroleum market oversight. The CEC and its Division of Petroleum Market Oversight requested additional positions and funding to implement ABX2-1 and continue work on supply stabilization, refinery monitoring, and transportation fuels analysis. Members questioned why the work was funded through the Energy Resources Programs Account, whether existing staff from the paused price-gouging work could be reassigned, and whether the program had produced evidence of price gouging or improved supply conditions. CEC and Finance said the new positions are needed because the workload has expanded, while some existing staff remain on related analysis and reporting duties. The discussion ended without a vote in the transcript.

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• Colleen, with the Legislative Analyst's Office, we don't have any specific concerns on the proposal.
• The BCP before you is related to legislation that was passed last year, SB 254.
• Yeah, I just mean under this system that we created with this special legislation. Right.
• And I assume you don't have any comment about the three pieces of legislation?
• And as we’ve, through a mix of legislation—” “And as we’ve, through a mix of legislative action or other

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• action plan, and I know I think every legislator received a copy of that, and it's available online.
• I'd like to support the legislation.
• I'd like to support the legislation.
• HB 207 also conflicts with the legislative intent.
• I'm the legislator, and I get to make the rules. And so, and I don't like that response.

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: 996, all

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• Previous legislation passed by this body allows specific jurisdictions...
• This legislation is not radical. This legislation does not break new legal ground.
• It is so important and so critical that we move forward this legislation.
• We're very limited in power in what we can do as state legislators. We get that.
• We're very limited power in what we can do as state legislators. We get that.

Summary: The Senate took up a series of third-reading bills covering horse racing, local taxation, consumer financial security, elections, utilities, batteries, sexual health, body-worn cameras, property tax treatment for inherited homes, adoptee birth records, youth housing bonds, workers’ compensation, and civil rights. SB 795 on horse racing, SB 762 allowing Hercules to seek voter approval for a sales tax increase, SB 505 requiring two-factor authentication for money transmitter platforms, SB 46 barring California ballot access for presidential candidates who have already served two terms, SB 73 restricting federal access to voting machines without a court order, SB 327 on utility oversight and ratepayer protections, SB 501 expanding battery producer responsibility, SB 608 on school contraceptive access, SB 691 on EMS-related redaction of body-worn camera footage, SB 288 clarifying Proposition 19 timing for inherited homes in probate, SB 381 giving adoptees access to original birth certificates, SB 492 creating a youth housing bond, SB 555 increasing permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits, and SB 747 creating a civil cause of action for constitutional violations by federal officers were all debated and advanced. Most measures passed on roll call, with SB 505 and SB 288 approved by unanimous roll call, and SB 73 carrying an urgency clause that also passed unanimously. Debate on SB 747 was the most extensive and contentious. Supporters argued the bill was needed to hold federal officers accountable for alleged constitutional violations, especially in immigration enforcement, and described it as a civil-rights remedy for people harmed by federal agents. Opponents said existing federal and state remedies already cover such conduct, warned the bill was politically motivated, and argued it could increase litigation and strain law enforcement resources. The bill nevertheless passed on a 30-10 vote, with the urgency clause also approved. SB 492 on youth housing also drew debate over state bonding and debt, with supporters emphasizing early intervention for homeless and foster youth and opponents arguing the state should avoid borrowing and instead fund projects through the budget; it passed 30-9 on both urgency and the measure. Other bills also drew focused testimony. SB 555 was presented as a long-overdue cost-of-living adjustment for permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits, and SB 381 was supported as a way to give adopted adults access to their original birth certificates for identity and medical-history reasons. SB 691 was framed as a privacy measure for patients receiving medical or psychological treatment, while SB 501 was described as closing a gap in California’s battery recycling and safety rules by adding medium-format batteries used in e-bikes and portable power systems. SB 762 was presented as a local option for Hercules to address revenue shortfalls, and SB 46 and SB 73 both centered on election integrity and constitutional questions, with members split over federal-state authority and ballot access.

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• Angela Short with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Angela Short with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Angela Short with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Angela Short with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• Related to Proposition 30, the legislation specifies that any legislation which has an overall effect

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They've been authorized in legislation that was passed last year to do this.
• They've been authorized in legislation that was passed last year to do this.
• They've been authorized in legislation that was passed last year to do this.
• They've been authorized in legislation that was passed last year to do this.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 768, sponsored by Vice Chair Hudson, was heard with an author’s amendment (A4) adopted to remove a technical section and put the bill in the intended form. Hudson described the bill as a response to concerns about government monitoring of protected speech, saying it would bar the Minnesota Department of Human Rights from creating or maintaining a database of constitutionally protected speech while preserving the department’s ability to investigate actual discrimination, harassment, threats, or illegal conduct. He emphasized First Amendment protections and argued the state should not track speech simply because it is controversial or unpopular. The main testimony in support came from Ran Lee of Americans for Prosperity, who echoed the free-speech concerns and said databases of bias incidents can capture lawful speech and create a chilling effect. Representative Rest said she generally supported the free-speech goal but wanted to preserve the Department of Human Rights’ ability to produce biennial reports and analyze de-identified trend data on civil rights incidents, including emerging threats or hateful rhetoric, so lawmakers can respond to patterns without recording individuals’ protected speech. Representative Curran raised concerns that speech trends can relate to public safety and argued that attacks on human rights often begin as speech. Hudson responded that the Department of Human Rights is not a law enforcement agency and that the bill would not impede criminal investigations. He argued that trying to monitor “trends in thought” would be constitutionally problematic and produce unreliable data, and he distinguished protected speech from criminal conduct. Representative Feist said the department’s existing report already uses aggregate, non-investigative data and suggested there may be room to refine the bill’s language. The bill was laid over for further consideration, with Hudson indicating he was open to continued discussion and possible language changes.

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• </c> legislation. And I'm honored to, Mr. legislation.
• For the state legislative bodies.
• Section two the legislative auditor.
• </c> administration, or to the legislative administration, or to the legislative auditor.<01:46:10.000
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Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have been part of the legislative group.
• We then always have a Legislative Analyst's Office, which always gives us the legislative analyst analysis
• And the same thing's true with the legislative family.
• Helen Kirsten with the Legislative Analyst's Office.
• So this is recent legislation.

Summary: The meeting began with a budget subcommittee hearing on a proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit trailer bill. Assembly Members Ávila Farías and another member spoke in support, emphasizing union jobs, refinery investments, and the need to decarbonize aviation. The Department of Finance said the Governor’s proposal would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold in California from 2026 to 2036. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, arguing it is a relatively expensive way to reduce emissions, has uncertain environmental benefits, could significantly reduce transportation revenues, and conflicts with the spirit of voter restrictions on transportation taxes. Committee members questioned whether the credit would mainly benefit out-of-state producers, whether firms would have diesel tax liability to use the credit, and whether the proposal would shift production away from renewable diesel and raise fuel prices. Administration and CARB staff said the credit is intended to support aviation decarbonization, preserve jobs, and help keep California on track toward its 2045 climate goals. LAO and UC Berkeley testimony countered that the policy could mostly subsidize existing technologies, that feedstock supply is limited, and that the net emissions benefit may be small relative to the cost. Members also asked about the effect on local streets and roads, SHOP, and trade corridor funding; Finance estimated a $165 million annual revenue impact would reduce those programs, while LAO said the reductions would mean fewer projects over time. No vote was taken, and the chair said the issue would remain open for further discussion. The committee then moved to a zero-emission vehicle incentive trailer bill proposing a one-time $200 million appropriation to CARB for a new point-of-sale incentive program focused on first-time buyers and leases of new and used light-duty ZEVs. Supporters said the program would help offset the loss of the federal EV tax credit, maintain momentum in California’s ZEV transition, and use a one-to-one match with participating automakers to double the state’s investment. LAO recommended rejection, saying the proposal does not meet the high budget bar this year, lacks enough program detail to evaluate, is unlikely to move sales significantly given the size of the appropriation, and could duplicate existing state and utility programs. Members asked about current incentives across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty sectors, the recent decline in ZEV sales, and whether the program would help lower-income buyers rather than subsidize purchases that would have happened anyway. CARB said the proposal is meant to fill a gap in the light-duty market, where sales fell sharply after the federal credit expired, and noted existing programs for other vehicle classes. The Department of Finance also addressed a separate question about the Motor Vehicle Account, saying a previously planned GGRF transfer was no longer needed because updated forecasts showed the fund had sufficient balances, though LAO said the account still has a structural long-term imbalance. The discussion ended before any vote or action on the ZEV proposal.

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• So I think it’s synonymous with completes legislation.
• And that is my problem with this piece of legislation.
• That's another effect of the legislation, yes. Okay.
• I never intended on the legislators being in there.
• I'm not trying to hurt the legislation at all.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 4198, which would require employers to use E-Verify to confirm new hires’ work authorization and impose escalating penalties for violations, including warnings, debarment from state contracts, loss of business licenses, and other sanctions. Counsel and senators raised extensive drafting concerns, including circular language, conflicts with existing record-retention provisions, unclear references to “seeks to employ,” possible application to babysitters, lawn care, and other casual or household arrangements, and uncertainty about how the bill would work for employers who never actually complete a hire. The bill sponsor defended the measure as a way to strengthen compliance with existing law, protect employers who use E-Verify in good faith, and deter illegal hiring. After debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a roll call vote, 6 in favor and 10 opposed, and the chair then announced the bill would be sent to a subcommittee to be cleaned up, with instructions to resolve the drafting conflicts and other ambiguities. The committee then turned to House Bill 4710, with an amendment, which would require a person to be registered with a political party or as an independent 210 days before filing a certificate of candidacy. Counsel explained that the change would lengthen the current 60-day requirement and would affect both party-switching and independent candidacies, making it harder for candidates to change affiliation shortly before an election. Senators asked about how the 210-day period would work relative to the primary and general election filing deadlines, and counsel clarified that it would be measured backward from the relevant filing dates. The discussion focused on the practical effect of the bill as a “sore loser” measure and on the timing rules for candidacy filings.