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• Senator Reese. Here. Senator Harris. Here. Senator Barthelemy. Here.
• Senator Duplessis, Senator McMath, Senator Owen, Senator Talbot. Four members present.
• Chairman, Senators.
• Foyle's resolution.
• Senator Duplessis was.

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• Senator Luneau. Senator Boudreaux? Present. Present. Senator Bass? Here. Here. Senator Cathey?
• Senator Foil? Here. Senator Miller? Here. Senator Morris? We have five senators present. All right.
• And I see Senator Barrow is here with Senate Bill 343.
• And I see Senator Barrow is here with Senate Bill 343. Senator Madam Pro Tem, Senate Bill 343.
• So Senator Barrow is going to turn to resolution. Are there any questions? Are there any questions?

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• Senator Seabaugh, here. Senator Pressly, here. Senator Barrow, here. Senator Myers, here.
• Senator Selders, here. Senator Stine, here. Senator Talbot, here. A quorum is present.
• Senator Stine, here. Senator Talbot, here. A quorum is present. Thank you.
• Senator Seabaugh. Yes. Senator Pressly. Yes. Senator Barrow. No. Senator Myers. Yes. Senator Stine.
• Senator Sebal. Yes. Yes. Senator Presley. Yes. Yes. Senator Barrow. No. No. Senator Myers. Yes.

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• The Conference Committee on the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee
• Good morning, Senator Garcia. Very good day. Good morning. Very good. Thanks, thank you.
• But before I get to that, I did want to thank you and the staff and the Senate committee.
• a one-hour notice if there's no further business of the conference committee other than thanking Senator
• The conference committee other than thanking Senator Garcia again.

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• Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to offer the Senate offers on the budget, back of the bill, and

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• Senator Harrell, we have received the Senate's counteroffer on budget and projects.
• Thank you, Senator. The House is providing the first offer on proviso this morning.
• Senator Harrell, do you have any closing comments?

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• Senator Trumbull, you are recognized. Present your offer.
• Thanks so much, Representative Mandrade, the Senate.
• highlight represent where the Senate is making an offer.
• Senator Trumbull, it's good seeing you today.
• Senator Trumbull moves that we adjourn, and without objection, the meeting is adjourned.

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• And Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to offer the Senate offer.
• We also have offers on the two conforming bills, House Bill 501E, Petroleum Cleanup Programs, and Senate
• Thank you, Senator Brodeur. The House looks forward to reviewing and following up with the Senate.
• Seeing no further business of the conference committee, Senator Davis moves, 'We adjourn.'

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• Senator DiCeglie, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning.
• The Senate has an offer for the House on the budget.
• Senator, would you like to make any other remarks? All right.
• I'm sorry, Senator. Jimo Smith. Meeting is adjourned.
• Senator, would you like to make any other remarks? All right.

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• The Conference Committee on House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senator Garcia, thank you for your offer earlier today, and we have an offer for you this evening relating
• Best that we can and continue to help our representatives and senators get their projects home.
• If there's no further business, If there's no further business for the conference committee, Senator
• Senator, he's got a promotion. Oh, well. Colonel, Colonel. We'll make you a colonel this time.

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• All right, everybody, if you can take your seats, the House Budget and Senate Appropriations Conference
• Senator DiCeglie, you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Senate appreciates the House's offer this morning, and we have made an offer on proviso, back of the
• Thank you, Senator. We appreciate your offer.
• Senator, would you like to make any additional remarks? All right.

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• Senator Breuter, in just a few days, we have made significant progress in bringing our budget silo in
• Senator? Thank you so much, Chairman Maggard.
• Thank you very much, Senator. Do you have any further comments? Nope. All right.
• Thank you very much, Senator. Do you have any further comments? Nope. All right.

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• Senator Trumbull, the House is making House Offer Number Two on the health care budget and projects.
• Excited to go through it, and I'm sure you funded a tremendous amount of the Senate priorities.
• That was obviously our goal, Senator. So is there anyone wishing to address the conference?
• That was obviously our goal, Senator.
• If there's no further business of the conference committee, Senator Trumbull moves that we adjourn, and

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• [Music] >> The Senate will come to order. Senator Westlin. Mr.
• Members, we remain under motions and resolutions. I'll now call on Senator Murphy for motion.
• I'll now call on Senator resolutions.
• <00:17:14.839> Senator I'll now go to Senator Latz. Senator I'll now go to Senator Latz.
• <00:42:06.280> Senator Senator Gustafson votes aye. Senator Senator Gustafson votes aye.

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• Senator Rober, yes. Senator Lang, yes. Senator McConi, yes. Senator Waters, no.
• Senator Rosenwald, no. Senator Raren, no. Senator Murphy, yes. Senator Pearl, yes.
• Senator Roer, no. Senator Lang, no. Senator McConi, no. Senator Waters, yes.
• Senator Apprentice, yes. Senator Gray, no. Senator Inis, no. Senator Ward, no.
• Senator Avar, yes. >> Senator Rosenwald, no. >> Senator Rearen, no. >> Senator Murphy, yes. >> Senator

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• Senate Concurrent Resolution 163 by Senator Ochoa Bogh, relative to California Tourism Month.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 170 by Senator Grayson, relative to Firefighter Mental Health Awareness
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 174 by Senator Perez, relative to the 60th anniversary of pilot regional
• Senate Resolution 111 by Senator Padilla, relative to the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia
• Senate Resolution 111 by Senator Padilla, relative to the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia

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Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayers, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then spent much of the opening period on floor privileges and guest recognitions. Members welcomed a delegation from Catalonia and Spain marking the 40th anniversary of the California-Catalonia sister-state relationship, Solano Community College’s speech and debate team, and several small business honorees, including Royal Clothiers and Old California Botanicals. The chamber also recognized Tennessee Representative Justin Jones, with several senators speaking in support of voting rights and democracy. The body then moved to business and confirmed two gubernatorial and State Bar appointments: Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Laura Ederton Speed as executive director of the State Bar. Senators also adopted SCR 163, recognizing May as California Tourism Month, with remarks emphasizing tourism’s economic impact and the work of Visit California and destination marketing organizations. The Senate next adopted SCR 170, declaring Firefighter Mental Health Awareness Week, after extensive testimony from senators and firefighters about the trauma first responders face and the need to reduce stigma and expand support services. The Senate also adopted SCR 174, marking the 60th anniversary of California’s pilot regional centers and highlighting the state’s community-based developmental services system. It then adopted SR 111, recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia, after strong floor statements about discrimination, safety, and the need to oppose silence in the face of hate. The consent calendar was approved, SCR 116 was moved to the inactive file, reconsideration was granted on SR 111 for a later session, and the Senate adjourned in memory of Carl Anthony and Lupe Estrella, with the next meeting set for Monday, May 18, 2026.

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• Our next author is Senator Cabaldon. Our next author is Senator Cabaldon.
• Our next author is Senator Caballero, SB 942. Our next author is Senator Caballero.
• Next author, Senator Limon. Next author, Senator Limon.
• Our next author is Senator Richardson. Our next author is Senator Richardson.
• Our next author is Senator Rubio. Our next author is Senator Rubio.

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Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met for a suspense-file hearing, which the chair noted was vote-only with no public testimony. The committee moved quickly through a large number of bills, mostly Senate bills with a few Assembly measures at the end, and repeatedly announced amendments that narrowed scope, made bills contingent on appropriation, removed certain provisions, or otherwise reduced fiscal impact. Topics covered included wildfire resilience and recovery, housing and homelessness, energy and utilities, health care and Medi-Cal, education, criminal justice, elections, labor and workforce issues, transportation, environmental regulation, insurance, privacy and technology, and several public safety measures. Most bills were approved, many on unanimous 7-0 votes or 5-0/6-0 votes, while a substantial number passed on 5-2 or 5-1 votes with Republicans generally voting no. A few measures drew more specific discussion: Senator Richardson said he would vote for SB 1203 on security services but expressed concern that it would impose different and doubled training requirements compared with last year’s law; SB 904 on wildfire recovery passed 6-1; SB 1135 on the California Wildfire Coexistence Act passed 6-1; and SB 1241 on skilled and trained workforce requirements passed 6-1 after amendments. The committee also took a reconsideration vote on one previously favorable action, which passed 5-0. No testimony was taken and no bills were held for further discussion during the hearing; the chair repeatedly noted that items not called were held under submission. At the end of the meeting, the committee announced that results would be posted online and that addendum analyses would follow for amended bills, then adjourned.

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• Thank you, Senator Allen, Senator Rubio.
• Senator Rubio. Thank you. It is a concern.
• Good afternoon, Chair and Senator.
• Thank you, Senator Rubio.
• Thank you, Senator Rubio.

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Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future: Creative Strategies for Cultural Resilience, Economic Growth, and Global Leadership.” Chair Allen opened by framing the creative economy as a major state asset and urged support for arts funding in the May Revision, including California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, LA28 arts programming, and AB 2319, which would create a $100 million post-production incentive. He also emphasized the need for next-step funding to implement the strategic plan and noted concerns about federal headwinds and declining creative-sector jobs. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and Workforce Development Board representative Michael Weoff described how the plan was developed through AB 127 and related legislation, a 30-plus-member work group, and an interagency process. They outlined the plan’s phased approach and six priority areas, including preparing the workforce, stabilizing businesses, increasing revenue through cultural tourism, leveraging state incentives, defining and tracking ROI, and building state capacity. Testimony highlighted workforce pipelines, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs, digital badging, and cross-agency coordination, with speakers stressing that the sector is shaped by AI, climate change, affordability, capital access, and social cohesion. A second panel of artists and advocates described on-the-ground implementation and the need for better data and support. Ricarlo Handy discussed the Handy Foundation’s apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and the difficulty of capturing freelance and 1099 creative work in state data. Joanna Reynolds described Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030. Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged the state to embed artists in health, aging, behavioral health, and climate resilience systems, and Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to treat arts careers as viable professions and expand residency and school-based artist programs. Senator Rubio, who joined the hearing later, shared her own background in teaching and the arts, supported arts education and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 town halls across eight regions, where more than 1,100 people attended and generally affirmed the plan while asking for better access to information, new financial models, clearer definitions and data, and stronger networks. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates argued the plan is an urgent blueprint for a sector that generates $288 billion and more than 820,000 jobs, but remains below pre-pandemic employment levels and is losing market share. She and others called for funding, statewide definitions, better data collection, and cross-agency implementation, while committee members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that the plan will require political will and resources to move from strategy to action.

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• Senator Baruth: No. Senator Peck: Yes. Senator Benson: Yes. Senator Bongard: No. Senator Bray: Yes.
• Senator Cummings: No. Senator Dubie: No. Senator Hardy: No. Senator Harrison: No.
• Senator Ingram: Yes. Senator Lyons: No. Senator Majors: No. Senator Mazza: Yes.
• Senator Brew? No. Senator Feltes? Yes. Senator French? Yes. Senator Bongard? No. Senator Brennan?
• Senator Cummings? No. Senator Dunlee? No. Senator Hardy? No. Senator Harrison? No. Senator Hashim?

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• Senator Boudreaux. Senator Cloud. Senator Hensgens. Here.
• Andrews, Senator Boudreaux, Senator Cloud, Senator Hensgens, present, Senator Hodges, present, Senator
• Luneau, present, Senator Owen, Senator Pressly, present.
• Senator Boudreaux? Yes. Senator Cloud? Senator Hensgens? No. Senator Hodges? Senator Luneau? Yes.
• Senator Hodges, no. Senator Luneau, yes. Senator Owen, Senator Pressly, yes.

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 13 with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes. The committee first heard HB 971, which would equalize Medicaid reimbursement rates between independent clinics and hospital-owned rural health clinics; supporters said independent clinics are disadvantaged by a large payment disparity, and the bill was reported favorable without objection. The committee also recognized visiting Alpha Phi Alpha members and other guests during personal privilege remarks. Members then considered HB 414, which would bar hiring certain health care workers and direct support professionals with serious disqualifying convictions from other states and address background-check issues for therapeutic group homes. After adopting three amendment sets, the bill was reported as amended. HB 740, creating an independent review process for Medicaid behavioral health claim disputes in the coordinated system of care, was amended to clarify applicability and CSOC definitions and then reported as amended. HB 288, which would place the term “miscarriage” alongside “spontaneous abortion” in medical documentation, drew emotional testimony from affected parents and advocates; the committee reported it favorable. The committee also advanced several more bills: HB 405, updating the name of the national acupuncture certifying body, was reported favorable; HB 786, prohibiting extrapolation in certain managed-care claims recoupments, was reported favorable; HB 1095, allowing alternative backup power sources for nursing homes, was reported favorable; HB 403, raising the cottage food gross-sales cap, was amended from $50,000 to $150,000 and then reported favorable; HB 930, modernizing cosmetic-product regulation and creating a small-producer exemption, was reported favorable; HB 557, defining long-term pharmacies for policy purposes, was reported favorable; HB 779, on expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted diseases, was reported favorable; HB 915, setting utilization-management timelines and standards, was reported favorable; HB 546, expanding criteria for peace officers to take someone into protective custody during a mental health crisis, was reported favorable; HB 796, creating a chiropractic preceptorship program, was reported favorable; and HB 933, authorizing commemorative birth certificates, was reported favorable. The final major item was HB 1041, a “no-mandate” bill barring discrimination based on medical intervention status. The sponsor and Surgeon General said it was aimed at healthy, asymptomatic individuals and not at public health quarantine powers, but Senator Boudreaux objected to exemptions for schools and hospitals and offered an amendment to restore broader coverage. That amendment failed on a roll-call vote, and the bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended, with no final committee disposition shown in the excerpt.