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• Please read the House bill. Committee substitute for committee substitute.
• Committee Substitute, Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 543.
• Please read the House bill: Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 753, a bill
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 1389, a bill to be entitled an act relating to affordable housing
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 1389, a bill to be entitled an act relating to affordable housing

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• Speaker, your Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures recommends House Rule 155.3.
• Chair, hands down, conference committee report number one on House Bill 1200. Mr.
• That is the Conference Committee Report Number 1 for House Bill 1200. Further discussion?
• House will return to order. Question is on the adoption of the committee report.
• The conference committee report has been adopted. So House Bill 1368... Mr.

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• House Bill 115 is referred to the committee on finance.
• the second committee referral of House<03:18:55.319><c> Bill</c> House Bill House Bill 655<03:18:57.359
• House Bill 365 is referred to the Committee on Finance.
• House Bill 570 is referred to the Committee on Finance.
• House Bill 592 is waived as a second committee.

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• Committee Substitute for House Bill 12, House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bill 13, House
• Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bill 14, House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bill
• House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 31.
• House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill 12.
• House Judiciary Committee Substitute for House Bill 13.

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• House Bill 2555, as amended by the Commerce Committee... not true about it.
• The committee then moved to House Bill 2156.
• The committee then moved to House Bill 2156.
• The committee then moved to House Bill 2156.
• Seeing none, the committee moved on to House Bill 2167.

Summary: The meeting covered a long series of House bills across health, commerce, education, elections, government, and veterans issues, with many measures described as consent-calendar items. In health and human services, members discussed updates to radiology technology standards, a tribal Medicaid waiver bill, an emergency medicine study committee, fetal death certificate and remains-transfer requirements, a physician assistant licensure compact, dementia care telemonitoring funding, and SNAP error-rate reduction and eligibility oversight. Sponsors generally framed these bills as technical updates, workforce or access improvements, cost savings, or support for families and vulnerable populations, while some bills drew brief questions about implementation or opposition. In commerce and finance, the committee heard bills on mobile food vendor licensing, earned wage access services, CPA certification, cash acceptance by retail businesses, unmanned aircraft regulation, timeshare salesperson licensing, social credit score restrictions for lending, and a ban on state assistance to the International Criminal Court. Sponsors emphasized reduced regulation, consumer protections, transparency, and state sovereignty. The committee also considered tax and retirement-related measures, including conformity with the Internal Revenue Code, ASRS technical changes, and a 529 plan update that also addressed Roth IRA rollovers. Education and school governance bills focused heavily on school district oversight and transparency. Members discussed patriotic youth group presentations in schools, school board term limits and mandatory training, bond-advisor requirements, restrictions on school districts buying operating charter or private schools to affect funding formulas, conflicts of interest on the School Facilities Oversight Board, public meeting and travel disclosure rules, limits on long-term school property leases, job-order contracting caps, and a computer science proficiency seal. Sponsors repeatedly argued these bills would improve accountability, prevent misuse of public funds, and increase public access to school board decisions. The meeting also included elections, veterans, government, and other administrative measures. These included changes to sample-ballot mailing deadlines, a requirement that courts ask about veteran status at first appearance, a veterans awareness study, broader military leave protections, SAVE database verification for voter registration and licensing, U.S.-sourced election equipment requirements, Electoral College affirmation, justice court due-process protections, library trustee reporting deadlines, adult protective services reporting cleanup, and procurement transparency. No final floor votes were taken in the excerpt, and most items were presented for questions or moved through consent with brief sponsor explanations and occasional opposition noted in committee testimony.

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• Welcome to the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee hearing.
• To the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee hearing, we have eight items on our agenda
• Two of the items are on consent: SB 722, Wahab, and SB 1426, which is a Housing Committee bill.
• Do pass to the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Item 8, SB 1426, housing. Do pass.
• And we've spent so much time in this committee, ...really means to keeping people housed.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories, with the author and supporters arguing it would make RHNA compliance more realistic and less costly; the California Building Industry Association opposed, and the bill was later approved on a 7-1 vote. SB 904 would codify and expand wildfire-rebuilding coordination and reporting practices used after recent fires, with supporters saying it would speed recovery and opponents questioning the need for additional reporting; it passed 11-1. The committee also took up SB 1091, which would create a state acquisition-and-preservation program for unsubsidized affordable housing to prevent displacement; it drew broad support from housing and tenant groups and passed 9-1, with members emphasizing preservation as a key housing strategy. Members also considered SB 1267, which would require EV charger installers in common-interest developments to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners responsible for costs arising from use of privately owned chargers. The bill was presented as a follow-up to prior HOA-related EV charging legislation, with support from HOA, EV, and climate groups and opposition from the California Association of Realtors pending amendments; it passed 10-0. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above the 750-square-foot exemption are charged only on the portion above that threshold, not the entire unit, and supporters said it would remove a fee cliff that discourages slightly larger ADUs. Cities, special districts, and fire agencies opposed or opposed unless amended, citing infrastructure funding concerns, but the bill passed 10-0 after extensive debate. The committee also heard SB 1361, which would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops. Supporters from L.A. Metro, labor, and housing groups said it would protect transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed; the bill passed 9-0. Two consent items, SB 722 and SB 1426, were approved without discussion. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly stressed the goals of streamlining housing production, preserving existing affordable homes, and reducing barriers to rebuilding and transit-oriented development.

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• I move Substitute House Bill 1823 with the due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• I move Substitute House Bill 2114 with the due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• Substitute House Bill 2323 with a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• I move Substitute House Bill 2410 with due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.
• I move House Bill 2495 with a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee.

Bills: HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation, transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee substitute for committee substitute for House Bill 1443, a bill to be entitled an act relating
• Committee Substitute, Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 543, a bill to be
• Please read the House bill: Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 753, a bill
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 1389, a bill to be entitled an act relating to affordable housing
• Please read the House bill a third time: Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

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• House Research Analyst Megan Mullenbach, House DFL staff, and Committee Administrator Peter Strohmeyer
• and Grace Johnson; House GOP staff committee administrator Mark Knisely, committee legislative assistant
• I have enjoyed serving on the Housing Committee for the last four years.
• And I think all the Housing Committee members would agree the same thing.
• We had a good discussion about it in the Housing Committee this year.

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• The House will please come to order.
• Thank you and welcome to your house. Thank you. Welcome to the House.
• I move that the House resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the measure
• Speaker, I move that pursuant to House Rule 12P, Senate Bill 1426 be referred to an additional Committee
• The question before the House is whether the Committee of the Whole, upon rising, recommends that Senate

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• I said this to the Housing Committee: It is always incumbent upon us to bring an expert with us.
• So I'm happy to be able, as I had a chance to review this in the Assembly Housing Committee, and I'm
• We had a lot of dialogue in the Assembly Housing Committee as well.
• I'd like to paraphrase the words of a friend of mine who sits in the back of this committee: housing
• We're not asking the committee to choose between housing and labor.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• I said this to the Housing Committee: It is always incumbent upon us to bring an expert with us.
• So I'm happy to have had a chance to review this in the Assembly Housing Committee, and I'm out here
• We had a lot of dialogue in the Assembly Housing Committee as well.
• both houses.
• We're not asking the committee to choose between housing and labor.

Committee: House Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• We will bring to some semblance of order the House Housing Committee Thursday, January 22nd episode.
• So the motion before the committee is that proposed substitute House Bill 2236 be reported out of committee
• And I also appreciate talking with my fellow housing committee... ...years ago.
• Last year, we passed the rural middle housing bill out of committee and off the House floor and got it
• By your vote, substitute House Bill 2269 is reported out of committee with a due pass.

Summary: The House Housing Committee met to executive several bills, with staff outlining proposed substitutes and key changes before members took a caucus break. House Bill 1974, the land bank bill, was described as removing several original provisions such as county authorization requirements, advisory boards, planning strategies, annual audits, surplus-property prioritization, and a grant program, while adding annual reporting and a real estate excise tax exemption. House Bill 2118, which would limit common interest community associations from imposing more restrictive use covenants than those in place when a unit was acquired, had no amendments but was not moved forward at this time. House Bill 2236, dealing with Housing Finance Commission authority, was explained as clarifying that the commission may not act as a retail mortgage lender or make loans for owner-occupied home purchases or refinancing, except for certain down-payment assistance loans, while adding an intent section to emphasize that the commission is not meant to compete with private lenders. Members debated whether removing language about using public funds could create taxpayer risk or a de facto state bank, but supporters said the changes modernize outdated law and clarify the commission’s role. House Bill 2269, concerning middle housing and on-site sewage systems in LAMIRDs, would restore broader county authority for middle housing in LAMIRDs while limiting sewage-system options based on whether the county is rural or non-rural. The committee voted to report House Bill 1974 out with a due pass recommendation by a 10-7 vote, with several members opposing or voting without recommendation over tax concerns. House Bill 2236 also passed out of committee with a due pass recommendation by a 13-4 vote after similar debate over public-funds language. House Bill 2269 passed unanimously by voice vote, and the committee adjourned after completing its executive action.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd like to offer a House Committee substitute ending in 0.04C.
• bill that was filed as 2387 in the House Committee substitute.
• I have adopted the House Committee substitute.
• I now renew my motion to do pass House Bill 2387 with the House Committee substitute.
• So there will be a House Committee substitute, by the way.

Committee: House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The Elections Committee met in executive session first and adopted a House Committee substitute for House Bill 2387, which combined HB 2387 and HB 2480. The substitute removed provisions on extending no-excuse in-person absentee voting and shortening the absentee voting window, shifted the presidential candidate filing fee to be set by state party committees, and added language to bind presidential delegates to primary results while allowing national party rules to control where required. Members discussed the legal basis for delegate binding, party input on the substitute, and the role of closed primaries, then the committee voted 10-2-1 to do pass HB 2387 as substituted. The committee also passed House Bill 1987 and House Concurrent Resolution 23 without opposition, and passed House Bill 1802 after members discussed election transparency and concerns about applying the measure uniformly across counties; the vote was 11-2. In public hearing, the committee heard House Bill 2605, which would update election notice requirements, especially for bond elections. Sponsor Rep. McGaugh and the State Auditor’s office said the bill would address technical publication errors that had jeopardized voter-approved bond issues by allowing notice defects to be cured if no election contest is filed within 30 days, while also allowing one newspaper publication and one direct mailing notice. Testimony from county clerks, school administrators, a fire district, the Missouri Press Association, and others generally supported the bill as a practical fix, though one witness urged broader website posting of notices. The hearing also covered House Bill 2301, a campaign finance cleanup bill that would clarify definitions and reporting rules in Chapter 130, especially for continuing committees and indirect political spending; the sponsor said it was intended to fix ambiguity from prior law, and the only testimony in favor called for additional restrictions on recurring donations and more transparency. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1787, which would require schools used as polling places to treat election days as school holidays beginning in the 2026-27 school year. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve child safety and could also help with staffing and voter participation, while members raised concerns about school calendars already being set and whether the mandate should instead be optional or delayed to a later school year. A witness in favor supported the safety goal but asked for local control and a later effective date. No opposition testimony was presented, and the committee adjourned after the hearing.

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• At this time, we're going to withdraw the committee substitute for House Bill 2070.
• Senator Perry, since it's a committee substitute, the chair lays out the committee substitute for House
• The committee substitute to House Bill 35 is favorably reported.
• Senator Perry moves that the adoption of the committee substitute for House Bill 163 is there.
• The chair lays out as a matter of pending business, the committee substitute for House Bill 2038.

Bills: HB 1106 , HB3284 , HB541 , HB713 , HB1403 , HB1586 , HB1942 , HB2070 , HB2844 , HB2851 , HB3151 , HB3749 , HB3940 , HB3963 , HB4454 , HB4466 , HB4795 , HB5154 , HB5394 , SB1357 , HB 1052 , HB4099 , HB4638 , HB5147

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• for House Taxation and Revenue Committee substitute for House Bill 450.
• Number One to House Taxation and Revenue Committee Substitute for House Bill 450.
• House Floor Amendment No. 1 to House Taxation and Revenue Committee Substitute for House Bill 450 with
• for House Bill 66, House Bill 197, House Bill 214, House Judiciary Committee substitute for House Bill
• House Education Committee substitute for House Bill 54, as amended.

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• Second reading of House files: House File 3, House File 269, House File 286, House File 438, and House
• The chief clerk will report the House files and give them their first reading: House Files 1494 through
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• Representative Cal Warwas moves that House File 432 be recalled from the Committee on Capital Investment
• Representative Fryberg moves that House File 1478 be recalled from the Committee on Elections Finance

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• So this is the first Senate Housing Committee in 2026. So I do welcome everybody.
• today, will be processed by the Housing Committee amendments and allow Senate Local Government time
• If approved by the committee today, will be processed by the housing committee amendments and allow Senate
• Good afternoon, Chair Wahab and members of the Senate Housing Committee. My name is Isabel Aguayo.
• But more specifically, I just want to highlight that this housing committee has been one of the hardest

Committee: Senate Housing

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• The motion before the committee is that proposed substitute House Bill 2438 be reported out of committee
• So the motion before the committee is that proposed substitute House Bill 2438 be reported out of committee
• The motion before the committee is that proposed substitute House Bill 2525 be reported out of committee
• The motion before the committee is that proposed substitute House Bill 2474 be reported out of committee
• The motion before the committee is that proposed substitute House Bill 2474 be reported out of committee

Summary: At the February 3 meeting of the Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee, members reviewed several bills for possible executive session and noted that House Bill 2538 would be heard later in the session, while no action would be taken that day on House Bills 2422, 2427, and 2589. Staff walked the committee through proposed substitutes and amendments on multiple bills, including HB 2438 (early childhood education degree seekers scholarship), HB 2525 (heritage orchard program at WSU), HB 2586 (Passport to Careers and Washington College Grant alignment), HB 2458 (expanding Washington College Grant eligibility to certain non-degree credential programs), HB 2474 (student consumer protections and tuition recovery for school closures), and HB 2540/2450 relating to EMT recertification timing. Members discussed fiscal impacts, use of the GET account, student aid access, support for trades and vulnerable students, and protections for students when institutions or programs close. The committee adopted a proposed substitute for HB 2438 and reported it out on a 13-4 vote, with supporters emphasizing early childhood workforce shortages and opponents raising concerns about using GET account funds. HB 2525’s proposed substitute and a null-and-void amendment were adopted, and the bill was reported out unanimously. HB 2586 was reported out on a 17-0 vote, with members citing benefits for students experiencing homelessness and foster care. HB 2458’s amendment was adopted and the substitute bill passed out of committee on an 11-6 vote, despite objections about available financial aid funding. For HB 2474, members withdrew several amendments, adopted REN 076 to narrow exemptions for certain private institutions, and then reported the substitute bill out on a narrow 9-8 vote after debate over student protections versus institutional flexibility. The final bill considered, relating to EMT recertification intervals, was reported out of committee by voice vote with 17 ayes. Throughout the meeting, the committee generally advanced the bills with do-pass recommendations, while recording split views on funding sources, student consumer protections, and the scope of aid eligibility.