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• What had been a place of music, shared meals, and everyday life became unrecognizable.
• What had been a place of music, shared meals, and everyday life became unrecognizable.
• I worked as a delivery truck driver serving Altadena and Pasadena, but after the fire, with so many homes

Summary: The committee heard three major insurance-related bills. SB 1209 by Senator Allen would give the Insurance Commissioner new authority to require insurers to implement corrective actions found in market conduct and financial exams, with penalties for failure to comply. Supporters, including Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his deputies, said current law leaves CDI without a direct way to compel remediation of repeated violations or obtain needed financial information, while opponents argued the bill expands CDI authority too far, could duplicate existing penalties, and should be limited to legal violations rather than recommendations. After discussion, members and the author agreed to narrow the bill through amendments, including tying it to legal violations, applying penalties per exam rather than per policy, and clarifying accounting language; the committee then passed the bill 5-1 to Appropriations, with one member on call. SB 1301, also by Senator Allen, would reform residential property insurance non-renewals by requiring clearer written explanations, giving homeowners a chance to mitigate correctable issues, and prohibiting certain unfair non-renewal bases such as claims below deductible or claims not paid by the insurer. The author and supporters said Californians face unusually high non-renewal rates and often receive vague notices that make it hard to keep coverage, while opponents warned the bill’s original 180-day notice period and reporting requirements were too burdensome and could worsen availability. Senator Richardson said he would support the bill after the author agreed to reduce the notice period to about three months and continue working on a mitigation-based process; the committee then approved the bill 4-1, with one member on call. The committee also considered SB 1026 by Senator Gonzalez, which would strengthen regulation of bail fugitive recovery agents by allowing CDI to suspend or revoke licenses without a criminal conviction, expanding prohibited conduct, and tightening insurance and appointment requirements. Supporters, including Commissioner Lara, said the 2022 licensing law left loopholes that allow misconduct to continue and that the bill would improve public safety and accountability. Opponents from the bail industry and crime victims groups argued the bill requires unavailable or impractical insurance coverage, including coverage for willful acts, and could reduce the number of recovery agents and delay justice. Members raised concerns about the insurance language and availability, and the author said the bill was still being worked on with opposition; the committee passed it 4-1, with one member on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 982 by Senator Wiener, the Affordable Insurance and Recovery Act, which would let the Attorney General seek recovery from fossil fuel companies for climate-related costs affecting the Fair Plan and private policyholders. The author said Californians are paying rising insurance and disaster costs while fossil fuel companies that contributed to climate change are not, and witnesses from flood and wildfire communities and climate policy experts supported the bill as a way to fund recovery and resilience. Opponents, including business and labor representatives, argued the bill would impose broad liability, invite litigation, and harm jobs and energy affordability. The hearing included extensive testimony, but no vote was taken on SB 982 in the portion provided.

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• like universal transitional kindergarten, community schools, early literacy screening, and universal meals
• schools to improving literacy, increasing learning time, and ensuring students have access to nutritious meals
• However, our current governance structure complicates delivery on that vision.

Committee: House Education

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• What had been a place of music, shared meals, and everyday life became unrecognizable.
• What had been a place of music, shared meals, and everyday life became unrecognizable.
• I worked as a delivery truck driver serving Altadena and Pasadena, but after the fire, with so many homes

Committee: Senate Insurance

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• Meals on Wheels.
• from Meals on Wheels?
• They do not have enough money to provide respite care for our seniors, to provide a meal for them to
• For our seniors, to provide a meal for them to eat, to give them additional funding so they can be able
• When she's short on dollars, the county can give her Meals on Wheels to provide her food.

Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.

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• several key state funding streams, for example, expanded learning opportunities, universal school meals
• comments, but how does the community school approach integrate with other programs like ELOP, school meals
• TK, universal meals, etc. Okay, thank you for that context. Did you want to add?
• , Learning Opportunities Program, Children, Youth and Behavioral Health Initiative, Universal Meals,
• We will not be getting to the fourth item that is before us today, which is universal school meals, and

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing on the Governor’s proposal to convert the California Community Schools Partnership Program from a one-time grant model into an ongoing $1 billion Proposition 98 program. Finance and CDE described the expansion as a way to sustain existing community schools and add thousands more, with county offices, regional/state technical assistance centers, annual self-certification, and a future accreditation process intended to support fidelity to the state framework. The LAO opposed shifting to an ongoing categorical program and recommended continuing one-time grants, while suggesting longer-term funding for technical assistance and, if ongoing funding is adopted, stronger planning, reporting, phased expansion, and clearer accreditation timelines. Committee members pressed the administration on how the new proposal could fund far more schools with less money than the original $4.1 billion program, how much of the funding would go to existing cohorts versus new schools, and whether the proposal sufficiently requires planning and implementation before funds are received. Testimony from practitioners and advocates largely supported ongoing funding but emphasized that money alone is not enough. Speakers from LPI, CTA, San Diego Unified, Fresno County, the Partnership for the Future of Learning, and Sacramento County urged stronger requirements for shared governance, explicit commitment to the community schools framework, annual reporting beginning in year one, and continued or expanded support for coordinators and technical assistance. Several witnesses said the proposal should better protect county office coordination roles, maintain preferences for partnerships in the technical assistance structure, and ensure the system can support more than 6,000 schools. Others highlighted the need for specialized supports for middle and high schools, better integration with other state programs such as ELOP, universal meals, TK, and the LCFF equity multiplier, and more detailed accountability and accreditation processes. No formal vote was taken during the portion of the hearing reflected in the transcript. The chair indicated that the committee wanted additional information on the funding breakdown, the use of reverted funds, and the proposed support structure before taking action, and administration witnesses said a more detailed proposal would be brought forward in the May Revise.

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• And lastly, before you is Senate Bill 5966 regarding medically tailored meals.
• This bill allows Apple Health enrollees with chronic medical conditions to receive medically tailored meals
• Amendment F-1 states that, to the extent possible, medically tailored meals must be provided by Washington

Bills: SB5873 , SB5895 , SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5945 , SB5957 , SB5966

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: incarcerated individuals, escorted leaves, criminal justice, rehabilitation, state law, healthcare, incarcerated, extraordinary medical placement, criminal justice reform, medical care, children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability

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• spent in construction gets reinvested into the community through spending by employees on groceries, meals
• Bill 280, line 13, we should do a committee amendment such that that sentence will read: a food delivery
• platform shall not take and arrange for the delivery of an order from a food service establishment.
• </c> sentence will read a food delivery sentence will read a food delivery platform<02:20:12.800><c>
• of an order from a food the delivery of an order from a food service service service establishment<02

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• the prison and, uh, take a look at those facilities and hopefully many of us will be able to eat a meal
• able</c><00:02:31.120><c> to</c><00:02:31.360><c> eat</c><00:02:31.520><c> a</c><00:02:31.760><c> meal
• </c><00:02:32.720><c> Um</c><00:02:33.120><c> we</c><00:02:33.280><c> are</c> be able to eat a meal there
• Um we are be able to eat a meal there.
• Um the the delivery by well created.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• complicated agreement which would be uh complicated agreement which would be uh peace<00:18:04.080><c> meal
• <c> depending</c><00:18:05.360><c> on</c><00:18:05.520><c> what</c><00:18:05.679><c> the</c> peace meal
• but depending on what the peace meal but depending on what the employer<00:18:06.240><c> is.
• Do you feel that the change in the timing, the delivery of the payments, and the improvement of cash
• service for those Excel sheets delivery service for those Excel sheets coming<05:00:15.920><c> into<

Committee: House Education Funding

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• We did feel that having meals in there would say that it would be a very high percentage of students.
• We did feel that having meals in there would say that it would be a very high percentage of students.

Committee: House Education

Summary: The committee reconvened to work on re-engrossed Senate Bill 2400, which dealt with education savings accounts and related school-choice provisions. Members discussed several amendments already incorporated into version 4.006, including changes affecting the Center for Distance Education, homeschool language, marketplace penalties, and an increase in the ESA amount from $500 to $1,000. The committee first reconsidered its prior action, then adopted the 4.006 amendments unanimously, while noting that an updated fiscal note was still needed. A Department of Public Instruction fiscal officer, Adam Tessier, explained the revised fiscal impact. He estimated the bill would cost roughly $124.4 million in the first year, based on assumptions about student participation and utilization rates. He also clarified that the means test at 500% of poverty applied to non-public students in participating schools, and estimated that the private-school portion of the bill accounted for about $5 million of the total cost. Members asked several questions about the assumptions behind the estimate and the scope of the program. After discussion, Representative Conmy moved a do not pass recommendation, citing concerns that the marketplace structure was administratively cumbersome and that direct aid through another mechanism would be preferable. The committee voted 11-3 to adopt the do not pass motion. Representative Hauck was designated to carry the bill to the floor.

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• Representative Meyers had a bill around universal meals, and I'm going to go there. $112 million.
• Universal meals is one of the governor's main priorities, so we can't touch that.
• universal meals, and I'm going<00:43:51.280><c> to</c><00:43:51.440><c> go</c><00:43:51.599><c> there
• Universal<00:44:25.520><c> meals</c><00:44:25.839><c> is</c><00:44:26.079><c> one</c><00:44:26.160><c
• Universal meals is one of the governor's main<00:44:27.359><c> priorities.

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• But thanks to the partnership with community members, they are now receiving hot meals for dinners.
• c><00:51:45.319><c> to</c><00:51:45.520><c> receive</c><00:51:45.880><c> cold</c><00:51:46.160><c> meals
• </c><00:51:46.880><c> for</c> were able to receive cold meals for were able to receive cold meals for
• </c><00:51:51.839><c> for</c><00:51:52.040><c> dinners</c><00:51:52.920><c> the</c> receiving hot meals
• for dinners the receiving hot meals for dinners the other<00:51:53.319><c> example</c><00:51:53.640>

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Implementation of a quality review of meal services was an issue.
• There were problems with the meal services, and so we're trying to improve in that area and put together
• a QA/CQI process around meals.
• So, in that, the bright spots that we're seeing is the holiday meal celebration really went well with
• So in that, the bright spots that we're seeing is the holiday meal celebration really went well with

Summary: The Senate Human Services Committee held a work session on juvenile rehabilitation trends and then a hearing on Senate Bill 6062. The work session featured a national overview from NCSL, DCYF updates on Green Hill, Harbor Heights, and community transition services, and local/community perspectives from Pierce County, Team Child, and Northwest Credible Messengers. The national presentation described broad juvenile justice trends, including limits on extreme sentencing, expanded diversion and due process protections, reduced fines and fees, record clearing, and changes in juvenile court jurisdiction. Committee members asked about juvenile crime trends and overcrowding, and the presenter noted that crime has generally decreased overall since 2020, though some offenses have risen in some places and overcrowding remains an issue in certain states. DCYF reported on its behavior management system, Harbor Heights opening as relief for overcrowding, Green Hill population pressures, and expansion of community transition services. Officials said the behavior management system is intended to improve safety, consistency, and restorative accountability, while Harbor Heights has added programming and family engagement but still faces space, IT, and medical-infrastructure challenges. Green Hill leaders said reduced population has improved stability, programming, and use-of-force outcomes, but overcrowding remains a concern. DCYF also highlighted an ombuds process, family listserv updates, staffing changes, and a proposed budget request for additional JR capacity and staffing. Pierce County described its long-running detention reform work, reduced average daily detention population, and plans for a new juvenile justice center, while Team Child and Northwest Credible Messengers emphasized community-based supports, culturally responsive services, healing-centered engagement, and reentry planning. Senate Bill 6062 was then briefed as a measure revising juvenile sentencing and JR placement rules. The bill would require courts to grant suspended disposition alternatives in eligible cases unless the court finds community supervision would not adequately protect the community, expand eligibility for certain sentencing alternatives, require midpoint review hearings, and set rules for transfers from JR to DOC when facilities exceed 105% of rated bed capacity. The committee also voted to waive the five-day notice rule for hearings on Senate Bills 6319 and 5979, and that motion passed. During public testimony on SB 6062, youth from Green Hill supported the bill and asked for clearer standards around DOC transfers, while DCYF supported efforts to reduce JR population but said the bill needs stronger emergency transfer language to address overcrowding at Green Hill. Committee members and the bill sponsor emphasized rehabilitation, individualized sentencing, and the need to balance community safety with better placement and services for youth.

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• It then went to the meal providers and then went down to the elderly person who received the meal.
• </c> organization it then went to the meal organization it then went to the meal providers<01:17:33.239
• ><01:17:35.960><c> who</c><01:17:36.280><c> received</c><01:17:36.480><c> the</c><01:17:36.560><c> meal
• </c><01:17:37.199><c> so</c> elderly person who received the meal so elderly person who received the
• </c> agencies on aging and then the meal agencies on aging and then the meal providers<01:17:44.880><

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• I think I would characterize them any time this happens, even if I try to go buy somebody a meal, right
• They're grateful, but they're also very... ...a meal, right?

Bills: HB3257 , HB3428 , HB3043 , HB3044 , HB3078 , HB3940 , HB3432

Committee: House Veteran and Military Affairs

Summary: The committee heard several veterans-related bills. House Bill 3257 would treat 100% disabilities caused by medical malpractice at a VA facility as service-connected for purposes of Oklahoma state benefits, aligning state treatment with federal benefits; members asked about the bill’s scope and its relation to military service and citizenship, and it passed 6-0. House Bill 3432 would allow veterans to attend public school sporting events without paying gate admission; one member spoke against the idea of preferential treatment for veterans, but the bill passed 5-1. House Bill 3428 would require the Department of Labor, working with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, to create a workplace poster for employers with more than 50 employees listing veteran benefits and contact information for assistance programs. The author emphasized it was not a recruitment effort and said the poster would mainly provide hotline numbers and claims assistance information; it passed 7-0. House Bill 3043 would let ODVA hire PRN, seasonal, or as-needed employees during peak periods instead of relying on full-time staff, and members discussed possible reporting additions; it passed 7-0. The committee also considered House Bill 3044, which continues the existing tax return donation option for the ODVA equipment capital improvement program, and it passed 7-0. House Bill 3078, as amended, changed the donation mechanism to a direct link to the ODVA website rather than a checkbox on state transaction forms, and the amendment was adopted before the bill passed 8-0. Finally, House Bill 3940, a broad cleanup/omnibus measure revising National Guard and State Guard provisions, retention and education assistance rules, museum-related authority, and other technical matters, was presented as a follow-up to prior legislation, amended by PCS, and passed 7-0 with one member absent/abstaining; the committee then adjourned.

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• He has poor motor skills; that means he cannot tie his shoes or cut his food at meals.
• DFL trifecta, they passed vehicle registration tab increase, vehicle sales tax increase, a retail delivery
• c> a</c><01:09:49.000><c> gas</c><01:09:49.600><c> tax</c><01:09:49.960><c> inflator,</c> retail delivery
• fee, a gas tax inflator, retail delivery fee, a gas tax inflator, a<01:09:51.000><c> metro</c><01:09
• because you increased the vehicle tab fee, increased the vehicle sales tax, increased the retail delivery

Bills: HF4621 , HF4123 , HF4616 , HF1183

Committee: House Taxes

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• implementation grantees, early education teacher development grantees, and universal pre-K mixed delivery
• I also prepared home-cooked meals in the kitchen every day.
• our ancient, decrepit case management and fiscal systems that support all the disability services delivery
• This has created significant uncertainty at the local level regarding potential impact on delivery of
• service... ...uncertainty at the local level regarding potential impact on delivery of services to vulnerable

Summary: The hearing began with opening remarks on the Governor’s May Revision for child care and human services, with committee members and advocates stressing that the budget should not be balanced on the backs of low-income families, children, and providers. Legislative members and public witnesses strongly opposed the proposed suspension of the child care COLA, reductions to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program, and the lack of codified rate reform tied to the alternative methodology. Several speakers also urged more support for providers affected by the Eaton fire and other disasters, and called for child care to be funded at the true cost of care and for additional slots to be restored. Administration, LAO, and Department of Education staff described the child care proposal as maintaining existing funding levels while adding administrative resources to prepare for federally required prospective payment changes and single-rate reform. The administration said the May Revision would suspend the 2025–26 COLA and reduce Bridge Program funding to align with utilization, while the LAO raised questions about the size and purpose of the proposed rate-reform and prospective-payment funding and recommended rejecting a Department of Technology exemption. CDE supported continued early education investments but said it would need additional resources if prospective pay were extended to state preschool, and it objected to a proposed reallocation of preschool funds for inclusive education grants. The committee then moved to the IHSS portion of the May Revision. DSS outlined five major proposals: capping provider work hours at 50 per week, eliminating IHSS for undocumented adults age 19 and older, shifting certain Community First Choice reassessment penalties to counties, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test as a conforming IHSS reduction, and automating the termination of IHSS when Medi-Cal eligibility ends. DSS also discussed funding to implement a federal HCBS access rule and a separate reassessment of IHSS administrative methodology that found counties would need additional administrative funding. Finance said the proposals were intended to slow program growth and improve sustainability, while the LAO said it was still analyzing the package and raised concerns about implementation, county workload, and the potential loss of services. Committee members and public commenters criticized the IHSS cuts, especially the overtime cap and the elimination of services for undocumented adults and people affected by the asset test. Advocates argued that IHSS workers and recipients depend on these services, that county administration is already underfunded, and that the proposals could destabilize vulnerable consumers. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue to fight for child care and would not pause on child care, and the meeting recessed before moving on to the remaining May Revision items.

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• And we provide many services to include addiction treatment as part of that service delivery.
• And we provide many services to include addiction treatment as part of that service delivery.
• The first policy is to make sure that no child is shamed for their parents' school meal debt.
• eligibility for free school meals.
• Um which identifies their family's meal.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• And whereas, his contributions have strengthened the Lebanon Fire Department and enhanced the delivery
• I'm sure we can all imagine the impact on property tax values and also rooms and meals tax revenues if
• came from the other chamber unanimously out of committee and with a voice vote. and also rooms and meals
• tax revenues if and also rooms and meals tax revenues if that<01:22:33.640><c> were</c><01:22:34.200

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• ><c> one</c><00:15:29.279><c> Starbucks</c> McDonald's Happy Meal, one Starbucks McDonald's Happy Meal
• This not toward you personally, but $5 a week, you can't even buy a meal for $5.
• This not toward you personally, but $5 a week, you can't even buy a meal for $5.
• The senior meals. And we had seniors go weeks if not months without food.
• This not toward you personally, but $5 a week, you can't even buy a meal for $5.

Committee: Joint Transportation