Transcript Highlights:

• Consent calendar. Mr.
• </c><00:27:01.840><c> Consent</c> Third reading of bills. Consent Third reading of bills.
• </c> title of the bill on the consent title of the bill on the consent calendar.<00:27:08.000><c> Senate
• </c> appointments on the consent calendar. appointments on the consent calendar.
• </c> Are there any no votes on the consent Are there any no votes on the consent calendar?

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to allow...
• Madam President, I ask unanimous consent of the Senate.
• You'd ask consent to allow visitors on the Senate floor to wear jeans today.
• I'm going to go ahead and read in the unanimous consent.
• Unanimous consent to make an announcement. Go right ahead.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Consent. Our calendar has four votes.
• Assistant, please call roll on the consent calendar.
• The consent calendar, Chair voting aye, Senator Hurtado, Reyes, Richardson. Aye. That's six.
• The consent calendar has six and it is adopted. It is out. Moving on to item number two, SB 972.
• I did say consent. Is that due pass to Judiciary? Yeah. You can just reread the action.

Committee: Senate Banking and Financial Institutions

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have to give their informed consent.
• You have to have parental consent before you do that.
• You have to have parental consent before you do that.
• This is not informed consent. I asked, is it safe? Does she really need them?
• Common law also covers informed consent.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Can't do consent because we're keeping it.
• I have a motion for consent. So, Senator Long moves consent. Senator Abard seconds.
• I have a motion for consent. Opposed. I have a motion for consent.
• . consent. consent.
• </c> So, this will not go on consent. So, this will not go on consent.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I request to remove File Item 247, AB 2471, from the consent calendar.
• Proceeding next to the consent calendar, second day. Secretary, please read.
• Does any member wish to remove any item from the consent calendar?
• Does any member wish to remove any item from the consent calendar?
• That measure passes, and we'll apply that aye vote to the consent calendar.

Summary: The Senate opened with a ceremonial Independence Day observance featuring a prayer, color guard, Pledge of Allegiance, and a performance of the national anthem by Philo Abit, followed by acknowledgments of the event organizers and the California Military Department’s flyover. The body then moved to business, beginning with Assembly Bill 126, the education budget trailer bill. Senator Laird described major education investments, including a 4.31% LCFF COLA, increased special education funding, teacher pipeline support, universal school meal funding, kitchen infrastructure grants, homelessness support, and pregnancy disability leave for K-12 teachers. Senators Nilo and Choi opposed the bill, criticizing Proposition 98 funding maneuvers and transparency concerns, while Senator Perez supported it as a historic investment. The bill passed on a 28-8 vote. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 67, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Senators from both parties spoke at length about patriotism, the nation’s founding ideals, immigration, civil rights, and the need to acknowledge America’s historical injustices while celebrating its democratic promise. The resolution passed unanimously, 36-0. The chamber also confirmed Jesse Melgar, Tom Epstein, Joseph Williams, and Mark Beckley to or for reappointment to state boards and departments, each by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Later, the Senate concurred in Assembly amendments to SB 830, a Bay Area regional ballot-measure administration bill, after supportive remarks from Senators Arreguín and Cortese; the concurrence passed on a 29-4 vote. The consent calendar was then approved, with one item later reconsidered and removed. The session concluded with an adjournment in memory of former Madera County Supervisor Max Rodriguez, whose public service and community leadership were praised, and with remarks from the President Pro Tem reflecting on the Independence Day observance before the Senate recessed and announced its next meeting date.

Transcript Highlights:

• While we're waiting, we can do the consent calendar.
• Madam Secretary, I need a motion and a second for the consent calendar.
• Madam Secretary, I need a motion and a second for the consent calendar.
• consent.
• Okay, consent calendar is out. File item number two, SB 17, Laird.

Summary: The Governmental Organization Committee met as a subcommittee for much of the hearing because a quorum was initially absent, and it heard several bills focused on nonprofit support, alcohol regulation, immigration-related funding restrictions, outdoor advertising, and green building standards. SB 1240 by Senator McNerney would create an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to help nonprofits navigate state procurement, grants, and reimbursement processes; supporters, including the Child Care Resource Center and the Little Hoover Commission, said nonprofits provide essential services but face delayed payments and burdensome bureaucracy. Committee members raised accountability concerns, but the author emphasized the bill does not dispense grants and would cost about $1.7 million in the first year. The bill was later approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 917 by Senator Laird, which would remove the estate-grown grape requirement for wineries selling at farmers markets, allowing more family wineries to participate; winery and grape grower representatives said the change would help direct-to-consumer sales and local growers. SB 1171 by Senator Caballero would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded loans or grants; supporters from immigrant-rights groups described ICE detention and raids as harmful and inhumane, while some members spoke in favor of using state funds to avoid indirectly supporting ICE-related activity. Both bills advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes and were sent to Appropriations or Local Government as noted in the roll calls. Senator Rubio presented SB 1195, which would expand tied-house exemptions for certain entertainment, convention, and sports venues in specified counties, and SB 1228, which would allow a small number of existing outdoor advertising displays to continue operating despite a statutory sunset. Supporters said SB 1195 would create economic opportunity and clarify current law, while SB 1228 was described as a narrow fix to preserve legally permitted signs and local revenue; both bills passed the committee and were sent to Appropriations. The committee also considered SB 1398, which would recognize Green Globes as an alternative green building certification for state projects alongside LEED; supporters argued it would add flexibility and competition, while the U.S. Green Building Council opposed bypassing the Department of General Services’ equivalency review. The bill was approved and sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up a consent calendar and adjourned at 2:55 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, you've heard the Unanimous consent request without objection that will be the order. Mr.
• President Protem Paxton asked unanimous consent to adopt the floor substitute without objection.
• Seeing none, Senator Paxton asked unanimous consent that the bill be advanced without objection.
• Senator Howard asked unanimous consent that the bill be advanced without objection.
• Seeing none, Senator Murdock asked unanimous consent to Senator Jett.

Bills: HB1427 , SB1403 , SB1448 , SB1489 , SB1546 , SB1557 , SB1614 , SB1377 , SB1990 , SB1439 , SB1630 , SB1632 , SB1696 , SB1796 , SB1824 , SB1362 , SB1849 , SB2066 , SB2071 , SB2104 , SB933 , SB1633 , SB1224 , SB1246 , SB1280 , SB1303 , SB1346

Keywords: tax credit, clean-burning fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, environmental impact, vehicle modification, renewable energy, job incentives, tax rebates, Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program, employment growth, wage requirements, Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, consumer protection, unfair trade practices, deceptive practices, exemptions, statutory exemptions, Corporation Commission

Transcript Highlights:

• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 51, I request unanimous consent. Are you Excuse me.
• That takes us to the consent calendar. Moving to a vote on the consent calendar.
• Item number 17 has been removed from the consent calendar.
• Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Consent calendar is adopted. Clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, heard a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Procedural motions were adopted to allow certain members to speak on adjournment in memory and to host guests on the floor, and the chamber suspended Joint Rule 61 to allow the Appropriations Committee to meet and consider AB 1533. The majority leader also requested that SB 272 and HR 44 be removed from the consent calendar. The main floor action was the Assembly’s Pride Month observance, centered on HR 43, which recognizes June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward and members of several caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing LGBTQ+ history, civil rights, community contributions, and current political attacks on LGBTQ+ rights. Assembly Member DeMaio spoke in opposition, arguing the resolution was divisive and included controversial policy references. After debate, 49 coauthors were added and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber then held a Pride Month ceremony honoring 14 distinguished individuals for contributions to the LGBTQ+ community, followed by guest introductions recognizing APICA fellows, family members, educators, and community leaders. The Assembly later adopted the consent calendar, with SB 61, SB 66, SB 846, SB 229, and SCR 3 approved, and then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for John E. Brison and former Assembly Member William T. Bagley. The House adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• This would go to the Senate; they're the ones that do the advice and consent.
• This would go to the Senate; they're the ones that do the advice and consent.
• This would go to the Senate; they're the ones that do the advice and consent.
• This would go to the Senate; they're the ones that do the advice and consent.
• This would go to the Senate; they're the ones that do the advice and consent.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held its first hearing of the 33rd Legislature and heard several measures, beginning with HB 131, which would allow agencies to disclose government records to researchers for certain purposes and direct the Office of Information Practices to adopt uniform rules. OIP supported the bill, saying it would help researchers access government records, while DLNR questioned whether the bill was necessary, raised concerns about costs and exemptions, and suggested a definition change regarding media. The Public First Law Center and other supporters said the bill would not remove existing exemptions or create new disclosure requirements, but would simply authorize rulemaking to create a clearer process for research access. Common Cause Hawaiʻi raised concern about including news media in the measure. The chair emphasized that the rulemaking process would allow agencies and the public to work through details, and the committee moved on without a recorded vote in the transcript. The committee then heard HB 411, which would create uniform administrative penalty procedures under the state ethics code and lobbyist law, and HB 412, which would expand lobbying definitions to cover certain communications with high-level executive officials about procurement and make some contracts voidable if awarded through unethical lobbying. The Ethics Commission supported HB 411 as an efficiency measure that would streamline the charge process without changing substantive rights, while HB 412 was described as a narrow transparency measure modeled on other states. The State Procurement Office warned that voiding contracts could cause delays, warranty issues, third-party complications, and higher reprocurement costs. The Ethics Commission responded that any contract revocation would be at the Attorney General’s discretion and likely reserved for egregious cases, and that the threat of voiding a contract would help deter noncompliance. The committee also heard HB 413, which clarifies that lobbyist campaign contribution prohibitions apply during periods when both houses of the Legislature are in session; the Ethics Commission and Campaign Spending Commission both supported the bill and the Ethics Commission requested amendments to clarify jurisdiction between state and county lobbyist enforcement. Finally, the committee took up HB 149, which would require domestic and foreign corporations to report independent expenditures and political contributions to shareholders. The only testimony noted in the transcript was written comments from Matson, which said the requirement would be expensive and cumbersome and that the information is already publicly available through existing campaign finance reporting websites. No votes or final committee actions on the bills were recorded in the provided transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 488 sanctioning online solicitation for a charity without their consent.
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting
• But I think a common situation is it would take 30 days for a consenting charity or 45 days for a non-consenting

Committee: House Privacy and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Pugh requests unanimous consent to strike the title.
• Senator Pugh requests unanimous consent to strike the title.
• Madam Chair, requesting unanimous consent to strike title.
• Senator Pugh requesting unanimous consent to strike title. Unanimous consent to strike title.
• Senator Pugh requesting unanimous consent to strike title.

Bills: SB1726 , SB1236 , SB1633 , SB1413 , SB1317 , SB1360 , SB1342 , SB1477 , SB1189 , SB1546 , SB1524 , SB1338 , SB1193 , SB1812 , SB1617

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: higher education, graduate instructors, training program, academic integrity, First Amendment rights, administrative reporting, education, consolidation, board, public schools, resident tuition, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, state scholarships, financial aid, immigration status, undocumented students, noncitizen students, lawfully present, postsecondary education benefits, college tuition

Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a large slate of education bills. Early measures included SB 1726, requiring formal training for university teaching assistants before they teach classes and evaluate students, with emphasis on First Amendment rights; SB 1236, creating an Administrative Report Consolidation Act to reduce duplicative reporting by schools and agencies; SB 1633, codifying existing higher education residency tuition practices; SB 1413, requiring notice to parents when a teacher is emergency certified and limiting adjunct teachers to 270 clock hours per semester; SB 1317, allowing career teacher status to be portable across districts with local board approval; and SB 1360, expanding the state’s math initiative by restoring instructional coaches and creating a math office at the State Department of Education. Most of these bills passed on favorable votes, with SB 1413 drawing some concern over teacher shortages and the adjunct-hour cap, but still passing.

Transcript Highlights:

• The concern I always have with any agency board and commission are these folks advised and consented?
• The concern I always have with any agency board and commission are these folks advised and consented?
• legislature and never comes back for advice and consent.
• </c> these folks advised and consented? these folks advised and consented?
• . consent. consent.

Committee: Joint Business and Financial Institutions

Keywords: Business and Financial Institutions - Room 210; 28 January, 2026: 2:00 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For consent items... Harbidian? For consent items? Harbidian? Harbidian? Aye.
• Item 7 was on consent. Item 8 is on consent. Item 9 was pulled by the author.
• Item 13, AB 1994 was on consent. Item 14, AB 2001 was on consent.
• Item 13, AB 1994 was on consent. Item 14, AB 2001 was on consent.
• Item 20, AB 2147 is on consent. Item 21, AB 2204 is on consent.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to note we've got a consent agenda. Roll call. Mr.
• It's not on a consent agenda. We're not going to work it today.
• I believe all we have left is the consent agenda, so I please ask the consent agenda P be read in by
• Consent Agenda P.
• Secretary, please call roll on Consent Agenda P.

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Starting with the consent calendar, consent consists of filing them to AB 1645, Starting with the consent
• So on the consent calendar, if we can please call the roll. On the consent calendar: Perez? Aye.
• Consent is now approved. AB 1568 was pulled by the author.
• Item 8 and 9 were on consent. That bill is out on a vote of 5 to 0. Item 8 and 9 were on consent.
• AB 1820 was on consent. AB 1927 was pulled. AB 1889 was pulled. AB 2018, Ramos, was on consent.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The consent calendar has the following bills proposed for consent for today's hearing.
• We are going to move on now to the consent calendar. Can I have a motion for the consent calendar?
• The consent calendar is out of committee.
• We'll open the roll again for add-ons, starting with the consent calendar. On consent, Rodriguez.
• Item number 12 is on consent. Aye. Rodriguez, aye. Item number 12 is on consent.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 8 and heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 54 on medication abortion access. The author and supporters, including the Attorney General’s office and reproductive justice advocates, said the bill would protect California’s medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and manufacturers from civil, criminal, and professional liability. Opponents from the California Family Council argued the bill removes safeguards and increases risks. The bill was moved forward on a committee motion. The committee then heard several reproductive and public health measures, including AB 551 to create a pilot program supporting emergency departments in providing reproductive health services, AB 260 to protect medication abortion access and telehealth, AB 309 to remove sunset dates on laws allowing pharmacy syringe sales and lawful possession of sterile syringes, AB 536 to preserve colorectal cancer screening coverage if federal guidelines are challenged, AB 804 to make housing support services a Medi-Cal benefit, AB 594 to address student health insurance billing and transparency, AB 836 to study and expand the midwifery workforce, AB 1418 to collect data on health coverage for eligible employees, and AB 1500 to maintain and expand the abortion.ca.gov information site. Supporters emphasized access, preventive care, workforce shortages, and public health benefits, while opponents raised concerns about abortion, syringe distribution, and the focus of state resources. Most measures were advanced by committee vote, with roll calls showing broad support and a few no votes from members on some bills. The final bill discussed in the transcript was AB 1037, which would update substance use disorder laws to reflect evidence-based, harm-reduction approaches and remove barriers to treatment. The author and supporters described it as a compassionate response to overdose and treatment access problems, while law enforcement opposition argued it would encourage drug use and endanger communities. The transcript cuts off during testimony on AB 1037, so no final committee action on that bill is shown in the provided text.

Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing none, this consent calendar.
• </c> bill will be placed on the consent bill will be placed on the consent calendar.<00:23:21.919><c>
• placed on the consent calendar?
• </c> can be placed on the consent calendar. can be placed on the consent calendar.
• </c> bill we place in the consent calendar. bill we place in the consent calendar.

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Moving on to consent calendar. Any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Seeing and hearing none, the clerk will read the second day consent calendar.
• The clerk will open the roll on the consent calendar. All members vote who desire to vote.
• This vote is for the consent calendar. All members vote who desire to vote.
• Noes 19, the consent calendar is adopted. Moving to announcements first. Birthdays!

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Beginning on page 39, advising consent.
• If there are no objections from the members, we will be taking advice and consent on consent.
• </c> Beginning on page 39, advising consent. Beginning on page 39, advising consent.
• If not, do we have unanimous consent? Any reservations? Any no votes? 18 aye, seven excused.
• If not, do we have unanimous consent? If not, do we have unanimous consent?

Bills: SCR56 , SCR79 , SCR85 , SCR120 , SCR129 , SCR181 , SCR63 , SCR112 , SCR194 , SCR195 , SCR196 , HB202 , HB963 , HB1050 , HB1511 , HB1546 , HB1550 , HB1553 , HB1643 , HB1656 , HB1658 , HB1664 , HB1667 , HB1682 , HB1700 , HB1721 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1878 , HB1969 , HB2005 , HB2078 , HB2152 , HB2246 , HB2270 , HB2279 , HB2289 , HB2385 , HB2417 , HB2429 , HB2503 , HB2599 , SB253 , SB847 , SB1142 , SB1432 , SB2043 , SB2050 , SB2074 , SB2102 , SB2135 , SB2138 , SB2140 , SB2320 , SB2340 , SB2386 , SB2396 , SB2397 , SB2398 , SB2433 , SB2446 , SB2521 , SB2544 , SB2567 , SB2578 , SB2580 , SB2595 , SB2601 , SB2645 , SB2673 , SB2706 , SB2727 , SB2802 , SB2852 , SB2892 , SB2929 , SB2972 , SB3007 , SB3069 , SB3073 , SB3076 , SB3136 , SB3138 , SB3157 , SB3204 , SB3234 , SB3247 , SB3302 , SB3324 , SB3325 , HB1815 , HB2592 , HCR32

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation, shoreline maintenance, civil service, classification review, compensation systems, labor shortage, employee retention, department collaboration