Transcript Highlights:

• Primary witnesses and support must be those accompanying the author or who otherwise have registered
• Primary witnesses in opposition must have their opposition registered with the committee as well.
• Each primary witness will have two minutes to give their testimony.
• We will leave the roll open for about 15 minutes, and hopefully we can get those members here.
• We will leave the roll open for about 15 minutes and hopefully we can get those members here.

Summary: The ESTM Committee convened on January 13th and announced that the hearing would be brief, with only one consent item on the agenda. The chair reviewed testimony procedures and quorum was established by roll call. The sole measure was AB 763 by Assembly Member Ward, which was placed on the consent calendar and recommended as due pass to the Committee on Appropriations. A motion was made and the committee took a roll call vote on the consent calendar. Members present voted aye, and after the roll was briefly left open for absent members, additional ayes were recorded. AB 763 passed the committee on a 7-0 vote. No opposition or substantive testimony on the bill was presented during the meeting. After the vote was completed, the chair announced that the matter was out and the hearing was adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• It begins a kind of a long process to actually open a new landfill, construct and open a new landfill
• It begins a kind of a long process to actually open a new landfill, construct and open a new landfill
• It begins a kind of a long process to actually open a new landfill, construct and open a new landfill
• It begins a kind of a long process to actually open a new landfill, construct and open a new landfill
• It begins a kind of a long process to actually open a new landfill, construct and open a new landfill

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before the Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Chair Nicole Lowen and other legislators opened the meeting by framing the issue as important statewide and encouraging recycling, composting, and proper use of the curbside bins. The city’s Department of Environmental Services, led by Director Roger Babcock and Deputy Director Mike O’Keefe, then presented the background and siting process. ENV explained the legal and technical constraints that shaped the search, including the 2019 Land Use Commission decision requiring closure of Waimanalo Gulch by March 2, 2028, and the 2020 Act 73 restrictions on landfill siting near residences, schools, hospitals, conservation districts, airports, and tsunami inundation areas. They said a landfill advisory committee reviewed six candidate sites in 2021-2022 and rejected them because they fell within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. After further evaluation and an extension of the naming deadline, the city selected a site in central Oahu near Wahiawa, on agricultural land currently used as a Dole pineapple field. City officials said the selected site was chosen as the best of the evaluated options and, in their view, could be permitted under state and federal law. They described planned environmental protections, including a modern sanitary landfill design with double liners, leachate collection systems, monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring, and said the existing Waimanalo Gulch landfill has operated for 35 years without leachate leaks. They also emphasized that the site would still require a special use permit, Department of Health approvals, an environmental impact statement, and other public permitting processes, and that public engagement would continue over the next several years.

Transcript Highlights:

• Primary witnesses and support must be those accompanying the author or who otherwise have registered
• Primary witnesses in opposition must have their opposition registered with the committee as well.
• Each primary witness will have two minutes to give their testimony.
• We will leave the roll open for about 15 minutes and hopefully we can get those members here.
• The roll will remain open for about 15 minutes, and hopefully we can get those members here.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I will allow primary witnesses here in the room today to speak for two minutes, with two primary witnesses
• We'll go ahead and leave it open for additional votes. And some comments, Ms.
• That $4 billion is not going to building homes, repairing roads, or opening schools.
• We'll leave it open for additional votes. So, Wallace, no. Okay. Thank you.
• We'll leave it open for additional votes. Okay, thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact heard several bills focused on trade, affordability, and public finance. AB 2745 (Fong) would update California’s international trade and investment strategy, add a public advisory process, and allow regional trade hubs; supporters from the California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce and California Forward said it would help California compete globally and attract investment, while no opposition testified. AB 2366 (Avila Farías) would require state agencies to analyze cost-of-living impacts when adopting regulations and direct the LAO to develop guidance; supporters from the New California Coalition and the California Manufacturers and Technology Association argued it would improve transparency and help address affordability, while members noted concerns about implementation and unintended consequences. The committee also heard AB 2243 (Haney), which creates a commission to study whether California should establish a state public bank and how it might be structured. Supporters from the California Public Banking Alliance, climate groups, and other organizations said a public bank could reduce borrowing costs and finance housing, climate, and small business needs; the California Bankers Association and credit unions opposed the bill, arguing it could compete with private banks, duplicate prior studies, and raise unresolved regulatory and cost issues. Several committee members said they would support the study concept but wanted the bill amended so any final decision would return to the Legislature, and the author agreed to clarify that point and remove language related to extending local public bank licensing timelines. The committee also took up consent items AB 2048 (Calderon), AB 2583 (Hoover), and ACR 129 (Haney), which were approved without opposition. After quorum was established, the committee voted AB 2366 out on a 7-0 basis to Judiciary, AB 2745 out on a 7-0 basis to Appropriations, and AB 2243 out on a 7-0 basis to Finance, with the consent calendar also approved.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me get this open. All right. So I am Justin Domer.
• This was to open their new $47 million seawater desalination plant.
• This was to open their new $47 million sea water desalination plant.
• Last, it must be a primary residence, with a focus on single-family homes.
• We emphasize primary residences. ...be a primary residence with a focus on single-family homes.

Committee: Senate Community Affairs

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum and heard two bills, a confirmation, and two agency presentations. SB 48 by Senator Gates would require local governments to allow voluntary accessory dwelling units, preserve homestead exemption for the owner-occupied portion, limit parking restrictions, require 30-day minimum leases, extend density bonuses for military-family housing, and allow reusable tenant screening reports. The bill drew strong support from the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals and several others, and it was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. SB 34 by Senator Sharief would expand the Historic Cemetery Program, particularly to help historic African-American cemeteries preserve and maintain themselves by allowing sale of excess vacant land only if proceeds are used for long-term upkeep; it also passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Fox Henderson to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors by unanimous vote. In addition, the Department of Commerce presented on the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program and Rebuild Florida, describing more than $4.3 billion in HUD disaster recovery funds since 2017, housing repair and replacement efforts that have completed more than 5,200 homes, and infrastructure and mitigation projects across the state. Members asked about average project costs, contractor oversight, corrective actions for deficient work, and clawbacks from a prior vendor; Commerce said it had ended the earlier vendor relationship, imposed about $3.6 million in financial consequences, and now uses stronger oversight and competitive procurement for contractors. The Division of Emergency Management then presented on Elevate Florida, a federal mitigation program that allows homeowners to apply directly for elevation, reconstruction, acquisition, or wind-mitigation projects, with a 75/25 federal-homeowner cost share and no state funds used. Director Kevin Guthrie said the program is intended to reduce repetitive flood losses, keep homeowners in their communities, and serve as a national model; he reported more than 12,000 applications, about 1,500 prioritized for review, 500 on a wait list, and 305 submitted to FEMA for final approval. Members asked about assistance for seniors who cannot meet the 25% match, the wait-list process, contractor selection, and the mix of project types, and Guthrie said contractors were selected through competitive procurement and that most projects are elevations, though some may become reconstructions or acquisitions depending on inspection results. The committee adjourned after the presentations.

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• Open Public Meetings Act refresher. It's meant to be digestible.
• And case law would say that this is an open public meeting.
• All that must be conducted back in open session.
• The AGO also has an open government website that has open government website that has explanations of
• Of that total, 3,969 are primary or universal.

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and then we can also get estimates of how many primary care, uh, FTEs.
• Well, it's easier to become an MP or a PA than it is to become a primary care physician.
• Is the primary care projections, and I do have a couple of bullets I wanna go over on the side.
• Um, and the other thing to be mindful of is, you know, the primary care physician workforce is.
• Sorry, Madam Chair, these are just primary care physicians as well as, as, um.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The hearing room is open for attendance.
• And no primary witnesses in support. Any additional folks in the room wish to express support?
• And no primary witnesses in support. Any additional folks in the room wish to express support?
• Opportunity to get there and have these opportunities and remain the door open.
• And we will—I don't think I'm going to hold the roll open, right? Let's see. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on June 3, 2025, and considered one bill, AB 247. The author said the bill would require incarcerated hand crew members actively fighting wildfires to be paid at least the federal minimum wage, and explained that recent amendments were added to clarify inclusion of the Pine Grove Conservation Camp and to update co-authorship. There was no organized opposition or support testimony, but committee members discussed the bill’s cost, how any annual pay adjustment would be determined, and whether higher pay could reduce opportunities in the program. The author and supporters argued the current pay is extremely low and that the bill would provide fairer compensation without creating parity with Cal Fire wages. Several members expressed conceptual support while raising questions about the amendment language and the impact on the state budget and inmate firefighting opportunities. The chair noted the bill had been brought back because post-approval amendments added costs and needed further analysis. The committee then took a roll call vote and passed AB 247 on a 9-0 due pass recommendation, with several members not voting. The committee adjourned after the vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• The author has a tremendous open-door policy, so we really appreciate that.
• Five to one, so we'll keep that open. Thank you so much, Senator. But let's just start. Mr.
• We will keep that open for absent members. We will keep that open for absent members.
• Are there any primary witnesses in opposition? Thank you, and you will each have two minutes.
• Are there any primary witnesses in opposition?

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.

Transcript Highlights:

• It sounded like you might be open to it.
• Yeah, I think it is certainly open.
• You know, we go a month and a half, and we have the primary just before that.
• You know, we go a month and a half, and we have the primary just before that.
• Basically, there is the caucus system and there's the primary system.

Bills: HF2185 , HF1849 , HF3719 , HF3721 , HF3845 , HF3720

Committee: House Elections Finance and Government Operations

Keywords: flag display, residential property rights, homeowners association, HOA, covenants, restrictive covenant, deed restriction, subdivision regulation, local ordinance, rental agreement, property rights, patriotic display, United States flag, Minnesota flag, POW/MIA flag, military flags, armed forces flag, Blue Star flag, Gold Star flag, common interest community

Transcript Highlights:

• We will now open the hearing on House Bill 3155 with Representative Cook, if he is.
• Representative Allen went with me, and it was eye-opening to see and hear the stories there.
• So that is our primary concern. I'll just remind the committee.
• So that is our primary standard. I'll just remind our primary concern.
• I'll remind the committee. our primary standard.

Committee: House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first heard House Bill 2255, sponsored by Rep. Barry Hovis, which would update Missouri’s expert witness statute to align with the amended federal Rule 702 and the Daubert reliability framework. Supporters, including defense lawyers, the Missouri Hospital Association, business groups, insurers, and a sterilization company, argued the bill would clarify judges’ gatekeeping role, require expert testimony to be shown reliable by a preponderance of the evidence, and reduce inconsistent rulings and costly retrials. Opponents, including the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, a public advocate, and a justice reform group, argued the bill was unnecessary, would shift too much discretion from juries to judges, and could increase pretrial litigation and costs, especially for plaintiffs. No vote was taken on HB 2255 during the hearing. The committee then heard House Bill 3155, sponsored by Rep. Benny Cook, on sentencing and parole eligibility changes. Cook and supporters, including prosecutors and some public safety advocates, said the bill would improve transparency in sentencing, make parole timing clearer, and help address repeat serious offenders by setting firmer service percentages. Opponents, including justice reform and anti-poverty advocates, argued it would increase incarceration costs, especially for lower-level and drug offenses, without improving public safety, and would reduce incentives for rehabilitation. Some members questioned whether the bill could lead to longer time served, while supporters said it would apply evenly and clarify existing sentencing practices. At the end of the hearing, the committee took up an executive session on House Bill 2637 and House Bill 3155 together under a House Committee Substitute. The substitute was adopted, and the combined committee substitute for HB 2637 and HB 3155 was voted do pass by an 8-3 roll call.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was on a tour with Governor Richardson for the re-grand opening of RMS Foods.
• I've been a nurse for about 17 years and a primary care provider for about 11.
• With you on HDAA, primary care payment reform, health care quality surcharge.
• It's hard to get a primary care doctor, hard to see one, especially a new one.
• November 1st when those open enrollments begin.

Transcript Highlights:

• On page 17 is rider highlights for the agency on a modification existing riders, the changes primary,
• So I'd like to open just by saying that while for me it was a difficult decision to leave. my role as
• It's a national leader in primary care. care and rural health education.
• As I know you've heard during the session, Texas has a shortage of primary care doctors.
• Our general academic institutions have two... primary revenue sources, the state and the student.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Primary witnesses in opposition must have their opposition registered with the committee as well.
• Primary witness testimony is limited to two witnesses in support and two in opposition.
• We will leave the roll open for absent members. Thank you very much. Thank you.
• We've tried very hard to be open to the opposition and move.
• We'll leave it open for absent members. File item number four, SB 1153, Chair voting aye.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Are there any primary witnesses in opposition to this measure?
• The county is the primary sponsor, and I'd like to turn it over to the supervisor.
• The county is the primary sponsor.
• The county is the primary sponsor, and I'd like to turn it over to the supervisor. Aguirre.
• You didn't mention Roman Coliseums in your opening. That might have changed the conversation here.

Summary: The committee heard several natural resources bills focused on wildfire resilience, recycling, forest management, and organic waste diversion. AB 442 would remove a requirement that a harvest area be limited to a single watershed for working forest management plans; the author and supporters from the California Forestry Association and Pacific Forest Trust said it would reduce barriers to forest resiliency work, and there was no opposition. AB 623 would require state agencies to report on the use of CEQA and Coastal Act suspensions for wildfire and fuel-management projects after the governor’s emergency proclamation; the author said the bill would provide data on how well the suspensions are working, and it drew support with no opposition. AB 35 would exempt Proposition 4-funded programs from the Administrative Procedures Act to speed implementation of climate, water, wildfire, and environmental projects; the author and a large coalition of local governments, water agencies, conservation groups, and fire organizations argued the exemption would help get funds out faster, while no opposition was present. The committee also discussed AB 3333, which would create a market-development payment to support end users of non-container glass, such as ground glass pozzolan used in cement, in order to divert glass from landfills and reduce carbon emissions. Supporters said the bill would create a productive use for hard-to-recover glass, while opponents from the Glass Packaging Institute, Californians Against Waste, and waste management interests argued it would divert beverage container recycling funds away from the bottle-to-bottle system and could undermine existing recycling investments and recycled-content goals. Members raised questions about the fund’s revenue sources, the purpose of the beverage container recycling program, and whether the bill would amount to “downcycling”; despite those concerns, the bill advanced on a due-pass-as-amended recommendation, with members noting fiscal and policy issues for further work. AB 643 would allow certain diverted organic material used as a beneficial agricultural amendment, including CDFA-licensed fertilizer products made from biosolids, to count toward SB 1383 recovered organic waste procurement targets. Supporters from wastewater agencies and Clean Water SoCal said the change would expand options for meeting procurement requirements and help move biosolids out of landfills, while Californians Against Waste and other opponents argued the bill could expand procurement credit beyond SB 1383’s original intent and weaken investments in composting infrastructure. Committee members questioned what kinds of biosolids would qualify, how the procurement credit would work, and whether the bill could be narrowed to historically landfilled materials; the author said she would continue working with opponents and wait for CalRecycle technical assistance. The committee adopted the bills’ amendments and passed AB 35 with urgency, AB 3333, AB 442, AB 623, and AB 643 to Appropriations, and also approved consent-calendar AB 946. After roll calls, all of the measures were reported out of committee, and the hearing adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our primary focus is on safe delivery and in use of natural gas.
• It's not our primary Focus Association.
• And we do that through 3 primary. Sorry about that.
• Do that through 3 primary generating sources today.
• , you know, open spaces where you can do it.

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• We are simply going into the direct primary care section of state code and adding physical therapy.
• What this means is that a physical therapist is not considered a primary care provider in that they can
• refer out or act as such, but for direct primary care purposes they can be.
• Maybe wondering, direct primary care typically refers to memberships that might be created amongst your
• Last year, during the open enrollment period for Medicaid Advantage plans, there were many insurance

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee convened with a quorum, welcomed a new page, Allie Silver of Twin Falls, and heard that she hopes to pursue nursing. The committee then took up House Bill 591, a county-requested cleanup bill repealing the last remaining code section for the defunct county medical indigent program, which was repealed in 2022. Representative Redman presented the bill, Representative Healy moved a due pass recommendation, and the committee approved sending HB 591 to the floor. The committee next introduced RS 33469, which would add physical therapists to the direct primary care section of state code. Representative Furman said the measure would allow physical therapists to participate in direct primary care arrangements without expanding their scope of practice, though members asked for more detail about the diagnosis and assessment language. The committee voted to introduce the RS. It also introduced RS 33466, a joint memorial supporting the Department of Insurance’s actions against Medicare Advantage plan practices that allegedly made enrollment difficult and reduced broker commissions; Furman said the memorial would urge CMS to clarify roles and support Idaho’s efforts to protect seniors and stabilize the insurance market. The most extensive discussion centered on RS 33407, which would place the assertive community treatment (ACT) behavioral health program into statute after budget cuts disrupted its funding structure. Furman argued the program serves people with severe mental illness, reduces hospital and jail use, and saves the state money, while committee members raised concerns about the fiscal note, future general-fund costs, enrollment limits, and whether the bill would expand the program. Furman said the program remains constrained by provider ratios and clinical need, and that alternate funding options were being explored. Despite reservations from some members and the chair, the committee voted 15-1 with one “maybe” to introduce RS 33407, then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Eric Ab, Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association, in support. Primary Care Association and support.
• JC Eric Obby, Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association, in support.
• JC Eric Obby, Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association, in support.
• JC Eric Obby, Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association, in support.
• </c><01:04:58.480><c> Care</c> comments Eric ab Hawaii Primary Care comments Eric ab Hawaii Primary Care

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Health, Human Services, and Labor and Technology committee heard testimony on SB 447, a Department of Health pilot program related to recruitment, and SB 1043, a tax measure. On SB 447, the Department of Health said the pilot had streamlined hiring by delaying minimum-qualification review until later in the process, while the Department of Human Resources Development objected that parts of the bill could conflict with civil service rules, due process rights, and equal pay requirements. Several labor and employee groups testified, with some supporting the pilot as a way to address vacancies and others warning about merit-system concerns. The committee later voted to pass SB 447 as is. On SB 1043, testimony was mixed but largely focused on the bill’s tax changes, especially the proposed increase to the general excise tax and exemptions or credits for lower-income households. Supporters, including labor groups and housing/worker advocates, argued the bill would reduce burdens on working families, help with food insecurity, and keep residents in Hawaiʻi. Opponents, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi and some community witnesses, said the general excise tax is regressive and would raise costs across the state. The committee voted to advance SB 1043 with substantial amendments, deleting most of the bill except section two and setting a far-future effective date, while noting the fiscal impact had not been provided. The committee also deferred SB 633 and later deferred SB 1633 for further decision-making, scheduling continued consideration for February 12, 2025, in Room 225. The hearing included standard instructions on one-minute testimony, written testimony, and Zoom procedures, and the committee adjourned after taking the above actions.

Transcript Highlights:

• participate remotely in meetings governed by the open meeting laws from a location that is not open
• </c><01:09:52.560><c> for</c> the polling place will be open for the polling place will be open for voting
• primary for that year.
• </c><01:25:46.239><c> uh</c> the presidential nomination primary. uh the presidential nomination primary
• to participate in the primary allowed to participate in the primary for<01:25:52.400><c> that</c><01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Where, uh, my primary law enforcement department, um, the compensation scale for other departments is
• I have 52 openings right now in my agency alone. People don't wanna be cops in Harris County.
• Uh, first, I want to thank Representative Oliverson, as him and his staff have been very open to hearing
• I will say our primary concern is around the lack of guardrails on the bill.
• That, that is, policing is their primary duty.