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• I'm Senior Staff Counsel for the Committee on Revision of the Penal Code.
• This addresses an issue that has become one of statewide concern.
• Timely access to emergency medical care is a matter of statewide concern.
• Timely access to emergency medical care is a matter of statewide concern.
• EMS is required to transport patients to their of statewide concern.

Committee: House Public Safety

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• local government, and I am very familiar with the idea that cities don't want any involvement in statewide
• And I think this is a similar perspective around homelessness, which is that this is a matter of statewide
• standardized data and having it be comprehensive across the whole state would allow us to have a statewide
• I believe this has set a bad precedent that has statewide implications for worker safety.
• It's not imposing labor standards statewide.

Committee: Senate Housing

Summary: The committee heard SB 866, which would require jurisdictions that do not receive HAP grants to include homelessness data, strategies, and regional coordination in their housing elements. The author and supporters said the bill would close a gap in planning and create more consistent, data-driven local responses to homelessness. Opponents, including the League of California Cities and several cities, argued the bill would impose costly and duplicative reporting requirements on small jurisdictions, require data cities cannot control, and should instead be aligned with existing regional planning processes. Members raised concerns about burden on small cities, but also emphasized the need for statewide, standardized homelessness planning. The committee then heard SB 967, which would allow jurisdictions to count qualifying interim housing toward a portion of their acutely low-income RHNA obligations, with safeguards against double counting and reporting requirements for moved units. Supporters said interim housing is a faster, less expensive way to get people indoors and should be incentivized as a bridge from encampments to permanent housing. Opponents, including housing law experts and advocacy groups, argued the bill would blur the line between temporary shelter and permanent housing, weaken obligations to build deeply affordable housing, and create a two-tier system for the lowest-income Californians. After discussion, the committee passed SB 967 on a due pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call for absent members. The committee also considered SCR 131, a resolution calling for a coordinated state effort to end unsheltered homelessness and prioritize a broader set of interventions, including interim housing, prevention, and permanent supportive housing. Supporters described unsheltered homelessness as a moral and public health crisis and urged stronger state alignment and funding. One member explained an abstention based on concerns that the resolution’s language could be read as endorsing more funding without clear metrics or evidence of effectiveness. The author said amendments had already narrowed the language and was open to further changes. The resolution was adopted on a motion, with the roll held open for absent members. Finally, the committee heard SB 1238, which would strengthen oversight and transparency for homeowners associations and HOA management companies, including disclosures, reserve-fund protections, and a fiduciary-duty provision. The author and supporters said the bill would protect homeowners from mismanagement and improve financial clarity in common interest developments. Opponents from community manager and HOA groups said managers are administrative agents, not decision-makers, and objected especially to imposing a fiduciary duty to individual homeowners. Members generally supported the bill but flagged the fiduciary-duty issue and reserve-fund language as areas for further review, noting that some amendments had been agreed to and others would be addressed later in the process.

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• HR1 expands the requirement in terms of who it applies to, and it also effectively ended the statewide
• We just hosted statewide trainings and had more participants than our Zoom account can handle.
• We have continued to have conversations with the counties heading into May Revision about what those
• Yeah, I hear that, and we continue to have those discussions going into May revision.
• This is according to the California Poverty Measure, so 64% compared to 35% statewide.

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• Absent other changes in policy, this statewide homestead property yield and/or statewide nonhomestead
• So, uh, sections 5 through 11 have some tax revisions.
• Absent other changes in the policy, the statewide homestead property yield and state and/or statewide
• </c><01:27:22.320><c> homestead</c> the policy, the statewide homestead the policy, the statewide homestead

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• Senator Seifried, you're recognized to explain the revisions of Senate Bill 1481. Thank you, Mr.
• The statewide minimum right now is 20 minutes.
• Senator Weaver, you're recognized to explain the revisions of Senate Bill 1810. Thank you, Mr.
• Senator Murdock, you're recognized to explain the revisions of Senate Bill 1921. Thank you, Mr.
• Senator Frick, you're recognized to explain the revisions of Senate Bill 2044. Thank you, Mr.

Bills: SB1627 , SB227 , SB366 , SB1193 , SB1433 , SB1450 , SB1481 , SB1749 , SB1810 , SB1812 , SB1921 , SB1948 , SB2044 , SB2178 , SB169 , SB1877 , HB1409 , SB1266 , SB1432

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered prayer, and recognized several guests, doctors, nurses, pages, student shadows, and visitors in the gallery. Members also adopted a motion to request the House’s consent for the Senate to adjourn for more than three days, with Senator Hicks opposing the motion because of the number of bills still available for consideration. The motion passed. The chamber then considered several bills. Senate Bill 1627, a cleanup measure to eliminate duplicate criminal code sections and clarify the law for legal research, passed 45-0 and was advanced as an emergency. Senate Bill 227, dealing with gross production tax and ad valorem taxation on oil and gas means of production, drew extensive questioning and debate over possible revenue impacts, county assessors, schools, and economically at-risk wells; it passed 37-9. Senate Bill 366, which gives charter schools a first right of refusal to buy or lease public school buildings sold or leased by districts, also generated debate over local control and lack of resale guardrails, and passed 40-6 as an emergency. Later, Senate Bill 1193 to remove general fund carryover caps for school districts passed 46-0 as an emergency after supporters argued it would reduce “use it or lose it” spending and allow more local flexibility, while opponents questioned fiscal effects and accountability. Senate Bill 1433, the Guidance Transparency Act requiring agencies to publicly disclose guidance documents in a searchable database, passed 37-7 after concerns about attorney-client privilege, administrative burden, and whether guidance could function like law. Senate Bill 1450, expanding relief from fines, fees, and court costs for certain people in the criminal justice system, was advanced and passed unanimously; Senate Bill 1481, increasing minimum recess time for K-5 students from 20 to 40 minutes, was advanced as an emergency measure; Senate Bill 1810, allowing expert testimony in human trafficking cases, passed 45-0; Senate Bill 1812, requiring school districts to make benchmark testing information available to parents, passed 46-0 as an emergency; Senate Bill 1921, increasing OSBI background-check fees, passed 39-7; and Senate Bill 1948, updating fireworks laws and limiting county restrictions on private outdoor consumer fireworks displays, was taken up with significant safety and local-control questioning.

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• much information as possible from the So each week we will say no, you're going to give us a May revise
• In fact, it was a week after you had revised it.
• And since the May revision, revenues from fiscal year 23-24 to 25-26 have decreased $103 million.
• continue to work on this throughout the budget process and provide an updated picture at the May revision
• As far as statewide water use efficiency and enhancement program, this is one that was created in 2014

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• approximately 90% of the blood used by Arizona patients, ensuring life-saving care for communities statewide
• HB 2809, statewide cybersecurity. HB 2812, accumulated sick leave. HB 2814, average land.
• HB 22, special plate fees revision; Transportation Infrastructure.

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• The governor's revised budget recommendations fund important and necessary work for the state, including
• My name is Jeff Anderson, and I represent ATV Minnesota, a statewide organization dedicated to advancing
• Please restore this funding for this in-demand program that supports communities statewide.

Bills: HF2439

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• ranking members' proposed substitute for the same thing for the 2026 supplemental budget, which makes revisions
• adopted and the other revenue forecasts that have been adopted since June of last year have all been revised
• So I'll jump right into the spending revisions.
• changes to the Washington State Patrol. $7.6 million is provided for the land mobile radio network and statewide

Bills: HB2306 , HB2711

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• I represent contractors of Texas, a statewide trade association representing more than 1,600 merit shop
• Our suggested revision cross-references the statutory definition of property ownership in Property Code
• Our suggested revision also changes the bill's reference from the term "declaration" to "dedicatory instrument
• The suggested revision also exempts not just HOA maintenance contracts, but all HOA contracts, because

Bills: HB2226 , HB2269 , HB2343 , HB2760 , HB3621 , HB4079 , HB4204 , HB4518 , HB4531 , HB4555 , HB4850 , HB4876 , HB4903 , HB4996 , HB5122

Committee: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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• I SERVED ON THE 2018 REVISION COMMISSION, THAT WAS AN AWFUL TOUGH TASK BUT A REWARDING TASK IN THAT WE
• I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION OF LEADERSHIP FLORIDA.
• IN IN FEBRUARY AND WHILE THERE I MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE ADVOCATE AND PUSH FOR A REVISED
• WE'VE ALSO AMENDED THE DEFINITION OF AN OPIOID ANTAGONIST REVISED FROM NALOXONE TO AN EMERGENCY OPIOID

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• And the gentleman from Everett, wisely, is trying to ensure that that is true for statewide ballot questions
• President, that at the local level, when there's a statewide ballot question...
• Amendment 7 is a pretty straightforward amendment, just to make sure that the statewide ballot committees
• Tarr, post-election audits for all statewide elections.
• Tarr, incorporated in tax-exempt entities in the statewide ballot question campaigns.

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• A number of years ago, then Senate President Sweeney and I, along with Senate colleagues, held statewide
• meetings to discuss school funding. ...along with Senate colleagues, held statewide meetings to discuss
• Senate Bill 3245, sponsored by Senator Turner, revises high school student financial aid application
• A. 1552, by Assembly Member Calabrese, revises penalties for certain violations of limousine law.
• A. 4852, by Assembly Member Katz, revises certain requirements for prescription of Schedule II controlled

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• partners, insurers, and federal agencies have helped individual pharmacies but have not solved the statewide
• Department of Health publish this information biannually on pharmacy-level access to buprenorphine statewide
• question is, and that's why I was curious what other state did it, because it looks like we'd have to revise
• CMS's reimbursement So, how would we get reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid without revising the reimbursement
• reimbursement rate specifically through the Healthcare Authority without, as you mentioned, this revision

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

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• Rejecting African American studies, revising social studies standards in ways that concerned educators
• Members, CS for SB 564 revises... Thank you for putting this on your agenda, Madam Chair.
• CS for SB 564 revises an existing prohibition against the use of private funds for election-related expenses
• He said the bill creates a statewide framework if local code enforcement officers for a local government
• He said the bill does not require local governments to use body cameras, but provides a statewide framework

Bills: S0014 , S0016 , S0024 , S0052 , S0308 , S0504 , S0506 , S0564 , S0572 , S0590 , S0594 , S0806 , S1396 , S7020 , S7024 , S7026

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with 14 members present and considered a long agenda of bills, including several open-government sunset reauthorizations, consumer and election measures, claims bills, and policy bills on public safety, ethics, and child protection. The committee reported favorably SB 7024 and SB 7026, which extend and consolidate public-records/public-meeting exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies, and SB 7020, which reenacts the aquaculture records exemption for the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It also approved SB 14 and SB 24, two uncontested Miami-Dade County claims bills, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan involving severe injuries after an unlawful arrest and transport incident in St. Petersburg. Several bills drew substantial testimony. SB 308, creating the Florida Museum of Black History Board of Directors and designating St. Johns County as the museum site, received extensive support from advocates and lawmakers who emphasized preserving the full and accurate history of Black Floridians; some speakers urged safeguards to ensure historians and community members help shape the museum’s content. The committee also favorably reported CS for SB 564, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, with supporters saying it would build civic engagement and help election offices. CS for SB 52, which exempts unpaid volunteer armed security at houses of worship from Class D and G licensing requirements, was also reported favorably after testimony both supporting the need for church security and cautioning that congregations should retain control over whether weapons are allowed. The committee approved CS for SB 1396 on litigation financing and consumer protection after a lengthy debate over transparency, foreign funding, and whether the bill would chill access to courts. Supporters said it would create guardrails and disclose foreign involvement; opponents argued it could burden plaintiffs and reveal litigation strategy. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 504 and SB 506, creating a framework and related public-records exemption for code inspector body cameras, with discussion about notice to property owners and protection of sensitive footage. Additional favorable actions included CS for SB 572, updating ethics law to reflect foster family relationships, and CS for SB 590, tolling the statute of limitations for failure-to-report child abuse offenses until the offense is known to law enforcement or another charging authority.

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• filing using statistical sampling methods or other techniques prior to forwarding it to the Code Reviser
• The bill also... ...prior to forwarding it to the Code Reviser for a review certificate.
• That significantly reduced the number of initiatives coming before us, both my office, the Code Reviser
• We've run numerous statewide initiatives over the last 20 years, and in all of those initiatives we used
• I've worked on several statewide ballot measures, including 940, 1639, and 1491.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2260, House Joint Resolution 4209, and House Bill 2259, with testimony and questions on each. HB 2260 would require petition signature gatherers to sign and date each petition sheet, provide their address and county, and require voters’ residence addresses for signature verification; supporters said this would improve accountability and help prevent fraud or duplicate signatures, while opponents argued it would burden volunteers, risk disenfranchising voters who move or use incomplete addresses, and add unnecessary penalties. The Secretary of State and former Secretary of State opposed the bill, saying existing verification methods are effective and that the measure could create costly, unintended barriers. HB 2259 would require 1,000 registered-voter signatures before filing an initiative or referendum and prohibit pay-per-signature compensation, with civil penalties and a private right of action; supporters said it would reduce frivolous filings, title shopping, and fraud incentives, while opponents said it would chill initiative activity, especially for rural communities and referenda with tight timelines. The Secretary of State and former Secretary of State also opposed HB 2259, saying the initiative process should remain accessible and that the bill would add barriers and workload. House Joint Resolution 4209 would amend the state constitution to allow the legislature to modify congressional districts mid-decade by simple majority if another state adopts a new congressional map absent a court order. The prime sponsor argued Washington should not unilaterally stay passive if other states engage in partisan mid-decade redistricting, while opponents said the proposal would weaken Washington’s bipartisan redistricting system, set a bad precedent, and invite retaliation. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided, with supporters warning that partisan redistricting elsewhere threatens fair representation and opponents saying Washington should preserve its existing commission-based process rather than respond in kind. The hearing on HJR 4209 was concluded after testimony. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt. The chair suspended and reopened hearings as planned, and testimony was taken on all three measures, with HB 2260 and HB 2259 drawing extensive public comment and questions about fraud, access, and administrative burden.

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• July 1, that each hospital emergency department and ambulatory surgical center shall report to a statewide
• Specifically, and I'm going to delineate just a few of the salient points of the bill, Chair: It will revise
• It will revise the membership and duties of the Board of Optometry, ensuring that members are certified
• It will revise the membership and duties of the Board of Optometry, ensuring that members are certified
• provides that certification in the above-described procedures requires a course and examination by a statewide

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.

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• How does this become a statewide story?
• There's a revised agenda.
• Make sure you have the revised agenda; otherwise, I could try to be Peter as well. Great.
• And that included 12 RPSP literacy, statewide literacy coordinator positions.
• And now they're venturing into statewide work with all of our higher education institutions.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• And just as we respond to that conflict, we lead statewide efforts to care for sick and injured animals
• One is to talk about revision or reimagining what the compensation program.
• One is to talk about revision or reimagining what the compensation program.
• One is to talk about revision or reimagining what the compensation program is.
• We represent 40 rural counties statewide.

Committees: House Water, Parks and Wildlife , House Water, Parks, and Wildlife

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• The Governor spoke very clearly about it in the May Revise.
• The Governor spoke very clearly about it in the May Revise.
• Today I'm proud to present Senate Bill 280, which calls for a statewide special election on November
• This bill also makes the necessary statutory changes to allow the June 26th statewide primary election
• We certainly need this for a statewide solution to this problem.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 20, 2025, and considered a large number of bills, with most of the discussion centered on election redistricting and several health, labor, environmental, and government-operations measures. The first major item was ACA 8, a constitutional amendment tied to a proposed November special election and temporary mid-decade congressional redistricting in response to partisan redistricting efforts in other states. Supporters, including Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a 2020 redistricting commissioner, labor groups, and allies of the measure, argued it was necessary to defend democracy, protect representation, and respond to federal actions affecting California. Opponents, including Assemblymember Tom Lackey reading a statement for Assemblymember Gallagher and Assemblymember Dixon, argued the measure would undermine the independent redistricting commission, amount to a partisan power grab, and cost taxpayers roughly $230 million. Committee members also focused heavily on fiscal questions, including litigation costs and county election funding, and Department of Finance staff said counties would be made whole and funding would be advanced. The committee ultimately voted the measure out on a B roll call. The committee then heard SB 280, the implementing bill for the special election and related redistricting process. Supporters repeated the argument that California needed to respond to Texas and other states, while opponents again emphasized the cost, the strain on county budgets, and the state’s broader fiscal pressures. Department of Finance witnesses said the election funding would be provided in advance and that the state would work with counties and the Secretary of State. The bill was moved out on a roll call after extended debate. The committee also advanced several other bills, including SB 283 on battery storage safety standards, SB 470 extending remote participation and open-meeting flexibility for state boards and commissions, SB 697 modernizing stream adjudication procedures, SB 513 requiring more accessible employee training records, SB 30 restricting transfer of older diesel locomotives, SB 841 and SB 81 creating protections for vulnerable facilities and health care spaces from immigration enforcement, SB 358 revising traffic impact fee standards, and SB 630 streamlining state parks land acquisitions. Other measures discussed included SB 62 expanding health coverage benefits, SB 68 requiring restaurant allergen disclosures, and the committee heard both support and opposition on SB 68 from the California Restaurant Association and consumer advocates. Supporters of the health and immigrant-protection bills emphasized patient safety, reproductive health, immigrant rights, and access to care, while opponents on the restaurant bill warned of added mandates and litigation risk for small businesses. Across the hearing, committee members frequently returned to fiscal impacts, county implementation burdens, and whether the bills would save money, cost money, or shift costs to local governments. Several bills were reported out of committee, often on A or B roll calls, with some members not voting on particular measures.