Transcript Highlights:

• So I'm curious, as we've heard from many different groups coming before us today, what feedback have
• </c><00:10:39.880><c> representative</c> today is what feedback representative today is what feedback
• He asked what feedback has been received from stakeholders, including employees, labor groups, and state
• /c><00:24:02.520><c> have</c><00:24:02.720><c> you</c><00:24:03.360><c> received</c> wasn't what feedback
• have you received wasn't what feedback have you received from<00:24:04.640><c> stakeholders</c><00:24

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Lesnar said that he would like to see feedback on this investment of $11.1 million in
• Representative Lesnar said that he would like to see feedback on this investment of $11.1 million in
• from you on what that's to feedback from you on what that's going<01:14:56.760><c> to</c><01:14:56.920
• ><c> the</c><01:18:25.800><c> heavy</c><01:18:26.239><c> burden</c><01:18:26.800><c> that</c> of feedback
• of um the heavy burden that of feedback of um the heavy burden that is<01:18:27.159><c> put</c><01:18

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And so instead of presuming any outcome and getting feedback on that presumed outcome, the language in
• 14:07.600><c> more</c><01:14:07.840><c> opportunity</c><01:14:08.560><c> for</c><01:14:08.800><c> feedback
• </c> to have more opportunity for feedback to have more opportunity for feedback and<01:14:09.520><c>
• </c><01:15:45.440><c> on</c><01:15:45.679><c> that</c><01:15:46.239><c> presumed</c> getting feedback
• on that presumed getting feedback on that presumed outcome,<01:15:47.440><c> the</c><01:15:47.600><c

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think the main feedback we've been hearing over the years from the field has been just rising costs
• I'm assuming Finance has heard this feedback since you have been talking to stakeholders?
• We have heard feedback from the impacted departments.
• Do we have feedback on this question?
• Well, sounds like our conversation the last time didn't get any feedback in that direction. Dr.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

Transcript Highlights:

• I think the main feedback we've been hearing over the years from the field has been just rising costs
• I'm assuming Finance has heard this feedback since you have been talking to stakeholders?
• We have heard feedback from the impacted departments.
• Do we have feedback on this question?
• Well, sounds like our conversation the last time didn't get any feedback in that direction. Dr.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This spring, we will request feedback from the committee as well as other targeted external stakeholders
• We'll review that feedback and continue to finalize the list of nutrition in lieu of services.
• We'll review that feedback and continue to finalize the list of nutrition in lieu of services throughout
• We have flyers in our eligibility offices so clients can scan the code and provide waiver feedback that
• Do you guys have any feedback on any of that?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you for that feedback.
• Thank you for that feedback.
• Thank you for that feedback.
• Well, thank you for the feedback first for that. That's helpful.
• Because although I said earlier I don't get any feedback on services being cut from DHS, what I do get

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on January 23, 2026, to approve prior minutes and receive an update from the Department of Health and Human Services. The main presentation focused on “Project Compass,” an internal cross-department effort to prepare for changes to Medicaid and SNAP eligibility. Department staff said the goal is to maintain continuous coverage for eligible people, align policy, operations, communications, legal, finance, and eligibility work, and use the new integrated New HEIGHTS system to streamline implementation. They emphasized outreach to beneficiaries, providers, managed care organizations, and other partners, and said temporary manual workarounds had already been used to stay in compliance with fast-moving SNAP changes. Members questioned how the department would avoid repeating the costly outreach effort used in a prior Medicaid work-requirement rollout. Department officials said they are focusing on ex parte processes, sharing eligibility information across programs, and using community partners to reduce duplicate contacts and paperwork. They also said the department is monitoring the SNAP error rate closely, expects automation and a planned system contract amendment to help reduce it, and noted that current error rates are trending downward and remain below the national average. Questions were also raised about possible future SNAP restrictions on certain foods; the department said it can implement whatever the legislature directs, but that defining and administering such restrictions would be complex. The commissioner and CFO then outlined the department’s budget reduction plan. They said the department has begun implementing required “back of the budget” reductions for fiscal year 2026, using contract savings and not cutting existing services where possible. Examples included dental and home-visitation contracts, where spending was adjusted based on utilization and projected need. Officials said they had already written down a little over $15 million in prior-year encumbrances, but that this one-time source will not be available next year, making fiscal year 2027 more difficult. They also explained the difference between legally required back-of-budget cuts and lapse, and said staffing remains a major challenge because vacancies have increased and customer-facing service levels are strained. Dr. Jonathan Ballard then began an update on opioid overdose fatalities, presenting the latest medical examiner data and describing the long-term rise in deaths after fentanyl entered the illicit drug supply, with a peak in 2017 and a later increase in 2022. The transcript cuts off before his full presentation and any further committee action beyond discussion of the minutes and receipt of the department updates.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll do a little bit of editing and massaging based on their feedback on our proposal, as well as some
• bit of editing and massaging based on bit of editing and massaging based on their<00:08:27.440><c> feedback
• ><c> our</c><00:08:28.400><c> proposal</c><00:08:29.440><c> um</c><00:08:29.599><c> as</c> their feedback
• on our proposal um as their feedback on our proposal um as well<00:08:29.919><c> as</c><00:08:30.080
• cover annually, and we choose those topics in a variety of ways through our task forces, through feedback

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, with one member abstaining because of absence and one member opposing. The main informational items were a Department of Health and Human Services update on the rural health transformation grant and a public health briefing on vaccines, followed by a quarterly budget and staffing update and an annual report from the Permanent Subcommittee on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Related Dementias. Commissioner Lori Weaver reported that the department submitted the rural health transformation grant application on November 4, described it as reflecting input from communities and providers statewide, and said CMS review and budget negotiations would follow before final approval on December 31. She said the grant could support hiring as long as administrative costs stay within the 10% cap, and that the governor’s office will oversee administration with HHS. Ian Watt then testified that New Hampshire remains committed to vaccine access, including through the universal purchase program and annual respiratory virus guidance for flu, RSV, and COVID-19. He said the state continues to use evidence-based review for vaccine policy, noted the CDC’s change regarding the combined MMRV vaccine for the first dose in young children, and said New Hampshire’s school vaccine mandates remain at nine for schoolchildren and 10 for child care, with statutory exemptions still in place. Department staff also said there have been no supply or funding problems affecting childhood vaccine access. Nathan White, the department’s CFO, reviewed the DHHS budget and vacancy trends. He said DHHS makes up a large share of the state budget, that about 31% of its budget is general funds subject to lapse, and that lapse projections are difficult because much of the budget is driven by utilization rather than personnel. He reported current projected general fund lapse of just under $20 million, compared with about $39 million in the statewide surplus statement, and explained that only about a third of DHHS general funds can actually lapse because of statutory restrictions. He also said the department has about 400 unfunded positions, contributing to roughly a $30 million general fund reduction across the biennium, and that the hiring freeze has pushed vacancy trends upward while critical direct-care positions are being prioritized. The Alzheimer’s subcommittee reported six meetings this year, presentations on state services, silver alerts, brain health awareness, and palliative/hospice care, and work toward a new state Alzheimer’s plan. The subcommittee is developing a needs-assessment survey for people living with dementia, caregivers, and service providers, with the goal of using the results and other data sources to inform the plan. Its recommendations focus on integrating Alzheimer’s and dementia materials into chronic disease and aging outreach, embedding brain health into systems of care, adding cognitive health measures to BRFSS, and continuing partnerships with statewide organizations. Members also discussed recent research and prevention efforts, and the committee noted that a separate bill is being pursued to include Alzheimer’s and dementia in existing public health awareness campaigns.

Transcript Highlights:

• high quality of service and, just in general, meetings with the department up to this point, the feedback
• high quality of service and, just in general, meetings with the department up to this point, the feedback
• high quality of service and, just in general, meetings with the department up to this point, the feedback
• </c><01:13:36.400><c> has</c><01:13:36.560><c> been</c><01:13:36.719><c> very</c> point the feedback
• has been very point the feedback has been very positive<01:13:37.199><c> but</c><01:13:37.440><c> again

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard presentations from the Legal Aid Network of Kentucky, including Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, Kentucky Legal Aid, AppalRed Legal Aid, and the Legal Aid Society in Louisville. The presenters explained that the four nonprofit programs provide civil legal services in all 120 counties, focusing on low-income clients and matters such as domestic violence, family law, housing, expungement, public benefits, and veterans’ issues. They emphasized that they do not handle criminal defense cases and described statewide efforts such as the kyjustice.org website and Project Renew, which helps people in recovery with legal issues that affect stability, employment, housing, and family reunification. Each organization highlighted regional service challenges and examples of casework. Legal Aid of the Bluegrass described its 33-county service area, its mobile “justice bus,” and expungement work for people in recovery. Kentucky Legal Aid focused on disaster response after the December 2021 tornadoes, including insurance disputes and contractor fraud, and said it has continued to handle repeated FEMA-declared disasters. AppalRed described serving 37 rural counties with limited attorneys, the shortage of lawyers in “rural legal deserts,” and its disaster-response work after flooding and tornadoes, including FEMA appeals clinics and volunteer attorney support. The Legal Aid Society described its Louisville-area veteran services, including Social Security and VA disability cases, veterans treatment court referrals, and homeless outreach. Committee members praised the organizations’ work and noted the importance of their services. In response to questions about funding, the presenters said their support comes from a mix of Legal Services Corporation funds, state appropriations, federal grants such as VOCA, VAWA, and HUD, United Way, and foundation funding. They stressed that many grants are restricted, while state funding is more flexible and useful for emergencies and day-to-day operations. The presenters said current funding does not fully meet demand and requested an increase in the General Assembly’s appropriation from $500,000 per year to $1 million per year, or $2 million over the biennium.

Transcript Highlights:

• And what he's being responsive to is the feedback that he's gotten from the crime labs, who were present
• for the legislative branch to consider in an effort to be more responsive to student and teacher feedback
• This helps the agency better understand the real-time feedback offered by students in the classroom.
• students may ask and see if, you know, maybe we made a mistake somehow, but at least getting that feedback
• Members, this perfecting amendment includes suggestions and feedback from many of you, which I'm very

Bills: SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, SB2405, SB2406, SB2407, SB2166, SB2148, SB535, SB777, SB827, SB1141, SB1330, SB1352, SB1664, SB1862, SB1936, SB1453, SB1448, SB1398, SB2137, SB2111, SB53, SB226, SB1677, SB1723, SB1839, SB36, SB38, SB815, SB1856, SB552, SB646, SB37, SJR84, SJR87, SJR27, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB15, SB12, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

Transcript Highlights:

• So we try to provide as much feedback as we can, and we try to make that process as seamless as possible
• So we try to provide as much feedback as we can, and we try to make that process as seamless as possible
• So we try to provide as much feedback as we can, and we try to make that process as seamless as possible
• So we try to provide as much feedback as we can, and we try to make that process as seamless as possible
• Reach out to them, ask them how it's worked for them, what their feedback is on our staff.

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, one of the areas that I get the most uh feedback from constituents is around uh plumbing plan reviews
• </c><00:49:26.880><c> the</c><00:49:27.280><c> most</c><00:49:28.000><c> uh</c><00:49:28.599><c> feedback
• </c><00:49:29.160><c> from</c> that I get the most uh feedback from that I get the most uh feedback from
• Does, when you're implementing these, which is your responsibility, do you ever give feedback to the
• to the legislature or to as an feedback to the legislature or to as an agency<00:57:12.520><c> head<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• from all kinds of different stakeholders and incorporate that feedback.
• from all kinds of different feedback from all kinds of different stakeholders<02:25:50.120><c> and</
• c><02:25:50.920><c> that</c> stakeholders and incorporate that stakeholders and incorporate that feedback
• Certainly, all of the feedback.
• participate in this process<02:25:59.920><c> had</c><02:26:00.160><c> their</c><02:26:00.280><c> feedback

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Section two had some fairly significant changes to definitions, and based on feedback from some of our
• Section two had some fairly significant changes to definitions, and based on feedback from some of our
• </c><02:47:19.960><c> from</c> definitions and based on feedback from definitions and based on feedback
• When I get an amendment, the first thing I will do is send it to you and ask you for your feedback on
• </c><03:04:42.160><c> on</c> you and ask you for your feedback on you and ask you for your feedback on

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, it was feedback we had taken in from House Finance Division 1.
• I have not gotten any feedback beyond a very brief conversation with one industry representative as I
• We sent it around yesterday afternoon, and we've gotten a lot of feedback between yesterday afternoon
• We sent it around yesterday afternoon, and we've gotten a lot of feedback between yesterday afternoon
• </c><01:28:22.880><c> between</c> we've gotten a lot of feedback between we've gotten a lot of feedback

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first reviewed its schedule, noting that 13 bills were being executed the next day and that additional subcommittee work would be scheduled around Town Meeting Day and the following session days. The chair explained that the committee would not meet on Town Meeting Day, would handle the remaining bills on the next available subcommittee day, and would continue any unfinished items later in the month. The committee then took up House Bill 774, which concerned Medicare-related coverage issues. Members discussed the bill’s purpose and the differences between Medicare standard and Medicare Advantage, with one member saying the proposal was informative but did not offer a workable solution. The committee also moved to inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 185, and the motion passed on a 6-0 vote. House Bill 241, relating to alternatives to opioids, was retained for further work. Members said the bill raised concerns about insurers effectively practicing medicine and about the lack of evidence on the efficacy of some alternative treatments, while also noting that chiropractic coverage mandates already exist in statute. The committee voted to retain the bill, with the motion passing 6-0. The most extended discussion was on House Bill 648, which would expand insurance coverage for glucose monitoring. Testimony and committee comments focused on whether coverage should be tied to insulin use or instead to a physician’s medical judgment, the role of continuous glucose monitoring for people with type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin, and the potential cost impact. An insurance department fiscal analyst said the original $22-per-member estimate was based on the unamended bill and that the amended version would require updated analysis; members agreed to retain the bill to narrow the eligible population and revisit the language later.

Transcript Highlights:

• We've got some feedback on there from our 2025 customer satisfaction survey.
• We've got some feedback on there from our 2025 customer satisfaction survey.
• These next couple of slides, we actually pulled out some of the criteria because we did get a lot of feedback
• going to drive a lot of this, but we also wanted to make sure that we collected good stakeholder feedback
• And that may upset, you know, that may supersede stakeholder feedback.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• reached out because they know that there's been a lot of headaches and we're asking for that type of feedback
• Missouri does have a contract with a provider, and we've been giving them some feedback.
• I think more concrete feedback, and just following up with them and just beginning to start to track
• mental health centers and our CSTAR, which is our substance use treatment programs, to get that feedback
• mental health centers and our CSTAR, which is our substance use treatment programs, to get that feedback

Summary: The task force heard extensive testimony on recovery support, harm reduction, and community-based care. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he said recovery housing, peer support, employment, accountability, and stable housing are what help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding, housing shortages, transportation, treatment courts, and support for medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said Into Action relies on a braided mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private funding, and that recovery housing needs longer-term support than many current funding streams provide. He also said Missouri should expand recovery housing, peer recovery support, and recovery community centers, and improve awareness and access to MAT in recovery settings and after incarceration. Matt Cushman, a community paramedic with Raytown Fire Protection District, urged Missouri to expand harm reduction, including syringe service programs and broader access to clean needles and drug-checking tools. He argued that stigma and abstinence-only approaches keep many people from seeking help, and said harm reduction reduces disease transmission, overdose deaths, hospitalizations, and other harms while creating pathways to recovery. He cited naloxone distribution as a successful example and said similar strategies should be decriminalized and expanded. Members asked about naloxone access, community paramedicine funding, and whether safe consumption sites should be considered; Cushman said syringe exchange should be a near-term priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term policy question. Representatives from Ozarks Medical Center/COMC and Four Rivers Community Health Center focused on the need to reimburse peer support specialists and community health workers, especially in rural and underserved areas. COMC’s Monet Lehman shared her trauma and recovery story and described her jail reentry work, helping incarcerated people with housing, benefits, IDs, employment, MAT, and community supports before release. Four Rivers said its care coordinators and CHWs provide wraparound services such as transportation, housing help, Medicaid enrollment, clothing, and same-day MAT access. Members and staff discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, noting that CCBHCs can bill for peer services through Medicaid while FQHCs generally cannot, and that CHWs are often funded through grants rather than reimbursement. No votes were taken; the meeting consisted of testimony and member questions, with several requests for follow-up information on funding, transportation, and reimbursement rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• In terms of the tickets, just to comment on additional feedback loops and surveys, I'd love to see any
• additional opportunities where LA28 is present at events or online where there are feedback loops.
• In terms of the tickets, just to comment on additional feedback loops and surveys, I'd love to see any
• additional opportunities where LA 20 is present at events or online where there are feedback loops.
• We've heard a lot of, sometimes we hear feedback that we might be able to absorb the costs of running

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games, focusing on infrastructure, transportation, sustainability, ticketing, community benefits, and legacy planning. LA28’s Joey Freeman reported on overall progress, including new soccer venues across the country, strong ticket demand, a volunteer program launched early, $2.5 billion in corporate sponsorships, and recently enacted state laws to support route networks, temporary infrastructure, medical staffing, and EMS coordination. He also said LA28 is sponsoring AB 2436 to extend in-state tuition eligibility for Team USA student-athletes training in California. Members pressed LA28 heavily on ticket affordability and access, saying the local presale and low-cost ticket rollout had not met community expectations. Several senators asked for clearer numbers on how many tickets were available, how many were under $100, and how community ticketing would work, with concerns that nonprofit distribution could still miss low-income residents. LA28 said $28 tickets were offered, roughly 500,000 low-cost tickets were placed with local residents during the presale, and a community ticketing program seeded by philanthropy would provide free tickets through nonprofits. Senators also raised concerns about gender parity data, security funding, and whether federal support would remain stable. Mayor Karen Bass said the city’s theme is “Games for All” and emphasized that Los Angeles wants the Games to benefit every neighborhood through small-business contracting, cultural programming, and lasting infrastructure. She described city-run small business summits, a broader Cultural Olympiad effort tied to murals and neighborhood storytelling, and watch parties and fan fests as free community alternatives. Bass also requested state help speeding approvals for key public-land improvements, allowing mutual aid for law enforcement without a state of emergency, and addressing freeway trash and encampments that could affect access to venues. Members asked for follow-up on those requests, including details on permitting, Caltrans coordination, and business participation. The final panel began with an infrastructure presentation from Councilmember Paul Krekorian, who said the Games are a no-build, transit-first event and outlined requests for street and sidewalk improvements, accessibility upgrades, energy and charging infrastructure, a joint operations center, active transportation projects, and cleanup of Caltrans rights of way. He argued the Games could generate $18 billion in economic output, support 90,000 jobs, and produce at least $700 million in state and local tax revenue, while also leaving behind permanent community benefits. He closed by pointing to Los Angeles’ history with the 1932 and 1984 Games as evidence that the city can deliver a successful and financially positive Olympics.

Transcript Highlights:

• by ratepayers through the end of 2027, but the Commission issued a ruling on April 8 requesting feedback
• by ratepayers through the end of 2027, but the Commission issued a ruling on April 8 requesting feedback
• Demand-Side Grid Support program that we dislike, the PUC's open rulemaking is to encourage that type of feedback
• And as a question in our April 8th ruling, we have heard this feedback that people say it's easier to
• They, as I said, are valued feedback, but they all have their own perspective, right?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We provided a lot of feedback to the sponsors and the author about how it would be essentially impossible
• We provided a lot of feedback to the sponsors and the author about how it would be essentially impossible
• Blahos with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, oppose unless amended position, and associate our feedback
• , Blahos, with Pacific Gas and Electric Company oppose unless amended position and associate our feedback
• and comments with our colleagues from the, associate our feedback and comments with our colleagues from

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on clean energy, electrification, and grid planning. AB 1813 (Ward) would revise California’s community renewable energy program to better support community solar and storage, especially for renters and low-income customers, by tying credits to avoided costs and requiring at least 51% low-income participation. Supporters said the current CPUC program is unworkable and has stalled development; utilities raised concerns about cost shifts, CCA impacts, and the bill’s late substantive amendments. The bill was discussed but no vote was recorded in the excerpt. AB 2313 (Berman) would create a gas service line replacement alternative program allowing customers facing planned gas line replacement to instead choose electrification and receive an incentive. Supporters argued it would reduce long-term gas infrastructure costs and give customers more choice, while opponents warned it could divert money from safety-related gas replacement work, create affordability issues, and conflict with the recently approved SB 1221 pilot. Committee members pressed the author on safety, funding sources, and renter impacts; the author said the bill includes emergency replacement exemptions and is intended to lower costs for remaining ratepayers. AB 1975 (Schultz) would require the CPUC to develop a grid utilization metric and consider expanded grid management programs to better use existing distribution infrastructure and reduce the need for costly upgrades. Supporters said better utilization could save ratepayers billions and help integrate batteries and flexible load; utilities generally opposed rigid utilization targets but were open to further discussion. The committee passed AB 1975 on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 2612, on plug-in photovoltaic systems, passed 9-0 to Appropriations after supporters said it would expand access to low-cost solar and utilities requested clarification that they would participate in the standards process. AB 1849 (Pappin) would direct CARB to study the need for decarbonized gaseous fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors and for grid reliability. Supporters framed it as a technology-neutral assessment for sectors like industrial heat and backup power; opponents argued it was biased toward a preferred fuel pathway and duplicated existing state studies. After a lengthy exchange over the lack of a statutory definition for “decarbonized gaseous fuels,” the bill passed 10-0 to Appropriations. AB 2088 (Pappin) would authorize investor-owned utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks, with safeguards for safety, workforce, and ratepayers. Supporters described TENs as efficient, low-emission heating and cooling systems that can use geothermal energy or waste heat; the bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations.