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• Patricia Bridg is also from Raymond signed up. Good morning. Patricia Bridgio.
• Patricia Bridg is also from Raymond signed up. Good morning. Patricia Bridgio.
• An example might be bridges, right?
• An example might be bridges, right?
• </c><00:27:18.559><c> Uh</c><00:27:18.960><c> Patricia</c> Patricia Bridges from Raymond.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• budgeted this fiscal year, providing funding for things like aeronautics, state and local roads and bridges
• is healthcare, whether it is education, whether it is the public infrastructure and our roads and bridges
• and<00:58:24.640><c> our</c><00:58:24.799><c> roads</c><00:58:24.960><c> and</c><00:58:25.200><c> bridges
• </c><00:58:25.760><c> the</c><00:58:26.079><c> cost</c><00:58:26.319><c> is</c> and our roads and bridges
• , the cost is and our roads and bridges, the cost is going<00:58:26.720><c> to</c><00:58:26.960><c> come

Keywords: 1183, house

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• more than 14,000 skilled construction laborers who build and maintain our state's roads, highways, bridges
• Thank you for your time and consideration of this important bill, because just like roads and bridges
• c><00:14:17.639><c> like</c><00:14:17.839><c> roads</c><00:14:18.120><c> and</c><00:14:18.279><c> bridges
• </c><00:14:18.680><c> an</c> because just like roads and bridges an because just like roads and bridges
• </c><00:41:39.640><c> people</c> nonprofit that has been bridging people nonprofit that has been bridging

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• then, if there were federal staff that would come in from FEMA, this would be like a third option to bridge
• It's with Mobile River Bridge mostly, but also west of Highway. Any questions?

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I am a licensed highway, streets, and bridge contractor, and I can build this bridge that's going to

Bills: SB147, SB414, HB220, HB750, HB799, HB827, HB952, HB953

Keywords: roof standards, construction code, residential property, fortified roofs, insurance, medical debt, interest rate, healthcare services, consumer protection, debt collection, Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act, child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, automatic renewal, cancellation policy, subscription service, transparency

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• had some form of ranked-choice voting for decades, and researchers suggest that RCV has worked to bridge
• had some form of ranked-choice voting for decades, and researchers suggest that RCV has worked to bridge

Bills: H4916, H4262

Keywords: ranked choice voting, instant runoff voting, RCV, Bedford, municipal elections, town offices, local option, ballot question, election reform, plurality voting, multi-seat elections, single-seat elections, town clerk, tie-breaking, ballot tabulation, Boston elections, voter preference, local government, 1212, all

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• The issue is not the existence of temporary labor, but whether it serves as a bridge to stability or
• Karen... serves as a bridge to stability or a barrier to it. Florida's growth depends on workers.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• bill, which are, which is the Oil and Gas Equalization Tax Act, which now I, I believe, uh, may be bridge
• And so if that's a bridge that, that we cannot cross, then, then I would, I would, I would say, yeah,

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• Um Howard served until Ed Bridges took Um Howard served until Ed Bridges took Um Howard served until
• Ed Bridges took over in 82.
• And many of you know Ed Bridges. Ed served until his retirement Bridges.
• And the other bridge is Washington. And the other bridge is Washington.
• So uh Francis Scott Key has been bridge. So uh Francis Scott Key has been bridge.

Keywords: 920, all

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• to bridge social and economic<01:08:35.600><c> gaps</c><01:08:36.440><c> ensuring</c><01:08:36.880><
• current access to Gia Grant is to bridge current access to care<01:14:41.159><c> and</c><01:14:41.360
• Manoa Heritage Center is more than a place; it's a bridge between past and future, between knowledge
• </c><03:39:45.040><c> between</c> than a place it's a bridge between than a place it's a bridge between
• </c><05:32:01.558><c> the</c> effectively utilize AI Bridging the effectively utilize AI Bridging the

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• approach from the state's perspective if... ...approach from the state's perspective if we're trying to bridge
• we were to take this on, then how much does it cost for a statewide program where we're basically bridging
• Others can take a look at it as well and see if this bridges your gap where we're looking at that 30-
• the tab on that component; it basically gets distributed. >> You think that would be sufficient to bridge

Keywords: 916, all

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• Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara have been using tiny homes and modular homes to serve as a bridge
• And while interim housing is a vital and valued part of our response to homelessness, it is a bridge,
• and SB 967 threatens to make it a bridge to nowhere.
• So trying to figure out how to bridge those two realities is where this bill came from.

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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• Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara have been using tiny homes and modular homes to serve as a bridge
• And while interim housing is a vital and valued part of our response to homelessness, it is a bridge,
• and SB 967 threatens to make it a bridge to nowhere.
• So trying to figure out how to bridge those two realities is where this bill came from.

Summary: The committee heard several housing-related measures. SB 866 by Senator Blakespear would require jurisdictions that do not receive HAP homelessness grants to include homelessness data strategies and regional coordination in their housing elements. Supporters said the bill would close a planning gap and improve transparency and accountability; opponents, including the League of California Cities and several cities, argued it would impose costly, duplicative reporting requirements and ask cities to collect data outside their control. Members raised concerns about burden on small cities and possible amendments for lower-population or low-homelessness jurisdictions, but no final vote was taken because the committee initially lacked a quorum. SB 967, also by Senator Blakespear, would allow qualifying interim housing units to count toward a portion of a jurisdiction’s RHNA obligation for acutely low-income housing, with safeguards against double counting and reporting requirements. Supporters said the bill would incentivize rapid, dignified interim housing and help move people out of encampments; opponents warned it would blur the line between temporary shelter and permanent housing and could reduce pressure to build deeply affordable permanent units. After extensive debate, the committee reached quorum and voted the bill out on a due pass basis to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with members noting continued work on amendments. The committee also considered SCR 131, a resolution calling for a coordinated state effort to end unsheltered homelessness and prioritize a broad range of interventions, including interim housing, permanent supportive housing, and prevention. Supporters emphasized the scale and urgency of unsheltered homelessness and the need for clearer state goals and funding. One member said the resolution’s language was too broad and abstained, but the author agreed to consider wording changes. The resolution was adopted on a roll call vote and held on call for absent members. Finally, SB 1238 by Senator Wahab would increase oversight and transparency for homeowners associations and HOA managers, including disclosures, reserve-fund rules, and a proposed fiduciary-duty standard. Realtors and homeowner supporters backed the bill as a way to improve accountability, while community-manager groups opposed the fiduciary-duty provision and raised concerns about litigation and insurance costs. Members discussed the reserve-fund language and fiduciary-duty issue, noting that further changes would be considered in the Judiciary Committee; the bill was not yet voted on in this hearing.

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• Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara have been using tiny homes and modular homes to serve as a bridge
• permanent housing also conflates two distinct populations, people experiencing, I don't know. ...a bridge
• to permanent housing, and SB 967 threatens to make it a bridge to nowhere.
• So trying to figure out how to bridge those two realities is where this bill came from.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• believes that a student's journey from a community college to a four-year institution should be a bridge
• This bill helps bridge the transition from K through 12 into college, allowing IEPs and 504 plans to
• And this would be a simple expansion of that to bridge the gap that the federal government has...
• And this would be a simple expansion of that to bridge the gap that the federal government has created

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a long policy agenda focused largely on student access, equity, and institutional oversight. Bills discussed included AB 2236 on common course numbering and streamlined articulation across the community colleges, CSU, and UC; AB 2422 on protections when financial aid is delayed; AB 1669 on medical and mental health leaves of absence; AB 1713 on accepting IEPs and 504 plans as proof of disability for accommodations; AB 2766 on priority housing and related supports for foster youth and students experiencing homelessness; AB 2212 on tech-facilitated sexual harassment and AI-generated intimate images; AB 2504 on a pilot to upskill creative-industry workers for AI-related changes; AB 1734 on preserving and expanding California food insecurity data collection; and AB 2771, the sunset bill for the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education. The committee also took up a consent calendar of three bills earlier in the hearing. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support from student groups, advocacy organizations, and system representatives, with many speakers describing personal experiences with transfer confusion, delayed aid, mental health crises, disability documentation barriers, housing instability, and online sexual harm. AB 2236 drew support from community college, CSU, UC student associations, and college-opportunity advocates, while the CSU Academic Senate registered opposition. AB 2771 drew a notable exchange over the cost and scope of the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education, with Vice Chair DeMaio opposing the extension on fiscal and bureaucracy grounds; the author responded that the bureau is fee-funded and that its fees had not been raised in years. AB 1734 also prompted skepticism from DeMaio about the survey’s cost, methodology, and whether the work should be competitively bid, though supporters argued the existing California Health Interview Survey infrastructure was the most efficient way to preserve critical food insecurity data after federal cuts. The committee voted to advance the measures it heard, generally on party-line or near-party-line votes, with several bills held open for additional members to add on. AB 2236, AB 2422, AB 1669, AB 1713, AB 1734, AB 2766, and AB 2212 all received do-pass recommendations and were re-referred to the appropriate policy or fiscal committees. AB 2771 was also moved forward to the Committee on Business and Professions after debate over the bureau’s reauthorization and fee structure. The hearing ended with the committee beginning consideration of AB 2504, the AI-related workforce upskilling pilot for creative industries.

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• believes that a student's journey from a community college to a four-year institution should be a bridge
• This bill helps bridge the transition from K–12 into college, allowing IEPs and 504 plans to serve as
• And this would be a simple expansion of that to bridge the gap that the federal government has...
• And this would be a simple expansion of that to bridge the gap that the federal government has created

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One opportunity is creating a bridge with the local food assistance program championed by Assembly Member
• Senator Hurtado, this would advance that farm-to-food-bank effort to complement that bridge as we get
• Assistance Program to income-eligible older adults, regardless of immigration status, and efforts to bridge
• They rely on food bank programs to bridge their meal gap.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• there was absolutely nothing in the planning process that even demonstrated that there's a pedestrian bridge
• going over Highway 17 and a new box culvert for the wildlife—the pedestrian bridge for humans and a
• also built in things like climate resiliency, so in a lot of cases culverts, drainage culverts, and bridges
• So in a lot of cases, culverts, drainage culverts, and bridges are already being upsized because we're

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee heard a long agenda of transportation-related bills, with several district-specific measures and statewide policy proposals. Early in the hearing, SB 1408 by Senator Arreguín would authorize Contra Costa County to place a new countywide transportation sales tax measure on the ballot to continue funding highways, local roads, transit, biking and walking infrastructure, and paratransit. Supporters said it would preserve funding continuity for major projects; CalTax opposed it over affordability and sales tax burden concerns. Senators discussed that the bill would only place the measure before voters, not enact the tax itself, and a motion was made, but no vote could be taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee also heard SB 990, a rural signage bill for Ridgecrest along Highway 395, which would allow Caltrans business-logo signs to direct travelers to lodging, food, fuel, medical services, and other amenities. The author and local witnesses framed it as a safety and economic development measure for an isolated community; there was no opposition. SB 1167, authored by Senator Blakespear, would tighten consumer protections in the e-bike market by distinguishing legal e-bikes from higher-powered e-motos, requiring clearer labeling and disclosures, and improving incident reporting. It drew broad support from bicycle, medical, local government, auto club, and safety groups, with no opposition. SB 1034 by Senator McNerney would make it easier for disabled veterans rated permanently and totally disabled by the VA to obtain disabled parking placards, aligning state procedures with federal disability determinations; veterans groups strongly supported it and no opposition was heard. The committee then heard SB 1279, which would add Long Beach’s Pacific Coast Highway corridor to the city’s existing speed safety camera pilot. Supporters said PCH accounts for a disproportionate share of fatalities and crashes, especially involving pedestrians, while opponents from the highway patrol and business groups said the issue should be handled under existing or upcoming rules. The California Highway Patrol Association later moved to neutral after discussions about amendments. Finally, the chair presented SB 1177, to require the High-Speed Rail Project Update report to continue including additional information such as revenue options and comparative project history, and SB 1246, a bill to impose stronger remote-operations, response-time, training, reporting, and manual override requirements on autonomous vehicle operators. SB 1177 drew support from the U.S. High-Speed Rail Association and opposition from the City of Burbank, while SB 1246 drew strong support from firefighters, labor, and many drivers and cyclists, but opposition from the AV industry, Chamber of Commerce groups, and a retired CHP official who argued the bill was too prescriptive and conflicted with new DMV rules. Members debated safety, data reporting, first responder access, and whether the bill should wait for rulemaking; the hearing ended with motions and discussion, but the transcript does not show final votes being taken on these measures.

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• there was absolutely nothing in the planning process that even demonstrated that there's a pedestrian bridge
• going over Highway 17 and a new box culvert for the wildlife, the pedestrian bridge for humans and a
• also built in things like climate resiliency, so in a lot of cases culverts, drainage culverts, and bridges
• are already being upsized— So in a lot of cases, culverts, drainage culverts, and bridges are already

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• cost-of-living adjustment and including funding for the Work Stages and the Emergency Child Care Bridge
• So bridging In contrast, there are more than 1,000 per-child rate categories.
• So bridging these differences would require us to translate cost of care plus payment levels to in-contract
• Additionally, SB 1051 will help more children enroll in the emergency foster care bridge program using

Keywords: 988, house, all