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• It might bring in law enforcement.
• I'm the deputy chief of our law enforcement division.
• And with other mutual aid law enforcement agencies to combat.
• I was a full-time professor at McGeorge School of Law, where, among others, I taught animal law and focused
• I was a full-time professor at McGeorge School of Law, where, among others, I taught animal law and focused

Summary: The hearing focused on human-wildlife conflict in California, especially predator management involving bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and wolves. The chair and Assemblymember Hadwick framed the issue as a balance between protecting people, livestock, and property while preserving wildlife and biodiversity, citing habitat loss, development, drought, wildfire, and climate change as drivers of conflict. Department of Fish and Wildlife officials described their conflict-response work, including public education, depredation permits, wildlife incident reporting, and coordination with sheriffs, counties, and other agencies. They also noted that wildlife sightings and conflicts are increasingly common in both rural and urban areas, including recent mountain lion activity in San Francisco and ongoing bear conflicts in places like Tahoe and Sierra Madre. CDFW staff outlined the department’s human-wildlife conflict program, including the WEIR reporting system, a public toolkit, limited-term staff, and regional response efforts. They said the program grew out of drought-related incidents and later state funding, but that one-time money has expired, creating service gaps. Officials also discussed specific management approaches such as Tahoe’s trap-tag-haze bear program, DNA-based incident tracking, and the use of nonlethal deterrents before lethal action. For wolves, they explained that the species is protected and managed differently from bears and lions, that there is no general depredation-kill process for wolves, and that the department is working on data-sharing agreements, county liaisons, compensation programs, and improved coordination with ranchers and local law enforcement. Members pressed the department on underreporting, trust in state agencies, the need for sheriffs to participate in investigations, and whether more authority should be given for public-safety removals or hazing. Assemblymember Gonzalez also raised wildlife trafficking and border enforcement issues in Southern California. The panel repeatedly emphasized that more resources, technology, and local partnerships are needed. Officials gave budget context, saying roughly $17 million in one-time funding over several years supported conflict response and wolf compensation efforts, but that staffing and program capacity remain limited. The chair concluded by noting interest in further work on technology, funding, and institutionalizing collaboration, and the hearing then moved to a second panel of university researchers who presented on wolf and mountain lion conflict, habitat planning, trust, and the need for flexible, science-based, locally tailored mitigation strategies.

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• It might bring in law enforcement.
• This is where our law enforcement, and you'll hear more about this later, this is where our law enforcement
• I'm the Deputy Chief of our law enforcement division.
• I'm pro law enforcement, so I want to make sure that you have the right resources.
• I was a full-time professor at McGeorge School of Law, where, among others, I taught animal law and focused

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

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And right now, under federal law, the premium tax credits that are available are increased more than
• the premium tax credits that federal law the premium tax credits that are<00:19:35.159><c> available
• Some duties are specified in state law, and some community health boards assume other duties through
• Some duties are specified in state law, and some community health boards assume other duties through
• Some duties are specified in state law, and some community health boards assume other duties through

Keywords: 1183, house

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• From the Committee on Rules. law. law.
• CON law on steroids. That it CON law CON law on steroids.
• laws.
• laws.
• laws.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted a resolution honoring Dr. Todd Freeman, Superintendent of Vestavia Hills City Schools, as Alabama Superintendent of the Year. Senators praised his leadership in public education and noted the recognition was especially meaningful as one of the last such honors in the current chamber. The Senate also adopted a resolution commending the 2026 Alabama Law Institute Senate interns for their service, and members offered personal remarks thanking the interns and encouraging them to remain and contribute to Alabama in the future. The chamber then took up several conference committee and House messages. The Senate concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 341 after extended remarks, and later concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 32, described as a veterans-related bill that would make benefits automatic for those under the federal poverty level and allow cities and counties to opt in for veterans above that level. The Senate also received House amendments to Senate Bill 199, concerning sex offenders, and voted to non-concur and send the bill to conference, naming conferees. In resolutions from the Rules Committee, the Senate adopted an amended House Joint Resolution 198 establishing the Alabama Mental Health Task Force. It also adopted House Joint Resolution 326, which recognizes the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama. Throughout the meeting, senators made extended floor remarks about slowing down on legislation, focusing on rural hospitals and other priorities, and the importance of treating children, seniors, and low-income residents fairly.

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• And by the way, COVID is not among the required vaccinations under our state law.
• I would point out that Connecticut enacted this very same law in 2021.
• And by the way, COVID is not among the required vaccinations under our state law.
• I would point out that Connecticut enacted this very same law in 2021.
• </c> Connecticut enacted this very same law Connecticut enacted this very same law in<01:11:44.040><c

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It's time to finally close the deadly gaps in Texas youth camp laws. Thank you.
• Why isn't it going to law enforcement. That's my understanding. They would do the investigation.
• How to draft a law that includes them. So, so we've got a water ski camp. What other kind of camps?
• I got a call about abortion, and I, I got involved with prayer vigilant before Planned Parenthood.
• After your bill becomes law, I can go pull it, and it will say all that under your law.

Bills: HB 265 , HB25

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• And if not, there's a clause in here that says that this part of the law would be repealed if there are
• It would also include partnerships like Disability Law... ...include partnerships like Disability Law
• They're very well experienced in education law and they would also be supporting.
• to preserve the legislative intent, effect, and meaning of the law. >> Madam Speaker, I move Senate
• So now that it will just reflect common law.

Keywords: 981, all

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• State law establishes a framework requiring schools to plan for a range of emergencies at the local level
• Under current law, a birth parent is only guaranteed a leave of absence and a return in good academic
• State law currently does not require that undergraduates be provided with these protections.
• Current law does not require governing board members to publicly post their contact information.
• So that's a pretty big deal for the law that only the Governor—we can only change with the Governor's

Summary: The committee heard and acted on several education-related bills, beginning with AB 65 on paid pregnancy leave for public school employees. The bill drew strong support from teachers, school employees, unions, and education groups, who argued it would provide up to 14 weeks of paid leave, reduce financial penalties tied to sick leave use, and help recruit and retain educators. Some witnesses and members raised concerns about funding, district eligibility, and implementation, but the bill was advanced on a do-pass recommendation to the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, with one member not voting and the bill placed on call for absent members. Members then heard AB 673 on an unaccompanied youth support grant program for homeless 16- and 17-year-olds, AB 1552 on reporting recommendations to strengthen civic engagement in higher education, AB 1572 on annual CIF review and qualification standards for sports officials, and AB 1586 on opioid overdose response training and naloxone access for school resource officers. AB 673 and AB 1552 received support from education, youth, and advocacy organizations; AB 673 also drew questions about overlap with existing homeless and foster-care-related programs, while supporters said the bill targets a vulnerable subpopulation that is often missed. AB 1552 and AB 1572 were broadly supported and advanced, and AB 1586 was backed by treatment providers, school nurses, and education groups as a practical student-safety measure; all were moved forward with do-pass recommendations and placed on call. The committee also considered AB 1721, which would create a work group to review and streamline school safety plans, and AB 2060, which would establish a mentor teacher grant program and stipend to strengthen the teacher pipeline. Both bills were supported by administrators, educators, and school-related organizations, and both advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee. AB 2440, aimed at clarifying Proposition 28 arts and music education funding rules and allowing small districts to pool resources, also received broad support and moved to Appropriations. AB 1784, which would extend pregnancy-related protections to undergraduate students and prohibit discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditions, passed to the Senate Judiciary Committee after support from higher education and women’s advocacy groups. Finally, AB 2660, which would codify the CalBridge STEM pathway program and related efforts to diversify the STEM workforce, was supported by higher education and workforce advocates and advanced to Appropriations after questions about the related EnLACE program and its funding sources.

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• Linda Way with Western Center on Law and Poverty.
• I’m a promotor for health and life, law, medical care.
• Linda Way with Western Center on Law and Poverty.
• Linda Way with Western Center on Law and Poverty.
• We urge the law.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ><c> protect</c><02:13:05.520><c> American</c> existing laws to protect American existing laws to protect
• </c> with federal immigration law. with federal immigration law.
• </c><02:59:17.520><c> It's</c> law enforcement officer can do. It's law enforcement officer can do.
• </c> recovery, work force, and law recovery, work force, and law enforcement<04:25:43.199><c> to</c><
• In the years since, the bill into law.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ,</c><00:26:12.720><c> through</c> locked in um through the law, through locked in um through the law
• We don't like seat belt laws. We don't like helmet laws.
• We don't like don't like seat belt laws. We don't like helmet<00:36:13.920><c> laws.
• We don't like people helmet laws.
• and and the guidance from federal law and and the guidance from the<00:45:29.839><c> administration<

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• Linda Way, with Western Center on Law and Poverty.
• To comply with federal law, this change had to be implemented in August of 2025.
• I'm a promotor for health and life, law, medical care.
• Linda Way with Western Center on Law and Poverty.
• I'm the co-deady director at the East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 and related federal actions on Covered California, Medi-Cal, and immigrant access to care. The chair framed the discussion around three main issues: expected losses in marketplace coverage as enhanced federal premium subsidies expire, new federal work and renewal requirements that would add administrative burden to Medi-Cal, and the loss of eligibility for certain lawfully present immigrants. Covered California testified that H.R. 1 and new federal rules, combined with the end of enhanced premium tax credits, are driving higher premiums, lower new enrollment, and more cancellations, especially among middle-income, Latino, and Black enrollees. The agency said California’s $190 million state subsidy program is helping lower-income enrollees but cannot replace the lost federal assistance, and it noted that roughly 120,000 lawfully present immigrants in Covered California will lose federal tax credits in 2027. On Medi-Cal, the Department of Health Care Services said H.R. 1 will require work and community engagement verification, six-month renewals for certain adults, and other changes that the department expects will reduce enrollment substantially. DHCS estimated 233,000 members could lose coverage by June 2027 from the work requirement and 289,000 from six-month renewals, with losses rising much higher by 2028; it also said it is using automation, outreach, clinic navigators, coverage ambassadors, community health workers, and street medicine providers to reduce procedural disenrollments. The department described a two-phase outreach plan and said it is working with counties on implementation, while the Department of Finance said the Governor’s budget maintains $190 million for the state subsidy program and does not propose additional changes at this time. The LAO said its independent forecast is somewhat higher than the administration’s, estimating about 2.1 million fewer Medi-Cal enrollees by June 2028, and urged the Legislature to review county administrative workload and readiness. Public testimony and member comments focused on the human and fiscal consequences of coverage losses. A representative from the Sacramento Native American Health Center warned that reduced reimbursement and coverage losses would destabilize community health centers, increase uncompensated care, and worsen outcomes by pushing patients into emergency care. Members raised concerns about paperwork burdens, county capacity, outreach effectiveness, and whether the state should do more to preserve coverage, including possible modeling of additional H-CARF spending and support for middle-income consumers and immigrant enrollees. The hearing did not take any votes or formal actions, but it ended with public comment and continued discussion of implementation and budget options.

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• So again, thank you for the opportunity to testify. law um and that becomes a problem law um and that
• <01:09:08.319><c> in</c> law in law in 1997<01:09:10.159><c> passed</c><01:09:10.759><c> something</c
• Antiquated New Hampshire state law once Antiquated New Hampshire state law once my<01:14:44.920><c> water
• </c> greater protection under the law greater protection under the law allowing<02:04:37.679><c> for<
• </c> Virginia they actually enjoined the law Virginia they actually enjoined the law from<03:49:40.600

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• federal law.
• are outside federal law.
• that are outside federal law.
• that are outside federal law.
• are outside federal law.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing and then an executive session on HB 650, a housekeeping-style bill from the Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds. Testimony explained that the bill would remove references to two already-repealed dedicated funds, split the state parks dedicated fund so Cannon Mountain winter activities would be tracked separately from the rest of the parks system, and place a $1 million cap on the robotics education fund so excess money would revert to the general fund. Supporters said the changes were mainly administrative but would improve accounting and avoid timing issues; committee members asked about a typographical error in the bill text and whether the measure was more than housekeeping. The committee later voted 16-0 to recommend HB 650 ought to pass, and then placed it on the consent calendar. The committee also opened a public hearing on HB 585, which would revise the property tax exemption for religious organizations. Representative John Janigian, the sponsor, said the bill was intended to help small churches and other religious groups that own parsonages or worship buildings but no longer have a resident pastor, allowing them to rent space or use property for church purposes without losing the exemption so long as the money is used for church operations, maintenance, or outreach. He described his Salem church’s parsonage being taxed after it was no longer occupied by a pastor, and said the bill would prevent similar burdens on small congregations. Former Representative Betty Gay testified in support, describing prior assessor actions in Salem that taxed church land and buildings very aggressively, while a Municipal Association representative testified in opposition. Committee members raised questions about how terms such as “regularly recognized and constituted denomination” would be defined, whether the bill could be applied consistently to larger denominations with multiple parishes, and whether legislative research should review past treatment of similar cases.

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• </c> families and overwhelming law families and overwhelming law enforcement<02:18:15.439><c> Congress
• </c> by properly equipping our law by properly equipping our law enforcement<02:18:48.160><c> community
• Not only are they breaking the law, they are violating the Constitution, appropriations law, and statutory
• law.
• </c> payment system from Reckless and lawful payment system from Reckless and lawful U<05:19:20.480><

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ><c> transparency,</c><03:09:02.560><c> and</c> law governing safety, transparency, and law governing
• The original law federally regulated.
• </c> clarifies ambiguities in current law clarifies ambiguities in current law that<03:15:52.800><c>
• </c><03:53:23.359><c> That</c> of 2024 was signed into law. That of 2024 was signed into law.
• Under current law, aviation system.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:31:23.399><c> of</c> efficiently administer the tax laws of efficiently administer the tax laws
• </c> changes that are the result of new laws changes that are the result of new laws that<00:34:59.200
• </c><01:15:41.040><c> the</c> because if the states don't abortion the because if the states don't abortion
• Two of those states do not allow online betting. federal law that had prohibited sports federal law that
• There's no current law that prohibits credit.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.

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• So under current law, in terms of mandated vaccines for going to school, can you have an exception to
• Recommendations for the Thriving Texas Families Program, previously known as Alternatives to Abortion
• We have made referrals to appropriate law enforcement authorities for prosecution of those individuals

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, and that's about 80% of chief medical examiner in law to take chief medical examiner in law to take
• This is often referred to as either the Slayer Law or the Son of Sam law.
• or their Son to as either the Slayer Law or their Son of<01:09:10.159><c> Sam</c><01:09:10.520><c> law
• Um so federal law dealing with that.
• So really what this would be is law.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 146, which would remove the requirement that a medical examiner physically view a body before issuing a cremation certificate. The prime sponsor, Sen. Suprentice, and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jenny Duval explained that the bill would not change the death certificate process or the existing waiting period before cremation; it would only eliminate the in-person viewing step. They said the current review of death certificates already catches the vast majority of cases that should be reported to the medical examiner, and that the physical view changes outcomes in less than 1% of cremation cases. The witnesses emphasized that the bill is intended to improve efficiency and reduce delays for families and funeral homes, while freeing deputy medical examiners to focus on homicides, suicides, accidents, and unexpected natural deaths. Dr. Duval cited an example where review of a death certificate, not the body, uncovered a long-ago strangulation-related homicide, arguing that the key safeguard is review of records and cause of death, not the physical view. She also said the change would save travel time and some costs for the department. Committee members asked about how death certificates list primary and contributing causes of death, whether the low percentage of findings means the current process has a deterrent effect, why cremation is treated differently from burial, and whether identification concerns are adequately addressed. The sponsors responded that identification is handled earlier by hospitals, families, and funeral directors, and that any questionable identification would already fall under medical examiner jurisdiction. They also said the bill would not alter the two-day cremation delay or other existing safeguards. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• </c> of law and separation of powers. of law and separation of powers.
• And I'd like to enacted into law today.
• </c> abortant acts. abortant acts.
• I yield back. ensured that law enforcement voices were ensured that law enforcement voices were heard
• </c> It's in the law.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all