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• Uh, carbon monoxide poisoning is a major thing that our hyperbaric chamber does treat.
• And so, for things like carbon monoxide poisoning, we are a critical resource around the state in the
• Uh, carbon monoxide poisoning questions.
• Uh, carbon monoxide poisoning is,<01:21:10.120><c> uh,</c><01:21:10.440><c> major</c><01:21:10.800><c
• </c><01:21:21.560><c> monoxide</c> so, for things like carbon monoxide so, for things like carbon monoxide

Bills: HF4343

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• You can't control the transition with ultra-low carbon fuels and fuel carbon and the difference between
• Louisville, Kentucky, where 78% of electricity comes from coal and where the factory will have a carbon
• And where the factory will have a carbon intensity four times higher than it would in California, just

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime premium costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, and agricultural groups, argued the bill would restore lost hours and take-home pay after California’s agricultural overtime law reduced schedules. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the proposal would subsidize employers with taxpayer dollars and undermine the principle that employers should pay overtime themselves. The bill was held in subcommittee until more members arrived. The committee then took up SB 1083, a cleanup bill to the prior year’s school employee misconduct database law. The author and supporters said it would add due process protections for classified school employees, require an administrative law judge review before placement in the database, and improve notice and vetting rules for contractors and non-permanent staff. School employer groups and other opponents warned the bill could slow investigations and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved the bill 3-0 and sent it to Senate Appropriations. Members also considered SB 1089, which would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications and expand access through CalRX for chronic weight management and related health conditions. The author and supporters, including the American Diabetes Association and medical groups, said the drugs can prevent diabetes and improve health outcomes but remain unaffordable for many. Pharma representatives expressed concerns about the bill as drafted but said they were open to continued discussions. The bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar 4-0. Later, the committee heard SB 954, which would narrow and add guardrails to last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing, including environmental review near disadvantaged communities and labor standards such as prevailing wage and skilled-and-trained workforce requirements. Labor, environmental, and community groups supported the bill as a cleanup of an overly broad exemption, while business and manufacturing groups opposed it, warning it would discourage investment and worsen California’s competitiveness. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1299, a fire sprinkler fitter certification bill, was heard and passed 3-0 to Appropriations with support from the sprinkler fitters and building trades and no recorded opposition.

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• You can't control the transition with ultra-low carbon fuels and fuel carbon and the difference between
• Louisville, Kentucky, where 78% of electricity comes from coal and where the factory will have a carbon
• And where the factory will have a carbon intensity four times higher than it would in California, just

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime wage costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, Western Growers, and other agricultural groups, argued that California’s ag overtime law has reduced take-home pay by limiting hours and that the credit would help employers continue offering overtime while putting more money back into workers’ paychecks. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the bill would subsidize employers for complying with the law, shift costs to taxpayers, and set a precedent for industry-specific carve-outs. The bill was held in subcommittee and taken up later when more members arrived. The committee then considered SB 1083, a follow-up to last year’s school employee misconduct database law. Senator Perez said the bill would add due process protections for classified school employees by requiring an administrative law judge review before placement in the statewide egregious misconduct database, require notice when an employee leaves during an investigation, and extend vetting to some contractors and non-permanent workers. Supporters, including the California School Employees Association and California Federation of Teachers, said the bill balances student safety with fairness for employees who could be wrongly accused. Opponents, including school business officials, joint powers authorities, administrators, and school employers, warned the bill could delay investigations, create conflicting timelines, and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved SB 1083 on a 3-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1089, authored by Senator Richardson, would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications for chronic weight management and direct CalRx to help make the drugs more affordable. The senator described the bill as a response to personal experience with coverage denials and high out-of-pocket costs, and said broader access could improve health outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The American Diabetes Association and other medical groups supported the measure, citing diabetes prevention and treatment benefits, while a pharmaceutical industry representative said there were still concerns but noted ongoing discussions. The committee passed SB 1089 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar. The committee next heard SB 954, which would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by narrowing the definition and adding environmental, tribal, labor, and community protections, including prevailing wage, skilled-and-trained workforce requirements, and review for projects near disadvantaged communities. Support came from labor unions, environmental groups, and community organizations, which said the bill would restore oversight and prevent harmful projects from bypassing CEQA. Business groups and chambers of commerce opposed, arguing the bill would make the exemption too restrictive, discourage investment, and worsen California’s manufacturing job losses. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1299, which would codify training and certification standards for fire sprinkler fitters after a court decision invalidated prior regulations on procedural grounds; the author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect public safety and ensure qualified installation of fire suppression systems.

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• You can't control the transition with ultra-low carbon fuels and fuel carbon and the difference between
• Louisville, Kentucky, where 78% of electricity comes from coal and where the factory will have a carbon
• And where the factory will have a carbon intensity four times higher than it would in California, just

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• , the site will include 1,000 quality homes, 1 million square feet of light industrial space, and carbon-neutral
• square ft of light industrial space,<00:31:12.320><c> and</c><00:31:12.480><c> a</c><00:31:12.640><c> carbon
• </c><00:31:13.120><c> neutral</c> space, and a carbon neutral space, and a carbon neutral infrastructure

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 677, Representative Gooch, an act relating to geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide.
• relating to geologic relating to geologic sequestration<00:52:13.640><c> of</c><00:52:13.840><c> carbon
• </c><00:52:15.480><c> House</c> sequestration of carbon dioxide.
• House sequestration of carbon dioxide.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 05:49 Calendar/2nd Readings 06:27 Report of Committees 08:12 Orders of the Day/HB 485 09:40 HB 43 23:13 HB 139 25:09 HB 414 31:49 HB 297 36:16 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 41:08 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 51:25 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:41 ConC/Rules Report 56:40 Floor Amendments 57:54 Adjournment 58:17, 958, all

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• diverts 1,600 gallons of stormwater from city streets and storm drains, and removes 187 pounds of carbon
• diverts 1,600 gallons of stormwater from city streets and storm drains, and removes 187 pounds of carbon
• Pounds of carbon dioxide, as well as other particle pollutants.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services heard testimony on a wide range of insurance-related bills, with much of the discussion focused on affordable housing insurance, homeowners insurance practices, climate resilience, and consumer protections after property losses. Senators and representatives testified in support of a resolve to create a commission on affordable housing insurance (S. 768/H. 1279), arguing that rising premiums and deductibles are threatening the viability of affordable housing properties and new development. Supporters also backed bills to establish private flood insurance standards (S. 719), create climate-resilient home retrofit grants (S. 720), expand the MVP climate resilience program (H. 1310/S. 686), and protect urban trees and limit insurer-driven tree removals (H. 1316). Several lawmakers and advocates said these measures would help reduce risk, preserve insurability, and address the effects of increasingly severe storms and flooding. The committee also heard testimony on bills addressing insurer use of aerial imagery (H. 1242/H. 2142) and notice periods for nonrenewals or repairs (H. 4042 and related measures). Supporters said insurers should be allowed to use drones and satellite images but with stronger guardrails, including current photos, disclosure of risk factors, an appeals process, and time to cure defects. They argued that homeowners are sometimes blindsided by nonrenewals based on inaccurate aerial photos or given too little time to make repairs. Opponents from the insurance industry said aerial imagery is already regulated by the Division of Insurance, that additional statutory requirements could create confusion and litigation, and that existing notice rules already provide 45 days for nonrenewals and 60-day limits on cancellations. Industry witnesses also warned that some proposed timelines conflict with current law and could restrict useful underwriting tools. Another major topic was H. 1077, which would restrict solicitation by restoration companies and public adjusters at fire scenes. A homeowner described being approached immediately after a house fire by restoration and public-adjuster representatives and said the experience was intrusive and overwhelming; supporters said homeowners need time and space to make informed decisions after a disaster. Public adjusters and restoration contractors opposed the bill, saying they provide needed guidance, emergency mitigation, and claims assistance when homeowners are under stress, and that some existing protections already allow consumers to cancel contracts. The hearing ended after all listed witnesses testified, and the committee voted to close the hearing; no bill dispositions were taken during the session.

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• Matt Burkart represents District 2, which is Carbon and Albany County. You may recognize his name.
• Matt Burkart represents District 2, which is Carbon and Albany County. You may recognize his name.
• Matt Burkart represents District 2, which is Carbon and Albany County. You may recognize his name.

Bills: HB0015 , HB0017 , HB0019

Committee: Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Keywords: right to repair, digital electronics, consumer protection, embedded software, manufacturers, repair providers, tools and documentation, anti-theft measures, blockchain, financial technology, digital innovation, economic development, select committee, trespass, hunting, land use, public access, wildlife, 916, all

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• Majority Leader Carbone. Majority Leader Carbone: Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The report also discusses emissions, carbon, and other air pollutants, as well as impacts on electric
• </c><05:55:55.920><c> and</c> and it also goes on uh for emissions and and it also goes on uh for emissions
• and carbon<05:55:56.878><c> and</c><05:55:57.360><c> other</c><05:55:58.638><c> um</c><05:55:59.120>
• </c><05:56:00.718><c> It</c> carbon and other um air pollutants.
• It carbon and other um air pollutants.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• A remarkable 50% reduction in power sector emissions across RGGI states. who claim Maryland cannot possibly
• A remarkable 50% reduction in power A remarkable 50% reduction in power sector<00:23:03.080><c> emissions
• </c> sector emissions across Reggie states. sector emissions across Reggie states.
• reduction reduction reduction in<00:23:12.800><c> power</c><00:23:13.320><c> sector</c><00:23:13.920><c> emission
• </c><00:23:14.600><c> emissions</c> It has also resulted in billions of dollars in economic benefits

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 6, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Commerce include a model urban forestry ordinance as a measure for ...addressing greenhouse gas emissions
• the Department of Commerce include the model ordinance as a measure for addressing greenhouse gas emissions

Bills: HB2451 , HB2298 , HB2566 , HB2267 , HB2530 , HB2388 , HB2588 , HB2094

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: tax increment financing, local government, economic development, municipal finance, public infrastructure, property title protection, land record fraud, county auditors, voluntary program, real estate, procurement, contracting, transparency, financial oversight, urban forestry, environmental policy, tree management, community planning, public facilities district, regional aquatics

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• source program to basically limit and restrict and propose regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Californians to get to their destinations without having to drive, while also reducing pollutant emissions

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Specifically, this bill addresses components of the priority emissions task force recommendations and
• for direct care on priority emissions for direct care and<01:58:09.920><c> treatment.
• </c><01:58:22.560><c> task</c><01:58:22.800><c> force</c> priority emissions task force priority emissions
• This also will continue the important work of the priority emissions review panel to evaluate existing
• </c><01:59:40.880><c> review</c><01:59:41.199><c> panel</c><01:59:41.840><c> to</c> priority emissions

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Energy storage, carbon capture, hydrogen are possibilities, but still far from sure things.
• Energy storage, carbon capture, and hydrogen are possibilities, but still far from sure things.
• If we're going to reach our carbon-free goals by 2040, we need to start figuring out how to do it now
• We are here because we all share a goal: achieving a reliable, affordable, and carbon-free electrical
• such as the Rural Electric Cooperatives that recognize that in order to meet the state's goals in carbon

Bills: HF4308 , HF4153 , HF4703 , HF4711

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• If they want 100% zero-carbon electricity, they can have that.
• If they want 100% zero-carbon electricity, they can have that.
• If they want 100% zero-carbon electricity, they can have that.
• If they want 100% zero-carbon electricity, they can have that.
• If they want 100% zero-carbon electricity, they can have that.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• this bill is going to say is they're going to focus on those projects, assess the greenhouse gas emissions
• net impact, and then if there is a net impact of greenhouse gas emissions, they have a number of options
• can modify the project itself, like has been done in other places, to net out the greenhouse gas emissions
• program a separate project along with the expansion project that will net out the greenhouse gas emissions
• </c> House Bill 663, Department of the Environment, Federal Policy on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.

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• Vice Chairman, or sorry, Representative Carbone? Aye. Representative Contreras?

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: 1182, all

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• SB 105 has $40 million for infrastructure for zero-emissions trucks and buses.
• program, air district-level Clean Cars for All programs, and investment in infrastructure for zero-emission
• Together, these programs support ongoing reductions in climate pollutants, smog-forming emissions, diesel

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the September budget package, which included SB 105 and a series of trailer bills covering health, human services, education, resources, child care, transportation, labor, public safety, housing, revenue, background checks, collective bargaining, and a special election. The Department of Finance described the package as largely technical and clarifying, but also responsive to state and federal changes, especially H.R. 1. Key items included roughly $3.3 billion in Proposition 4 climate and environmental spending, $540 million in discretionary greenhouse gas reduction funds, and major responses to H.R. 1 such as CalFresh error-rate mitigation, food bank support, and Medicaid-related changes. Other notable provisions included vaccine policy flexibility, an Abortion Access Fund, a gender-affirming care program, community college basic-needs and aid changes, CEQA and coastal permit exemptions tied to the 2028 Olympics, invasive mussel prevention funding, a civic media program, labor and pension-related provisions, and special election administration changes. Members raised questions and concerns about several parts of the package. There was support for climate, water, transit, offshore wind, food security, and health investments, but also significant criticism of the lack of cleanup language for SB 131 and its advanced manufacturing exemptions, with multiple members saying promised fixes had not materialized and expressing concerns about tribal consultation, labor standards, and environmental protections. Members also questioned the scale and timing of some Proposition 4 allocations, including fairground upgrades, regional conveyance, and a UC Davis alternative protein research center. The Department of Finance said some programs would roll out over time and that certain funding levels reflected current implementation capacity. The hearing also featured discussion of Bay Area transit financing, with Finance saying SB 105 directs the department and CalSTA to examine loan or other financing options rather than immediately providing loans. Members and public commenters also discussed the state’s response to H.R. 1, with advocates supporting food bank, health care, and immunization provisions while warning of ongoing harm to immigrants, foster youth, and other vulnerable groups. Public testimony broadly supported the health, food, water, offshore wind, and golden mussel provisions, while many speakers echoed legislative concerns about SB 131 and urged cleanup action in the next session. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only, though the chair noted votes on the bills were expected later that night or the next morning.

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• 545, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, increases certain fees relating to emissions
• Increases certain fees relating to emissions testing.
• Senate Bill 431 as amended opposes the LAT on the resale of emission to live entertainment by a reseller

Keywords: 909, all