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• Transportation and Infrastructure. HB 2277, HOA's fiscal duty.
• Transportation and Infrastructure. HB 2318, school district election.
• Transportation and Infrastructure. HB 2367, and traffic. Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Transportation and Infrastructure. HB 2446, motor carriers. Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Transportation and Infrastructure. HCM 2007, State Route 169. Transportation and Infrastructure.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and introductions of the Doctor of the Day and student guests, including JAG students and Hila Ben High School visitors. Attendance was recorded at 49 present, 3 absent, and 8 excused. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider HB 2153, the annual tax conformity bill, which was described by supporters as aligning Arizona tax law with recent federal changes and providing relief through no tax on tips and overtime, a 25% increase in the child tax credit, a new child care expense deduction, and expanded senior retirement-income deductions. Opponents argued the measure would primarily benefit wealthy individuals and corporations, leave out some seniors without retirement accounts, and reduce revenue needed for public services. HB 2153 drew extensive debate and multiple questions about its effects on seniors, small businesses, wages, child care, and the timing of tax filing forms already issued by the Department of Revenue. Supporters emphasized taxpayer certainty, conformity with federal forms, and economic growth; critics said the bill was fiscally irresponsible and unfair. The Committee of the Whole approved the bill 31-26, and the House later adopted the report and referred the bill to engrossing. The House then took up the Senate mirror measure, SB 1106, substituted for HB 2153, and held floor explanations of vote. After further debate along similar lines, the House passed SB 1106 by a vote of 31-27 with 2 not voting and transmitted it to the Senate. The remainder of the session included personal privilege remarks, committee schedule announcements, a long list of first-read bills and referrals, and finally a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

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• It creates access to transportation vouchers while at the same time making sure there's... and capacity
• It creates access to transportation vouchers while at the same time making sure there's ...place to get
• It creates access to transportation vouchers while, at the same time, making sure there's a successful
• transportation infrastructure to use those vouchers.
• These offices serve as vital lifelines for residents with limited access to reliable transportation in

Summary: The Senate and Assembly Human Services Committees held a special oversight hearing on California’s 2026-27 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state plan, a federal anti-poverty funding stream. Committee members opened by citing statewide poverty and homelessness data and said the hearing was meant to review how CSBG dollars are used, how local agencies respond to community needs, and how the state is preparing for possible federal funding cuts. Jason Wimbley of the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) explained that California’s CSBG network works through 60 organizations in 58 counties, serving about 1.5 million low-income Californians in 2023, and that the state received $68.4 million in federal CSBG funds in fiscal year 2025. He described the program as flexible funding used for housing, employment, education, food, health, transportation, and emergency response, and noted that the federal administration had proposed eliminating CSBG, though the Senate Appropriations Committee had voted to fully fund it for the coming year. Representatives from the California Community Action Partnership Association and several CSBG-funded agencies described how the program supports local anti-poverty work and leverages other funding. CalCAPA emphasized local flexibility, workforce development, partnerships, and data systems such as ROMA, while also warning that agencies are preparing for possible reductions by tightening budgets, planning staffing contingencies, and seeking private foundation support. Agency witnesses from Contra Costa County, Northern California Indian Development Council, Proteus, and Sacred Heart Community Service described services including housing assistance, food distribution, utility help, employment training, youth programs, and culturally specific services for Native communities and migrant farmworkers. They repeatedly said CSBG is essential because it funds staffing and infrastructure that allow them to braid other grants and serve people who do not qualify for standard safety-net programs. Members also asked about the impact of federal staffing changes and the Los Angeles fires. Wimbley said federal layoffs had affected some CSD programs but not CSBG administration, and that the department coordinated disaster response with state agencies and used CSBG-funded supply distribution, food, water, clothing, and documentation support during the fires. Witnesses said they were preparing for possible future cuts by diversifying funding, reducing expenses, and considering service changes, while county officials warned that state and federal reductions could not be backfilled locally. During public comment, one speaker urged stronger oversight of community action agencies and raised concerns about transparency and compliance with state law. The chair then thanked the witnesses, emphasized the importance of CSBG for low-income seniors, youth, and people with disabilities, and adjourned the hearing without any votes or formal action taken.

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• <00:14:10.959> Al<00:14:11.199> Maui housing and transportation Al Maui housing and
• transportation Al Maui allows<00:14:12.199> that<00:14:12.759> uh<00:14:13.079> Senator
• So, you know, I think we carved it out specifically for housing, and we didn't include transportation
• So, you know, I think we carved it out specifically for housing, and we didn't include transportation
• So, you know, I think we carved it out specifically for housing, and we didn't include transportation

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Summary: The Committee on Housing met on February 6, 2025, first in a joint session with the Committee on Labor and Technology. The joint committees heard SB 1235, which would create a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation program for government employee housing, including a revolving fund and a leasehold rent-to-own program. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC, the Department of Budget and Finance, and UPW, with one testifier opposing the bill because it was limited to state workers and should be broader. The committees recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes, $450,000 for two positions, removal of an income restriction, and clarification that leasehold and day-one projects are eligible; both committees adopted the recommendation unanimously, and the joint meeting adjourned. The Housing Committee then took up SB 67, SB 1133, and SB 1333. SB 67 would bar inclusionary zoning requirements on certain housing offered for sale or rent to qualifying residents, and it received support from HHFDC, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others; the committee recommended passage with technical amendments and adopted it. SB 1133 would allow counties to set rent increase limits tied to CPI and create a long-term residential lease tax credit; testimony included support from the Department of Taxation and opposition from Hawaii Realtors, NAIOP Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation, which warned about rent-control consequences. The committee recommended passage with amendments that made the credit nonrefundable, allowed limited carry-forward, restricted claims in certain family-lease situations, set filing deadlines, and applied the measure to disaster-affected counties; the recommendation was adopted. SB 1333 would allow certain counties to use surcharge revenues for transportation and housing infrastructure and extend the surcharge period. DBEDT, OPSD, HCDA, county officials, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, while the Tax Foundation opposed it, arguing temporary taxes were becoming permanent. The committee recommended passage with technical amendments, and members noted concerns that prior surcharge revenues had not produced enough housing projects, which were to be reflected in the committee report. Finally, the committee deferred SB 834 indefinitely because it had already been deferred indefinitely by the Hawaiian Affairs Committee, and the Housing Committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• President, your tax business. and Transportation Committee, to whom has been referred, Senate Bill 9,
• My title is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee, thence
• Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee, then to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• been read twice by title, it is ordered printed and referred to the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation
• The amazing Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee will be meeting tomorrow at 1:30 or 30 minutes

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• Um, transportation did a lot of bill.
• April 23rd, it was amended by the Transportation. So, there's another amendment by Transportation.
• . transportation. transportation.
• . transportation. transportation.
• . transportation. transportation.

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• I'm the Chief of the Transportation and Toxics Division at CARB.
• One of the regulations that would be immediately impacted is the transport refrigeration unit regulation
• equity projects that expand clean transportation options and reduce vehicle miles traveled.
• On behalf of the California Electric Transportation Coalition, we submitted a letter to the committee
• I am Nicole Rice with the **California Renewable Transportation Alliance**, here to speak on Item 1.

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• We will then contract with haulers and transporters.
• contract with haulers and Transporters contract with haulers and Transporters they're<00:48:02.400
• On the expense side of the ledger, we will go out and talk to transporters.
• will issue uh um an RFP to Transporters will issue uh um an RFP to the<00:52:38.799> Transporters
• <01:12:33.639> there until we can get a transporter there until we can get a transporter there

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Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 451, which would create a postconsumer paint stewardship program in New Hampshire. Prime sponsor Representative Karen Ebel described the bill as a bipartisan, broadly supported model based on PaintCare programs used in other states. She said consumers and businesses could drop off leftover paint at participating retailers or municipal household hazardous waste sites, with the paint then collected and recycled by the stewardship organization. She emphasized that the program is intended to reduce landfill disposal, improper dumping, and contamination of groundwater and soil, while also helping municipalities save on hazardous waste handling costs. Members asked several questions about how the program would work and how it would be funded. Ebel explained that the program would be financed by a small fee charged at the point of sale on paint products, not a general sales tax, and that retailers could either list it separately or roll it into the price. She said the fee would cover the Department of Environmental Services’ administrative costs, which were described as minimal, and that the program’s structure was developed with DES and industry input. Questions also addressed whether cans would be recycled and how collected paint would be processed; Ebel said the ACA and PaintCare representatives could provide more detail, but that the paint and containers would be handled through recycling or other approved disposal methods rather than landfilled. Representative Judy Aron, a co-sponsor and chair of the House Environment and Agriculture Committee, testified in support, saying the bill had been developed over several years with stakeholders and would keep toxic paint out of landfills while saving municipalities and taxpayers money. Representative Peter Bixby, the ranking member of Environment and Agriculture, also supported the bill, saying his committee had heard it many times and that it had strong bipartisan enthusiasm. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• request unanimous consent to re-refer the following bills to committee: ACR 192, TA, from the Transportation
• notice SB 1279, Gonzales, for their hearing on Tuesday, June 23rd, pending re-referral from the Transportation
• , Emergency Management, and Appropriations Committees; file item 26, SB 739, Arreguín, to the Transportation
• request unanimous consent to re-refer the following bills to committee: ACR 192, TA, from the Transportation
• , Emergency Management, and Appropriations Committees; file item 26, SB 739, Arreguín, to the Transportation

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Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and completed routine opening business, including the prayer, pledge, journal approval, and several unanimous-consent procedural motions to suspend rules, re-refer bills, and adjust committee notices. Members also introduced guests, including anesthesia residents, a legislator’s son, and a legislative intern. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 118 welcoming the 2026 FIFA World Cup to California; members spoke in support of the event’s international, cultural, and economic significance, and the resolution received 64 co-authors before passing by voice vote. On the daily file, the Assembly passed and retained or continued a number of second- and third-reading items, then adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 193 proclaiming 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Supporters highlighted women’s role in California agriculture, including farm ownership, production, and leadership, and the resolution received 69 co-authors before adoption. The Assembly also adopted ACR 210 establishing a sister-state relationship with Gauteng, South Africa, with members citing economic ties, educational exchange, and existing partnerships such as an MOU with Sacramento State; it received 65 co-authors before passage. The second-day consent calendar was adopted 73-0 after item 46 was removed, and the remaining consent items passed unanimously. The chamber then observed adjournment-in-memory tributes for Norman L. Ford, Jr. and James McCain, Sr., with family members present in the gallery. The session concluded with announcements about budget-related business and the schedule for the next meeting, then adjourned until Monday, June 15, upon the call of the Speaker.

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• This, this number 135 does not include transportation personnel.
• And that's where transportation lives.
• That's because transportation funds can only be used on transportation and very specifically only on
• to and from transportation.
• That's the total appropriation for transportation for the fiscal year 26.

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• But we have a, in transportation, when I came in, we were funding at $93 million.
• Transportation is a huge deal in the rural areas.
• So this is the Departments of Revenue and Transportation in House Bill 4.
• And transportation is in House Bill 4.
• And so we do recognize that statewide transportation is imperative.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 107-1 roll call vote. Members then spent a substantial portion of the morning introducing guests, including family members, students, interns, nonprofit representatives, a park ranger recognized for life-saving work, and legislative staff being honored for service or graduation. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate refusals to concur on several amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on House Bill 2818. The main floor debate centered on the conference committee report for House Bill 2002, the K-12 education budget. The budget chair explained that the report maintained record-level overall funding for the foundation formula but changed the mix of funding sources, including a reduction in capital commission dollars and use of blind pension funds, with possible later ARPA dollars to offset shortfalls. Several members argued the bill still underfunded schools by about $190 million and raised concerns about relying on projected or one-time funds; others defended the budget as meeting or exceeding constitutional requirements and noted record spending per pupil and recent increases in education funding. A substitute motion to send the bill back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report was then adopted 83-68; the bill was subsequently third read and passed 83-68. The House then adopted and passed House Bill 2003, the higher education budget, by 119-28 on adoption and 109-32 on third reading. Debate there focused on restoring the governor’s recommended funding while directing higher education institutions to develop a new performance-based funding formula by the end of the year. Members generally described the compromise as a step toward a more sustainable model while preserving current funding levels. Next, House Bill 2004, covering the Departments of Revenue and Transportation, was adopted 128-21 and passed 127-27; discussion highlighted transportation funding, rural roads, and a small local safety appropriation that had already been addressed by MoDOT. The House then began debate on House Bill 2005, the Office of Administration budget, with members emphasizing IT accountability, state employee functions, and ongoing technology consolidation/deconsolidation issues.

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• introduced by Senator Pinto and Representative Johnson, a memorial requesting the Department of Transportation
• House Bill 165 was read twice by title and is now referred to the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation
• House Bill 285 has been read twice by title and is now referred to the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation
• House Bill 291 was read twice by title and is now referred to the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation
• Senator Bergmans: Your Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee will meet 30 minutes after we

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• TRANSPORTATION. REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Rep.
• THIS IS MY ANNUAL TRANSPORTATION OMNIBUS BILL. I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH IT. YELLOW LIGHT DURATION.
• RAMP VEHICLES DO NOT EXIST VERY MUCH AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
• CONSUMER OR AN FDA ASKED CONSUMER WE ARE ALL CONSUMERS OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE STATE.
• I LOVE WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY FOR THAT REASON.

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• on Public Education, HB 341 by Morales Harris, relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation
• operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor assisted scooters, referred to the Committee on Transportation
• HB 408 by Harris Davila relating to awarding contracts by the Department of Transportation for certain
• materials used in road construction projects referred to the Committee on Transportation.
• Lane by an operator of motor vehicle who was pregnant referred to the committee on transportation.

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• Senate Bill 35 by Nichols, relating to design-build contracts, to Transportation.
• take an action that would disrupt commerce based on the occurrence of an astronomical event, to Transportation
• Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway, to Transportation. [00:10:00] Senate Bill
• Senate Bill 1345 by Johnson, relating to the establishment of a public school transportation task force
• Senate Bill 1345 by Johnson, relating to the establishment of a public school transportation task force

Summary: The Senate met briefly to receive first-reading referrals of a large number of bills, resolutions, and joint resolutions. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public education, health care, criminal justice, business regulation, transportation, water and natural resources, local government, taxation, elections, and public information. Many of the filings were by Senators Hughes, Perry, Alvarado, Creighton, Hancock, Parker, Zaffirini, Blanco, and others, and included proposals on school safety, health records and billing, election procedures, water planning, housing and rent issues, energy and environmental regulation, and criminal penalties. The chamber also read several concurrent and joint resolutions, including measures designating state symbols and local honors, a proposed constitutional amendment related to gaming by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, a proposal concerning special-session subjects, and resolutions on fiscal restraints and retirement obligations. No debate, testimony, or substantive action on the merits of the measures occurred in this portion of the transcript; the items were simply read and referred to committees. At the close of the proceedings, the Senate adjourned pursuant to a previously adopted motion and announced it would reconvene at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 4.

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• I am the CEO and founder of Frontier Transportation Services.
• I'm here to speak on the impact of EDS on Frontier Transportation Services.
• Frontier Transportation Services currently provides school bus transportation for three school districts
• <00:54:14.280> for involved in providing transportation for involved in providing transportation
• <00:54:29.440> with we provide School transportation with we provide School transportation

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• The class 22 is for a van to transport them. But do you know, Alexis?
• <01:49:49.880> systems page is our transportation systems page is our transportation systems
• The Department of Transportation runs the state's fueling system.
• longitudinal and linear Transportation longitudinal and linear Transportation corridors<03:02:00.160
• The parties to the contract are the department, transportation, and C&J.

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Summary: The committee met with New Hampshire DOT Commissioner Bill Cass and Finance Director Danielle Shandra to review the agency’s FY 2026 budget. Cass gave a high-level overview of DOT’s mission, organization, funding structure, and staffing trends, noting the agency has about 650 employees across five divisions. He said the Governor’s recommended FY 2026 budget totals $95.99 million, essentially flat from FY 2025, with funding primarily from Turnpike funds, Highway funds, federal sources, and a small General Fund share for non-highway units. Members asked about how Turnpike and Highway funds are treated in state accounting, and DOT explained that while they are enterprise funds restricted to their purposes, they are considered unrestricted from the statewide perspective and are appropriated through the budget process. A major topic was staffing and budget targets. DOT said its full-time staffing level has remained relatively flat since 2014 even as vehicle miles traveled increased and vacancies rose. To meet budget targets, the department unfunded seven permanent positions and nine temporary full-time positions, and later noted additional reductions in Finance, including the elimination of two full-time positions, reduced print shop equipment purchases, and deeper cuts to overtime, temporary help, equipment, and supplies in FY 2027. DOT also explained that it shifted funding for one unmanned aerial system position from General Funds to Highway Funds, saying the change was workable because the position supports highway-related work and federal-aid-eligible activities. Members asked for clarification on the state transit operating match, and DOT explained that the Legislature had previously provided about $1.8 million annually in General Funds to help local transit agencies meet federal match requirements, but that funding was not included in this budget. DOT said that could reduce the ability to draw down some federal transit funds, though the impact may not be immediate because those funds can be used over several years. The department also described its unmanned aerial system program, saying it has been used for about five years for mapping, survey work, construction oversight, and storm damage assessment, and that it now has about five drones and two full-time positions supporting the program. DOT said it is expanding cross-training so more employees can operate drones without adding positions. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Did a deputy transport authorities? Did a deputy transport someone? someone? someone?
• To the Transportation Committee Report. To the Transportation Committee Report.
• multi-modal transportation and The multi-modal transportation and mitigation<02:35:31.120> options
• <02:51:56.840> dollars as our transportation dollars as our transportation dollars and<02:
• Or the 78 million or the 25 million in percent to transportation. An percent to transportation.

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Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and heard several announcements, including recognition of the University of Denver men’s hockey championship and a sesquicentennial flag presentation for Colorado’s 150th anniversary. Members also received committee meeting notices and a reminder about open enrollment benefits. Committee reports were then read, advancing several bills from Appropriations, Judiciary, and Transportation, Housing, and Local Government to the Committee of the Whole or to Appropriations with favorable recommendations. The chamber adopted the majority leader’s motion to add a slate of bills to the special orders calendar for May 6, including Senate Bill 5 and several House and Senate bills. The House also adopted a motion limiting debate on Senate Bill 5 to one hour, with the vote recorded at 36 aye, 24 no, and five excused. The House then resolved into committee of the whole and took up Senate Bill 5, which creates a state-court civil remedy for constitutional violations committed during civil immigration enforcement and includes an appropriation. Supporters of Senate Bill 5 argued that the bill is needed to provide a meaningful remedy when federal immigration enforcement violates Fourth Amendment and other constitutional rights, citing alleged abuses, surveillance practices, and court decisions narrowing federal remedies. Opponents argued the bill is likely unconstitutional, duplicates existing federal remedies, and would be struck down in court; they also criticized the use of Rule 14 to limit debate and said Colorado should wait for litigation in other states. The transcript ends during continued debate on the bill, with no final vote shown.

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• Deceglie: GOOD AFTERNOON THE APPROPRIATIONS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION TOURISM AND ECONOMIC
• DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS COME TO ORDER.
• DECEGLIE TO CHAIR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. >> Sen.
• NOMINATE REPRESENTATIVE SHOAF TO SERVE AS VICE CHAIR OF THE APPROPRIATION CONFERENCE COMMITTTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
• , TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITHOUT OBJECTION SHOW THAT

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• We really did hear—it was interesting. ...to transportation issues.
• And some of the things that I've thought about and I hear a lot about here in the area, transportation
• Transportation really still, you know, in our area is a big problem, especially for people who have chronic
• The transportation challenges are pretty significant.
• And the work and the success that you had initially on improving transportation… And the work and the

Keywords: House Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care, 976, house, all

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• Welcome, everybody, to today's oversight hearing on managing the transportation fuels transition issues
• greater transparency and better understanding of all of these many forces that are impacting our transportation
• As the state grew and transportation demands increased, lawmakers enacted several increases over time
• In 1971, the Transportation Development Act applied sales tax to gasoline, and the revenues went to the
• And eroded transportation funding. Next slide.

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications held an oversight hearing on managing the transportation fuels transition, with a focus on gasoline prices, supply reliability, refinery closures, and the implementation of recent transparency and market oversight laws. Chair Allen opened by citing SB 1322 and special session measures that expanded reporting to the California Energy Commission (CEC), authorized possible refining margin caps, and required minimum inventory and resupply planning. He framed the hearing around rising fuel costs, refinery shutdowns, global supply disruptions, and the need to ensure affordable and reliable fuel during the transition to cleaner transportation. CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda described California’s growing dependence on imports as in-state refining declines, noting that gasoline production has fallen and imports now supply a large share of the market. He said the state has substantial marine import capacity and that the proposed Gateway Pipeline could improve connectivity to the Gulf Coast, but emphasized that distribution and storage remain key constraints. Gunda also said the CEC’s new “days of supply” metric suggests inventories remain within historical ranges, and he attributed recent price increases largely to global crude oil shocks, refinery outages, and the war in Iran. He said taxes and environmental costs have remained relatively stable, while crude costs and industry margins have risen. CDTFA Chief Deputy Director Gentian Droboniku focused on retail pricing, saying widening retail margins and growing price dispersion indicate that retail business models and pricing strategies are increasingly driving pump prices. He highlighted the growth of hypermarts and unbranded stations, the widening gap between branded and unbranded prices, and future work on ownership concentration and algorithmic pricing. Ty Milder of the Department of Petroleum Market Oversight said the Iran conflict is the largest global oil supply disruption in history and that California’s recent price increases largely track national and crude price movements, unlike earlier localized spikes that lacked input-cost justification. He said branded stations, especially major brands, have charged substantially more than nearby competitors, and that the “mystery gasoline surcharge” that appeared after the Torrance refinery fire is still under investigation. Milder also pointed to high diesel spreads, limited market liquidity, and the need for more transparency in spot pricing. Matthew Boutill of CARB said the state’s long-term goals remain deep greenhouse gas reductions and carbon neutrality by 2045, with transportation fuel transition strategies aimed at cleaner fuels, zero-emission vehicles, and support for workers and communities. In questioning, Senators Caballero and Richardson pressed agency witnesses for clearer, more concrete explanations of what the transition will look like in practice, how many refineries California will still need, and what the impacts of increased imports will be on ports, trucking, storage, and local communities. No votes or formal actions were taken.