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• functional and highly operational committee, and that they were able to get a lot of things taken care
• ,</c> were all working throughout the night, were all working throughout the night, which<00:35:42.800
• And so I want to throughout the night.
• and who is participating, and considering the pressures we're feeling about rising cost of health care
• cost of health care and uh uh<00:37:58.079><c> premiums</c><00:37:58.640><c> and</c><00:37:59.040><c

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• I grew up knowing that sharing is caring.
• Sharing is caring. Thank you. It is. It absolutely is. Sharing is caring. Thank you. It is.
• Sharing is caring. Thank you. It is. It absolutely is. Let's see.
• But again, these are professional health care providers.
• I'm looking forward to sleeping all night for a change.

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• providers coming under the Child Care Bargaining Act.
• The comment period on the regulations actually closed at midnight last night, so we're really right in
• It literally was like midnight last night that it closed. All right, great. Thank you. Yeah.
• I know there's those actuarial comments, but my understanding is they don't calculate in health care
• These benefits include transit reimbursement, dependent care reimbursement.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several routine items and two governor’s appointments requiring appearance. The committee first approved, by unanimous 5-0 votes, the appointments of Armin Meyer to the Division of Consumer Financial Protection and Uca Danka to the California State Lottery Commission, along with bill referrals, a rules waiver request to suspend Senate Rule 55 for guests on the floor, and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard from Arania Ortega, appointed to the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB). Members asked about her background, PERB’s handling of AB 288 while litigation remains pending, recusal rules, case backlogs, ride-share enforcement, and legislative employee unionization. Ortega said PERB has no current backlog, is prepared to implement AB 288 if litigation changes, and has recusal procedures that would automatically exclude her from certain state employee and child care cases for one year. Public testimony supported the appointment, and the committee voted 5-0 to send Ortega’s nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Monica Erickson, nominated to continue as Director of the Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Questions focused on bargaining and fiscal responsibility, CalPERS oversight, recruitment and retention, telework, discipline and accountability, DEIA efforts, degree requirements, veteran hiring, return-to-office implementation, and the gender pay gap. Erickson said CalHR is working to reduce vacancies, expand recruitment pipelines, remove unnecessary degree requirements, support departments with guidance and training, and address pay equity; she also noted the gender pay gap has declined over the past decade. Supportive public testimony followed, and her nomination was approved 5-0 to advance to the Senate floor. The committee then adjourned.

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• That all requires supervision. of night process. that process.
• I think of night process. that process.
• Now, at opposed to on election night.
• I don't care what two they use as long as they use at least two.
• I don't care what two they use choices.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• So many of us have added employee assistance programs to our health care plans, but giving people the
• And after work that night, my wife passed away rather unexpectedly.
• And then I started working night shifts, so we were not carpooling anymore.
• Also similar to National Labor Relations Act for health care institutions.
• They do not understand our work or the people we care for. I've seen it firsthand.

Bills: HB2405 , HB2406 , HB2471 , HB2478 , HB2492

Committee: House Labor & Workplace Standards

Keywords: mental health, PTSD, treatment program, research, pilot program, veteran support, trauma, healthcare funding, labor, communication, Department of Labor and Industries, workplace standards, modernization, collective bargaining, labor relations, employee rights, union representation, non-covered employees, wage enforcement, labor standards

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• We're here with Animal Care Services.
• He was loving, dedicated to his. job, he should have made it home that night.
• difficult. to have specialist health care providers available.
• . care.
• The kids are not getting as much care as they would. that we see on a county level.

Bills: HB166 , HB2000 , HB3248 , HB3513 , SB155 , SB1659 , SB1730 , SB1778 , SB1790 , SB1848 , SB2017 , SB2105 , SB2794 , SB2917 , HB2756 , HB353 , HB166

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

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• There is a scrivener's error that we're taking care of.
• with you ahead of the committee and apologize to you because I did not get my questions to you last night
• My sort of just looking at how we're taking care of people's needs.
• Understanding again about a waiting list that we're not really taking care of it now.
• that we can look at how we're giving out the money and showing the need that we have as we're taking care

Bills: HJR1074 , HB3501 , HJR1070

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: Oklahoma veterans lottery, veterans trust fund, constitutional amendment, lottery proceeds, veterans services, military families, veteran assistance, emergency relief, indigent veteran funerals, veterans outreach, service organizations, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Guard, Air National Guard, Purple Heart, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Oklahoma Veterans Council

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• Should I be able to sue the health care providers because I changed my mind before my 25th birthday?
• SB 1094 targets only the health care providers of transgender people. Is this constitutional?
• That diminishes the availability of health care for everyone. So I urge you to vote no. Thank you.
• So it takes care of the constitutional murkiness of general cases.
• Trauma could be something such as not being able to sleep at night.

Committee: House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills on criminal justice, victims’ rights, education, and public safety. SB 1094, which creates a civil cause of action for minors who received irreversible gender reassignment surgery in violation of Arizona law, drew strong opposition from civil liberties and LGBTQ advocates who called it discriminatory and unnecessary, and support from the sponsor and medical-policy witnesses who argued minors cannot consent and that the procedures are not medically supported; it passed 6-3. SB 1635, a bill making it a crime to warn a person of an imminent arrest when the speaker knows police are there to arrest that person, prompted extensive First Amendment objections from the ACLU and others, while supporters said it was narrowly tailored to prevent people from helping suspects evade arrest; it also passed 6-3. The committee then approved SB 1673, appropriating lottery-funded money for the law enforcement crime victim notification system, after testimony that the program standardizes and improves victim notifications statewide; an amendment increased the amount from $5 million to $8.2 million, and the bill passed 9-0 as amended. SB 1092, which would bar early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, drew emotional testimony from victims’ advocates and opposition from defense-side speakers who warned it would remove judicial discretion and could sweep in people whose conduct was nonviolent or based on accidental online clicks; it passed 6-2 with one member present. Other bills considered included SB 1239, extending the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, which supporters said would help law enforcement and opponents said was redundant because registration violations are already tracked and prosecuted; it passed 5-4. SB 1139, a strike-everything bill requiring GPS monitoring for homeless registered sex offenders, failed after testimony that existing probation tools already cover the same population. SB 1502, increasing penalties for unlawful flight from police when aggravated by danger, injury, DUI, or transporting a child, passed 5-1 despite concerns about over-criminalization and possible impacts on innocent drivers. The committee also passed SB 1248 on county detention education programs, SB 1240 excluding certain DCAC probationers from county probation incentive calculations, SB 1669 narrowing rape-shield evidence rules to physical injury, and SB 1540 creating a new offense for fuel dispenser theft after an amendment removed mere possession of a device from the criminal statute.

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• This piece of policy takes care of that, and I think that's important.
• I don't clock out at night. Thank you. Well, I don't clock in in the morning.
• Trump that really feel like this health care is a big, big thing that he doesn't believe health care
• Your health care shouldn't be dependent on a zip code. It's a good bill.
• The next item there is the Idaho Child Care Program Capacity Year 2.

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• Take care of them.
• They're supposed to take care of us.
• the most traumatic night of our lives.
• Yes, so last night the chair and I negotiated.
• , let alone the care they deserved.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Summary: The committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing several bills, with members repeatedly noting that votes would be taken later once a quorum was established. Early in the meeting, the committee heard SB 1446 on parole en banc review and SB 1278 on elderly parole eligibility for certain sex offenses. SB 1446’s author said the bill would give commissioners more discretion in en banc review, make votes public, and allow referral for sexually violent predator evaluation in certain cases; supporters included the California District Attorneys Association, while opponents from Uncommon Law, the Ella Baker Center, and public defender groups argued it would add confusion, create constitutional and litigation concerns, and duplicate existing safeguards. SB 1278 would exclude certain rape, child sexual abuse, and habitual/serial sex offense convictions from elderly parole eligibility; district attorneys and police chiefs supported it as a victim-safety measure, while civil rights and defense organizations opposed it as unnecessary, costly, and inconsistent with evidence on aging and recidivism. Both bills were discussed but not voted on due to the lack of quorum. The committee then heard SB 1354, which would bar out-of-state military or law enforcement personnel from entering California to perform such functions without the Governor’s permission. The author and supporters framed it as protecting state sovereignty and limiting unauthorized armed incursions; the committee accepted an amendment removing a criminal penalty and leaving enforcement to the Attorney General. No opposition testimony was offered, and members expressed support, but no vote was taken because quorum was still lacking. The committee also heard SB 926, a bill to fund implementation of Proposition 36. Supporters, including sheriffs, district attorneys, probation officials, and the League of California Cities, said local agencies need funding for treatment, supervision, and administration; opponents argued the proposal was fiscally reckless, lacked accountability, and overemphasized incarceration. Amendments removed a specific appropriation and shifted funding decisions to the budget process, but the bill was also held pending quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 874, which would require background checks for unlicensed providers of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, create a stakeholder workgroup, and direct DHCS to issue guidance and report on program integrity. Support came from local health plans and behavior analysis providers, who said the bill would improve safety and consistency; there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard SB 1210, which would extend CalGang oversight and due process protections to local gang databases as well as shared ones. Supporters described privacy abuses, racial disparities, and personal harm from inaccurate gang labels; law enforcement opposition argued the bill would impose CalGang standards on informal investigative files and would significantly change the gang definition. The author said the bill closes a loophole and preserves prior reforms, but no vote was taken. The committee also began hearing SB 1019 on creating a California Cargo Thief Task Force, with strong support from BNSF, trucking, shipping, port, and supply-chain representatives who described organized, multi-jurisdictional cargo theft and rail sabotage; no opposition was heard, and members indicated support, but action was deferred pending quorum. The meeting then moved to SB 1217 on a non-consensual intimate image clearinghouse, with the chair and author describing privacy-related amendments and the bill’s focus on helping survivors remove exploitative images; the transcript cuts off as that presentation began.

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• Take care of them.
• They're supposed to take care of us.
• the most traumatic night of our lives.
• So last night the chair and I negotiated.
• , let alone the care they deserved.

Committee: Senate Public Safety

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• So if you were here for that, you've got a night off.
• So if you are here for that, you've got a night off.
• All right, our last bill of the night is Senate Bill 235.
• Thank you very much, and have a good night.
• Thank you very much, and have a good night.

Bills: SB251 , SB150 , SB154 , SB73 , SB111 , SB172 , SB76 , SB181 , SB235

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax

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• </c> maybe it was yet maybe it was last night maybe it was yet maybe it was last night uh<01:38:46.159
• </c> take care of it." take care of it."
• </c><04:31:10.640><c> They</c> not that the people don't care. They not that the people don't care.
• </c> 8:00 at night or whatever the times are. 8:00 at night or whatever the times are.
• Do you think a pothole cares spoken.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• and authorized care for patients.
• Our member facilities employ LVNs to care for an elderly and disabled population, and these health care
• , major care disruptions, and unanticipated cost increases in health care, social service, and educational
• LVNs are the backbone of the long-term care workforce, and the change in respiratory care they can provide
• CCRCs could have LVNs providing care to nursing home-level residents in all three levels of their care

Committee: House Business and Professions

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• </c> acute care hospitals and our health care acute care hospitals and our health care system<01:54:48.800
• and tertiary care.
• like last night between a small critical access hospital and a tertiary care center, and that's long
• These are center focuses and hubs. patients on snowy nights like last night patients on snowy nights
• </c> health care and providing health care health care and providing health care and<02:12:54.480><c>

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• So, as I said, we've had good conversations just last night, as you said, we look forward to continuing
• So, as I said, we've had good conversations just last night.
• figure out how to best implement good labor standards, affordability, and all the things that we all care
• And I kind of agree with them that, you know, we have to be careful with these types of bills.
• And I kind of agree with them that, you know, we have to be careful with these types of bills.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government heard several bills focused on housing, utility billing, permitting, oversight, disaster recovery, and traffic safety. AB 2058, by Assemblymember Harropetian, would streamline inspections and fees for factory-built housing by reducing duplicative local review and allowing third-party inspections; supporters said it would cut costs and delays, while the author noted local land-use authority would remain intact. AB 1945, by Assemblymember Hodgwick, would let Lassen Municipal Utility District offer voluntary prepaid electricity accounts without deposits or start-service fees, with consumer protections and electronic notices; municipal utility and power agency representatives supported it. AB 2418, by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, would set timelines for commercial plan review and allow third-party plan checkers for delayed tenant improvement projects; business and property groups supported it, and the bill was narrowed by amendments. AB 2433, by Assemblymember Alvarez, would expand density bonus incentives for for-sale affordable housing; supporters said it could help produce more homeownership opportunities, while labor and local government concerns led to amendments removing ministerial/by-right provisions. AB 2760, by Assemblymember Sharpe Collins, would allow counties with an Office of Inspector General to extend oversight to probation and animal control in San Diego County; the author and county supervisors supported it, but probation officials opposed it as duplicative. AB 2385, by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris, would clarify local authority to plan for disaster recovery and create local reconstruction agencies; cities and other supporters said it would improve post-disaster rebuilding. AB 1976, by Assemblymember Hitt, would limit late-stage public process for pedestrian, bicycle, and traffic calming projects and exempt pedestrian malls from CEQA; supporters framed it as a safety streamlining measure, while local government groups raised concerns about reduced community engagement. The committee also adopted the consent calendar for AB 2118 and AB 2728. Final votes were taken after quorum was established: AB 1945 passed 6-0 to the Senate floor; AB 1976 passed 5-1 to the Committee on Transportation; AB 2058 passed 7-0 to Appropriations; AB 2385 passed 6-1 to Emergency Management; AB 2418 passed 7-0 to Judiciary; AB 2433 passed 7-0 to Housing; AB 2760 passed 5-2 to the Senate floor; and the consent calendar was adopted 7-0.

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• Senate Bill 1 will be on its way at some point when they get the paperwork to us, but we'll take care
• I was just in awe of the building, how it looks when it's lit at night, how it looks with this.
• You were always coming at it from the point of view of someone who cared about Texas greatly, and that
• I didn't care less. But he said, "Let's get together." We laid the maps out.
• This is one of these $100 night steak places, and he brought his sidekick, a guy who used to sell me

Bills: SB 8 , SB 1 , SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB27 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB20 , HB18 , HB7 , HB17 , HB1 , HB20 , HB18 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB1 , SR85 , SR87 , SB8 , SB5 , SB2 , SB10 , HB27

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• and authorized care for patients.
• Qualified care and authorized care for patients. Okay, thank you. Any additional support?
• Our member facilities employ LVNs to care for an elderly and disabled population, and these health care
• , major care disruptions, and unanticipated cost increases in health care, social service, and educational
• CCRCs could have LVNs providing care to nursing home-level residents in all three levels of their care

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a long agenda of licensing, consumer protection, and sunset-review bills. Early items included SB 1148, which would let aspiring security guards complete all required training before a guard card is issued; SB 342, which would soften the penalty for contractors who were licensed during part of a project but had a brief lapse; and several sunset bills for boards and bureaus, including the Board of Registered Nursing (SB 1302), the Board of Naturopathic Medicine (SB 1303), the Respiratory Care Board (SB 1304), the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (SB 1363), and the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board (SB 1368). The committee also heard SB 1311, which makes various updates to DCA boards and programs, and SB 1314, which restricts new tobacco retailers from locating within 600 feet of schools or daycare centers and bans nitrous oxide sales and related paraphernalia. Testimony was generally supportive on the training, sunset, and licensing cleanup bills, though several measures drew “opposed unless amended” or neutral positions over scope and implementation details. On SB 1314, supporters including prosecutors and school administrators argued it would reduce youth exposure to tobacco, while gas station, convenience store, cigar lounge, pharmacy, and business groups raised concerns about impacts on existing businesses, transferability of tobacco licenses, and possible de facto limits on future stations; some public health groups shifted to neutral after amendments. On SB 1302, nursing groups supported the board sunset bill, while the California Medical Association objected to allowing out-of-state nurse practitioner transition-to-practice experience to count without a California attestation process. On SB 1304, health facilities and long-term care groups supported the board extension but sought broader clarification so LVNs could perform respiratory tasks consistently across settings. After quorum was finally established, the committee voted to send the consent calendar bills SB 1376, SB 1391, SB 1416, and SB 1315 to Appropriations, and then approved SB 342, SB 1148, SB 1302, SB 1303, SB 1304, SB 1311, SB 1314, SB 1363, and SB 1368, all moving forward to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 1314 passed with some no votes, while the other measures advanced with broad support. The hearing ended after additional members were added on the record and the committee adjourned.

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• care on this<02:35:30.319><c> bill.
• </c> Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Medicare, Medicaid, and Affordable Care Act,<02:43:46.960
• ><c> SNAP</c><03:40:53.920><c> payments,</c> and healthc care and SNAP payments, and healthc care and
• All to give defunds health care.

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• And the folks in the private sector, they have unlimited medical care costs.
• We started at four and we ended at nine, but we had both classes on the same night.
• for their child that night?
• You are perfectly capable of applying to provide child care now.
• You are eligible for infant and toddler care. You're eligible for New Mexico Pre-K care.

Bills: SB37 , SB29

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach