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• And we're dealing also with convictions or adjudications of delinquency.
• Um, but if this individual was in youth court adjudication and whether it is a conviction, which would
• <00:58:29.839> you'll<00:58:30.079> see adjudications of delinquency. you'll see adjudications
• and uh whether it is a adjudication and uh whether it is a conviction,<00:58:48.480> which<00
• , court or an adjudication of delinquency, again,<00:58:52.799> not<00:58:52.960> a<00:

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 5:15 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee took up Bill 2802, which would address falsifying residency or enrollment documents to place a child in a different school district. Senator Rhodes explained that the current penalty is a felony with a large fine and possible prison time, but that prosecutors rarely use it; the bill would add a misdemeanor-level penalty to create a more realistic enforcement option. He also proposed an amendment changing language that would have required expulsion of the child, replacing it with language making the child ineligible for enrollment in that district so the child would not have an expulsion on record. The committee adopted that amendment by voice vote. Members then debated the bill’s broader policy effects. Supporters argued the measure is needed because districts have reported problems with parents using false addresses or other fraudulent documents, and they said the bill simply creates a lesser penalty while preserving enforcement. Opponents said the bill punishes parents who are trying to secure a better education for their children, may not increase prosecutions, and could harm families and children who did nothing wrong. One senator compared the issue to other criminalized conduct involving rule violations, while another questioned whether the state should be creating a misdemeanor for conduct that is already a felony. The committee also discussed a proposed amendment to remove the felony component entirely and make the offense only a misdemeanor. That amendment was debated at length, with concerns raised that the broader statute covers more than school enrollment fraud and could affect other forms of false statements to government entities. The transcript ends during that discussion, with no final recorded disposition on the bill itself in the excerpt provided.

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• of Unemployment Assistance and their processes,... ...and it has led to shorter wait times in adjudications
• DUA for a... ...assistance, we've experienced great success in getting timely information and adjudications
• These measures would help reduce the backlog and free up DUA resources to adjudicate claims.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held a hearing on House 5188, a late-filed bill to establish a special commission to study access to unemployment insurance in Massachusetts. Representatives Hadley Luddy and Joshua Tarski, the bill’s sponsors, said they filed it after seeing many constituent cases involving delays, unresolved claims, and difficulty navigating the unemployment system, especially for seasonal workers and others facing financial instability. They argued the commission should review claim data, gather stakeholder input, and identify gaps in the process so the system is more efficient, equitable, and transparent. Greater Boston Legal Services testified in support, describing numerous client cases in which claimants waited months for determinations or were stuck in limbo after the launch of a new online benefits system. Attorneys said DUA’s backlogs and timeliness metrics had worsened, citing large increases in non-monetary, separation, and hearings backlogs, and they urged the committee to consider systemic fixes, including better notice about paid family and medical leave and possibly more funding or staff for DUA. Committee members generally praised the bill and the sponsors’ collaboration, and one suggested the commission’s reporting deadline might need to be extended. No vote was taken during the hearing. After testimony and brief discussion, the chair closed the hearing and concluded the committee meeting.

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• They at times go to adjudication.
• And now the system that exists has resulted in an expense that is so high through the adjudication process
• And could that trigger an adjudication? Yes, that's possible. We want to avoid that.
• And then they go into either adjudication or SGMA, and the baseline is their use.
• Adjudications are happening in other places as well.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• have been systematically underpaid, we can actually order an insurance company to go back and re-adjudicate
• have been systematically underpaid, we can actually order an insurance company to go back and re-adjudicate
• the coming months and will include functionalities for case management, medical fee disputes, adjudication
• while we're here, I'll ask it: do you know, and maybe you don't have this in front of you, the adjudicated
• There's a whole process that you all go through to adjudicate that and try to make the...

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• This bill allows individuals who received a stay of adjudication—not just those formally convicted—to
• <02:02:53.400> are ground stays of adjudication are ground stays of adjudication are normally
• <02:03:16.560> of court holds off on that adjudication of court holds off on that adjudication
• <02:05:28.679> to<02:05:28.920> the adds stay of adjudication to the adds stay of adjudication
• do this in a stay of adjudication do this in a stay of adjudication situation<02:06:01.559> would

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They're not being... adjudicated, and you had mentioned something earlier, Chairman Leach: justice delayed
• Everything suffers if we can't adjudicate and properly and fairly determine outcomes.
• That board, we have a detention center that we're overseeing, a post-adjudication for males, and a contract
• post-adjudication for females.

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death

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• It ensures that justice-involved youth includes not just adjudicated youth, but also youth who are subject
• to a complaint or delinquency petition but have not been adjudicated, and are subject to that complaint
• And it’s adjudication, at the very beginning…” “And it’s adjudication at the very beginning.
• It’s assigned to a judge, and then the case is adjudicated.
• “Frequently, we adjudicate the case between the parties and make a determination that the child should

Bills: SB41, SB153, SB165, SB261, SB264

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, procurement, contracting, small business, local government, disaster recovery, emergency procurement, certification, public spending, juvenile justice, delinquency, rehabilitation, community corrections, risk assessment, public safety, health regulations

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• If the owner is dissatisfied with the outcome of that appeal, it can then seek adjudication.
• The adjudication would be through the small claims court.
• c> be adjudication the adjudication would be adjudication the adjudication would be through<00:24
• And if not, take it to a small claims court for final adjudication.
• And if not, take it to a small claims court for final adjudication.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on January 30, 2025, and heard testimony on several condominium-related bills, beginning with HB 70. HB 70 would require a budget summary disclosure for condominiums. Supporters, including Community Associations Institute, a real estate broker, and several condominium owners, said the bill would improve consumer protection by giving owners and buyers a clearer, more understandable snapshot of an association’s financial health and reserve compliance. One supporter noted the bill should help reduce confusion caused by lengthy reserve studies and emphasized the importance of accurate disclosure. A testifier also urged the committee to hear other condominium bills quickly, including measures related to an ombudsman, managing agents, parliamentarians, and attorney’s fees. The committee then heard HB 106, which would change the process for condominium fines and disputes. Phil Nery of CAI and other supporters said the bill would strengthen due process by requiring clearer notice, allowing an internal board appeal, and then permitting small claims court review without attorney’s fees unless the fine is upheld. They argued this would prevent fines from escalating into costly legal disputes and provide a more linear, fair process. Some supporters suggested amendments, including clarifying that the statute controls over association documents and refining refund language. During questioning, members raised concerns about small claims limits and whether associations would be represented by volunteers or attorneys. One testifier initially in support later said he would not support the bill as written after hearing HPD’s concerns. HB 224, relating to property rights, drew opposition from the Department of the Attorney General and the Honolulu Police Department. Both agencies said the bill would improperly push law enforcement into a quasi-judicial role and could short-circuit existing due process procedures for occupants of residences. A realtor who had initially been listed in support changed his position after hearing the opposition testimony. The committee also heard emotional testimony from a resident describing a long-running squatter and utility theft problem at a neighboring property, which he said took years of court action and police involvement to resolve. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• the claims appeal staff and adjudicating the claims appeal staff and additional<00:46:16.559> program

• Then the application information gets directed to the department so that the claims adjudication

• Then the application information gets directed to the department so that the claims adjudication

• Um, so we are working through the adjudication process with our partners in Commerce currently.
• we are working through the adjudication we are working through the adjudication process<00:57:48.480

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Next up is the electronic adjudication management system modernization proposal.
• EAMS is the backbone of California's workers' compensation adjudication process.
• That proposed... ...at DIR who help adjudicate settlements and hearings for wage claims.
• I can remember, suggested that with the new staff approved, the wait time for a worker to fully adjudicate
• I once spoke with a hearing officer who was overseeing and adjudicating wage claims.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are legal doctrines that would prevent, once we have a final adjudication here, there are legal
• That refusal was not an adjudicative act, but an administrative failure to perform the required function
• A refusal to implement a binding remand does not involve adjudication, fact-finding, legal interpretation
• the remand order, including loss of legally protected rights, prolonged deprivation of access to adjudication
• Simpson and also concluded that it had a final order that it could adjudicate on the merits.

Summary: The committee first reviewed several wage-claim and labor-related litigation reports from the Department of Labor and Licensing. Members questioned the department’s authority and jurisdiction, whether it was acting like a court, and why it sought attorney’s fees and costs. Department staff explained that the claims arose under the Arkansas Minimum Wage Act and related labor statutes, that the department investigates small wage claims and can file suit when informal resolution fails, and that filing fees are waived by statute though service costs may be incurred. The committee reviewed individual cases, including one where the employer had not proven cash payments, another that had already been paid and dismissed, and a third where service could not yet be completed. The committee then voted to review or batch-file the labor items. The University of Arkansas System then reported on three pending lawsuits under the litigation-notification statute. One case involving a tenured professor alleging age and race discrimination had already been resolved and dismissed after the university re-engaged in discussions about a position. A second case involving a former employee alleging ADA and FMLA retaliation was moving forward after partial dismissal and an answer denying liability. A third case involved a former vendor employee alleging retaliation tied to a parking ticket; members asked about individual-capacity exposure for a university police sergeant, and counsel explained that punitive damages could potentially create personal exposure. The committee reviewed each report. The Department of Finance and Administration presented a proposed tax settlement reducing a sales-and-use tax assessment from about $48,000 to $20,000, with interest and penalties waived, and the committee approved it. The Claims Commission then presented several claims and settlements, including an unpaid salary differential for the Department of Health, reissued warrants, unpaid bills for DHS, and multiple negotiated settlements involving UAMS, Arkansas State Police, and ARDOT; these were generally approved or batched for approval. The most extensive discussion involved a settlement between the Teacher Retirement System and Tetronics International Limited in liquidation, arising from losses tied to the failed Blue Oak project; members questioned the company’s liquidation status, the prior investment loss, and why the matter was settling for $65,000, and the committee ultimately affirmed the settlement. The committee also heard a disputed tax-sale claim involving the Commissioner of State Lands, where a claimant argued that excess proceeds from a 2009 tax sale should have gone to her family rather than escheating to the county. After testimony from the claimant and counsel, members debated sovereign immunity, heirship, and whether the committee could or should award the $4,200 overage. The motion was amended and then replaced with a motion to hold the matter over for further review in a future joint session, which passed. Finally, the committee considered an appeal by Andrew Simpson challenging dismissal of his claim against the Arkansas Court of Appeals; after Simpson and court staff explained the underlying dispute, the committee reviewed the dismissal and the matter was held over for further consideration.

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• I remember you left it wide open that if there's an enforcement action against them, no adjudication,
• no nothing, or even if there is an adjudication that they cease and desist at that point, that their
• So you're saying a final adjudication from a regulator, not necessarily a court case playing itself out
• Well, in all instances, a final adjudication of a regulator—most likely they have an appeal process,
• Yeah, so if they come into compliance once a final adjudication, that's definitely something that we

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You can also, in addition to BOFE, file your own claim at the wage adjudication unit.
• And I've put the steps for the wage claim adjudication unit onto this slide so you can see.
• The wage claim adjudication program recovered the most of all of these programs: $41 million.
• The wage claim adjudication program recovered the most of all of these programs, $41 million.
• And then we've also trained our wage claim adjudication team and created an intake investigator position

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Labor and Employment held a review hearing on SB 588, focused on wage theft enforcement and whether the law’s tools are working as intended. Committee members emphasized that wage theft is a major and under-enforced form of theft in California, citing large backlogs in wage claims and long delays that can leave workers waiting years for payment. The hearing was framed as oversight of the Labor Commissioner’s enforcement authority and a discussion of whether additional tools or funding are needed to improve collections and deter bad actors. Witnesses from UCLA, worker advocacy organizations, and legal aid described SB 588’s main enforcement mechanisms, including liens, levies, stop-work orders, successor and individual liability, and the ability to pursue upstream entities in fissured industries. They argued these tools have improved settlement leverage and recovery rates, especially in janitorial and property services cases, and gave examples involving Tesla, Cheesecake Factory, Optum, and grocery and care-home employers. At the same time, they said the law is less effective in industries like residential care, where employers often transfer assets or change ownership before judgments are collected, and they urged changes such as broader prejudgment lien authority, more license-revocation power, and additional staffing for the Judgment Enforcement Unit. Worker testimony highlighted the human impact of delayed or unpaid wages. A care worker described being underpaid, denied pay for breaks and off-the-clock work, and facing intimidation when filing claims. Marta Lepe Martinez said she was owed more than $300,000, waited more than three years for a hearing, and still had not recovered any money despite a judgment and a lien on property. Another worker advocate explained that SB 588 helped identify responsible individuals and businesses earlier, increasing the chance of recovery, but said more resources and faster enforcement are still needed. Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower said SB 588 has significantly improved collections, reporting that the Judgment Enforcement Unit has recovered $125 million since enactment and that first-year recovery rates have risen from 17% to 46%. She said the agency is using liens, levies, stop orders, and individual liability more aggressively, but acknowledged that the tools are limited when employers are undercapitalized, hide assets, or transfer property before judgment. She supported the need for more staff and continued legislative investment. Public comment from SEIU California also backed SB 588’s framework and encouraged focusing enforcement on bad actors and expanding the law’s reach.

Transcript Highlights:

• You can also, in addition to BOFE, file your own claim at the wage adjudication unit.
• And I've put the steps for the wage claim adjudication unit onto this slide so you can see.
• The wage claim adjudication program recovered the most of all of these programs: $41 million.
• The wage claim adjudication program recovered the most of all of these programs, 41 million.
• And then we've also trained our wage claim adjudication team and created an intake investigator position

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This cannot be construed to alter or affect any stream adjudication court orders in place prior to the
• Madam Chair, Senator, so that phrase that nothing in the adjudication court orders would be affected
• acre feet per acre in that first year, as long as their five-year average falls within what their adjudicated
• And, Madam Chair, that brings me. adjudicated water ratings. And Madam Chair, that brings me...
• Representative, Madam Chair, Senator, metering your water use is in almost all of our permits and many adjudications

Keywords: 996, all

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• Both of those boards adjudicate adversarial claims between state agencies and individual parties or taxpayers
• Both of those boards adjudicate adversarial claims between state agencies and individual parties or taxpayers
• 00:10:53.200> of<00:10:53.360> those<00:10:53.600> boards<00:10:54.040> adjudicate
• both both of those boards adjudicate both both of those boards adjudicate adversarial<00:10:55.839

Keywords: 0:16 – CALL TO ORDER 0:20 – ROLL CALL 0:56 – ELECTION OF CO-CHAIRS 1:54 – APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2:10 – OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 3:28 – PERSONNEL BOARD 4:30 – EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET, BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5:18 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, OFFICE OF CLAIMS & APPEALS 12:03 – PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET, DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL 12:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAID SERVICES 14:54 – CABINET FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 31:44 – NEXT MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT/ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.

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• It continues allowing monies appropriated to the Navigable Stream Adjudication Commission from the Water
• Staff, Representative Livingston, and Representative, I think the Arizona Navigable Stream Adjudication
• There are portions of the Gila and Salt River that are currently being adjudicated that they are a part
• There are portions of the Gila and Salt River that are currently being adjudicated that they are a part

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It establishes a minimum age of 12 for adjudication of any alleged or attempted violation of law.
• establishes a minimum age of<00:08:27.040> 12<00:08:27.480> for<00:08:27.600> adjudication
• of<00:08:28.320> any<00:08:28.480> alleged<00:08:28.960> or of 12 for adjudication
• of any alleged or of 12 for adjudication of any alleged or attempted<00:08:29.640> violation<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <00:18:13.039> 3000<00:18:13.679> house<00:18:13.919> Senate<00:18:14.240> adjud
• sequence 3000 house Senate adjud sequence 3000 house Senate adjud adjustment adjustment adjustment

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We will have an adjudication process. Sometimes those are lengthy, and those can be nightmares.
• We will have an adjudication process.
• We have to have some sort of system to adjudicate those issues.
• We have to have some sort of system to adjudicate those issues.
• To adjudicate these disputes.

Summary: The committee heard AB 82, which would expand privacy and safety protections for patients and providers of reproductive and gender-affirming care. The author and supporters said the bill is needed because of rising harassment, doxing, and threats, and because sensitive health data could be used by hostile actors; opponents argued it would create constitutional problems, enable abuse of safe-at-home protections, and improperly shield providers and records from scrutiny. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many advocates in support and many privacy, civil liberties, and anti-trafficking or sex-based policy groups in opposition. The bill was moved on a due pass recommendation and remained on call. The committee then heard AB 331, which would clarify that county election certification is a ministerial duty, prohibit misleading ballot return envelopes, and require voter information guides to be delivered to jails in an acceptable format. The Department of Justice and several good-government groups supported the measure, the Secretary of State had no position after amendments, and a committee member noted ongoing concerns but supported it after the changes. The bill passed on a do pass recommendation to Appropriations and was placed on call. AB 1178 followed, proposing to protect undercover peace officers’ names, images, and likenesses in public records while preserving disclosure of sustained misconduct records. Law enforcement and public safety groups supported the bill as a needed safety measure, while journalists, transparency advocates, and civil liberties groups opposed it, saying existing law already protects officers and the new language could lead to overbroad withholding. After discussion about the scope of undercover status and the need for judicial discretion, the bill passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted a consent calendar. Later, AB 981 was heard, creating a five-county pilot program requiring intelligent speed assistance devices for certain reckless driving convictions. Supporters, including traffic safety advocates and crash victims, said the bill could reduce repeat speeding and save lives; opponents raised concerns about cost, installer oversight, liability for automakers, and the breadth of the pilot. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 22, which would repeal Proposition 57 and restrict release of sexually violent predators and certain sex offenders, drew strong opposition from youth justice, public defender, and civil liberties groups who said it would be unconstitutional and harmful; the chair recommended no, no motion was made, and the bill was held. Finally, AB 897, a squatter-removal bill, was presented with the author arguing it would protect property owners through a faster due-process process; the transcript cuts off during early support testimony and does not show a final action on that measure.