Committee Hearings
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Appropriations [Edit]
LORENA GONZALEZ, Chair
9 a.m. - State Capitol, Assembly Chamber
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Committees: Appropriations
9 a.m.
State Capitol, Assembly Chamber
BILLS HEARD IN FILE ORDERMeasure:Author:Summary:A.B.No. 14Aguiar-Curry.Communications: broadband services: California Advanced Services Fund. (Urgency)A.B.No. 32Aguiar-Curry.Telehealth.A.B.No. 45Aguiar-Curry.Industrial hemp products. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1100Aguiar-Curry.Communications service: emergencies and disasters: reports.A.B.No. 4Arambula.Medi-Cal: eligibility.A.B.No. 630Arambula.Online Jobs and Economic Support Resource Grant Program.A.B.No. 695Arambula.Elder and dependent adults.A.B.No. 1094Arambula.Sexual orientation and gender identity data collection pilot project.A.B.No. 1326Arambula.Public social services: county liaison for higher education.A.B.No. 1344Arambula.State Department of Public Health: needle and syringe exchange services.A.B.No. 1430Arambula.Pharmacy: dispensing: controlled substances.A.B.No. 427Bauer-Kahan.Electricity: resource adequacy requirements.A.B.No. 624Bauer-Kahan.Juveniles: transfer to court of criminal jurisdiction: appeals.A.B.No. 1033Bauer-Kahan.California Family Rights Act: parent-in-law: small employer family leave mediation: pilot program.A.B.No. 1242Bauer-Kahan.Alcoholic beverages: bona fide public eating place: off-sale privileges.A.B.No. 1512Bauer-Kahan.Off-highway vehicular recreation: Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area: Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area.A.B.No. 826Bennett.Beach erosion: South Central California Coast: Point Conception to Point Mugu.A.B.No. 1051Bennett.Medi-Cal: specialty mental health services: foster youth.A.B.No. 928Berman.Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021: Associate Degree for Transfer Intersegmental Implementation Committee.A.B.No. 1346Berman.Air pollution: small off-road engines.A.B.No. 1066Bloom.Freshwater recreation sites: water quality monitoring.A.B.No. 1282Bloom.Veterinary medicine: blood banks for animals.A.B.No. 1454Bloom.The California Beverage Container and Litter Reduction Act.A.B.No. 1492Bloom.Department of Housing and Community Development: high-opportunity areas and sensitive communities.A.B.No. 803Boerner Horvath.Starter Home Revitalization Act of 2021.A.B.No. 455Bonta.San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: transit-only traffic lanes.A.B.No. 680Burke.Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: California Jobs Plan Act of 2021.A.B.No. 966Burke.Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities Grant Program: appropriation.A.B.No. 1261Burke.State Air Resources Board: greenhouse gas emissions: incentive programs.A.B.No. 619Calderon.Lung health.A.B.No. 670Calderon.Child abuse or neglect: minor and nonminor dependent parents.A.B.No. 443Carrillo.Physicians and surgeons: fellowship programs: special faculty permits.A.B.No. 480Carrillo.Hazardous substances.A.B.No. 794Carrillo.Air pollution: purchase of new vehicles: incentive programs: eligibility: labor and workforce standards.A.B.No. 890Cervantes.Public employee retirement systems: investment management: reports.A.B.No. 1106Cervantes.Employment Training Panel: pilot program: employment training needs.A.B.No. 1467Cervantes.Student safety: sexual assault procedures and protocols: sexual assault counselors.A.B.No. 28Chau.Hate crimes.A.B.No. 35Chau.Social media platforms: false information.A.B.No. 697Chau.Forest resources: national forest lands: Good Neighbor Authority Fund: ecological restoration and fire resiliency projects.A.B.No. 1352Chau.Independent information security assessments: Military Department: local educational agencies.A.B.No. 356Chen.Fluoroscopy: temporary permit.A.B.No. 1260Chen.California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: transportation-related projects.A.B.No. 215Chiu.Housing element: regional housing need: relative progress determination.A.B.No. 481Chiu.Law enforcement agencies: military equipment: funding, acquisition, and use.A.B.No. 629Chiu.San Francisco Bay area: public transportation.A.B.No. 816Chiu.State and local agencies: homelessness plan.A.B.No. 886Chiu.Victims.A.B.No. 1087Chiu.Environmental Justice Community Resilience Hubs Program.A.B.No. 1259Chiu.Criminal procedure: motion to vacate.A.B.No. 1323Chiu.Department of Technology: modernization: state information technology contracts.A.B.No. 618Choi.Payment options for criminal fines and fees.A.B.No. 1002Choi.Postsecondary education: course credit for prior military education, training, and service.A.B.No. 640Cooley.Extended foster care: eligibility redetermination.A.B.No. 992Cooley.California Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Technology Program.A.B.No. 1095Cooley.Affordable rental and owner-occupied housing: parity in state and local programs.A.B.No. 1245Cooley.Resentencing.A.B.No. 1447Cooley.The Rural California Infrastructure Act.A.B.No. 354Cooper.Energy efficient appliance rebate program.A.B.No. 386Cooper.Public Employees’ Retirement Fund: investments: confidentiality.A.B.No. 657Cooper.State civil service system: personal services contracts: professionals.A.B.No. 1173Cooper.Horse racing: thoroughbred race meetings: nonthoroughbred races.A.B.No. 1267Cunningham.Alcoholic beverages: advertising or promoting donation of proceeds to a nonprofit charitable organization.A.B.No. 1468Cunningham.Prior authorization.A.B.No. 866Megan Dahle.Food and agriculture: Feed Inspection Advisory Board: California Seed Law.A.B.No. 980Megan Dahle.Employment Development Department: claim information.A.B.No. 781Daly.Flood control projects: County of Orange: subvention funds.A.B.No. 1423Daly.Housing programs: multifamily housing programs: expenditure of loan proceeds.A.B.No. 1560Daly.Distance learning: pupil access: computing devices and broadband internet service.A.B.No. 792Flora.Forestry: prescribed burning agreements.A.B.No. 1164Flora.Dams and reservoirs: exclusions.A.B.No. 98Frazier.Health care: medical goods: reuse and redistribution.A.B.No. 642Friedman.Wildfires.A.B.No. 1371Friedman.Recycling: plastic: packaging and carryout bags.A.B.No. 61Gabriel.Business pandemic relief.A.B.No. 309Gabriel.Pupil mental health: model referral protocols.A.B.No. 587Gabriel.Social media companies: terms of service.A.B.No. 787Gabriel.Planning and zoning: housing element: converted affordable housing units.A.B.No. 989Gabriel.Housing Accountability Act: appeals: Housing Accountability Committee.A.B.No. 1384Gabriel.Resiliency Through Adaptation, Economic Vitality, and Equity Act of 2022.A.B.No. 1Cristina Garcia.Hazardous waste.A.B.No. 367Cristina Garcia.Menstrual products.A.B.No. 628Eduardo Garcia.Breaking Barriers to Employment Initiative.A.B.No. 713Cristina Garcia.State Air Resources Board: greenhouse gas emissions scoping plan: comprehensive health analysis.A.B.No. 868Eduardo Garcia.State of emergency: funeral expense assistance.A.B.No. 1036Eduardo Garcia.California Manufacturing Emergency Preparedness Act of 2021. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1169Eduardo Garcia.Health care facilities: interpreters.A.B.No. 1176Eduardo Garcia.Communications: universal broadband service: California Connect Fund.A.B.No. 1341Cristina Garcia.Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills.A.B.No. 745Gipson.Air pollution: Clean Cars 4 All Program.A.B.No. 958Gipson.Peace officers: law enforcement cliques.A.B.No. 1165Gipson.Juvenile facilities: storage and use of chemical agents and facility staffing.A.B.No. 1425Gipson.California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Public Housing Account.A.B.No. 491Lorena Gonzalez.Housing: affordable and market rate units.A.B.No. 506Lorena Gonzalez.Youth service organizations: mandated reporters.A.B.No. 881Lorena Gonzalez.Plastic waste: diversion: recycling: export.A.B.No. 995Lorena Gonzalez.Paid sick days: accrual and use.A.B.No. 1003Lorena Gonzalez.Wage theft: grand theft.A.B.No. 1593Lorena Gonzalez.California Victim Compensation Board: claim. (Urgency)A.B.No. 225Gray.Department of Consumer Affairs: boards: veterans: military spouses: licenses.A.B.No. 971Gray.Driver’s licenses: developmental disability status.A.B.No. 1050Gray.Medi-Cal: application for enrollment: prescription drugs.A.B.No. 602Grayson.Development fees: impact fee nexus study.A.B.No. 807Grayson.Bar pilots: pilotage rates: catastrophic event surcharge.A.B.No. 1089Grayson.Credit services organizations.A.B.No. 1174Grayson.Planning and zoning: housing: development application modifications, approvals, and subsequent permits.A.B.No. 105Holden.The Upward Mobility Act of 2021: boards and commissions: civil service: examinations: classifications.A.B.No. 349Holden.Small businesses: contracting: outreach: underrepresented groups.A.B.No. 641Holden.Transportation electrification: local publicly owned electric utilities.A.B.No. 948Holden.Real estate licensees: Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: disclosures: demographic information: reporting: continuing education.A.B.No. 1297Holden.California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank: public and economic development facilities: housing.A.B.No. 99Irwin.Statewide longitudinal data system: California Cradle-to-Career Data System: governance and support.A.B.No. 325Irwin.Veterans: discharge upgrades.A.B.No. 581Irwin.Cybersecurity.A.B.No. 809Irwin.Information security.A.B.No. 1070Irwin.Alcoholic beverage gift restrictions: exceptions: advertising umbrellas.A.B.No. 1178Irwin.Medi-Cal: serious mental illness: drugs.A.B.No. 94Jones-Sawyer.Correctional officers.A.B.No. 858Jones-Sawyer.Employment: health information technology: clinical practice guidelines: worker rights.A.B.No. 30Kalra.Outdoor access to nature: environmental equity.A.B.No. 1192Kalra.Employment information: worker metrics.A.B.No. 962Kamlager.California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act: reusable beverage containers.A.B.No. 963Kamlager.Baldwin Hills Conservancy: urban watersheds conservancy expansion.A.B.No. 1076Kiley.Automated license plate recognition systems: model policy.A.B.No. 760Lackey.Prisoners: friction ridge impressions.A.B.No. 762Lee.Hazardous emissions and substances: schoolsites: private and charter schools.A.B.No. 1337Lee.Transportation: transit district policing responsibilities.A.B.No. 1509Lee.Enhancements: firearms.A.B.No. 965Levine.Building standards: electric vehicle charging infrastructure.A.B.No. 1223Levine.Firearms and ammunition: excise tax.A.B.No. 65Low.California Universal Basic Income Program: Personal Income Tax.A.B.No. 562Low.Frontline COVID-19 Provider Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2021: health care providers: mental health services. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1084Low.Gender neutral retail departments.A.B.No. 1118Low.Postsecondary education: institutional financial aid.A.B.No. 1338Low.Public social services programs: financial assistance demonstration and research programs.A.B.No. 305Maienschein.Veteran services: notice.A.B.No. 1349Mathis.California Advanced Services Fund: Broadband Adoption Account.A.B.No. 1470Mathis.Ending Military Suicide Task Force.A.B.No. 1014McCarty.Cannabis: retailers: delivery: vehicles.A.B.No. 1348McCarty.Youth athletics: chronic traumatic encephalopathy.A.B.No. 1443McCarty.Mental health: involuntary treatment.A.B.No. 1491McCarty.Adult education: consortia: carryover of allocated funds.A.B.No. 1542McCarty.County of Yolo: Secured Residential Treatment Program.A.B.No. 320Medina.Teacher preparation programs: regionally accredited institutions.A.B.No. 363Medina.Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program.A.B.No. 1456Medina.Student financial aid: Cal Grant Reform Act.A.B.No. 334Mullin.Workers’ compensation: skin cancer.A.B.No. 813Mullin.Developmental services: service outcome pilot project.A.B.No. 897Mullin.Office of Planning and Research: regional climate networks: climate adaptation action plans.A.B.No. 1029Mullin.Housing elements: prohousing local policies. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1374Mullin.Driver’s licenses: organ donation.A.B.No. 475Muratsuchi.GO-Biz: trade and investment desk: Japan.A.B.No. 511Muratsuchi.Securities transactions: qualification requirements, exemptions, and liability.A.B.No. 538Muratsuchi.California Aerospace Commission: establishment.A.B.No. 650Muratsuchi.Employer-provided benefits: health care workers: COVID-19: hazard pay retention bonuses.A.B.No. 1453Muratsuchi.Environmental justice: Just Transition Advisory Commission: Just Transition Plan.A.B.No. 1329Nazarian.Building codes: earthquakes: functional recovery standard.A.B.No. 1336Nguyen.Hate crimes: task force.A.B.No. 586O'Donnell.Pupil health: health and mental health services: School Health Demonstration Project.A.B.No. 1524O'Donnell.State Air Resources Board: zero-emission drayage trucks: Project 800 Initiative.A.B.No. 1531O'Donnell.Pipeline safety: carbon dioxide.A.B.No. 1483Patterson.California Broadband Council: duties.A.B.No. 67Petrie-Norris.Sea level rise: working group: economic analysis.A.B.No. 110Petrie-Norris.Fraudulent claims: inmates. (Urgency)A.B.No. 400Petrie-Norris.Unemployment insurance: Unemployment Insurance Oversight Advisory Board.A.B.No. 1158Petrie-Norris.Alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facilities: recovery residence: insurance coverage.A.B.No. 707Quirk.Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.A.B.No. 955Quirk.Highways: encroachment permits: broadband facilities.A.B.No. 1294Quirk.Childcare: individualized county childcare subsidy plans. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1302Quirk.Commercial cannabis billboards: placement restrictions.A.B.No. 874Quirk-Silva.PACE program: risk mitigation program.A.B.No. 1017Quirk-Silva.Public restrooms: Right to Restrooms Act of 2021.A.B.No. 1090Quirk-Silva.Legislative Task Force on the California Master Plan on Homeownership.A.B.No. 226Ramos.Children’s crisis psychiatric residential treatment facilities.A.B.No. 338Ramos.State Capitol grounds.A.B.No. 873Ramos.Child welfare services: Indian tribes.A.B.No. 1055Ramos.Foster youth: tribal pupils.A.B.No. 47Reyes.Human services: coordinated immigration support services.A.B.No. 92Reyes.Preschool and childcare and development services: family fees.A.B.No. 1072Reyes.Small businesses: technical assistance: public contracts.A.B.No. 1389Reyes.Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.A.B.No. 1465Reyes.Workers’ compensation: medical provider networks study.A.B.No. 71Luz Rivas.Homelessness funding: Bring California Home Act.A.B.No. 1043Luz Rivas.Housing programs: rental housing developments: affordable rent: persons at risk of homelessness.A.B.No. 1144Robert Rivas.Cottage food operations.A.B.No. 1220Luz Rivas.Homelessness: California Interagency Council on Homelessness.A.B.No. 7Rodriguez.Emergency ambulance employees: multithreat body protective gear.A.B.No. 454Rodriguez.Health care provider emergency payments.A.B.No. 662Rodriguez.Mental health: dispatch and response protocols: working group.A.B.No. 1060Rodriguez.Governor’s Office of Emergency Services: California Alert.A.B.No. 1105Rodriguez.Hospital workers: COVID-19 testing.A.B.No. 1217Rodriguez.Personal protective equipment: stockpile.A.B.No. 1229Rodriguez.Advisory task force: ambulance services. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1480Rodriguez.Employers: prohibited disclosure of information: arrest or detention.A.B.No. 56Salas.Benefits: outgoing mail: claim processing: reporting.A.B.No. 106Salas.Regions Rise Grant Program.A.B.No. 107Salas.Licensure: veterans and military spouses.A.B.No. 322Salas.Energy: Electric Program Investment Charge program: biomass.A.B.No. 404Salas.Workers’ compensation: medical-legal expenses: fee schedule.A.B.No. 1216Salas.California Community Colleges: governing board membership: student members.A.B.No. 457Santiago.Protection of Patient Choice in Telehealth Provider Act.A.B.No. 570Santiago.Dependent parent health care coverage.A.B.No. 907Santiago.Driver’s licenses: offenses and penalties.A.B.No. 990Santiago.Prisons: inmate visitation.A.B.No. 1127Santiago.Serious or violent felonies: enhancements: juveniles.A.B.No. 1177Santiago.California Public Banking Option Act.A.B.No. 1360Santiago.Project Roomkey.A.B.No. 12Seyarto.Personal information: social security numbers: the Employment Development Department. (Urgency)A.B.No. 913Smith.Collateral recovery.A.B.No. 808Stone.Children’s Crisis Continuum Pilot Program.A.B.No. 33Ting.Energy Conservation Assistance Act of 1979: energy storage systems and transportation electrification infrastructure.A.B.No. 561Ting.Help Homeowners Add New Housing Program: accessory dwelling unit financing.A.B.No. 960Ting.Medical parole.A.B.No. 1236Ting.Healing arts: licensees: data collection.A.B.No. 1237Ting.Information access: research institutions: firearms.A.B.No. 1308Ting.Arrest and conviction record relief.A.B.No. 1452Ting.State prison.A.B.No. 1540Ting.Criminal procedure: resentencing.A.B.No. 258Villapudua.Emergency shelters: Emergency Housing and Assistance Program: pets.A.B.No. 350Villapudua.Agriculture: Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995: technical assistance grant program: groundwater conservation planning.A.B.No. 1149Villapudua.Alcoholic beverages: tied-house restrictions.A.B.No. 1214Waldron.Medi-Cal eligibility.A.B.No. 500Ward.Local planning: permitting: coastal development.A.B.No. 950Ward.Department of Transportation: sales of excess real property: affordable housing, emergency shelters, and feeding programs.A.B.No. 402Wicks.Office of the Claimant Advocate: Claimant’s Bill of Rights.A.B.No. 528Wicks.Property taxation: tax-defaulted property: sales to nonprofits.A.B.No. 1041Wicks.Employment: leave.A.B.No. 1119Wicks.Employment discrimination.A.B.No. 1188Wicks.State rental assistance program: data.A.B.No. 1345Wicks.Emergency services: licensed childcare providers.A.B.No. 1405Wicks.Debt settlement practices.A.B.No. 9Wood.Fire safety: wildfires: fire adapted communities.A.B.No. 41Wood.Broadband infrastructure deployment.A.B.No. 671Wood.Medi-Cal: pharmacy benefits.A.B.No. 817Wood.Sport fishing licenses: electronic display: 12-consecutive-month licenses.A.B.No. 872Wood.Leave of absence: firefighters.A.B.No. 1533Committee on Business and Professions.Pharmacy.A.B.No. 486Committee on Education.Elementary and secondary education: omnibus bill.A.B.No. 1567Committee on Emergency Management.Emergency services: catastrophic plans: recovery frameworks. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1569Committee on Emergency Management.Office of Emergency Services: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: annual report. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1584Committee on Housing and Community Development.Housing omnibus.A.B.No. 1511Committee on Insurance.Insurance: omnibus.A.B.No. 1571Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy.Administrative Procedure Act: small businesses. (Urgency)A.B.No. 1573Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy.Small business technical assistance: California Business Retention Program.____________________We encourage the public to provide written testimony before the hearing by visiting the committee website at approps.committee@assembly.ca.gov. 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