Hearings
Regular Session Daily File
Committee Hearings
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
APPROPRIATIONS
WICKS, Chair
9 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 1100
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*Pending re-referral pursuant to suspension of A.R. 56 (August 18, 2025)
9 a.m.
1021 O Street, Room 1100
BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDERMeasure:Author:Summary:A.C.A.No. 8*Rivas.Congressional redistricting.S.B.No. 3Cervantes.Elections: signature verification and results.S.B.No. 7McNerney.Employment: automated decision systems.S.B.No. 11Ashby.Artificial intelligence technology.S.B.No. 14Blakespear.State agencies: solid waste diversion: single-use plastic bottles.S.B.No. 20Menjivar.Occupational safety: fabrication activities on slab solid surface products.S.B.No. 21Durazo.Single-room occupancy units: demolition and replacement: housing assistance programs: eligibility for homeless individuals and families.S.B.No. 24McNerney.Public utilities: review of accounts: electrical and gas corporations: rates: political influence activities and promotional advertising.S.B.No. 27Umberg.Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court Program. (Urgency)S.B.No. 29Laird.Civil actions: decedent's cause of action.S.B.No. 30Cortese.Diesel-powered on-track equipment: decommissioning: resale and transfer restrictions.S.B.No. 31McNerney.Water quality: recycled water.S.B.No. 34Richardson.Air pollution: South Coast Air Quality Management District: mobile sources: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.S.B.No. 35Umberg.Alcohol and drug programs.S.B.No. 36Umberg.Price gouging: state of emergency.S.B.No. 40Wiener.Health care coverage: insulin.S.B.No. 41Wiener.Pharmacy benefits.S.B.No. 50Ashby.Connected devices: device protection requests.S.B.No. 52Pérez.Housing rental terms: algorithmic devices.S.B.No. 53Wiener.Artificial intelligence models: large developers.S.B.No. 54Umberg.Court fee waivers: veterans.S.B.No. 55Umberg.State parks: facilities pass: Gold Star Family members.S.B.No. 57Padilla.Electrical corporations: tariffs.S.B.No. 59Wiener.Change of gender and sex identifier. (Urgency)S.B.No. 62Menjivar.Health care coverage: essential health benefits.S.B.No. 63Wiener.San Francisco Bay area: local revenue measure: transportation funding.S.B.No. 67Seyarto.Student financial aid: Cal Grants: Middle Class Scholarship Program: eligibility: dependents of members of the armed services stationed outside of California.S.B.No. 68Menjivar.Major food allergens.S.B.No. 69McNerney.Artificial intelligence program: Attorney General.S.B.No. 70Seyarto.Public contracts: Small Business Procurement and Contract Act.S.B.No. 71Wiener.California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: environmental leadership transit projects.S.B.No. 75Smallwood-Cuevas.Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.S.B.No. 76Seyarto.Vehicles: registration fees and penalties.S.B.No. 78Seyarto.Department of Transportation: report: state highway system: safety enhancements.S.B.No. 79Wiener.Housing development: transit-oriented development.S.B.No. 80Caballero.Energy: Fusion Research and Development Innovation Hub Program.S.B.No. 81Arreguín.Health and care facilities: information sharing. (Urgency)S.B.No. 86McNerney.California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority Act: sales and use tax exclusion. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 97Grayson.Digital financial assets: stablecoins.S.B.No. 98Pérez.Elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education: immigration enforcement: notification. (Urgency)S.B.No. 221Ochoa Bogh.Crimes: stalking.S.B.No. 224Hurtado.Department of Water Resources: water supply forecasting.S.B.No. 228Cervantes.Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program.S.B.No. 233Seyarto.Regional housing need: determination: consultation with councils of governments.S.B.No. 236Weber Pierson.Cosmetics: chemical hair relaxers.S.B.No. 243Padilla.Companion chatbots.S.B.No. 244Grayson.Public postsecondary education: disabled student services: assessments.S.B.No. 245Reyes.Criminal procedure.S.B.No. 246Grove.Medi-Cal: graduate medical education payments.S.B.No. 248Rubio.Firearms: information to new owners.S.B.No. 249Umberg.County boards of education: elections: consolidation.S.B.No. 254Becker.Electricity: wildfire mitigation: rate assistance: Policy-Oriented and Wildfire Electric Reimbursement (POWER) Program. (Urgency)S.B.No. 256Pérez.Electricity: electrical infrastructure: wildfire mitigation.S.B.No. 257Wahab.Pregnancy As a Recognized Event for Nondiscriminatory Treatment (PARENT) Act.S.B.No. 258Wahab.Crimes: rape.S.B.No. 261Wahab.Division of Labor Standards Enforcement: orders, decisions, and awards.S.B.No. 262Wahab.Housing element: prohousing designations: prohousing local policies.S.B.No. 263Gonzalez.International trade: tariffs: impact study. (Urgency)S.B.No. 271Reyes.Public postsecondary education: students with dependent children: childcare services, resources, and programs.S.B.No. 274Cervantes.Automated license plate recognition systems.S.B.No. 278Cabaldon.Health data: HIV test results.S.B.No. 279McNerney.Solid waste: compostable materials.S.B.No. 280*Cervantes.Elections. (Urgency)S.B.No. 283Laird.Energy storage systems.S.B.No. 290Smallwood-Cuevas.CalWORKs.S.B.No. 291Grayson.Contractors: workers' compensation insurance.S.B.No. 292Cervantes.Electricity: wildfire mitigation: deenergization events and reliability.S.B.No. 293Pérez.Real property tax: transfer of base year value: generational transfers: wildfire.S.B.No. 294Reyes.The Workplace Know Your Rights Act.S.B.No. 295Hurtado.California Preventing Algorithmic Collusion Act of 2025.S.B.No. 297Hurtado.Valley Fever Screening and Prevention Act of 2025.S.B.No. 298Caballero.State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission: seaports: plan: alternative fuels.S.B.No. 302Padilla.Personal Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law: exclusions: environmental credits. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 304Arreguín.Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.S.B.No. 306Becker.Health care coverage: prior authorizations.S.B.No. 313Cervantes.Vital records: birth certificates.S.B.No. 316Reyes.High school pupils: voter registration.S.B.No. 317Hurtado.Wastewater surveillance.S.B.No. 322Menjivar.Urban equestrian inclusion zones.S.B.No. 323Pérez.Student Aid Commission: California Dream Act application.S.B.No. 324Menjivar.Medi-Cal: enhanced care management and community supports.S.B.No. 326Becker.Wildfire safety: fire protection building standards: defensible space requirements: The California Wildfire Mitigation Strategic Planning Act.S.B.No. 328Grayson.Hazardous waste generation and handling fees: Department of Toxic Substances Control oversight responses: housing development projects.S.B.No. 332Wahab.Investor-Owned Utilities Accountability Act.S.B.No. 334Reyes.Pupil instruction: sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual abuse prevention: safety.S.B.No. 338Becker.Virtual Health Hub for Rural Communities Pilot Program.S.B.No. 340Laird.General plans: housing element: emergency shelter.S.B.No. 352Reyes.Disaster preparedness.S.B.No. 355Pérez.Judgment debtor employers: Employment Development Department.S.B.No. 358Becker.Mitigation Fee Act: mitigating vehicular traffic impacts.S.B.No. 359Niello.Use Fuel Tax Law: Diesel Fuel Tax Law: exempt bus operation. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 362Grayson.Commercial financing: disclosures.S.B.No. 363Wiener.Health care coverage: independent medical review.S.B.No. 364Strickland.Outdoor advertising displays: customary maintenance: permits: new alignments.S.B.No. 369Padilla.Salton Sea: restoration projects: skilled and trained workforce.S.B.No. 371Cabaldon.Transportation network companies: insurance coverage.S.B.No. 373Grove.Special education: nonpublic, nonsectarian schools or agencies.S.B.No. 374Archuleta.Local educational agencies: annual reporting requirements: IDEA Addendum.S.B.No. 378Wiener.Online marketplaces: illicit cannabis: reporting and liability.S.B.No. 384Wahab.Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act: prohibition on certain price-setting algorithm uses.S.B.No. 389Ochoa Bogh.Pupil health: individuals with exceptional needs: respiratory services: licensed vocational nurses.S.B.No. 395Wiener.Alcoholic beverages: additional licenses: hospitality zone.S.B.No. 398Umberg.Election crimes: payment based on voting or voter registration.S.B.No. 400Cortese.Labor: elective compensation under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.S.B.No. 403Blakespear.End of Life Option Act: sunset.S.B.No. 404Caballero.Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.S.B.No. 411Pérez.Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025.S.B.No. 414Ashby.School accountability: school financial and performance audits: chartering authorities: educational support activities: flex-based instruction.S.B.No. 415Reyes.Planning and zoning: logistics use developments: truck routes.S.B.No. 418Menjivar.Health care coverage: prescription hormone therapy and nondiscrimination. (Urgency)S.B.No. 419Caballero.Hydrogen fuel. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 423Smallwood-Cuevas.Inmate firefighters: postsecondary education: enhanced firefighter training and certification program: local handcrew pilot program.S.B.No. 427Blakespear.Habitat Conservation Fund.S.B.No. 429Cortese.Wildfire Safety and Risk Mitigation Program.S.B.No. 433Wahab.Residential care facilities for the elderly: assisted living waiver rental rate protection.S.B.No. 444Hurtado.State Healthy Food Access Policy.S.B.No. 445Wiener.High-speed rail: third-party agreements, permits, and approvals: regulations.S.B.No. 446Hurtado.Data breaches: customer notification.S.B.No. 447Umberg.Workers' compensation: death benefits.S.B.No. 453Stern.Microgrid incentive program.S.B.No. 456Ashby.Contractors: exemptions: muralists.S.B.No. 464Smallwood-Cuevas.Employer pay data.S.B.No. 466Caballero.Drinking water: primary standard for hexavalent chromium: exemption.S.B.No. 470Laird.Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act: teleconferencing.S.B.No. 471Menjivar.Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson.S.B.No. 472Stern.Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: notice, survey, and grant program.S.B.No. 473Padilla.Water corporations: demand elasticity: rates and surcharges.S.B.No. 480Archuleta.Autonomous vehicles.S.B.No. 483Stern.Mental health diversion.S.B.No. 484Laird.Coastal resources: coastal development permits: infill area categorical exclusion.S.B.No. 485Reyes.County public defender: appointment.S.B.No. 486Cabaldon.Regional housing: public postsecondary education: changes in enrollment levels: California Environmental Quality Act.S.B.No. 487Grayson.Workers' compensation.S.B.No. 489Arreguín.Local agency formation commissions: written policies and procedures: Permit Streamlining Act: housing development projects.S.B.No. 493Becker.District agricultural associations: secretary-managers: compensation.S.B.No. 494Cortese.Classified school and community college employees: disciplinary hearings: appeals: contracted administrative law judges.S.B.No. 495Allen.Insurance.S.B.No. 497Wiener.Legally protected health care activity. (Urgency)S.B.No. 500Stern.Energy: usage data.S.B.No. 503Weber Pierson.Health care services: artificial intelligence.S.B.No. 504Laird.Communicable diseases: HIV reporting.S.B.No. 506Committee on Transportation.Transportation: omnibus bill.S.B.No. 507Limón.Planning and zoning: regional housing needs allocation.S.B.No. 509Caballero.Office of Emergency Services: training: transnational repression.S.B.No. 512Pérez.District elections: initiatives.S.B.No. 513Durazo.Personnel records.S.B.No. 514Cabaldon.Wildfire prevention: qualified entities: assessments.S.B.No. 520Caballero.Nurse-midwifery education program.S.B.No. 524Arreguín.Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.S.B.No. 525Jones.California FAIR Plan: manufactured homes.S.B.No. 530Richardson.Medi-Cal: time and distance standards.S.B.No. 535Richardson.Obesity Care Access Act.S.B.No. 541Becker.Electricity: load shifting: distributed resources.S.B.No. 542Limón.Oil spill prevention: administrator for oil spill response: duties.S.B.No. 543McNerney.Accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units.S.B.No. 544Laird.Railroad crossings: permit applications: review.S.B.No. 545Cortese.High-speed rail: economic opportunities.S.B.No. 547Pérez.Commercial property insurance cancellation and nonrenewal.S.B.No. 550Cortese.California State University, San Jose: legal partnership pilot program.S.B.No. 556Hurtado.Habitat enhancement and restoration: floodplains.S.B.No. 568Niello.Pupil health: epinephrine delivery systems: schoolsites and childcare programs.S.B.No. 571Archuleta.Emergencies: crimes.S.B.No. 572Gonzalez.Vehicles: advanced driver assistance system: crash reports.S.B.No. 577Laird.State Government.S.B.No. 578Smallwood-Cuevas.California Workplace Outreach Program.S.B.No. 580Durazo.Attorney General: immigration enforcement policies.S.B.No. 581McGuire.Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters.S.B.No. 582Stern.Health and care facilities: licensing during emergencies or disasters.S.B.No. 586Jones.Off-highway electric motorcycles.S.B.No. 587Grayson.Personal income taxes: credit: manufacturing: sales and use taxes. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 590Durazo.Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.S.B.No. 591Valladares.Taxation: electronic payments: penalties.S.B.No. 593Hurtado.Voltage changes: consumer protection: study and report.S.B.No. 596Menjivar.Health facilities: administrative penalties.S.B.No. 597Cortese.Labor-related liabilities: direct contractor and subcontractor.S.B.No. 601Allen.Water: waste discharge.S.B.No. 603Niello.Property taxation: transfer of base year value: disaster relief. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 606Becker.Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: reporting requirements: functional zero unsheltered.S.B.No. 609Laird.Fish: commercial fishing.S.B.No. 610Pérez.Disaster assistance: tenants, mobilehome parks, and mortgages.S.B.No. 613Stern.Methane emissions: petroleum and natural gas producing low methane emissions.S.B.No. 614Stern.Carbon dioxide transport.S.B.No. 615Allen.Vehicle traction batteries.S.B.No. 616Rubio.Community Hardening Commission: wildfire mitigation program.S.B.No. 617Arreguín.California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act.S.B.No. 625Wahab.Housing developments: disasters: reconstruction of destroyed or damaged structures.S.B.No. 626Smallwood-Cuevas.Perinatal health screenings and treatment.S.B.No. 627Wiener.Law enforcement: masks. (Urgency)S.B.No. 629Durazo.Wildfires: fire hazard severity zones: defensible space, vegetation management, and fuel modification enforcement.S.B.No. 630Allen.State parks: real property: acquisitions and leases.S.B.No. 633Blakespear.Beverage containers: recycling.S.B.No. 635Durazo.Food vendors and facilities: enforcement activities.S.B.No. 638Padilla.California Education and Workforce Development Coordinating Entity: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.S.B.No. 639Ashby.Zoning: Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.S.B.No. 640Cabaldon.Public postsecondary education: admission, transfer, and enrollment.S.B.No. 641Ashby.Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Real Estate: states of emergency: waivers and exemptions. (Urgency)S.B.No. 642Limón.Employment: payment of wages.S.B.No. 643Caballero.Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchase Program.S.B.No. 645Umberg.Juries: peremptory challenges.S.B.No. 646Weber Pierson.Prenatal multivitamins.S.B.No. 647Hurtado.Energy: Equitable Building Decarbonization Program: Low-Income Oversight Board: membership: performance metrics.S.B.No. 655Stern.Dwelling units: indoor temperature.S.B.No. 660Menjivar.California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework.S.B.No. 663Allen.Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment. (Urgency)S.B.No. 670Cervantes.Adult Education Program: immigrant integration.S.B.No. 671Cervantes.Pedestrian crossing signals.S.B.No. 676Limón.California Environmental Quality Act: judicial streamlining: state of emergency: wildfire.S.B.No. 680Rubio.Sex offender registration: unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.S.B.No. 682Allen.Environmental health: product safety: perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.S.B.No. 686Reyes.Housing programs: financing.S.B.No. 694Archuleta.Deceptive practices: service members and veterans.S.B.No. 695Cortese.Transportation: climate resiliency: projects of statewide and regional significance.S.B.No. 697Laird.Determination of water rights: stream system.S.B.No. 703Richardson.Ports: truck drivers.S.B.No. 704Arreguín.Firearms: firearm barrels.S.B.No. 707Durazo.Open meetings: meeting and teleconference requirements.S.B.No. 710Blakespear.Property taxation: active solar energy systems: extension. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 711McNerney.Taxation: federal conformity. (Urgency)S.B.No. 712Grove.Smog check: motor vehicles: exemption.S.B.No. 716Durazo.Lifeline program: broadband internet access service.S.B.No. 718Dahle.Hunting and sport fishing licenses: reduced fees.S.B.No. 720Ashby.Automated traffic enforcement system programs.S.B.No. 724Richardson.Public housing: lead testing.S.B.No. 727McGuire.The Great Redwood Trail Agency.S.B.No. 731Archuleta.Trash receptacles and storage containers: reflective markings.S.B.No. 743Cortese.Education finance: Education Equalization Act: Equalization Reserve Account.S.B.No. 744Cabaldon.Accrediting agencies.S.B.No. 748Richardson.Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting.S.B.No. 749Allen.Mobilehome parks: closure, cessation, or change of use.S.B.No. 750Cortese.California Housing Finance and Credit Act.S.B.No. 754Durazo.Menstrual products: disposable tampons and pad products: chemicals of concern.S.B.No. 756Smallwood-Cuevas.California Film Commission: motion picture tax credits: tracking and compliance program.S.B.No. 761Ashby.CalFresh: student eligibility.S.B.No. 763Hurtado.Conspiracy against trade: punishment.S.B.No. 764Weber Pierson.Chain restaurants: children's meals.S.B.No. 767Richardson.Energy: transportation fuels: supply: reportable pipelines.S.B.No. 769Caballero.The Golden State Infrastructure Corporation Act.S.B.No. 771Stern.Personal rights: liability: social media platforms.S.B.No. 772Cabaldon.Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019: applications: eligibility.S.B.No. 774Ashby.Department of Real Estate and the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers: Bureau of Automotive Repair.S.B.No. 775Ashby.Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences.S.B.No. 776Ashby.Optometry.S.B.No. 777Richardson.Abandoned cemeteries: report.S.B.No. 781Reyes.Small business.S.B.No. 783Rubio.Outdoor advertising displays: redevelopment agency project areas.S.B.No. 784Durazo.Home improvement loans: right to cancel contracts.S.B.No. 785Caballero.Personal income tax: credit: durable medical equipment. (Tax Levy)S.B.No. 786Arreguín.Planning and zoning: general plan: judicial challenges.S.B.No. 787McNerney.Energy: equitable clean energy supply chains and industrial policy in California.S.B.No. 790Cabaldon.Postsecondary education: interstate reciprocity agreements for distance education: out-of-state postsecondary educational institutions.S.B.No. 791Cortese.Vehicle dealers: document processing charge.S.B.No. 792Arreguín.Childcare.S.B.No. 793Archuleta.Public safety: lighters: standards: prohibition.S.B.No. 800Reyes.State overpasses: suicide prevention.S.B.No. 804Archuleta.Hydrogen pipeline safety.S.B.No. 805Pérez.Crimes. (Urgency)S.B.No. 809Durazo.Employees and independent contractors: construction trucking.S.B.No. 812Allen.Qualified youth drop-in center health care coverage.S.B.No. 820Stern.Inmates: mental health.S.B.No. 822Becker.Unclaimed property: digital financial assets.S.B.No. 825Limón.Consumers: financial protection.S.B.No. 827Gonzalez.Local agency officials: training.S.B.No. 830Arreguín.California Environmental Quality Act: administrative and judicial streamlining benefits: hospital: City of Emeryville.S.B.No. 833McNerney.Critical infrastructure: artificial intelligence systems: human oversight.S.B.No. 834Durazo.Criminal records: relief.S.B.No. 839Laird.Oil spills: fishing: water closure: grants: liability.S.B.No. 840Limón.Greenhouse gases: report.S.B.No. 841Rubio.Immigration enforcement.S.B.No. 842Stern.Energy: firm zero-carbon resources.S.B.No. 847Reyes.Workers' compensation: uninsured employer: transfer of real property.S.B.No. 848Pérez.Pupil safety: school employee misconduct: child abuse prevention.S.B.No. 854Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement.Unemployment insurance.S.B.No. 857Committee on Public Safety.Public safety omnibus.S.B.No. 859Committee on Governmental Organization.California State Lottery: prize money: immediate payment.*Pending re-referral pursuant to suspension of A.R. 56 (August 18, 2025)