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Policy Committee approves agenda and minutes, hears overview of priority bill hearings including Birth Certificate Modernization Act
Summary
The Policy Committee approved its agenda and Jan. 23 minutes by unanimous consent and heard Policy Committee Advisor Charlotte Persephone Hoffman outline upcoming priority bill hearings, noting the Birth Certificate Modernization Act is moving forward and that testimony deadlines were highlighted.
The Policy Committee met via Zoom on Jan. 30, 2026. Committee Chair Josie Caballero called the meeting to order at 10:11 a.m.; the meeting adjourned at 10:53 a.m.
The committee approved the meeting agenda and the Jan. 23, 2026 minutes by unanimous consent, with no roll-call votes recorded in the minutes. Chair Josie Caballero conducted roll call and recorded attendance; members present included Vice Chair M Pease, Nicole Hollywood, Ly Xīnzhèn Zhǎngsūn and Ex‑Officio member Lee Blinder. Joan Bryan was listed as not present. Taylor Harer, Special Assistant, is listed as submitting the minutes.
Charlotte Persephone Hoffman, the committee’s policy advisor, provided an overview of upcoming priority bill hearings and “highlighted the dates by which testimony is due,” according to the minutes. Hoffman also reported that the Birth Certificate Modernization Act is moving forward; the minutes do not include bill text, vote counts, or specific hearing dates.
No additional policy issues were identified for the committee to discuss during the meeting. The meeting record concludes with adjournment at 10:53 a.m.
Next steps: the committee’s advisor outlined the schedule and testimony deadlines for priority hearings; the minutes indicate those dates were highlighted but do not reproduce them. Any subsequent committee actions, hearings, or formal votes on specific bills will be recorded in future minutes.
