CSM Hearing

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On Friday, August 14, 2026, the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) will conduct its next regular meeting and hearing in person at 10:00 a.m., at The Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building, 915 Capitol Mall, Room 121, The Boardroom, Sacramento, California, 95814 and via Zoom.

The Commission is committed to ensuring that its public meetings are accessible to the public and that the public has the opportunity to observe the meeting and to participate by providing written and verbal comment on Commission matters whether they are physically appearing at the in-person meeting location or participating via Zoom. If you want to speak during the hearing and you are in-person, please come to the table for the swearing in and to speak when your item is up for hearing. If you are participating via Zoom or via telephone, you must use the “Raise Hand” feature in order for our moderators to know you need to be unmuted.

You may join the meeting via Zoom through the link below and can listen and view through your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smart phone. This will allow you to view documents being shared as well.

There are three options for joining the meeting via Zoom:

1. Through the link below you can listen and view through your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smart phone using Zoom. This will allow you to view documents being shared as well. (You are encouraged to use this option.)
   
   Zoom Hearing Link
   
   Passcode: 081426


2. Through one tap mobile on an iPhone in the US. This process will dial everything for you without having to key in the meeting ID number. If you have the Zoom application on your iPhone you can view the meeting and documents being shared as well.
   
   +1408-961-3927,,89216025162#,,,,*081426# US
   +1408-961-3928,,89216025162#,,,,*081426# US


3. Through your landline or non-smart mobile phone, either number works. You will be able to listen to the proceedings but will not be able to view the meeting or any documents being shared. If you would like to speak, press #2 to use the “Raise Hand” feature.
   
   +1 408 961 3927    +1 408 961-3928     +1 408 961-3929 US Toll
   +1 855 758 1310 US Toll-free
   
   Webinar ID: 892 1602 5162
   Passcode: 081426
   

Testimony at the Commission Hearing. If you plan to address the Commission on an agenda item, please notify the Commission Office not later than noon on August 11, 2026. Please also include the names of the people who will be speaking for inclusion on the witness list and the names and email addresses of the people who will be speaking both in person and remotely to receive a hearing panelist link in Zoom. When calling or emailing, please identify the item you want to testify on and the entity you represent. The Commission Chairperson reserves the right to impose time limits on presentations as may be necessary to complete the agenda.

Any person may submit comments in writing on any agenda item by filing them in accordance with section 1181.3 of the Commission’s regulations. If you plan to file any written document, please note that comments filed at least 15 days in advance of the meeting shall be included in the Commissioners' hearing binders, a copy of which is available for public viewing at the Commission meeting. Additionally, comments filed more than five days in advance of the meeting shall be included in the Commission’s meeting binders, if feasible, or shall be provided to the Commission when the item is called, unless otherwise agreed by the Commission or the executive director. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § § 1181.3 and 1181.10(b)(1)(A-B)).

However, written comments filed less than five days in advance of the meeting, the commenter shall electronically file (or e-file) a PDF copy with the Commission via the Commission’s e-filing system, available on the Commission’s website https://www.csm.ca.gov/dropbox.shtml at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Commission staff shall provide copies of the comments to the Commission and shall place a copy on a table for public review when the item is called or, in the case of participation via teleconference, shall provide an electronic copy to the Commission and post a copy on the Commission’s website, and may share the document with the Commission and the public using the “share” function. (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § § 1181.3 and 1181.10(b)(1)(C)).

Agenda and Agenda Materials. The agenda is available on the Commission’s website at www.csm.ca.gov at "Hearings" at the top of the page. Generally, Commission staff upload the agenda materials two weeks before the meeting and they may be accessed from links on the agenda items. If an item is postponed prior to the meeting, notice will be posted on a revised agenda. Following the meeting, staff will post Commission actions on the Commission’s website and will serve and post the adopted decisions within 10 days of the meeting. To find the adopted minutes and transcripts of Commission meetings on the website in PDF format, click “Hearings” on the top of the home page.

The agenda and agenda materials are also available at the Commission office, located at 980 9th Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, California, 95814 during regular business hours. Please call (916) 323-3562 or email at csminfo@csm.ca.gov for an appointment.

Reasonable Accommodation. Any person requesting accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act or for language assistance, please contact the Commission office as soon as possible but at least five to seven working days prior to the meeting.

Reminder: Commission staff includes written comments filed at least 15 days in advance of the meeting in the Commissioners' hearing binders. If you plan to testify and would like the Commissioners to review any document not filed 15 days in advance of the hearing, please file the PDF document via the Commission’s dropbox at https://www.csm.ca.gov/dropbox.shtml as soon as possible and at least 24-hours prior to the hearing.