The bill moved 5-0 to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee after supporters and opponents debated algorithmic management and surveillance.
SB 868 passed the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee 17-0, advancing a measure to set statewide safety standards for plug-in balcony solar devices.
The committee voted to move the bill forward after testimony from immigrant-rights advocates and medical groups describing delayed care and family-contact barriers.
Supporters from housing, land-use and local government groups said the bill would help fill an affordable-housing financing gap and could fit into a broader state bond strategy.
SB 1227 would require the Department of Industrial Relations to work with unions on apprenticeship routes into enforcement jobs as lawmakers cited vacancies and delayed inspections.
The Assembly Public Employment and Retirement Committee sent SB 1038 to Appropriations on June 10, advancing a proposal to give unions earlier notice of CalPERS employer audit corrections.
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee voted 7-2 to move the measure forward after a contentious hearing over staking, stablecoin rewards and whether the bill would weaken investor safeguards.
SB 928 cleared the Assembly Higher Education Committee on a 10-0 vote and heads to the Assembly floor.
Supervisors were set to consider a climate adaptation capital improvement plan for flood-prone areas in East Linda, West Linda and Olivehurst.
Supervisors are set to consider releasing an RFP for safety reviews, staff training and incident-response planning at county sites.
The bill would create statewide inspection, testing and remediation standards for smoke-damaged homes after wildfires. It now moves to the next step in the legislative process.
The measure would tighten how coastal rebuild exemptions are used when replacement structures could block public access or affect sensitive areas.
The measure moved forward after sharply divided testimony over board changes, transparency rules and concerns about permitting delays and unfunded mandates.
Finance proposed shifting $1.7 billion from the 2025-26 school settle-up into the Prop. 98 rainy day fund, a move lawmakers and the LAO questioned at a budget hearing.
State Student Aid Commission officials told lawmakers California is not on track to launch the new federal short-term training aid program on time.
The measure passed 54-16 on urgency and on final passage, with lawmakers split over whether it strengthens election protections or raises constitutional and transparency concerns.
AB 2624 cleared the Assembly 49-19 after floor arguments over speech, fraud, and investigative reporting concerns.
Commissioners want staff to trim the draft mobile food and sidewalk vendor rules and use Indio’s ordinance as a model, while staff says the city lacks a designated code enforcement officer.
Supervisors unanimously adopted ordinances clearing the way for Ross Ranch Phase 3-5 and Phase 1 to move forward.
The county’s annual housing progress report says unincorporated growth remains well below 2030 General Plan assumptions and has reduced expected development impact-fee revenue.
The April 7 committee packet recommends Board approval of a three-year grant agreement to support Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan work.
The June 9 agenda would raise the contract cap to $696,600, extend the agreement through June 30, 2027 and add another facility.
The district’s June 9 budget packet shows a major jump in recommended spending, including a $400,000 federal earmark for a backup generator and language saying current rates do not cover operating costs.
Supervisors approved a five-year agreement to help administer state preservation funding for capital improvements at the Yuba City facility.
