The board voted June 16 to continue emergency contracting authority for Colgate Penstock repairs under state public contracting law while work remains underway.
SB 1090 cleared the committee 10-0 after supporters and opponents clashed over whether the bill would protect fire survivors or limit rebuilding options.
SB 1418 moved out of the Assembly Elections Committee on July 1 and is framed in the record as a response to the Riverside County ballot seizure controversy.
The Local Government Committee sent the bill forward on a 6-0 vote after debate over whether housing and homelessness coordination should be set by state law or left to local governments.
The Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee sent SB 811 to Appropriations after split testimony centered on DTSC authority and a recent Radius Recycling violation notice in West Oakland.
SB 1067 moved out of the Assembly Education Committee on July 1, with supporters citing California’s math performance and opponents asking for clearer limits on how early assessment data could be used.
SB 1055, authored by Sen. John Laird, moved out of Assembly Appropriations on a split vote after lawmakers heard it would expand construction procurement methods for the Pajaro River flood-control project.
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee voted SB 1119 to Appropriations on July 1, while the available materials show SB 354 was heard but do not clearly capture its final disposition.
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee sent SB 1119 to Appropriations after hearing testimony on chatbot risk assessments, child-safety defaults, parental controls, reporting and audits.
The measure moved forward after lawmakers heard competing claims about county discretionary spending, misconduct findings and the board’s existing authority.
The Business and Professions Committee sent the bill to Appropriations on a divided vote after amendments limited the new retailer setback to 600 feet from schools and daycare centers.
The committee moved the school-safety and violence-prevention bill forward after hearing opposition from ACLU Cal Action and other advocates.
SB 1190 moved out of the Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee unanimously after witnesses and senators framed it as a response to troubled-teen transport abuse.
The 7-1 vote sends the bill to Appropriations after a sharp split between public-safety allies and industry opponents.
The elections committee moved the bill forward after support from voting-rights groups and objections from clerks and election officials who asked for clearer standards.
The July 7 agenda pairs continued emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs with a request to waive a planned 2.5% rate increase for member units.
The Utilities and Energy Committee moved SB 1259 and SB 1425 forward July 1, sending both bills to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls.
The July 7 agenda details a $550,000 Sutter County budget adjustment and a separate $300,000 funding agreement for Yuba County’s share of the Willow Glen behavioral health expansion.
The July 6 committee agenda puts a unified records policy on the path to Board of Supervisors consideration, replacing department-specific retention schedules.
The July 7 Health and Welfare Committee packet put forward an MOU, a budget adjustment and a Yuba County funding agreement to support a Linda facility expansion.
The measure would direct the secretary of state to develop a secure ballot-return method for military and overseas voters after the Defense Department fax service ended.
SB 1111 was presented at a June 30 Assembly Public Safety Committee hearing as a measure targeting deepfake sexual imagery and digital impersonation, with support from Paris Hilton's 1111 Media Company and several advocacy groups.
SB 1418 would extend existing custody protections for voted ballots to other election records, equipment and digital data, according to a committee hearing summary.
Supporters told lawmakers the bill would give adoptees access to original birth certificates while preserving a birth-parent contact-preference form.
