Humboldt supervisors to weigh $2M in road work, $2.85M jail treatment contract and budget adoption
The July 7 agenda also includes a county budget vote and a supplemental road maintenance request.
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Assembly panel advances SB 1314 after narrowing tobacco-retailer buffer
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.
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Assembly Education Committee advances SB 1181 despite surveillance concerns
The committee moved the school-safety and violence-prevention bill forward after hearing opposition from ACLU Cal Action and other advocates.
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California panel advances youth transport bill after abuse testimony
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.
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Assembly committee advances SB 1246 with new emergency-response rules for autonomous vehicles
The 7-1 vote sends the bill to Appropriations after a sharp split between public-safety allies and industry opponents.
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Assembly committee advances SB 1360 to expand language access for voters
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.
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Assembly utilities panel advances refinery-closure and high-speed rail bills
The Utilities and Energy Committee moved SB 1259 and SB 1425 forward July 1, sending both bills to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls.
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Assembly committee advances SB 970 to replace lost military fax ballot return option
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.
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California committee hears AI deepfake abuse bill backed by Paris Hilton-linked company
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.
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Attorney General’s office backs bill to expand election-record seizure protections
SB 1418 would extend existing custody protections for voted ballots to other election records, equipment and digital data, according to a committee hearing summary.
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Assembly Judiciary hears SB 381 to open birth certificates to adult adoptees
Supporters told lawmakers the bill would give adoptees access to original birth certificates while preserving a birth-parent contact-preference form.
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Assembly Human Services Committee blocks SB 1109 after motion fails
The bill would have added annual licensing review for certain short-term residential therapeutic programs with repeated serious violations.
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California committee advances overseas-voting bill despite security concerns
SB 970 moved out of the Assembly Military and Veteran Affairs Committee on June 30 after testimony split between access advocates and Secretary of State security concerns.
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Harbor district says Woodley Island Marina dredging still has no schedule
The July 9 agenda says maintenance dredging remains important for navigation and mooring, but the district has no new work planned and is still seeking FEMA assistance.
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Assembly panel advances SB 1370 after clash over wildfire streamlining and herbicides
The June 29 hearing on SB 1370 centered on how far California should go to speed wildfire fuel-reduction work while preserving environmental review, public notice and pesticide limits.
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Revenue and Taxation advances solar property-tax bill after county assessors warn of revenue loss
SB 1329 moved out of suspense on a 5-2 vote after amendments, keeping alive a fight over how California values solar projects for property-tax purposes.
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Assembly advances AB 179 as homelessness funding and audit concerns resurface
Floor remarks described AB 179 as structuring a $900 million homelessness investment while members again debated oversight and the scale of homelessness spending.
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Assembly passes SB 168, creating electric-vehicle incentive program and shifting $22 million to grid support
The bill would launch a light-duty zero-emission vehicle incentive program and move unused funds to the Demand Side Grid Support Program.
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Assembly passes SB 171 budget cleanup bill with DIR payment changes
The labor trailer bill would let the Department of Industrial Relations accept electronic funds transfer payments and update disability-benefit and grant-reporting rules tied to the 2026 Budget Act.
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Assembly sends AB 182 to governor after 69-0 concurrence vote
The Assembly unanimously concurred in Senate amendments to AB 182, an elections-related bill now headed to the governor.
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Assembly sends AB 182 to governor after 69-0 concurrence vote
The Assembly unanimously concurred in Senate amendments to AB 182, an elections-related bill, and sent it to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Assembly committee advances SB 739 on California ride-hail emissions targets
The bill moved on a do-pass motion in the Assembly Transportation Committee, where supporters framed it as a way to give regulators more flexibility under the Clean Miles Standard.
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California Trucking Association goes neutral on SB 1213 after amendments
The industry group said it had opposed the Clean Truck Transparency Act but moved to neutral after changes in the Assembly Natural Resources Committee.
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Assembly passes SB 163 to extend remote developmental services
The bill cleared the Assembly 62-1 and adds data-collection requirements for some developmental-services settings.
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