Lawmakers, auditors and higher-education leaders revisited a 2023 transfer audit at a Joint Legislative Audit Committee hearing, underscoring persistent bottlenecks for community college students trying to reach UC and CSU degrees.
The June 29 budget hearing added a $141 million Next Gen 911 item to the 2026-27 package, along with reporting, audit and oversight requirements.
The bill advanced 67-0 on the Assembly floor June 25 and now heads back to the Senate.
At a June 24 Assembly hearing, Sacramento city and county officials, advocates and service providers lined up behind SB 802, while Sacramento Act’s Alicia Deans recorded opposition.
SB 876 moved out of the Assembly Insurance Committee in amended form after Sen. Alex Padilla accepted changes that narrowed the bill.
The 5-0 vote sends the advanced-manufacturing exemption overhaul to Appropriations after supporters and opponents clashed over labor and environmental conditions.
SB 1240 would set up an Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to help nonprofits navigate state procurement, grants and reimbursements after broad support in the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee.
SB 1398 would let state projects use Green Globes as an alternative to LEED, but the U.S. Green Building Council warned it should not sidestep the Department of General Services' equivalency review.
SB 1301 moved forward after testimony from fire survivors and consumer advocates who said insurers can drop homeowners even after mitigation work or repairs.
The June 22 decision backs a multi-year EPIC demonstration that aims to replace much of ordinary Portland cement with lower-carbon materials at an existing San Leandro facility.
The California Energy Commission approved funding for a dairy facility retrofit that will use heat pumps, heat recovery and thermal storage to cut fossil gas use.
The commission approved Agreement LDS-25-001 for a Cal Poly Humboldt-sponsored project to add long-duration storage and solar on the Hoopa Valley Reservation.
SB 905 cleared the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee on a 7-1 vote after a hearing focused on affordability, utility accountability and financing costs.
SB 873 would bar immigration arrests in courthouse lots, sidewalks and a 1,000-foot perimeter unless agents present a judicial warrant.
The bill would revise rules for California’s statewide school employee misconduct database and related notification procedures before heading to Education.
Lawmakers and stakeholders split over whether the bill would fix SB 131’s manufacturing exemption or narrow it so much that projects lose certainty.
Supporters say the bill would narrow an overly broad exemption with added guardrails, while business groups warn it could make the incentive unusable.
SB 1246 drew support and opposition in the Assembly Transportation Committee on June 22 and appeared to pass 16-4, according to a hearing summary.
The bill would impose a statewide data-retention standard for automated license plate reader systems after testimony about alleged misuse and audit concerns.
SB 420 drew support and opposition concerns in the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee before landing on the suspense file over its property-tax impact.
June 22 meeting materials show the commission approving or advancing a cluster of large demonstrations aimed at grid controls, load planning and industrial decarbonization.
The June 22 agenda includes an EPIC grant for a project to test a solid-state transformer and flexible-load tool for grid-connected data centers.
The Assembly gave final concurrence to Senate changes on the mental health diversion and public safety bill after Assemblymember Wynn said the compromise reflected years of negotiation.
SB 1279 was heard June 22 by the Assembly Transportation Committee and held open after testimony backing speed safety cameras on Pacific Coast Highway.
