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 July 7 agenda also includes a county budget vote and a supplemental road maintenance request.
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 Utilities and Energy Committee moved SB 1259 and SB 1425 forward July 1, sending both bills to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls.
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.
The bill would have added annual licensing review for certain short-term residential therapeutic programs with repeated serious violations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Floor remarks described AB 179 as structuring a $900 million homelessness investment while members again debated oversight and the scale of homelessness spending.
