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Assembly advances AB 1930, adding notice requirement for subpoenas in abortion, gender-affirming care cases

Assembly advances AB 1930, adding notice requirement for subpoenas in abortion, gender-affirming care cases

The Assembly voted 49-15 to concur in Senate amendments to AB 1930, moving forward a bill tied to subpoena and discovery notice in litigation involving abortion and gender-affirming care.

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Assembly clears data-center transparency bills after split vote on energy disclosure measure

Assembly clears data-center transparency bills after split vote on energy disclosure measure

AB 1577 advanced 48-11 as lawmakers also moved companion bills on data centers’ water use and utility impacts.

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Humboldt supervisors to consider $1 million housing award, 750-acre timber rezoning

Humboldt supervisors to consider $1 million housing award, 750-acre timber rezoning

The Sept. 1 agenda also includes a public hearing on zoning changes for about 750 acres and other board actions.

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SB 716 stalls on tied committee vote after warehouse-cleanup fine fight

SB 716 stalls on tied committee vote after warehouse-cleanup fine fight

The Local Government Committee deadlocked 2-2 on the bill, leaving it stalled but still eligible for reconsideration.

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Assembly housing committee advances Torrance-only mobile-home rent bill 6-4

Assembly housing committee advances Torrance-only mobile-home rent bill 6-4

A Senate-narrowed rent-stabilization measure affecting ten mobile-home parks in Torrance cleared the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on a recorded 6-4 vote.

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Assembly Health Committee advances bill to standardize electronic claims attachments

Assembly Health Committee advances bill to standardize electronic claims attachments

AB 2499 moved forward Aug. 27 despite opposition from health plans and insurers, who said the bill could add complexity before federal standards take effect in 2028.

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Assembly Education Committee advances AB 1381 on teacher misconduct screening

Assembly Education Committee advances AB 1381 on teacher misconduct screening

The committee unanimously agreed to Senate amendments and sent the bill out of committee at an Aug. 27 hearing.

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Assembly committee advances AB 40 on proposed coal terminal review

Assembly committee advances AB 40 on proposed coal terminal review

The bill would require updated CEQA review before new or expanded large coal terminals can get discretionary approval and would require enforceable mitigation for significant air-quality impacts.

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Assembly panel advances community land trust tax exemption extension after supporters cite 101 affordable units

Assembly panel advances community land trust tax exemption extension after supporters cite 101 affordable units

AB 672 moved out of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee after supporters said the exemption helped create or rehabilitate 101 low-income homes at a state tax cost of less than $400,000 over five years.

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Assembly committee advances S.B. 1078 on 8-vote roll call

Assembly committee advances S.B. 1078 on 8-vote roll call

Supporters said the bill would allow continued card use during a transition period without weakening consumer protections or redemption rights.

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California Assembly unanimously approves bill to end child marriage

California Assembly unanimously approves bill to end child marriage

AB 1267 passed 59-0 on Aug. 26 and would set 18 as the minimum marriage age in California.

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Assembly sends Sacramento homelessness JPA bill to governor on unanimous vote after floor debate over spending and strategy

Assembly sends Sacramento homelessness JPA bill to governor on unanimous vote after floor debate over spending and strategy

SB 802 passed the Assembly 63-0, moving a Sacramento County homelessness joint powers authority bill to the governor after a debate over housing-first policy and homelessness spending.

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Assembly Judiciary advances SB 957 on private detention oversight

Assembly Judiciary advances SB 957 on private detention oversight

The bill would direct the attorney general to develop an oversight plan for privately operated civil detention facilities and now moves to the Assembly Health Committee.

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Assembly Judiciary advances AB 1267 to set California marriage age at 18

Assembly Judiciary advances AB 1267 to set California marriage age at 18

Survivors, students and advocates backed the bill in committee as lawmakers moved it forward on Senate amendments.

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Assembly Elections Committee advances SB 259 on vote-by-mail interference concerns

Assembly Elections Committee advances SB 259 on vote-by-mail interference concerns

The committee sent Sen. Wahab’s bill to Appropriations after a 6-2 vote on Aug. 25.

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Assembly Public Safety advances SB 259 to criminalize interference with vote-by-mail ballots

Assembly Public Safety advances SB 259 to criminalize interference with vote-by-mail ballots

The committee sent the election-security bill to the Elections Committee on a 7-1 vote after hearing testimony in support.

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Assembly committee hears opposition to SB 342 over contractor licensure concerns

Assembly committee hears opposition to SB 342 over contractor licensure concerns

At an Aug. 25 hearing, a speaker argued the bill would reward contractors with lapsed licenses and said such lapses can signal deeper misconduct.

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RCEA backs 6% rate premium to protect $26 million reserve target

RCEA backs 6% rate premium to protect $26 million reserve target

Draft minutes in the Aug. 27 board packet say directors adopted a rate strategy and amended budget built around the surcharge, which staff said would add about $2 a month for an average customer.

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Assembly approves health insurance rate-review bill in 45-12 vote

Assembly approves health insurance rate-review bill in 45-12 vote

SB 1037 would require state regulators to consult the Office of Healthcare Affordability when reviewing certain health insurance rate increases and add new reporting requirements for insurers.

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Assembly sends Safe at Home expansion for immigration service workers to governor

Assembly sends Safe at Home expansion for immigration service workers to governor

AB 2624 cleared the Assembly 49-13 after a sharp floor debate over privacy, doxing and First Amendment concerns.

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Assembly advances SB 1418 on ballot evidence chain of custody, with vote changes noted

Assembly advances SB 1418 on ballot evidence chain of custody, with vote changes noted

The Assembly took up SB 1418, an urgency bill on election evidence chain of custody and ballot preservation, and the floor record notes later vote changes.

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California lawmakers press frontier AI companies on cyber risks, SB 53 compliance

California lawmakers press frontier AI companies on cyber risks, SB 53 compliance

At an Aug. 10 Assembly hearing, lawmakers and witnesses weighed whether frontier AI systems could speed up cyberattacks and whether California’s reporting rules have real teeth.

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Assembly approves bill exempting AI systems from Brown Act, Bagley-Keene definitions

Assembly approves bill exempting AI systems from Brown Act, Bagley-Keene definitions

SB 1159 passed the Assembly 59-0 on Aug. 13 and would exclude autonomous AI systems from key public-meeting and public-comment-law terms.

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Rio Dell council backs $1.09 million sewer study contract extension

Rio Dell council backs $1.09 million sewer study contract extension

The Aug. 4 council agenda and meeting summary show approval of an added $602,396.25 for the GHD sewer evaluation study, extending the work through Dec. 1, 2027.

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