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.
Supporters said the bill would allow continued card use during a transition period without weakening consumer protections or redemption rights.
AB 1267 passed 59-0 on Aug. 26 and would set 18 as the minimum marriage age in California.
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.
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.
Survivors, students and advocates backed the bill in committee as lawmakers moved it forward on Senate amendments.
The committee sent Sen. Wahab’s bill to Appropriations after a 6-2 vote on Aug. 25.
The committee sent the election-security bill to the Elections Committee on a 7-1 vote after hearing testimony in support.
At an Aug. 25 hearing, a speaker argued the bill would reward contractors with lapsed licenses and said such lapses can signal deeper misconduct.
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.
AB 2624 cleared the Assembly 49-13 after a sharp floor debate over privacy, doxing and First Amendment concerns.
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.
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.
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.
SB 1093 cleared the Assembly after a floor session summary linked the measure to lessons from the Palisades fire.
Assembly members and witnesses aired ideas ranging from ad taxes to chatbot rules at the first hearing of a new select committee on young men’s purpose.
SB 1218 cleared the Assembly 56-0 on Aug. 24, with lawmakers citing Oakland enforcement data to argue for stronger tools against repeat illegal dumpers.
The chamber kept amendments open until 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 after a recorded 42-15 procedural vote, with 163 Senate bills still lacking floor managers.
The committee moved SB 895 forward as amended during its Aug. 13 suspense hearing, trimming the measure to a $5 billion bond.
The Transportation Committee moved the resolution ahead Aug. 10, with language saying Caltrans should determine sign costs paid from non-state sources.
The committee voted to approve joint rule 61 waivers for the two Senate bills after a separate recorded vote on items removed from the consent agenda.
SCR 7 was adopted on the Assembly floor Aug. 13, with supporters citing medical and sleep organizations in favor of permanent standard time.
The Aug. 17 business-meeting agenda bundles major grant awards, new tire-efficiency regulations and two statewide planning documents for commissioners to consider.
SB 1193 passed the Assembly 56-0 on Aug. 17, moving a transparency requirement aimed at how Alameda County supervisors award discretionary funds.
