The measure moved forward after sharply divided testimony over board changes, transparency rules and concerns about permitting delays and unfunded mandates.
Finance proposed shifting $1.7 billion from the 2025-26 school settle-up into the Prop. 98 rainy day fund, a move lawmakers and the LAO questioned at a budget hearing.
State Student Aid Commission officials told lawmakers California is not on track to launch the new federal short-term training aid program on time.
The measure passed 54-16 on urgency and on final passage, with lawmakers split over whether it strengthens election protections or raises constitutional and transparency concerns.
AB 2624 cleared the Assembly 49-19 after floor arguments over speech, fraud, and investigative reporting concerns.
District directors said they will not move ahead with a 2026 Prop. 218 ballot and instead want outreach work and updated budget figures before revisiting the assessment early next year.
Council members approved an emergency contract and budget amendment to replace a failed Tarmac Road culvert that left access concerns for about 50 homes.
With Advance Redding likely to wind down without more city support, council told staff to proceed on a request for proposals for the Civic Auditorium and laid out operating terms bidders would need to accept.
A public commenter told council that an airport manager changed locks, claimed city control of disputed property and allowed equipment use he said was damaging the site; council asked that the issue return in closed session.
The May 5 vote clears J&L Custom Homes’ rezoning and subdivision request at 4363 Churn Creek Road for 16 attached single-family lots.
The council unanimously approved Johnson’s appointment after public comment and discussion about whether his contractor work created a conflict of interest.
SB 1005 would let cities, counties and special districts adopt five-cent rounding policies for cash payments, and the Assembly Local Government Committee moved it forward on June 3.
Sen. Grayson’s bill would require local jurisdictions to credit prior site uses when redevelopment or adaptive-reuse projects are charged mitigation fees.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee signed off on an audit request examining how the Board of State and Community Corrections manages Proposition 47 grant money.
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee approved a review of CalHR’s dental benefits procurement after hearing competing claims about Delta Dental’s long contract, provider turnover and the level of competition in the state plan.
After extended floor debate, the Assembly approved the social-media and children’s safety bill 72-0, sending it to the next step in the legislative process.
The commission approved Potentia Viridi under its opt-in program after concluding the project’s reliability and clean-energy benefits outweighed one significant and unavoidable visual impact.
The California Fans First Act would limit resale prices to 10% above the original ticket price, with the measure also narrowed in committee to smaller or independent venues.
CDTFA’s May Revision plan would tax electronically delivered pre-written software and software-as-a-service starting Jan. 1, 2027, but industry groups urged lawmakers to reject the change.
The Assembly budget subcommittee heard a proposal to make a temporary cap on business tax credits permanent, with the administration projecting hundreds of millions in new revenue and industry groups warning it could hurt innovation.
At an Assembly budget hearing, the Employment Development Department also asked for $20 million more for EDD Next document management work.
Lawmakers pressed the Secretary of State’s office on rising security costs and whether federal election-security money could cover voter-facing work, but the budget subcommittee took no action.
At a May 18 budget hearing, Assembly members questioned why CDCR’s Boston Consulting Group-linked savings fell from $635 million ongoing to $116 million ongoing and asked for the underlying recommendations.
A budget subcommittee hearing exposed a policy dispute over whether to fund the Bay Delta program now or wait until the updated water-quality plan is formally adopted.
