Assembly subcommittee members held open a proposal to move staff and General Fund resources from HCD to HDFC, while housing groups pressed for changes to the transfer date, tax-credit oversight and bond-cap allocation.
State officials said CalSAWS should be able to load exemption data by mid-August, allowing many CalFresh recipients to be automatically exempted ahead of possible October discontinuances tied to federal work requirements.
AB 2032 advanced on a recorded committee vote after testimony from water agencies, tribes and environmental groups supporting a faster response to golden mussels.
The higher education committee sent the bill to Appropriations after supporters said it would help implement the student-facing course-numbering system created by AB 1111.
At an April 29 hearing, lawmakers and labor witnesses reviewed California’s wage-judgment enforcement tools and called for more staffing and stronger collection authority.
The Assembly approved a resolution commemorating the coastal law and conservancy’s anniversary, with floor remarks that also aired criticism of the Coastal Commission.
HR 31 was adopted by voice vote, recognizing April 29, 2026 as Denim Day in California ahead of the observance.
The bill cleared the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee and moved to Appropriations after a hearing on PFAS contamination and drinking-water protection.
AB 1838 passed the Assembly 47-6 and would require bidders on public works contracts to disclose wage and hour violations from the previous five years.
AB 2531 cleared the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on a 6-2 vote after members debated whether veterans should have to verify eligibility with documentation instead of self-identifying.
The Revenue and Taxation Committee sent the corporate tax bill to Appropriations on a 7-0 vote after supporters said it could raise $3 billion to $4 billion a year and opponents warned about compliance and retaliation risks.
AB 2231 moved out of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and to Appropriations, with supporters saying the measure would help speed two Bay Area hospital projects while preserving care access and seismic compliance timelines.
The Assembly Higher Education Committee sent the constitutional amendment to Appropriations after amending it on April 28.
The committee approved the bill after testimony that 32 of 157 associations reviewed would face special assessments in 2025.
AB 2771 cleared the Assembly Higher Education Committee on a due-pass vote and would extend the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education’s sunset date to Jan. 1, 2031.
The Higher Education Committee moved the hunger-data bill forward and tied it to funding for the California Health Interview Survey after lawmakers said federal hunger data collection had been cut.
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted 8-0 to advance SB 417, which would put a $10 billion housing bond on the November ballot.
AB 2499 moved to the Appropriations Committee after advocates and labor groups described dangerous heat inside California prisons.
At an April 22 budget hearing, CDFA officials tied a proposed 28% USDA cut to several agricultural risks while pressing for local food procurement and climate-smart program funding.
The bill would require registration and conduct standards for certain small-business financing providers and bar confessions of judgment and related provisions before default.
AB 2243 would create a state bank commission to study whether California should pursue a state bank or other public financing tools.
Staff said Decision 25-11-003 adds a tribal pathway in the consortia account, broadens eligible uses and speeds some smaller grants, while the line-extension pilot has already awarded about $2 million and connected more than 250 households.
AB 1974 cleared the Assembly on a 65-0 vote, advancing a proposal that would let local law enforcement agencies offer temporary firearm storage programs.
Supporters cast the bill as a child-safety response to addictive platform design, while opponents warned of speech, privacy and access harms.
