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
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
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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SRTA to mark launch of Gold Runner Route 5 bus service linking Redding and Sacramento
A ribbon cutting at RABA’s downtown terminal will celebrate the new intercity bus connection along the Interstate 5 corridor.
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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
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
The committee sent Sen. Wahab’s bill to Appropriations after a 6-2 vote on Aug. 25.
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Shasta supervisors move to recover more than $131,000 from Anderson nuisance case
The county approved a special assessment and a lien against the same Anderson property to collect unpaid abatement costs, fines and penalties.
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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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Redding Planning Commission approves Reading OASIS amendment and parcel map after third hearing
The commission advanced AMD 2025-00266 and PM-20205-0091 for EP2, Reading OASIS LLC, after a third public hearing that touched on emergency water-supply routing and environmental-review questions.
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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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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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Redding council hearing tees up broader fee overhaul, including a $74 development-services consultation charge
Council reviewed proposed fee changes across parks, development services, fire, solid waste and the airport, but members said some items need clearer guardrails and more data before they move forward.
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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
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
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
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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Assembly passes bill to protect mobile-home residents displaced by disasters
SB 1093 cleared the Assembly after a floor session summary linked the measure to lessons from the Palisades fire.
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California lawmakers open new hearing on boys' online harms, possible policy fixes
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.
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Assembly advances bill to boot vehicles tied to repeated illegal dumping citations
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.
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Assembly votes 42-15 to extend floor amendment deadline as session pressures mount
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.
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Assembly Appropriations advances $5 billion science and health research bond
The committee moved SB 895 forward as amended during its Aug. 13 suspense hearing, trimming the measure to a $5 billion bond.
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Assembly committee advances SCR 129 to rename part of Highway 152 for Rusty Arraiz
The Transportation Committee moved the resolution ahead Aug. 10, with language saying Caltrans should determine sign costs paid from non-state sources.
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Assembly Rules Committee advances SB 960 and SB 1370 waivers after pulling them from consent
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.
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