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• If not, do we have unanimous consent? Any reservations?
• /c><00:10:44.480> on we will be taking third reading on we will be taking third reading on consent
• third reading of House Bill 994 consent third reading of House Bill 994 house<00:10:48.360> draft
• <00:10:58.000> any we have unanimous consent any we have unanimous consent any reservations
• If not, do we have unanimous consent? Any reservations? No votes. 24 ayes, thank you.

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Summary: The Senate convened with 24 members present and one excused, approved the previous day’s Journal, and heard several introductions. Senator Hashimoto welcomed a visiting Kukui Fellowship Program cohort from Maui, and Senator Chang delivered a tribute honoring the late University of Hawaii Professor Daniel W. Kwak, highlighting his scholarship in Asian studies, his teaching career, and the journalism fellowship and China seminar he founded. A late introduction also recognized retired UH communications professor Gerald Kato for his work in journalism policy. The chamber then processed messages and communications, including Governor’s nominations to boards and commissions, House communications returning Senate bills, and a Judiciary communication transmitting the nomination of Sonia H. Toma to the Family Court of the Second Circuit. The Senate adopted Standing Committee Reports Nos. 1369 and 1370, agreed to disagree with House amendments to Senate Bill 108, and received notice that conferees would be named later. House concurrent resolutions transmitted from the House were referred to committee. On third reading, the Senate passed House Bill 994, HD1, relating to promoting pornography to minors, and House Bill 1175, relating to tax appeal procedures, both by unanimous consent with 24 ayes and no reservations. The Senate also granted a waiver of referral for a list of Senate concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions so they could meet an upcoming deadline. The President thanked staff for the job fair and noted its value for employees whose service would end at adjournment. The Senate then adjourned until 11:30 a.m. on Monday, March 31st.

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• Three bills are proposed for consent.
• There are three bills on the consent calendar.
• Committee Secretary, please read the items on consent.
• The motion is due pass to consent calendar.
• We're going to start with consent. We're going to start with consent. Berman? Aye. Elhawary? Aye.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on March 25, 2026, with nine measures on the agenda and three bills taken on consent. The committee approved the consent calendar for AB 1736, AB 1853, and AB 2153. The committee also heard several election-related bills, including AB 1993 on ballot-envelope privacy, AB 1788 on nonprofit disclosure of travel payments for elected officials, AB 1560 on barring people convicted of public corruption from lobbying, AB 1539 on presidential and vice-presidential ballot eligibility certifications, AB 1919 on Santa Cruz Metro local tax initiative procedures, and AB 1562 on county selection of poll workers. The chair also noted membership changes and welcomed new and returning members and staff. AB 1993 drew the most debate. The author argued it was a common-sense safeguard to prevent voters’ choices from being visible through ballot-envelope holes, citing a Sacramento County incident and public concern about ballot privacy. County election officials, the Secretary of State’s office, and Disability Rights California opposed the bill, saying the holes also serve accessibility and processing functions, that existing voter instructions already address privacy, and that the measure would create implementation problems and an unfunded mandate. After extended discussion, the committee voted the bill out on a 2-6 roll call and it failed. AB 1788 was supported by the FPPC and the League of Women Voters and passed as amended to Appropriations, with members emphasizing transparency while seeking to avoid unintended coverage of organizations like NCSL and CSG. AB 1560 passed 6-0 despite the Secretary of State’s implementation concerns about how the office would learn of relevant convictions. AB 1539, which would require party representatives to certify presidential and vice-presidential nominees’ constitutional eligibility, passed 7-0 as amended. AB 1919, which would clarify procedures for a Santa Cruz Metro voter initiative to place a transit tax on the ballot, passed 6-2, and AB 1562, which would allow counties to randomly select poll workers, passed 7-1 after discussion about civic engagement, guardrails, and election administration. The committee then completed roll-call adjustments for absent members and adjourned.

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• We have 13 bills on consent: AB 875, Muratsuchi; AB 965, Dixon...
• The consent calendar, Wilson, aye. Davies, aye. Aguiar-Curry, aye. Arreguín, aye. Carrillo, aye.
• Consent calendar. Aguiar-Curry, aye. Carrillo, aye. Hoover, Lackey? What? Consent calendar.
• The consent calendar: Hoover, aye. Pappin, aye. Ransom, aye. Ward, aye.
• Ransom, oh, consent, aye. Yes. Ransom is aye on the consent calendar, bringing us to 16.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several transportation-related bills, beginning with AB 431 on advanced air mobility. The author and supporters from AUVSI, Joby Aviation, United Airlines, Wisk Aero, the City of Long Beach, and Archer said the bill would create a statewide plan and technical framework for eVTOL/advanced air mobility infrastructure, public outreach, and local implementation. No opposition testified, and the bill passed the committee as amended to Appropriations on a unanimous roll call. Members then took up AB 630 on abandoned or hazardous RVs. The author and supporters, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office, argued the bill would curb a cycle in which inoperable RVs are towed, auctioned cheaply, and returned to the streets by predatory buyers, while adding notice, recovery, and reporting requirements. Opponents from Western Center on Law and Poverty and ACLU California Action warned the bill would destroy RVs that serve as shelter for unhoused residents and could worsen homelessness. After discussion about the bill’s focus on dismantling rather than towing, the committee passed AB 630 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also approved AB 314, which would support transit-oriented development around planned and existing high-speed rail stations; AB 1223, which gives Sacramento County communities more flexibility to use local transportation revenues for related infrastructure supporting infill development; AB 1111, which adds flexibility to the zero-emission school bus transition for rural and disadvantaged districts; AB 1190, which caps fees charged by DMV business partners and requires clearer disclosure of the official DMV site; AB 987, which limits unreasonable towing fees and related charges; and AB 911, which creates a narrow exemption from Advanced Clean Fleets rules for telecommunications bucket trucks and sail-on-wheels used in emergencies. Most bills drew support from local governments, industry, or consumer groups, while AB 1111 and AB 911 drew opposition from clean transportation and environmental advocates concerned about weakening emissions goals. All of the bills were reported out as amended to the Committee on Appropriations, with recorded roll-call votes and several members adding their names as co-authors or supporters.

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• I imagine most members of this committee have heard me talk about the Department's consent agreement
• This consent decree has been in place.
• There's a lot of work, so our consent decree continues.
• been here doing this work this consent been here doing this work this consent decree<00:23:06.799
• <00:23:20.520> decree lot of work so our consent decree lot of work so our consent decree

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We have two bills on the agenda, with both of them on our proposed consent calendar.
• We will now consider the bills on the consent calendar.
• Do I have a motion on the consent calendar? Moved by Senator Caballero.
• Assistant, please call the absent members on the consent calendar.
• The consent calendar is adopted. The Senate Health Committee is now adjourned. Yay!

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• restrictions, and specifically the information cannot be disseminated between employers, even with consent
• What they do accomplish is well documented: they strip judges of discretion, they fill jails at taxpayers
• What they do accomplish is well documented: they strip judges of discretion, they fill jails at taxpayers
• What they do accomplish is well documented. They strip judges of discretion.

Summary: The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well. The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote. The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.

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• So we included a pretty robust appendix in this document.
• So slide 14 describes how New Mexico has documented gaps and declines in its behavioral health and treatment
• of cases, roughly two-thirds of the juvenile cases filed in court result in a court agreement, a consent
• According to CYFD documentation, that was partly due to turnover in the local juvenile justice grant

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• We have two bills on the agenda, with both of them on our proposed consent calendar.
• We will now consider the bills on the consent calendar.
• Do I have a motion on the consent calendar? Moved by Senator Caballero.
• Assistant, please call the absent members on the consent calendar.
• The consent calendar is adopted. The Senate Health Committee is now adjourned. Yay!

Summary: The Senate Health Committee met to establish quorum and consider two items on its consent calendar: SB 1447 and SCR 160. After roll call confirmed a quorum, Senator Caballero moved the consent calendar. The committee voted unanimously in favor, with members voting aye and absent members later added to the tally, resulting in adoption of the consent calendar. No testimony or substantive debate on either measure was presented in the excerpt, and both bills were handled together as consent items. After the final vote, the committee adjourned.

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• <00:45:30.880> to<00:45:31.040> his you advise and consent to his you advise and consent
• Recommendation is to advise and consent. Chair's recommendation on GM 788 is to advise and consent.
• <01:45:18.080> Vice advise and consent. Chair Lee. Aye. Vice advise and consent.
• . consent. consent.
• Any consent with four members present.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several gubernatorial nominations for confirmation, beginning with GM 788 for Karen Knudsen to the Hawaii Sister State and International Partnerships Commission. DBEDT strongly supported her nomination, describing her decades of Asia-Pacific and East-West Center experience. Senators asked about the new commission structure, confirming that the old committee was abolished and replaced by a five-voting-member commission with two governor appointees before the Senate, other ex officio and legislative appointees, and one OHA vacancy still pending. Knudsen said the commission would help review new sister-state and international partnership proposals, while existing relationships would remain in place. Members also discussed the commission’s lack of a separate budget and its use of DBEDT international relations funding. The committee then moved to GM 789 for Wesley Fong to the same commission; DBEDT supported him based on his military, legal, and international trade background. A concern was raised that he also served on the State Ethics Commission, and Fong stated he had resigned from that post effective the 20th of the month to avoid a conflict. Senators questioned his reasons for leaving ethics, and he explained that his term was ending and he wanted to continue public service in a role aligned with his background in international agreements, education, and Indo-Pacific relations. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The committee next considered GM 769 for Patrick Branco to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The foundation and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both testified in strong support. Branco appeared by Zoom and said he was currently on temporary military orders on the East Coast, but had prior experience in public diplomacy as cultural attaché in Caracas and had worked on Fulbright and cultural exchange efforts. The committee then took up GM 770 for Makanani Salā to the same board. The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported her nomination, and Noe Wong-Wilson testified in person, citing Salā’s work at Windward Community College and her role in organizing the Best Fest festival, saying she would bring Hawaiian cultural perspective to the foundation. Salā said her county experience included arts, culture, and sister-city work, and that she would emphasize public-private partnerships and helping other agencies use the foundation’s expertise. Members briefly discussed FESTPAC and its rotating international location. Finally, the committee heard GM 767 for Miles Miyatso to the Land Use Commission. The Land Use Commission and the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters both supported the nomination, and Avalon Development Company was listed but did not appear on Zoom. The discussion in the provided transcript ended during this item, with no vote or final action shown for the nominations covered.

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• And the result of that was this document, the Road Design Standards Final Report.
• ,<01:15:16.159> the result of that was this document, the result of that was this document
• So that they hopefully could get the consent of that committee for this request.
• ,<01:31:46.080> you<01:31:46.239> know, case. they have to document, you know, case
• . they have to document, you know, why<01:31:47.440> uh<01:31:47.600> the<01:31:47.840>

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• We have a consent agenda. Is there a motion on the consent agenda? Is there a second?
• On consent, Assembly Member Irwin? Erwin, aye. Erwin, aye. Zabur? Aye. The motion passes.
• On consent, Assembly Member Irwin? Erwin, aye. Erwin, aye. Erwin, aye. Thank you. Thank you.
• On consent, Assembly Member Patel, aye. The Rules Committee is now adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Rules Committee was called to order on St. Patrick’s Day, with a quorum present. After the roll was called, the committee took up a consent agenda and a motion was made and seconded to approve it. The roll was called on the consent agenda, and members present voted aye. Additional aye votes were recorded while the roll remained open briefly. The motion on the consent agenda passed, and the committee then adjourned.

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• And again, I would ask for your support. a truly informed consent.
• Informed consent is already a well-established medical practice, and they have standards that we are
• Informed consent is already a doctors.
• Informed consent is already a wellestablished<02:54:26.560> medical<02:54:27.040> practice<
• If that position was upheld, then every type of medical consent would have first amendment concerns or

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• Texas Mr Speaker I ask unanimous consent Texas Mr Speaker I ask unanimous consent that<02:17:37.800
• you Mr Speaker I ask unanimous consent you Mr Speaker I ask unanimous consent that<02:27:19.160>
• <02:42:24.160> that Mr Speaker I ask unanimous consent that Mr Speaker I ask unanimous consent
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Senator Hines, Ashton has consent to work from committee sub.
• Senator Reinhardt asked unanimous consent to work from committee sub.
• Senator Reinhardt asked unanimous consent to work from committee sub.
• Members, you've heard the NAM's consent request to strike title.
• Senator Gillespie has consent to work from committee sub.

Bills: HB2299, HB2939, HB2941, HB2960, HB3062, HB3087, HB3114, HB3244, HB3262, HB3304, HB3345, HB3386, HB3431, HB3498, HB3581, HB3645, HB3648, HB3764, HB3852, HB3974, HB4141, HB4144, HB4227, HB4237, HB4343, HB4425

Keywords: Article V, convention, amendments, criminal penalties, legislative authority, absentee voting, electronic communication, facsimile device, voting materials, military voters, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, firearm liability, tort reform, manufacturers

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee considered a large slate of executive nominations and bills. The nominations of Kevin Buchanan to the Oklahoma State Council of Interstate Adult Offender Supervision, Bobby Raines to the Polygraph Examiners Board, and Colton Richardson to the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System Board were each advanced to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then heard and advanced several measures on elections, criminal law, public safety, and civil procedure, including bills on Article V convention commissioner guardrails, precinct official terms and oaths, fraud and identity theft, treatment screening for arrested individuals, electronic monitoring eligibility, press access to certain arrest information, foreign terrorist organization-related offenses, CDL eligibility tied to the meth registry, sheriff service fees, fentanyl overdose reporting and presumptions, corporate law updates, appraiser fees in condemnation cases, child sexual abuse reporting protections, eviction mediation, garnishment response deadlines, retired municipal judges carrying firearms, critical mineral ownership restrictions, removal of a sunset on a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator, enhanced riot and assault penalties, ability-to-pay hearings at sentencing, firearm component liability protections, hospice admission authority, government tort claims coverage for OU Health Authority, and tort claims coverage for county jails housing inmates for other entities. Several bills drew notable questioning and amendments. House Bill 2299, dealing with Article V convention commissioners, was advanced after debate over the bill’s “intimidation” language and its potential effect on political speech; Senator Jett opposed it on vagueness grounds. House Bill 3852 on precinct officials was amended to reflect Election Board recommendations, including changing a disqualification period from three to six years, before advancing. House Bill 2939, removing obsolete fax-machine references from election law, was amended to strike a repealed-law reference and then advanced. House Bill 4343, setting a $350 fee for court-appointed appraisers, prompted extended concern about fixing a market rate in statute; the title was stricken so the measure could be worked on further, but it still advanced. House Bill 4227, the child sexual abuse NDA bill, advanced after the author recognized concerns and agreed to strike the title for further work, and House Bill 3386 on same-day eviction mediation also advanced after the author struck title to revisit discrimination concerns. Other measures advanced with little or no opposition, including House Bills 3244, 3345, 3114, 4144, 3764, 3304, 3262, 2941, 3498, 4141, 4237, 3062, 3431, 3581, 3648, and 3974. Some bills generated focused policy questions, such as whether the fentanyl overdose presumption would be rebuttable, whether the meth registry is lifetime or time-limited, whether the electronic monitoring bill would be too restrictive, and whether the riot-mask felony language could affect law enforcement officers operating in an official capacity. The committee also restored title on several measures before advancing them. The meeting concluded with Chairman Howard thanking the committee and staff and noting it was his final policy committee meeting as chair before adjournment.

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• Consent file items one and two, pass and retain reconsideration.
• Moving on to the consent calendar, we're moving to a vote on the consent calendar.
• Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Consent calendar is adopted. The clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.
• Consent calendar is adopted. The clerk will read the remaining items on the consent calendar.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up a long third-reading file with several guest introductions and ceremonial resolutions. Early floor action included AB 713, allowing undocumented students equal access to campus jobs at UC, CSU, and community colleges, and AB 1049, streamlining California Food Assistance Program applications for low-income immigrant families; both passed. The body also defeated an amendment to AB 1421, a bill to begin studying a statewide mileage-based road user charge, before passing the measure. AB 1171, modernizing part-time community college faculty health insurance access, also passed with strong support. The Assembly then approved a series of policy bills on animals, domestic violence, telehealth for autism services, forestry, false lien filings, tianeptine restrictions, housing, common interest development fee transparency, prison sexual abuse accountability, PBM reporting, foster youth benefits protections, illegal dumping and abandoned RV removal, condo financing/liquidated damages, public contracting, pension-related study language, climate resiliency research funding, and a disposable vape reduction measure. Most passed with broad margins; AB 762 on vapor inhalation devices drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing landfill fires and public health and opponents warning about revenue losses and illicit-market growth, but it still passed. AB 1406 on condo development financing drew extensive discussion about housing affordability and consumer protections before passing. The chamber also adopted three resolutions: ACR 120 declaring January 2026 Positive Parenting Awareness Month, ACR 121 designating January 2026 National Mentoring Month, and ACR 122 designating Anesthesiologist Week. Later, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments on AB 1485, extending welfare-tax exemption treatment to federally recognized tribes holding land for conservation, and adopted the consent calendar, which included several additional bills and SCR 6. The session ended with adjournment until February 2, 2016, after which several members recorded vote changes from the floor.

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• We have 15 bills to hear today, nine of which will be on consent.
• Is there a motion and a second on consent items? Can we remove an item from the consent calendar?
• Secretary, please call the roll for consent items on the consent calendar.
• We'll move forward to the consent calendar minus AB 1075. AB 1075? The consent calendar.
• I have not voted on the consent calendar. On the consent calendar, Bennett? Aye. Baines? Aye. Bye.

Summary: The Emergency Management Committee met to adopt its rules and hear a series of disaster- and public safety-related bills. Several measures were placed on consent and approved, including bills sending items to Appropriations, Natural Resources, Judiciary, Labor and Employment, and Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. AB 262, by Assembly Member Caloza, proposed a California Individual Assistance Act to create a state grant program for disaster-related costs when federal aid is unavailable; supporters cited Rio Dell’s earthquake recovery as an example, while some members raised concerns about eligibility, cost, and whether the bill could aid undocumented residents. The bill passed to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote. AB 549, by Assembly Member Gabriel, would create an interagency coordination framework for major sporting events such as the 2026 World Cup, 2027 Super Bowl, and 2028 Olympics, with supporters emphasizing public safety and anti-trafficking planning. An opposition witness argued the bill could be used to justify prostitution arrests and misuse trafficking funds, but the committee members largely supported the coordination concept, and the bill passed 6-0 to Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism. AB 270, by Assembly Member Petrie-Norris, would establish a three-year pilot for autonomous aerial firefighting helicopters overseen by the Orange County Fire Authority; supporters described it as a way to extend wildfire response into conditions where crewed aircraft are limited, and the bill passed 6-0 to Privacy and Consumer Protection. Later, AB 367, by Assembly Member Bennett, sought to require Ventura County water districts in high fire-risk areas to top off tanks during red flag warnings, maintain backup generators, and harden critical water infrastructure. Water agencies opposed the bill unless amended, citing cost, flexibility, and liability concerns, while the author argued the requirements were necessary after failures during the Thomas Fire; it passed 6-1 to Utilities and Energy. AB 615, by Assembly Member Davies, required emergency response plans to be submitted with initial applications for battery energy storage and other energy facilities and to be reviewed with local responders; it passed 7-0 to Utilities and Energy. AB 1075, concerning privately contracted firefighters, also passed on consent to Natural Resources. Finally, AB 1143, by Assembly Member Bennett, would create a voluntary statewide home hardening certification program through the State Fire Marshal; supporters called it a best-practices approach to reduce wildfire losses and insurance risk, and it passed to Natural Resources. The committee then completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned after all bills were moved out.

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• We have 15 bills to hear today, nine of which will be on consent.
• Secretary, please call the roll for consent. Items on the consent calendar.
• All right, we'll move forward to the consent calendar minus Was it $10.75?
• The consent calendar, mine is $10.75. It was Bennett and Baines and Hadley.
• I have not voted on the consent calendar. On the consent calendar, Bennett. Aye. Bennett, aye.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Unanimous consent we go to that order of business: introduction of legislation.
• President, unanimous consent we go to that order of business: messages from the House.
• Unanimous consent, we go without our business: announcements. Senator Wirth. Thank you, Mr.
• Unanimous consent, we go without our business: announcements in miscellaneous, and I yield to Senator
• Unanimous consent. The Senate is standing in recess until 9 o'clock on the dot. We'll be back.

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• Tonight we have eight bills that are eligible today, four of which are on consent.
• On consent, we have SB 837. Next item, which is our consent calendar.
• Secretary, please call the vote on the items on the consent calendar.
• Items on the consent calendar: SB 837 Reyes, SB 894.
• On the consent calendar: SB 837 Reyes, SB 894 Allen, SB 973 Becker, and SB 1079 Stern.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We are moving to the consent calendar.
• We have two consent calendars: the consent calendar and the special consent calendar.
• Does any member wish to remove an item from the consent calendar? Seeing none.
• We will call one roll for both consent calendars.
• Ayes 38, noes 0 on the remainder of the items on both consent calendars.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then proceeded through appointments, resolutions, and consent items. Three gubernatorial appointments were confirmed: Irena Ortega to the Public Employment Relations Board, Monica Erickson as director of the Department of Human Services, Armin Mayor as senior deputy commissioner in the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and Uca Dunkay to the California State Lottery Commission. All four confirmations passed by wide margins after brief presentations from Senator Grove. The chamber then took up several commemorative resolutions. SCR 152, by Senator Reyes, designated April 10, 2026 as Dolores Huerta Day; multiple senators spoke in support, highlighting Huerta’s farmworker organizing, civil rights work, and continued activism, and the resolution was adopted unanimously. SR 91 recognized Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, and SCR 149 marked World Autism Awareness Day; both were adopted unanimously. SCR 150, honoring National Librarian Day, also passed unanimously after remarks emphasizing librarians’ role in access to information and public service. SR 98, recognizing Heat Pump Week in California, passed on a 29-5 vote. The Senate also considered SB 1078 by Senator Laird, an urgency measure allowing Santa Cruz County voters to consider a local tax increase above the 2% threshold to help fund services, including medical services. The bill passed 29-9, with the urgency clause and the bill itself both approved. The consent calendar and special consent calendar were then adopted without objection, covering numerous additional bills and resolutions. The session concluded with committee announcements and an adjournment in memory of Deanna Mooney, a nurse and community leader, before the Senate recessed until its next meeting on Monday, April 20, 2026.