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• </c> the chamber asking for bipartisan the chamber asking for bipartisan support<00:12:53.760><c> for
• in</c><00:15:21.839><c> the</c> received bipartisan support in the received bipartisan support in the
• </c><00:18:34.640><c> ways</c> so we were looking for bipartisan ways so we were looking for bipartisan
• </c><00:18:45.600><c> as</c> pretty decent bipartisan product. as pretty decent bipartisan product. as

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• And the next question is, should we create a resolution in the Senate to Congress? Thank you.
• And the next question is, should we create a resolution in the Senate to Congress instead of, you know
• I think passing a statute is as strong a resolution as we can send to Congress to let them know that
• This is probably the most bipartisan bill that I've ever run.
• We just want safety and... ...the most bipartisan bill that I've ever run.

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard four bills. CS/SB 150, by Senator Gates, would make it a third-degree felony to abandon a restrained animal during a declared weather emergency, such as a hurricane or tornado, and was presented as “Trooper’s Law” in response to a widely publicized rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. The bill drew supportive public cards and brief supportive remarks from Senator Boyd, then passed unanimously and was reported favorably. SB 374, by Senator Truenow, would refine the definition of farm product to include plant and plant products and bar local governments from adopting ordinances that limit the collection, storage, and processing of farm products on bona fide agricultural land. An amendment was withdrawn to allow further discussion on food waste issues. Speakers from composting, recycling, and poultry interests supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 560, by Senator Martin, would restrict certain chemical additives in food products. The sponsor said the bill targets 10 chemicals he believes are harmful, noted that two have already been banned by the FDA, and argued Florida should act rather than wait for federal action. Industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill as creating a patchwork of state rules, raising costs, and disrupting supply chains, while some senators said they supported the bill for now but expected further changes. The committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Rouson voting no. SB 572, the Pam Rock Act by Senator Collins, would create a statewide dangerous dog registry, add criminal penalties for certain dangerous-dog attacks, and require permits, microchipping, spay/neuter, and $100,000 liability insurance for dangerous dogs. The sponsor and the Rock family described severe attacks and deaths involving dangerous dogs and argued the registry would help protect the public. Some senators questioned the registry’s usefulness, the amount of information collected, and insurance availability, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 161, I call up House Joint Resolution 20 and ask for its immediate
• House Joint Resolution 20, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
• House Joint Resolution 20, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
• Res. 2, and I yield back the balance of my time. on this resolution and I and I yield on this resolution
• </c> it third reading joint resolution it third reading joint resolution providing<00:56:16.920><c> for

Bills: HJR20

Keywords: energy conservation, gas-fired water heaters, Department of Energy, regulatory disapproval, energy standards

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• I'd note that it had bipartisan support last year, and I appreciate the support again.
• I move that Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 be advanced from the white sheet to the floor calendar.
• Senator Conway moves that Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 be advanced from the white sheet to the floor
• The motion before the committee is to advance Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 from the white sheet
• Bipartisan support, bipartisan sponsorship, unanimous vote out of committee. Further remarks?

Committee: Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• We do have the resolution in the family on their way.
• House Concurrent Resolution 2060, the Honorable George Cunningham Death Resolution.
• The reader will read the resolution. Thank you. Thank you. The reader will read the resolution.
• House Concurrent Resolution 2016, a concurrent resolution on the death of the Honorable George Cunningham
• House Concurrent Resolution 2060 is signed in open session.

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• Thanks for allowing me to present House Joint Resolution 104.
• There are four similar resolutions before this committee.
• There are four similar resolutions before this committee.
• My resolution is identical to Representative McCall's and Representative Murray's.
• This resolution just isn't about adjusting numbers on a paper.

Committees: House Elections , House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

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• , because the resolution actually contains some controversial policy Because the resolution actually
• I want to thank the author of the resolution.
• I want to thank the author of the resolution for adding certain accomplishments into the resolution that
• The resolution is adopted.
• Senate Joint Resolution 13. 66-0-0. And Senate Concurrent Resolution 143. 66-0-0. 66-0-0.

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of several Senate bills, notices for committee hearings, and a successful motion to suspend rules so ACA 20 could be taken up later in the week. The chamber also recognized former Assembly Member Christina Garcia and later moved into a Pride Month observance. The main ceremonial item was House Resolution 115 recognizing June 2026 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Assembly Member Ward opened on the resolution, and multiple members from different caucuses spoke in support, highlighting Pride history, LGBTQ+ rights, and the contributions of LGBTQ Californians. Assembly Member DeMaio offered supportive remarks while noting policy differences, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 53 co-authors were added. The Assembly then held a Pride honoree ceremony recognizing 15 individuals and groups for contributions to the LGBTQ community. On the floor file, members also adopted several resolutions by voice vote after adding co-authors: ACR 187 on Men’s Mental Health Month, ACR 157 marking the 50th anniversary of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, ACR 222 declaring Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Awareness Month, and ACR 224 recognizing Social Media Harms Victim Remembrance Day. Each drew personal testimony from members about the underlying issues, including suicide prevention, caregiving and dementia, mining reclamation, and harms to youth from social media. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 46 on mental health diversion by a 51-1 vote, and later adopted the consent calendar 66-0. The House adjourned until June 25, 2026, at 9 a.m.

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• , because the resolution actually contains some controversial policy Because the resolution actually
• I want to thank the author of the resolution for adding certain accomplishments into the resolution that
• The resolution is adopted.
• The resolution is adopted.
• Senate Joint Resolution 13. 66-0-0. And Senate Concurrent Resolution 143. 66-0-0.

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• This resolution calls on Congress to reform Section 230, starting with passage of the bipartisan Sunset
• This resolution calls on Congress to reform Section 230, starting with passage of the bipartisan Sunset
• My concern, though, is that we're doing an honorary resolution, a symbolic resolution, without specificity
• Dixon, are working really hard to achieve through this resolution.
• Dixon, are working really hard to achieve through this resolution.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was bipartisan. It is humane.
• </c><03:21:58.800><c> because</c> I have this resolution because I have this resolution because a<03:
• . resolution. resolution.
• ><c> life</c><03:30:49.359><c> and</c> resolution honoring the life and resolution honoring the life
• I was a co-sponsor of that resolution, and it actually got so much bipartisan support in the House that

Bills: HB5616 , HB2189

Keywords: less-than-lethal, firearm regulation, law enforcement, tax exemption, de-escalation, non-lethal

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd note that it had bipartisan support last year, and I appreciate the support again.
• I move that Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 be advanced from the white sheet to the floor calendar.
• The motion before the committee is to advance Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 from the white sheet
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 8406 from the white sheet to the floor calendar.
• Bipartisan support, bipartisan sponsorship, unanimous vote out of committee. Further remarks?

Summary: The committee first approved moving Senate Bills 5067 and 5758 from the X-file to the white sheet. It then advanced a long series of measures from the white sheet to the floor calendar, including SB 5067 on impaired driving (lowering the per se BAC threshold from 0.08 to 0.05), SJM 8002 opposing Medicare privatization, ESSB 5061 on annual prevailing wage adjustments for public works contracts, SB 5855 restricting unlawful face coverings by law enforcement, SB 5865 updating garnishment forms for variable pay schedules, and SB 5081 clarifying remote vehicle starting on streets. Also advanced were ESSB 5268 on 12 months of community custody for unlawful firearm possession, SB 5272 on school event safety and interference penalties, SCR 8406 on civic health, SB 5000 making “the Evergreen State” the official nickname, SB 5500 modernizing Working Connections Child Care reimbursement rates, ESSB 5105 addressing digitally altered sexually explicit depictions of minors, and SSB 5156 on elevator standards. Additional measures moved forward included SJM 8006 asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate and expand the limited licensed legal technician program, SB 5325 designating the Columbia Plateau cactus as the state cactus, SB 5286 creating a community partnership policing program for Medical Lake and Eastern State Hospital while recognizing the existing Lakewood/Western State Hospital partnership, and SB 5937 concerning smart access systems in residential properties under the Landlord-Tenant Act. Several members briefly explained their bills, with some noting bipartisan support, prior committee approval, or existing budget provisos. The only recorded substantive opposition came from Senator King, who said he had concerns that SB 5067 might not achieve its intended safety outcomes. Most other motions were adopted by voice vote with no further debate. The meeting ended after a brief clarification that one motion should have been to the second-and-third-reading calendar, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Again, this is a bipartisan amendment.
• We made it with limits that were set in a bipartisan fashion.
• We made it in a committee in a bipartisan fashion.
• Motions and resolutions.
• House Resolution Number 4 is being introduced by Representative Robbins, a House Resolution.

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• Moving on to motions and resolutions, there are no absences today.
• This bill has enjoyed bipartisan support, with no votes in opposition.
• This bill has enjoyed bipartisan support with no votes in opposition.
• I am grateful for the strong bipartisan support AB 338 has received.
• The resolution is adopted. Mr. Ward.

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, completed the roll call, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate and several bills taken up for final votes. The chamber also handled procedural motions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest introductions, and later a roll-call vote on a motion to print a journal letter, which passed 41-16. Among the major Senate bills considered on third reading, SB 385, SB 753, SB 838, SB 643, SB 645, SB 761, SB 774, SB 400, SB 24, SB 37, SB 258, SB 364, SB 403, SB 770, and SB 22 all passed, with debate focused on topics such as shopping cart recovery, housing and land use, carbon removal grants, jury selection rules in civil cases, student CalFresh access, real estate licensing sunsets, renewable energy tax incentives, utility spending transparency, attorney advertising ethics, spousal rape protections for disabled spouses, freeway advertising placement, medical aid in dying, EV charging access in HOAs, and gift certificate redemption values. SB 596 on hospital nurse staffing drew the most extended debate, with supporters arguing it enforces existing law and protects patient safety, while opponents warned it could worsen rural hospital closures; the bill ultimately passed 59-0. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments to Assembly bills, including measures on service of process, firearms, workers’ compensation, family leave for crime survivors, solid waste, water reporting for data centers, student information privacy, Diwali recognition, wildfire workforce recovery, educational equity, civic education, office-to-housing conversions, cannabis tax relief, browser privacy, housing element transparency, landlord-tenant appliances, code enforcement, homelessness, DEIA in state government, inmate firefighter wages, children’s health, real estate, rehiring protections for laid-off hospitality workers, hazardous materials, housing covenants, aging, care facilities, species protection, CalWORKs modernization, cannabis access for seriously ill patients, foreign labor contractors, and downtown revitalization financing. Most of these concurred with broad bipartisan margins; AB 247 on inmate firefighter wages drew especially extensive bipartisan support and passed 74-0, while AB 93 on data center water reporting and AB 766 on state DEIA planning drew some opposition but still passed concurrence.

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• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted: Resolutions
• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
• The Committee on Rules reports recommending that the following resolutions ought to be adopted.
• Resolutions are adopted.

Summary: The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted. The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition. Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• We are now at motions, resolutions, and notices. We are now at motions, resolutions, and notices.
• Secretary, please read: Senate Concurrent Resolution 179 by Senator Niello, relative to Celiac Disease
• We will now return to motions and resolutions. Senator Becker. Adjournment. Thank you.
• We will now return to motions and resolutions.
• This house is advancing bipartisan legislation. That legislation is already in the other house.

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• We do have the resolution in the family on their way.
• House Concurrent Resolution 2060, the Honorable George Cunningham Death Resolution.
• The reader will read the resolution.
• House Concurrent Resolution 2060, a concurrent resolution on the death of the Honorable George Cunningham
• Names were actually mentioned in the resolution, so they’re gathered behind me. ...mentioned in the resolution

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. The President introduced guests from California, then announced committee substitutions and a referral change for Senate Bill 1267, which was withdrawn from Judiciary and Elections and sent to Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology. The chamber then moved through third-reading consent-calendar bills, with several measures on mental health services, special license plates, optometrists, claims relief, Department of Revenue matters, and Attorney General-related provisions. Senate Bill 1112 failed, while Senate Bills 1153, 1242, 1023, 1097, 1210, 1401, 1430, 1452, and 1613 all passed and were transmitted to the House. The Senate also adopted SCM 1003, urging Congress to amend the Constitution to allow states to regulate and limit campaign finance, after debate about money in politics and Citizens United. The chamber then received House Concurrent Resolution 2060, a death resolution honoring former legislator and University of Arizona administrator George Cunningham. The resolution was read in full, adopted unanimously, and signed in open session. The Senate recessed to allow Cunningham’s family onto the floor, where several senators offered personal tributes describing his public service, budget expertise, mentorship, and work with the Grand Canyon Institute and the University of Arizona. After the memorial observance, the Senate resumed briefly for announcements. Committee notices were given for Judiciary and Elections, Rules, and caucuses on the following Monday, while Federalism, Finance, and Military Affairs and Border Security were announced as not meeting. Senator Sears read a legislative proclamation honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. for his civil rights and economic justice legacy. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Assembly Bill 264, 2588, Assembly Joint Resolution 6, Assembly Bill 1693, 2194, 1537.
• This bill has passed with bipartisan support and has no registered opposition.
• Senators, we are going to move back to motions, resolutions, and notices.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 193; Assembly Concurrent Resolution 218; Assembly Bills 375, 431, 501, 647
• Senate Concurrent Resolutions 194, 197, 217, 133; Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 204, 221, 231, 232,

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• It is bipartisan.
• Well, if this were successful, and this resolution, and it's almost 50 co-authors in the legislature
• And we are pleased by the 47 bipartisan members of the legislature who are co-authors on this important
• I mean, this is the latest of many legislative resolutions, often unanimous resolutions, since the 1969
• That resolution is out. And now we'll move on to file item 7, SB 949 by Becker.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee heard several measures focused on conservation, wildlife access, and coastal protection. SB 1108 would create the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in Merced County to coordinate land, water, habitat, and wildlife corridor protection in the largest remaining wetland/grassland complex west of the Mississippi. Supporters, including the Grasslands Water District and Audubon California, emphasized the area’s importance to migratory birds, groundwater sustainability, and voluntary conservation easements; there was no opposition. The committee members generally praised the bill’s regional coordination and ecological significance. The committee also heard SB 1021, which would direct the Fish and Game Commission to create a program allowing youth with physician-certified life-threatening illnesses to participate in hunting and fishing opportunities under structured supervision. The author and supporters described it as a compassionate, tightly limited program with conservation safeguards, hunter education requirements, reporting, and a sunset. There was no opposition, and members expressed support for the bill’s intent. SB 949 would designate the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance, with an emphasis on biodiversity, watershed protection, wildfire resilience, public access, working lands, and collaboration with tribes and private landowners. Support came from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Sempervirens Fund, and several local and conservation organizations; no opposition was heard. The committee also considered SJR 12, which urges the federal government to remove California from proposed offshore oil and gas leasing plans and calls for stronger environmental review and public engagement. Supporters cited spill risks, coastal economic harm, and prior local and state opposition to offshore drilling. All measures were approved by the committee, with the bills and resolution moving forward on recorded votes, and the consent calendar items were also adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is bipartisan.
• Well, if this were successful, and this resolution, and it's almost 50 co-authors in the legislature
• And we are pleased by the 47 bipartisan members of the Legislature who are co-authors on this important
• I mean, this is the latest of many legislative resolutions, often unanimous resolutions, since the 1969
• That resolution is out. And now we'll move on to File Item 7, SB 949 by Becker.

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee heard several conservation and wildlife-related measures. SB 1108 by Senator Caballero would create the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in the California Natural Resources Agency to coordinate protection and restoration of the Grasslands Ecological Area in Merced County. Supporters, including the Grasslands Water District, Audubon California, Defenders of Wildlife, California Waterfowl Association, The Nature Conservancy, and others, said the area is a major wetland and wildlife corridor facing groundwater-driven land retirement and needs a coordinated, voluntary, incentive-based framework. Senator Laird noted the bill followed prior conservancy models and moved it forward. The committee later approved SB 1108 on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1021 by Senator Choi, which would direct the Fish and Game Commission to create a narrowly tailored program expanding hunting and fishing opportunities for youth with life-threatening illnesses. The author and supporters from Field of Dreams and the Angling Hunting Conservation Coalition described it as a compassionate, supervised program that would create meaningful experiences for families while maintaining hunter education and conservation safeguards. No opposition was presented, and the bill was approved 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 949 by Senator Becker would designate the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance, with supporters from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Sempervirens Fund, Green Foothills, and others citing biodiversity, watershed protection, wildfire resilience, public access, and coordination across public and private lands. Some committee members raised questions about working lands, property rights, and fire responsibility, but the bill was moved forward and passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee also adopted SJR 12 by Senator Laird, which opposes the federal offshore oil and gas leasing plan for California waters; supporters emphasized spill risks, coastal economic impacts, and public opposition, and the resolution passed 5-1. File item 3, SB 1085, was pulled, and the remaining consent calendar items were adopted 7-0.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is bipartisan. There are coauthors from both parties.
• Well, if this were successful, and this resolution—and it's almost 50 coauthors in the Legislature do
• And we are pleased by the 47 bipartisan members of the Legislature who are coauthors on this important
• I mean, this is the latest of many legislative resolutions, often unanimous resolutions, since the 1969
• That resolution is out. And now we'll move on to File Item 7, SB 949 by Becker.

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water