California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations Committee Jan 22nd, 2026

Senate Appropriations Committee

Key Moments

  • Sabrina Cervantes — The roll call appears to include a garbled reference to the chair/member name, but the transcript is unclear.
  • Sabrina Cervantes — Introduces SB 73.
  • Christopher Cabaldon — The roll call appears to include a garbled reference to Cabaldon.
  • Christopher Cabaldon — Introduces SB 417.
  • Christopher Cabaldon — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Christopher Cabaldon — Name appears in the roll call vote on SB 691.
  • Tim Grayson — Present for roll call.
  • Laura Richardson — Present for roll call.
  • Laura Richardson — Laura Richardson is mentioned twice in the roll call vote, both times recorded as voting 'Aye.'
  • Aisha Wahab — Present for roll call; name is garbled as 'Wohab.'
  • Aisha Wahab — Name appears in the roll call vote.
  • Aisha Wahab — Introduced SB 260, Unmanned Aircraft.
  • Aisha Wahab — Introduced SB 381, Adoptees Birth Certificate, and later SB 691.
  • Aisha Wahab — Introduced SB 260 and SB 381.
  • Aisha Wahab — Name appears in the roll call vote on SB 691.
  • SB501 — Responsible Battery Recycling Act; taken up for a due pass vote.
  • SB501 — SB 501 is referenced twice as a substitute roll call during the meeting, first for SB 247 and SB 46, and then again for SB 747, indicating repeated procedural substitution of the roll call from SB 501.
  • SB623 — SB 623 is first taken up for a due pass vote on property taxation exemptions, and then repeatedly used as the substitute roll call for multiple subsequent bills, including SB 58, SB 837, SB 288, SB 342, SB 490, SB 574, SB 758, SB 260, SB 381, and SB 849.
  • SB667 — SB 667 (Railroads, Wayside Detector Systems) was taken up for a due pass vote and then described as due pass as amended, with the amendment limiting spacing requirements for wayside detector systems with hot wheel bearing detectors and revising CPUC rulemaking provisions.
  • SB99 — Military protective orders; amended to strike requirements that courts search for current military protective orders.
  • SB417 — Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026; amended to move the bond measure to the November general election and add co-authors.
  • SB828 — Fireworks licenses and permits; approved unanimously after substituted roll call.
  • SB55 — SB 55, relating to workers' compensation average annual earnings, was taken up with a due pass as amended recommendation. The amendment would replace the existing payment increase formula with a one-time increase of an unspecified amount, and the measure was approved 5-2.
  • SB811 — SB 811 (metal shredding facilities) was taken up on a due pass as amended motion, with the amendments clarifying DTSC enforcement authority and related provisions, including the scope of covered materials and water protections; the bill was approved unanimously.
  • SB73 — SB 73, concerning elections and inspection of voting systems, was taken up for a due pass vote and then approved on a 5-2 roll call, with Republicans voting no.
  • SB557 — Family research centers; approved unanimously after substituted roll call.
  • SB327 — SB 327, relating to electrical rates and political influence activities, was taken up for a due pass vote and approved 5-2, with Republicans voting no.
  • SB813 — California's AI Standards and Safety Commission; approved 5-2 after substituted roll call.
  • SB492 — Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026; amended to authorize $1 billion in GO bonds and specify funding for youth centers and housing.
  • SB608 — Student health; approved on a 5-2 vote after substituted roll call.
  • SB58 — SB 58, addressing an air quality standard for hydrogen sulfide, was taken up for a due pass vote and then approved unanimously 7-0, with the committee substituting the roll call from SB 623.
  • Kelly Seyarto — The chair transitions to Senator Kelly Seyarto and introduces SB 288, concerning property taxation for family homes and farms, repeating the item after correcting the agenda sequence.
  • SB837 — Disaster and Emergency Preparedness measure approved on a unanimous 7-0 vote using the SB 623 roll call.
  • SB288 — Property Taxation, Family Homes, and Farms measure approved unanimously after technical amendments.
  • SB247 — SB 247, the State Agency Contracts Bid Preference measure, was taken up with a due pass recommendation and then approved on a 5-2 vote, with Republicans voting no.
  • SB46 — Presidential Elections, Qualifications for Office measure approved on a 5-2 vote.
  • SB342 — Contractors Unlicensed Work measure approved unanimously after substituting the SB 623 roll call.
  • SB490 — Alcohol and Drug Programs measure taken up with due pass recommendation and unanimous approval.
  • SB574 — Generative AI, Attorneys and Arbitrators measure approved unanimously.
  • SB758 — Kratom and Nitrous Oxide measure approved unanimously after amendments striking 7-OH or kratom provisions.
  • SB260 — SB 260, the Unmanned Aircraft measure, was taken up for a due pass action. The committee substituted the roll call from SB 623 and then approved the bill unanimously by a 7-0 vote.
  • SB381 — SB 381, the adoptees birth certificate measure, was taken up for committee action and approved unanimously. The motion was due pass as amended to add co-authors, and the vote was reported as 7-0 after substituting the roll call from SB 623.
  • SB691 — Body-Worn Cameras measure taken up for a roll call vote.
  • SB849 — Physicians and Surgeons Revocation of Certificate measure approved unanimously.
  • SB747 — Deprivation of Constitutional Rights measure approved on a 5-2 vote after amendments narrowing retroactive claims and striking urgency.