An Assembly committee advanced S.B. 1078 on an 8-vote roll call during its Aug. 27 hearing, then briefly left the roll open for absent members, according to the meeting transcript.
In remarks captured in the transcript, a speaker describing the measure said it would allow continued use of cards during a transition period without weakening consumer protections or redemption rights. The speaker also referenced an under-$15 redemption threshold.
The presiding member then called the roll and announced, “That bill has eight votes. It is out.” The record shows the roll was left open for five minutes for absent members.
The audio record is garbled in places, so the exact bill text and member-by-member votes are not fully clear from the available transcript. But the available record supports a narrow procedural account: the committee advanced S.B. 1078 after a roll-call vote, with supporters framing it as a consumer-protection-preserving transition measure.
The source audio is available here.
