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Recent appropriations coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The committee voted 9-1 to concur in Senate amendments on the election-security bill, which would criminalize seizure of ballots, election records and certified voting technology before results are certified.
The Assembly Public Safety Committee moved the bill to Appropriations after concurring in Senate amendments on Aug. 30.
SB 957 would direct the Attorney General to develop a plan for inspecting and overseeing privately operated civil detention facilities after supporters cited reported unsafe conditions.
The committee sent Sen. Wahab’s bill to Appropriations after a 6-2 vote on Aug. 25.
The committee moved SB 895 forward as amended during its Aug. 13 suspense hearing, trimming the measure to a $5 billion bond.
The committee backed an amendment that would shift the annual report on minimum essential coverage and the individual mandate from June 1 to April 1.
SB 869 moved out of Assembly Appropriations on Aug. 5, keeping alive a proposal that would require warning icons for certain high-sugar drinks at large chain restaurants.
SB 1055, authored by Sen. John Laird, moved out of Assembly Appropriations on a split vote after lawmakers heard it would expand construction procurement methods for the Pajaro River flood-control project.
SB 1073 advanced 9-0 after testimony described it as a voluntary taxpayer support option for preserving the South Los Angeles Black Cultural District.
The committee sent the bill to Appropriations after hearing testimony and questions about how fairs and agricultural districts would comply with public bidding requirements.
The committee moved dozens of bills forward on May 14 while setting aside several measures, including proposals on food additives, drug formularies, medical debt relief and a guaranteed income pilot.
The committee packet says the Agricultural Commissioner wants to raise its FY 2025-26 services-and-supplies budget by $52,258, funded by State Aid for Agriculture revenue that came in above budget.
The utility-affordability and wildfire-compensation bill drew lengthy public comment from Camp Fire and Tubbs Fire survivors in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, but no recorded vote appeared in the excerpted hearing record.
The Communications and Conveyance Committee voted 7-0 to send the bill to Appropriations after an extended hearing, while stressing that it would only ask federal officials to approve the change.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee moved AB 1917 forward Tuesday after hearing only support testimony on the bill’s criminal-procedure change.