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Recent committee-votes coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
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 higher education committee sent the bill to Appropriations after supporters said it would help implement the student-facing course-numbering system created by AB 1111.
AB 2531 cleared the Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on a 6-2 vote after members debated whether veterans should have to verify eligibility with documentation instead of self-identifying.
AB 2771 cleared the Assembly Higher Education Committee on a due-pass vote and would extend the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education’s sunset date to Jan. 1, 2031.
The Higher Education Committee moved the hunger-data bill forward and tied it to funding for the California Health Interview Survey after lawmakers said federal hunger data collection had been cut.