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Votes at a glance: committee releases several bills on charging spaces, bias investigations and public-order offenses
Summary
The committee released a set of bills ranging from electric-vehicle charging enforcement to attorney-general guidelines and public-order offenses. One bill on electric-vehicle charging stations drew two 'no' votes; others were released unanimously or with technical notes.
At the same hearing the committee also moved a collection of bills to the next stage of review. Highlights from the roll calls:
- Assembly Committee substitute for Assembly Bill 1921 (attorney general guidelines on bias-incident investigations) was released without testimony. The committee recorded unanimous assent to release the committee substitute for floor consideration.
- Reprint of Assembly Bill 3035 (prohibiting certain vehicles from parking in electric vehicle charging spaces) was released. The bill’s prime sponsor submitted a letter saying the measure defines charging locations, allows visible signage and makes penalties permissive to municipalities. The roll call recorded two "no" votes (Assemblyman McClellan and Assemblyman Peterson); the motion passed.
- Assembly Bill 4652 (establishing an offense for inciting public brawls and upgrading certain disorderly-conduct penalties) was released. Committee members discussed municipal burdens and juvenile participation; the motion passed unanimously.
- Assembly Bill 3810 (policy addressing job-related issues of pregnant firefighters) was released; sponsors indicated the measure is similar to the trooper bill and committee members flagged clarifying amendments on disclosure language would be forthcoming.
Each motion to release means a committee majority agreed to send the bill to the next legislative step; the items may still be amended before any final floor vote or enactment.
