Senate votes: roundup of measures approved on Sept. 8, 2025

The California State Senate on Sept. 8 completed a long floor session that produced votes on scores of measures across health, housing, public safety, elections, labor, education and environmental policy. Most measures passed with bipartisan support or unanimous roll calls. Below is a concise list of bills the Senate approved on the floor that were recorded in the session transcript, with the floor outcome and the principal subject.

Votes at a glance (selected measures and outcomes noted on the Senate floor):

- AB 50 (Bonta) — Equity in Birth Control Act; urgency/over‑the‑counter contraceptives and Medi‑Cal reimbursement. Passed (ayes 38, noes 0). Supporters said it closes an access gap for Medi‑Cal beneficiaries.

- AB 952 (El Hawari) — Youth offender camp pilot program made permanent; passed (ayes 38, noes 0). Supporters said camps lower recidivism for longer stays.

- AB 1123 (Murasuchi) — Teacher credentialing: adds early childhood representation on the Commission on Teacher Credentialing; passed (ayes 36, noes 0).

- AB 9 53 (Pacheco) — Political Reform Act adjustments prohibiting foreign nationals influencing local ballot measures; passed (ayes 38, noes 0).

- AB 1075 (Bryant) — Fire protection coordination for private fire protection sources; passed (ayes 38, noes 0). Sponsors said the bill requires private sources to coordinate with incident commanders to avoid overburdening public water systems.

- AB 1318 (Bonta) — Clarifying nonprofit eligibility for state/local awards; passed (ayes 28, noes 10).

- AB 1511 (Assembly Elections Committee) — Technical fixes to Political Reform Act; passed (ayes unanimous on floor where recorded).

- AB 560 (Addis) — Special education: recommended class size ratios for special day classes; passed (unanimous roll call where recorded).

- AB 383 (Davies) — Firearms: extended post‑conviction firearms relinquishment to adjudicated minors and other changes; passed (unanimous roll call where recorded).

- AB 411 (Pappen) — On‑farm composting of livestock carcasses (limited to 100 cubic yards) as a disposal option; passed (floor roll call in favor).

- AB 499 (Ortega) — Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan reimbursement threshold adjustment; passed (floor roll call in favor).

- AB 506 (Bennett) — Consumer protections for pet purchasers (seller disclosure of source and records); passed (floor vote recorded; some opposition voiced on floor).

- AB 535 (Schabel) — Crimes-related changes; passed (floor roll call recorded).

- AB 662 (Álvarez) — Study/organization to explore a four‑year intersegmental higher‑education site in South San Diego County (Chula Vista); passed (floor roll call recorded).

- AB 764 (Gonzales) — Wildlife: management of mute swans; passed (floor roll call recorded).

- AB 822 (El Hawari) — Extension of state Commission on the State of Hate sunsetting date; passed (floor roll call recorded).

- AB 57 and AB 62 (McKinney) — Measures addressing targeted homeownership assistance and restitution related to racially discriminatory eminent domain; both passed (floor roll calls recorded).

- AB 368 (award/energy committee) — Evaluation of passive house energy models; passed (floor roll call recorded).

- AB 5600s and other committee omnibus bills — multiple technical and noncontroversial committee bills passed (floor recorded unanimous roll calls where noted).

- AB 546 (Kaluza) — Health plans required to cover effective HEPA purifiers for pregnant enrollees, people with asthma or COPD after wildfire events; passed (floor vote recorded). Senators questioned whether Medi‑Cal coverage would be included; author confirmed Medi‑Cal was not covered by this bill and said other programs serve that need.

- AB 255 (Haney) — Authorizes a limited portion (up to 10%) of state homelessness funds to support drug‑free (abstinence‑based) recovery housing as an option in addition to Housing First; passed (floor roll call recorded). Supporters said it increases choices for people in recovery.

- AB 440 (Ramos) — Caltrans to identify and evaluate suicide countermeasures for bridges and overpasses; passed (floor roll call recorded). Sponsors cited recent tragedies and urged deployment of evidence‑based safety measures.

- AB 314 / AB 341 and health/education measures — Multiple bills addressing maternal care, alternative birth centers, and oral care for people with disabilities passed with unanimous or broadly bipartisan support; details recorded on the floor.

- Confirmation votes — The Senate confirmed multiple gubernatorial appointments to commissions and boards (e.g., University of California Board of Regents, State Athletic Commission, regional water control boards), with roll calls recorded for each confirmation.

What to watch next

Most measures that passed on second‑ or third‑reading will return to their house of origin for concurrence when amendments were made on the floor. Several bills that drew debate (notably AB 13 40 on driver collective bargaining, AB 506 on pet‑sale protections, AB 546 on purifiers) will receive follow‑up coverage as they move through the final steps of the legislative process and toward the governor’s desk.

This roundup is based on the Senate floor transcript for the Sept. 8 session. Vote counts used above reflect the roll calls recorded in that session's transcript. For bills that originated in the Assembly and were amended on the Senate floor, the next procedural step is concurrence in the Assembly (if Senate amendments were adopted) before transmittal to the governor.

Provenance: all items above were read, presented, and voted during the Senate floor session on Sept. 8, 2025; representative transcript entries include the first floor read/presentation of each bill and the concluding roll calls (examples: AB 50 read/presentation ~2511.795/2549.76; AB 13 40 presentation ~9352.435 and roll call ~9996.279; multiple roll calls logged through transcript times ~12000–15600).