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Votes at a glance: Senate approves dozens of bills on health, housing, education and public safety
Summary
The California State Senate on Sept. 8 approved a large package of bills across multiple policy areas, adopting measures on healthcare access, education, housing, public safety and more. Many measures were noncontroversial and passed by unanimous or near‑unanimous roll calls; a handful drew floor debate.
The California State Senate completed a long floor session Monday and approved a broad set of bills across health care, housing, education, public safety and taxation. Many measures passed on unanimous or lopsided votes; a few were the subject of debate earlier on the floor.
Votes at a glance (selected measures recorded on the Sept. 8 Senate floor):
- AB 50 (Equity in Birth Control Act) — Sponsor: Assemblymember Bonta. Removes Medi‑Cal reimbursement barriers for certain over‑the‑counter contraceptives. Senate vote: 38 ayes, 0 noes (measure passed).
- AB 952 (Youth offender camp program permanence) — Sponsor: Assemblymember El Hawari. Makes the youth offender camp pilot permanent and allows expansion. Senate vote: 38 ayes, 0 noes (measure passed).
- AB 1075 (Private fire protection coordination) — Sponsor: Assemblymember Bryant. Requires private fire protection sources to coordinate with incident commanders before tapping public water during active fires. Senate vote: unanimous roll call recorded (ayes 38, noes 0); measure passed.
- AB 383 (Firearms: post‑conviction…
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