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Senate appropriations pauses AB 495 after hours of testimony on caregiver authorization form
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Senate Appropriations Committee placed AB 495 on the suspense file after extended public testimony that split immigrant-rights and family-safety advocates; the Department of Finance flagged multi‑million dollar state costs and staffing needs.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday placed AB 495, by Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, on the committee’s suspense file after more than two hours of public testimony that ranged from constitutional and child‑safety concerns to arguments the bill would clarify school practices for immigrant families.
The committee’s action does not kill the measure; placing a bill on suspense holds it for further fiscal review before a final decision whether it moves to the Senate floor. Senator Wahab, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, opened the hearing noting the committee’s fiscal focus and that testimony would be limited to fiscal impacts.
The Department of Finance told the panel AB 495 would likely cause “significant general fund costs not…
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