Senate Human Services committee advances AJR 12 on consent, votes 4-2

The Senate Standing Committee on Human Services on Aug. 27, 2025, voted 4-2 to move Assembly Joint Resolution 12 out of committee on the consent calendar, the committee's presiding officer said.

Committee members took the action after the presiding officer opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum and asked the committee assistant to call the roll. Senator Perez moved the consent calendar, which included AJR 12; the motion was recorded as "Moved by senator Perez." The roll-call exchange in the transcript records four members voting "aye" and the committee later reported the result as "out on a vote of 4 2 0." The transcript does not record names tied to the two negative votes.

The meeting record shows the panel recessed twice during the proceedings and at one point said the item would be "kept on call" before the committee reconvened to close the roll and announce the final tally. The transcript does not include any substantive discussion of AJR 12's content, sponsors' statements about the measure, or floor debate; the only sponsor reference in the record is that AJR 12 was by Assemblyman Arons.

Motion and vote details recorded in the meeting: the consent-calendar motion to advance AJR 12 was made by Senator Perez; no second is recorded in the transcript. The committee announced the resolution had been advanced out of committee with a 4-2-0 vote (yes-no-abstain). The committee adjourned after completing its business.

Because the transcript does not include the text or subject matter of AJR 12, the article does not describe the resolution's policy content or anticipated effects. The meeting transcript shows only procedural action to advance the item from committee.