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At a glance: Assembly Judiciary Committee clears multiple bills for Appropriations with varied debate
Summary
In a single session the Assembly Judiciary Committee moved a slate of bills to Appropriations. Some drew extended debate (SB 29, SB 694); others passed with brief presentations or unanimous consent. Committee members flagged several items for follow‑up or amendment.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee met in plenary session and voted to move multiple bills to the Appropriations Committee. The meeting combined extended debate on several items with short presentations and unanimous consent votes on others.
Bills referred to Appropriations (selected highlights):
- SB 294 (Reyes): Requires the Labor Commissioner to produce a template for employers to annually inform employees about state and federal rights and asks employers to notify a worker's emergency contact when the worker is arrested or detained by certain law‑enforcement agencies. Sponsors including SEIU and CARECEN spoke in support. Committee vote: referred to Appropriations.
- SB 697 (Laird): Modernizes adjudication procedures for state water board…
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