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Votes at a glance: Senate Labor Committee moves multiple bills to next committees
Summary
The committee advanced AB 374, AB 596 and AB 1104 and passed three consent items (AB 1125, AB 751, AB 1392). All recorded committee votes were unanimous at the time of action.
The California State Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment and Retirement concluded its agenda by advancing several bills and approving consent items. Key recorded committee actions taken during the hearing (meeting date not specified):
- AB 374 (pay‑stub transparency for classified school employees): Passed to the Committee on Appropriations (recorded vote: Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird, Cortese — all aye). Outcome: passed, 5–0.
- AB 596 (employee right to wear face coverings unless a clear safety hazard): Passed as amended to the Committee on Appropriations (recorded vote: Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird, Cortese — all aye). Outcome: passed, 5–0.
- AB 1104 (clarify that private solar customers are not awarding bodies under public‑works prevailing‑wage rules): Passed to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications (recorded vote: Smallwood Cuevas, Strickland, Durazo, Laird, Cortese — all aye). Outcome: passed, 5–0.
Consent calendar items (passed on consent) included:
- AB 1125 (file item 2): passed on consent (vote recorded as 5–0). - AB 751 (file item 5): passed on consent (vote recorded as 5–0). - AB 1392 (file item 8): passed on consent (vote recorded as 5–0).
What the votes mean: Each bill was advanced to the next committee listed on its motion; unanimous committee votes do not equate to final floor passage. Several items with substantive testimony will return to other committees for further review or fiscal analysis.
Record: The roll calls listed Senators Smallwood Cuevas (chair), Strickland (vice chair), Durazo, Laird and Cortese as voting aye on the recorded items above.
