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Senate waives joint‑rule notice to add three budget bills to fiscal hearing after recorded vote
Summary
The Senate voted to waive Joint Rule 62(a) to add AB 143, AB 144 and AB 145 to the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee hearing on June 25 without the usual notice. The motion passed, Ayes 27, Noes 9, after an objection from Senator Nilo.
Senator Weiner moved that Joint Rule 62(a) be waived for the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee to permit the addition of Assembly Bills AB 143, AB 144 and AB 145 to a June 25 hearing without the usual prior notice.
Senator Nilo rose to object to the motion on grounds that members had not seen bill text and asked why the majority was asking to “bust the rules.” The majority leader said the request had been approved by the Rules Committee and asked for an aye vote.
The secretary called the roll. The motion carried on a recorded vote: Ayes 27, Noes 9. The clerk announced the motion had been approved and the listed bills were added to the upcoming hearing file.
The waiver allows the Budget and Fiscal Review Committee to consider the named Assembly bills at its scheduled hearing without the standard notice requirements; the action does not itself change the bills’ substance and does not substitute for committee consideration or final floor action.
Votes at a glance: Motion to waive Joint Rule 62(a) for Budget and Fiscal Review — adopted, Ayes 27, Noes 9.
