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Votes at a glance: Key Assembly actions and roll-call results
Summary
The Assembly passed a range of bills and resolutions on topics including toxic chemical bans, state park acquisitions, education and teleconferencing rules. This summary lists each recorded floor vote and outcome from the session.
The California Assembly took final action Wednesday on a number of measures spanning public health, parks, education, elections and consumer protections. Below are the bills and recorded votes taken on the floor (tallies as recorded by the Assembly clerk during the session).
- AB 60 (Pappen) — Ban on synthetic nitro musks in cosmetics and personal care products: Ayes 56, Noes 3. Supporters cited health risks including endocrine disruption and environmental persistence.
- AB 679 (Pellerin) — Streamlines certain state acquisitions for lands adjacent to Big Basin Redwoods, Ano Nuevo and other state parks: Ayes 54, Noes 11.
- AB 681 (El Hawari) — Increases annual cap on Dream Loan program from $4,000 to $20,500 for graduate studies (undocumented students): Ayes 57, Noes 9.
- AB 1224 (Valencia) — Allow substitute teachers to serve up to 60 days to provide classroom continuity: Ayes 73, Noes 0.
- AB 831 (Ramos) — Technical changes related to gaming (support bill): Ayes 74, Noes 0.
- AB 259 (Blanca Rubio) — Extends Brown Act teleconferencing provisions through 2030 (sunset extension): Ayes 71, Noes 0.
- AB 467 (Fong) — Extends teleconference authority for Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils with conditions: Ayes 64, Noes 6.
- AB 519 (Berman) — Closes a loophole in animal sale rules to prevent out-of-state ‘‘puppy mill’’ sourcing: Ayes 70, Noes 0.
- AB 1522 (Judiciary Committee bill) — Protects attorneys from out-of-state disciplinary actions for legal services provided lawfully in California; included urgency clause: Ayes 57, Noes 15 (urgency and passage recorded).
- AB 263 (Rogers) — Extends temporary regulations on Shasta and Smith rivers in Klamath watershed while permanent rules are developed: Ayes 51, Noes 16.
- AB 428 (Blanca Rubio) — Permits water corporations to participate in JPAs for pooled insurance (response to insurance crisis): Ayes 71, Noes 0.
- AB 536 (Patterson) — Protects coverage for colorectal cancer screenings amid out‑of‑state litigation: Ayes 72, Noes 0.
- AB 787 (Pappen) — Requires health plans to assist patients seeking in-network providers and to respond in a one- to two-business-day timeframe: Ayes 70, Noes 0.
- AB 1175 (Erwin) — Modernizes CPA licensure pathways and interstate mobility: Ayes 72, Noes 0.
- AB 1438 (Leader Gallagher) — Staffing flexibility exemption for Paradise Unified School District with reporting requirement (urgency): Ayes 67, Noes 0 on urgency and measure.
- AB 16 (Alanis) — Clarifies authority for county election officials to begin counting mailed ballots as soon as they are mailed: Ayes 68, Noes 0.
- AB 703 (Lee) — Creates voluntary pediatric cancer research tax contribution fund: Ayes 70, Noes 0.
- AB 1286 (Berner) — Public Employment Transparency Act adding prospective employment disclosure on Form 700 (Political Reform Act amendment): Ayes 72, Noes 0.
- SCR 39 (Sen. D'Orazio; presented by Quirk Silva) — Recognizes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Day: Ayes 68, Noes 0.
Procedural notes: Several items were "pass and retain" and multiple measures were deemed read with amendments adopted. Many measures were reported with unanimous or near-unanimous support; AB 263 and AB 679 drew the largest recorded oppositions on the floor.
What this means: The session produced a mix of consumer-protection, education, environmental and transparency measures. Bills with roll-call results will move to the Senate (or to enrollment/transmittal as required).
