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Senate Appropriations Committee places 93 measures on suspense; SB 547 sent directly to Senate floor
Summary
The California State Senate Committee on Appropriations moved 93 bills to the committee's suspense file by unanimous consent and sent SB 547 to the Senate floor under Senate Rule 28.8. Multiple organizations testified for and against individual bills, focusing largely on fiscal impacts.
The California State Senate Committee on Appropriations met in Room 202 of the 0 Street Building and, by unanimous consent, placed 93 measures on the committee’s suspense file and sent one bill, SB 547 (Perez), directly to the Senate floor under Senate Rule 28.8.
The action matters because the suspense file is the committee’s mechanism for holding measures that carry potential fiscal impact for later consideration; placement there typically means staff and members want more time to review costs before advancing bills to the full Senate.
Chair Senator Caballero opened the hearing noting 93 measures on the agenda and three bills that would not be heard that day. Committee members repeatedly took actions “without objection,” moving each listed measure to the suspense file. The committee also announced that SB 547 would bypass the suspense file and go directly to the Senate floor pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Witnesses offered fiscal-focused testimony on several bills. Chris McCailey of the Civil Justice Association of California warned of…
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