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Votes at a glance: Assembly passes multiple bills on April 20, 2025
Summary
During its April 20, 2025 session the California Assembly passed a series of bills covering highway safety, coastal administration, reproductive health access, workplace mask rights, animal welfare, and land‑use adjustments. Vote tallies and brief descriptions follow for measures debated on the floor.
The California State Assembly advanced and passed multiple bills on April 20, 2025, including measures on highway safety, coastal law changes, birth‑control access in Medi‑Cal, workplace masking rights, animal welfare, and land‑use clarifications. Several measures were debated briefly on the floor and then put to roll call; others were passed after brief remarks.
Key outcomes (selected bills debated on the floor):
- AB 390 (Wilson) — Highway safety; strengthens “slow down, move over” protections so drivers approaching stationary vehicles with emergency or amber lights must change lanes if safe or slow to a reasonable speed. Vote: Ayes 64, Noes 0. Outcome: passed.
- AB 439 (Rogers) — Changes to the California Coastal Act to remove a 10‑day waiting period for de minimis changes and to better align reporting requirements. Vote: Ayes 44, Noes 11. Outcome: passed.
- AB 50 (Bonta) — “Equity in Birth…
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