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Senate approves $1.22 million payment for court-ordered claims after divided debate
Summary
The California Senate passed SB 251, an urgency appropriation of $1,220,000 from the General Fund to pay attorneys’ fees and costs for three court‑approved claims; debate focused on whether the state should absorb costs from actions described by critics as preventable errors.
The California Senate on the floor passed Senate Bill 251, an urgency measure that appropriates $1,220,000 from the General Fund to pay prevailing parties’ attorneys’ fees and costs in three specified legal claims.
The bill’s author, Senator Anna Caballero, told colleagues the appropriation covers “binding state obligations” where the state won some litigation and lost other parts, leaving payments that the state must make. Caballero said…
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