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Senate Appropriations Committee approves AB 604, sends measure to Senate floor on 5-2 vote
Summary
The California State Senate Committee on Appropriations voted 5-2 to pass AB 604 to the Senate floor, after members debated the bill's likely election costs and possible litigation expenses.
The California State Senate Committee on Appropriations voted 5-2 to pass AB 604 to the Senate floor, sending the bill onward after debate over its fiscal impact and potential litigation costs.
AB 604, introduced in the Assembly by Assemblymember Aguiar Curry and carried in the Senate by Senator Gonzales, would lay out a temporary congressional district map that takes effect only if voters approve ACA 8 and if partisan maps are enacted in other states. "AB 604 lays out a temporary congressional district map, but only if the voters approve ACA 8 and only if partisan maps are pushed through in other states," Assemblymember Aguiar Curry said, adding that the proposal was based on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission's work and that "the fiscal impact of this bill should be minimal." The committee voted to pass the bill to the Senate floor; the final roll call was 5 to 2.
The hearing was limited to fiscal matters. Christian Belcher of the Department of…
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