Appropriations Committee approves consent and suspense calendars, advances dozens of bills including school health, parks, grapes and reproductive-health clarif

The California State Assembly Appropriations Committee on April 9, 2025 conducted a regular-order hearing covering more than 100 bills, approved the consent and suspense calendars, and advanced multiple individual bills to the Assembly floor.

Committee staff read a consent calendar and a separate "due pass" list at the start of the hearing; the committee then approved the consent calendar and later deemed the suspense calendar approved. Committee members heard short presentations and, in most cases, testimony in support from sponsoring organizations before advancing the measures on roll calls.

Votes at a glance (bills presented in hearing excerpt and committee action recorded in transcript):

- AB 439 (Coastal Act technical changes) — Presented by Assemblymember Rogers. The bill would remove a 10-day wait period for de minimis amendments and change a reporting frequency from annually to every five years to free staff capacity. The committee advanced the bill; the transcript records the measure advanced "with Republicans not voting," and notes Ms. Dixon and Mr. Ta voted no.

- AB 322 (school-based health and mental health reimbursements) — Presented by Assemblymember…