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Committee work session: multiple bills advanced with amendments; recorded nays on several measures
Summary
The Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee completed a work session advancing several bills with sponsor amendments. Motions to amend and do pass were recorded for AB93, AB112, AB196, AB198, AB202, AB248 and AB270. A handful of members recorded ‘no’ votes on some items; floor sponsorships were assigned.
The Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee conducted a work session following hearings and took formal committee action on multiple measures on March 20. Committee staff and counsel presented proposed sponsor amendments for each bill and members voted to move several measures to the floor with amendments.
Key committee actions recorded in the work session:
- AB93 (public employees): Motion to amend and do pass; mover recorded as Vice Chair Hategui; second from Assemblymember Danielle Monroe Moreno. Motion carried; floor statement assigned to Assemblymember Brian Hibbetts.
- AB112 (sick leave to assist family members): Motion to amend and do pass; carried. Sponsor amendment clarified that the bill does not diminish more generous leave in a collective bargaining agreement, employer policy, contract, or other applicable law; floor statement assigned to Assemblymember Wynne.
- AB196 (psychology licensing changes): Motion to do pass; carried unanimously; floor statement assigned to Assemblymember Backus.
- AB198 (inflatable devices / safety): Motion to amend and do pass with a package of amendments addressing inspection logs, manufacturer guidance, wind‑speed thresholds and other operational requirements. Several members reserved floor votes or recorded no votes; the chair recorded nays from Assemblymembers Kasama, Yurek (Urich alternate spelling in transcript), Cole and Hardy. Motion carried and floor statement assigned to Assemblymember Brown‑May.
- AB202 (dental claims): Motion to amend and do pass with an amendment clarifying licensure language; carried unanimously; floor statement assigned to Assemblymember Brown‑May.
- AB248 (physical therapy compact): Motion to do pass; carried unanimously; floor statement assigned to Chair Marzola.
- AB270 (engineers and surveyors): Motion to amend and do pass with amendments adjusting numeric thresholds in sections of the bill; motion carried unanimously; floor statement assigned to Assemblymember Hafen.
Committee counsel noted that some amendment packages for individual bills contained overlapping technical language that would be reconciled prior to floor consideration. Several members said they would reserve final judgment on the floor on particular bills pending additional review; committee staff identified specific floor sponsors for each measure.
Where recorded, committee members cast voiced “aye” or “nay” votes during roll call; the transcript records specific members who opposed AB198 (Kasama, Urich/Yurek, Cole and Hardy) and other motions passed by voice vote or unanimous consent. Committee staff will prepare final work‑session documents and floor statements for each advanced bill.
