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Senate Appropriations Committee clears dozens of suspense-file bills in vote-only hearing
Summary
The California State Senate Appropriations Committee met in a vote-only suspense-file hearing and set outcomes on dozens of measures—most approved by 6-0 or 5-1 votes—with several designated as two‑year bills for further work.
The California State Senate Appropriations Committee met in Room 2200 of the Old State Building for a suspense-file, vote-only hearing and recorded final committee action on dozens of bills across policy areas including environment, health, housing and public safety. The committee announced votes and posted that amended-bill addendum analyses would be available on the committee website after the hearing.
The hearing was procedural: the chair explained the session handled only items on the suspense file and that items not taken up were held under submission or designated as two‑year bills for further refinement and stakeholder engagement. Members moved through the agenda alphabetically by author and took roll-call votes on each measure with no public testimony at the dais.
Why it matters: The Appropriations Committee determines which measures carry fiscal effects forward to the Senate floor or are held for further development.…
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