California Senate approves two bills on consent: SB 308 (Sciardo) and SB 607 (Wiener)

The California State Senate approved two bills on the consent calendar during a two‑year bill hearing, recording 7 ayes and no nos and taking no formal testimony. The measures were identified as SB 308 (Sciardo) and SB 607 (Wiener).

Unidentified Speaker, who opened the hearing, said, "We have 2 bills on today's agenda," and explained that consent items are considered noncontroversial and will receive no formal testimony unless a member or the bill author asks to remove them from the consent calendar. Senator Ochoa Bogue moved to take the consent calendar; the secretary then called the roll as members arrived.

The secretary provided interim tallies during the roll-call sequence, saying, "On the consent items, SB 308 Sciardo and SB 607 Wiener, current vote is 4 ayes and no nos." As additional senators answered 'aye'—including Cabaldon, Gonzales, and Reyes—the presiding officer put the items back on call until the tally was complete. The presiding officer later announced, "The consent calendar is out, 7 ayes, no nos." The meeting then adjourned.

Neither bill drew debate or formal public testimony during this hearing. The transcript identifies the measures by bill number and author (SB 308, Sciardo; SB 607, Wiener) but provides no further detail on each bill's substance, amendments, or next procedural steps. Any substantive provisions, fiscal impacts, or calendar placement beyond this recorded consent passage were not specified in the hearing record.

The Senate recorded the approval as a formal consent vote; no motions to remove either bill from consent were recorded.