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Appropriations committee places 25 measures on suspense file; most authors waive presentations
Summary
The California State Senate Appropriations Committee placed 25 measures on the suspense file during a single hearing. Most authors waived presentation; a small number of measures drew brief public support or opposition before being moved to suspense without objection.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations convened and placed 25 bills on the committee's suspense file, with most authors waiving presentation and the committee taking public testimony limited to fiscal aspects. The chair said the authors for all but one of the suspense measures had waived presentation and that testimony would be limited to fiscal matters because this is the Appropriations Committee.
Multiple bills were announced and moved to the suspense file without substantive committee debate. Examples recorded by the clerk and chair included SB 46 (Umberg), SB 342 (Umberg), SB 490…
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