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Senate advances wide bundle of bills to floor, including curriculum, parole study and youth fund
Summary
The Senate moved a large package of gubernatorial appointments and advanced dozens of individual bills to the floor or second-reading calendars by voice vote, highlighting measures on school curriculum, escorted leave for incarcerated people, a youth development fund, and a work group to study reestablishing parole.
The Senate met and, by a series of voice votes, advanced a broad set of gubernatorial appointments and legislative measures to the floor or second-reading calendars on Feb. 20, 2026.
Senator Petersen moved the gubernatorial appointments package be placed on the confirmation calendar, and the president announced the motion carried after an aye vote. The chamber then advanced consent and regular calendar packages and proceeded through a sequence of bills the sponsors briefly described before voice votes.
Several bills drew short sponsor presentations on the floor: Senator Richeli said the bill now before the floor "requires school districts to adopt a policy ensuring that instruction in Asian American and…
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