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Votes at a glance: Assembly passes multiple bills on public contracts, elections, diversion, emergency care and gun storage

California State Assembly · April 20, 2026
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Summary

The Assembly passed multiple bills on third reading, including AB 1838 (public‑contractor wage‑and‑hour disclosure), AB 1562 (county poll‑worker selection option), AB 2297 (restitution in diversion), AB 1659 (school transition supports), AB 1974 (optional firearm storage program), and AB 2402 (consumer protections for health studios); most measures passed with recorded tallies on the floor.

At its March 25 floor session the California State Assembly advanced and passed a set of third‑reading measures spanning contracting transparency, elections, criminal-justice procedures and public safety.

Key floor outcomes recorded on the daily file included:

- AB 1838 (Berman): Would require contractors bidding on public‑works projects to disclose wage‑and‑hour violations in the prior five…

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