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Votes at a glance: California Senate advances 30 bills, confirms appointments
Summary
In one floor session the Senate confirmed several governor appointments and passed dozens of bills across elections, energy, housing, labor and public-safety portfolios; this roundup lists select measures, authors, and recorded roll-call results.
The California Senate completed a busy floor session, confirming multiple governor appointments and passing roughly 30 measures spanning consumer protections, housing, energy, public safety, and labor policy.
Notable confirmations and items: Doreen D'Aamo was confirmed for reappointment to the State Water Resources Control Board (confirmed on the floor; Ayes 34, Nos 1). Dr. Ann Maria DeMars and Ronald Fiore were confirmed to the State Athletic Commission (confirmed; recorded Ayes 36, Nos 0). The full daily file included several additional confirmations recorded on the official roll.
Select measures and roll-call outcomes (floor tallies as reported on the record): - SB 929 (chair of California Energy Commission to appear annually) — presented by Sen. Jones; passed (unanimous/near-unanimous roll calls recorded as ayes on the record). - SB 983 (Port of San Diego job order contracting through 01/01/2037) — Sen. Weber Pearson; passed (Ayes 28, Nos 8). - SB 1257 (annual AG report on immigration enforcement) — Sen. Areguin; passed (Ayes 28, Nos 8). - SB 1103 (Repair Act: reporting by large home-improvement retailers) — Sen. Perez; passed (Ayes 23, Nos 8). - SB 1292 (pilot for stationary curb cameras with privacy protections) — Sen. Richardson; passed (Ayes 28, Nos 7). - SB 954 (CEQA/advanced manufacturing revisions) — Sen. Blakespear; passed (Ayes 22, Nos 10). - SB 942 (state oversight of for-profit immigration detention facilities) — Sen. Caballero; passed (Ayes 38, Nos 0).
Other areas acted on during the session include energy procurement and reliability assessments, manufactured-home titling options, expanded consumer protections for e-bikes, wildfire mitigation codification, public-works enforcement, and reforms to insurance non-renewal and utility accountability. The Senate adjourned with a schedule to reconvene the next day at 9 a.m.
