2:43 → 35:53(33m 10s)
Senator Strickland presented SB 885 (Restore Accountability Act) to require legislative review/approval of agency regulations with projected economic impacts of $50,000,000 or more. Supporters (NFIB, Howard Jarvis) argued it restores accountability; opponents (California Federation of Labor) warned it could delay workplace protections (example: indoor heat standard) and cost lives. Members asked about timeline guardrails; the author said he would accept a 60‑day timing amendment but not committee amendments that he said would slow the process. Vote later failed on initial roll (motion failed),
California Senate Government Organization Committee heard a series of bills on June 16 (hearing): lawmakers debated several measures to increase legislative oversight of major regulations, create an Office of Food Security and Affordability, tighten state contracting rules with ICE, fund ethnic/community media, and advance several symbolic state-designation bills; multiple measures passed out of committee to subsequent committees, while SB 885 failed on initial vote and was granted reconsideration.
