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| 2025-09-11 |
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Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Durazo. |
| 2025-09-08 |
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-09-05 |
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Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. |
| 2025-09-02 |
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-08-29 |
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 29). |
| 2025-08-29 |
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Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading. |
| 2025-08-25 |
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In committee: Referred to suspense file. |
| 2025-08-18 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-08-18 |
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(Ayes 27. Noes 0. Page 2168.) |
| 2025-08-07 |
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In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. |
| 2025-07-14 |
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| 2025-07-08 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-06-25 |
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| 2025-06-18 |
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Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. |
| 2025-06-04 |
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| 2025-06-03 |
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 1. Page 1976.) |
| 2025-05-27 |
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading. |
| 2025-05-23 |
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (May 23). |
| 2025-05-07 |
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| 2025-04-21 |
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Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96. |
| 2025-04-10 |
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Re-referred to Com. on HEALTH. |
| 2025-04-09 |
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Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-04-08 |
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From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HEALTH. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 8). |
| 2025-04-02 |
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Re-referred to Com. on B. & P. |
| 2025-04-01 |
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended. |
| 2025-03-03 |
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Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and HEALTH. |
| 2025-02-15 |
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 17. |
| 2025-02-14 |
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Read first time. To print. |
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