Votes at a glance: Human Services Committee advances three bills and approves consent items

The Assembly Human Services Committee recorded the following committee actions on the hearing date:

• AB 1574 (Rogers) — Expand tribal access to diversion/prevention services: Motion passed to the Assembly Appropriations Committee; recorded unanimous committee vote (6–0). Supporters included tribal leaders and the California Tribal Families Coalition; no opposition testified.

• AB 1618 (Rogers) — State maintenance of a household food‑security survey when the USDA discontinues federal collection: Motion passed as amended to the Assembly Appropriations Committee; recorded unanimous committee vote (6–0). Supporters included End Child Poverty California and AARP.

• AB 1688 (Carrillo) — Require notice to parents’ attorneys and attorneys for other children in the same foster placement when reasonable suspicion of abuse or neglect arises: Motion passed as amended to the Assembly Public Safety Committee; recorded unanimous committee vote (6–0). Supporters included the Children's Law Center of California.

• Consent calendar: File items on consent (including AB 1602) were read and approved by the committee by unanimous vote.

All four measures were advanced out of the Assembly Human Services Committee on the hearing date; the three debated bills will next face committee review (Appropriations or Public Safety) as noted above.