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California State Senate Education Committee approves three consent bills, 7–0

March 18, 2026 | California State Senate, Senate, Legislative, California


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California State Senate Education Committee approves three consent bills, 7–0
The California State Senate Education Committee approved three bills on the consent calendar and adjourned after a brief, procedural hearing that included a roll call and no formal testimony.

The chair opened the hearing and said “we will now take up the consent calendar,” noting the agenda included three consent items. The clerk called the roll; Senator Choi moved the consent calendar and the clerk recorded aye responses. The clerk later announced a final tally of 7–0 in favor of the consent calendar, which the chair confirmed and then adjourned the committee.

Committee members did not debate the measures on the floor. The transcript records the consent items only by the following identifiers as spoken in the hearing: “item number 1, SB 8 92,” “item number 2, SB 9 68,” and “item number 3, SB 10 17.” The transcript does not include bill titles, sponsors, or legislative text, and the hearing record does not show any member requesting removal of a bill from consent.

The motion to move the consent calendar was credited to Senator Choi. The clerk recorded 'aye' responses by members identified in the record (for example, Perez, Ochoa Bogue, Cabaldon/Cabaldin, Choi, Cortese and Reyes appear in the roll-call exchanges), and the committee-approved consent calendar by a 7–0 vote. The transcript includes inconsistent spellings and split references for some names (for example, 'Gonzales Reyes' appears in one segment while 'Gonzales' and 'Reyes' appear separately in others); the committee result is reported in the record as 7–0.

Because the measures were handled on consent, no formal testimony or subject-matter debate is recorded in the hearing transcript. Next steps for each bill (floor referral, amendments, or enactment timeline) and official bill titles were not specified in the provided record.

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