Votes at a glance: Assembly advances a package of privacy, water and children’s‑health bills

Today’s floor session included a series of roll calls and consent‑calendar advances on bills covering privacy, water rates and children’s health.

- A bill prohibiting employers from forcing employees or job applicants to disclose personal account usernames or passwords was explained by its sponsor; the bill includes limited exemptions for employer‑owned systems and law‑enforcement functions and passed after questioning about friend‑request practices.

- A proposal directing the Public Service Commission to publish an annual residential water cost index (targeting systems serving more than 1,000 customers) drew questions about whether focusing on single‑family households omits commercial customers; sponsor said the measure aims to increase transparency and passed on the floor.

- A bill establishing a task force to identify evidence‑based solutions for adverse childhood experiences prompted repeated floor requests for minority‑party appointments; the sponsor said appointments are made by specified agencies but said she was open to further dialogue. The bill moved forward after recorded votes.

Several other items on the consent calendar were read and advanced with recorded ayes and noes announced by the clerk. Individual vote tallies were announced on the floor for each bill.