By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media
On Aug. 29, three bills from the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) “2025 Road to Repair” bill package were released from the Suspense File, where they were placed in July by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
The California Legislature places any bill that would potentially cost the state more than $50,000 from the General Fund or $150,000 from special funds in the Suspense File for further consideration at a later point in the legislative session.
Senate Bills (SB) 515, SB 518, and SB 437 advanced out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee after members reviewed the bills last week.
Committee Chair, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), told California Black Media (CBM) that it is imperative that the bills ge