CA Budget passed

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LEGISLATURE PASSES BUDGET BY MAJORITY VOTE - HEADS TO GOVERNOR

SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Last updated 06/28/2011 09:19 PM] - The California Legislature passed, on a majority vote, the main budget bill for 2011-2012, SB 87 that did not rely on any votes from Republicans.

The Assembly voted to pass the main budget bill after brief debate by a vote of 51 to 25 just after 6:30 PM.. The State Senate followed but had alittle more difficulty in rounding up the needed 21 votes among Democrats to pass it. The first roll call taken at around 7:25 PM, failed to win the necessary 21 votes to pass, but subsequently passed at 9:19 PM by a vote of 21 to 19.

SB 87 was sent immediately to the Governor for his approval, which he is expected to sign either this evening or tomorrow morning.

Both houses also approved 6 of the 7 budget trailer bills. As of 09:19 PM both houses are waiting for the one remaining budget trailer bill dealing with education finance that the State Senate has still not received from the Legislative Counsel for members to review and vote on. That trailer bill is expected to be delivered to the Senate at around 9:45 :PM and both houses are expected to take up the bill and pass shortly after that, wrapping up their work on all the budget bills. .