California bag ban makes late push through Assembly

In a surprising twist, California's bag ban bill has passed through the state Assembly.

After an initial Assembly vote August 26 appeared to be four votes shy of the 41 needed to pass, legislatorss continued to debate the measure this week and eventually the bill was granted reconsideration. A rare revote today saw 44 votes registered in support of the bill, which now heads back to the Senate for a concurrence vote.

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