SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) today announced that his Senate Bill 1246 (SB 1246), legislation establishing stronger oversight, accountability, and transparency standards for autonomous vehicle operations in California, has been passed by the Assembly Committee on Communications and Conveyance, moving the measure one step closer to final legislative approval.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José), Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, today announced that his Senate Bill 1250 (SB 1250), legislation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve safety on California's highways, has been approved by the California State Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, advancing the measure to the next stage of the legislative process.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) announced that his legislation, Senate Bill 1392 (SB 1392), also known as “Jay Leno's Law 2.0,” has been approved by the California State Assembly Transportation Committee, marking another significant step toward final legislative approval.

SACRAMENTO, CA — El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (Demócrata por San José), Presidente del Comité de Transporte del Senado, anunció hoy que su Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1250 (SB 1250) —una iniciativa legislativa destinada a reducir las colisiones entre vehículos y animales silvestres y a mejorar la seguridad en las carreteras de California— ha sido aprobado por el Comité de Agua, Parques y Vida Silvestre de la Asamblea Estatal de California, lo que permite que la medida avance a la siguiente etapa del proceso legislativo.

SACRAMENTO—Last week the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office announced that remains of 117 dogs were found in two excavated areas of the Miranda's Rescue Animal Sanctuary property. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office has been investigating the facility since April after receiving evidence of animal abuse, animal cruelty, fraud, and conspiracy. According to reports, hundreds of additional animals remain unaccounted for.
 
Senate Pro Tempore Emeritus Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Chris Rogers issued the joint statement below:
 

Senator Weber Pierson’s SB 869 Advances from Assembly Health Committee, Moving California Closer to Greater Transparency on Sugary Drinks

The Supreme Court has correctly settled this divisive question by affirming that children born to any parents whether unlawfully or temporarily present in the United States are U.S. citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment.

“To defeat MAGA’s authoritarian playbook, we have to call their treatment of trans people what it is: a cynical distraction from the real problems facing our country with deadly consequences for vulnerable people.”
SAN FRANCISCO – The Supreme Court upheld a set of discriminatory state laws banning transgender people from participating in school sports. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response:

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday night signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1350, groundbreaking legislation that significantly expands the use of green hydrogen, a clean-energy gamechanger.
SB 1350 allows natural gas power plants to use hydrogen made from renewable resources like wind and solar under California’s world-leading clean energy standards as the facilities transition away from fossil fuels. 

SACRAMENTO— Senator Mike McGuire issued the following statement in response to the passage of the 2026-27 state budget today: