SACRAMENTO, CA — El proyecto de ley del Senado (SB) 1077, presentado por la Senadora Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach), cuyo objetivo es preparar a California para posibles cierres federales futuros que afecten los beneficios de CalFresh, fue aprobado por la Comisión de Servicios Humanos del Senado con una votación de 5 a 0.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) to bring critical state investment to rail infrastructure in the Central Valley passed the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee by a bipartisan unanimous vote today.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to protect workers from ongoing pollution in the Tijuana River Valley passed Wednesday in the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Joint Legislative Audit Committee has approved his request to conduct a state audit of the Orange County Board of Education and its public administration practices.

I take my responsibility as a public servant very seriously especially when funding for children is involved. We have an obligation to use state funds responsibly and transparently.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to address misrepresentation in the e-bike marketplace and strengthen consumer protections around how electric bicycles are marketed and sold passed Tuesday in the Senate Transportation Committee.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 1077, which will prepare California for potential future federal shutdowns impacting CalFresh benefits, passed the Senate Human Services Committee on a 5-0 vote.
 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill supported by police chiefs and authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) to prevent criminals convicted of having ghost guns from buying, possessing or owning a firearm within 10 years of their convictions passed out of a Senate committee today. The bill, SB 1220 – the Peace Officer Protection Act – will now move to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

SB 1330 (Arreguín D-Oakland) will enhance legal protections for utility employees and other workers engaged in essential infrastructure work

Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes announced substantive amendments to SB 1075 – The Clean Air Promise Act - to strengthen enforcement of California’s landmark community air protection framework established under AB 617 (Garcia, 2017)—ensuring that commitments to reduce air pollution in the state’s most impacted communities are fully implemented.