SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 1, 2026)— Three bills authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) as part of her 2026 Valley Taxpayers Protection Plan were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, advancing a central piece of Hurtado’s effort to strengthen transparency, accountability and protections for taxpayer dollars.

 
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I am pleased to announce that I have secured six key legislative victories that have been signed into law by Governor Newsom.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D San Diego) issued the following statement after California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 903, a measure designed to ensure that mental health services are safe, ethical, and conducted by trained professionals, not artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The bill would have prohibited AI algorithms from providing or advertising “therapy” and set standards for professional’s use of AI to promote human-centered care.

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. (D-San Diego) sweeping legislative bill package into law, advancing major policies aimed at improving the health, education, safety and economic well-being of Californians.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1406, closing the so-called “Montana Loophole,” which costs California approximately $20 million a year in lost tax revenue.
SB 1406 cracks down on tax scams in which wealthy Californians create phony shell companies to buy luxury vehicles in Montana and other states to avoid paying California sales taxes and vehicle license fees.

VAN NUYS, CA - Senator Caroline Menjivar (D- San Fernando Valley) announces that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed six of her bills into law including paid postpartum leave for firefighters, protections for survivors of sexual assault, and hearing aid coverage for children across California.

SB 479 and SB 692 will improve local efforts to address unsheltered homelessness

San Bernardino County residents will have the final say over the process used to draw their supervisorial districts under legislation authored by Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 30, 2026)—State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) announced Wednesday afternoon that her bill, SB 661, the Airport Expansion and Regional Optimization (AERO) Act was vetoed by Governor Newsom.