(SACRAMENTO, CA) – On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the 2026-27 state budget, delivering key investments that protect essential services, strengthen local communities, and help families navigate continued uncertainty caused by federal funding cuts.

SB 1218 would trigger a vehicle immobilization for unpaid illegal dumping penalties, creating a meaningful incentive for offenders to resolve outstanding citations and disincentivizing the action of illegal dumping.

SB 1090, the Keep Altadena Land in Altadena Hands Act, authored by Senator Sasha Renée Pérez(D-Pasadena) passed two key committees in the State Assembly on Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, detainees at two ICE detention facilities in California, California City and Golden State Annex, announced they would hold a boycott to protest increasing prices and gross profiteering at commissaries at these facilities. Earlier this year, California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 941, which would prohibit the excessive markup of products sold at these private detention facilities. The bill has received bipartisan support as it moves through the Legislature.

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