a key committee before a vote on the Assembly Floor. SB 937 aims to protect communities from the dangerous use of military-style weapons in immigration enforcement and crowd control scenarios.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee today and is now headed to the Assembly Floor for a vote.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 685 (SB 685) has advanced out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, bringing the legislation one step closer to aligning California law with recent court decisions by allowing qualified religious schools to seek certification as Nonpublic Schools (NPSs) serving students with disabilities.

Today, eight of Senator Sabrina Cervantes’ (D-Riverside) bills were approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. These bills address safeguarding personal privacy, affordability for working families, and protecting the right to vote for millions of lawfully registered California voters.

Senate Bill 1013 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) was approved today by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. This critical and timely legislation would establish robust safeguards regarding the use of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) data. The bill would prohibit public agencies from retaining ALPR information for more than 30 days unless it is on a defined hot list; it would also mandate that operators and end users of ALPR systems strengthen their safeguards.

Today, the California Voting Rights Act of 2026 (CVRA 2026), comprised of Senate Bills 1164 and 1360 authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. CVRA 2026 updates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 to address vote dilution, expands language access assistance to limited English proficiency (LEP) voters, and reinforces safeguards against voter suppression.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that his Senate Bill 1250 (SB 1250), legislation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve wildlife connectivity across California, has advanced out of the California Assembly Appropriations Committee Suspense File and moves forward in the legislative process.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that SB 1392, “Jay Leno’s Law,” has cleared the California Assembly Appropriations Committee, marking a major step forward for legislation protecting California’s automotive heritage.
The bill would provide smog-check exemptions for qualifying vehicles manufactured between 1976 and 1985 that are carefully maintained and primarily operated for parades, car shows, exhibitions, and charitable events.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that his Senate Bill 1246 (SB 1246), legislation establishing stronger accountability, transparency, and emergency-response standards for autonomous vehicle (AV) companies, has advanced out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file.

Senator Weber Pierson’s Sweeping Bill Package Advances to Assembly Floor, Tackling Health, Education and Affordability