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.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that Governor Newsom has signed his Senate Bill 685 (SB 685) into law, updating California law governing certified Nonpublic Schools (NPSs) in response to a recent federal court decision, while maintaining protections for students with disabilities.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) has announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 1375 into law, delivering a major victory for the modernization of San Jose’s Diridon Station and California’s future transportation network. 
SB 1375 establishes a targeted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for qualifying urban intermodal rail station modernization projects like San Jose’s Diridon Station, while maintaining strong environmental, labor, and community protections. 

SB 1383 protects locally adopted labor standards for larger construction projects

SACRAMENTO, CA — Governor Newsom has signed Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-San Jose) landmark legislation, Senate Bill 1246, into law, strengthening accountability, oversight, and emergency-response standards governing autonomous vehicles (AV). 

"This legislation has truly been a community-driven effort that I have been honored to carry for Eaton Fire survivors."

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1379 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside). The new law will require the Riverside County Board of Supervisors to separate the offices of county sheriff and coroner by July 1, 2027, and establish an independent office of the medical examiner. SB 1379 also creates clear requirements for the county to publicly report information regarding in-custody deaths on its website.

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 941. Authored by California State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), the bill would prohibit the excessive markup of products sold at private detention facilities in California.

(SACRAMENTO) – On Sept. 26, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1328 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), legislation that expands on the state's policy to require that the California State University (CSU) and community college systems designate a confidential LGBTQ+ liaison at satellite campuses in addition to main campuses; the bill also requests the same action at the University of California (UC) campuses.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Governor Newsom has signed eight bills authored by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), officially making them California law. The new laws strengthen protections for survivors and children, bring more transparency to Sacramento, support local businesses, and give families more access to the systems that affect their daily lives.