Caucus News

WHAT: State Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), Chair of the State Senate’s Special Committee on Pandemic Emergency Response, has partnered with Teamsters Local 952, SEIU-USWW, and Albertsons to administer more than 1,500 first doses of Pfizer vaccine to individuals ages 16 and older. The Teamsters Local 952 Union Hall will serve as the vaccination site on Friday, April 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Tonight, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement regarding President Joseph Biden’s State of the Union Address:

SACRAMENTO, CA – The State Senate Public Safety Committee today passed a bill by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) that will allow victims to file domestic violence restraining orders electronically as they seek protection from abusers.

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Rules Committee appointed Dana Toppel to the California Commission on Aging during its hearing. As Chair of the California Senate Rules Committee, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), who recommended Toppel to serve on the commission, issued the following statement:

SACRAMENTO, CA –Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) issued the following statement today after her bill, SB 492—the Maternal Outcome Measures “M.O.M.” Act—was approved by the Senate Health Committee on a bipartisan 11-0 vote:

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the California Senate Education Committee with bipartisan support passed a bill by Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) that creates a statewide tutoring program to help K-12th grade students who are falling behind in school due to the pandemic.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s Senate Bill 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA), passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a vote of 8-2. SB 260 would be the first law in the country to require U.S.-based companies — those doing business in California and generating over $1 billion in gross annual revenue — to disclose all of their greenhouse gas emissions to the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

SACRAMENTO – As California’s drought deepens, depleting reservoirs and agricultural wells, legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to expedite improvements to the state’s outdated central water delivery system cleared a key committee hurdle.

“California is updating its aging water infrastructure to meet the growing needs of a state that is now in the grips of drought,” Sen. Dodd said. “But it’s not happening fast enough. My bill helps meet demand by allowing more flexibility in contracting to expedite this process and keep the water flowing to our communities and farmers.”

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada Flintridge) visited Luther Burbank Middle School, Balboa Elementary School, and Jackson STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy last Friday to learn more about how in-person instruction is operating and the COVID-19 safety measures that schools are implementing.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Public Safety Committee today passed important legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to establish legal protections for technology users when they receive unsolicited sexually explicit images and videos—known as ‘cyber flashing’.