Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure California’s presidential electors cast ballots for candidates who won the popular vote and do not instead switch candidates or abstain from voting was approved by the full Senate today.

“This is a commonsense measure that ensures electors uphold their responsibilities. Those who go rogue threaten the underpinnings of our democracy and cannot be tolerated,” Sen. Dodd said. “We must protect the legitimacy of our free election process and prevent extreme partisanship from denying the will of the voters.”

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) released the following statement about 2020 Census results:

Today we honor the memories of those who perished in the Ottoman-era genocide of ethnic Armenians and condemn the atrocities that killed 1.5 million people as well as all violence fueled by racial or ethnic hate. Thank you to President Biden for speaking out on this solemn Day of Remembrance.

Sacramento, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada Flintridge) released the following statement on the 106th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

SANGER, CA – Today, on the annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement:

“Today we remember the over one million ethnic Armenians who were brutally and systemically murdered during the First World War,” said Senator Hurtado. “In order for justice and healing to occur, there must be truth and accountability. I call on others to join me in solidarity with members of the Armenian community, who mourn in remembrance today..”

“Climate advocates and environmentalists have long awaited strong steps to curtail hydraulic fracturing and oil extraction in California,” said state Senator Josh Becker, D-Peninsula, the vice chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change. “Governor Newsom’s moves today enable our state to firmly turn the corner on these practices and launch California in a new direction."

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement today, after Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order banning hydraulic fracturing:

(SACRAMENTO) – Senator Monique Limón (D- Santa Barbara) and Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) released the following statement today regarding Governor Newsom’s announcement to end fracking in California by 2025, and direct the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to “analyze pathways phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045.”

Senator Monique Limón (D- Santa Barbara) and Senator Scott Wiener (D- San Francisco) released the following statement today regarding Governor Newsom’s announcement to end fracking in California by 2025, and direct the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to “analyze pathways phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045.”

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s legislation, Senate Bill 10, passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 4-1, and will now head to the Appropriations Committee.