SACRAMENTO – Last night, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 876, authored by Senate Insurance Committee Chair Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara. The bill comprehensively reforms the insurance claims process in California, - cutting red tape, improving payouts, and ending delays and runarounds by insurance companies.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that seven bills from his 2026 legislative package have passed the Legislature and are headed to the Governor’s desk.

SACRAMENTO – Last night, the California State Legislature advanced Senate Bills 886 and 887, both authored by State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). This data center legislative package contain some of the strongest rate payer protections and environmental protections from data center costs in the country.

[Sacramento, CA] Today, California lawmakers passed Adam's Law (SB 1119), a landmark bill that, if signed into law, will be the most comprehensive digital protections for children interacting with chatbots in the United States. In an overwhelming show of bipartisan support, the bill now heads to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk after passing the Legislature Monday night.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Last night, California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) joined the State Legislature to pass Senate Bill 577.
This bill will protect victims of childhood sexual assault and bolster access to justice, while addressing public agencies and local governments’ significant financial challenges. This measure also strengthens prevention, oversight, and safeguards for children in the care of public agencies, including foster care and juvenile detention.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 1392, known as “Jay Leno’s Law,” has cleared the California Legislature and now advances to the Governor’s desk, where it awaits his signature. 
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 – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) celebrated the federal court decision upholding Oregon’s right to enforce its packaging recycling law.

Senator Durazo’s Bill to Make Permanent Cal DOJ’s Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities Cleared the Assembly Floor in a 59-19 Vote

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 1246, his landmark legislation to strengthen accountability, oversight, and emergency-response standards for Autonomous Vehicles (AV), has cleared the California Legislature and now advances to the Governor’s desk, where it awaits his signature. 

(SACRAMENTO) – The California Voting Rights Act of 2026 (CVRA 2026), comprised of Senate Bills 1164 and 1360 authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk after being approved by both the Assembly and Senate. CVRA 2026 updates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 to provide increased protections against vote dilution, voter suppression, and other forms of voter discrimination that were once prohibited by Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 before the horrific Louisiana v. Callais decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, and expands language access assistance to more limited English proficiency (LEP) voters.