Caucus News

Landmark legislation to end the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products including minty-sweet menthol, the original candy-flavored cigarettes, passed out of the Assembly Health Committee on a 10 to 2 vote Tuesday night.

(SACRAMENTO, CA)— Today, Senate Bill (SB) 977, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) and sponsored by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, passed out of the Assembly Committee on Health on a 8 to 4 vote and is now headed to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations.  SB 977 will considerably strengthen the state’s oversight of private healthcare transactions.  

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Assembly Education Committee passed SB 614 by Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) on Monday that will ensure teacher candidates are prepared with proven methods to teach diverse student populations how to effectively read.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today that his legislation to prevent schools struggling with the coronavirus pandemic from incurring additional financial setbacks caused by wildfire-related power shutoffs has cleared a key committee.

Los Angeles religious leader the Reverend John E. Cager III and Dr. Phillip Gardiner, an expert on the health impacts of tobacco in the African American community, to testify in favor of SB 793 in Assembly Health Committee hearing Tuesday.

VALLEJO – New Dawn Vallejo Corporation, a community development organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for low- to moderate-income families in Vallejo and Solano County, has been named Nonprofit of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa.

Sacramento, California – State Senator Anthony J. Portantino’s (D–La Cañada Flintridge) SB 1299 passed the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Wednesday with bipartisan support.  The bill previously passed the Senate unanimously.

SACRAMENTO – Key working groups from both houses of the California State Legislature are prioritizing economic recovery in the final weeks of session and have developed a joint $100 billion stimulus plan, building upon the successful collaboration that led to a balanced state budget addressing the $54 billion deficit.

Sacramento, California – Key working groups from both houses of the California State Legislature are prioritizing economic recovery in the final weeks of session and have developed a joint $100 billion stimulus plan, building upon the successful collaboration that led to a balanced state budget addressing the $54 billion deficit

Key Assembly & Senate Working Groups Unveil Joint $100 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan

Sacramento – Key working groups from both houses of the California State Legislature are prioritizing economic recovery in the final weeks of session and have developed a joint $100 billion stimulus plan, building upon the successful collaboration that led to a balanced state budget addressing the $54 billion deficit.