SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) has secured $2.625 million in state funding for Our City Forest, providing critical resources to strengthen urban forestry and expand access to climate-resilient landscaping in San José and Santa Clara County.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 28, 2026)— Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Bakersfield) SB 1220, the Peace Officer Protection Act, into law over the weekend, strengthening efforts to keep firearms out of the hands of individuals convicted of ghost gun-related offenses.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s campaign finance transparency legislation, which will update California’s campaign disclosure rules to provide more clarity regarding who is paying for political advertisements.

SACRAMENTO – Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 876, the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, authored by Senate Insurance Committee Chair Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), a far-reaching set of consumer protections for homeowners and renters recovering from wildfires and other major disasters. The law was sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and responds directly to wildfire survivors’ complaints filed with the Department of Insurance by speeding up claim payments while doubling penalties for delays and runarounds by insurance companies.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 883, the Preventing Chemical Explosions Act, legislation introduced in response to the chemical emergency that forced widespread evacuations in Garden Grove earlier this year.

SACRAMENTO – Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 58 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), which will direct the California Air Resources Board to update California’s air quality standard for hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gas that is found at high concentrations in the Tijuana River Valley and the Salton Sea region. California’s hydrogen sulfide standard has not been updated since 1969. Just last week, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, for the first time found hydrogen sulfide in outdoor air near the Tijuana River reached levels that could harm people’s health.

SB 1088 clarifies end-of-life care directives, so Californians get the medical care they want when they can no longer express their wishes
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear to ensure Californians get the end-of-life care they desire. 

SACRAMENTO – Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena) issued the following statement on Governor Newsom’s veto of SB 877 and SB 878; legislation to help fire survivors by holding the insurance industry accountable to serve policyholders.

SB 989 ensures that people who need mental health treatment are referred to courts to receive services 
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to increase access to court-ordered mental health treatment for people who need it. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1196, which will streamline the creation of accessory dwelling units by accelerating utility service connections.
SB 1196 directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish clear timelines for utility hookups requests for ADUs, also known as backyard cottages, and institute penalties for utilities that fail to timely process service connection applications.