Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 881, the Farmer to Food Bank Tax Credit. 
SB 881 enables farmers, growers, and food producers to continue to provide fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and more to food-insecure families and receive tax credits for donating surplus food to food banks.

SB 1330 will enhance legal protections for utility employees engaged in essential infrastructure work

Governor Newsom Signs SB 716 and AB 817 to Protect Communities After the Lineage Fire

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) announced today that Governor Newsom has signed his Senate Bill 1306 (SB 1306) into law, removing unnecessary regulatory barriers for semiconductor research and manufacturing while aligning California law with existing federal standards.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 1425 into law, giving the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) the ability to establish a permitting program for encroachments on the project’s rights-of-way. 

SACRAMENTO – California’s film and television industry, which has seen promising production numbers over the past year, received two additional lines of support that will establish a new tax credit to support jobs in post-production and stabilize the recently modernized Film & TV Tax Credit Program.

STATEMENT: "I applaud the California Supreme Court for standing on the side of voting rights, California voters, and our democracy. No one, including law enforcement officers, is above the law when it comes to safeguarding the integrity of elections in our Golden State,” said Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside).

SACRAMENTO—Senator Mike McGuire has been a leader in moving the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train forward, which is connecting North Bay communities and providing efficient and effective public transit for over 1.5 million riders. He’s led the charge to help secure more than $265 million that’s connected the SMART train to the Sonoma County Airport, the Town of Windsor, and onto the City of Healdsburg.
 

Almost 100 Days After the Lineage Fire, Advocates Make Final Push for Governor Newsom to Sign SB 716

SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) has secured $2.125 million in state funding for First Tee – Silicon Valley (FTSV) as part of the Legislature’s 2026 Budget Bill Jr. package. This investment will support programmatic improvements, strengthening a community facility that provides underserved young people with opportunities to develop essential leadership skills through golf.