The California Legislature approved the 2026-27 State Budget, reflecting months of collaboration and difficult decisions to protect essential services while maintaining a balanced budget.

Senator Cervantes, author of the California Voting Rights Act of 2026, comments on the Supreme Court decision protecting the sacred right to vote

SACRAMENTO – Both houses of the California Legislature today approved Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1350, groundbreaking legislation that would significantly expand the use of green hydrogen, a clean-energy gamechanger.
SB 1350 would allow natural gas power plants to use hydrogen made from renewable resources like wind and solar under California’s world-leading clean energy standards as the facilities transition away from fossil fuels. 

SACRAMENTO, CA — California has robust anti-price gouging laws to prevent businesses from exploiting consumers for excessive profit during emergencies. These protections authorize the Governor of California to declare a state of emergency and allow the Attorney General to combat this unfair practice and protect consumers from excessive price increases on basic consumer necessities like food, water, and gasoline in response to natural disasters and other specified emergencies.

El Senador Dave Cortese elogió la aprobación del presupuesto estatal para 2026-27, destacando las inversiones históricas en educación, salud, vivienda, transporte y familias trabajadoras, manteniendo al mismo tiempo el equilibrio estructural.

Senator Sabrina Cervantes honored six outstanding women from the 31st Senate District – Leslie Altamirano, Kayla Booker, Dr. Micki Grayson, Danny McCarns, Mary Helen Ybarra - as 2026 Women of Distinction, and the 2026 Woman of the Year, Yolanda Esquivel, who was also recognized in March at the State Capitol.

SB 936 would limit nitrous oxide sales to legitimate purposes to help prevent its widespread use as a dangerous recreational drug
SAN DIEGO – State and local leaders joined with Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, on Friday to highlight the dangers of nitrous oxide abuse and call on state lawmakers to pass legislation to limit its sale to specific uses needed in certain industries.

SACRAMENTO—Senator Mike McGuire helped advance a critical state constitutional amendment this week that will now appear on the November ballot. The Save for California’s Future Act ballot measure will ask voters permission to save significantly more money in the state’s rainy day fund than what is currently legally allowed.
If passed by California voters, the measure would double the current rainy day fund cap from 10% to 20%. This will mean tens of billions more can be saved for potential tough fiscal times ahead.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 623 the Fair Medical Billing & Rideshare Safety Act, legislation that protects accident victims from unnecessary treatment and excessive medical charges while strengthening rideshare safety and accountability. 

Sacramento, Calif. (June 25, 2026)—Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield), announced the passage of ACA 20, the Save for California’s Future Act, a constitutional amendment she authored to strengthen California’s Rainy Day Fund and better prepare the state for economic uncertainty.