SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senator Dave Cortese’s SB 602 that will expand opportunities for animals to get health services across the state of California by permitting a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) to conduct vaccine and parasite control wellness appointments in many animal shelters.

Supporters of Senate Bill 42, the California Fair Elections Act, celebrate Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on the legislation, which will appear on the November 2026 ballot.

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 243, the first-of-its-kind in the nation, would require chatbot operators to implement critical, reasonable, and attainable safeguards around interactions with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and provide families with a private right to pursue legal actions against noncompliant and negligent developers.

Hoy, la Senadora Caroline Menjivar emitió la siguiente declaración después de que el Gobernador Newsom firmara la primera legislación en la nación de su autoría, el Proyecto de Ley 68 - Divulgación de alérgenos para experiencias gastronómicas (ADDE).

Senator Arreguín to Be Joined by AI Expert Today at 11:30am Via Zoom to Discuss New Law Regulating Use of AI by Law Enforcement

SACRAMENTO – Today, Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill 827 was signed into law by Governor Newsom. The bill will ensure local government officials complete ethics training within six months of commencing service, and expand the requirement to include senior-level staff. The bill will also require local government officials to complete fiscal and financial training related to their budgeting, contracting and procurement duties.

Farmers and winegrape growers will be able to compost large amounts of agricultural waste onsite, such as when they remove an old orchard of vineyard, thanks to a new law, SB 279, by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today.

SACRAMENTO – Today, California Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 57, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). SB 57 directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to conduct a study to examine the impact data center development and expanded grid demands with have on California ratepayers as tech companies work to meet the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI).

Senator Wiener’s SB 41, part of the Prescription Drug Affordability Package, which prohibits predatory behavior by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that is driving up the cost of prescription drugs for families and shuttering neighborhood pharmacies.

SACRAMENTO, CA – California wildfire survivors will now face one less burden on their road to recovery as Governor Gavin Newsom today signed Senate Bill 495, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) and sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.