State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, and Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, D-Tracy, have secured $2 million in state funding for the planned School of Medicine at University of the Pacific in Stockton.
The funding was included AB 113, budget legislation approved today by the state Legislature. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the budget bill in the coming days.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) joined the California Legislature in passing a comprehensive package of budget and trailer bills: 14 trailer bills and two budget junior bills that make technical changes to the June budget, as well as investments agreed to by leadership. 

Delta Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) and Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) applauded the Legislature’s approval today of $158.2 million to protect the Delta and the State Water Project.
The state Legislature approved $90.2 million to protect the Delta and fortify its aging levees, along with up to $68 million to safeguard the State Water Project’s (SWP) California Aqueduct and canals, which are being undermined by the over-drafting of groundwater. The budget funding was secured by the California Legislative Delta Caucus.

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

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that seven bills from his 2026 legislative package have passed the Legislature and are headed to the Governor’s desk.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Last night, California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San José) joined the State Legislature to pass Senate Bill 577.
This bill will protect victims of childhood sexual assault and bolster access to justice, while addressing public agencies and local governments’ significant financial challenges. This measure also strengthens prevention, oversight, and safeguards for children in the care of public agencies, including foster care and juvenile detention.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 1392, known as “Jay Leno’s Law,” has cleared the California Legislature and now advances to the Governor’s desk, where it awaits his signature. 
The bill would provide smog-check exemptions for qualifying vehicles manufactured between 1976 and 1985 that are carefully maintained and primarily operated for parades, car shows, exhibitions, and charitable events.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) celebrated the federal court decision upholding Oregon’s right to enforce its packaging recycling law.

Senator Durazo’s Bill to Make Permanent Cal DOJ’s Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities Cleared the Assembly Floor in a 59-19 Vote

(SACRAMENTO) – The California Voting Rights Act of 2026 (CVRA 2026), comprised of Senate Bills 1164 and 1360 authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), heads to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk after being approved by both the Assembly and Senate. CVRA 2026 updates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 to provide increased protections against vote dilution, voter suppression, and other forms of voter discrimination that were once prohibited by Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 before the horrific Louisiana v. Callais decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, and expands language access assistance to more limited English proficiency (LEP) voters.