SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) today announced that Governor Newsom signed his Senate Bill 1250 into law, legislation to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve wildlife connectivity across California.

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SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed legislation by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to establish a statewide program promoting coexistence with wildlife and codify a wolf-livestock coexistence and compensation program. The legislation will help prevent conflict with wildlife that can hurt or kill people and animals or damage property. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, strengthening public access to information about emergencies, violence, medical crises and other serious incidents occurring inside privately-run detention facilities in California.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA – On September 29, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 937, marking a victory in the fight to protect our immigrant communities and neighbors exercising their civil rights. 
 

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 873, strengthening protections for Californians accessing the state’s courts and helping ensure that victims, witnesses, families and other court users can participate in the justice system without fear of civil immigration arrest.

Starting today, Californians can sue ICE, CBP, and other federal agents who violate their constitutional rights under Senator Scott Wiener’s No Kings Act.

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.