The State Fire Marshal Sprinkler Certification Act strengthens training and oversight for fire suppression systems

Sacramento, Calif. (August 25, 2026)—Legislation authored by Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) strengthening California’s network of Family Resource Centers and supporting early intervention efforts to prevent child abuse was signed into law on Monday by Governor Gavin Newsom.
 
Senate Bill 557 modernizes California’s definition of a Family Resource Center to better reflect the role these community-based organizations play in helping families navigate difficult circumstances.
 

SB 222 streamlines the heat pump permitting process to make installations faster and more affordable for homeowners and contractors while cutting building emissions, and expanding access to cooling amid dangerous heat waves.

SB 1218 and AB 1153 provide critical tools to help local jurisdictions address illegal dumping response and enforcement

SB 692 provides local authorities tools to abate vehicles that have become a serious public health and safety hazard

NORTH COAST— For the past decade, Senator Mike McGuire has been successfully fighting to secure funding for both Highway 37 in Marin and Sonoma counties and the Last Chance Grade on Highway 101 in Del Norte County.

Sacramento, Calif. (August 20, 2026)— Senator Melissa Hurtado’s SB 661 cleared a major legislative hurdle after passing the Assembly with unanimous support, moving California one step closer to strengthening regional airports, modernizing aviation infrastructure and expanding air service across the state.
 
The Assembly amended SB 661 before passage, sending the measure back to the Senate. The bill is expected to first be heard by the Senate Transportation Committee before moving forward for a concurrence vote on the Senate Floor.
 

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on Colorado’s ban on youth conversion therapy, the California Legislature passed Senator Wiener’s bill to protect survivors of conversion therapy.
SACRAMENTO – SAN FRANCISCO – In a vote of 27-9, the Senate passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) SB 934, legislation to protect Californians from conversion therapy by strengthening California’s conversion therapy ban. The bill heads next to the Governor, who must sign by September 30.

The state Legislature today unanimously approved State Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 872, which is designed to protect California’s primary water source for decades to come.
Supported by environmentalists and State Water Contractors that have often been at odds over water use, SB 872 would safeguard both the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and the State Water Project’s (SWP) canals. 

"This is especially important for Pasadena where preservation and history are core parts of our civic identity."