SACRAMENTO, CA — El Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese (D-San José) anunció que su Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1375 (SB 1375), una iniciativa legislativa que establece una exención específica bajo la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA, por sus siglas en inglés) para proyectos elegibles de modernización de estaciones de tren intermodales urbanas como la Estación Diridon de San José, ha sido aprobado oficialmente por la Legislatura de California tras recibir la aprobación final en el pleno de la Asamblea, y ahora se dirige al despac

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) has announced that his Senate Bill 1375 (SB 1375), legislation establishing a targeted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for qualifying urban intermodal rail station modernization projects like San Jose’s Diridon Station, has officially cleared the California Legislature after receiving final approval on the Assembly Floor and is now headed to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for his signature.

AB 2624 would protect immigration support services providers, their employees, and volunteers from threats and harassment

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Long Beach PCH Speed Safety Act (SB 1279) by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) to improve safety and reduce speed-related traffic fatalities along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Long Beach, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is now headed to the Assembly Floor for a vote.  
 

a key committee before a vote on the Assembly Floor. SB 937 aims to protect communities from the dangerous use of military-style weapons in immigration enforcement and crowd control scenarios.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee today and is now headed to the Assembly Floor for a vote.
 

Today, eight of Senator Sabrina Cervantes’ (D-Riverside) bills were approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. These bills address safeguarding personal privacy, affordability for working families, and protecting the right to vote for millions of lawfully registered California voters.

Senate Bill 1013 by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) was approved today by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. This critical and timely legislation would establish robust safeguards regarding the use of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) data. The bill would prohibit public agencies from retaining ALPR information for more than 30 days unless it is on a defined hot list; it would also mandate that operators and end users of ALPR systems strengthen their safeguards.

Today, the California Voting Rights Act of 2026 (CVRA 2026), comprised of Senate Bills 1164 and 1360 authored by Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. CVRA 2026 updates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 to address vote dilution, expands language access assistance to limited English proficiency (LEP) voters, and reinforces safeguards against voter suppression.

Senator Weber Pierson’s Sweeping Bill Package Advances to Assembly Floor, Tackling Health, Education and Affordability