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.

As Trump Pulls $4B from California High-Speed Rail, Local Leaders Get Creative to Advance Transportation, Safety, and Economic Growth

SACRAMENTO – SB 663, authored by Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades), was signed into law today to deliver needed property tax relief for survivors of the 2025 LA Fires, as well as the 2024 Mountain and Franklin Fires.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, to stop the exploitation of the state’s housing density bonus law was signed on Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Three bills signed into law will advance the development of accessory dwelling units, improve the permitting process, and assist cities with housing law compliance