SACRAMENTO— Senator Mike McGuire issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s January budget proposal released earlier today:

SAN JOSE, CA – California State Senator Dave Cortese issued the following statement in response to Governor Newsom’s 2026-2027 Budget Proposal and State of the State Address:  

BAKERSFIELD, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado released the following statement on the lenient sentencing of a former County Supervisor by Kern County Superior Court for felony child abuse charges as families across Kern County express outrage and concern:

Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D–Colton), a member of the Senate Budget Committee and Chair of the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy, issued a statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s release of the 2026–27 Budget Proposal.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), author of the landmark SB 54 (2022), responds to CalRecycle’s decision to revise their proposed regulations.

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Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced the first part of his 2026 Legislative Package, introducing a slate of new and two-year bills.

SACRAMENTO, CA – El Senador Estatal de California, Dave Cortese, anunció la presentación del Proyecto de Ley del Senado 870 (SB 870), que prohibiría la venta de braseros de mesa que no cumplan con las principales normas de seguridad contra incendios, tras un número creciente de incendios graves que han provocado quemaduras graves y, en algunos casos, muertes.

Sacramento, CA – Senator Bob Archuleta, an 82nd Airborne veteran, will continue to lead California’s efforts on behalf of military service members, veterans and their families, as the new legislative session has convened.
He will again serve as Chair of the Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, where he consistently advanced policies supporting veterans, active-duty personnel, and military communities statewide.

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