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Critical Assembly Committee Advances Legislation Protecting Against Predatory Chatbot Practices

July 8, 2025

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, with bipartisan support, approved Senate Bill 243, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill would require chatbot operators to implement critical safeguards to protect users from the addictive, isolating, and influential aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.

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Cabaldon bills improving access to higher education clear key Assembly committees

July 8, 2025

Three bills by Senator Christopher Cabaldon to improve access to higher education in California passed Assembly committees Tuesday on their journey to becoming law. The bills passed Tuesday expand the ability of California universities to offer online courses to students in other states, establish automatic admission to the California State University system, and protect the accreditation of California schools.

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Senator Melissa Hurtado, Chair of the California Senate Agriculture Committee, Supports National Farm…

July 8, 2025

SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Melissa Hurtado, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a champion of Valley Values, today applauded the launch of the National Farm Security Action Plan by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and the bipartisan push in Congress to stop foreign governments from acquiring U.S. farmland.

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