Connie M. Leyva

SACRAMENTO – To deter public sector employers from purposely discouraging union activity, the California State Senate today passed legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to impose penalties on those employers for unlawfully attempting to dissuade employees from joining or participating in a union.

SACRAMENTO – Highlighting the need to get more students involved in government and their

community by prioritizing student opportunities for civic learning and engagement, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 955 by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) requiring middle and high school students (6th – 12th grade) to be allowed one excused school-day length absence to participate in a civic activity such as public commenting, permitted protesting, candidate speeches, political or civic forums, and town halls.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) issued the following statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision of the 2022-23 state budget:

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) is proud to announce that she has selected Cal Poly Pomona President Dr. Soraya M. Coley as the 2022 “Woman of the Year” for the 20th State Senate District.

SACRAMENTO – Affirming the need to expand access to care and early learning opportunities for California’s youngest learners, an important bill by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that establishes universal preschool in California passed from the Senate Education Committee today.

SACRAMENTO – Upholding the ability of Californians to find out the facts about dangerous public hazards that are discovered during litigation, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved Senate Bill 1149 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino). 

Also known as the “Public Right to Know Act”, SB 1149 will:

SACRAMENTO – Earlier today, the Senate Housing Committee approved Senate Bill 869 by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that would require mobilehome park managers to be trained and certified on the mobilehome rules and regulations of managing mobilehome parks and manufactured home communities.  The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in consultation with the California Department of Consumer Affairs, would be responsible for developing the training and enforcing the certification requirements.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) released the statement below in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address earlier this evening:

SACRAMENTO – To ensure that Californians have the information needed to help keep themselves and their families safe, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced legislation that would protect the public’s right to know the facts about dangerous public hazards that are discovered during litigation.

Jointly sponsored by Consumer Reports and Public Justice, SB 1149 specifically seeks to do the following:

SACRAMENTO – Continuing her work to expand educational and developmental opportunities for young children, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced legislation that establishes universal preschool in California.  Specifically, SB 976 ensures that parents have the option to send their children to a public elementary school provider or a community-based childcare provider to benefit from universal preschool.