Jerry Hill

The DMV’s proposed regulations for driverless vehicles send a strong signal that California is serious about encouraging the development, testing and deployment of safe autonomous vehicles,” said Senator Hill, D-San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. “The completion of the regulations is important so our state can maintain its leading edge in this competitive field. I will continue to work with Transportation Secretary Brian Kelly, the DMV and other key stakeholders to ensure that California remains a leader in autonomous vehicle technology.”

State Senator Jerry Hill is calling on the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and the California Public Utilities Commission to fix the utility company’s rate structure, which heightens the increase that many customers see in their bills during the coldest winter months. Hill also is recommending that PG&E and the CPUC review the effectiveness of efforts to help customers understand when their usage climbs, so they can adapt before their billing cycle ends.

The Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development released a report today that addresses the hundreds of doctors throughout the state who are on probation. The report is among materials issued in advance of the committee’s February 27 sunset review hearing of the state Medical Board.

Patient notification and more than a dozen other issues related to the state Medical Board’s operations are up for consideration Monday as the Legislature’s committees on business and professions hold a hearing to review the board that licenses and regulates California’s more than 137,000 doctors.

State Senator Jerry Hill introduced bills Friday to take drivers impaired from combined use of alcohol and drugs off the road, make apartment balconies safer, and allow more community colleges to offer four-year degrees. The measures are part of a package of more than half a dozen bills that Senator Hill introduced to meet California’s deadline for new legislation.

Senator Jerry Hill introduced legislation today to boost security at gun stores and to reduce fines for “right-on-red” violations – the winning ideas from constituents in his ninth annual “Oughta Be a Law…or Not” contest.

Martins Beach supporters call for State Lands Commission to protect and defend public access to beloved San Mateo County beach.

Laws to protect Californians from DUI offenders, help establish an earthquake early warning system, reform the California Public Utilities Commission, increase oversight of building contractors, require police to securely stow any handgun left in a car, improve tour bus safety, crack down on water-guzzling households, and more take effect on January 1. The new laws are the result of 17 bills that were introduced by Senator Jerry Hill, passed by the Legislature and signed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2016.

California Senators Jerry Hill and Ben Allen introduced a joint resolution today calling upon other states to pass National Popular Vote legislation to ensure that electoral votes for the president of the United States reflect the will of American voters.

State Senator Jerry Hill and Assemblymember Evan Low introduced Senate Bill 65 today to outlaw smoking marijuana while driving. The legislation, prompted by Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, closes a loophole in Proposition 64, the recreational marijuana initiative, which makes it illegal to have an open container of pot in a vehicle but fails to specifically address the use of marijuana products while behind the wheel.