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SACRAMENTO (Aug. 18, 2016) -- Sen. Loni Hancock today led the Senate in adjourning in memory of Mary C. Warren of Alameda County. More at the link below.

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GUEST PRESS RELEASE: Senate Bill 465 Now Goes to the State Assembly for Consideration

SACRAMENTO – California legislation to heighten oversight of building contractors – introduced in response to the Berkeley balcony tragedy that killed six students – now moves to the state Assembly for consideration, following the bill’s passage today by a key Assembly committee.

Assembly Appropriations Committee to review SB 465 Wednesday

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Sen. Hancock, chair of key public safety panel, supports GOP prison plan

SACRAMENTO – Restoring hope to trouble-free prison inmates while saving taxpayers money is the goal of a bipartisan-backed bill that today passed the Assembly with support from Sen. Loni Hancock, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety.

Here are Sen. Loni Hancock’s top bills when session resumes Monday, Aug. 1

SACRAMENTO – Working to meet an Aug. 31 deadline to pass legislation when lawmakers return to California’s Capitol on Monday, Sen. Loni Hancock seeks adoption of statewide protections against expansion of coal transportation and is also focused on extending a program to provide greater safeguards against human trafficking. 

Senate Bill 1446 sponsored by Sen. Loni Hancock

SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Jerry Brown today signed into law a bill by Sen. Loni Hancock that prohibits the possession of any ammunition-holding device for an assault-style weapon that holds more than 10 rounds.

Senate Bill 1446 by Sen. Loni Hancock now goes to Gov. Brown

SACRAMENTO – The California Assembly today approved a bill by Sen. Loni Hancock to prohibit the possession of any ammunition-holding device for an assault-style weapon that holds more than 10 rounds.

OAKLAND - Click on the link below to watch and listen to Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, address an anti-coal rally Saturday, June 25, at Oakland City Hall. Two days later, the Oakland City Council voted to reject the proposed coal terminal in Oakland.Pro Bono video courtesy of TheClimateMobilization.org. 

Staff report recommended city not approve dirty exports

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Loni Hancock, D-Oakland, issued the following statement after today’s vote by the Oakland City Council on a pending coal-export terminal in West Oakland:

 “Kudos to the Oakland City Council for having the courage to do what’s right to help protect the health and long-term environmental goals California has worked so hard to achieve.”

Hancock is author of a package of bills written to halt the coal terminal and others like it.

Pair of anti-coal measures pass separate reviews

SACRAMENTO – Two key Assembly policy committees today passed separate measures by Sen. Loni Hancock to halt plans that would allow Oakland to become the largest coal exporter on the West Coast and ensure that the state does not fund future coal exports.