SACRAMENTO –Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) released the following statement today following the Federal Bureau of Investigation announcing the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan:

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a sitting Wisconsin judge:

Senator Thomas J. Umberg, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement today in response to Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Kash Patel’s announcement on X this morning that a Wisconsin Judge had been arrested.

Yesterday, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 66 to commemorate May 1st as Law Day in California and recognize the unprecedented attack on the legal system from President Donald J. Trump.

“I am deeply troubled that we are retreating from our commitment to honor and remember the Armenian Genocide. Today, President Donald Trump refused to use the word “Genocide” in the statement issued by the White House."

(SACRAMENTO) — Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) today announced that legislation to empower California workers with critical information about their state and federal rights, passed out of its first policy committee yesterday. The proposal would provide notice to workers when they are hired and then annually of their rights regarding health and safety, wages, inspections by immigration agencies, and law enforcement interactions in the workplace

SACRAMENTO— Following months of laser-focused work, Senate Leader Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) and the Senate Democratic Caucus today launched a three-pillar legislative package to help tackle the affordability crisis in our state—focusing on the critical areas of Energy, Housing, and Workforce.
 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) SB 607, the Fast & Focused CEQA Act, a good government measure that makes several key changes to improve the clarity and efficiency of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) processes. Environmental review under CEQA frequently takes years to complete, creating a major barrier to building or altering housing, infrastructure, child care centers, and most other building projects in California.

SB 81 would require healthcare providers to create nonpublic areas in their facilities for the safety and privacy of patients.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) celebrated the passage of SB 749 out of the Senate Housing Committee this afternoon to extend affordable housing protections for mobile home park tenants in the wake of a natural disaster.