SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D–San José), acting as Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, has introduced Senate Bill 1392 (SB 1392)- otherwise referred to as “Jay Leno’s Law” - that would provide smog check exemptions for classic and collectible vehicles manufactured  before the 1981 model year, and then adding one additional model year each year, through 1986 by 2032.

SACRAMENTO – Sens. Catherine S. Blakespear, Susan Rubio and Thomas J. Umberg have called for $400 million to be added to the state budget to help counties and local law enforcement agencies pay for licensed drug and alcohol treatment and other services required under Proposition 36, and to ensure that the treatment is evidence-based and properly regulated.

New funding will expand mental health and substance use disorder treatment capacity across the 26th District, serving thousands of Angelenos annually

SACRAMENTO, Calif – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) released the following statement after news reports indicated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned California police departments about Iranian drone threats in February:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Senator Susan Rubio (D–Baldwin Park) a survivor of domestic violence who has personally obtained three restraining orders for her own safety, introduced SB 1192—the Reclaim Act, legislation designed to protect domestic violence survivors from continued abuse through the misuse of the court system.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), Chair of the California State Senate Transportation Committee, will convene a joint informational hearing with California State Senator Jesse Arreguin (D-Oakland), Chair of the California State Senate Public Safety Committee, to examine the effectiveness of California’s DUI and traffic safety laws and identify opportunities to improve roadway safety.

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PASADENA, CA — Senator Susan Rubio was honored this weekend with the Courage in Leadership Award from Coalition PAC during its inaugural Fiona Ma Awards Gala in Pasadena.
Coalition PAC, a student-led political action committee with chapters across more than 250 college campuses, works to engage young people in the political process and advocate for working families, affordability, and safe communities.

Bipartisan legislation introduced to ease rebuilding costs for disaster survivors
SACRAMENTO – Senators Megan Dahle (R-Bieber) and Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) introduced SB 1343 to provide a tax credit for purchases to rebuild property that was damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster.

Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) stands in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees Local 1260 – representing thousands of TSA screeners across the Western U.S. – that held a press conference today at Sacramento International Airport to demand justice and fairness for TSA officers who missed their first paycheck due to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security government shutdown.

La Senadora Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Ángeles) se solidariza con la Federación Estadounidense de Empleados del Gobierno Local 1260, que representa a miles de inspectores de la Administración de Seguridad (TSA, por sus siglas en inglés), en todo el oeste de los EE. UU., que hoy realizó una conferencia de prensa en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Sacramento para exigir justicia y equidad para los oficiales de la TSA que perdieron su primer cheque de pago debido al cierre del gobierno del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los EE. UU.