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SACRAMENTO – This week, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 58 by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego), which will update California’s air quality standard for hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gas that is found at high concentrations in the Tijuana River Valley and the Salton Sea region. California’s hydrogen sulfide standard has not been updated since 1969.

The California Senate today approved SB 813, legislation by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, that would establish groundbreaking safety standards for artificial intelligence and help ensure that AI is developed responsibly.

SACRAMENTO, CA – On January 27, 2026, the California State Senate passed Senate Bill 747, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D–San Francisco) and co-authored by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and 20 other California Legislators. The bill passed with a vote of 30-10, will hold ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal officers accountable for violating the Constitution.

Senator Scott Wiener’s No Kings Act will close an accountability loophole allowing ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents to avoid liability for constitutional violations.

Long Beach, CA — As former Chair of the California Senate Transportation Committee, Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) played a key role in advancing and shaping California’s speed safety pilot program under Assembly Bill 645, authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedman. The program is designed to improve public safety in communities impacted by dangerous speeding.  
 

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 694, authored by Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), co-authored by Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D-Santa Clarita) and Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), and co-sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta, has passed the California State Senate with bipartisan support and now is on the Governor’s desk for signature.

SACRAMENTO – Today, the California State Senate approved Senate Bill 300, authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). Last year, Senator Padilla authored SB 243, which created the nation’s first guardrails for artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. SB 300 would build on this effort by further strengthening the protections against exposing minors to sexually explicit material.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, issued the following statement on Monday about the killing of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency:

SACRAMENTO – La Senadora Catherine S. Blakespear, D-Encinitas, emitió el lunes la siguiente declaración sobre el asesinato de Alex Pretti, residente de Minneapolis, en manos del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos: