Caucus News

SACRAMENTO –  Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Assemblymember Matt Haney’s (D-San Francisco) legislation to allow – but not require – seven pilot cities to extend sales of alcohol at bars, nightclubs, and restaurants (but not liquor stores) to as late as 4am passed the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization by a vote of 12-3. It will now head to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – State Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) issued a statement today on the U.S. Senate advancing a bipartisan gun safety measure aimed at keeping firearms out of the hands of dangerous people, including domestic violence abusers.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa to boost his previous relief for struggling restaurants and bars by expanding provisions of his 2021 law allowing the sale and delivery of to-go cocktails.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA), passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee by a vote of 6-3. It will now head to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 260 would be the first law in the country to require U.S.-based companies — those doing business in California and generating over $1 billion in gross annual revenue — to disclose all of their greenhouse gas emissions to the California Secretary of State’s office.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 1186, which restores voter-created access to medicinal cannabis across the state by requiring cities to allow patients access to purchase legal medicinal cannabis by delivery, passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee by a vote of 13-2. It now heads to the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

SAN FRANCISCO - Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) released the following statement regarding the shooting that took place today in the Castro:

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to improve liability coverage for California motorists, protecting people injured in crashes as well those who might be exposed to paying higher medical and vehicle repair bills, has been approved by the Senate.

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bills 1207 and 883 passed the Assembly Health Committee.  SB 1205 is authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) and would improve maternal mental health support by providing women with outreach services, education and access to mental health treatment.  SB 883, jointly authored by Senator Portantino and Senator Roth, extends the sunset date on the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program (UCBCP) for an additional five years. 

Sacramento, CA – Senate Bill 851 authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) strengthens and expands financial support for low-income college students at independent, nonprofit California colleges and universities, passed the Assembly Higher Education. 

A bill from Senator Cortese (D-San Jose), SB 1210, to “combat online sexual exploitation in the digital age” has been signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom.