Caucus News

SACRAMENTO - Today, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Senate Bill 964, the Behavioral Health Workforce Revitalization Act, passed the Assembly Health Committee in a unanimous, bipartisan vote. It will now be heard in the Assembly Higher Education Committee.

SB 964 increases California’s investment in its behavioral health workforce to retain workers, increase the size of the behavioral health workforce, and support behavioral health workers who are facing a significant increase in demand for services.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced today from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would assist the creation of affordable housing in California by identifying excess state property that could be used for development, advancing earlier initiatives from Gov. Gavin Newsom to address the state housing crisis.

SAN DIEGO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) is recognizing Zero8Hundred, an organization whose mission is to ease the transition from military into civilian life, as the 2022 Nonprofit of the Year for the 39th Senate District.

The San Diego region is home to one of the largest concentrations of military in the nation, with over 111,000 active duty service members and 245,000 veterans. More than 16,000 service members transition out of active duty each year, and over a third of them stay in the San Diego area.

SACRAMENTO – Senate Majority Leader Emeritus Bob Hertzberg of Van Nuys released the following statement today after two key Senate policy committees approved a proposed ballot measure that would ensure Californians have access to abortion and related safe reproductive health care.

SACRAMENTO — As Californians in search of rental housing are hampered by a tight market and soaring prices, Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) is seeking to make sure they are not caught unaware of the often hidden costs that result from energy inefficient apartments and appliances.  Wieckowski’s SB 1026 was approved today by the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Under SB 1026, before they sign a lease, renters would be able to review an energy efficiency disclosure form to give them a more comprehensive idea of their potential monthly energy expenses.

SACRAMENTO — Senator Bob Wieckowski’s bill to provide improved protection of the wages earned by California living wage workers from garnishment by collectors was approved today by the Assembly Judiciary Committee and now heads to the Assembly floor. The bill, SB 1477, has widespread support among a huge coalition of organizations working to help low income and middle class Californians who were hit hard during the pandemic and are now confronting rising costs from inflation and supply shortages.

SACRAMENTO – Two bills from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, which would improve the lives of the state’s most vulnerable including seniors, the disabled and homeless people by increasing access to medication, treatment and specialized equipment, cleared a key hurdle today.

SACRAMENTO – Senate Majority Leader Emeritus Bob Hertzberg of Van Nuys released the following statement today after Senate Bill 1327, a plan to help end gun violence by allowing private citizens to sue gun manufacturers, passed its initial policy hearing in the California Assembly. Approved by the Assembly Judiciary Committee, the first-in-the-nation proposed law backed by Gov. Newsom now goes to the Assembly Floor for consideration.

SACRAMENTO, CA – California State Senator Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera), released the following statements after the Legislature’s passage of the 2022-23 state budget bill. Summary of the Legislative Version of the 2022-23 State Budget

Sacramento, CA - Senate Bill 906, a bill authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) that prioritizes student and campus safety, passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee today.