Caucus News

With a 39-0 vote, the state Senate passed Senator Jerry Hill’s SB 1046 to require ignition interlock devices for DUI offenders and expand a current four-county IID pilot program statewide.

“Widow Foreclosures” Could Be a Thing of the Past

SB 1150 by Senators Leno and Galgiani provides critical protections for widowers who weren’t listed on the home’s mortgage

SACRAMENTO—State Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton) announced today that a bill she and fellow Senator Mark Leno introduced to protect widowers and other inheritors of a family home from being foreclosed on is heading to the Governor.

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement today on the passing of Greg Schmidt, former Secretary of the California State Senate.

“Today, we mourn the passing of a dear friend and former colleague, Greg Schmidt. Greg served as Secretary of the Senate under four Senate Pro Tems: Senators Lockyer, Burton, Perata, and Steinberg. He retired in 2014.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Senate Bill (SB) 1363, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), passed out of the Legislature yesterday and is headed to the Governor’s desk.  The bill requires the Ocean Protection Council, in coordination with the State Coastal Conservancy, to establish a program to restore eelgrass in order to mitigate the impacts of global warming on the ocean and on California’s coastal plant and animal species.

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement today with the Assembly’s approval of SB 1234 to create a retirement-savings plan for approximately 7 million Californians who currently lack access through their employers.

For Immediate Release

August 25, 2016

CONTACT: Office of Senator Liu 
Suzanne.Reed@sen.ca.gov
(916) 651-4025

CONTACT: Office of Assembly Member Chris Holden
Garo.Manjikian@asm.ca.gov
(626) 351-1917

SACRAMENTO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 25, 2016

Contact:   Charles Stewart

(213) 745-6656 office  (213) 210-1023 cell

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Holly J. Mitchell’s measure to assure availability of face-to-face visits in California jails has been approved by the state Legislature and now heads to the Governor for final approval.

Diminished contact with relatives negatively impacts family cohesion, particularly for children.

SACRAMENTO -- Crumbling asphalt. Bone-jarring potholes. The mounting damage from years of deferred maintenance totaling $137 billion for state and local roads, bridges, and trade corridors threatens California’s prosperity.

Sacramento, CA – Legislation authored by Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) to allow counties and general law cities to establish independent redistricting commissions passed the legislature today on a vote of 35 – 3 in the state Senate.

“This is a good government policy that will bring a refreshing level of independence to what historically has been a very politicized process across the state,” Senator Allen said. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
August 25, 2016     

Contact:  Charles Stewart

(213)745-6656 o (310)251-4567 c

SACRAMENTO, CA — The Legislature has voted to send the Governor a proposal that the law be changed to deem persons under the age of 18 who might previously have been charged with criminal prostitution as victims of sex trafficking, eligible for treatment rather than prosecution.