Caucus News

        SACRAMENTO – Senator Fran Pavley’s urgency bill to ensure that natural gas injections into the Aliso Canyon storage facility do not resume until a rigorous regimen of well-safety tests is completed was approved without dissent today by the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is now headed for consideration on the Assembly floor.

Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) proposal to protect California’s small businesses and the disabled community was approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee today on a bipartisan, unanimous vote.

Senate Bill 269 is a modified version of last year’s Senate Bill 251, which was also authored by Senator Roth but vetoed by the Governor. SB 269 removes the tax credit that was the focus of the Governor’s veto, reduces the employee ceiling for qualifying businesses from 100 to 50 employees, and makes other clarifying changes.

Legislation that improves transparency, accountability and trust between law enforcement and the public passed the Senate Public Safety Committee with a 5-1 vote. Senate Bill 1286 allows greater public access to peace officer records related to serious uses of force and sustained charges of misconduct.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water passed Senate Bill (SB) 1363, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), which requires the Ocean Protection Council (OPC), in coordination with the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), to establish a program to restore eelgrass with the goal of mitigating the harmful effects of global warming caused by carbon dioxide on the ocean and California’s coastal plant and animal species.

Committee approves Wolk bills to protect groundwater resources, promote water efficiency
(SACRAMENTO, CA)–Legislation by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to protect California’s aquifers and groundwater resources from permanent damage due to overdraft was approved by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water today on a 6-2 vote.

Legislation gives the county until January 1, 2021, to purchase the park
(SACRAMENTO, CA)–The State Senate’s Governmental Organization Committee voted 9-3 today to approve Senate Bill 1119, legislation by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to give Napa County additional time to raise the funds to purchase Skyline Wilderness Park.

Student Loan Forgiveness Incentive Offered

for On-Time College Graduation

                                    Students Could Get $2,500 for Finishing on Time Under New Legislation

Unanimous, bipartisan support for Wolk climate change measure
(SACRAMENTO, CA)–Legislation by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to support agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and store carbon in soil, trees and plants was approved on a 6-0 bipartisan vote of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee this week.

The Consumers Union, victims of botched treatment and other severe medical errors, as well as individuals whose loved ones died as a result of similar mistakes join Senator Jerry Hill in a news conference to urge support of Hill’s Senate Bill 1033 at 11:45 a.m., Monday, April 11, 2016, in Hearing Room 3191 of the State Capitol.

Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) proposal to protect police officers and firefighters catastrophically injured in the line of duty has been approved by the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on a bipartisan vote of 4-0.

Senate Bill 897 provides an extension of workers’ compensation benefits to police and firefighters, providing an additional year of healing time for those who are catastrophically injured in the line of duty.