Caucus News

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – This week, bipartisan legislation, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) and Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo), to mitigate the impact of the Diablo Canyon plant closure, earned key committee approval.   Senate Bill (SB) 1090 passed out of both the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications and the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality.  

During today's Senate Floor session, Sen. Holly J. Mitchell made the following remarks during an Adjourn in Memory ceremony for Nancy McFadden, a former chief of staff to Gov. Jerry Brown who died recently after a battle against cancer.

SACRAMENTO – With strong support from a broad range of organizations, the Senate Health Committee today approved legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that seeks to put an end to insurance schemes by profit driven businesses targeted at vulnerable individuals suffering from kidney disease and addiction.

SACRAMENTO – Following powerful testimony, legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will protect patient safety and reinforce nurse staffing ratio requirements passed the Senate Health Committee earlier today.

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Senator Richard D. Roth stood up for thousands of California homeowners and demanded PACE lenders offer greater accountability, consumer protection, and transparency. SB 1087 received bipartisan support and was unanimously approved by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Health Committee passed Senate Bill 1152, which provides a more humane process for discharging homeless patients after their hospital stay, by a vote of 7-1.

Authored by Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D., (D-West Covina), Senate Bill 1152 addresses a practice known as “patient dumping” where homeless patients are discharged under unsafe conditions.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Health Committee passed Senate Bill 1023, which will expand access to sexual and reproductive health services by ensuring coverage of telehealth, by a vote of 8-0.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, today announced that his legislation to help financial institutions safely conduct transactions with licensed cannabis businesses has cleared its first hearing in the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. SB 930 would allow banks to issue checks to accountholders to be used for the following purposes:

SACRAMENTO – Senator Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, will present legislation today before the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee that would enable the use of blockchain technology for certain business practices in California. Blockchain is an emerging technology that allows records to be stored and updated on multiple computers using a distributed ledger technology.

Sacramento, California – Today, SB 832 authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) and joint authored by Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and other members of the Senate passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee. The bill proposes to extend and improve the current California Film and Television Tax Credit Program. This will enhance California’s successful entertainment business which brings thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in economic growth across California.