Caucus News

Sacramento, CA – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge), introduced legislation that will provide cancer patients, as well as others fighting diseases through aggressive treatments, the options to protect their fertility if those treatments jeopardize it.

Sacramento, CA – All throughout the devastating Valley Fire and Clayton Fire events, Senator McGuire has been active and engaged in the response, recovery and now the rebuilding of Southern Lake County.
He announced – late in 2016 – $7.2 million had been secured to fund the building of 80-100 homes between the two burn areas.
Senator Mike McGuire is now excited to announce that two Lake County non-profit organizations have been selected to lead the rebuilding efforts.

Sacramento – During President Donald Trump’s campaign he told the American people that he would release his tax returns, but yesterday, he officially broke that promise. He won’t release his tax returns, despite 40 years of precedent from past presidents and presidential candidates.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced important legislation to allow a child who is 10 years of age or older to address the court regarding their own custody or visitation, if the child wishes to do so.

The California Senate Supports Becerra for Attorney General

SACRAMENTO—State Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton) confirmed the appointment of Xavier Becerra for California’s highest law enforcement official, Attorney General.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) is pleased that—in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s veto message directive of Senate Bill 334 in 2015—the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) recently announced a new initiative that requires all community water systems to provide free lead water testing to school districts upon request.  Current law and testing procedures test water as it leaves the community water system and at the tap in individual homes to ensure cleanliness and safety, but there are no such statewide procedures for schools. 

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 158, a measure that will improve road safety by implementing new federal commercial truck driving regulations, as well as adding additional truck driver safety requirements.  

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement reacting to today’s U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for the nominee to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, today threatened to roll back 50 years of California clean air policies by refusing to commit to keeping federal waivers that allow our state to enact its own regulations on climate and vehicular emissions.

Senator Hernandez continues his efforts to highlight the benefits of the ACA 

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D. (D-West Covina) will convene the Senate Health Committee to highlight the benefits health care coverage has had for Californians and what there is to lose should the Republican Congress follow through with its plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

(Sacramento) – Freshman State Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park) introduced his first bill today. SB 146 will stop the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) from re-opening the Aliso Canyon Gas Storage Facility before the Brown administration completes its investigation of the “root cause” of the largest methane gas leak in United States’ history.