Caucus News

Huntington Beach, CA — Senator Dave Min announced today his growing concern over the devastating results of the Orange County oil spill just outside of Huntington Beach and called for a ban on all drilling in federal waters off the coast of California. Along with significant environmental damage and health consequences, the spill presents devastating economic impacts to the regional economy, directly affecting the cities of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and further south toward San Diego County.

Sacramento – The State Auditor will investigate the hospice care industry, thanks to Governor Newsom’s signature of Senate Bill 664 on Monday. The law will prevent new hospice licenses for the duration of a statewide, investigative audit of the hospice industry. Senator Ben Allen (D- Santa Monica) authored the new law following media coverage of troubling practices like financial kickbacks to doctors, aggressive recruitment of prospective patients, and exorbitant Medicare spending.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) to require assigned debt collectors to provide more information to consumers and to show that they have authority to collect the debt. SB 531 was approved with bipartisan backing in the Legislature and is supported by legal service providers across the state.

SANGER, CA –Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) today, released a statement after Governor Newsom signed her bill, Senate Bill 703:

Sacramento – The State Auditor will investigate the hospice care industry, thanks to Governor Newsom’s signature of Senate Bill 664 on Monday. The law will prevent new hospice licenses for the duration of a statewide, investigative audit of the hospice industry. Senator Ben Allen (D- Santa Monica) authored the new law following media coverage of troubling practices like financial kickbacks to doctors, aggressive recruitment of prospective patients, and exorbitant Medicare spending.

(SACRAMENTO) — Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 48 - The Alzheimer’s Dignified Diagnosis Act, authored by Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara). SB 48 creates a first in the nation innovative program to give Medi-Cal providers training, validated assessment tools, and payment incentives for conducting cognitive health assessments in order to achieve the statewide goal of improved Alzheimer's detection and diagnosis.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed SB 65, the California Momnibus Act, by Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. SB 65 is aimed at reducing maternal and infant mortality that is disproportionately impacting Black families and other families of color. SB 65 will require the California Department of Public Health to investigate maternal and infant deaths and strengthen research and data collection on racial, socio-economic and other factors that contribute to these deaths and poor health outcomes.

(HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA) – Earlier today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D – Orange County) participated in an aerial investigation of an emerging oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach with the United States Coast Guard. Afterwards, he issued the statement below.

Today, 50 State Senators and Assembly Members, including top leadership in the State Legislature, sent a letter to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers urging the association to negotiate collaboratively and in good faith with Hollywood craft workers advocating for improved wages and working conditions on movie and television sets.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Richard Pan, pediatrician, state senator and author of California’s vaccine laws, made the following statement today regarding the Governor’s announcement creating a COVID-19 vaccine school mandate:

“As a pediatrician and parent, I applaud the Governor for requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for students and teachers when the vaccines receive FDA approval for students aged 12 to 15.