Caucus News

SACRAMENTO ­– Yesterday, Senate Bill 796, authored by Senator Bradford (D-Gardena), was approved 38-0 during a final concurrence vote on the Senate Floor. SB 796 will authorize the County of Los Angeles to return the beachfront property known as Bruce’s Beach to the Bruce family.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) legislation, SB 221, which requires health plans and insurers to provide patients with timely follow-up care for mental health issues and substance use disorders, passed the Assembly by a bipartisan vote of 76-0 and the Senate on a bipartisan concurrence vote of 35-1. It now heads to the Governor’s desk for final approval.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s housing legislation, Senate Bill 478, passed the Assembly by a bipartisan vote of 56-14 and the Senate on a bipartisan concurrence vote of 30-6. SB 478 will now head to the Governor’s desk for final approval. It is sponsored by California YIMBY. 

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, announced today he has secured $5 million to help reverse the effects of climate change and sea-level rise along Highway 37.

“Global warming has triggered a dangerous rise in tidal waters across the San Francisco Bay and that’s now threatening a vital commuter route,” Sen. Dodd said. “This funding helps us address the environmental degradation of our wetlands and advance improvements to this critical transportation artery. These investments bring us closer to creating a sustainable and less congested roadway.”

Sacramento, Calif. – On September 9, 2021, the California Legislature greenlighted SB 4 by Senator Lena A. Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and AB 14 by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters), both landmark digital equity bills that will help get families connected to high-speed internet throughout the state. The bills will complement the State’s broadband deployment efforts to ensure infrastructure projects are realized and prioritized for communities that need it most. 

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislature today passed a bill by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) that targets childhood racial disparities in healthcare.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) released the following statements regarding the Senate passing budget bills that will improve the quality of life for Californians and protect the state’s natural resources:

Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins:

Sacramento – The California Legislature today approved Senate Bills 155 and 170, budget measures that will dedicate substantial funding for the state to address the climate crisis in meaningful ways that protect Californians, our environment, and our economy. Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica), chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee and Co-Chair of the Environmental Caucus issued the following statement:

SACRAMENTO – At the end of life, some of our most vulnerable members of society live in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and more than 9,000 of those residents lost their lives due to COVID-19 in California since March 2020.  The large number of nursing home deaths have led a number of state lawmakers to focus on the conditions inside nursing homes, including reviewing the cost of letting unwieldy corporate profiteering go unexamined and unchecked.  

SACRAMENTO, CA – California state lawmakers, Dr. Richard Pan, Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Sydney K. Kamlagar, Assemblymember Evan Low, Dr. Akilah Weber, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks sent a letter to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) expressing support for their decision today to require the Covid-19 vaccine for all eligible students.