Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate has approved legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would divert more solid waste from landfills by expanding the types of beverage containers that can be recycled and by improving bottle collection services.

“Bottle recycling rates have dropped sharply in California over the past decade,” Sen. Dodd said. “With my bill, we can turn that around and become a conservation leader once again. I thank my Senate colleagues for supporting this effort.”

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) Bar and Restaurant Recovery Act, Senate Bill 314, passed the Senate with bipartisan unanimous vote. SB 314 will extend the popular and successful outdoor dining and parklet regulations currently in place because of the pandemic. SB 314 will help California’s restaurants, bars, and music venues recover economically from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by creating more flexibility in how they can serve alcohol, including where they can serve and how they can share spaces with other businesses.

Sacramento, California – Senate Bill 15, a measure authored Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada Flintridge) which gives incentives to cities that convert abandoned retail sites into affordable and workforce housing, passed the Senate floor today with bipartisan support.

The California state Senate today unanimously approved SB 26, to move up the implementation date of SB 206, the Fair Pay to Play Act, to no later than Jan. 1, 2022. SB 26, which won Senate approval on 39-0 vote, is authored by state Senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, along with Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita. SB 26 also strengthens and expands the rights college athletes were granted under the 2019 law, SB 206, which was also authored by Sens. Skinner, Bradford and Wilk.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) released the following statement after Senate Bill 464— The Comida Para Todos Act – passed the Senate 31-9:

SACRAMENTO – Prioritizing the ability of Californians to receive timely access to birth control and ensure greater contraceptive equity statewide, the California State Senate today passed Senate Bill 523 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will expand and modernize birth control access in California regardless of an individual’s gender, insurance coverage status, where they work or where they go to school.

SACRAMENTO – Moving beyond remembrance to action is one of the goals of Senator Henry Stern’s (D-Los Angeles) SB 693, the Never Again Education of 2021, which cleared the full Senate on a bi-partisan 39-0 vote today.

SACRAMENTO – To reduce air pollution and maximize funding and deployment of zero emission vehicles in California, the California State Senate today passed legislation by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to create an innovative state program, which will—in consultation with stakeholders—design new financing tools to help owners of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles purchase cleaner zero-emission alternatives.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Sydney K. Kamlager (District 30) is pleased to announce that SB 679 has passed the California Senate, marking a key step in establishing a single independent countywide affordable housing solutions agency for LA County.

SACRAMENTO – The state Senate today approved legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, to help hundreds of thousands of Californians who have fallen behind on their water bills and are at risk of being disconnected from water service.