Caucus News

State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, announced the introduction today of two criminal justice reform bills in response to a new report from the state’s Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code. The committee, of which Sen. Skinner is a member, was appointed by Gov. Newsom and the Legislature to comprehensively examine California’s Penal Code and issue recommendations for reforming it.

From State Sen. John Laird (D-Santa Cruz):
“Good morning and thank you for the opportunity to address the joint hearing of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the Assembly Committee on Insurance.

SACRAMENTO – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today lauded the creation of a statewide plan for home and community hardening through a partnership between Gov. Gavin Newsom and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara that will reduce wildfire risk, save lives and help make home and business insurance available and affordable to all.

SACRAMENTO – Building on her legislative work to empower survivors of harassment and discrimination and prevent future abuses by perpetrators, Senator Connie M.

SACRAMENTO - Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 314, the Bar and Restaurant Recovery Act. 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 (for example, making permanent the popular and successful outdoor dining and parklet regulations currently in place because of the pandemic).

SACRAMENTO,CA – As the United States is in the midst of a major sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) epidemic that has broad-reaching impacts on the health of women, men and maternal-child health, Dr.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) was joined by 11 of his colleagues today in introducing a bill to provide compassionate access to medical cannabis in healthcare facilities for Californians who are terminally ill. Senate Bill No. 311, known as “Ryan’s Law,” would require that hospitals and certain types of healthcare facilities in the State of California allow a terminally-ill patient to use medical cannabis for treatment and/or pain relief.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) today introduced a critical bill that will ensure our most vulnerable cancer patients have access to life saving cancer medication by creating a cancer medication donation program.

SACRAMENTO – To improve college access and preparation for all California students, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced SB 309 to establish a $200 million dollar grant program to ensure that more students successfully complete the University of California (UC) / California State University (CSU) A-G course requirements.  This critical legislation will help ensure that more California students are eligible to attend a UC or CSU directly from high school.

SACRAMENTO, CA –In recognition of World Cancer Day, Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) introduced a bipartisan resolution today that calls for prioritizing appropriate, timely, and equitable access to expert cancer care for patients.