Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed a joint resolution by Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a case out of Texas that challenges the long-held principle of “one person one vote.” 

On the day of California’s constitutional deadline to adopt a budget, the Senate included recommendations from Budget Health and Human Services Subcommittee Chair Senator Holly J. Mitchell (SD 30 – Los Angeles) to increase funding for services for families living in poverty.

SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate has passed the 2015-16 budget bill by a vote of 26-13. AB 93 is on time, balanced, includes $5.7 billion in reserves, an additional $760 million in debt payment, and makes critical, targeted investments to ensure economic growth.
Statement from Senator Mark Leno, chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Conference Committee:

SACRAMENTO – A new state spending plan sent to the governor by California lawmakers includes an incentive aimed at boosting sales of low-emission, plug-in hybrid cars.AB 95, a bill that implements part of the spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, would expand to 85,000 from a current 70,000 the number of vehicles eligible to carry a so-called green sticker.The sticker allows drivers of such low-polluting cars to use carpool or “HOV” lanes, even if they are not carrying passengers.

SACRAMENTO -- Senator Jim Beall, D-San Jose, chairman of both the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Mental Health, issues this statement regarding the approval of the new state budget:“I am encouraged by this budget’s commitment to increase funding for schools, colleges, and the disadvantaged. But it turns a blind eye to the crumbling community-based infrastructure that serves over 270,000 Californians with developmental disabilities.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today issued the following statement after the California State Senate passed a state budget by the June 15th constitutional deadline:

SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate has passed the 2015-16 budget bill by a vote of 26-13. AB 93 is on time, balanced, includes $5.7 billion in reserves, an additional $760 million in debt payment, and makes critical, targeted investments to ensure economic growth.

SACRAMENTO – Legislative leaders today announced that AB 93, the legislation reflecting the conference committee’s actions, will be in print today and will be taken up for a vote on Monday, June 15, 2015.

Sacramento – State Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) has selected Porifera, Inc. (www.porifera.com) as the Small Business of the Year in the Tenth Senate District.  The company was honored yesterday, along with several others from throughout California, during a celebration of small businesses in Sacramento.