Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – In an effort to improve turnout, all registered voters in Los Angeles County would receive vote-by-mail ballots under a Sen. Bob Hertzberg bill that today received Senate approval.

VIDEO: Press Conference on California Climate Leadership

VIDEO: Floor Speech on SB 350VIDEO: Floor Speech on SB 185

Galgiani Date Rape Drug Legislation Passes Senate Floor

SACRAMENTO—Today, Senator Cathleen Galgiani presented Senate Bill 333 on the Senate Floor. This bill will help rectify an unintended consequence of Proposition 47 by creating penalties for the possession of “date rape” drugs. In the November 2014 elections, voters passed Proposition 47 which reclassified many crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.

Senator Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) proposal to protect California’s small businesses and the disabled community was approved by the California State Senate today on a bipartisan, unanimous vote of 40-0.

SB 178 Protects Californians Against Warrantless Government Access to Private Electronic Data on Smartphones, Tablets and other Digital Devices

SB 763 Informs Consumers about Flame Retardant Chemicals in High Chairs, Changing Pads, Baby Carriers, Nap Mats and Other Popular Products

Sacramento, CA – The Senate today approved North Coast Senator Mike McGuire’s legislation to forever protect California’s coast from new offshore oil development.

Sacramento – SB 251 by Senator Richard Roth (D-Riverside) and principal co-author Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Manteca) passed the Senate floor today by a vote of 40 to 0. SB 251 will make a number of changes to assist small businesses in complying with ADA requirements.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate has approved legislation by Sen. Fran Pavley that sets a long-range target for slashing emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.Senators approved SB 32 on a vote of 22 to 15 and sent it to the Assembly. The bill is part of a multi-bill, climate-change initiative sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León.Nine years ago, Pavley authored the landmark bill, AB 32, which mandated a drop in climate pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. This year’s proposal goes farther: 80% below 1990 levels by mid-century.

SB 367 recognizes the need for agricultural solutions to climate change
SACRAMENTO – A measure by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis), one of eleven bills that make up the Senate’s California Climate Leadership package secured passage from the Senate today on a bipartisan 33-2 vote. SB 367 ensures that California’s farmers have maximum opportunities to voluntarily reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by developing projects and on-farm practices that would also provide environmental and health benefits.