Caucus News

Immediate Release                                             Contact: Janet Chin, Comm. Dir.
June 2, 2015                                                                                (626)430-2499
                                                                      Legislation to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age Passes Through the Senate Bill Aims to Reduce Smoking by Restricting Teen Access to Tobacco Products
 

SB 3 Increases Floor Wage in Two Steps: $11 an hour in 2016 and $13 in 2017, Automatic Adjustments Start in 2019
SACRAMENTO – Legislation that would help lift California’s low-wage earners out of poverty passed the Senate today. Senate Bill 3, authored by Senator Mark Leno, would raise the state’s minimum wage to $11 an hour in 2016 and $13 in 2017. The bill is jointly authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva, D-Chino.

SACRAMENTO – The Senate today approved  SB 674, a public-safety measure by President pro Tempore Kevin de León to protect all Californians by better sheltering immigrants who are crime victims from deportation if they help law enforcement.
“We’re all at risk when predators go free because victims of crime believe that cooperating with law enforcement will lead to their deportation,” said De León.

Consent Education for High School Students

Law enforcement backed bill limits concealed weapons on school and college campuses
SACRAMENTO -- Legislation by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to help control concealed weapons on school and college campuses passed the State Senate today on a 23-12 vote.  The measure, SB 707, would prohibit concealed weapons carriers from bringing their firearm on campus without permission from campus authorities. 

Sacramento – Dr. Richard Pan’s Senate Bill 574, which would require the University of California to release basic performance information on two of their largest venture capital investments: Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers (Kleiner Perkins) and Sequoia Capital (Sequoia), passed the State Senate today on a vote of 34 to 0.

Water measures focused on water, energy efficiency and drinking water for all
SACRAMENTO – Three water measures focused on efficiency and equity by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) passed off of the Senate Floor today.  These measures encompass an effort by Senator Wolk to improve water management, combat the effects of the drought and climate change and conserve valuable water supplies in California.

Bill passes off the Senate Floor with Unanimous Support
SACRAMENTO—SB 276, a measure by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) that would allow Local Educational Agencies (LEA) to receive reimbursement for all services provided to all Medi-Cal eligible students, including; school nursing services, mental health and counseling services, and physical therapy and speech therapy services, secured passage from the Senate Floor today with a 37-0 vote.

SACRAMENTO – Earlier today, an important bill that will help keep California senior, blind and disabled residents in their homes if and when they encounter financial difficulties passed from the Senate Floor and advanced to the California State Assembly.

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