Caucus News

Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo County/Santa Clara County, today introduced legislation that would require local governing bodies in California to take public comment before implementing cell phone intercept technology.

Bipartisan Effort Unveiled to Combat Date-Rape Induced Sexual Assaults & Address Prop. 47 Oversights

Sacramento – Senator Loni Hancock introduced legislation today to require bidders on state contracts to report, in their bid, whether there have been cost-overruns on previous state projects they have worked on. The bill, SB 630, adds a new section to the state Public Contracts code. 

Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo County/Santa Clara County, today introduced legislation that would exempt California’s roughly 250 All-Volunteer Fire Departments from sales tax on fundraising activities. Senate Bill 598 was suggested by the La Honda Fire Brigade, the winner of Hill’s seventh annual “Oughta Be A Law … or Not” contest.

SACRAMENTO – A bill introduced in the Senate today would help consumers make more informed decisions about their privacy when installing a new smartphone or tablet application that will track their location using GPS. Senate Bill 576, authored by Senator Mark Leno, requires that consumers get a clear notice explaining how their location information will be used and shared when they install a new app. It also ensures that app users give expressed consent before their geolocation data can be collected and shared.

SACRAMENTO – Earlier today, Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) introduced legislation that tackles adolescent relationship abuse by promoting education on healthy relationships in schools.

SACRAMENTO -- A bill streamlining sales and use tax refunds for California’s consumers was introduced Friday by Senator Jim Beall, D-San Jose.“Senate Bill 640 can speed up the refunds to customers who have paid a use tax and are owed large refunds,’’ Beall said. “The bill makes the refund process cleaner and simpler for customers by allowing them to directly apply for the refund and receive that refund directly from the Board of Equalization instead of through the retailer.’’

SACRAMENTO – Dr. Richard Pan made the following statement in regards to the anti-Semitic display of swastikas at a house in the River Park area of the 6th Senate District:

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) today introduced important legislation that will dramatically increase payments for past due child support claims through an insurance payment intercept program.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) has introduced two bills to address serious public safety issues, particularly for those who have been victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.SB 307 expands the potential use of criminal justice restraining orders when offenders are released to their communities, and SB 507 provides victims with additional protection in cases involving violent sex offenders. Both bills are sponsored by Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey.