The California Legislature today approved Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 1196, which will streamline the creation of accessory dwelling units by accelerating utility service connections.
SB 1196 would direct the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to establish clear timelines for utility hookups requests for ADUs, also known as backyard cottages, and institute penalties for utilities that that do not timely process energization applications.

AB 2624 would protect immigration support services providers, their employees, and volunteers from threats and harassment

SACRAMENTO, CA — El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1425 (SB 1425), impulsado por el Senador Estatal de California Dave Cortese, ha superado la fase de revisión del Comité de Asignaciones de la Asamblea. Con ello, avanza la legislación destinada a otorgar a la Autoridad del Tren de Alta Velocidad de California (California High-Speed ​​Rail Authority) la facultad clara para gestionar y autorizar ocupaciones o interferencias en los derechos de vía del proyecto.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 1425 has cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file, advancing legislation to give the California High-Speed Rail Authority clear authority to manage and permit encroachments along the project’s rights-of-way.

SACRAMENTO, CA — California State Senator Dave Cortese’s Senate Bill 750, the California Housing Finance and Credit Act (CAHFCA), has cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee suspense file, advancing a new approach to unlock private capital and move hundreds of thousands of stalled housing units toward construction.

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Long Beach PCH Speed Safety Act (SB 1279) by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) to improve safety and reduce speed-related traffic fatalities along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Long Beach, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee and is now headed to the Assembly Floor for a vote.  
 

a key committee before a vote on the Assembly Floor. SB 937 aims to protect communities from the dangerous use of military-style weapons in immigration enforcement and crowd control scenarios.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act, passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee today and is now headed to the Assembly Floor for a vote.
 

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) announced that his Senate Bill 685 (SB 685) has advanced out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, bringing the legislation one step closer to aligning California law with recent court decisions by allowing qualified religious schools to seek certification as Nonpublic Schools (NPSs) serving students with disabilities.

SACRAMENTO, CA — El Senador Dave Cortese (D-San José) anunció que su proyecto de ley del Senado 685 (SB 685) ha avanzado fuera del Comité de Asignaciones de la Asamblea, lo que acerca la legislación un paso más a alinear la ley de California con decisiones judiciales recientes al permitir que las escuelas religiosas calificadas busquen la certificación como Escuelas No Públicas (NPS, por sus siglas en inglés) que atienden a estudiantes con discapacidades.