Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that his package of three bills seeking to address fraud and abuse in California’s substance use disorder treatment system have all advanced through their numerous and respective policy committees in the Senate. 

In solemn recognition of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Senator Henry Stern delivered a powerful and unifying speech on the floor of the California Senate, honoring Holocaust Survivors and reaffirming his commitment to ensuring that the atrocities of the Holocaust are never forgotten.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Senate Bill 457, a targeted measure to strengthen California’s housing laws and prevent misuse of the Builder’s Remedy, did not advance out of the Senate Housing Committee this week, despite growing concerns about speculative projects bypassing local planning.

BAKERSFIELD, CA — Senator Melissa Hurtado’s (D-Bakersfield) is condemning the Governor’s planned early-parole release of Maricruz Galaviz for the horrific murder of Kern County teenager Amanda Zubia.

Senator Thomas J. Umberg, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement today in response to Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Kash Patel’s announcement on X this morning that a Wisconsin Judge had been arrested.

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Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) will join maternal mental health survivors, advocates, healthcare providers and lawmakers at the State Capitol on Tuesday, April 29 for “From Pain to Power: A Storytelling & Advocacy Day to Transform Perinatal Mental Health in California.”

Yesterday, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 66 to commemorate May 1st as Law Day in California and recognize the unprecedented attack on the legal system from President Donald J. Trump.

(SACRAMENTO) — Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) today announced that legislation to empower California workers with critical information about their state and federal rights, passed out of its first policy committee yesterday. The proposal would provide notice to workers when they are hired and then annually of their rights regarding health and safety, wages, inspections by immigration agencies, and law enforcement interactions in the workplace

SB 81 would require healthcare providers to create nonpublic areas in their facilities for the safety and privacy of patients.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) celebrated the passage of SB 749 out of the Senate Housing Committee this afternoon to extend affordable housing protections for mobile home park tenants in the wake of a natural disaster.