(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.

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality advanced SB 318, a bill aimed at improving air quality in California. SB 318 modernizes the state’s air permitting processes to ensure industrial facilities adopt the cleanest and most advanced technologies available to reduce air pollution and toxic air contaminants, which hurt public health. 

Senator Susan Rubio hosts a press conference for SB 531 supporting student mental health education.
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Josh Becker’s (D-Menlo Park) legislation to combat California’s homelessness crisis, SB 606, has passed the Senate Committee on Human Services, marking a key milestone in its path through the Legislature.

Senator Umberg issues statement on LA28's Orange County venue announcement.

SACRAMENTO, California – (April 14, 2025) – Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) presented her RV Encampment bill, SB 748, to members of the Senate’s Human Services Committee who passed it on a 5-0 vote.

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-Bakersfield) held a press conference alongside Bakersfield Mayor Karen K. Goh, Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores, River Partners Planning Director Bill Eisenstein, and numerous community partners to announce legislation supporting floodplain restoration, enhanced flood safety, and improved groundwater recharge in the Kern, Kings and Tulare counties.

Sb 632 would provide nurses and hospital employees better access to treatment for work-related injuries.