SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Susan Rubio’s (D-Baldwin Park) bill to help San Bernardino County move forward with long-planned park improvements cleared a key legislative hurdle, passing the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee with a bipartisan 5-0 vote.
 

This week, Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside), Chair of the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments, introduced Senate Bill 266 to improve language access on the California ballot.

SACRAMENTO – Ahead of new tariffs expected to be announced next week, Majority Leader Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) SB 263 – the Protecting Residents, Industries, and California’s Economy (PRICE) Act – passed the Senate Transportation Committee on an 14-0 vote.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Senate Public Safety Committee passed Senate Bill 19 (SB 19), the Safe Schools and Places of Worship Act (“The Act”), authored by Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) with a bipartisan 6-0 vote. The bill is a critical measure that will close loopholes in current California law that allow credible threats against schools or places of worship to go unpunished simply b

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera
Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov (559) 264-3070
 
 
California Takes a Stand against Transnational Repression with SB 509, New Legislation to Strengthen Protections for Diaspora Communities Targeted by Foreign Governments
 

La Senadora estatal Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (demócrata por Los Ángeles) convocó a más de 75 líderes de los sectores laboral, empresarial y público en el LA Trade Technical College el viernes para una cumbre única en su tipo, enfocada en ampliar el acceso equitativo a empleos bien remunerados en tres industrias emergentes: infraestructura verde, cannabis e inteligencia artificial (IA, por sus siglas en inglés).

State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) convened more than 75 leaders of labor, business and the public sectors at LA Trade Technical College on Friday for a first-of-its-kind summit focused on expanding equitable access to good paying jobs in three emerging industries – Green Infrastructure, Cannabis, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Led by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, the summit served as a call-to-action to develop a long-term workforce equity strategy tailored to California’s rapidly changing economy.

New Safety Measure Introduced In Response to recent Student Suicides.

SACRAMENTO – Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) today introduced SB 283, legislation designed to strengthen safety standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). The bill mandates that new facilities adhere to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 855 standards – the most comprehensive and widely recognized guidelines for battery storage safety and hazard mitigation.

For Immediate Release
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera
Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov (559) 264-3070
 
Senator Anna M. Caballero Introduces SB 520, Legislation to Expand Nurse-Midwifery Education
to Improve Maternal and Infant Health and Address Maternal Health Disparities in Rural California