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
 

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 19, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera
Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov (559) 264-3070
 
Senator Anna M. Caballero Leads Effort to Expand Foster Youth Financial Support with SB 624

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday March 17, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera
Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov (559) 264-3070
 
Senator Anna M. Caballero Honors Rosa Maria Hernandez-Bautista, Senate District 14 Woman of the Year

 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Date: Monday, March 17, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera (Caballero)
(559) 264-3070 Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov
Contact: Brody Fernandez (Soria)
916-276-3390 Brody.Fernandez@asm.ca.gov

Sacramento, CA—The brutal assault of a young Black student in her middle school classroom in Colton, CA is sickening. Physical violence against any student, on any campus, is unacceptable and demands immediate action.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) released the following statement in response to the U.S. EPA’s recent announcement that the agency intends to revise the definition of “waters of the United States” as applied to the federal Clean Water Act of 1972.
 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In response to the Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) issued a sharp rebuke, warning that these reductions undermine critical support for students, families, and educators. 

Declaración en respuesta al inquietante video publicado en línea de un altercado ocurrido en el aula.

SACRAMENTO, California – (March 13, 20250 – As Budget Sub-Committee Chair on Transportation, Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) questioned CalTrans Director Tony Tavares on the department’s projected one year closure of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California.