SACRAMENTO - Senator Dave Cortese’s (D-Silicon Valley) bills to create a safer prison environment for both inmates and staff, SB 551 & SB 553, were just signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. With a focus on reducing recidivism, these bills will de-escalate tensions and address rehabilitation issues early.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two of his major election reform measures into law: Senate Bill 398 and Senate Bill 42.

Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed Sen. Jerry McNerney’s SB 86, which will extend a successful clean energy funding program that helps the state meet its climate goals and boosts California’s green economy.

Filing tax returns is about to become easier in California, especially for taxpayers with small businesses, thanks to a new law, SB 711, by Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed today.

Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-Pasadena), Chair of the Senate Education Committee, has issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s actions to investigate the California State University (CSU) over allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination.

Senator Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) successfully moved 10 bills to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature or veto in the first year of the 2025-26 legislative session.

Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. to Host Hearing on How Social Determinants of Health Shape Children’s Wellbeing and Education

SACRAMENTO – Senate Leader Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), Chair of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture and Vice-Chair, Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) will host the 50th Annual Zeke Grader Fisheries Forum TOMORROW (Wednesday). This year’s forum will focus on the challenges facing salmon and kelp, there will be a discussion on the hot water blob that’s formed in the Pacific, along with an examination of the outlook for the upcoming Dungeness crab season in California.
 

SB 53 enacts the nation’s first transparency requirements for safety plans on the most advanced AI models, establishes a public cloud compute cluster to foster democratized AI innovation, and enacts protections for whistleblowers at leading AI labs.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) will host a community celebration in South Los Angeles this Sunday, September 28 to honor the cultural, civic and economic contributions of the Latino community.