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SACRAMENTO –Amid a record-setting fire season in which over three million acres have already burned across the state, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) will be joined by California Fire Safe Council Board Chair and former State Fire Marshal Kate Dargan, and Mariposa County Supervisor Kevin Cann for a press call at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16 to urge Governor Gavin Newsom to sign her Senate Bill 182.

SONOMA – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, will host a virtual town hall on emergency preparedness amid the dual challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and record-setting wildfires, providing an update on how the Legislature is addressing these serious problems.

The senator will be joined in the town hall broadcast live on KSVY/Sonoma TV and streamed across multiple channels by a panel of experts who will answer submitted questions and take calls from listeners.

For at least another five years, all-volunteer fire departments will be able to hang onto all money they earn in pancake breakfasts, T-shirt sales and other efforts to raise cash to help fund their operations, under a bill by Senator Jerry Hill that Governor Gavin Newsom signed Friday.

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed a bill by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) to protect ScholarShare 529 savings accounts from creditors in bankruptcy cases, giving families hard hit financially by the COVID 19 pandemic some much-needed security. The bill, SB 898, is sponsored by California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.

Groundbreaking legislation is one of a few bills that will provide significant assistance to our small businesses as they struggle with the devastating impacts of COVID-19.

SACRAMENTO – Facing dual emergencies in the coronavirus pandemic and unprecedented wildfires, Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, today recognized September as Preparedness Month and offered resources from the California Office of Emergency Services, Cal Fire and Department of Public Health.

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SACRAMENTO ­– Last night, Senate Bill 731, also known as the Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2020, failed passage on the Assembly Floor. The bill was not brought up for a vote due to the legislative deadline imposed by the California State Constitution. This bill, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), would have increased accountability for law enforcement officers that commit serious misconduct and illegally violate a person’s civil rights.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) released the following statement today regarding efforts to continue pursuing legislation that would restrict officers from returning to duty after being fired or disciplined for serious misconduct:

SACRAMENTO – Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino), Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), Vice Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus issued the following statement after Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) was recently denied the opportunity to use proxy voting during maternity leave: