(SACRAMENTO) — Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D-Colton) today announced that nine of 13 bills from her 2025 Legislative Package passed the Senate Appropriations Committee Suspense File hearing last week. With this milestone, 75 percent of her proposals continue to advance through the legislative process.

Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. Advances Key Health and Equity Bills, Expresses Disappointment Over Delay of Reproductive Health Funding Legislation

SACRAMENTO – Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 572, which would ensure that California maintains access to critical vehicle safety data, passed the Senate today on a 28-5 vote.  
 

SACRAMENTO – Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez’s (D-Long Beach) Senate Bill (SB) 263 – Protecting Residents, Industries, and California’s Economy (the PRICE Act) – passed the Senate on a 33-1 vote as rapidly changing tariff policies impact California workers, families, and businesses.

Today, the California State Senate passed two bills and one resolution authored by Senator Henry Stern (D–Los Angeles) that directly address some of California’s most urgent challenges: climate-driven disasters, wildfire resilience, and the mental health crisis within the justice system. All three measures now move to the State Assembly, where they will undergo policy committee review in the coming weeks.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) has championed a slate of wildfire recovery bills that cleared through the Senate Appropriations Committee today.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) celebrated Resilient Palisades in Sacramento as the 24th Senate District’s Nonprofit of the Year!

SACRAMENTO, CA – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) released the following statement in response to Congressional Republicans’ recent unprecedented attempt to bypass their parliamentarian’s ruling in order to unwind California’s Clean Air Act waivers.  Allen is the Co-Chair of the Legislature’s Environmental Caucus. 

Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) has announced the creation of a special committee on International Sporting Events and has appointed Senator Laura Richardson (D-South Bay) as a member of the bipartisan committee.

When firestorms swept through Southern California this January, millions of homes were left in the dark due to Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). Now, the California State Senate is stepping up with a legislative push to protect ratepayers and improve how outages are handled. A group of key bills has just cleared the Senate Energy and Communications Committee, signaling a strong commitment to enhancing reliability, equity, and communication during these increasingly common blackouts.