Caucus News

SACRAMENTO- SB 1120 (Atkins) would allow single-family zoned lots to subdivide a property. 

SACRAMENTO – With an eye toward shielding consumers from unscrupulous debt collectors preying on California families during the COVID-19 induced economic crisis, the state Legislature today approved a bill by Senator Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) to license debt collectors and debt buyers operating in California.  The bill, SB 908, now heads to Governor Newsom for his consideration.  It is supported by a large coalition of consumer organizations and legal service providers.

SACRAMENTO, CA –The California Legislature today passed a bill by Sen. Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) that would expand protections for domestic violence survivors by allowing them to describe psychologically damaging and abusive behavior as supporting evidence in family court hearings and criminal trials. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.

Senate Bill 1079, which modifies the process for how foreclosed homes are sold at auction so that big corporations don’t have an advantage, has won approval from the California Legislature. 

Sacramento - Senator Jim Beall puts Senate Bill 912 on Governor Newsom’s desk to protect foster youth during emergencies. SB 912 responds to the COVID-19 pandemic and establishes standard procedures for future states of emergency, ensuring that foster youth remain safe and have access to essential services. This bill received unanimous support in both the Assembly and Senate, sending a resounding message to the Governor: protect our foster youth.

SACRAMENTO – The Legislature today approved a bill co-authored by Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would grant a one-year extension for newspapers to comply with the state’s new gig-worker law, protecting the industry from financial crisis while ensuring the future of employees and journalism.

Today, the California State Senate passed landmark legislation to protect renters across the state from looming evictions from job and revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act will protect renters from evictions due to a COVID-related hardship until January 31, 2021, but still hold them responsible for paying past due rents to landlords.

On August 20, the Chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee killed SB 414, a bill to help disadvantaged communities throughout California who suffer from the lack of safe drinking water due to contamination. 

SB 414 represents three years’ worth of work to construct a pragmatic, thoughtful solution that would have provided the State Water Resources Control Board the authority to order consolidation of small water districts in order to secure safe drinking water for predominately communities of color.

SACRAMENTO – A proposal from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would allow UC Davis to sell wine made by viticulture and enology students, generating funds for the university during uncertain financial times caused by the coronavirus pandemic, was approved late Sunday by the Legislature.

Sacramento, Calif.- On Sunday night, the California State Legislature approved SB 1255 authored by Senator Lena Gonzalez (D- Long Beach) and the Senate Committee on Insurance. The measure, also known as The Equal Insurance HIV Act, now heads to the Governor’s desk for signature. If signed into law, The Equal Insurance HIV Act would end the unjust practice of insurance companies discriminating against HIV-positive individuals.