Caucus News

Sacramento, California – Today, SB 302 authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) passed the California State Senate. The bill passed on consent with unanimous support. SB 302 will reestablish a trade office between California and Armenia.

Sacramento, California – Today, SB 532 authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) passed the California State Senate. Senator Portantino introduced SB 532 at the request from the City of Glendale.  After the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies (RDAs), Glendale was left with $27 million dollars in bond proceeds but precluded from using these funds for housing.  SB 532 will give Glendale the ability to use these bond funds exclusively for affordable housing.    

Sacramento–  This week, Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) legislation to reduce food insecurity passed the Senate with a 38-0 bipartisan vote. It will now head to the Assembly for committee hearings in the coming weeks. SB 285 streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, improving ease of access to enrollment for eligible Californians.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Yesterday, Senate Bill (SB) 189 authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel), and co-authored by Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) and Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley), passed off the Senate Floor on a unanimous vote of 38-0.

“SB 189 ensures the successful transition of Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) by providing the Monterey Bay region with the tools for dissolution,” stated Senator Monning.  “Our focus is to provide a strong path forward that benefits the region and is consistent with the Base Reuse Plan.”

Senate Bill 206, The Fair Pay to Play Act, by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, won bipartisan support today and was approved by the state Senate on a 31-4 vote. SB 206 punches a hole in unfair rules that exploit college athletes and allow the NCAA, universities, TV networks, and corporate sponsors to pocket huge sums.

Under SB 206, California college athletes would be able to earn income from endorsements or sponsorships for the first time. It now goes to the state Assembly for consideration.

SACRAMENTO – The California State Senate today passed SB 13, a significant housing bill authored by Sen. Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont) to remove some of the biggest remaining barriers on homeowners who want to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as granny-flats, on their property.

Sacramento, CA – May 22, 2019 – California Promise Zone residents would have the opportunity to establish or better their credit by having their rent payments reported to credit bureaus under a bill advancing through the State Legislature. Senate Bill No. 619, authored by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), establishes a three-year, opt-in, rent reporting pilot program in the four California Promise Zones federally designated by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (San Diego, Sacramento, Downtown and Southeast Los Angeles).

SACRAMENTO – For the first time in more than a decade, California voters could get the chance to approve higher education bonds to improve classrooms, labs and libraries on California State University and University of California campuses under legislation approved by the Senate Wednesday.

SACRAMENTO, CA – As our country is experiencing the greatest number of measles infections in 25 years – 880 cases this year to date – Senate Bill 276, authored by Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician and state senator representing the Sacramento region and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, representing the San Diego area, was passed by the California State Senate on a vote of 24 to 10.

Sen. Holly J. Mitchell: ‘This bill will preserve lives so that childbirth becomes a joyful moment for all mothers and not a life-threatening event for Black mothers.’

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate today approved a plan confronting the higher rate of California Black women dying during childbirth than women of other racial and ethnic groups.