Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Budget Subcommittee 4 on State Administration and General Government approved $108.4 million for 2020 Census outreach and communication efforts.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) released the following statement in response to the news that his bill, SB 332, the Local Water Reliability Act, was held by the Senate Appropriations Committee:

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Senate Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) that would establish the framework to allow licensed cannabis businesses to open bank accounts, along with bills to protect consumers wronged by for-profit colleges and the bail and immigration bond industries, passed the Senate Appropriations Committee today.

Sacramento, California – California Senate Chair on Appropriations, Senator Anthony J. Portantino’s (D–La Cañada Flintridge) statement on the decision in the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding SB 50:

San Francisco –  Today, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) made the following statement after the Cow Palace Board of Directors voted to end gun shows at the Cow Palace:

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement reacting to the decision by the Senate Appropriations Committee to defer SB 50 until Jan. 2020:

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Senator Susan Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) authored a resolution taken up today on the Senate Floor declaring May as Small Business Month.

“Small businesses are critical to the economic well-being of this state,” Senate Leader Atkins said. “These small businesses represent an overwhelming share of California’s workforce, employing more than 7 million people and generating billions of dollars for California’s economy. They also help define the unique character of our diverse communities.”

SACRAMENTO – The State Senate has announced a plan to ensure safe drinking water throughout California.

The Senate’s proposal would implement a Safe Drinking Water Fund as outlined under SB 200, authored by Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel). Rather than relying on new revenues, the Senate’s proposal authorizes the continuous appropriation of $150 million annually from the General Fund, with the same level of protections in place that a new fee would provide to ensure the funds are used only to secure safe drinking water in the most vulnerable communities.

Elected officials, community members and leaders, local parents, and anti-poverty advocates will participate in the statewide End Child Poverty Bus Tour, Friday, May 17 to Monday, May 20. 

Led by the End Child Poverty in California coalition, the tour will launch in Chula Vista and will make stops and hold open press events in Los Angeles, Pomona, Weedpatch, Fresno, Salinas, Oakland, and Sacramento. 

Sacramento – The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee #2 on Resources, Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation approved the 2019-2020 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) today, providing almost $1.5 billion for programs to reduce GHG emissions in California. The GGRF is comprised of discretionary funds derived from the state’s Cap and Trade auction revenue.