Caucus News

(SACRAMENTO) – In the final days of this year’s legislative session, Governor Brown signed a bill by Senator Richard D. Roth that ensures greater accountability and transparency of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) lenders to cut out abusive practices. SB 1087 will soon take effect in California.

SACRAMENTO ­– On Sunday Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1232 into law. This bill, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) and sponsored by Californians for Safety and Justice, increases the age of eligibility for a young person who has been a victim of a crime to apply for compensation from the California Victim Compensation Board.

SACRAMENTO ­– On Sunday Governor Brown signed SB 1412 into law. The bill, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), clarifies what information employers may use when screening job applicants. SB 1412 continues the progress that the Legislature and Governor Brown began last year to provide formerly-incarcerated Californians with genuine opportunities to rebuild their lives.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Today, Senator Bill Monning (D-Carmel) announced that Senate Bill (SB) 1236 has been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.  The bill will improve road safety by implementing new federal commercial truck driving regulations, as well as adding additional truck driver safety requirements. 

Claremont, California – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D–La Cañada Flintridge) will hold a Claremont Business Walk. The event will be held with participating businesses such as Sylvan Learning Center, Claremont School of Music, Golden State Water Company Co, Feeling Groovy Wellness & Cafe. There will be business owners and community leaders to hear concerns and learn how he can best support local small businesses in his district.

Gov. Brown endorses bills before deadline

SACRAMENTO – Continuing to reform criminal justice and protecting youth to help families and communities are among the proposals by Sen. Holly J. Mitchell that Gov. Brown signed into law.  

Mitchell’s other efforts endorsed by the governor focus on expanding worker training to prevent sexual harassment and providing women potentially life-saving information about their health. 

Gov. Brown endorses #EquityAndJustice movement

SACRAMENTO – In the winter of 2016, Sens. Holly J. Mitchell and Ricardo Lara introduced bills to bring common sense back into the criminal justice system after an era of mass incarceration.

Now, after the signing of their 10th bill, California has moved the needle on restoring the values of rehabilitation, equity and family cohesion through their #EquityAndJustice bill package.

Their achievement, quite simply, is unprecedented nationwide.

SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 20, 2018) - Watch and listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell speak at the inaugural #SheTheSummit about the role women play in the California Legislature.

Sacramento, California – Governor Jerry Brown recently signed SB 1422 and SB 1263 authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino, D–La Cañada Flintridge.  These bills will help increase the knowledge of the risks of micro plastic materials and microfibers on the marine environment and in drinking water.  Micro plastics pose a potential threat to the public’s health as the levels of micro plastics in drinking water are not currently monitored and they are increasingly present in our ocean water.