Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry Brown yesterday signed Senate Bill 960 authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that will ensure that state prisons in California follow best practices related to suicide prevention and treatment.

In addition to SB 823 by Senator Hill, Governor Brown also signs SB 1474 to give the CPUC more muscle to impound unlicensed limos and other charter-party vehicles.

Substance Use Disorder Patient Protection Act (Senate Bill 1228) prevents payments for substance use patient referrals

SACRAMENTO, CA – Responding to reports of fraud and abuse of patients in recovery from opioid and other addictions, Governor Brown signed the state’s first bill that outlaws patient brokering in the treatment industry.

Sacramento, CA – September 26, 2018 –  A new law in California will authorize the state to adopt a biomethane procurement program if it is found to be cost-effective, beneficial to ratepayers, and in advancement of the state’s  environmental and energy policies. The legislation, authored by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) and signed by Governor Brown on Sunday, seeks to further develop a pathway for renewable biomethane to be injected into the gas pipeline system, thereby displacing fossil gas and reducing the carbon intensity of the natural gas system.

SACRAMENTO – SB 1408, authored by Dr. Richard Pan and sponsored by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, which will close a loophole that prevents law enforcement from seizing non-fire cigarettes, was signed into law by the Governor.

Sacramento, CA – For decades, the State of California has required fish landing receipts to be completed by hand and submitted via the US Mail twice per month.

This process has proven extremely burdensome, inefficient, and antiquated.

Sacramento, CA – September 24, 2018 – Over the weekend Governor Brown signed into law a bill that seeks to prevent childhood lead exposure and help localities better understand its sources. Senate Bill No. 1097, authored by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), would require the California Department of Public Health to provide on its website expanded county-based information regarding childhood blood lead testing outcomes, sources of lead exposure, and how these sources are removed, remediated or abated.

(SACRAMENTO) – Today, Senator Richard D. Roth joins several others across Riverside County and the State of California in mourning the passing of former State Senator Bob Presley.

SACRAMENTO – A crucial Bay Area project to protect residents and businesses from sea level rise and intense storms will now be eligible to receive state flood control reimbursements funds under Senate Bill 881, authored by Sen. Bob Wieckowski (D-Fremont), and signed Saturday by Governor Jerry Brown.

Sacramento, CA – September 24, 2018 – Yesterday Governor Brown signed into law Senator Ben Hueso’s (D-San Diego) bill to make Alzheimer’s disease research in California more inclusive of at-risk and underrepresented populations. Senate Bill No. 1292 will require the Center for Health Communities to update the 2009 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report in California to quantify the burden of Alzheimer’s disease on African Americans, Asian-Pacific Islanders, Latinos and women, all of whom experience significantly higher disease prevalence rates.