SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee, with bipartisan support, approved Senate Bill 243, which is authored by Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego). The bill would require chatbot operators to implement critical safeguards to protect users from the addictive, isolating, and influential aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.

La Senadora estatal Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (demócrata por Los Ángeles) convocó a más de 75 líderes de los sectores laboral, empresarial y público en el LA Trade Technical College el viernes para una cumbre única en su tipo, enfocada en ampliar el acceso equitativo a empleos bien remunerados en tres industrias emergentes: infraestructura verde, cannabis e inteligencia artificial (IA, por sus siglas en inglés).

SACRAMENTO –  In a move to clean-up encampments on Caltrans property on or near freeway onramps and other dangerous areas, California State Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) recently collaborated with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, Caltrans Director Tony Tavares and California’s Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin on getting money from the state to help finance the clean-up work.

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and Sen. Henry Stern, D-Los Angeles, to indefinitely protect state funding to acquire, restore and enhance wildlife habitats across the state was passed Tuesday by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee.

SACRAMENTO – The California Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water today passed without objection Senate Bill 462 requiring a yearly $20-million appropriation to the California Farmland Conservancy Program (CFCP) to permanently preserve California agr

Senator Christopher Cabaldon has been named chair of the Select Committee on California's Wine Industry. Cabaldon's Senate District 3 includes the state's main grape-growing regions, and he has passed two levels of certification in wine knowledge.

SACRAMENTO – El Comité de Recursos Naturales e Hídrico del Senado aprobó el martes una legislación de la Senadora Catherine Blakespear, Demócrata por Encinitas, y el Senador Henry Stern, Demócrata por Los Ángeles, para proteger indefinidamente los fondos estatales destinados a adquirir, restaurar y mejorar los hábitats de vida silvestre en todo el estado.

For Immediate Release
Date: April 8, 2025
Contact: Elisa Rivera
Elisa.Rivera@sen.ca.gov (559) 264-3070
 
Senator Anna M. Caballero Unveils Bold Legislative Package for 2025
SACRAMENTO – Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) has introduced her legislative package for 2025, outlining a comprehensive strategy to build a more prosperous, resilient and equitable California.

SACRAMENTO – Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) recognized Don McEnhill on the Senate floor Monday for his accomplishments as Executive Director of Russian Riverkeeper. McEnhill, of Sonoma County, recently retired after nearly a quarter century of spearheading efforts to restore, enhance, and protect the Russian River watershed.

SACRAMENTO – Sens. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joined advocates on Monday to call for more urgency to address homelessness and to take steps that would help cities build and operate interim housing to get unsheltered people off the streets.