April 18, 2018: Key policy panel embraces plan for renewed tax credit to help film/TV industries
April 18, 2018
Senate measure would extend film-tax program through 2025
SACRAMENTO – A bill to extend a model program to keep and create mostly off-screen jobs in California’s renowned film and TV industries today passed its first policy hurdle.
Health Committee Approves Senator Hueso’s Alzheimer’s Bill
April 18, 2018
San Diego, CA – April 18, 2018 – The California State Senate Health Committee voted today in favor of SB 1292, a bill authored by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) that seeks to ensure that Alzheimer’s disease research is inclusive of all populations disproportionately impacted. The legislation passed the Health Committee with bipartisan support and now advances to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Senate Public Safety Committee Approves SB 1200, Senator Skinner’s Bill to Strengthen California’s Gun Violence Restraining Order
April 18, 2018
Following powerful testimony by two expert witnesses, SB 1200 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) passed out of the Senate Committee on Public Safety and will now go to the Appropriations Committee.
Senator McGuire’s Great Redwood Trail approved in Senate committee
April 18, 2018
Sacramento, CA – Senator Mike McGuire’s bill that will create the Great Redwood Trail from the San Francisco Bay to the Humboldt Bay is one step closer to reality this week after it was approved with a unanimous, bipartisan 12-0 vote in the Senate Transportation and Housing committee last week.
Senate Public Safety Committee Votes in Favor of SB 1421, Senator Nancy Skinner’s Protecting Communities and Law Enforcement Bill
April 17, 2018
Following over an hour of emotional testimony, Senator Nancy Skinner’s (D-Berkeley) Protecting Communities and Law Enforcement bill, SB 1421, passed out of the Senate Committee on Public Safety and will now go to the Appropriations Committee.
SACRAMENTO – A pair of bills advanced Tuesday from Senator Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will help protect people from power lines and utility systems that are damaged in extreme weather and could spark future wildfires like those that have ravaged California.
Legislation Protecting Victims of Harassment from Retaliation Passes Committee
April 17, 2018
SACRAMENTO – The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) to ensure that individuals can be held personally liable for retaliating against an employee for exercising their legal rights against discrimination and harassment under state law.
Advisory: Senator Hernandez Presents Health Care Bills in Committee
April 17, 2018
SACRAMENTO – Today, Wednesday, April 18, Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D., (D-West Covina) will be presenting Senate Bill 1023 and Senate Bill 1152 in Senate Health Committee.
Senate Committee passes Wieckowski bill to help homeowners build accessory units
April 17, 2018
SACRAMENTO – Senator Bob Wieckowski’s (D-Fremont) new bill to make it easier and less costly for homeowners to construct accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on their property, passed the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee today. Senate Bill 831 will now go before the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.
Atkins Denounces San Diego County Vote to Join Trump Lawsuit
April 17, 2018
SACRAMENTO – Senate leader Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement in response to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ vote today to join the Trump administration’s lawsuit against California’s recently passed package of immigration bills, including Senate Bill 54, the California Values Act:
