Caucus News

Sacramento–  Senator Scott Wiener’s (D-San Francisco) bill to restore net neutrality in California passed its first legislative committee today. Senate Bill 822 puts California at the national forefront of ensuring an open internet by establishing comprehensive and enforceable net neutrality standards to ensure that all California residents have the right to choose whether, when, and for what purpose they use the internet. SB 822 passed by a final vote of 8-3.

Senator Hill introduced Senate Bill 1465 today to require contractors to report settlements of $1 million or more in construction defect cases involving multifamily rental residential structures to the Contractors State License Board. The new measure is the latest development in efforts to increase oversight of the industry in response to the Berkeley balcony tragedy.

Watch and listen to Sen. Holly J. Mitchell, co-author of SB 1421 to release certain law enforcement records, talk about why law enforcement needs to wake up by clicking on the link above.

Sacramento, California – Today, the Senate Public Safety Committee passed SB 1100 authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino, D – La Cañada Flintridge.  SB 1100 prohibits a person from making more than one firearm purchase within a 30-day period in California and increases the age requirement for purchasing all firearms to 21 years.

San Diego, CA – April 17, 2018 – Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego), Chair of the California Latino Legislative Caucus, today issued the following statement in response to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ decision to file an amicus brief in support of the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against the State of California over three of its “sanctuary state” laws:

SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, April 18, Senate Bill 1023, which will expand access to sexual and reproductive health services by ensuring coverage of telehealth, will be heard in the Senate Health Committee.

Sacramento, CA – While there is a lot more work ahead, much has been accomplished in the 18 months since Senator McGuire, First 5 Humboldt and state and local leaders gathered for a town hall to discuss reports detailing the impacts that adverse childhood experiences have on Humboldt County’s kids.

SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, April 18, legislation to provide a more humane process for discharging homeless patients after their hospital stay will be heard in the Senate Health Committee.

Authored by Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D., (D-West Covina), Senate Bill 1152 addresses a practice known as “patient dumping” where homeless patients are discharged under unsafe conditions.

SACRAMENTO –Senator Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, announced today that SB 1001, a bill he authored with the support of Common Sense Kids Action to require social media companies to identify the presence of automated accounts on their sites, cleared its first hurdle by passing the Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development on an 8-1 vote.