Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes (D–Colton), today introduced legislation to strengthen privacy protections related to wearable recording devices, such as smart glasses. The Wearable Device Privacy Protection Act or Senate Bill (SB) 1130, would establish clear, enforceable rules to prevent secret audio or video recordings in places of business and ensure that recording lights are always visible to those around such devices.

State Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, today introduced SB 1120, new legislation that would boost California’s innovation economy and create jobs in cutting-edge industries such as fusion energy and quantum technology.

Legislation would shield Californians from racial profiling and the criminalization of speech

SACRAMENTO, CA – On February 12, 2026 Senator Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1052 to protect the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and ensure uninterrupted access to critical services as federal immigration raids put their support systems at risk.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica), co-chair of the Environmental Legislative Caucus, bashed the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding that has protected Americans from dirty pollution since 2009.

“I am grateful to Attorney General Rob Bonta for hearing the community’s call for justice by opening this important civil rights investigation. I am tremendously proud of the tenacity shown by community members Gina Clayton-Johnson, Shimica Gaskins and Shannon Larsuel who led ‘Altadena for Accountability’, a community group that has fearlessly demanded answers for their neighbors.

SACRAMENTO – Today, State Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) issued the following statement after the Imperial County Board of Supervisors once again, failed to answer his critical questions regarding a controversial data center development.

Casey Wasserman should immediately resign from his LA28 Olympics leadership position.

Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that Governor Newsom has signed SB 25 – Pre-Merger Notification Act, landmark antitrust legislation designed to protect consumers while providing businesses with greater certainty during merger reviews.

SACRAMENTO – Today, Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced Senate Bill 1033,
a measure protecting consumers by holding the protein product industry accountable through required testing of heavy metal content and public disclosure of those results.