Caucus News

SACRAMENTO – On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) to protect victims of mass fraud and identity theft. The bill was introduced in response to the Wells Fargo scandal where millions of accounts were fraudulently opened without consent, using personal consumers information from existing accounts. This new law eliminates the use of forced arbitration clauses in contracts that were fraudulently created by financial institutions, giving victims their day in court.

Senator Jerry Hill announced today that he will introduce consumer protection legislation to make it free for Californians to lock down their credit by placing a freeze with the nation’s credit reporting agencies.

Senate Bill 788 opens the state’s second-most-enrolled profession and creates economic opportunity

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 788, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), which removes barriers to access the insurance agent and insurance broker licenses, the second most enrolled profession in California.

Senate Bill 788 opens the state’s second-most-enrolled profession and creates economic opportunity

SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 788, authored by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), which removes barriers to access the insurance agent and insurance broker licenses, the second most enrolled profession in California.

San Francisco –  Today Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement after Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 219, which Senator Wiener authored to create an LGBT Senior Bill of Rights for residents of long-term care facilities:

Goals of group: Equity in housing, healthcare, public benefits

SACRAMENTO – Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, one of the largest and most prominent public interest law offices in the nation, has conferred Sen. Holly J. Mitchell with its 2017 Leadership Award for legislation and advocacy championing rights for struggling families.

SACRAMENTO, CA – Legislation authored by Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) to reauthorize and reform the state’s Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) program was signed into law today by Governor Jerry Brown.  The program was set to expire at the end of 2017 absent legislative action.  The legislation, Senate Bill 249, will strengthen environmental protection measures within the OHV program.

Sacramento, CA – Today, Senator Mike McGuire’s bill that formally creates a standing Tribal Committee of the California Fish & Game Commission was signed by Governor Jerry Brown.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Governor Jerry Brown today signed Senate Bill (SB) 570, authored by Senator Josh Newman. The measure will amend the rules that govern eligibility for CalWORKs, to ensure Veterans and surviving family members are not denied benefits.

“I thank Governor Brown for signing this legislation that is a simple, smart solution to ensure that our veterans and their families have access to the rightful benefits they deserve,” said Newman.

SACRAMENTO ­– Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 344, which will extend the deadline for county boards of education to determine, on appeal, whether a pupil can attend a school within the district that the pupil and parents desire.  “Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) handles more transfer appeals than any other county in the state,” said Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena).  “In order for the appeal process to be fair, SB 344 will afford LACOE and other large offices of education the necessary time to review appeals, and relieve the stress on parents, students, and