Caucus News

Sacramento – Senator Bob Wieckowski’s (D-Fremont) legislation to comprehensively reform California’s outdated beverage recycling program passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee this afternoon. 

SACRAMENTO – Legislation by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, to ensure that all Californians have access to safe, affordable drinking water today passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

State Senator Scott Wiener took to Medium over the weekend to pen a nearly 1,700-word essay on the merits of new market-rate housing construction in the Bay Area and California.

Senate Bill 17 now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee

SACRAMENTO – Today, the Senate Health Committee approved passage of Senate Bill 17, which provides transparency on rising drug prices in California, on a vote of 7-2.

Authored by Senator Ed Hernandez, O.D. (D-West Covina), SB 17 is a first step towards more affordable and accessible prescription drugs for Californians.

(Sacramento) – A set of public safety initiatives by State Senator Henry Stern are moving forward in the Legislature after receiving unanimous approval in their first committee hearings today.

SACRAMENTO – Earlier today, important legislation authored by Senator Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino) that would make victims of human trafficking eligible for the state’s Safe at Home confidential address program passed from the Senate Judiciary Committee with unanimous bipartisan support.  ‘Safe at Home’ services are currently offered to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, as well as reproductive health care doctors, nurses, volunteers and patients.

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, in a bipartisan vote of 10 to 1, the Senate Energy & Utilities Committee approved legislation to extend and modify The Clean Energy Jobs Act, which will continue funding to school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and community colleges to support energy efficiency and alternative energy projects with the goal of reducing operating costs and improving health and safety in public schools.

Last of #EquityAndJustice measures passes initial policy test

SACRAMENTO – Less than a month after introduction, the last bill in a package of sweeping reforms of how California treats youths and young adults today passed its initial policy test.

Senate Bill 17 will be taken up on Wednesday afternoon in Senate Health Committee 

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) will present his drug pricing transparency legislation on Wednesday, April 19 to the Senate Health Committee. Senate Bill 17 renews his efforts to shine a light on rising drug prices in California.

Sacramento – State Senator Bob Wieckowski’s (D-Fremont) bill to lower the cap on how much lenders can garnish from Californians who have defaulted on their private student loans passed the state Senate today with bipartisan support.  SB 16 helps to level the playing field between public and private loans by lowering the private loan garnishment cap to 15 percent of wages, the same amount as federal student loans.