Caucus News

Senator Jerry Hill and Mothers Against Drunk Driving called today for Governor Jerry Brown to sign legislation to prevent drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel and driving drunk again.

Sacramento – Senator Tony Mendoza (D-Artesia), Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA, South Asian Network, Ferias Legales and The Law Offices of Scott Warmuth to host a free Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Workshop (DACA) on Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Hacienda Heights.

The workshop will be held at Los Altos High School, 15325 Los Robles Ave, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745.

What:   Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Workshop (DACA)

San Diego, CA…  Senator Ben Hueso today announced that Senate Bill 448 has made its way to the Governor’s office and is awaiting his signature.  Senate Bill 448 provides stronger terms for use by law enforcement to combat online predators.  This measure protects a voter approved initiative which requires all registered sex offenders who committed a felony sex offense and used the internet to commit the crime to disclose all internet identifiers to law enforcement.  

San Diego, CA… State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) announced today that Senate Bill 1074 has made its way to the Governor’s desk.  This bill helps existing geothermal plants operating in disadvantaged communities by funding innovative minerals extraction techniques at those facilities has made its way to the Governor’s desk.    

STOCKTON—State Senator Galgiani is pleased to announce the passage of Senate Bill 907 during the waning hours of the legislative session. The measure, which provides homeowners who receive debt reduction on their home mortgages with important state tax relief, had stalled in the Assembly. The bill was revived and passed the Senate Floor in the last two minutes of the legislative session after Galgiani, working with the Senate’s leadership, spent the remaining hours of session personally lobbying for its passage.

San Diego, CA… State Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) announced today that Senate Bill 859 has made its way to the Governor’s desk.  Senate bill 859, is a budget-related measure containing a proposal that would allocate $1.4 million to the Salton Sea.     

“While we still have a long way to go, every bit of funding for the Salton Sea will help us reach our restoration goals,” stated Senator Hueso.  “I want to thank my colleagues and the state agencies for working with me to secure funding for this precious lake.” 

Sacramento, CA – Legislation authored by Senator Ben Allen (D – Santa Monica) to remove current law’s prohibition on public financing of campaigns received final approval from the legislature today.  The measure, SB 1107, passed the state Senate on a vote of 27 – 12, just one day after it received a bipartisan, 55 votes in the state Assembly.

SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) issued the following statement today on the historic accomplishments of the California State Senate in 2016:

Here are bills passed in 2016